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Lot 328

PIATEK, Frank (American, 1944 - 2026). Group of Preliminary and Adolescent Works and a Scrapbook.

Estimate: $150 - $250
Current Bid
$80

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PIATEK, Frank (American, 1944 - 2026). Group of Preliminary and Adolescent Works and a Scrapbook. Circa 1960s-70s. Lot includes:

1) A notebook, dated July 27 - Aug - 1968 on inside, filled with ink sketches (a few with watercolor), jottings, and postcards (the notebook appears to have been filled during a trip to Italy).

2) Eleven juvenile drawings or paintings by Piatek, loosely held together in a portfolio, most signed lower right, some with Art Institute of Chicago stamps.

3) Folder with abstract drawing and a watercolor, a pencil sketch, and various papers. 

Size 19 x 16" and smaller.

Condition

Notebook with tape over covers, some scrapbook elements loose; various corner creases. 

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