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THBGile Steele (American 1908-1952)
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121 Jordan Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
United States
Fine Estate is a boutique auction house in Marin County, California. We offer an eclectic array of personal property for auction including fine art, collectibles, furniture, fine jewelry, silver, coins, Asian works of art and decorative art. As our primary source for property is from prominent Bay A...Read more
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About Auction
LiveSep 24, 2023
Margaret Keane, Duke and Friend, 1971 Fine Estate, Inc. info@finesf.com
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- Lot Description
Gile Steele (American 1908-1952)
Oil on canvas 'Study of Los Angeles' Chinatown back street'.
Signed, dated 1928 upper right.
12 1/2in. x 10 1/2in.
Framed 15 1/2in. x 13 12in.
Gile Steele is known as a Hollywood Costume Designer, Many of his Costume sketches have been sold at auction, very few of his paintings.
The offered lot, painted when he was 20 years old depicts a moody image of LA's Chinatown.
He designed for the Norma Shearer film Marie Antoinette, Pride and Prejudice, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (both 1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Madame Curie (1943). He won the Oscar for The Heiress in 1949 and Samson and Delilah in 1950. He died abruptly in 1952 at the age of 44.Condition
Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. Absence of a condition statement does not imply the lot is in perfect or working condition. Please contact the gallery directly to request a condition report or additional images. Condition requests received after 5pm the day before the auction are not guaranteed a response. Thank you.
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