Advance Bid Deadline: November 13, 2013 7:00 PM (E.S.T) 4:00 PM (P.S.T.) 0000 hr (London) 0100 hr (Continent)
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(updated Sat Nov 23 21:14:56 2013 E.S.T.)

Auction Lot No. 265

Bidding:
REID, ROBERT L. American 1862-1929
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    "self-portrait"
    pencil on paper, annotated lower left, 'Feb. 22-27', 1927, , ,

  • Condition: In very good condition with some toning to the paper.
  • Sheet: 9 1/2 by 7 1/2 in. (23 x 18 cm.)
  • Provenance: By descent from the artist.
  • Framing: Sold framed
  • Note: This self portrait was done after the artist suffered a stroke and could no longer use his right hand as he had done throughout his career. Instead he drew the self-portrait with his left hand.
    For additional notes on the provenance, see other entries for Reid.
    Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Reid studied at various art schools including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts school, the Art Student's League in New York, and the Academie Julian in Paris, with Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre. He was one of the founding members of the Ten American Painters and his art is in many permanent collections including, but not limited to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Art Museum of Detroit, Michigan, and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Estimates*
US $
Euro
UK pound
Swiss Fr
1800-2500
1494-2075
1224-1700
1764-2450

* Estimates do not include 25% buyer's premium (see Terms and Conditions). NR means no reserve (minimum bid $50 unless otherwise posted). Estimates in other currencies based on conversion rates of Euro: 0.83 , British Pound 0.68, Swiss Fr 0.98. All conversion values are approximate with the final cost determined in dollars.
workcode: rf-1506z-02