561. Robert Douglas Hunter (American, b.1928), "Coastal Scene", c.1960; oil/canvas, 11" x 18", signed. 500-700

562. Willard Grayson Smythe (American,b.1906), "Composition", c.1940; watercolor/paper, 14" x 10", signed. Important Chicago non-objective painter. Smythe studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as exhibiting there in the 1930s. He also exhibited at the Typographic Artists (1920s-40s), Great Lakes Exhibition (1939), and the American Institute of Graphic Artists (1937). He taught at the Art Institute from 1928-40s. 500-700 Not Pictured: 563. Willard Grayson Smythe (American, b.1906), "Composition", c.1940; watercolor/paper, 14" x 10", signed. Important Chicago non-objective painter. 500-700 564. Willard Grayson Smythe (American, b.1906), "Composition", c.1940; watercolor/paper, 14" x 10", signed. Important Chicago non-objective painter. 500-700 565. Ray Parker (American, 20th century), "Abstract Composition", c.1960; acrylic/paper, 14" x 16", signed. Modernist work. 250-350

566. Werner Drewes (American, 1899-1985), "Harbor Scene", c.1945; woodblock print,9" x 12", pencil signed and numbered. Important American modern painter and printmaker. Drewes was highly influenced by the printmaking tradition of the German Expressionists, and continued his craftsmanship at the Bauhaus. He became close friends with Kandinsky, Klee, Moholy-Nagy, and Oskar Schlemmer. Drewes moved to New York in 1930, met Katherine Drier, and became involved with the Societe Anonyme. He was also a founding member of the American Abstract Artists in 1937. Drewes taught at Columbia University, Washington University, and the Institue of Design (with his friend, Moholy-Nagy). 300-500

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