A portfolio of six A4 sheets, stamped & signed by Kocman, issued in a stamped envelope.
[Cologne]: Soft Geometry, ca. 1976-77.
One of 60 sets; a portfolio of stamp impressions by the Czech artist J. H. Kocman (b. 1947). This work was distributed by Geza Perneczky (b. 1936), who has confirmed to us by email that six stamped sheets comprise a complete set. On the front of the manila envelope, there is a stamp — “this art-work by j. h. kocman is dedicated to ……” — and pencil inscription — “Ted Purves” —, as well as the hand-written limitation “40/60.” Ted Purves (1964-2017), an artist and professor at California College of the Arts, was an avid collector of Kocman’s bookworks, multiples, and stamps. The envelope reverse is signed by Perneczky and stamped “Soft Geometry,” his publishing name.
Each A4 sheet has a single stamp impression and is signed by Kocman in the lower right corner. They include:
—“all written on this page is a poem by j. h. kocman”
—“Whenever you see a butterfly remember JHK”
—“TOUCH”
—“ART * LOVE * LIFE”
—“DO YOU NEED A POEM?”
—“my ideas only on format 13 x 18 cm”
The stamped sheets, but for the faintest sunning, are in excellent condition. Minor wear to the envelope.
Price: $950.00
Item ID: 8892
