Lot 789: Miklos Gaspar (American, 1885-1946) A Century of Progress International Exhibition, Chicago, Illinoi...

Name: Miklos Gaspar (American, 1885-1946) A Century of Progress International Exhibition, Chicago, Illinoi...
Brand: Skinner
SKU: b581356010

Est: $750 USD - $1,500 USDSold:

SkinnerBolton, MA, USFebruary 26, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Miklos Gaspar (American, 1885-1946)

A Century of Progress International Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, 1933
Signed and dated "M. Gaspar/1933" l.r., inscribed and stamped "...SHIP...
AUTHENTIFICATION GROH [sic] ASSOCIATES FOR THE COMMITTEE/Edward T.Grigware/R.F. INGERLE" on the reverse.
Oil on board, 21 3/4 x 27 in., framed.
Condition: Surface grime, craquelure.
N.B. Gaspar studied at the Art Academy and the Industrial Art School of Budapest, Hungary, under Korosfoi Kriesh Aladar and Ujvary Ignacz. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 21, settling in Illinois. He worked as a muralist in Springfield and Chicago, completing forty murals depicting the Century of Progress.

Artist or Maker

Miklós Gáspár

Auction Details

Discovery, featuring Country Americana

Skinner

February 26, 2009, 10:00 AM EST

357 Main Street, Bolton, MA, 01740, US

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