$2,726
Frederick Rowland Emett (British, 1906-1990) New York: Third Avenue... Signed "Emett" l.r., identified on a typed label affixed to the backing. Ink, watercolor, and graphite on cardstock, sheet size 15 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (39.8 x 31.7 cm), matted, unframed. Condition: Toning, labels, paper tape, and tape residue along edges, sheet laid down on backing mat. Text of typed label reads, "New York. Third Avenue, where, should you require a sedanchair, a complete set of cigar-store Indians, a gentleman's decorated china pleasure-cat, or a shrunken javanese head, you can be instantly accommodated or, with old-world courtesy, persuaded to accept a Louis-the-Fourteenth milking-stool instead. Overhead flutters that inspired piece of bric-à-brac, the Elevated Railway, which, unfortunately, is not for sale."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-01-28