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Lot 96

Jose Vives-Atsara, Portrait of Bill Midcap, 1955

Estimate: $600 - $800
Starting Bid
$300

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Jose Vives-Atsara (Spain / San Antonio, Texas, 1919-2004), portrait of Bill Midcap and his daughter, 1955, oil on canvas

sight: 24 x 28 in., frame: 33 x 37 in.

Provenance: Given by Bill Midcap to one of his trusted employees upon the sale of Midcap Bearing Company (San Antonio, Texas) in the mid 1980s; thence by inheritance

Note: Vogt previously sold the portrait of Bill's brother Jimmy Midcap as an unidentified "Portrait of a Gentleman", also dated 1955, on April 6, 2022

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