Egyptian Art Deco in Ohio: Backyard sculpture fetches $118,000 at auction
- November 02, 2009 12:20
On Oct. 25, the Cleveland Auction Co. in Tremont, Ohio, sold a 4-foot tall garden statue for $100,000 – plus an $18,000 commission for the auctioneer. The piece, a woman carrying a water vessel, was created in Paris in 1931 by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar (1891-1934), known as the father of modern Egyptian art for whom a museum is dedicated in Cairo. How the sculpture ended up hidden in a Cleveland garden is a mystery....
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_-Closing-the-Distance_100x100_c.jpg "Lot 204: Bob Kuhn (1920–2007),Closing the Distance, 1977, acrylic on masonite, 24 x 48 in, Sold: $409,500")
