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Lot 69
  • 69

Saul Steinberg

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Saul Steinberg
  • Untitled (French Street Car Scene)
  • signed
  • watercolor on paper
  • 14 1/2 by 23 in. 36.8 by 58.4 cm.
  • Executed circa 1951.

Provenance

B.C. Holland, Inc., Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 1969

Exhibited

New York, Betty Parsons Gallery and Sidney Janis Gallery, Saul Steinberg, January 1952

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board. There is evidence of pale time staining and discoloration to the extreme edges. There is a soft crease in the top right corner and the sheet undulates throughout, particularly along the top edge. There is a minor abrasion in the lower right corner beneath the artist's signature. Framed under glass.
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