Art + Design 
18 July 2019
Art + Design 
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Tony DeLap 1927–2019

Thirteen Magic Tricks portfolio

1965 / 1971
letterpress printed paper 12¾ h × 9¾ w in (32 × 25 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $938
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Complete portfolio of thirteen prints. Signed and dated to verso of each sheet ‘Tony DeLap 71/65’. Inscribed to envelope ‘For Tom - 6/22/71 Tony DeLap Corona Del Mar Calif. 13 Magic Tricks’.
provenance: Acquired directly from the artist | Collection of Natasha Nicholson

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I love the stories of card hustlers and card cheats and the way they would design and invent sleights-of-hand. There is no way in the world I would want to lead that kind of life, but I find it fascinating. I love the terminology, the slang, the technical information on how cards are palmed.

Tony DeLap

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