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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
PAUL RAPHAEL MELTSNER (1905 - 1966)
The Prospector. Oil on canvas. 762x915 mm; 30x36 inches. Signed lower center right. Inscribed as titled on stretcher, verso.
Paul Meltsner worked in the mural division of New Deal Works Programs. Begun in 1935 and completed in 1936, U.S. Treasury funds were used to build a post office in Bellevue, Ohio. In 1937, Meltsner was awarded and completed a mural project for the post office.
