Lot 131
  • 131

George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)

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Description

  • George Wesley Bellows
  • The Tournament (Mason 72)
  • lithograph on cream wove paper
  • image: 14 3/4 by 18 3/8 in. (37.6 by 46.6 cm.)
  • frame: 26 by 29 in. (66 by 73.7 cm.)
Lithograph, 1920, signed in pencil, titled, also signed by the printer, Bolton Brown, inscribed 'imp.' and numbered 56, from the edition of 63, on cream wove paper, framed

Condition

The print is in good condition, with wide margins. Extremely pale mat-stain and slight undulation to the sheet. (A few spots of stray ink and surface soiling in the margins and an occasional minuscule fox mark.) The verso in good condition apart from some spots of stray ink and traces of surface soiling. For further details on this lot, please contact Sotheby's Prints Department: 212-606-7117
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