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Kemble UNCLE REMUS Signed Etching
Estimate:
$500 - $1,000
Passed
Live Auction
The American Sale
Category
Description
Uncle Remus artist proof by Edward W. Kemble (American, 1861-1933). Measures 13" x 9-3/8". Pencil signed lower right. Signed 1991 appraisal by Ralph Kovel (of price guide fame) included: "... 1888 etching and print by Frederick A. Stokes & Brother ... signed by Artist with small ink rabbit, his trademark for an original proof ... the original etching sold in 1971 for $12,500, contemporary 1888 unsigned prints sell for $250 ... the prints were done in black ink while the proof was done in brown ... this proof is appraised at $750." This item can be shipped in-house.
Condition
Some chipping along right edge and bottom edge right.