Lot 71
French (1889-1963)
Untitled (Portrait of a Man)
Medium
graphite on vellum
Dimensions
sight: 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Price Realized: $594
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information
frame dimensions: 21 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 1 inches, wood frame with acrylic glazing
Provenance
Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Condition
overall in good condition, general toning, light creases to upper right corner, minor areas of lightening to upper corners, with pinhole to upper left corner, has not been examined outside of frame
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Seymour Stein

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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.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023