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Hungarian Industrial Album Signed Etchings

CEMENT- ÉS MÉSZMŰVEK — Enterprise Presentation Album of Original Signed Etchings. Hungary, ca. 1965. Artists: József Vertel; Béla Gönczi; Endre Veszprémi. Oblong leather presentation album (15 × 22 cm), upper cover gilt-stamped with the CM monogram. Fine condition. Contains 13 original tissue-guarded etchings, each pencil-signed by the artist. A formally produced portfolio documenting the industrial and social infrastructure of Hungary’s national Cement and Lime Works trust during the 1960s. Subjects include factories, workers’ housing, cultural buildings, holiday facilities, and plants under construction. Captions printed in Hungarian, Russian, German, and French indicate intended distribution to foreign delegations and institutional partners. Album fine; prints clean with strong impressions; tissues intact. Inv. H5