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August 0813, 2020
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LOT 86

Lot 86

Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983)

Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983)
Lot 86 Details
Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983), Austrian/Canadian

AN OPTICAL GEOMETRIC DESIGN WITH TWO SPIRALS, 1970; A SOURCE OF EXILE, 1971

Two works: The first a pen and ink drawing; signed and inscribed “To David - September 6 / 1970” in ink lower right, extensively annotated and dated variously in the year of 1970 in pen and ink verso, the second title: a lithograph in black ink; signed, titled, dated 1971, numbered 5/10 and inscribed “For David Cobb” in red ink to margin.
22 x 22 in — 55.9 x 55.9 cm

Estimate $500-$700

Realised: $252
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983)
  • Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983)
  • Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983)
  • Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983)
  • Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983)
  • Lisl Levinsohn (1924-1983)
Provenance:

Both gifted to David Cobb from the artist, Toronto, ON in the early 1970s

Note:

The artist and David Cobb were film critics at McLean’s Magazine in the late 1970s.

CONDITION DETAILS

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