Live Auction 16797Outsider and Vernacular Art
William Hawkins (1895-1990)
Lot 1035 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION

William Hawkins (1895-1990)

Last Supper #3, circa 1984

Closed18 January 2019

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USD 37,500

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William Hawkins (1895-1990)
Last Supper #3, circa 1984
signed William L. Hawkins along lower edge
enamel on board
38 ¾ x 47 ½ in.

Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York
Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallage, New York
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 1995, lot 1864

Specialist note

Renowned self-taught artist William Hawkins is known for his graphic, large-scale images depicting animals, architecture, religious scenes and historic events. Last Supper #3 is one of nine known Last Supper paintings created by the artist. The rest of this important series was included in the recent retrospective William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography; the present work reemerged after the opening of this exhibition.