19th – 21st Century International Art

February 2328, 2019
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LOT 68

Lot 68

Paul Brooks Davis (1938- )

Paul Brooks Davis (1938- )
Lot 68 Details
Paul Brooks Davis (1938- ), American

SCENE FROM "OPERATION SIDEWINDER", CIRCA 1969-1970

Oil or egg tempera on "Number 80" Bainbridge Board, New York; signed "Paul Davis" lower right
19.25 x 15 in — 48.9 x 38.1 cm

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $480
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Paul Brooks Davis (1938- )
  • Paul Brooks Davis (1938- )
  • Paul Brooks Davis (1938- )
  • Paul Brooks Davis (1938- )
Provenance:

Private Collection of Don Obe, Toronto, friend of Tom Hedley, former editor of Esquire Magazine;
By descent to his sister-in-law, Toronto in 2014

Literature:

This work was executed to illustrate the article by Sam Shepard "Operation Sidewinder" in the May 1969 issue of "Esquire" magazine, illustrated in colour, full page, opposite p. 152. Visit this link to the: "Esquire" magazine archives for the May 1969 issue, showing the image: https://classic.esquire.com/article/1969/5/1/operation-sidewinder

See the online comprehensive online article about Tom Hedley at Esquire: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/32757217/recovering-the-peculiar-life-and-times-of-tom-hedley-and-of-ialjs. The article includes several paragraphs about the consignor's late brother-in-law Don Obe and his connection to Tom Hedley, p. 82

Note:

Illustrating a play by Sam Shepard, "Operation Sidewinder", circa 1969-1970.


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