American Works of Art
Property of various owners
Eldridge Ayer Burbank (American, 1858-1949)
Animals of the San Francisco Zoo, 1943 (group of 10)
each signed and dated 'E.A. Burbank 1943' (lower right) and titled (on the reverse); exception: sixth is not dated, fifth is signed and dated (lower left) and seventh is dated (lower left)
each graphite on paper
each signed and dated 'E.A. Burbank 1943' (lower right) and titled (on the reverse); exception: sixth is not dated, fifth is signed and dated (lower left) and seventh is dated (lower left)
each graphite on paper
Sold for
US$ 937
inc. premium
Footnotes
- These drawings were commissioned by the Stanford publisher James Ladd Delkin (1898-1992), who planned a book on the animals of the San Francisco Zoo. The book was never published.
Malayan Tapir: 7 x 11 1/2in
Orangutan: 7 x 11 1/2in
Black Bear: 7 x 11 1/4in
Barbary Ape: 11 3/4 x 6 3/4in
American Elk: 7 1/2 x 11 1/4in
Baboon: 7 x 11 1/2in
Polar Bear: 7 3/4 x 11 1/4in
Bengal Tiger: 7 x 11 1/2in
Nubian Lion: 11 1/2 x 7in
Macaw: 11 1/4 x 7in
Category: Fine Art / California and Western Paintings
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