Sold for:
$3,075
$3,075
Tom Lovell (American, 1909-1997) The Little King of Beaver Island Signed "TOM LOVELL" l. l., dated "1954" and with the artist's address stamp on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 16 1/2 x 33 3/8 in. (41.8 x 84.8 cm), framed. Condition: Minor surface grime. N.B. The painting was created for an illustration in a 1954 issue of True: The Man's Magazine . The consignor reports that this work is an illustration of very early Mormon history, depicting James Jesse Strang, a Mormon priest, being arrested for trying to set up a separate state on an island in Lake Michigan.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-09-11
