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GUY PENE DU BOIS (American, 1884-1958)
Estimate:
$3,000 - $5,000
Sold
$1,600
Live Auction
Fall Fine & Decorative Arts | November 3
Category
Description
Portrait of Samuel Duff McCoy
oil on canvas
h. 24 w. 20 in.
overall: 30 x 26 in.
signed lower right, with Gerald Peters Gallery label on verso, in a modern frame
Samuel Duff McCoy (1882-1964) was an American investigative reporter who won the Pulitzer Prize for the New York World in 1922 with his investigation of the Florida penal system. Later in life, he was a novelist, biographer, and children's author who wrote under the penname 'Ellery Queen, Jr.'
oil on canvas
h. 24 w. 20 in.
overall: 30 x 26 in.
signed lower right, with Gerald Peters Gallery label on verso, in a modern frame
Samuel Duff McCoy (1882-1964) was an American investigative reporter who won the Pulitzer Prize for the New York World in 1922 with his investigation of the Florida penal system. Later in life, he was a novelist, biographer, and children's author who wrote under the penname 'Ellery Queen, Jr.'
Condition
recently relined and on a modern stretcher, UV reveals a few minor retouches, mostly below fingers and on shoulder
Provenance
Gerald Peters Gallery, NYC;
Purchased at the above by the current owner
