Red and Black print
28 August 2020
Description

I don't have much more info other than the picture. Dimensions are 15x11 inches

Provenance

unknown

Acquired from
Other
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 1 day
By Sara S
Aug 29, 01:18 UTC
Fair Market Value
$100 - $500 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Dear Julian,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry. So that I may best assist you, can you please upload an images of the signature to the lower corner?

Thank you.

Julian kovalsky Aug 30, 03:43 UTC

Uploaded the image requested.

Sara s Aug 30, 20:01 UTC

Thank you Julian,

Unfortunately, I was unable to firmly attribute the work to an artist. I ran an extensive reserve image search on both the print and the signature and receive no hits. Although it does happen from time to time with prints, it is very rare. This leads me to believe the print is likely a proof or trial impression.

At this time, a fair market value estimate of $100 - 500 would be placed on this print. The estimate provided is based on recent auction estimates and results of abstract and modern lithographic prints, dating to the mid to late 20th century. These records range in artist attribution and edition size.

I am sorry for my lack of information. I will continue to ran searched on this print and reach out to a few colleagues outside of Mearto for opinion. I will comment on this thread if any further information is collected. Thank you and please take care.

Julian kovalsky Oct 04, 22:58 UTC

I found the artist name. Peter Bodner. The print is untitled. Does that provide better information?

Sara s Oct 05, 23:23 UTC

Hello Julian. That is amazing! Peter Bodnar is a listed artist, born in Czechoslovakia in 1928. Now retired, he was an art professor at The University of Illinois, Urbana and is based on Chicago. He does not have a lot of auction records but his work been auctions at Sotheby's. In recent years, some of his prints have been seen on the block at regional auction houses (not this print, as of now). The auction estimates for lithographs by Bodnar fall in the $100 - 300 range. Therefore the original estimate provide remains the same. Thank you for the find!

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