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Eliot Elisofon - Curlew Decoys
Eliot Elisofon - Curlew Decoys
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Lot 94
Eliot Elisofon
American (1911-1973)
Curlew Decoys (1959)
watercolor and ink on paper
signed lower right
26 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches
frame dimensions: 28 1/2 x 41 1/4 x 1 1/2, wooden frame with acrylic glazing

Provenance:
From the Collection of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Condition
overall good condition, with buckling especially to edges, area of water damage to right side, pin holes, gentle toning
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