Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern + Contemporary Art & Design, Fall 2021

Sat, Nov 6, 2021 12:00PM EDT
Lot 201

Howard Finster Painting

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Howard Finster (1916-2001)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); 1990
Country of origin; materials: American; painted wood
Dimensions (H, W, D): 7.75"h, 10.75"w; 9.75"h, 12.5"w frame
Additional Information: "I’m not here to live a normal life. ?I’m sent here on a mission. I was fore-predestinated for this planet. Just like Henry Ford." ~ Rev. Howard Finster to Liza Kerwin.

Provenance: Collection of the late Denis Jacobs, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Born in Johannesburg, Mr. Jacobs was an architect and interior designer. He lived in London, Zurich and New York before making his home in South Florida in the 1970s. In addition to a number of commercial projects, he designed homes for an international clientele, notably in South Africa, Panama and Florida. He loved entertaining and attending classical music concerts, and traveled to over 120 countries and every continent with his longtime soulmate and husband.

Quote: Liza Kirwin ?"Appreciation: The Reverend Howard Finster, the Last Red Light before the Apocalypse." American Art journal 16, no. 2, as referenced by the Smithsonian Institute.

Fall 2021 Auction Series
Saturday, November 6th: Modern + Contemporary Art & Design (Session I)
Saturday, November 6th: Editions & Photography (Session II)
Sunday, November 7th: Branded Luxury & The Henry Torres Collection (Session III)

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Condition

very good, some minor wear to edges (condition of art only) (Note: Condition of outsider and naive-style art is described in a general way per visual inspection, with the expectation that many, if not all, imperfections are expected and inherent to salvaged materials incorporated into such works.)

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