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Item information about Folger ART 270652
Adopted by Dr. Carole Levin in honor of Estelle Paranque, Acquisitions Night 2019
From dealer's description: "John has asked me to forward you information on these two original illustrations by ArtusÌŒ Scheiner for the 1923 SÌŒolc a SÌŒimaÌcÌŒek edition of Jan KabeliÌk's PoviÌdky ze Shakespeara. 1. Hamlet, gouache, watercolor, pen on paper, 15 x 10 5/8 inches. 2. Romeo and Juliet, gouache, watercolor, pen on paper, 14 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches. Images of both illustrations are attached. There is also a third document with images of the two illustrations as they appeared in the book. They were purchased by David Bowie as a gift for a friend and she’s selling them through us to raise money for a friend in hospice."
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author: Scheiner, Artus
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