Sold for $15,000

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Orville Bulman

(American, 1904–1978)

Á ce qu’il paraît

, 1957

oil on canvas

signed Bulman (lower right); titled and dated (verso)

20 1/4 x 18 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Property from the Estate of E.H. Chapman, Palm Beach, Florida

Provenance:
The Artist
Private Collection, acquired directly from the Artist
Thence by descent to the present owner

Lot note:
According to the present owner, when her father purchased the painting from Bulman, he asked that the artist add the two boys on the balcony stealing fruit from the woman's basket balanced on her head.

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