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Lot 255
John Seerey-Lester "Study of Burrowing Owl" Oil on Board
Estimate: $200 - $400
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| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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| $500,000 | $25,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
| $10,000,000 | $100,000 |
John Seerey-Lester (American, b. 1946). Oil on board painting titled "Study of Burrowing Owl in Desert Granland setting, Idea for #2 Owl plate - Way '86" depicting an owl resting in a Southwestern landscape filled with cacti. Titled along the lower center and signed along the lower right. Notes in ink along the margins read: "foreground to have more shade" (along the lower left); "warmer glow on bird" (along the far right center). Inscription along the verso reads "To Bettye Gale with very best wishes Seerey-Lester 4/26/87." This painting is a study for Seerey-Lester's "Prairie Sundown - Burrowing Owl" plate for the Hamilton Collection "Noble Owls of America" series.
Sight; height: 8 1/2 in x width: 11 1/2 in. Framed; height: 13 3/4 in x width: 16 3/4 in.
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Sight; height: 8 1/2 in x width: 11 1/2 in. Framed; height: 13 3/4 in x width: 16 3/4 in.
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