Sunday, February 27, 2022
LOT #127

Charles Vickery (American, 1913-1998) "Steady as She Goes" Oil on Canvas Board

c.1996, signed “Charles Vickery DSP” lower right, depicting the USS Constitution under full sail; accompanied by a printed greeting card illustrating this painting and containing a photocopy of a 1996 Chicago Tribune article about the 200th anniversary of the launch; in a silver lacquered carved wood frame having a linen liner; Landmarks Gallery, Milwaukee label and informational label giving title en verso; “D.S.P.” is short for “Dear Scruffy Puppy,” Carol Ruth Norling’s nickname for her studio partner Charles Vickery

Estimate: $600 - $800

Hammer Price: $3,250

Provenance: the Estate of Carol R. Norling, friend and studio partner of Charles Vickery

Dimensions: Height: 23 1/2 inches, Width: 17 1/2 inches (sight); Frame Height: 28 inches, Frame Width: 21 3/4 inches

Condition: Very Good, (2) minute accretions, upper right quadrant; no other condition issues to artwork noted; light wear to frame

Disclaimers: not examined out of frame

Shipping: Quote Shipping

Sales Tax: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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