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Lot 28

Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)

5 October 2021, 13:00 EDT
New York

US$20,000 - US$30,000

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Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)

Guiding Light, 1979
Preparatory sketch, Graphite on paper
Signed lower right
Framed

This drawing was done by Muhammad Ali during the filming of Freedom Road in Natchez, Mississippi, 1978. It was one of several concept sketches done for the later screenprint of the same name. It is the largest known artwork done by Ali.

Exhibited: Muhammad Ali: World Premier Art Exhibition, Roseland Grand Ballroom, New York, January, 1979.
Provenance: From the Collection of Rodney Hilton Brown, formerly President of Hilton Fine Arts, Ltd., publisher of Muhammad Ali's limited edition silkscreen prints, 1978.




Frame: 29 x 37 in.

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