[Frans de GEETERE]. Spasmes, is not sold anywhere: "This col - Lot 216

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[Frans de GEETERE]. Spasmes, is not sold anywhere: "This col - Lot 216
[Frans de GEETERE]. Spasmes, is not sold anywhere: "This collection of twelve etchings was printed in 150 copies, that is to say: one copy on different papers containing all the original drawings and etchings states, numbered 1; and 149 copies on vellum in the form of Papeteries d'Arches, numbered from 2 to 150 (n° 20)". Rubbed label. One of the 149 copies on vellum in the form of Papeteries d'Arches. The author's argument deserves to be quoted: "I do not hope to seduce, with the plates of this collection, the amateurs of libertine prints. This is not their usual treat. There is nothing in these etchings that could serve as a source of excitement. There is no mention of the sweet frolicking of the porn idealists, nor of the pink and white sweets collected by well-behaved onanists, nor of the organs so carefully washed with bidet water that one might think they were made of porcelain. The love I have represented is not so distinguished. I have left to desire its anxieties, its violence and its spasms, for that is undoubtedly where its true poetry lies. I would be remiss if I tried to please people who think of love as sexual kindness, and its representation as the sign of a dating service."
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