Sunday, June 26, 2022
LOT #81

Natalie Eynon Grauer (American, 1894-1955) Crayon on Paper Drawings

(2) items, each signed lower left, each depicting a female nude; together with a graphite on paper drawing, undated, unsigned, an inscription to the reverse attributing it to Joseph Imhof, depicting a Native American Indian ritual dance; a graphite on paper illustration of a man on horseback attributed to Mary Hallock Foote (American, 1847-1938), a separate signature affixed below the image, mounted on cardboard; a Ruth Miller (American, 1904-c.1978) charcoal on paper, 1947, signed lower right, depicting foxes in a snowscape; and a James Napoli (American, b.1907) graphite on paper, 1958, signed lower right, depicting a male bust; all unframed

Estimate: $200 - $400

Hammer Price: $200

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 18 inches, Width: 12 inches (largest Grauer sheet)

Condition: Very Good to Good, toning to all; foxing to a Grauer; loss to sheet of buffalo dance image at upper left corner; foxing to Foote and Miller sheets; tear and discoloration to signature of Foote; most having owner inscriptions to margins or verso; losses to backing of Foote; spots of discoloration to all mats

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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