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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Boland, post: 11271273, member: 20937&quot;][ATTACH=full]539923[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]539922[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]539921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]539920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]539919[/ATTACH] Hi all,Iam thinking this could possibly be one of the initial limited prints that was created of Benjamin’s work while he was still alive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Benjamin himself started with limited prints of his original artwork in the early to mid-70’s. However after his death in 1977 his work was widely mass reproduced and copied (on all kinds of things including cups and postcards)</p><p><br /></p><p>The original Friends (of 3 Canadian geese)artwork is a lithographic print from 1974 (original work was signed and dated) William Derry was a prominent art dealer and framer in Cape Town and was established in 1892 and very active in the mid-20th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is unclear exactly as to when William Derry stop trading but I understand it could possibly be in the 70’s or so (but I can’t confirm this) </p><p><br /></p><p>So do you agree that this could be one of the initial limited prints created by Benjamin himself while he was still alive? The print size is 15,5 x 23cm. Thanks for any comments.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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