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PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveMar 26, 2022
Premier Auction - March 26, 2022 - Lots 739-1167. Auction Begins 9:00AM EST. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(American, 1827-1866)
The Great Emancipation, two works for Harper's Weekly; preparatory drawing, unsigned, double-sided, pencil on paper, 6 x 8-3/4 in., with unrelated drawing verso depicting Major General Benjamin Butler, also unsigned, 5 x 7-3/4 in.; Harper's Weekly from December 20, 1862, showing the final newsprint illustration, signed in print lower left, sight: 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 in.; in matching silver finished wood frames, 21-1/4 x 16-1/4 in.
Note: Caption: Sensation among ?Our Colored Brethren? on ascertaining that the Grand Performance to which they had been invited on New Year's Day, was unavoidably postponed to the year 1900!
https://blackhistory.harpweek.com/7Illustrations/CivilWar/GreatNegroEman.htm
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY
Condition
drawings hinged in, fading, smudging and surface fragility commensurate with age; Harper's Weekly folded in half, mounted with archival corners; both frames with minimal wear
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