Lot Essay
This image was inspired by a photograph of the last surviving veteran of the Civil War published in Life magazine in 1960.
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LARRY RIVERS (b. 1923)
Last Civil War Veteran II (Sparks 28)
lithograph in colors, 1961, on Arches, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 24/33 (there were also artist's proofs), with the ULAE blindstamp, with full margins, very pale light-staining, otherwise in excellent condition
S. 30 x 22 3/8in. (763 x 568mm.)
Last Civil War Veteran II (Sparks 28)
lithograph in colors, 1961, on Arches, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 24/33 (there were also artist's proofs), with the ULAE blindstamp, with full margins, very pale light-staining, otherwise in excellent condition
S. 30 x 22 3/8in. (763 x 568mm.)