586. Modernist School, (American, mid twentieth century), "Boat Dock", c.1945; oil/canvas, 22" x 28", unsigned, "A-1" written on verso. This work came from St. Louis, and is most likely the work of Matthew Ziegler or Albert Aloe. These two modernists worked from the 1930s-50s, and exhibited locally. 200-400

587. Emanuel Glicen Romano (American/Italian), "Mother and Child", c.1940; gouache/paper, 13.5" x 11", signed. New York modernist painter. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. 300-500

588. Japanese Modernist School, lot of two woodblock prints by the same artist, one pictured, 15.5" x 12.5", signed with chopmark in red, but not pencil signed. The non-pictured image depicts birds in tree branches, and it is also black and white. 500-700

589. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Chicago Scene", c.1938; oil/canvas, 20" x 30", signed, from the estate of the artist. Perri immigrated from Italy to Chicago around 1930. He exhibited at the Carnegie Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago and was the president of the Oak Park Art League. He traveled to Mexico in the late 1930s. He specialized in figurative work and urban scenes of Chicago. 1500-2500

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