As of Apr 26, 2024

Rafael Desoto

Lot 71092
A Taste for Murder, Black Mask magazine cover, 1942
Oil on canvas

25,0 x 18,0 in (63.5 x 45.7 cm)

Lot 71092
A Taste for Murder, Black Mask magazine cover, 1942
Oil on canvas
25,0 x 18,0 in (63.5 x 45.7 cm)

Estimate: US$ 7,000 - 10,000
€ 6,500 - 9,300
Auction: -9 days

Heritage Auctions Texas

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Apr 23, 2024
Auction number: 8161
Auction name: Illustration Art Signature® Auction

Lot Details
Signed lower right
Illustration House, Inc., New York, May 9, 1998, lot 141; Private collection.
Rafael Desoto (American, 1904-1992) A Taste for Murder, Black Mask magazine cover, November 1942 Oil on canvas 25 x 18 inches (63.5 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower right Property from the Sordoni Collection PROVENANCE: Illustration House, Inc., New York, May 9, 1998, lot 141; Private collection. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Glue Lined canvas. Under UV exam, there appears to be a scattered touches of inpaint to background. 7 inch horizonal line of inpaint extending slightly into the shadow and a very faint 7 inch horizontal line starting in shadow's shoulder extending across canvas. A small 1/8 inch fleck of loss under the mans right eye in correlation to horizontal scratch. A few small spots of inpaint in the figure's hand with gun and to the left of it. A few small touches of inpaint in the figures hair. Framed Dimensions 29 X 21.5 Inches
Lot Details
Signed lower right
Illustration House, Inc., New York, May 9, 1998, lot 141; Private collection.
Rafael Desoto (American, 1904-1992) A Taste for Murder, Black Mask magazine cover, November 1942 Oil on canvas 25 x 18 inches (63.5 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower right Property from the Sordoni Collection PROVENANCE: Illustration House, Inc., New York, May 9, 1998, lot 141; Private collection. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Glue Lined canvas. Under UV exam, there appears to be a scattered touches of inpaint to background. 7 inch horizonal line of inpaint extending slightly into the shadow and a very faint 7 inch horizontal line starting in shadow's shoulder extending across canvas. A small 1/8 inch fleck of loss under the mans right eye in correlation to horizontal scratch. A few small spots of inpaint in the figure's hand with gun and to the left of it. A few small touches of inpaint in the figures hair. Framed Dimensions 29 X 21.5 Inches
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