William Hunt Diederich - 2 Cut Paper Silhouettes

April 28, 2022

Vistas: American & European Art

Lot 225

William Hunt Diederich

American (1884-1953)

2 Cut Paper Silhouettes (circa 1920)

Medium

black paper silhouette mounted on paper

Dimensions

sheet (larger): 7 1/2 x13 1/2 inches

sheet (smaller): 3 1/4 x 6 inches

Signature

each signed with initials

Additional Info

alt. name: Wilhelm Hunt Diederich

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Price Realized: $1,250
Includes buyer's premium

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Description

lot includes: Cossack Dancers I, black paper glued to red laid paper, initialed lower left Jousters, black paper on cream wove Japan, initialed lower right

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Frame Information: frame dimensions (each): 16 3/4 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches, wood frame with acrylic glazing
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein

Swann Galleries, New York, American Art, 08 June 2006, lot 103
Condition: each in overall good condition, the dancers with some creasing and a minor tear to red paper, the jousters with gentle creases to Japan paper, mounted to card in each corner, not examined out of frame

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Seymour Stein

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.