ERIK DESMAZIERES. b. 1967. Grand hemicycle (Fitch-Febvrel 163). Etching, aquatint and roulette, early state before reduction of the plate to catalogued dimensions, reworked and extended with gouache and ink. Signed, titled, dated an annotated indistinctly 'pl. 7' modified to 'pl. 8 (sic) in ink, beneath image. Image: 35.5 x 53.3 cm. Sheet: 46.3 x 64. cm. La bibliothèque de Babel [Grand hémicycle]. Etching and aquatint on gray paper, extensively reworked and expanded in watercolor, gouache and ink by the artist, creating a unique work between the first and second states of the print. Early state of the plate from the First Suite, before reduction of the plate size. Signed, titled and dated by the artist; annotated indistinct 'pl. 7' modified to 'pl. 8' [sic] in ink by the artist. 1997. 305 x 485 mm. (plate mark). Archivally framed (frame measures 575 x 760 mm.). Fitch-Febvrel 163. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing