Lot 49
  • 49

ARTHUR SZYK | George Washington

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Arthur Szyk
  • George Washington
  • signed ARTHUR SZYK. and dated London 38 (lower left)
  • tempera on paper
  • image: 9 3/4 by 7 3/4 inches (24.8 by 19.7 cm)
  • sheet: 11 1/2 by 9 inches (29.2 by 22.9 cm)

Provenance

(probably) Braswell Galleries, Norwalk, Connecticut
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Queens, New York, 1939 New York World's Fair, April 1939-October 1940

Condition

The sheet is hinged to the mat by two pieces of tape. There is faint toning to the sheet (mostly visible under the mat), a few small water spots on the coat of the central figure, and a very small nick at upper center.
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