$650
Benevol (Luigi Maria Benevolo). Le Coupeur de Têtes. Paris: Tournees Benevol, ca. 1910. Ghastly full-color lithograph depicts the signature illusion of this Italian magician who found his greatest fame in France. On stage, he presented a fake medieval beheading at the hands of an executioner in a menacing costume wielding an equally menacing axe. 24 x 33 1/2". A.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-06-25