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Description:
Szalay, Lajos (1919-1995) Original Ink Drawing, Illustration for the Book Genezis, and a Signed Copy of the Hungarian Edition. Large pen-and-ink drawing depicting the seventh day, with God resting from the effort of creation at the foot of a tree, while an angel plays a harp above, with an elephant and lion on the opposite side of the tree, matted and framed (frame damaged); [together with] Genezis, 1973, in the original dust jacket, inscribed by the artist to Dorothy C. Wallace. (2)
Provenance: Family of Dorothy C. Wallace, philanthropist, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Estimate $200-300
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