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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II

Sat, Oct 26, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 40

LYLE, Cecil (Cecil Cohen, 1889 – 1955). The Great Lyle. [Fi...

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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LYLE, Cecil (Cecil Cohen, 1889 ? 1955). The Great Lyle. [Find the Lady]. British, late 1930s. Horizontal one-sheet stone lithograph shows Lyle?s rendition of the Amac illusion known as Find the Lady; a woman hides behind one of three enormous cards hanging from a batten above the stage. The cards are mixed, yet no one can find the lady. 40 x 30?. Linen backed. Restoration across old central folds and in margins; B+/B. RARE; one of a handful known.