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HENRY KOERNER 'BARBER PLAYS THE VIOLIN' DRAWING
Estimate:
$300 - $600
Sold
$700
Live Auction
Modernism, Photography & African American Art
Description
Henry Koerner (American / Austrian, 1915-1991). "Barber Plays The Violin" - circa 1950, ink on paper, signed "Koerner" to LR, gallery label for Midtown Galleries, New York, NY. Framed.
Note: "The Barber Shop" (1948), housed in the Whitney Museum of American Art collection, features a composition, background, and subject matter closely related to this work. It is possible that this piece served as a study for the aforementioned painting.
Provenance: From a New York City estate.
Approximate dimensions: sheet h. 12.75", w. 12"; frame h. 21.25", w. 21.25", d. 0.75".
Note: "The Barber Shop" (1948), housed in the Whitney Museum of American Art collection, features a composition, background, and subject matter closely related to this work. It is possible that this piece served as a study for the aforementioned painting.
Provenance: From a New York City estate.
Approximate dimensions: sheet h. 12.75", w. 12"; frame h. 21.25", w. 21.25", d. 0.75".
Condition
Examined out of frame, laid to mat board, faint handling and scattered tiny dots of foxing -- not distracting.
