Daniel J. Farrell (American, Early 20th Century) Jack Dempsey/Louis Firpo Fight

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Daniel J. Farrell (American, Early 20th Century)

Jack Dempsey/Louis Firpo Fight
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed "By Daniel J. Farrell, March 10, 1928."
Watercolor and pen and ink on paper, 20 x 27 3/4 in., matted and framed.
Condition: Stains, foxing, fading to red pigment, not examined out of frame.

Note: This famous boxing match was a challenge by Argentinian Louis Firpo to Jack Dempsey's heavyweight crown. The fight has been referenced in popular culture since it occurred, and is notably depicted in George Bellows' masterpiece Firpo Sending Dempsey Outside the Ring (Whitney Museum of Art),a reference to a powerful punch that sent Dempsey through the ropes.
Estimate $600-800


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