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Hermann Dudley Murphy (American, 1867-1945)
Elephants & Tulips
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Signed and inscribed with artist's cypher lower right: H. Dudley Murphy
Signed, titled, and inscribed with artist's cypher on the reverse: H. Dudley Murphy / Elephants & Tulips

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, New York;
Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts;
Private collection, Texas, acquired from the above, 1988;
Christie's, New York, September 28, 2010, lot 177;
Acquired by the present owner from the above.


Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000.

Condition Report*: Unlined canvas. A few tiny flakes of paint loss in the tulip second from right. Hairline craquelure visible in the vase and green leaves. Under UV exam, small spots of inpaint the uppermost tulip at center.
Framed Dimensions 37 X 32 Inches
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November
14th Friday 10:50 am CT
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14th Friday
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