John Coburn 1925 – 2006 Presentation folio containing a suite of nine prints together with a title page, printed by Phelps-Henwood Prints, Sydney, in edition of ninety-nine (Copyright: The Christensen Fund) The Seasons, 1998 Colour screenprints x 9 Sheet size: 55 x 75cm, image size: 48 x 72cm Edition: 48/99 Signed, dated, titled and numbered below each image Title Page (sheet size: 75 x 55cm) Summer Autumn Winter Spring Paradise Garden Tree of Life Death and Transfiguration Resurrection Hosanna (sheet: 75 x 55cm, image: 55 x 48cm) Note: This, suite of 9 screenprints, ‘The Seasons’, commemorates the 9 Aubusson tapestries by Coburn ‘The two great forces of nature and of the spiritual world have been the inspiration of his art for most of his life.’ (Inside cover, ‘The Seasons Tapestries’, by Nadine Amadio Pub. The Christensen Fund, 1988). These works embody Coburn’s concept of growth and regeneration. They depict the 4 natural seasons as well as the 4 spiritual seasons plus the single work titled ‘Hosanna’. A copy of the book is included in this lot.