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April 27, 2024 Live Auction

Sat, Apr 27, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 231

Ray Ellis Daufuskie Island Lowcountry Watercolor Ptg

Estimate: $600 - $1,000

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Ellis, Ray George (American, 1921-2013), Daufuskie Island, South Carolina Lowcountry, 1979, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, 21 x 32 inches, matted and framed 30 x 42 inches. Provenance: The Red Piano Art Gallery, South Carolina. Ellis was born in Philadelphia and attended the famed Philadelphia Museum School of Art. His first one-man show was held in 1947 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 2004, the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia honored the depth and breadth of Ellis' career with a major traveling exhibition titled Ray Ellis in Retrospect: A Painter's Journey. He was subsequently awarded the Salmagundi Club's Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. In 2013, Ellis collaborated with CK Wolfson on Painting a Life: Ray Ellis An Artist Seen Through His Work. The biography was published posthumously in 2014. Ellis is represented in fine galleries across the country. His works have been exhibited in U.S. Embassies in Geneva, Vienna and London. Ray Ellis paintings are in the permanent collections of the White House, museums across the country and private collections worldwide.

Condition

In seemingly good condition, unexamined outside of the frame. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .

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