W.H.HOWARD LSD.ASKART RARE 1950 ABSTRACT HUGE LATIN ART FREE SECURE SHIPPING!! Start Price USD 16,444.00 Current Price USD 16,444.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 19,444.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 14, 2008 Location Victoria, BC See more about 'W.H.HOWARD LSD.ASKART RARE 1950 ABSTRACT HUGE LATIN ART' Description HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE A FABULOUS ORIGINAL RARE OIL ON CANVAS ABSTRACT PAINTING OF NUDES TITLED " SWIMMER " BY THE LATIN ARTIST W.H. HOWARD ,DATED 50 AND SIGNED LOWER RIGHT. SIZE OF CANVAS IS 24" X 30" INCHES. FRAME IS ORIGINAL. PAINTING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,SAME OWNER/FAMILY SINCE PURCHASE NEW. KEPT AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT,MOISTURE ETC.NO SMOKING. ARTWORK WAS APPRAISED AT $ 38000.00 IN 1996,BY AN ACCREDITED ART APPRAISER. ARTIST W.H.HOWARD IS LISTED ON ASKART.                                                           1902-1956. W.H.HOWARD WAS BORN IN BOSTON IN 1902 THE SON OF AFRO-AMERICAN AND CUBAN PARENTS. HE LATER WENT TO PARIS,FRANCE AND IN 1932 MOVED TO HAVANA,CUBA AND LIVED THERE FOR 8 YEARS AFTER THAT HE SETTLED IN CARACAS,VENEZUELA FOR 9 YEARS AND MOVED BACK TO BOSTON. HE WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIS WAY TO AN OPENING OF AN ART EXHIBIT NEAR VANCOUVER,CANADA. HIS ART IS NOT VERY OFTEN FOUND ON TODAYS ART MARKET,BECAUSE IS IS UNIQUE AND MOST UNUSUAL ABSTRACT STYLE,MOST COLLECTORS KEEP IT IN THEIR COLLECTIONS OR PASS IT DOWN IN THE FAMILY. SELLING PART OF FAMILY COLLECTION. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! NO RETURNS ON ART,PAINTINGS,WATERCOLORS,DRAWINGS! FREE SHIPPING. Place a Bid!