Fine Selection of Autographs - Session 1

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<p>Dozens of lots shall include prominent figures and events of the Civil War, including rare war-date documents signed by Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, George E. Picket, Hiram B. Granby, John Hunt Morgan and numerous others, as well as several fine correspondences including an 1863 soldier's diary with Gettysburg content. We are also pleased to feature a fine archive of material which include letters of Diego Rivera and Freda Kahlo relative to the painting and installation of his famous mural at Rockefeller Center. Other fine properties include an original house plan by Frank Lloyd Wright; two triple signed checks, one by Theodore Roosevelt and the other by Richard Nixon; a rare A.L.S. of John A. Sutter; a circular letter singed by Thomas Jefferson defending his oft-criticized embargo; a superb and rare British cavalry officers' account of the battle of Waterloo; original drawings by Jack Kerouac, Bugsy Siegel's green velour fedora; and many other fine properties.
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We will hold public viewings for lots offered at our Greenwich offices on Thursday, June 20, Friday, June 21, and Monday, June 24. Hours for the public viewings will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Viewings at our offices may be also be arranged by appointment.
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Our offices are located at 100 Melrose Avenue, Suite 100 which is just off West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you are unable to attend for any reason, phone lines will also be available for bidding. You may also bid over the Internet through ebayliveauctions.com. Registration for this service should be available by June 14 at the latest.
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We hope you can join us for this important and exciting event!
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O`KEEFFE, GEORGIA370 - O`KEEFFE, GEORGIA
Alexander Autographs
(1887 - 1986) American painter and wife of Alfred Stieglitz, she was a leading artist of the twentieth century whose paintings were devoted to abstra
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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PARRISH, MAXFIELD371 - PARRISH, MAXFIELD
Alexander Autographs
(1870 - 1966) American painter and illustrator, best known as an illustrator for advertisements, magazines, and such books as Mother Goose in Prose a
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUSTE372 - RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUSTE
Alexander Autographs
(1841 - 1919) French painter and, with Monet, a leader of the Impressionists. He later changed his style, adopting a more formal perspective. Good co
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUSTE373 - RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUSTE
Alexander Autographs
(1841 - 1919) French painter and, with Monet, a leader of the Impressionists. He later changed his style, adopting a more formal perspective. Scarce
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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THE ROSSETTIS374 - THE ROSSETTIS
Alexander Autographs
(1830 - 1894) Italian-English author, one of the most important women poets of the nineteenth century, the sister of DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI (1828 - 18
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE375 - TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE
Alexander Autographs
(1864 - 1901) Diminutive French painter of Parisian cabaret entertainers and night life, renowned for his posters and over three hundred lithographs.
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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WHISTLER, JAMES MCNEIL376 - WHISTLER, JAMES MCNEIL
Alexander Autographs
(1834 - 1903) American artist, a portrait painter with a pugnacious attitude best remembered for the portrait of his mother seated in a rocker. A sup
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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CRUMB, ROBERT377 - CRUMB, ROBERT
Alexander Autographs
American artist and illustrator, creator of Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat, known for his raunchy but well-executed comics. A super Crumb set, a six-vo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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SCHULZ, CHARLES M.378 - SCHULZ, CHARLES M.
Alexander Autographs
(1922-2000) American cartoonist and creator of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Fine original drawing of Snoopy showing him h
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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LISZT, FRANZ379 - LISZT, FRANZ
Alexander Autographs
(1811 - 1886) Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso, inventor of the symphonic poem and composer of dozens of works including symphonies, piano compo
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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