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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 17, 2022 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Day Auction | 614 | $****** - ****** | aka Punch from the heavens |
paintings
61.3 x 91.4 cm (24.13 x 36 in)
oil on canvas
signed ERNIE BARNES (lower right)
Irma and Austin Kalish, Los Angeles (acquired directly from the artist in February 1977)
Acquired as a gift from the above in 2012 by present owner
Property Formerly from the Collection of Austin and Irma Kalish
Ernie Barnes
1938 - 2009
aka Punch from the heavens
signed ERNIE BARNES (lower right)
oil on canvas
24⅛ by 36 in.
61.3 by 91.4 cm.
Executed circa 1977.
This work is included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné prepared by the Ernie Barnes Estate.
