558. James McCracken (American, early 20th century), "First Snow", c.1935; oil/board, 25" x 32", signed, titled, label from the Chicago Gallery Association. McCracken was an important Iowa regionalist, associated with Grant Wood. His stylized images of the Iowa landscape and exotic birds gained him recognition locally and in Chicago. Landscapes by this painter are rarely offered at auction. 2000-3000

559. Paul Edward Beem (American, b.1908), "A Royal Pair", c.1937-38; oil/canvas, 14" x 14", signed and dated. Indianapolis/Chicago painter. Been studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the John Herron. He exhibited extensively in the 1930s-40s, at the Carnegie Institute, Hoosier Salon, and the Detroit Institute of Art. He painted mostly still lifes and figurative works. 600-800

560. E. Oscar Thalinger (American, b.1885), "Industrial Scene", c.1938; oil/masonite, 24" x 32", signed and dated. Thalinger worked in New York and St. Louis. Thalinger exhibited extensively from the 1920s-50s, at the St. Louis Art Museum, 2' x 4' Society, and Group 15. This precisionist style reveals Thalinger's familiarity with the work of the New York modernists of the time. 2500-3500

561. Edgar Nye (American, 1879-1943), "Winter", c.1935; oil/board, 28" x 33", signed. Important Washington D.C. painter. Nye studied at the Corcoran School, and was a member of the Washington Landscape Club and the Society of Washington Artists. He exhibited throughout the 1920s-30s. 1000-2000

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