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Single Owner Auction - Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr.

Fri, Nov 20, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 212

John R. Grabach

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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(American, 1886-1981)Evolution of the Postal Service, mural study/cartoon, c. 1930s, charcoal on paper, signed lower right "John R. Grabach", sight 41-3/4 x 71-3/8 in.; carved parcel gilt and black painted carved wood frame, 49 x 79 in.Exhibited: "John R. Grabach: Century Man", The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, July 5 - September 24, 2006; The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, January 14 - March 4, 2007;l Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri, April 8 - June 2, 2007; The Georgia Museum of Art, July 21 - September 16, 2007, cat. #54, p. 55. - Provenance: Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

Condition

not removed from archival framing, approx. 6 inch long horizontal tear at right side, 2 inch long vertical tears upper left side, other small tears at edges; frame with minimal wear