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Tony DeLap 1927–2019

Untitled

1984
watercolor on graph paper 8¼ h × 11½ w in (21 × 29 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,134
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Signed, dated and inscribed to lower left ‘Paris 11.84 Tony DeLap’.
provenance: Janus Gallery, Los Angeles | Klein Gallery, Chicago | Private Collection

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I love the stories of card hustlers and card cheats and the way they would design and invent sleights-of-hand. There is no way in the world I would want to lead that kind of life, but I find it fascinating. I love the terminology, the slang, the technical information on how cards are palmed.

Tony DeLap

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