$8,000
Belfast: David Allen & Sons, ca. 1905. Half-sheet color lithograph the American stage magician Annie Abbott. The poster reads, "Can you Lift Her? Twenty Men Try It Every Night and Fail." 20 x 30". Over painting and chipping throughout; B. Uncommon. Capitalizing on the sensation caused by Lulu Hurst ("The Georgia Wonder"), Annie Abbott rose to prominence in the early twentieth century with an act almost identical to Hurst's. As advertised on this uncommon lithograph, Abbott demonstrated an incomprehensible ability to resist the strength of many men from her audiences, who tried to push, pull, and lift her from where she stood on stage. Despite their might, Abbott remained solidly in place, as if held to the stage by a giant unseen magnet.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-02-04
