RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Cosmonauts512 - Cosmonauts
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Soviet stamp block issued in 1967 to honor the tenth anniversary of Sputnik, 4 x 5, signed in the borders in blue ballpoint by Titov, Nikolayev, Popov
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts513 - Cosmonauts
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Soviet commemorative cover with a cachet honoring ‘Cosmonautics Day’ in 1965, signed in ink and ballpoint by Titov, Nikolayev, Popovich, Bykovsky, and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts: Soyuz 5514 - Cosmonauts: Soyuz 5
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Three color 4 x 5.75 postcard photos of Soyuz 5 cosmonauts Yevgeny Khrunov, Boris Volynov, and Aleksei Yeliseyev, each signed in ballpoint by the cosm
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts: Voskhod 1515 - Cosmonauts: Voskhod 1
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Three postage stamps honoring the crew members of the Voskhod 1 mission, including a Soviet stamp signed in ink by Vladimir Komarov, a Soviet stamp si
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cosmonauts: Voskhod 2516 - Cosmonauts: Voskhod 2
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Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Voskhod 2 flight on March 18, 1965, signed in red and green ink by Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov. In fine co
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yuri Gagarin517 - Yuri Gagarin
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FDC, 6.25 x 3.75, with a cachet depicting a stylized lunar rover, signed in black ballpoint. In fine condition, with a light rusty paperclip impressio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alexei Leonov518 - Alexei Leonov
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Satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Leonov in his space suit, signed in blue felt tip, “A Leonov—1st man walk in space! 18 03 65, Voskod–2.” In fine conditio
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Valentina Tereshkova519 - Valentina Tereshkova
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Color 4 x 5.75 postcard photo of Tereshkova wearing her ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ and ‘USSR Pilot-Cosmonaut’ decorations, signed in Cyrillic in ink.
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Berenice Abbott520 - Berenice Abbott
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Renowned American photographer (1898–1991) best known for her memorable images of Depression-era New York City. Limited edition semi-glossy 10 x 13.5
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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John J. Audubon521 - John J. Audubon
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Ornithologist and artist (1785–1851) whose monumental pictorial studies of the birds and quadrupeds of North America take a place among the most disti
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Cecil Beaton522 - Cecil Beaton
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ALS signed “Cecil,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, dated in another hand December 4, 1953. Letter to Simon, in part: “Growing old
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gutzon Borglum523 - Gutzon Borglum
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Fantastic matte-finish 16 x 13 photo of Mount Rushmore under construction as George Washington’s face is completed, signed and inscribed in fountain p
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mathew Brady524 - Mathew Brady
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Docketing notation in Brady’s hand, “E. L. Cook, Dec. 6/64,” on the last page of a four-page ALS to Brady from Cook, four pages on two adjoining sheet
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Jacques-Louis David525 - Jacques-Louis David
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French master of the Neoclassical style (1748–1825). Rare ALS in French, signed “David,” one page, 7.25 x 9, August 9, 1790. Written to the Count d’An
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Eugene Delacroix526 - Eugene Delacroix
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ALS in French, signed vertically in the left margin, “Eug. Delacroix,” one page, 7.75 x 10, postmarked March 17, 1829. Letter about sending a picture
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Maynard Dixon527 - Maynard Dixon
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American painter (1875–1946) whose body of work focused on the American West and was at one time married to famed Depression-era photographer Dorothea
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Marcel Duchamp528 - Marcel Duchamp
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French painter (1887-1968) known for ‘Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2.’ Collection of five ALSs in French, all written to Jacques Brunius between 1
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Paul Gauguin529 - Paul Gauguin
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Important French post-Impressionist painter (1848–1903) recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style. In 1891, he traveled to Tah
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Paul Gauguin530 - Paul Gauguin
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ALS in French, signed “P. Gaugin,” one page, 4.25 x 7, no date but circa 1884. Rare letter to his fellow painter Camille Pissarro. In full (translated
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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Alberto Giacometti531 - Alberto Giacometti
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Influential Swiss artist (1901–1966) best known for his instantly recognizable sculptural portrayals of the human form. Scarce ALS in French, two page
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Franz Kline532 - Franz Kline
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Notable American abstract expressionist painter (1910–1962). Detailed ink sketch of several different Lehighton High School athletic events on a light
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Kazimir Malevich533 - Kazimir Malevich
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Russian painter (1879–1935) who was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the avant-garde, Suprematist movement. ALS in Russian, o
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Oskar Kokoschka534 - Oskar Kokoschka
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ALS, one page both sides, 7 x 4.5, December 16, 1942. Letter to Mr. Rothstein. In part: “This is to introduce to you my dear friend Mr. Pascal Sarachi
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Peter Max and John Glenn535 - Peter Max and John Glenn
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Vibrant color 23.5 x 34 poster of Max’s portrayal of the Mercury astronaut for the Corcoran Gallery of Art exhibit called “Pop to Patriotism, ‘Homage
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Joan Miro536 - Joan Miro
