604. C. Curry Bohm (American, 1894-1971), "Spring Melody", c.1940; oil/canvas, 26" x 29.5", signed, original frame. Important landscape painter. Bohm married his teenage sweetheart, and left Louisville, KY to study at the Art Institute of Chicago in the late 1910s. He began visiting Brown County around 1920, usually spending part of the summer there. He was a charter member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association (founded in 1926), although he did not permanently reside there until 1932. He specialized in landscapes, and exhibited at the Hoosier Salon, Art Institute of Chicago, Brown County Art Gallery Association, Chicago Municipal Art League, and the Chicago Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art. His work is included in the collections of the Illinois State Museum, Muncie Art Association, Swope Gallery of Art (Terre Haute), and Indiana University. 4000-6000 Property of Oak Park River Forest High School.

Lot 604

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