Auction: Discovery - 2514MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 21, 2010 2:00PM
Description:
John Paul Manship (American, 1927-2000)
Humorous Self Portrait. Signed and dated "John Manship 44" on construction paper l.r., inscribed in ink on the mat "To Maggie/.../John/Xmas 44" l.r. Gouache on paper mounted to green construction paper, sheet size 12 x 9 in., matted, unframed. Condition: Wear, lifting, and tiny tears to edges of the painted paper, rippling to construction paper, foxing, toning, soiling, and wear to mat.
Provenance: By descent through the family of the dedicatee, Mary Margaret Naphen.
Estimate $200-400