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11 June 2020
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Werner Graeff

Motorrad-konstruktion (sketch)

Germany, c. 1922
pencil and ink on paper 11¾ h × 23½ w in (30 × 60 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
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The present lot features an illustration of a motorcycle with rider and an infant in a pram drawn on the back cover of a film exhibition folder. It is likely a sketch related to Graeff's illustration Motorrad-konstruktion published in De Stijl, 5, No. 12, 1922.
provenance: Estate of Theo and Nelly van Doesburg, Meudon | Christie's, Amsterdam, Modern and Contemporary Art, 9 June 1998, Lot 157 | Private Collection, The Netherlands
literature: De Stijl, 5, No. 12, 1922, pg. 202 illustrates related drawing

This item will be collected from Wright, Chicago.

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