Wunderkammer: The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection
Sat, Feb 1, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 258
Circus Busch / Eldid der Teufelsfahrer in der Luft [The Dev...
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Circus Busch / Eldid der Teufelsfahrer in der Luft [The Devil Rider in the Air]. Hamburg: Adolph Friedl?nder, ca. [1929]. No. 8535. Color stone lithograph depicting the ?devil rider" Eldid, ?Die letzte amerikanische Sensation [the last American Sensation]", jumping his bicycle from a platform balanced on the hand of a giant skeleton in a red cloak, towering above the blue clouds in a city. 28 x 37 ?". Linen backed. Expertly repaired with inpainting to original folds and several areas. Closed marginal tears and restorations. Light toning and discoloration along folds and perimeter. A-.
