(LINCOLN ABRAHAM) [Maurer Louis; artist] Letting the Cat Out

Sale 2253 - Lot 203

Price Realized: $ 960

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Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350

(LINCOLN, ABRAHAM.) [Maurer, Louis; artist?] Letting the Cat Out of the Bag!! Lithograph, 11 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches; long crudely repaired tear through center of image, creases, toning, other wear, mat remnants on verso. New York: Currier & Ives, 1860

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Radical abolitionist William Seward unleashes the "Spirit of Discord" upon Lincoln at the Republican convention. Lincoln, clearly nervous, attempts to "drive her back again with my rail." Not a pretty copy, but not found at auction since 1992 in any condition.