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23-color original lithograph from 1999, hand-signed & limited (506/1,480), out of print
THE ADVENTURE OF READING
Sheet format approx. 14.5 cm x 22 cm, image format approx. 12.1 x 19.2 cm
Release year: 1999
The Brockhaus in 15 volumes
Limited & numbered James Rizzi ars mundi exclusive edition with the original lithograph mentioned above (bound in the first volume).
FA. Brockhaus, Leipzig Mannheim, 1999
The cover design was made by the New York artist James Rizzi, whereby all volumes have different motifs in the typical pop art style, inspired by his home metropolis. At Rizzi's, the skyscrapers have smiling faces, the sun is shining & there's lively, merry goings-on everywhere. Illustrated hardcover volumes. Yellow endpapers, the artist's signature on the front. Format approx. 24.5 x 18 cm.
The content of this artists' encyclopedia is identical to the other editions of Brockhaus in 15 volumes (from 1997/1999 including the Bertelsmann licensed edition). Altogether around 7,200 pages, 140,000 keywords, over 15,000 illustrations, graphics & maps.
The lithograph and the books are in very good condition, absolutely new.
We ship insured & with a tracking number
rare opportunity
James Rizzi passed away in 2011
Along with Charles Fazzino, James Rizzi is one of the great 3D artists and can be assigned to Pop Art with representatives such as Haring, Lichtenstein, Warhol and Britto 67109751
