518. Maud Earl (British/American, 1864-1943), "Dove", c.1930; oil/board, 60" x 23", signed on verso. Earl came to the United States in 1917, and specialized in animal subjects. 3000-5000

519. Carl E. Wallin (American, b.1879), "Woman in a River Landscape" c.1925; oil/masonite, 16" x 20", signed. Chicago artist. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and exhibited at the Chicago Gallery Association, All-Illinois Fine Artists, and the Swedish American Artist's Association. 500-700

520. Harry Spiers (American, b.1869), "September", c.1923; watercolor/paper, 22" x 26", signed, titled, and dated. Important watercolorist working in the tonalist aesthetic. He studied at the Academie Julian, Paris, and was a member of the Boston Society of Watercolor Painters. His work is in the Boston Museum of Fine Art. This is an exceptionally large work for this artist. 1000-2000

521. Benjamin Blessum (American, b.1877), lot of two door panels, c.1910; painted in oil, the largest measuring 67" x 26"; the other, 63" x 23". Blessum moved from Norway to Chicago. He was primarily self-taught, and painted primarily landscapes. 1000-1500

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