Jun 05, 2003 - Sale 1973

Sale 1973 - Lot 46

Price Realized: $ 2,185
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
ABE BLASHKO
Skidrow Cafe.

Conté crayon on cream wove paper, 1938. 395x370 mm; 155/8x145/8 inches. Signed and dated in crayon, lower right, and titled "Skidroad Cafe" in pencil, lower left. Partial study of a city or town skyline in pencil and conté crayon, verso. Adhesive residue verso not affecting the recto.

The current work likely represents a diner in Seattle with a handful of hungry patrons.