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Portrait of Frances Strain by Fred Biesel, oil on canvas, sold May 2001© Wright — view on Wright website ↗

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Portrait of Frances Strain

Fred Biesel (1893–1954)

$2,645 price realized incl. premium

≈ £1,866≈ €3,017

Hammer $2,300 · with buyer’s premium $2,645

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm)
Auction house
Wright
Sale
The American Scene: Art of the 1930s and 1940s (auctions/2001/05/the-american-scene-art-of-the-1930s-and-1940s)
Date
May 15, 2001
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lot
190
Estimate
$2,000 – — (≈ £1,411) (≈ €2,281)
Source
Auction house wright20.com ↗
Retrieved Oct 3, 2026

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