Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2507Location: BostonDate / Time: May 21, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Frank Albert Mechau Jr. (American, 1903-1946)
Darien Lovers
Signed and dated "mechau -44" l.r., titled and identified on labels affixed to the
Pencil on paper, sight size 28 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. (72.0 x 55.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame.
N.B. The artist was an artist-correspondent for Life magazine during World War II, traveling to U.S. military bases in the Pacific. DariƩn is a province in eastern Panama.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
The labels on the backing include one from the Allied American Artists, New York.