June Online Auction (Sale #291)
By Leonard Auction Company
Jun 26, 2022
502 South Westgate Street Addison, Illinois 60101, United States

LOT 81:

Natalie Eynon Grauer (American, 1894-1955) Crayon on Paper Drawings

(2) items, each signed lower ...


Start price:
$ 100
Estimated price :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 8.5% On the full lot's price and commission
Auction took place on Jun 26, 2022 at Leonard Auction Company
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Natalie Eynon Grauer (American, 1894-1955) Crayon on Paper Drawings

(2) items, each signed lower left, each depicting a female nude; together with a graphite on paper drawing, undated, unsigned, an inscription to the reverse attributing it to Joseph Imhof, depicting a Native American Indian ritual dance; a graphite on paper illustration of a man on horseback attributed to Mary Hallock Foote (American, 1847-1938), a separate signature affixed below the image, mounted on cardboard; a Ruth Miller (American, 1904-c.1978) charcoal on paper, 1947, signed lower right, depicting foxes in a snowscape; and a James Napoli (American, b.1907) graphite on paper, 1958, signed lower right, depicting a male bust; all unframed

Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 18 inches, Width: 12 inches (largest Grauer sheet)

Condition: Very Good to Good, toning to all; foxing to a Grauer; loss to sheet of buffalo dance image at upper left corner; foxing to Foote and Miller sheets; tear and discoloration to signature of Foote; most having owner inscriptions to margins or verso; losses to backing of Foote; spots of discoloration to all mats

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Fine Art > American Paintings

Estimated Sale Time: 11:17 am CST

Shipping Status: Shipping Quote



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Last modified: June 10, 2022, 1:16 pm

Condition: Very Good to Good, toning to all; foxing to a Grauer; loss to sheet of buffalo dance image at upper left corner; foxing to Foote and Miller sheets; tear and discoloration to signature of Foote; most having owner inscriptions to margins or verso; losses to backing of Foote; spots of discoloration to all mats
Dimensions: 18 x 12 in