1175. E. Oscar Thalinger (American, b.1885), "Abstract Composition", c.1950; oil/board, 20" x 37", signed. Thalinger worked in New York and St. Louis. He painted figurative landscapes, industrial scenes, and non-objective works. He exhibited extensively in the 1930s-40s, including shows at the St. Louis Art Museum, Artist's Guild, and the 2' x 4' Society. 600-800

1176. William Freinik (German/American, b.1905), "The Red Wall", c.1983; oil/canvas, 46" x 40", signed and dated. Born in Germany, Freink studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgard, and with Hans Hoffman in Munich (1924-26). He moved to the U.S. in 1928 and settled in Chicago. He lived there until 1945, when he moved to Seattle. He held major shows at the Gelsenkirchen Art Museum (Germany); Inter Gallery (Brussels); Sebastian Reeve Gallery and the Robert James Gallery, both in California. 800-1200

1177. Claude Venard (French, 1913-1987), "Still Life", c.1965; oil/canvas, 40" x 40", signed, label on verso from Arthur Lenars, great period frame. Important Paris modernist, known for his industial scnes, still lifes, and non-objective works. His work is in museum collections in Dallas, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, London, and Paris. REF: Claude Venard, Andre Salmon, Fischbacher, Paris, 1962; Les Contemporains , Rene Huyghe, Paris, 1949. This is an outstanding, major work by this painter. 6000-8000

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