This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/12/2020
Steens. Cirque des Alliés. Steens. Paris: Bedos, ca. 1913. The magician walks arm-in-arm with Death, surrounded by vignettes of various illusions: the guillotine, electric chair, cauldron, and an unauthorized version of Houdini’s Water Torture Cell. Subtitled (in French), “The Man Who Plays with Death.” 62 x 46”. Linen backed. Creases to linen resulting in creases in margins; scattered repaired tears, over-painting along folds and cross-folds. B+/B.