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Lot 1659

Charles R. Knight

Estimate: $800 - $1,000

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(New York, 1874-1953)

Alligator, signed and inscribed "Chas R knight, Florida, 1898", graphite on board, 5 x 15-1/2 in.; modern frame, 10-1/4 x 21-1/4 in.

Provenance: The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, South CarolinaNote:

A sculptor, illustrator and paloeartist, Knight is best known for his renditions of prehistoric life in the "Halls of Man" at New York's Museum of Natural History. As a result of the attention he received for this work he was commissioned for murals throughout the country, and illustrated numerous books focused on dinosaurs and the natural world.

Condition

paper somewhat browned, some surface abrasion and crease in tail

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