Description:
David Davidovich Burliuk (American/Ukrainian, 1882-1967)
Honoré Daumier in His Studio
Signed "Burliuk." l.r.
Watercolor and graphite on paper, 11 1/4 x 16 in. (28.8 x 39.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor rippling, scattered minor foxing and staining to the reverse, taped to window mat around the edges of the reverse.
N.B. We would like to thank the Burliuk Committee for their assistance cataloging this lot. The identification of Daumier as the artist portrayed in this watercolor is based on a similar work in the collection of the University of Arizona. The work will be included in the forthcoming Burliuk catalogue raisonné.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Framer's notations in pencil on the reverse l.c.
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