Sale 12195
New York
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14 - 15 June 2016
Price realised
USD 20,000
Estimate
Richard Alan Schmid (American, b. 1934) Mountain Laurel, Iris and Daffodils signed 'Schmid' (lower right); signed again, inscribed, dated and titled 'Richard Schmid/ Gaylordsville Conn./ 1961/ Laurel, Iris and Daffodil' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 16 x 24 ¼ in. (40.6 x 61.6 cm.) Painted in 1961.
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