JOHN STEUART CURRY (American/Kansas, 1897-1946)
Performing Tiger
sgn. l.r. in pencil in margin John Steuart Curry; and left margin title and 25...?
also sgn. within print l.r.
woodblock print; image 10.5 by 14 in.; matted, framed under plexi 17 by 20 in.
along with book 'John Steuart Curry's Pageant of America' by Laurence Schmeckebier inscribed by his wife Kathleen Curry 1956; 1970 newspaper article; two exhibition catalogues Univ. of Kansas and Syracuse NY Museums; and a Christmas card.
Provenance: Estate of Professor Albert and Brenda Szabo
Curry, Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton, were the three major artists of American Regionalism of the 1920's, 30's and 40's. All three artists were raised in the Midwest, their works depicting realist views of the local rural life.
Taken out of frame: there are three tiny surface abrasions (see photo)
Estimate: $700 - $900
Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 28 : JOHN STEUART CURRY (American/Kansas, 1897-1946)
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