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Sheafer + King Modern is pleased to present our Spring Art + Design auction. The auction features paintings by important Indiana artists Will Henry Stevens, Eugene Savage, and Bruce McKain as well as works by Charles Cajori, Gaston Lachaise, and Tod Lindenmuth. Design objects include rare F.A. Porsche Artemide pendant lights & a Martz table. The auction also includes Asian ceramics, carvings, art glass, etc.
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Lot 102

Michael David Elvestrom Raku Pottery Sculpture

Estimate: $30 - $50
Starting Bid
$10

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Raku pottery sculpture of what appears to be Saint Francis holding a bird by Michael David Elvestrom (American; 1944-2024). Signed to lower edge of base.

 

Measurements: 3" W x 7.5" H x 3" D.

 

In house shipping available.

 

From Blanchard St. Denis:

Brother Michael David won honors with 4-H as a youngster and was the state representative to Chicago in 1963. Later, he entered a cloistered New York monastery for nine months but left to attend graduate school at the University of Iowa, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking. He taught art, music and theatre for 40 years at NSU and LSMSA and was awarded several fellowships to teach outside the United States. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and is included in the collections of many individuals in Natchitoches and elsewhere.

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