Lot 77
  • 77

Ben Shahn

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Ben Shahn
  • The Fall (Icarus)
  • ink, wash and watercolor on paper

  • 93 by 22 1/2 in.
  • 236.2 by 57.2 cm
signed Ben Shahn lower left

Provenance

The Downtown Gallery, New York

Exhibited

Dallas Museum of Fine Art, Dallas Private Collections, n. d.

Literature


Condition

Not examined out of frame. The work is on 3 joined pieces of paper, possibly mounted on masonite. Discoloration along the edges of the sheet and overall discoloration.
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