STEELE SAVAGE (American d.1970). The Squares of the City, paperback cover, 1965. Gouache on board. 14 x 8 in.. Signed lo...

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STEELE SAVAGE (American d.1970)
The Squares of the City, paperback cover, 1965
Gouache on board
14 x 8 in.
Signed lower right
This piece was used as the cover for the cover of John Brunner's novel, The Squares of the City, Ballantine Books, 1965, based on an actual chess match (played for the world championship between American master William Steinitz and Russian master Mikhail Ivanovich Tchigorin). From the Frank Collection.

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