Dec 15, 2015 - Sale 2402

Sale 2402 - Lot 2

Unsold
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
HENRY OSSAWA TANNER (1859 - 1937)
Head of Christ.

Etching on cream laid paper, circa 1910. 76x44 mm; 3x1 3/4 inches, 1 to 2 inch margins.

This is a richly inked proof, with dark edges and hand-wiping, of an extremely scarce print. We have found no other records of any impressions in a public or private collection.

With a hand-written note in ink by the owner that is was authenticated by Jesse O. Tanner, the artist's son, on the frame back.