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Lot 181: Thornton Oakley (1881-1953)

Est: $5,000 USD - $8,000 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 06, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Thornton Oakley (1881-1953)
Man-Made Lightening
signed 'T. Oakley' (lower right)
watercolor, gouache and charcoal on board
40 x 28¾ in. (101.6 x 73 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Literature

National Geographic magazine, December 1945, p. 739, fig. III.

Provenance

Commissioned by the National Geographic Society.

Auction Details

The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration

by
Christie's
December 06, 2012, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US