Books and Manuscripts · Lotto 684
[Mail art]. "Steinlens 2e procedure".
Series of 23 cardboard leaves, mainly 16,5x10,5 cm., 19x w. mounted (col.) ill(s). (each ±5,2x7,5 cm.) in various techniques (i.a. drawings, cards numb. 1-19 in blue ballpoint, and 4 cards w. mounted cut out newspaper fragments, all cards w. poststamp (postmarked from 22/03/1974 to 04/05/1974) and w. artist's/ sender's stamp "Steinlens/ 2e/ procedure" (the last card also "galerie de Kluis").
ADDED: Nieuwe journalistiek. N.pl., n.d. (±1972), 35,(3)p., 9 monochr. plates, (facs.) ills., orig. wr., sm. folio.
- Lotto
- 684
- Stima
- 150 € – 250 €
- Aggiudicato
- 150 €
- Foto
- 2 foto
Note
All cards addressed and sent to Simon Carmiggelt: the first 19 cards w. stamped address "S Carmiggelt/ 1e Weteringpl 2A/ Amsterdam" and w. stamps "Dederdereeks/ 20steeeuws/ Anoniem" and "66 Sep 1978", the last 4 cards w. "Het Parool/ S Carmiggelt/ Wibautstraat/ Amsterdam" and "77 sep 1978". A series of anonymous mail art objects, that were sent to newspaper journalists in the years 1970-1972. The artist has never been identified.
The original brochure for the publication bound in. Reproducing a large number of newspaper articles concerning the mail art sendings by the mysterious "Steinlens 2e procedure", in many of which the possible identity of the artist was discussed.