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Limited Edition Red Skelton Painting - The Philosopher
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Pre 1990 stock# 263
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King's Collectibles
517-974-8100
$850.00
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Red Skelton was born in 1913, the son of a circus clown. Skelton himself got one of his earliest tastes of show business with that same circus and decided to become an entertainer at age 9. Through all of his career, Red never forgot his roots, and always seemed to fall back to the familiar -the clown. He decided to try his hand at art at an early age painting a variety of subjects. He states "In the beginning I could not afford paint brushes, so I cut locks of my hair and glued these t ...click for details
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Limited Edition Red Skelton Painting - Balloon Man
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Pre 1990 stock# 251
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King's Collectibles
517-974-8100
$850.00
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Red Skelton was born in 1913, the son of a circus clown. Skelton himself got one of his earliest tastes of show business with that same circus and decided to become an entertainer at age 9. Through all of his career, Red never forgot his roots, and always seemed to fall back to the familiar -the clown. He decided to try his hand at art at an early age painting a variety of subjects. He states "In the beginning I could not afford paint brushes, so I cut locks of my hair and glued these t ...click for details
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Lyman Byxbe Etching - "Aspens"
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Pre 1940 stock# 229
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517-974-8100
$160.00
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This original etching is entitled "Aspens". It is signed and labeled in pencil by the artist, Lyman Byxbe (1886-1980). This still life etching was most likely created in the Estes Park area of Colorado in the 1930's, although his earlier works include subjects from Omaha and other locations in the Midwest. The majority of his available work is small etchings he produced for the average class of people, which he sold for very little saying "...I have set my prices according ...click for details
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Karl Kappes Original Oil Painting on Fiberboard
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Pre 1950 stock# 217
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517-974-8100
$1495.00
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This is an original oil painting by Karl Kappes. Kappes (1861-1943)is best known for his work as the art director for the Weller Pottery Company in Zanesville Ohio from 1904-1920. However, he was also an accomplished painter of portraits and landscapes, and is best known for his impressionist paintings. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design and the Munich Royal Academy. Before his death in 1943, Karl Kappes was fond of saying: "The Chinese have a saying that no man is an artist ...click for details
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