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Lot 2150: ROBERT J. PHILLIPS [AMERICAN B. 1946], OIL ON

Est: $1,400 USD - $2,800 USD
DuMouchellesDetroit, MI, USJuly 22, 2012

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ROBERT J. PHILLIPS [AMERICAN B. 1946], OIL ON CANVAS, 17" X 23": Girl Reading. Signed lower right and dated 1969 on back. 17 1/2" x 23 1/2". Gilt frame. Provenance: ex. Coll. Frederick M. Bayer, Emeritus Curator of the Smithsonian Institutions Museum of Natural History. A marine biologist specializing in soft corals, Bayer knew well Emperor of Japan Hirohito [himself a marine biologist]. Bayer was at the Smithsonian from 1947-1961 and again from 1975-1996 and was a world wide traveler and amassed an extensive art collection.

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Auction Details

Estate Jewellery, Fine Paintings & Asian Art

by
DuMouchelles
July 22, 2012, 12:00 PM EST

409 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48226, US