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Lot 536
[PRISON / CHOLO ARTWORK]. Group of 31 Pencil or Ink Drawings, Finely Executed. [California: Avenal State Prison and Others, ca. 1980s-1990s].
Estimate: $200 - $400
Sold for
$375
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[PRISON / PAÑOS-STYLE]. Group of 31 Pencil or Ink Drawings, Finely Executed. [California: Avenal State Prison and Others, ca. 1980s-1990s]. Artwork on envelopes, plain paper, or repurposed file folders; most in pencil, 7 in ink, 6 in color. Sizes range from approximately 11 1/2 x 14 1/2" to 9 x 4". A handsome group of artwork, mainly from a single inmate to his wife and daughter (he had made 7 items for his daughter with his renderings of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - some in handmade card form). Included in this group are 6 Polaroids or snapshots, presumably of the inmate and his family.
Condition
Generally clean, the largest item, a used manilla envelope is soiled and worn with stamps and cancels. Generally fine.
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