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LILY CUSHING (American, 1909-1969)
Estimate:
$1,000 - $1,500
Passed
Live Auction
Spring Estates | March 21
Category
Description
Mexican Girl
mixed media on paper
h. 19 w. 10-3/4 in.
overall: 23-1/2 x 15-1/4 in. (frame)
No apparent signature, with old Hirschl & Adler Galleries inventory labels ('APG 2662 D') on the back of the sheet and the frame, framed Exhibited: Lily Cushing (1909-1969): A Retrospective View, 1972, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Cushing was a popular artist among New York's Upper Crust in the 1960s, with works in the private collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Rockefeller, Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. John Hay
Condition
some spots of foxing in the hair, two light scratches in upper right margin, otherwise excellent
Provenance
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York; Mrs. Sherman Pratt, acquired from above, 1972; Descended through the family to the current owner.
