Post War and Contemporary Art

Property from the Estate of Kenneth A. Ford, Sarasota, Florida Provenance: Mr. Hugh Hefner, Chicago Dyansen Gallery, Beverly Hills, California Exhibited: Beverly Hills, California, Dyansen Gallery, LeRoy Neiman: Original works created for the Playboy Clubs 1957-1971, July 22,1989- This lot is accompanied by a copy of Hugh Hefner's Little Black Book, published 2004, a photo of the painting signed by LeRoy Neiman and inscribed Painted for Hugh Hefner's bedroom in the Playboy Chicago Mansion. Based on the feel of a Fragonard painting. Leroy Neiman 1998 and a note from Mr. Nieman to Mr. Ford regarding the purchase of painting on the Dyansen Gallery invitation for the opening reception of the exhibit.