
Lot 33
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
5 October 2021, 13:00 EDT
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Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
Sting Like A Bee, 1979
Preparatory Sketch II, felt pen and acrylic on paper
Unsigned
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.
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.
Literature: BROWN, Rodney Hilton, Muhammad Ali: The Untold Story: Painter, Poet & Prophet, Fairhaven, MA: The War Museum Press, 2021, p. 61 (illus.)
Frame: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
Preparatory Sketch II, felt pen and acrylic on paper
Unsigned
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.
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.
Literature: BROWN, Rodney Hilton, Muhammad Ali: The Untold Story: Painter, Poet & Prophet, Fairhaven, MA: The War Museum Press, 2021, p. 61 (illus.)
Frame: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.