Art + Antiques: Featuring The Birger Sandzen Collection
Sat, Nov 23, 2019 01:00AM EST
Lot 91
Birger Sandzen 'Temple of Quetzalcoatl' Lithograph
Sold for
$950
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Birger Sandzen
(Swedish-American, 1871-1954)
Temple of Quetzalcoatl, 1935
Lithograph on paper
Edition of 50
16" x 20"
A pencil-signed and titled lithographic view of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan, the ancient city and site of many notable Mesoamerican pyramids. The image was created during the second of Sandzen's two trips to Mexico. Teotihuacan translates to "place of the gods," and the sculptural Aztec deity portrayed in this image are of Quetzalcoatl. Watermarked Arches sheet, in a wooden frame that measures 25 1/4" x 28 1/2".
"Willard Hougland [Southwest Review] described Sandzen's Temple of Quetzalcoatl as 'a masterful production of a finished artist and technician. I wonder if any artist, other than Sandzen, will ever be able to flood a black and white print with as much sunshine." (Lindquist)
Literature: Charles Pelham Greenough, The Graphic Work of Birger Sandzen, Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation, 2001, L - 152
Emory Lindquist, Birger Sandzen: An Illustrated Biography, Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation, 1993
Framed to archival standards with an acid free mat, museum mount, and conservation glass, by the American Legacy Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Not removed from the frame. Some mild toning is evident, otherwise very good condition.
(Swedish-American, 1871-1954)
Temple of Quetzalcoatl, 1935
Lithograph on paper
Edition of 50
16" x 20"
A pencil-signed and titled lithographic view of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan, the ancient city and site of many notable Mesoamerican pyramids. The image was created during the second of Sandzen's two trips to Mexico. Teotihuacan translates to "place of the gods," and the sculptural Aztec deity portrayed in this image are of Quetzalcoatl. Watermarked Arches sheet, in a wooden frame that measures 25 1/4" x 28 1/2".
"Willard Hougland [Southwest Review] described Sandzen's Temple of Quetzalcoatl as 'a masterful production of a finished artist and technician. I wonder if any artist, other than Sandzen, will ever be able to flood a black and white print with as much sunshine." (Lindquist)
Literature: Charles Pelham Greenough, The Graphic Work of Birger Sandzen, Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation, 2001, L - 152
Emory Lindquist, Birger Sandzen: An Illustrated Biography, Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation, 1993
Framed to archival standards with an acid free mat, museum mount, and conservation glass, by the American Legacy Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Condition
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