This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/3/2018
Spirit Painting. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer & Co., ca. 1928. Decorative gilt frame on stand into which a blank canvas is placed. A spectator names a scene or celebrity and then, slowly, the chosen image emerges. The ethereal “spirit painting” is removed and revealed to the audience. Housed in one of The Great Virgil’s touring trunks. Includes seven empty frames, two blank covers, three white canvases and ten spirit paintings with subjects ranging from presidential portraits to pastoral landscapes, as well as several photo negatives and a list of alternate spirit paintings not included in this group. Electric element in working condition; wire mechanism a bit sticky but functional; scuffs and wear to wooden surfaces. Stands approx. 56” high. An impressive and rare piece of Thayer apparatus. Third party shipping required.