Live Auction 14406Interiors
George Deem (American, B. 1932)
Lot 378 Property of an Important Private Collector

George Deem (American, B. 1932)

Frans Hals postcard series

Closed12 April 2017

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GBP 4,750

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George Deem (American, B. 1932)
Frans Hals postcard series
signed, inscribed and dated 'George Deem/September, 1964/"Frans Hals:/post card series" '(on the reverse)
oil on canvas, unframed
72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm.)

with Allan Stone Gallery, New York, where purchased by the present owner circa 1963.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 30 June 2004, lot 102, where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

Post-modern before the term was invented, George Deem's art involves the re-presentation of art-historical masterpieces. "His is an art of wit and quiet virtuosity, presenting us with the familiar in an unfamiliar context", (R. Upshaw, Art in America, July 2000).