Three Ring Auction
Sat, Jul 23, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Jul 24, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 325
Circus Scene. Clown Handing Corky Cristiani a Rose.
Estimate: $3,500 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Tracy, Glen (American, 1883 Ð 1956). Circus Scene. Clown Handing Corky Cristiani a Rose. Signed and dated 1948. Oil on canvas over original wooden mounting frame. 30 x 34". Fine. Tracy, a native of Cincinnati, studied under Frank Duveneck at the Cincinnati Art Academy. Though Tracy painted a wide range of subjects, he is best known for the circus paintings he would produce during winter break periods taken with the various circuses he himself traveled beside. In a 1956 obituary of the artist, Billboard magazine reported, "It is said he once refused $2,500 for his painting, ÔClown Alley.'" The painting in this lot appeared on the cover of Bandwagon (Vol. 3 No. 9, Oct. 1948).
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