ID 1422631
Lot 47 | CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (B. 1949)
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
'It was wrapped in an apron of steam.' (Cover Illustration for The Polar Express)
signed and dated 'C. Van Allsburg 1984' (lower right)
pastel on brown paper
image, 9 x 22 in. (22.9 x 55.9 cm.);
sheet, 12 x 23 ½ in. (30.5 x 59.7 cm.)
Executed in 1984.
Provenance
Justin G. Schiller Ltd., New York.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1986.
Literature
C. Van Allsburg, The Polar Express, Boston, Massachusetts, 1985, cover illustration.
Exhibited
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Enter the Dream World of Chris Van Allsburg, April 11-July 5, 1987.
| Applied technique: | Painted, Pastel |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Applied technique: | Painted, Pastel |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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