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January 21, 2021
LX: First Light
Lot 77
  1. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  2. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  3. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  4. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  5. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  1. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  2. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  3. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  4. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
  5. Birney Lettick - The Fatal Gift
Lot 77
Birney Lettick
American (1919-1986)
The Fatal Gift
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
28 x 19 inches
Signature
signed lower right

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $2,730
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information
frame dimensions: 34 x 24 3/4 x 3/4 inches, painted wood frame
Provenance
from a private Alpine, New Jersey collection
Graham Gallery, gallery label verso
Condition
very good condition, scattered craquelure, would benefit from a cleaning
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  32. Image for Lot Robert Bliss - Meadow 30
  33. Image for Lot Robert Bliss - Richard Schrack 31
  34. Image for Lot Robert Bliss - Shoreline 32
  35. Image for Lot Robert Bliss - Waterfront Vertical #1 33
  36. Image for Lot Lloyd Sexton, Jr. - Kamuela, Hawaii 34
  37. Image for Lot John William Hill - Lake George with a Canoe 34.1A
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  40. Image for Lot Hudson River School - View of Rogers Slide, Lake George 36.1A
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  44. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Nude man running) 39
  45. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Joan 40
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  48. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Bathing Nude 43
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  71. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Portrait of a young girl) 65
  72. Image for Lot Wade Reynolds - Smile 66
  73. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Man with glasses and hat) 67
  74. Image for Lot Unknown Artist - Untitled (Woman with red lips) 68
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