Two Centuries: American Art
Two Centuries: American Art
Property from a Private Collection, New Jersey
Arthur Szyk
The Four Freedoms
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December 11, 07:13 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Property from a Private Collection, New Jersey
Arthur Szyk
1894 - 1951
The Four Freedoms
Freedom of Speech: signed ARTHUR SZYK, inscribed N.Y. and dated 1942. (lower right); also signed again Arthur Szyk (on the reverse)
Freedom of Religion: signed ARTHUR SZYK, inscribed N.Y. and dated 42. (lower right); also signed again Arthur Szyk (on the reverse)
Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear: signed ARTHUR SZYK, inscribed N.Y. and dated 42. (lower right)
each, gouache and pencil on paper
each, sheet: 7 by 5 inches (17.8 by 12.7 cm)
each, framed: 13 by 9 3/4 inches (33 by 24.8 cm)
Executed in 1942.
Steven Luckert, The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk, Washington D.C., 2002, p. 63
Allison Claire Chang, “Visualizing the Four Freedoms: FDR’s Fighting Artist, Arthur Szyk,” The Nation, January 8, 2016