Online March Auction (Sale #275)
By Leonard Auction Company
Mar 21, 2021
502 South Westgate Street Addison, Illinois 60101, United States

LOT 194:

Columbian Exposition and Chicago Print Assortment

Including a lithographic exhibition poster (after) ...

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$ 100
Estimated price :
$200 - $400
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Auction took place on Mar 21, 2021 at Leonard Auction Company
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Columbian Exposition and Chicago Print Assortment

Including a lithographic exhibition poster (after) Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983), printed signature lower right, matted and framed without glass; an engraving (after) Theodore Davis (American, 1840-1894) 'A Birdseye View of Chicago as it was Before the Great Fire' 1871, unsigned, pulled from Harper's Weekly, matted and framed under glass; an assortment of unframed prints and photographs of architectural subjects, mainly of Chicago and relating to the World's Fair exposition; together with (2) copper-faced printing plates depicting architect William Le Baron Jenney and his Home Insurance Building; a can and an ashtray from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair; a 1930s brochure for 'I'm no Angel' starring Mae West; and (2) lithograph book illustrations (after) William Gropper (American, 1897-1977), printed signatures lower left and right, unframed

Property from: a Gold Coast, Chicago, Illinois estate

Height: 24 3/8 inches, Width: 17 3/8 inches (Miro sight)

Condition: Very Good to Good, Miro poster having toning, creases, accretions, fingerprints, missing glass, mat having staining, tear and fraying; view of Chicago having creases, tears at edges to upper left corner and upper right, scuffs and scratches to frame with paint loss; loose prints having toning, chips, tears, scuffs and marks; printing plates having verdigris; souvenirs having dents, dirt accumulation and wear to finish; brochure having toning, tear along upper edge; Gropper prints having toning

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frames

Category: Fine Art > Prints

Estimated Sale Time: 12:26 pm CST

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Sales Tax: Illinois (8.000%), New Jersey (6.250%), Pennsylvania (8.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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Condition: Very Good to Good, Miro poster having toning, creases, accretions, fingerprints, missing glass, mat having staining, tear and fraying; view of Chicago having creases, tears at edges to upper left corner and upper right, scuffs and scratches to frame with paint loss; loose prints having toning, chips, tears, scuffs and marks; printing plates having verdigris; souvenirs having dents, dirt accumulation and wear to finish; brochure having toning, tear along upper edge; Gropper prints having toning
Dimensions: 24.375 x 17.375 in

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