
The Sleep of Reason Part II: A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online
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November 18, 07:45 PM GMT
Estimate
500 - 700 USD
Lot Details
Description
EUGENE BERMAN (1899 - 1972)
UNTITLED (MERRY XMAS 1935)
Signed with the initials E.B. and dated 1935 (lower right); dedicated for Julien and Joella- Merry Xmas and happy New Year—Genia (upper left)
Watercolor and brush and ink on paper
8½ by 12½ in. (21.6 by 31.8 cm)
Framed: 12½ by 16½ in. (31.8 by 41.9 cm)
Executed in 1935.
We extend sincere thanks to Peter Sherwin for his kind assistance in authenticating the present work from photographs.
Julien Levy, New York
Jean Levy, New York (by descent from the above and sold by the estate: Tajan, Paris, April 21, 2005, lot 357)
Gallery of Surrealism, New York
Acquired from the above in June 2005