Sold for:
$1,200
$1,200
189. Spirit Painting. Indiana Pennsylvania, Bob Kline, ca. 1928. A blank canvas placed into the frame slowly develops into a painting of a thought-of celebrity. 52” high. Includes five blank canvases, shell, and two finished paintings: Lincoln and Washington. Method uses only one frame. Light wear to paint; good condition. Built by Kline for his own use. According to Bill King’s book “The Magical and Artistic Life of Bob Kline,” this prop was built with “parts…from a funeral hearse.” The paintings, “came from Thayer.”
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-10-26
