1138. Mervin Jules (American, b.1912), "Carousel", c.1945; oil/board, 16.5" x 24", signed. Modernis painter and printmaker. Jules studied at the Art Students League with Benton. He exhibited at the Worlds Fair New York (1939); Art Institute of Chicago (1940-46); Museum of Modern Art, and the Boston Museum of Art. He taught at the Museum of Modern Art School and Smith College in the 1940s. 800-1200

1139. John B. Lear (American, 20th century), pair of pencil drawings, c.1935; pictured: "Trojan Warrior", 13" x 9", signed; the other depicts two nude male figures, and is 13" x 9", signed. Lear worked in Philadelphia and exhibited in the 1930s. He specialized in Deco style images. 600-800

1140. American/Ashcan School, c.1930; oil/board, 30" x 24", unsigned. Very competent work in the highly gestural style of Henri, Luks, and Shinn. 800-1100

1141. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Chicago Street Scene", c.1938; oil/canvas, 24" x 30", signed. 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 works and urban scenes of Chicago. 800-1200

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