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Lot 184: Flying lemon

Est: £1,200 GBP - £1,800 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomSeptember 03, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Jan Verdoodt (Belgian, 1908-1980) Flying lemon signed 'Jan Verdoodt' (upper right) oil on canvas 27 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (69.8 x 65.4 cm.)

Dimensions

69.8 x 65.4 cm.

Artist or Maker

Notes

The Optimist "Life handed him a lemon, As Life sometimes will do. His friends looked on in pity, Assuming he was through. They came upon him later, Reclining in the shade In calm contentment, drinking A glass of lemonade” Clarence Edwin Flynn published in The Rotarian, November 1940, p. 62.

Auction Details

Out of The Ordinary

by
Christie's
September 03, 2014, 01:00 PM UTC

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK