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Closed Return - Finish Signed Off

Wed, Jan 11, 2023 12:00PM EST
  • The Laura Davidson Sears Gallery of Fine Art, Elgin Academy
Lot 1103

Joseph Vavak

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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(Illinois/Missouri, 1891-1969)

The Flood, 1936, signed lower right "Vavak", inscribed, titled, and dated verso "March 10 '36", 30 x 36 in.; painted wood frame, 36-1/4 x 42 x 3 in.

Provenance: The Laura Davidson Sears Gallery of Fine Art, Elgin Academy, Elgin, Illinois

Exhibited: WPA Federal Art Project Exhibition, 1943, (label verso)

Condition

Beva lined, areas of retouch; frame with wear and losses to surface

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The Laura Davidson Sears Gallery of Fine Art, Elgin Academy, Elgin, Illinois