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NORMAN LEWIS (1909 - 1979)
Untitled (Processional Figure Composition)
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Oil, pen and ink on cream wove paper, 1956. 660x1015 mm; 26x40 inches. Signed and dated “June,
1956” in ink, lower left.
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, NewYork; private collection, NewYork.
This complex and expressive work on paper is a superb example of Norman Lewis’ evolving
calligraphy of “little figures” in the mid-1950s.
The paper size, 26x40 inches, is the largest format that the artist used for works on paper; this is the
first work of this size from the 1950s to come to auction.
[40,000/60,000]