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Ruth Chaney, Modern Ruins, circa 1936-38.

Sold for $1,270 at Swann Auction Galleries on Jan 29, 2026.

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Lot description

Ruth Chaney (1908-1973) Modern Ruins. Color lithograph, circa 1936-38. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Published by the Federal Art Project, WPA, New York, with the ink stamp, lower left. With a WPA Federal Art Project Exhibitions Department label, verso.

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