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Lot 53

Signed Kermit Oliver (USA) for Hermes The Pony Exp

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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Kermit Oliver (Texas, b. 1943) designing for Hermes "The Pony Express-Le Chevelle Express" silk scarf, polychrome, featuring graphic motifs of horseback rider among Native Americans, with bright red border, and hand-rolled trim, hand-signed by Kermit Oliver on May 23rd, 1995, 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