Palm Beach Modern Auctions
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Modern Art & Design

Sat, Feb 23, 2019 12:00PM EST
Lot 377

Large Murray Gaby Painting, Boxing Theme

Estimate: $300 - $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 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
Work is titled "The Knockdown." Murray Gaby was a boxer and fight manager, as well as an accomplished artist. Lot is accompanied by a copy of the purchase receipt and the Lifestyle page of "The Miami News" dated 1.19.1982 which includes an article about the artist and depicts what the consignor describes as the companion piece to the work offered here, produced several years earlier. Provenance: Artist | Private Collection, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Designer & Manufacturer: Murray Gaby (20th Century)
Markings: signed
Country of Origin & Materials: American; canvas
Dimensions(H,W,D): 59.25"h, 83.5"w; 62"h, 85"w frame

Condition

art: very good, some stretcher impressions; frame: very good