Premier Auction
Sat, Jul 20, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1246
John William Reilly
Estimate: $600 - $900
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(Pennsylvania, 20th century)Portrait of an Older Man in a Cafe, signed bottom middle "John William Reilly" faintly, oil on canvas, 48 x 30 in.; original parcel gilt wood frame, 56-3/8 x 38-1/2 in.Note:Exhibited: Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, New York City, New York (label verso)A frame plaque states that this painting won the 1957 Isaac N. Maynard Prize, 132nd Annual Exhibition of the National Academy of Design for the best portrait. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Another painting, King II, is purported to have won the 161st Annual 1966 Lippincott Prize. He appears to be a fine artist who has fallen into obscurity., Provenance: Doyle New York; July 13, 2005, lot 1023; Private Collection, North Carolina
dirt layer, original stretcher and tacking edge; frame with abrasions
