American & European Works of Art Fine Paintings ... - Skinner

492492.Byron (George Byron) Browne (American, 1907-1961)Three Greek FiguresSigned, dated, and inscribed “Byron Browne/1948/Provincetown/CapeCod” l.r.Mixed media (ink, watercolor, and gouache) on paper, sheet sizeapproximately 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66.0 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle rippling, sheet irregularly trimmed by the artist, notexamined out of frame.$1,200-1,800493.Clive Barker (British, b. 1952)Two Portrait Studies: Prophetic, 1992, and Exile, 1985Both signed “Clive Barker” in pen l.r., Prophetic identified on a labelfrom Bess Cutler Gallery, New York, affixed to the backing, Exile titledand dated “...1985...” on the reverse.Prophetic ink and graphite on paper, Exile conté crayon on paper; sheetsizes to 14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm), both framed.Condition: Not examined out of frames.Literature: Prophetic Clive Barker, Fred Burke, and Amacker Bullwinkle,Illustrator II: The Art of Clive Barker (Forestville: Eclipse Books, 1993) (as“Mesmer”); Exile Stephen Jones, ed., Clive Barker’s Shadows in Eden(Lancaster: Underwood Miller, 1991).Exhibitions: Bess Cutler Gallery, New York, 1993; AmericanHorror Museum, Clive Barker Gallery of Art, Spooky World (Berlin,Massachusetts and Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts), 1993–2006; private Massachusetts collection.493N.B. As an author, producer, director, and illustrator, Barker is knownfor his multi-faceted work in the horror genre. He is perhaps mostfamous for creating the Hellraiser and Candyman series, which wereadapted from a novella and short story for the big screen.We wish to thank Phil and Sarah Stokes of The Official Clive BarkerResource for their kind assistance cataloging the lot.$1,500-2,000202 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com