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Lot 307

Ben Shahn, American 1898–1969 - My True Love Hath My Heart; gouache, ink and gouache on paper,...

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Lot 307

Ben Shahn, 
American 1898–1969 - 
My True Love Hath My Heart; 
gouache, ink and gouache on paper,...

Price Realised: £6,035

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 307

Description

Ben Shahn, 
American 1898–1969 - 

My True Love Hath My Heart; 

gouache, ink and gouache on paper, signed lower right 'Ben Shahn', 18.8 x 31.6 cm 

Provenance: 
with Kennedy Galleries, New York, stock no.BSZ# 877 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); 
Dr John & Mary Esther O'Driscoll, Kildare, Ireland; 
thence by descent to the present owners

Note: 
the reverse is inscribed with the words of the Sonnet 'My True Love Hath My Heart' by Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), one of the most prominent and beloved figures in the Elizabethan court. Ben Shahn illustrated and provided calligraphy for 'Love Sonnets. Selected and with notes' edited by Louis Untermeyer in 1964, a selection of love sonnets written by seventeen poets between 1265 and 1964, also including pieces by William Shakespeare,  John Keats and Christina Rossetti. 

Kennedy Galleries held exhibitions of the artist's work in 1968 and 1969. 

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

VAT
VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

Export of goods

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