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Lot 18

BIRGER SANDZEN "Toward Evening" (1942 Linocut)

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Birger Sandzen
(Swedish-American, 1871-1954)
Toward Evening, 1942
Linocut on paper
9" x 12"

Pencil-signed and titled to the bottom margin. Presented behind glass in a frame that measures 16 1/4" x 20 1/4".

Literature: Charles Pelham Greenough, The Graphic Work of Birger Sandzen, Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation, 2001, B-88.

Condition

The sheet has several linear abrasions (scraped but not torn) that run vertically: two at the top of the image, one at the bottom, and one to the right. Even overall toning.