Enamel on Masonite, signed and inscribed along lower edge "William L. Hawkins Born KY July 27 1895," dated to 1986, ebonized floater frame.

48 x 60 in.; DOA 50.75 x 62 in.

Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Armand J. Castellani
Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York
Private NC Collection

This painting is illustrated on the frontispiece of WILLIAM HAWKINS: PAINTINGS published in 1997 by Frank Maresca and Roger Ricco (NY: Alfred A. Knopf). A first edition copy of this book is included in the lot.

No apparent condition concerns.

$30,000 - 50,000