Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
By Kestenbaum & Company
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Mar 8, 2018
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LOT 50:
SZYK, ARTHUR
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Estimated price :
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10,000 - $15,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875%
On commission only
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The Marsh King`s Daughter: “The Sages met together and talked long and learnedly.”
Gouache on board. Signed and dated by the artist, lower right. Framed. Mat attached to artwork. 5.5 x 6.5 inches (13.9 x 16.5 cm).
New York, 1945
Szyk created this artwork in relation to the illustrations he was commissioned to execute for the Illustrated Junior Library’s edition of “Hans Christian Andersen`s Illustrated Fairy Tales” (1945), p. 152 (and repeated as the illustration on the publisher’s slip-case).
Accompanied by: The original illustrated book, with slip-case.
