Lot 42
  • 42

William Robinson Leigh 1866 - 1955

Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description

  • William Robinson Leigh
  • Pickin' a Good One
  • signed W.R. Leigh (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 16 by 24 1/3 inches
  • (40.6 by 61.8 cm)

Provenance

J. W. Young, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. John L. Paxton, Fort Worth, Texas (sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, March 19-20, 1969, lot 26, illustrated (as Picking a Good One))
Mr. Ralph Nossiter (acquired from the above sale)
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1981
Acquired by the present owners from the above, 1981

Literature

Southwest Art, vol. 12, no. 5, October 1982, p. 16, illustrated

Condition

Very good condition, unlined. Under UV: no apparent inpainting or restoration.
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