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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Jan 11, 2024
(British, 1864–1937)
Sir Joseph Duveen, Baronet (1861-1939) seated in a chair and holding a cigar, signed lower left "Harrington Mann/1921", oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 49-5/8 x 39-1/2 x 4 in.
Provenance: Leah's Gallery, New York City, New York, purchased in 2003 for $4,500. (accompanied by original receipt); Collection of David Bahlman and Howard Klosterman
Note: A fabled art dealer and cigar lover, Joseph Duveen handled many important works of art for clients that included Henry Frick, William Randolph Hearst, Henry Huntington, Samuel Kress, Andrew Mellon, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller Sr., and other illuminate. Many of these works of art can be seen in the core collections of American museums.
original stretcher and tacking edge, small abrasion lower right; frame with abrasions
Leah's Gallery, New York City, New York, purchased in 2003 for $4,500. (accompanied by original receipt); Collection of David Bahlman and Howard Klosterman
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