Sale 2578 | Lot 148
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Sale 2578 - Lot 148
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
TOM OF FINLAND (1920-1991)
Untitled (preparatory sketch of two men, one seated).
Pencil on thin paper. 425x292 mm;16 3/4x11 1/2 inches. Signed and dated "Tom 82" lower right. 1982.
Tom of Finland Foundation catalogue number 83.30. 1982.
Provenance: The artist; Feature Gallery, New York; acquired by the current owner from above. Certificate from Tom of Finland Foundation accompanies the artwork.
Published: Dian Hanson, Tom of Finland: XXL, Cologne: Taschen, 2009; 2021, page 533 (finished drawing, Slave Market series).
Condition:
Graphite is strong. Artist's faint tracing lines visible. Light stain to left of standing man's right hand. Corners delicate with faint soft creasing from cornering to matte.