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JOHN HELD, JR.
Lower Manhattan skyline. Watercolor on
paper. 395x295 mm; 15
1
/
2
x11
1
/
2
inches.
Signed and dated August, 1932 lower left.
Small chip to upper left corner. Matted
and framed.
[1,000/2,000]
Accompanied by a copy of Held’s novel
Crosstown (NY: Vanguard Press, 1933). First
edition inscribed by Held “To Judy’s most
ardent admirers, from Judy’s most most ardent
admirer.” Pictorial cover label by Held, with
similar Manhattan skyline design. NY, 1933.
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JOHN HELD, JR.
Chrysler Building. Watercolor on paper.
395x300 mm; 15
1
/
2
x11
3
/
4
inches, image.
Signed and dated August, 1932 lower
right. Scattered foxing, small abrasions at
lower right. Matted and framed.
[1,000/1,500]
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