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Frank Bensing

Lot 18223

Waiting for a Call, magazine interior, 1933

Oil on canvas

29 x 22 in

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Lot 18223

Waiting for a Call, magazine interior, 1933

Oil on canvas

29,0 x 22,0 in

Estimate: US$ 1,500 - 2,500

€ 1,400 - 2,400

Auction: 14 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX

Auction: Dec 09, 2024

Auction number: 15236

Auction name: Illustration Art Showcase Auction

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Frank Bensing (American, 1893-1993) Waiting for a Call, magazine interior, 1933 Oil on canvas 29 x 22 inches (73.7 x 55.9 cm) Signed and dated lower left: Frank Bensing 33 PROVENANCE: Illustration House, New York, May 11, 2002, lot 141. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Illustration House, New York, May 11, 2002, lot 141.

Unlined. Faint stretcher bar lines, observed under raking light. One small vertical puncture, less than 1 inch, to upper left; pin holes observed in each corner; 2 inch vertical area of repair on right near extreme edge, not affecting figure. Area of craquelure to upper right, observed primarily under raking light. UV examined, scattered dots of inpainting to background, not affecting figure. Framed Dimensions 34.5 X 29 Inches

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Illustration House, New York, May 11, 2002, lot 141.

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