Aug 05, 2015 - Sale 2389

Sale 2389 - Lot 9

Price Realized: $ 1,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1962) THE CHAP - BOOK / [AUGUST.] 1895.
20 1/2x14 inches, 52x35 1/2 cm.
Condition A-: minor repaired tears at edges, some slightly into image. Matted and framed.
"In this series he allowed free rein to his astonishing graphic compositions, playing with only three colors and, as a good disciple of William Morris, treating the lettering with exceptional care and talent" (Weill p. 76). In his work, Bradley strove "to introduce good design and taste into everyday life." (Kiehl p. 15). Kiehl 20, DFP-I 156, Koch p. 68, Virginia p. 54, Met 1984.1202.10.