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American Prints & Drawings: 1925-1975

Wed, Jan 25, 2017 02:00PM EST - Thu, Jan 26, 2017 02:00PM EST
Lot 121

CHUZO TAMOTZU (1891-1975): EAST 11TH STREET

Estimate: $50 - $100
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Lithograph in black on wove paper, signed and titled in pencil. 21 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (sheet), 27 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (frame). Note: Tamotzu was born in Japan and came to NYC to work as an artist in 1920. He served as a war artist with the US Army during WWII. From 1948 until his death in 1975, Tamotzu lived in John Sloan's former studio in Santa Fe, NM. Condition: With margins. Staining and surface soiling. Remains of old glue and some skinning on the reverse.