William F. Fett Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William F. Fett Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 29, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Texas, 1981, watercolor
Est: $200 - $300
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Texas, 1981 watercolor Signed lower right, titled and dated. Framed.
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Aug. 29, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Abstract, 1963, oil on canvas
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Abstract, 1963 oil on canvas Signed lower left, dated '63, framed
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Jun. 27, 2026
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN (ST. LOUIS), 1918-2006)
Est: $400 - $800
William Fett American (St. Louis), 1918-2006 Still Life with Mexican Jug Oil on canvas Signed lower left, also signed, titled, and dated 1959 to verso. Framed. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, William Fett was a painter in abstract, surrealist style of landscapes, often based on scenes of Mexico. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1941. From there he undertook several extended visits to Mexico in making the acquaintance of expatriate Surrealist artists who had escaped the unhealthy turmoil of European upheavals by moving to that country. Some of his Mexican watercolors were accorded a one-man show at Durlacher Brothers Gallery in New York on October 5, 1943. The positive response to the work resulted in acquisition of work by the New York Museum of Modern Art. In 1946, William Fett received appointment as teacher at the Washington University, St. Louis School of Art, a position he served as Professor of Drawing and Painting to 1981, when he retired as Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts. From 1982 through 1983, he was acting Professor of Painting at the San Antonio Art Institute in Texas. He later returned to Mexico City, where he died September 10, 2006. Submitted by Richard Kurman, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sources include: Walter Barker, William Fett, Retrospective Exhibition, 1943-1960. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Jun. 27, 2026
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN (ST. LOUIS), 1918-2006)
Est: $500 - $1,000
William Fett American (St. Louis), 1918-2006 Oil on board Signed and dated 89 lower right. Cubist portrait of a woman, framed. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, William Fett was a painter in abstract, surrealist style of landscapes, often based on scenes of Mexico. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1941. From there he undertook several extended visits to Mexico in making the acquaintance of expatriate Surrealist artists who had escaped the unhealthy turmoil of European upheavals by moving to that country. Some of his Mexican watercolors were accorded a one-man show at Durlacher Brothers Gallery in New York on October 5, 1943. The positive response to the work resulted in acquisition of work by the New York Museum of Modern Art. In 1946, William Fett received appointment as teacher at the Washington University, St. Louis School of Art, a position he served as Professor of Drawing and Painting to 1981, when he retired as Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts. From 1982 through 1983, he was acting Professor of Painting at the San Antonio Art Institute in Texas. He later returned to Mexico City, where he died September 10, 2006. Submitted by Richard Kurman, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sources include: Walter Barker, William Fett, Retrospective Exhibition, 1943-1960. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Apr. 25, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexico, 1952, watercolor on paper
Est: $700 - $900
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexico, 1952 watercolor on paper Signed lower right, dated, gilt framed.
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Apr. 25, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Nature Transformed, Mexico, 1995, watercolor on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Nature Transformed, Mexico, 1995 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, and again with title verso, unframed.
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Apr. 25, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Surreal Landscape, Mexico, 1975, watercolor on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Surreal Landscape, Mexico, 1975 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, unframed.
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Mar. 14, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Into the Volcano, Texas, 1983, watercolor on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Into the Volcano, Texas, 1983 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, and again with title verso, unframed.
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Mar. 14, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Sundown, Mexico, 1998, watercolor on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Sundown, Mexico, 1998 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower left, and again with title verso, unframed.
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Jan. 31, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexican Landscape, 1988, watercolor on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexican Landscape, 1988 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower. left, unframed.
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Jan. 31, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Man and Nature, 1987, watercolor
Est: $300 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Man and Nature, 1987 watercolor signed and dated lower left, and again with title on the reverse, unframed.
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Jan. 31, 2026
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Sea Forms (Florida), 1979, oil on illustration board
Est: $800 - $1,200
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Sea Forms (Florida), 1979 oil on illustration board signed and dated lower left, framed.
