Lot 23
  • 23

Benjamin West, P.R.A

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Benjamin West, P.R.A
  • Country Man with Basket and Staff
  • pen and sepia ink on buff-colored paper
  • sight: 12 by 7 7/8 in.
  • 30.5 by 20 cm

Provenance

Paul Magriel, New York

Exhibited

New Britain, Connecticut, New Britain Museum of American Art, American Drawings: Benjamin West to Ben Shahn, Selections from the Paul Magriel Collection, November 16, 1980–January 14, 1981, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

Pen and sepia ink on buff paper. The sheet has a paper mount built around it, such that the edges of the sheet are not visible. There is a horizontal paper fault across the top edge of the sheet. Rippling and minor handling creases. In overall good condition and ready to hang.
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