Live Auction 10639Christie's Interiors
Paul Georges Klein (French, 1909-1994)
Lot 80

Paul Georges Klein (French, 1909-1994)

King Oliver's Orchestra

Closed24 February 2015

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GBP 2,500

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Paul Georges Klein (French, 1909-1994)
King Oliver's Orchestra
signed 'Paul. G. Klein' (upper left) and signed, inscribed and dated 'KING OLIVER'S ORCHESTRA,1985/STORYVILLE/-/PAUL.
G. KLEIN' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 ½ x 63 ¾ in. (130.7 x 162 cm.)

Specialist note

Joseph Nathan Oliver (1881 – 1938) better known as 'King Oliver' was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. In the 1910s and 1920s Oliver played and lead in brass and dance bands in New Orleans' red-light district - an area which came to be known as 'Storyville'.