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Sun, Mar 15, 2026 01:00PM EDT
Lot 143

Josef Presser (1907-1967) Gouache Watercolor "Sleeping Muses" Framed Work

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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  • Josef Presser (1907-1967) Gouache Watercolor "Sleeping Muses" Framed Work
  • Intimate and emotionally charged, this expressive work by Josef Presser depicts reclining figures woven together through bold outlines and layered color, where gestural marks and saturated tones evoke rest, vulnerability, and modernist introspection.
  • Excellent condition. Age related wear.
  • Frame is 19" by 21 1/2".

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