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<HTML><HEAD><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type"CONTENT="text/html; charset=x-mac-roman"/><META NAME="GENERATOR"CONTENT="[4th Dimension 2004 Macintosh]"/><TITLE>Alberto Vargas art at auction</TITLE> <META NAME="keywords" content= "auction, Vargas, Alberto, illustration, art, drawing for magazine cover, , American Weekly, , March 1945"/><META NAME="description" content= "Original art: Standing woman with skis."/></HEAD><BODY BGCOLOR="GRAY"TEXT="BLACK"Link="blue"VLink="navy"Alink="green"><CENTER><Table><TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=85%> <TR><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="a39_005.html"><IMG SRC="../../../exhib/nav/buactpv.jpg"BORDER=0><br><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>PREV</a></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a39_bidform.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>Absentee<BR>Bid Form</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../auclist1a39.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>LIST<BR>of LOTS</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=BOTTOM><A HREF="../../../home.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=5>Illustration<BR>House</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a39_index.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>INDEX to <BR>ARTISTS</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a39_terms.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>Terms of<BR>Sale</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="a39_007.html"><IMG SRC="../../../exhib/nav/buactnx.jpg"BORDER=0><br><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>NEXT</a></TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=left VALIGN=top><IMG SRC="../a39pix/a39_006.jpg"BORDER=1></TD><TD COLSPAN=2><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=1><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4>Lot 6</TD><TD COLSPAN=6 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Palatino,serif"SIZE=5><B>Alberto Vargas</B></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Palatino,serif"SIZE=2>1896-1982</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3><FONT FACE=Palatino,serif>Standing woman with skis. </TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=3>Drawing for magazine cover, <I><B>American Weekly</B></I>, March 1945; <BR>Pencils on tracing paper, 22 x 16.5", signed lr</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Palatino,serif"SIZE=2>Estimate: $18,000 - 24,000</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2>The inset photo shows the finished work.</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2>Condition - Good overall: fine waviness to paper; archivally matted and framed.</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2>During World War II, two fingers held up in a "V" was a universal sign for "victory". At the time this magazine cover was published, Vargas's arrangement of the skis would have been instantly recognized.</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=8 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><IMG SRC="../a39pix/a39_006p.jpg" BORDER=1></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><FONT COLOR=gray>x</TD></TR> <TR><TR><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="a39_005.html"><IMG SRC="../../../exhib/nav/buactpv.jpg"BORDER=0><br><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>PREV</a></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a39_bidform.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>Absentee<BR>Bid Form</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../auclist1a39.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>LIST<BR>of LOTS</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=bottom><A HREF="../../../home.html"><IMG SRC="../../../exhib/nav/ihlogo1in.gif"BORDER=1></A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a39_index.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>INDEX to <BR>ARTISTS</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="../a39_terms.html"><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>Terms of<BR>Sale</A></TD><TD COLSPAN=1 ALIGN=center VALIGN=middle><A HREF="a39_007.html"><IMG SRC="../../../exhib/nav/buactnx.jpg"BORDER=0><br><FONT FACE="Copperplate,serif"SIZE=2>NEXT</a></TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=4 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE=Palatino,serif SIZE=2>110 West 25 Street<BR>New York, NY, 10001<BR>212 966-9444</FONT></TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD><TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR=GRAY>x</TD></TR> </Table></BODY></HTML>