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The Golden Age of Magic Posters • The Nielsen Collection Part II

Sat, Feb 4, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Feb 5, 2017 11:00AM EST
Lot 250

VON ARX (CHARLES NICOL). Von Arx. Levitation.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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St. Paul: Standard Litho., ca. 1919. Striking full-length portrait of the Illinois-born magician and brother of Nicola performing the levitation illusion while Mephistopheles looks over his shoulder and whispers in his ear. A turban-clad man bows in front of the magician and a Moorish scene fills the background. 19 ½ x 27". Significant over-coloring in margins and through image, especially at old folds; B-.

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