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BEN SHAHN (1898-1969) Consider the Lily.
Published in Shahn's book The Shape of Content (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1957), page 57. Pen and ink on cream wove paper. Image measures 153x85 mm; 6x3 1/2 inches, on 8 7/8x6-inch sheet. Signed "Ben Shahn" lower right image. A preserved label from The Downtown gallery, New York, excised from the original frame back, accompanies the artwork.
According the the acknowledgements, this drawing was part of the artist's own collection at the time of publication.
