Sold $81,250
Fairfield Porter
Eagle Island Roses (1973)
Sold $75,000
Ed Mell
Shadowed Walls (1983)
Sold $75,000
Frederic Leighton
An Athlete Wrestling a Python
Sold $104,000
Irene Rice Pereira
Untitled (Squares) (1944)
Group of Autographs, Contracts, and Letters from 20th Century Musicians
Price Realized:
$2,000
Includes buyer's premium
sheet (largest): 8 1/2 x 11 inches
this lot includes: autographed photos of Marvin Hamlisch, Arturo Toscanini, and Alfred Cortot, Paolo Casals, and Jacques Thibaud, Columbia Record contracts for Igor Stravinsky and Aaron Copland, and letters from Richard Tucker, Eugene Ormandy, and Glen Gould, all signed, along with a letter signed "Richard Wagner"
frame dimensions (Arturo Toscanini): 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches, plastic frame with glazing
from a Riverside Drive collection
overall good condition, with some light toning, creasing/buckling, and minor tears and losses throughout