Lot 1215: 9 Framed Works on Paper: Soyer, Zucker, Cherry Blossoms, After Van Gogh, & Le Bon Genre

1st item: Raphael Soyer (Russian/American, 1899-1987) lithograph portrait of a woman shown in profile, “Portrait of Chris.” Signed in the plate, lower left, and in pencil, lower right. Numbered 56/95, lower left.  Housed under glass in an ebonized and giltwood frame with purple textile mat and pink and silver reveals. Sight: 18 in. H x 13 in. W. Framed: 27 in. H x 21 1/2 in. W. C. 1960s. 2nd item: Joe Zucker (American, 1941-2024) still life lithograph, “4 Brush Britta,” 1988. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 51/100, lower margin. Housed under glass in a metallic frame with white mat and red reveal. Sight: 17 in. x 17 in. Framed: 26 1/2 in. x 26 1/2 in. Item 3: Watercolor painting on paper that depicts a branch with cherry blossoms. Illegibly signed lower right. Housed under glass in a plastic frame with charcoal mat and metallic reveal. Sight: 11 1/2 in. H x 14 in. W. Framed: 18 in. H x 20 1/4 in. W. 20th c. Item 4: Reproduction after Vincent Van Gogh’s (Dutch, 1853-1890) 1888 drawing “Portrait of Joseph Roulin” in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Housed under acrylic in a silvered wood frame with cream mat. Sight: 12 in. H x 9 1/8 in. W. Framed: 20 1/4 in. H x 17 1/4 in. W. 20th c. 5th-9th items: Five (5) Le Bon Genre French satirical engravings. All housed under glass in rusticated painted wooden frames with cream mats. Each sight: 7 1/2 in. H x 10 1/4 in. W. Each frame: 14 1/2 in. H x 16 1/2 in. W. 19th c. 

PROVENANCE:

Vanderbilt Hillel, from the Benjamin D. and Ruby G. Schulman Foundation.

CONDITION:

All items in overall good condition. Item 1 with minor abrasions and losses to frame. Item 3 with minor foxing spots. Items 5-9 with even toning to sheets plus toning to mats. Not examined out of frames.