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Frank Schoonover (1877-1972) 34 x 38 inches
Lot 279

Frank Schoonover (1877-1972) 34 x 38 inches

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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Artist: Frank Schoonover; Title: Kill Me Now; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 34 x 38 inches; Signed: Signed and dated 32 lower right; Framed/Base: 40 x 44 inches

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This lot's overall appearance is Good. This piece was evaluated under a black light. Marginal craquelure throughout the clouds. Visible stretcher bar marks on top and right side. Pinhole size of paint loss in upper right tree branch.

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Height: 40.00
Width: 44.00

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Provenance:
'The Timbers' Boys Camp, Mullet Lake, Topinabee, Michigan
Earl E. Styles, Gaylord, Michigan
 
This painting was rescued by the current owners' great-grandfather (Earl E. Styles) when he went to make an appraisal of property at 'The Timbers', a boys camp located on Mullet Lake near Topinabee, Michigan. The camp was scheduled for demolition. This painting and two others by Schoonover (as well as seven other original illustrations by Stockton Mulford) were being used as window coverings. The appraiser, Earl E. Styles,made an offer of $5 each for each of the ten, and the offer was accepted. They have since hung in the offices or homes of descended family.

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