A Life In Art: The Mallin Collection Part II

A Life In Art: The Mallin Collection Part II

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A Life in Art: The Mallin Collection

Richard Lindner

Fun City

Lot Closed

June 20, 04:50 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Life in Art: The Mallin Collection

Richard Lindner

1901 - 1978


Fun City

signed in pencil (lower right); numbered 31/175 (lower left); St. Mark's Place signed in pencil and numbered 31/175 (in the image)

the portfolio, comprising thirteen lithographs printed in colors, five with collotype, on wove paper, two with a Rowlux support, with the title and justification pages, contained in the original Plexiglas portfolio box with the artist's screenprinted signature, lacking Fun City

largest sheet: 26½ by 20⅛ in. (67.4 by 51.2 cm.)

largest image: 24 by 20 in. (60.9 by 51.1 cm.)

overall: 27½ by 21¾ by 2 in. (69.9 by 55.3 by 5 cm.)

Executed in 1971; this portfolio is number 31 from the edition of 175 plus 15 artist's proofs (there is also an edition of 26 on japon and 75 in Roman numerals), published by Shorewood Publishers, Inc.

(13 prints)


Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please contact Montserrat Palacios at Montserrat.Palacios@sothebys.com

Ms. Nancy Schwartz, New York

Acquired from the above in 1980 by the present owner

The present lot comprises: 24 Hour Self Service; Fifth Avenue; Poet; Lollipop; New York Men; Out of Towners; On; Girl with Hoop; Shoot; Up Town; First Avenue; Hit; and St. Mark's Place.