A Bound Set of Folk Art Scientific Drawings
Sale 993 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Lots 1-335
Mar 10, 2022
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Lots 336-681
Mar 11, 2022
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Live / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
A Bound Set of Folk Art Scientific Drawings
Early 20th Century
completed by the same hand, in colored pencil on paper, bound on one end, comprising:
The Stars and Planets, Our Senses, Gibbon/Gorilla/Mankind and multiple other drawings illustrating evolutionary connections, the endocrine system, a map of the world with spheres of human settlement, two astrological maps, Omebic Life, Earth's orbit, and the solar system.
Each sheet 36 x 36 inches.
The Stars and Planets, Our Senses, Gibbon/Gorilla/Mankind and multiple other drawings illustrating evolutionary connections, the endocrine system, a map of the world with spheres of human settlement, two astrological maps, Omebic Life, Earth's orbit, and the solar system.
Each sheet 36 x 36 inches.
Provenance:
From the estate of George J. Heckroth, Michigan
Condition Report
Bound with 14 total sheets and including 21 full page drawings. Seemingly unfinished, several blank pages and some with border drawn. Sheets slightly bent from being rolled. Water stains and minor losses to edges of some sheets.
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