Allan Brooks

Lot 51: Allan Brooks (1869-1945)

Name: Allan Brooks (1869-1945)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 1d854c7611

Est: $1,500 USD - $2,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 06, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Allan Brooks (1869-1945)
Carolina Parakeet and Thick Billed Parrot
signed 'Allan Brooks-' (lower right)--inscribed 'Flycatcher Series I' (along the upper margin)--inscribed with title (along the lower margin)--dated 'June 1936' and inscribed/Flycatchers/Series XI/Plate I' (on the reverse)
goauche on paper laid down on board
14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm.) image, 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm.) sheet overall

Artist or Maker

Allan Brooks

Literature

National Geographic magazine, June 1936, p. 807, fig. I.

Provenance

Commissioned by the National Geographic Society.

Auction Details

The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration

Christie's

December 06, 2012, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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