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Sat, Nov 15, 2014 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 679

Leo Politi

Estimate: $300 - $500

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(California,1908-1996) Two cariacatures: Little Pancho and a Girl, 1942, signed lower right "Leo Politi/1942", watercolor on paper, 15-3/4 x 11-3/4 in. (sight); wood frames, TruVu conservation glass, toning, light fading. Notes: Leo Politi was the creator of "Little Pancho" and illustrated the weekly "Jack and Jill." He won the prestigious Caldecott Book Award three times and other awards for children's literature in his lifetime.. Provenance: Estate of Bette and Charles Krieger, Radnor, Pennsylvania; thence by descent

Condition

toning, light fading

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