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MARTHA ROMME.
“Germinal.”Watercolor and ink heightened in
silver on paper. 222x183 mm; 8
3
/
4
x7
1
/
4
inches,
image. Signed, dated 1917, and titled in white
paint, lower image.Matted and framed.
[2,500/3,500]
Original watercolor by the fashion illustrator,Martha
Romme, created for “Les Douze Mois d’Année,” a
work which anticipated the re-establishment of peace
and prosperity afterWorldWar I.The woman in this
beautiful watercolor is adorned in a gown of France’s
red, white, and blue.
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MARTHA ROMME.
“Pluviose.”Watercolor on paper. 222x184
mm; 8
3
/
4
x7
1
/
4
inches, image. Signed in image,
lower right.A bright and pretty image from
“Les Douze Mois de l’Année.” Matted and
framed. 1917.
[2,000/3,000]
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RAY SHUMAN.
Anna May Wong inVaudeville costume. Pen
and ink. 305x102mm; 12x4 inches. Signed
“Ray S.” lower right margin. Scattered light
ink splotches at top and soft, unobtrusive
marginal crease along top; verso with faint
stamp of unnamed reference library dated
“Feb 19 1932” and newspaper clipping with
the printed image, captioned “Anna May
Wong appearing in a new vaudeville skit for
which she was coached by Mosconi” and ink
stamped“Feb 21 1932.”
[200/300]
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