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Lot 1116

Alan Campbell

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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(Georgia, b. 1950)Two paintings of penguins: Emperors, 1988, signed lower right "Alan Campbell", also inscribed verso, watercolor on Arches paper, 15 x 22 in. (sheet); silver metal sectional frame, 20-1/4 x 30-1/4 in.; Emperor Study, signed lower right, watercolor on Arches paper, 15 x 22-1/2 (sheet); silver metal sectional frameNote: (Emperors) Exhibited: McMurdo Station, Antarctica, January 1988; Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand, February, 1988; U.S. Embassy, Wellington, New Zealand, March, 1988; Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand, April, 1988; "Antarctica - Images from a Frozen Continent", Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, Georgia, August 25 - September 25, 1988; Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia, October 17 - December 12, 1988; Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, December 29, 1988  - January 29; Addison-Ripley Gallery, February - March, 1989., Provenance: Property from the Collection of the Late Parker B. Poe, Thomasville, Georgia, now the Property of the Thomasville Center for the Arts

Condition

both hinged to backing with archival corners, Emperors in good condition, Emperor Study with color swatch tests and notes in the margins not visible under mat (see photos), slight surface grime; both