Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 36

Price Realized: $ 720
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
F. L. VELASCO (DATES UNKNOWN) CUSCO / SACSAYHUAMAN. 1934.
26 5/8x29 1/4 inches. Georg. Del E. Jercito, Lima.
Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins and image; restored minor loss in image.
Sacsayhuaman, believed to have been a fort, is a walled complex close to the Peruvian city of Cusco. It is known and appreciated not only for its size but for the precision in which its stones were placed together. An extremely unusual image from a country little known for its travel posters.