Lot 119

C. Michael Lewis (Am. 20th Century) - "Forty Years" (Miss Portland DIner) - Acrylic on wood

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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C. Michael Lewis

Am. b. 1950 "Forty Years" (Miss Portland DIner)

Acrylic on wood Initialed l.r. 36 1/4" x 80" actual, 37 1/4" x 81 1/4" framedProvenance: Private Collection FloridaOther Notes: Artist statement: "This painting depicts the Miss Portland DIner in its former spot across the street on Marginal Way, but includes such elements as the billboard from its original location on Forest Avenue near the United States Post Office. The locomotive in the painting is the train that delivered the diner from Worcester, MA in 1947. The milk truck is one that delivered the artist for a pre-dawn breakfast on his way to work as a special assistant to his father, the milkman, circa 1960.

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