


Lot 153
Winold Reiss(1886-1953)Yellow Elk sight 28 x 22 in. framed 35 x 29 in.
7 November 2023, 13:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$25,600 inc. premium
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Winold Reiss (1886-1953)
Yellow Elk
signed with initials 'W.R.' (lower right)
mixed media on paper
sight 28 x 22 in.
framed 35 x 29 in.
Painted circa 1920.
signed with initials 'W.R.' (lower right)
mixed media on paper
sight 28 x 22 in.
framed 35 x 29 in.
Painted circa 1920.
Footnotes
Provenance
The artist.
Inger and Alfred Kurl, Venice, Florida, gifted from the above.
Mr. and Mrs. Ball, Venice, Florida, gifted from the above.
Joseph Camardo, Sarasota, Florida.
Lenz Fine Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Private collection, Seattle, Washington.
Literature
Jeffrey C. Stewart, Winold Reiss: An Illustrated Checklist of His Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., 1990, p. 98.
A copy of a letter dated May 23, 1988 from W. Tjark Reiss, son of the artist, accompanies the lot. He confirms that this is an early example of the artist's work, circa 1920.