Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2509Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 15, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Dr. Charles J. Higley (Balston Spa, New York, 1894-1958)
Bogus Boys in 'MURDER AT MIDNIGHT.' Signed and dated "Higley '48" l.r., titled below. Oil on canvas, 16 x 28 1/4 in., in a period gessoed and painted wood frame. Condition: Three abrasions with paint loss u.c. and u.l.; accompanied by a painted cast zinc wall plaque depicting a profile portrait of "Bogus Boy," inscribed "Hig" l.r. Provenance: Family descent.
Estimate $300-500