The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online
The Sleep of Reason Part II | A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online
The Sleep of Reason Part II: A Private Collection of Surrealist Art Online
LEON KELLY | BIRD OF WINTER OR WINTER BIRD
Lot Closed
November 18, 07:06 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
Lot Details
Description
LEON KELLY (1901 - 1982)
BIRD OF WINTER OR WINTER BIRD
Signed Kelly and dated 1945 (lower right); signed Leon Kelly, dated 1945, titled, inscribed 1/12/45 Barnegat Bay and inscribed extensively (on the verso)
Pen and ink on paper
8⅝ by 7¼ in. (21.9 by 18.4 cm)
Framed: 15¾ by 14½ in. (40 by 36.8 cm)
Executed on January 12, 1945 in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.
Julien Levy, New York
Jean Levy, New York (by descent from the above and sold by the estate: Tajan, Paris, April 21, 2005, lot 320)
Gallery of Surrealism, New York
Acquired from the above in 2005