Bidspirit auction | Chuck Oberstein Clown Lithograph Prints

Chuck Oberstein Clown Lithograph Prints - 16x12 A collection of twelve offset lithographic prints by artist Chuck Oberstein, published in 1979 by Scafa-Tornabene Art Publishing Co., Inc. The lot contains six copies of two distinct clown portraits. The first subject is a sad hobo-style clown wearing a black bowler hat, blue coat, and red polka-dot scarf. The second subject is a smiling white-face clown with orange hair, a small red hat, and a large red polka-dot bow tie. These works are printed on textured paper with a yellow-toned background designed to resemble canvas. Each print features the artist's printed signature, Oberstein, in the lower right. The lower left margin of the sad clown prints is inscribed ? 1979 SCAFA-TORNABENE ART PUBL. CO., INC., N.Y. NO. 79-3740. The happy clown prints are marked ? 1979 Scafa-Tornabene Art Publishing Co., Inc., N.Y. No. 79-3742. All sheets bear the mark LITHO IN U.S.A. at the lower right.