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Randall Davey
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Randall Davey
- Hialeah, Going to the Post
- signed Randall Davey (lower right); dated 1936 (on the reverse)
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 40 in.
- 76 by 101.5 cm
- Painted in 1936
Provenance
National Audubon Society (sold: Christie's, Audubon Randall Davey Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Randall Davey: 100 Works, July 2, 1985, no. 54, illustrated in color)
Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan (acquired at the above sale; sold: Sotheby's New York, December 3, 1998, lot 134)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan (acquired at the above sale; sold: Sotheby's New York, December 3, 1998, lot 134)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Santa Fe, Museum of Fine Arts; Midland, Texas, Museum of the Southwest; Louisville, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Randall Davey, Artist/ Bon Vivant: A Retrospective Exhibition, December, 1984-May, 1985, no. 16, illustrated
Condition
CAnvas is not lined. SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Hialeh Park, located along the Everglades in Hialeah, Florida, opened in 1925 and was the first U.S. park with a grass racetrack. Davey, an outgoing and energetic man, loved horses and horse racing.