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American School, 20th Century Chinese Street Vendor Crafting Figures from Blown Sugar

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$615$500
Auction: Discovery - 2864TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 12, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

American School, 20th Century

Chinese Street Vendor Crafting Figures from Blown Sugar. Unsigned, with a label from Cohen's Picture Store, Washington, D.C., affixed to the back of the frame. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in., framed. Condition: Craquelure, surface grime.

N.B. A contemporary video of this craft may be viewed at http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2014/05/street-vendor-uses-hot-sugar-to-blow-goats-and-other-animal-shapes/ (accessed 10/5/2015).
Estimate $200-300


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