Asian Art | April 25, 2024
Thu, Apr 25, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 32
Tyrus Wong
Estimate: $200 - $400
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| $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 |
(Chinese/American, 1910-2016)
Summer Mountain Landscape, signed and with seal "Tyrus Wong", watercolor on paper, sight 28 x 10 in.; framed, 34-1/2 x 16 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina
Note: Among the most prolific Asian-American artists of the 20th century, Tyrus Wong was a celebrated painter, calligrapher, and lithographer. After immigrating to the United States from China in his childhood and graduating from the Otis Art Institute, he went on to become a set designer and storyboard artist for Disney and Warner Brothers, serving as the lead production illustrator on Disney's 1942 film Bambi. He also worked as a greeting card illustrator and an avid kite designer and maker.
Condition
toning, some light foxing at lower right, likely laid down, not examined out of frame; frame with light wear and abrasions
Available payment options
Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina
