Szalay, Lajos (1919-1995) Five Original Ink Drawings, Illustrations for the Book Genesis, and a Copy of the Book.

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Szalay, Lajos (1919-1995) Five Original Ink Drawings, Illustrations for the Book Genesis, and a Copy of the Book. Five ink drawings on paper, the original works published as illustrations in Genesis, a Graphic Interpretation by Lajos Szalay, New York: Madison Avenue Church Press, [1966], with a copy of the book in the dust jacket, including drawings used on pages 18, 21 (partial),56, 81, and 140; in the published illustration on page 21, the artist has added an additional lion and elephant; four of the five drawings signed, most are mounted, sizes vary. (6)

Provenance: Collection of philanthropist Dorothy C. Wallace, Brookline, Massachusetts, by descent, to Estate of Dr. James Woodward Wallace, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Estimate $500-700


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