After Giorgio De Chirico "Chimney" First Edition Period Swiss Surrealist Lithograph

Description

A rare First Edition period offset lithograph, print of painting Cheminée (Chimney) by Giorgio de Chirico. Comes from a rare … more A rare First Edition period offset lithograph, print of painting Cheminée (Chimney) by Giorgio de Chirico. Comes from a rare First Limited Edition art folio published by Albert Skira in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1947. Signed in the print. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on a board of heavy paper. Information regarding the original artwork will be found by lifting the piece. Excellent condition - minor edge wear on the board, never framed.

Overall 11"W x 15"H
Image 3.40"W x 10.5"H

Giorgio De Chirico (died in 1978) was a Greek-born Italian painter, sculptor and writer whose works, unanimously admired by the surrealists until 1925, then were rejected unanimously. He is one of the founders of the metaphysical painting movement. less