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Lot 10
  • 10

Arthur Wesley Dow

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Arthur Wesley Dow
  • [Untitled]; and New Snow
  • Woodcut printed in colors
  • first sheet: 146 by 222 mm 5 3/4 by 8 3/4 in
  • second sheet: 155 by 228 mm 6 1/8 by 9 in
Two woodcuts printed in colors, 1921, the second signed in pencil and inscribed 'No 27', each on simili-Japan (2 prints)

Condition

The prints are in good condition, with wide (full?) margins. The top left corner of the first is tipped to the backing board and New Snow is laid down. There is unobtrusive surface soiling in the margins of both prints. [Untitled]: There is an oxidized finger print in the center of the image. The verso, with three adhesive stains on both the top and bottom sheet edges and two adhesive stains on each sheet edge. New Snow: There is an area of paper loss 1 by 3/8 inches in the top of the image at right.
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