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GEORGE LOVETT KINGSLAND MORRIS (1905-1975)
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GEORGE LOVETT KINGSLAND MORRIS (1905-1975)
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signed 'Morris' (lower right)—signed again 'George LK Morris,' dated '1939' and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20 1⁄4 x 16 1⁄4 in. (51.4 x 41.2 cm.)
Painted in 1939.
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signed 'Morris' (lower right)—signed again 'George LK Morris,' dated '1939' and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20 1⁄4 x 16 1⁄4 in. (51.4 x 41.2 cm.)
Painted in 1939.
Provenance
The artist.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York.
Closson's Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, acquired from the above, 1973.
Private collection, Cincinnati, Ohio, acquired from the above, circa 1974.
Private collection, Cincinnati, Ohio, by descent, 1994.
Christie's, New York, 30 November 2006, lot 159, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York.
Closson's Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, acquired from the above, 1973.
Private collection, Cincinnati, Ohio, acquired from the above, circa 1974.
Private collection, Cincinnati, Ohio, by descent, 1994.
Christie's, New York, 30 November 2006, lot 159, sold by the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Literature
"Morris Painting Fetches $144,000 at Auction," Berkshire Eagle, December 28, 2006, illustrated.
"Berkshires Bohemians," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 17, 2008.
"Berkshires Bohemians," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 17, 2008.
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