10-30-201610-30-2016
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2950BBoston
October 30, 2016 11:00 AMCalender
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Szalay, Lajos (1919-1995) Four Original Drawings, Illustrations for the Book Genesis.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2950BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 30, 2016 11:00AM

Description:

Szalay, Lajos (1919-1995) Four Original Drawings, Illustrations for the Book Genesis. Four ink drawings on paper, and one ink drawing with added gouache color, the original works published as illustrations in Genesis, a Graphic Interpretation by Lajos Szalay, New York: Madison Avenue Church Press, [1966], including the original art for illustrations that appear on pages 68, 71, and 89 illustrating Noah's flood; the colored illustration may not have been published, various sizes, some mounted on mat. (4)

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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Keywords

James Woodward Wallace, Dorothy C. Wallace, Brookline, Cambridge