The Lilly Woods

Dale Bessire

James R. Ross Fine Art

Circa 1943
Oil on canvas
24 x 30 inches

Other Information
Framed: 30 x 36 inches
Inscription: Signed lower right
Provenance: Private Collection, Carmel, Indiana.
Exhibited: Shown in the artist's one-man exhibition held at the H. Lieber & Company Galleries in December, 1943.
Literature: The painting is discussed by art critic Lucille E. Morehouse in the Indianapolis Sunday Star of December 5, 1943.
Note: Depicts a scene at the foot of Bear Wallow Hill in Brown County, overlooking a ridge that was donated by the Lilly family to Indiana University. In good condition and retaining its original frame. Painted in an unusually robust style, this picture is one of the nicer Bessires we've seen.
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