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Lot 457
Description:
Clarence Millet (American/Louisiana, 1897-1959), "Keep Out: Construction of the Levee along the Mississippi River", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 26 1/8 in. x 38 1/8 in., in a period frame.
- Provenance: Provenance: Acquired from the artist by his friend and cousin, Biloxi, Mississippi; descended in the family.
- Notes: Note: Born in the rural Southern Louisiana community of Hahnville, Clarence Millet was intrigued with the seasonal cycles of the Mississippi River. In this painting, he depicts construction of a levee to contain the periodic flooding. A most prominent member of the group of artists and writers that lived and worked in the French Quarter, Clarence Millet was also admitted to the National Academy of Design in 1943. He exhibited his paintings and prints and participated in the leading art groups of the day, including the Arts and Crafts Club of New Orleans, the Art League and New Orleans Arts Association at the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art (now the New Orleans Museum of Art). Throughout his career, he painted lively views of the French Quarter, as well as scenes of the Louisiana countryside and Mississippi River.
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May 22, 2010 10:00 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA, US
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