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Elliot Orr (MA,FL,1904-1997) oil painting

Sold for $50 at Broward Auction Gallery LLC on May 24, 2026.

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ARTIST: Elliot Orr (Massachusetts, Florida, 1904 - 1997) NAME: Mexican Fruit Seller YEAR: 1950 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 10 x 12 inches / 25 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 14 x 16 inches / 35 x 40 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120554 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Elliot Orr was born in Flushing, New York in 1904. He studied at Grand Central Art School with Charles Hawthorne and moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1925. He studied with George Luks in 1927.Orr was included in the exhibitions "Romantic Painting in America" at the Museum of Modern Art in 1943, and "Painting in the US" at the Carnegie Institute.In 1977, he moved to Naples, Florida, where he was the subject of a retrospective exhibition held at Harmon-Meek Gallery in Naples.Submitted January 2004 by Pat McCormick, Acting Registrar, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.

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