Sale 1395
New York
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25 June 2004
Price realised
USD 3,346
Estimate
Bank Swallow. Violet-green Swallow (Plate CCCLXXXV) Riparia riparia. Tachycineta thalassina Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J Whatman Turkey Mill 1837, in very fine condition. Plate: 18 7/8 x 15¾ in. (478 x 398 mm) Sheet: 39¼ x 26 3/8 in. (997 x 670 mm)
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Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May
Offered in May, a 1916 canvas that was included in every major survey of Malevich’s Suprematist works during his lifetime, and which revolutionised modern art