[Original artworks] Metz, Lex (1913-1986). 30 original drawings Var. techniques and sizes, some signed. Incl. a few prints. Comprises a.o.: (1) 'Man with parts of a statue'. Drawing in pen and ink, grey wash, 22 x 32 cm, signed in pen, illegibly titled and dated 1952 in pencil. (2) "Karachi 1957". Drawing in col. chalk, 23.3 x 30.7 cm, titled and signed in pen. (3) 'Pointillist portrait of a man'. Gouache, 25 x 17.5 cm, dated 1940 in pencil. (4) 'Interior of a house'. Gouache, 35 x 27 cm, signed and illegibly dated and titled in black chalk. (5) 'Christ and other figures in a small boat'. Drawing in pen and black ink, 26 x 26 cm, signed in pen. Added: 9 larger pieces by Metz in var. mediums, incl. prints, drawings and watercolours. (total 39)

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