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April 2025 | Session II (Lots 243-464)

Sat, Apr 12, 2025 04:00PM EDT
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Lot 278

Tom Lovell (1909-1997) 20 x 30 inches

Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000
Sold for
$26,325
Sold Price includes BP

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Artist: Tom Lovell; Title: Even Trade; Medium: Oil on canvas; Dimensions: 20 x 30 inches; Signed: Signed/NWA and dated 1976 lower right; Verso: Signed verso; Framed/Base: 29 x 39 inches This lot's overall appearance is Excellent. This piece was evaluated under a black light. 2 1/2" x less than 1/4" of inpainting in lower left area of foreground.
Overall Dimensions
Height: 29.00
Width: 39.00

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Provenance: Altermann & Morris Galleries, Santa Fe, NM, 1996 Morris & Whiteside Auctions, Hilton Head Island, SC, 2002 Private collection, California Prior to his fine art career, Tom Lovell spent 39 years in the field of illustration, where he created images for Collier’s, McCall’s, National Geographic, Leatherneck for the U.S. Marine Corps and countless pulp magazines. This long build-up to his easel paintings allowed him to hone his craft, most notably his ability to tell concise and effective stories. Here, in 1976’s Even Trade, Lovell’s narrative is clear: a pioneer offers eagle feathers in a trade with a Native American from the plains. The pioneer’s simple gesture of pointed and parallel index fingers signifies his willingness to trade the feathers for the horse. Lovell created drama by allowing some mystery in the Native American’s body language, which suggests the trade may be unfavorable.