Lot 1105: 2 Ramon Kelley Conte Crayon Portrait Drawings

Two (2) Ramon Kelley (American, b. 1939) conte crayon portrait drawings on paper of Hispanic or American Indian men. 1st item: Two depictions of the same man’s face– one in sanguin with black highlights and one in black, 1978. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under glass in a stained, fluted wooden frame with linen liner and light and dark grey reveals. Sight: 13 in. H x 10 in. W. Framed: 21 1/4 in. H x 17 3/4 in. W. 2nd item: Half-length portrait of a man in a black coat, with sanguin tones used to describe his face and left hand. Housed under glass in a silvered and ebonized wood frame with silver mat with brown and black reveals. Signed lower left. Sight: 11 1/2 in. H x 9 in. W.  Framed: 18 3/4 in. H x 15 3/4 in. W.

PROVENANCE:

The estate of Andra Jenkins Patton.

CONDITION:

Both items in overall very good condition, not examined out of frames. Frames with minor abrasions and losses, especially to corners.