Live Auction 2318Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Christie’s roundel
Lot 141

Winslow Homer (1836-1910)

Tenth Commandment

Closed20 May 2010

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Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
Tenth Commandment
signed and dated 'Winslow Homer/Homer./1870' (lower left)--inscribed 'Good Lord Help us to Keep/His Law' (lower center)
pencil on paper
12 x 9½ in. (30.5 x 24.1 cm.)

Victor Spark, New York, circa 1960.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1960s.

Specialist note

This drawing is a study for the woodcut that was the cover of the March 12, 1870 issue of Harper's Weekly. A cover of this magazine accompanies this lot.