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Horace Pippin — Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C, Retired
Horace Pippin

Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C, Retired

1937

Horace Pippin's 1937 oil portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler demonstrates the artist's skill in portraiture and his engagement with American military and political history. The work is executed with Pippin's characteristic precision and bold color.

Medium
oil on canvas

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May 18, 2022

Estimate: $400,000$600,000

Lot 326

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Horace Pippin, Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C, Retired, 1937

Horace Pippin's 1937 oil portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler demonstrates the artist's skill in portraiture and his engagement with American military and political history. The work is executed with Pippin's characteristic precision and bold color.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1937
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, American, Military, African American, Portrait, Dignified, Modern, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Formal

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago