2 Otto Plaug Surrealist Wood Block Print
Similar Sale History
View More Items in Prints & MultiplesRelated Prints & Multiples
More Items in Surrealist Prints & Multiples
View MoreRecommended Art
View MoreItem Details
Description
New York, Germany,1898-2000
Includes a depiction of two figures fighting with knives while explosions happening in the back and one image of a street performer with a monkey entertaining children. These prints were removed from a portfolio of 30 works to which we will be selling over time with examples spanning from the early 1900's to his later modernist works of the 1940's during WWII.
Smallest image 10" x 9",Largest image 9" x 17 1/2"
Originally purchased from the estate of the artist, New York, from the collection of a Plainfield, Connecticut gentleman.
One marked "This war. Mankind fighting for the cursed gold and my wish that the Lord may destroy this world like he did with Sodom and Gomorrah" in pencil above right over image.
Creator: Otto Plaug Jr.
Medium: Woodblock
Includes a depiction of two figures fighting with knives while explosions happening in the back and one image of a street performer with a monkey entertaining children. These prints were removed from a portfolio of 30 works to which we will be selling over time with examples spanning from the early 1900's to his later modernist works of the 1940's during WWII.
Smallest image 10" x 9",Largest image 9" x 17 1/2"
Originally purchased from the estate of the artist, New York, from the collection of a Plainfield, Connecticut gentleman.
One marked "This war. Mankind fighting for the cursed gold and my wish that the Lord may destroy this world like he did with Sodom and Gomorrah" in pencil above right over image.
Creator: Otto Plaug Jr.
Medium: Woodblock
Condition
One with wear and losses to edges with a 3 1/2" tear to the top, some toning, otherwise good condition. Please view all photos as they are part of the description and condition.
Buyer's Premium
- 25%
2 Otto Plaug Surrealist Wood Block Print
Estimate $250 - $400
4 bidders are watching this item.
Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in Cranston, RI, usOffers In-House Shipping
Local Pickup Available
Payment
Auction Curated By
Specialist & Auctioneer, American & European Fine & Decorative Arts, Pop Culture Including Collectibles, Comics & Toys
President & Auctioneer, Asian Arts, 19-20th Century Decorative Arts
Related Searches
TOP