Lot 93
  • 93

Hughie Lee-Smith 1914 - 1999

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Hughie Lee-Smith
  • Poet
  • signed Lee-Smith, l.r.
  • oil on canvas
  • 12 by 16 in.
  • 30.5 by 40.7 cm.

Provenance

Mrs. J.R. Malone, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
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Catalogue Note

Two pages from an old scrapbook, which include articles about Lee-Smith and a short letter, dated 18 Sept. '63, from the artist to Mrs. Malone, former owner of the work, are included with the lot (although the note does not mention the present painting).