
Lot 28
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
5 October 2021, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$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.
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.