Lot 47

Birger Sandzen 'The Cathedral' Pencil-Signed Lithograph

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Birger Sandzen (Swedish-American, 1871-1954) The Cathedral, 1922 Lithograph on paper Edition of 50 22" x 16 3/4" A pencil-signed and titled view of the famed rock formations at the Garden of the Gods in Manitou, Colorado, alternately titled The Great Cathedral, executed on cream wove paper. Framed to archival standards in a wooden frame with an acid free mat and museum mount by the American Legacy Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri, measuring 37 7/8" x 27" in total. Literature: Charles Pelham Greenough, The Graphic Work of Birger Sandzen, Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation, 2001, L - 74

Condition

Not removed from the frame. Appears to be in very good condition. Very mild overall toning from a previous mat that doesn't quite reach the sight edge of the current mat. Gentle rippling at the top of the sheet.