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Alberto Vargas

Lot 71041

Ziegfeld's Choice, Billie Burke, 1928

Watercolor on board

20 x 19.75 in

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Lot 71041

Ziegfeld's Choice, Billie Burke, 1928

Watercolor on board

20,0 x 19,8 in

Estimate: US$ 2,400 - 3,600

€ 2,200 - 3,300

Auction: today

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX

Auction: May 02, 2025

Auction number: 8199

Auction name: Illustration Art Signature® Auction

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Alberto Vargas (Peruvian/American, 1896-1982) Ziegfeld's Choice, Billie Burke, 1928 Watercolor on board 20 x 19-3/4 inches (50.8 x 50.2 cm) Signed lower left: ALBERT VARGAS The present work depicts Billie Burke, wife of Florenz Ziegfeld, prior to her 1939 iconic role as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz. The work appears on page 14 of Vargas by Alberto Vargas and Reid Austin (Harmony Books, 1978). HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Light toning throughout; scattered foxing; adhesive residue to margins; area of liquid staining to upper left, not affecting figure; some very small scattered surface abrasions; bumps and edges wear along edges of board, not affecting figure. Framed Dimensions 28 X 27 Inches

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