Lot 176
  • 176

Louis Bosa 1905-1981

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Louis Bosa
  • Blessing of the Fleet
  • signed Bosa and dated 1946, l.l.; titled Blessing of the Fleet on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 39 by 49 in.
  • 99 by 124.5 cm.

Provenance

Kleeman Galleries, New York

Exhibited

New York, Pepsi Cola Company's 4th Annual Art Competition and Exhibition, 1947 (won The $500 Award)
New York, The National Academy of Design, 121st Annual Exhibition, 1947
New York, The National Arts Club, Annual Exhibition, 1949

Condition

Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: a few scattered spots of restoration--along upper edge, at lower center and upper right
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