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Dec. 06, 2025
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), The Airport, 1967, Surrealist watercolor on paper
Est: $400 - $600
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) The Airport, 1967 Surrealist watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, gilt-framed. Label verso: Watercolor U.S.A., 1968, Art School - Washington University
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Aug. 16, 2025
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN (MISSOURI), 1918-2006)
Est: $300 - $600
William Fett American (Missouri), 1918-2006 Mexico / Pre-Columbian Landscape Watercolor on paper Signed and dated 7/49 to lower center. Surreal landscape with abstract figures and forms, matted and framed. Martin Schweig Gallery label to verso. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, William Fett was a painter in abstract, surrealist style of landscapes, often based on scenes of Mexico. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1941. From there he undertook several extended visits to Mexico in making the acquaintance of expatriate Surrealist artists who had escaped the unhealthy turmoil of European upheavals by moving to that country. Some of his Mexican watercolors were accorded a one-man show at Durlacher Brothers Gallery in New York on October 5, 1943. The positive response to the work resulted in acquisition of work by the New York Museum of Modern Art. In 1946, William Fett received appointment as teacher at the Washington University, St. Louis School of Art, a position he served as Professor of Drawing and Painting to 1981, when he retired as Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts. From 1982 through 1983, he was acting Professor of Painting at the San Antonio Art Institute in Texas. He later returned to Mexico City, where he died September 10, 2006. Submitted by Richard Kurman, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sources include: Walter Barker, William Fett, Retrospective Exhibition, 1943-1960. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Aug. 16, 2025
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN (MISSOURI), 1918-2006)
Est: $300 - $600
William Fett American (Missouri), 1918-2006 Mexico Watercolor on paper Signed and dated 7/49 lower center. Surreal composition of abstract figures and forms, matted and framed. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, William Fett was a painter in abstract, surrealist style of landscapes, often based on scenes of Mexico. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1941. From there he undertook several extended visits to Mexico in making the acquaintance of expatriate Surrealist artists who had escaped the unhealthy turmoil of European upheavals by moving to that country. Some of his Mexican watercolors were accorded a one-man show at Durlacher Brothers Gallery in New York on October 5, 1943. The positive response to the work resulted in acquisition of work by the New York Museum of Modern Art. In 1946, William Fett received appointment as teacher at the Washington University, St. Louis School of Art, a position he served as Professor of Drawing and Painting to 1981, when he retired as Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts. From 1982 through 1983, he was acting Professor of Painting at the San Antonio Art Institute in Texas. He later returned to Mexico City, where he died September 10, 2006. Submitted by Richard Kurman, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sources include: Walter Barker, William Fett, Retrospective Exhibition, 1943-1960. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Aug. 16, 2025
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN (MISSOURI), 1918-2006)
Est: $300 - $600
William Fett American (Missouri), 1918-2006 Mexico Watercolor on paper Signed and dated '52. Surrealist abstract, matted and framed. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, William Fett was a painter in abstract, surrealist style of landscapes, often based on scenes of Mexico. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1941. From there he undertook several extended visits to Mexico in making the acquaintance of expatriate Surrealist artists who had escaped the unhealthy turmoil of European upheavals by moving to that country. Some of his Mexican watercolors were accorded a one-man show at Durlacher Brothers Gallery in New York on October 5, 1943. The positive response to the work resulted in acquisition of work by the New York Museum of Modern Art. In 1946, William Fett received appointment as teacher at the Washington University, St. Louis School of Art, a position he served as Professor of Drawing and Painting to 1981, when he retired as Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts. From 1982 through 1983, he was acting Professor of Painting at the San Antonio Art Institute in Texas. He later returned to Mexico City, where he died September 10, 2006. Submitted by Richard Kurman, Santa Fe, New Mexico Sources include: Walter Barker, William Fett, Retrospective Exhibition, 1943-1960. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Jul. 18, 2025
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Portrait of Rosemary Rosenthal, charcoal on paper
Est: $100 - $150
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Portrait of Rosemary Rosenthal charcoal on paper signed and framed.
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Nov. 09, 2024
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN, 1918-2006)
Est: $400 - $800
William Fett American, 1918-2006 Oil on canvas Signed and dated 68 lower right. Composition of biomorphic forms on a blue and red background, unframed.
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Oct. 02, 2024
William F. Fett (Mexican-American, 1918-2006)
Est: $50 - $150
"Positano. Italia." 1957. Gouache on paper. Signed, titled and dated in the painting. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4".
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May. 18, 2024
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN, 1918-2006)
Est: $200 - $600
William Fett American, 1918-2006 Watercolor Signed and dated, August 1943, in the image. Colorful abstract images with trees and figures, framed.
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Apr. 04, 2024
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexico, 1980, watercolor on paper
Est: $150 - $250
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexico, 1980 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, unframed. Tear, and water stains at lower edge.
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Mar. 16, 2024
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexico, 1971, watercolor on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexico, 1971 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, unframed.
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Mar. 16, 2024
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexican Landscape, 1986, watercolor on paper
Est: $400 - $600
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexican Landscape, 1986 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, framed.
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Feb. 10, 2024
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexico, 1973, watercolor on paper
Est: $400 - $600
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexico, 1973 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower left, framed.
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Feb. 10, 2024
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), The Gulf of Mexico, 1980, watercolor on paper
Est: $400 - $600
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) The Gulf of Mexico, 1980 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right center, framed.
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Feb. 10, 2024
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexican Landscape, 1978, oil on paperboard
Est: $400 - $600
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexican Landscape, 1978 oil on paperboard signed and dated lower right, unframed.
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Jan. 26, 2024
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexico, 1980, watercolor on paper
Est: $150 - $250
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexico, 1980 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, unframed. Tear, and water stains at lower edge.
