CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (B. 1949)

Lot 47
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Lot 47 | CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (B. 1949)
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$ 30 000 – 50 000
CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (B. 1949)
'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.
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