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[GREY, Zane (1872–1939)]. –– ANDRES, Charles John (b. 1913), artist. Light of the Western Stars. Circa 1955. Oil on canvas, signed lower right image, pinholes at corners, hand–titled and with return address of the artist on verso, framed (724 x 978 mm). Original cover illustration art for “Light of the Western Stars” by Zane Grey (Grosset & Dunlap, ca. 1955; “Great Western Edition”). “This novel, one of the most famous ever written about the West, has sold over three quarters of a million copies since it first came into print. It is a story that has everything: thrilling adventure, vivid romance, and the magic spell of the exciting West” (from the inside flap of the “Great Western Edition” included with the painting). Provenance: sold to James and Valerie Vickers on 27 June 1987 by Peggy and Harold Samuels of American Paintings (original bill of sale).