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Gerald Cassidy (1879-1934) Indian Chief, Sun Dance and Indian in Headdress, Sketch for Master of Ceremonies (Three Works) 8 3/4 x 5 1/4in; 4 3/4 x 4in; 4 1/4 x 4in framed 14 3/4 x 11 1/4in; 9 1/2 x 9in; 9 1/4 x 9in (Painted circa early 1920s.) image 1
Gerald Cassidy (1879-1934) Indian Chief, Sun Dance and Indian in Headdress, Sketch for Master of Ceremonies (Three Works) 8 3/4 x 5 1/4in; 4 3/4 x 4in; 4 1/4 x 4in framed 14 3/4 x 11 1/4in; 9 1/2 x 9in; 9 1/4 x 9in (Painted circa early 1920s.) image 2
Lot 28

Gerald Cassidy
(1879-1934)
Indian Chief, Sun Dance and Indian in Headdress, Sketch for Master of Ceremonies (Three Works) 8 3/4 x 5 1/4in; 4 3/4 x 4in; 4 1/4 x 4in framed 14 3/4 x 11 1/4in; 9 1/2 x 9in; 9 1/4 x 9in

4 August 2021, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

Sold for US$7,650 inc. premium

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Gerald Cassidy (1879-1934)

Indian Chief, Sun Dance and Indian in Headdress, Sketch for Master of Ceremonies (Three Works)
the first, signed 'Gerald Cassidy' (along the lower edge); the second and third, unsigned
each oil on canvas laid to board
8 3/4 x 5 1/4in; 4 3/4 x 4in; 4 1/4 x 4in
framed 14 3/4 x 11 1/4in; 9 1/2 x 9in; 9 1/4 x 9in
Painted circa early 1920s.

Footnotes

Provenance
The artist.
Estate of Ina Sizer Cassidy, wife of the artist.
Thomas S. McNeill, acquired from the above, 1966.
Robert L. Parsons Fine Art, Taos, New Mexico, (Indian Chief).
Sale, Santa Fe Art Auction, Santa Fe, November 5, 2005, lot 142.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Indian in Headdress is a preliminary sketch for the 1925 painting Master of Ceremonies in the collection of the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum. Sun Dance and Indian in Headdress retain letters affixed to the reverse from Crawford R. Buell, attorney for Ina Sizer Cassidy, confirming that these works were executed by Gerald Cassidy.

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