Palm Beach Modern Auctions
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Modern + Contemporary Art & Design

Sat, May 20, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 960

Large Tom Seghi Still Life Painting, Pair of Pears, 48"H

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,200

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Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Tom Seghi (1942-2011)
Marking(s); notes: signed, H23-2GP; 2003
Country of origin; materials: American; canvas, probably acrylic
Dimensions (H, W, D): 40"h, 48"w (work is not framed)
Additional Information: The larger-than-life fruit paintings - typically apples and pears - evolved from the abstract seascapes that Seghi began painting after his move to Miami, Florida. (source: https://inspicio.fiu.edu/) Provenance: Personal collection of Howard Russeck, Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Russeck has operated galleries in New York and Palm Beach for over forty years, specializing in paintings, sculpture, and major works on paper by 20th Century artists.

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Condition

very good, minor scuffs along bottom edge/corners