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Lot 3024
Joe Rowand (American, 1942-2021), Bus Stop
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
1960, hand-carved limestone, appears unsigned, depicting a grouping of crowded nude figures, mounted upon a rectangular wood base with engraved cachet to front.

11 1/2 x 12 x 6 in.

From the Estate of the late Joseph D. Rowand, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Joe Rowand was instrumental in developing a contemporary art scene in North Carolina. After studying in New York City at Parsons, he brought the big city art feel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina when he opened Somerhill Gallery in 1972. His gallery served as an epicenter for collectors and artists to gather and grow for over thirty years.

Good estate condition; stable cracks to wood base, possible area of loss to lower right corner.