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A Tradition of Collecting: Property from Cornelia Guest

Sat, Nov 14, 2015 11:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 15, 2015 11:00AM EST
Lot 272

RICHARD STONE REEVES (1919-2005): THE NASSAU DERBY, 1951

Estimate: $100 - $300
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Offset lithograph on wove paper, c. 1953, signed in pencil, with margins, from the signed edition of approximately 175, with labels from The Sporting Gallery and Bookshot, Inc., NY. 21 x 25 in. (sheet), 24 x 28 in. (frame).Note: A key on the reverse lists all of the figures in the scene. Known for his paintings of race horses, this is apparently the only image of a cock fight done by Reeves.