Day 1: Native American, Jewelry & Modern
Fri, Jan 27, 2017 05:00PM EST - Sun, Jan 29, 2017 05:00PM EST
Live Auction
Lot 221
Ben Shahn
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(New York, 1898-1969)
How Do I Love Thee (Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet), illustration for [Love Sonnet's], edited by Louis Untermeyer, 1964, signed left under angel "Ben Shahn", watercolor and ink on paper, 7-3/4 x 25-1/2 in.; gilt wood frame,. Condition: not removed from original frame, not apprently laid down, light fading of calligraphy. Notes: Exhibited: The University Club, Cincinnati, Ohio, Annual Art Exhibition, April 7, 1989 (labels verso)
Literature: [Love Sonnet's], edited by Louis Untermeyer, Odyssey Press; New York, 1964; Bernarda Bryson Shahn, [Ben Shahn], Harry N. Abrams, Inc., publisher; New York, ill. P. 253, 266 (lot accompanied by book). Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York, # BSZ 892 (label verso), purchased November 8, 1971; Collection of Dr. Murray Jaffe, Cincinnati, Ohio; Private Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio
not removed from original frame, not apprently laid down, light fading of calligraphy
Condition
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