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Lot 7

Kermit Oliver for Hermes "Faune et Flore du Texas"

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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Kermit Oliver (Texas, b. 1943) designing for Hermes "Faune et Flore du Texas" silk scarf, black with shades of yellow, featuring graphic motifs of Texan flora and fauna including wild turkey, coyote, and longhorn, with hand-rolled and stitched warm gray trim, to include orange Hermes storage box Kermit Oliver is an American painter who studied and worked in Houston before moving to Waco, Texas. His work reflects his Texas heritage and his interests in mythology, religion, and history. Oliver combines contemporary and classical elements, resulting in a style he calls symbolic realism, and remains the only American artist to ever design scarves for Hermes Square 34.5 in. Condition AA; perfect condition, has barely been worn Provenance: Property from the collection of a San Antonio, Texas gentleman