20th/21st Century Art

April 2328, 2022
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LOT 45

Lot 45

Dean Ellis (1922-2009)

Dean Ellis (1922-2009)
Lot 45 Details
Dean Ellis (1922-2009), American

SPANISH CHURCH AT NIGHT WITH WEATHER VANE, 1951

Oil on canvas; signed and dated 1951 lower right.
14 ins x 18 ins; 35.6 cms x 45.7 cms

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $480
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Dean Ellis (1922-2009)
  • Dean Ellis (1922-2009)
  • Dean Ellis (1922-2009)
  • Dean Ellis (1922-2009)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

Note:

Dean Ellis was born in Detroit, Michigan and studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1939 to 1942 and with Karl Zerbe at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts from 1946 to 1947. After WWII, Ellis worked as an illustrator in Cleveland, Ohio while developing a reputation as a painter. In 1950, Life magazine included him among 19 of the most promising American painters. Settling in New York in 1956, Ellis was awarded a fellowship for work at the McDowell Colony and his work is represented in many public collections. Ellis has also designed stamps for the United States Postal Service.

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