Jun 30, 2021 - Sale 2575

Sale 2575 - Lot 248

Price Realized: $ 3,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
HENRY MILLER
Abstract Composition.

Watercolor on paper, double-sided, 1946. 295x400 mm; 11 5/8x15 3/4 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right recto.

Ex-collection Arwin Galleries, Detroit, with the label; private collection, Vermont.

While known as one of the most significant American writers of the 20th century, Miller (1891-1980) also painted. He drew from the subconscious, blending his dreams with reality in often surrealistic and abstract compositions. These works were often gifted to his friends.