Sold for:
$1,500
$1,500
ROBERT J. PHILLIPS (AMERICAN B. 1946), OIL ON CANVAS, 9" X 11":Girl leaning on table, seated with tulips. Signed lower right and on verso; 9 1/2" x 11 1/2"; framed. Provenance: ex. Coll. Frederick M. Bayer, Emeritus Curator of the Smithsonian Institutions Museum of Natural History. A marine biologist specializing in soft corals, Bayer knew well Emperor of Japan Hirohito (himself a marine biologist). Bayer was at the Smithsonian from 1947-1961 and again from 1975-1996 and was a world wide traveler and amassed an extensive art collection.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2012-05-20
