Lot 263 — “Life is a Cabernet, Life is a Chardonnay,” Signed Sandestin Poster, 281/500
Lot 263 — “Life is a Cabernet, Life is a Chardonnay,” Signed Sandestin Poster, 281/500 - Image 2
Lot 263 — “Life is a Cabernet, Life is a Chardonnay,” Signed Sandestin Poster, 281/500 - Image 3
Lot 263 — “Life is a Cabernet, Life is a Chardonnay,” Signed Sandestin Poster, 281/500 - Image 4

Lot 263 — “Life is a Cabernet, Life is a Chardonnay,” Signed Sandestin Poster, 281/500

Framed poster of can-can dancers, numbered and signed by "Donna Burgess Gentry."

Artist
Signed; the name reads as Donna Burgess Gentry
Dimensions
Not yet measured
Materials
Printed poster, hand-numbered 281/500 and signed in ink; slim black frame, glazed
From the Captain's Log

FROM THE CAPTAIN'S LOG. Just a regular print signed by the artist. You know, I actually found this in the alley, the usual here in Chicago. But it'd be a nice piece, a nice frame, nice hardware.

— The Captain, Whaleworx

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SKU: WW-263 Category:

Description

A tall framed poster of can-can dancers kickin’ by the sea under a striped awning, lettered “Life is a Cabernet / Life is a Chardonnay.” A glass of red is held aloft, with a green sea behind and a checkerboard floor underfoot. A fellow in a straw boater watches from the front row.

It’s a printed poster after a watercolor, hand-numbered 281/500, and signed in ink by “Donna Burgess Gentry.” Along the bottom margin, the lettering begins with “Sandestin W…” but runs off the edge of our photo. The frame is slim and black, glazed, with some dust and a few light spots in the white margin.

Rescued from a Chicago alley, this piece is proof that treasures can be found between the trash bins and the Red Line.

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