Sale 2472 - African-American Fine Art, April 5, 2018

39 c HUGHIE LEE-SMITH (1915 - 1999) Untitled (Desolate Landscape) . Wash and brush in brown and black ink on buff wove paper, 1952. 165x355 mm; 6x14 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right, and signed, dated 1955 and inscribed “Best birthday wishes to an excellent model and wonderful person” in pencil, lower margin. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, New York. Exhibited: June Kelly Gallery, New York, with the label on the frame back.   [5,000/7,000]