May 07, 2007 - Sale 2113

Sale 2113 - Lot 175

Price Realized: $ 8,400
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
TOM PURVIS ( 1888-1959) GETTING READY FOR THE EAST COAST / TRAVEL L.N.E.R.
39 3/8x49 1/2 inches. Waterlow & Sons, London.
Condition B+: repaired tears, minor restored losses and creases in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds.
A little girl is depicted packing her suitcase with her favorite belongings to take on holiday, including her doll. The graphic technique is the same as the previous lot except for the white shadows, which add volume and a certain depth to the image, much in the same manner used by Ludwig Hohlwein.