Oct 27, 2005 - Sale 2054

Sale 2054 - Lot 77

Price Realized: $ 3,220
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
DANTE (August Harry JANSEN 1883-1955). The Great Jansen. America's Greatest Transformist and His Own Big American Company. Just When You Think You are Watching Him. Color lithograph; linen-backed. 271/2x201/2 inches (70x52.5 cm). Shows a young Dante in two scenes from his transformation act. American Show Print, Milwaukee. #8959. 1911.

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Probably issued during his first world tour. This poster issued while the magician still went by his given name. He took the stage name of Dante in 1922. Posters from this early period are very rare.