ANTIQUE FINE ART, ARMS & ARMOR, JULY 13th, 24
Lot 3179:
Original oil on board "Boy In Sea Village" by listed American artist Edna (Hibel) Plotkin (1917-2015). Size: Framed: 32 1/4" x 38 1/4"; Unframed: 23 3/4" x 29 1/2".Edna Hibel, a painter of sentimental pictures of children, has had a more than 60-year career as painter and lithographer and promoter of peace through exhibitions of her artwork.Hibel’s work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in more than 20 countries including Russia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, and the United States, and under the royal patronage of Count and Countess Bernadotte of Germany, Count Thor Bonde of Sweden, Prince and the late Princess Rainier of Monaco and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England.Pope John Paul II gave her a medal of honor as did the late Belgian King Baudouin. She also received honorary Doctoral degrees including from Eureka College, and Northwood University of Florida, Michigan and Texas. She also has received many humanitarian honors for her charitable efforts for children’s and medical charities.~ . Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. For additional information, including condition reports, please contact us at [email protected]
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