1213
Glenn Walker. "In the Room," oil
Estimate:
$800 - $1,000
Sold
$550
Live Auction
October 1st, 2022 Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, & Fine Rugs
Category
Description
(American, 1927-1988). Oil on board, from the controversial 1955 Peale Museum Exhibition, "Life in Baltimore," painting is the piece censored and pulled from exhibit by then mayor, John D' Alesandro, Jr., who labeled the piece "obscene and morally objectionable," signed "G. Walker" lr, sight size: 19 1/2 x 45 1/2 in., framed.
Provenance
From the Estate of Leonard Skolnik Baltimore, MD. Estate of Bernard A. "Ben" Adler, was hung in both the Eagle Tavern in Bolton HIll, Baltimore, and Adler's Tyson Place Restaurant, Baltimore, MD.
