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Two illustrations from E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'The Golden Pot'
Details
Paul Mak (1891-1967)
Two illustrations from E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'The Golden Pot'
one signed and dated 'MAK/1919.' (upper right); with partial inscription in Russian '...offmann/[Gold]en Pot' (lower left)
one pencil and ink on card; the other pencil and ink on paper
11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.3 cm.); 10 ¾ x 8 in. (27.3 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1918
Two illustrations from E.T.A. Hoffmann's 'The Golden Pot'
one signed and dated 'MAK/1919.' (upper right); with partial inscription in Russian '...offmann/[Gold]en Pot' (lower left)
one pencil and ink on card; the other pencil and ink on paper
11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.3 cm.); 10 ¾ x 8 in. (27.3 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1918
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Bloomsbury New York, 21 May 2008, lot 180.
Acquired after the sale above by the present owner.
Acquired after the sale above by the present owner.
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