Lucille Leighton Painting "Cambodia" Original art

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Hi, thanks for looking at my auctions. This auction is for the items pictured. This is an auction for an original painting by Lucile Leighton that is part of the Vincent Price collection. Signed by the artist and signed in the back by Vincent Price. It is in pretty good shape considering its age. Has a few paint chip spots and one area that looks like additional paint was added, not sure if that was a trademark of the author. At any rate a really unique piece of art further unique by its presence as one of the Vincent Price collection. Please email with any questions you may have. US bidders only, winning bidder pays $15.00 shipping and handling. Outside dimensions are 37" x 20".Vincent Price Collection of Fine Art Sear Roebuck company executives observed that except for a few major cities, fine art was virtually inaccessible to the general public. Sears set out to end this isolation by merchandising art throughout the country. Vincent Price was approached to take charge of this program. Price, although well-known by the public as an actor, was also known in the international art world as a collector, lecturer, former gallery-owner and connoisseur who spent a dozen years studying art at Yale, the University of London and other art centers abroad. Price was given complete authority to acquire any works he considered worthy of selection. He searched throughout the world for fine art. He bought whole collections and even commissioned artists, including Salvador Dali, to do works specifically for this program. On October 6, 1962, the first exhibit and sale of "The Vincent Price Collection of Fine Art" took place in a Sears store in Denver, Colo. Original works of the great masters - Rembrandt, Chagall, Picasso, Whistler and more - as well as those of the best contemporary artists at the time were offered for sale in this first exhibit and throughout the program's existence. Items ranged in selling price from $10 to $3,000. Sears customers could also purchase items on an installment plan for as little as $5 down and $5 a month. Each work in the program was guaranteed as an original work of quality, just as Sears offered quality guarantees on its lawnmowers and TVs. The program was an instant success. So many pictures were snatched up the first day that an emergency shipment had to be flown in lest the walls be bare the next day. The program expanded in the weeks that followed, adding exhibits in 10 additional Sears stores. After the successful exhibition and sale of these first 1,500 pieces, the program was expanded nationwide. Works from the collection were also offered for sale through a special catalog in 1963 and 1964. In 1966, the Vicent Price Gallery of Fine Art was opened in Chicago, Ill., providing a mass audience for talented, but less well-known, young artists. The collection also held temporary exhibits in several hundred communities throughout the country and permanent galleries operated in several cities Guaranteed authentic. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions and please check out my feedback, you will be impressed !! PLEASE EXAMINE ALL PHOTOS FOR MORE ACCURATE DETAILS !!!!! ALL MY AUCTIONS NO RESERVES & LOW STARTING BIDS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:All items are used and sold as is PLEASE CHECK PHOTOS WHAT YOU SEE IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU RECIEVE I DO NOT REPLACE PIECES IN PICTURES,every effort will be made to be as accurate as possible in descriptions and photos, all games have been tested and systems checked Your satisfaction is important to me. If you are not satisfied for any reason, please email me at . PAYMENT: Please use the "PAY NOW" option button to let me know how you will pay for your item/s. T is a hold on all personal checks. Please contact me within 3 days of auction end, and make payment within 7 days. SHIPPING: I combine shipping whenever possible. Please contact me if you will be bidding on multiple items. RETURNS: I accept returns with in reason, with the rare exception of items damaged in shippin... read more

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