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William Ward Beecher (AMERICAN, 1921-2006)

Sold for $850 at Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers on May 15, 2021.

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WILLIAM WARD BEECHER (AMERICAN, 1921-2006) Atomicomment Oil on board, signed lower right. Surrealist landscape scene depicting a ball-jointed figure cast in celestial spotlight, elusions of alternate planes; cloth and gilt wood frame. Title inscribed to verso of board with the following "Into the midst of the obviousness of our lives - has come a key - to open a door - a passage, feebly lighted as yet - lies on the other side - which leads to perhaps a better equipped "theatre" - or oblivion. W.B. '48" Sight: 16" height, 19.5" width; frame: 24.5" height, 28.25" width

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