Untitled 1997 (Limited Ed. Print on menu cover by Terry Winters from Chanterelle Restaurant)

WINTERS, Terry / Chanterelle Restaurant

Published by Chanterelle Restaurant, N.Y. 1997, 1997

About this Item

This is an original print by Terry Winters for the front cover of Chanterelle Restaurant's menu; the restaurant twice a year commissioned or exchanged dinners from famous contemporary artists to do an original illustration for the front of the menu; OF INTEREST: sadly the restaurant is now closed and pertaining to their menus from the NY TIMES Wed. Feb. 10, 2010 in the Food Section: "All of the covers were appraised by Christie's in 2008. With prices ranging from $250 to $3,000."; Terry Winter's was appraised at $800; edition size was about 800 copies; it is not hand signed but his name is printed in the plate at bottom left of back cover; printed by offset on thick card paper; folded size: 9-1/2 x 12-1/2 in, with borders; written on the opposite is the restaurant's menu for Oct 19. - Nov. 14, 1997 (full size: 19 x 12-1/2in); an abstract image with thick purple lines; "Most of the menus were printed by offset lithography at American Menu Printing, a small print shop in Manhattan. About 800 copies were printed at the time new menu artwork was featured. Less than 50 copies were saved for the Chanterelle archives. The special event menus were printed by silkscreen at Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE).Less than 100 covers were printed for each event.A new menu cover was created about every 6 months. Almost all the images were made specifically for the menus, although a few were already in existence and were adapted for the Chanterelle menu. In addition, some of the images were made for one night special events, such as annual benefits held for the Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane Dance Company.": it is in EXCELLENT COND.

Seller Inventory # 2205

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Untitled 1997 (Limited Ed. Print on menu cover by Terry Winters from Chanterelle Restaurant)
• Publisher: Chanterelle Restaurant, N.Y. 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Binding: No Binding
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY