watercolor, gouache, graphite, and colored pencil on illustration board and canvas board
largest: 17 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches
Estimate: $200 - $400
Price Realized:
$896
Includes buyer's premium
with inscriptions to back and sides of board and canvas
unframed
Property from the Estate of Seymour Stein
overall good condition, wear consistent with age, toning throughout, with some abrasions, associated loses and soiling
Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.
The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.