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Lot 44

'Alastair' (Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt), German 1887-1969 - Embracing couple; 

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Lot 44

'Alastair' (Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt), 
German 1887-1969 - 
Embracing couple; 

Starting Bid: £550

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

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Lot 44

Description

'Alastair' (Hans Henning Otto Harry Baron von Voigt), 
German 1887-1969 - 

Embracing couple; 

gouache and ink on paper, 27.5 x 25.8 cm (ARR) 

Provenance: 
The Estate of Jill and Michael Barrington 

Note: 
Alastair's work found international fame following the publication of his illustrations to Oscar Wilde's 'The Sphinx' in 1920 and shares an affinity with his contemporaries Aubrey Beardsley, Harry Clarke and Sidney Herbert Sime. 

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