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Rare early ALS in French, signed “Miro,” one page on a 5.75 x 4 postcard, June 26, 1935 [handwritten notation looks like “25,” but postmark is dated 1
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Edvard Munch537 - Edvard Munch
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ALS in French, one page, 5.5 x 4, August 12, 1936. Letter to a friend. In full (translated): "Your letter made me very happy. Thanks a thousand...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso538 - Pablo Picasso
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Bold red crayon signature, “Picasso,” on an off-white 2.75 x .5 card. Nicely matted and framed with a superb photo of the artist and his wife Jacqueli
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso539 - Pablo Picasso
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Vintage glossy 5.5 x 3.5 photo of Picasso enjoying a bull fight with his son Paulo, signed in black ballpoint, “Picasso.” Framed to an overall size of
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin540 - Auguste Rodin
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Ink signature, “Tres beau, Rodin,” on an off-white 8 x 9.5 sheet with a detailed artistic sketch affixed above, presumed to be drawn by one of his stu
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Georges Rouault541 - Georges Rouault
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French Fauvist and Expressionist painter, and printmaker in lithography and etching (1871–1958). Crisply penned ALS in French, signed “G. Rouault,” on
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ernest Shepard542 - Ernest Shepard
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Charming fountain pen sketch of Winnie the Pooh on a light purple 2.75 x 1.5 slip, signed above, “E. H. Shepard.” Affixed to a slightly larger slip cl
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Jean Tinguely543 - Jean Tinguely
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Swiss painter and sculptor (1925-1991) best known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art in the Dada tradition. ANS in German, signed “Dein Jean,”
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol544 - Andy Warhol
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Color 7.75 x 7.75 print of his portrait of Truman Capote, signed vertically in thick black felt tip. Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.25 x 1
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol545 - Andy Warhol
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Fantastic color 23.5 x 33.5 poster of Warhol’s ‘The American Indian’ for a 1979 exhibition at the Galerie Denise Rene Hans Mayer in Dusseldorf, German
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol546 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. First edition, later printing. NY: Harcourt Brace, 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 241 pages
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Frank Lloyd Wright547 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Rare vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 head-and-shoulders photo, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To the Ken Brownes, F Ll W, 57.” Scattered creases and
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Frank Lloyd Wright548 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation check, 8 x 3.25, filled out in type and signed by Wright, payable to Jack Howe for $30, August 1, 1947. In fine conditio
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andrew Wyeth549 - Andrew Wyeth
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Color 23 x 20 print entitled ‘Off Teel’s Island,’ signed and inscribed in the lower border in blue ballpoint, “For Spider and Mrs. Summars, best wishe
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi550 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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ALS in French, signed “F. Bartholdi,” one page, 7 x 4.25, personal letterhead, no date. Bartholdi writes in support of the artists in the ‘Marmite’ as
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali551 - Salvador Dali
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Color 8.75 x 11.75 book photo of Dali’s 1960 surrealist work entitled ‘The Oecumenical Council,’ signed in person in the lower border in blue felt tip
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Salvador Dali552 - Salvador Dali
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Color MOMA postcard depicting Dali’s 1935 painting ‘Portrait of Gala,’ 4.25 x 6, signed in the lower border in blue felt tip, “Dali.” In fine conditio
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Marie Laurencin554 - Marie Laurencin
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French painter (1883–1956) known as one of the few female Cubists. Untranslated ALS in French, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4 x 5.25, no date bu
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Liu Xiu Ming555 - Liu Xiu Ming
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Chinese artist (born 1957) who incorporates Western and Asian influences into her work. Program for an exhibition of Liu Xiu Ming’s work at Galerie 19
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Peter Max556 - Peter Max
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Collection of seven items signed “Max,” including six FDCs for stamps he designed, each signed in colored pencil, and a postcard depicting his artwork
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frans Masereel557 - Frans Masereel
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Flemish artist (1889–1972) best known for his graphic woodcuts. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, no date. Letter to Ralf Busch in Celle, in part
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Felix Nadar558 - Felix Nadar
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Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Nadar,” four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 7.75, Quand Meme letterhead, May 14, 1905. In fine condition, with
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Gerhard Richter559 - Gerhard Richter
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Color 5.75 x 4 postcard image of Richter’s work entitled ‘Familie nach Altem Meister’ (Family After Old Master), signed vertically in the right border
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Raphael Soyer560 - Raphael Soyer
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Russian-born American painter, draftsman, and printmaker (1899–1987). Limited edition 13 x 15 print entitled ‘Sing a Song of Friendship,’ numbered 117
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Eric Sloane561 - Eric Sloane
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Eight hardcover books signed by Sloane, many with sketches added and most inscribed to “Myrtle and Randy,” including: two-book set of Eric Sloane’s Do
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Maurice de Vlaminck562 - Maurice de Vlaminck
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French artist (1876–1958) and a member of the Fauvists, his work is typically marked by bold colors and eccentric brushwork. Rare self-portrait print,
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