Oct 26, 2006 - Sale 2090

Sale 2090 - Lot 248

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 700
NEWMANN C. A. George (Christian Andrew George NAESETH 1880-1952). Soirees Fantastiques de Newmann the Great. Color lithograph; linen-backed. 31 1/4x23 1/2 inches (79.5x60 cm). Some restoration and over-coloring along central horizontal fold. Silhouette profile portrait of magician with a red devil whispering in his ear. Standard. St. Paul.
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Newmann was a mentalist and magician. He is best remembered as a collector of the literature of magic, and he claimed to have one of the largest collections then in existence. He was also an author on magical subjects.