Jan 23, 2014 - Sale 2337

Sale 2337 - Lot 240

Price Realized: $ 13,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
GENNADY SPIRIN.
Candy City. Watercolor and tempera illustration for The Nutcracker. 318x432 mm; 12 1/2x17 inches, image. Signed in ink, lower right. Matted and framed.
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This incredibly detailed image appeared as a double-page illustration on pages 88-89 in the Stewart, Tabori & Chang publication of E.T.A. Hoffmann and Aliana Brodmann-Menkes's "The Nutcracker," New York, 1996. An instant top seller, Spirin's Nutcracker is rich with romantic and jewel-like details, coupled with a vintage patina befitting the classic tale.