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Dec. 15, 2023
William Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexican Landscape with Pyramid, 1979, watercolor on paper
Est: $400 - $600
William Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexican Landscape with Pyramid, 1979 watercolor on paper framed. Fett was a painter in the abstract, surrealist style of landscapes, often based on scenes of Mexico. William Fett received an appointment as a teacher at the Washington University, St. Louis School of Art, a position he served as Professor of Drawing and Painting to 1981 when he retired as Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts.
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Oct. 21, 2023
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Untitled, 1968, charcoal on paper
Est: $400 - $600
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Untitled, 1968 charcoal on paper signed and dated lower right, framed.
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Sep. 27, 2023
WILLIAM FETT (1918-2006) - 'Mexican landscape'
Est: €450 - €600
Watercolor on paper, signed and dated, Mexico 1967. Dim.: 59x77cm
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Sep. 16, 2023
LARGE FLORAL STILL LIFE PAINTING
Est: $400 - $600
FLORAL STILL LIFE PAINTING: Oil/Canvas, 30" x 25", label verso William C. Fett, framed, 36" x 31".
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Sep. 01, 2023
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN, 1918-2006)
Est: $400 - $800
William Fett American, 1918-2006 Mexico, 1973 Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Abstract from the artist's Mexican Landscape era, behind glass and framed.
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Sep. 01, 2023
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN, 1918-2006)
Est: $300 - $600
William Fett American, 1918-2006 Untitled, 1963 Watercolor on paper, signed and dated Abstract from the artist's Mexican Landscape era, behind glass and framed.
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Sep. 01, 2023
WILLIAM FETT (AMERICAN, 1918-2006)
Est: $400 - $800
William Fett American, 1918-2006 Untitled Watercolor on paper, unsigned Abstract from the artist's Mexican Landscape era, behind glass and framed.
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Jun. 10, 2023
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Italy, 1961, charcoal on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Italy, 1961 charcoal on paper signed and dated lower left, framed.
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Jun. 10, 2023
William Frederick Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexican Landscape, 1976, watercolor on paper
Est: $400 - $500
William Frederick Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexican Landscape, 1976 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, unframed.
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Dec. 15, 2022
William Frederick Fett (American-Mexico, 1918 - 2006)
Est: $100 - $300
"Positano. Italia." 1957. Gouache on paper. Signed, titled and dated in the painting. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.
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Dec. 01, 2022
WILLIAM FETT (1918 - 2006, AMERICAN) Rain Cloud and Anxious Plants.
Est: $700 - $900
WILLIAM FETT (1918 - 2006, AMERICAN) Rain Cloud and Anxious Plants. Gouache on paper, 1946. Signed, Wm Fett, dated, 1946, and inscribed as titled on verso. 337x508 mm; 13 1/4x20 inches.
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Nov. 12, 2022
WIlliam Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico. (198-2006), On a Clear Day, 1983, watercolor on rag paper
Est: $300 - $400
WIlliam Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico., (198-2006) On a Clear Day, 1983 watercolor on rag paper signed on the reverse, San Antonio, TX, Mexico City, unframed.
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Nov. 12, 2022
William Fett, Missouri/Michigan/Mexico (1918-2006), Cubist Figures, 1985-93, mixed media on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Fett Missouri/Michigan/Mexico, (1918-2006) Cubist Figures, 1985-93 mixed media on paper signed and dated lower right, unframed.
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Nov. 12, 2022
William Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Daybreak, 1989, watercolor on rag paper
Est: $300 - $400
William Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Daybreak, 1989 watercolor on rag paper signed lower right and again on the reverse, unframed
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Nov. 12, 2022
William Fett, Missouri , Untitled, 1944, ink on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Fett Missouri Untitled, 1944 ink on paper signed and dated lower right, framed.
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Sep. 17, 2022
William Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexican Landscape, 1975, watercolor on paper
Est: $400 - $600
William Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexican Landscape, 1975 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower left, framed.
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Sep. 17, 2022
William Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Portrait of Rosemary Rosenthal, charcoal
Est: $200 - $300
William Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Portrait of Rosemary Rosenthal charcoal signed lower right, framed.
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Sep. 17, 2022
William Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Abstract Nude and Bull, 1982, charcoal on paper
Est: $300 - $400
William Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Abstract Nude and Bull, 1982 charcoal on paper signed and dated lower right, framed.
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Jun. 25, 2022
William Fett, Missouri / Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexican Landscape, 1984, watercolor on paper
Est: $300 - $500
William Fett Missouri / Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexican Landscape, 1984 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower left, matted. William Fett was a teacher, coworker, and lifelong friend of John Wehmer.
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Jun. 25, 2022
William Fett, Missouri, Michigan / Mexico (1918-2006), Mexico, 1973, watercolor on paper
Est: $400 - $500
William Fett Missouri, Michigan / Mexico, (1918-2006) Mexico, 1973 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right, framed. William Fett was a teacher, coworker, and lifelong friend of John Wehmer.
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Jun. 10, 2022
William Fett (American, 1918-2006) Intersections, 1967
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
William Fett (American, 1918-2006) Intersections, 1967 oil on canvas signed and dated (lower right) 48 x 40 inches. Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense.
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