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Dunbar D. Beck (American, 1902–1986)
LOT ID: 67184
Serviceman, 1944

Oil, on canvas
24 х 20 in. cm.
Signed, and dated,'DUNBAR BECK '44', lower right recto
Lot description
Born in Ohio in 1902, Beck's works include mosaics and murals in New York`s Rockefeller Center and the World's Fair in New York. Among his more significant commissions was one by Theodore Steinway, to design a mural for the curved case of a Steinway Grand Piano which Steinway wished to donate to President Franklin Roosevelt. The piano, painted in gold-leaf with a folk dance theme, remains in the East Room of the White House.

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    (H 30, W 40) in.
    (76.2 x 101.6) cm.
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    Sotheby's New York
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    The big fight
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    (H 30, W 40) in.
    (76.2 x 101.6) cm.
    Sold for: US$68,500
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    The night of the big fight
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    Wednesday, March 04, 2009
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