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Selma Hortense Burke, 1900-1995, Embrace

Sold for $42,500 at Black Art Auction on Dec 4, 2021.

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Lot description

Selma Hortense Burke 1900-1995 Embrace 1971 carved black marble 21 inches high signed A copy of a photograph of the artist with Dr. Young and this sculpture accompany the lot; as does a polaroid taken by the artist, and with hand-written notes identifying the material. Provenance: the artist's estate to Dr. John Young (10/10/1999) thence by descent to Patric Ellholm, Sweden. Dr Young purchased the sculpture at a silent auction at the Brandywine Workshop to benefit the "Selma Burke Scholarship Fund". This work is also listed in the inventory of works in the Selma Burke Gallery. Copies of these receipts accompany the lot.

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