Bidspirit auction | Helnwein, Gottfried (*1948)

Helnwein, Gottfried (*1948) - from the Edgar Allan Poe series, pre-1988 Etching Signed lower right, numbered lower left: 121/150 Sheet size: 15.04 in x 21.02 in / Plate size: 12.20 x 8.27 in The “Edgar Allan Poe” etching series by Gottfried Helnwein is a masterful graphic portfolio from 1980 that visually translates the dark psychological abyss of the American master of gothic literature, Edgar Allan Poe. This exclusive portfolio comprises a total of 11 etchings (including the title page) and was published in a limited edition of 150 numbered copies. The works were printed at the renowned Viennese print workshop of Kurt Zein and published by Edition Grüner in Linz. Original portfolios from this series are now held in important art collections such as the Albertina in Vienna.