On-Line Condition Reports for Session Two - Fine Paintings & Session Three - 1950s/Modern
Sale Date:
Dec. 5, 2004
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
Estimate
601. Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975), “Island Hay”, c. 1940; lithograph, 11.25” x 12.75”, signed. Highly important regionalist painter and printmaker.
1200-1800
602. Edith G. Hawthorne (American, 1874-1949), “Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne”, c. 1925; oil/canvas, 30.5” x 25”, signed; accompanied by a letter from the artist to Mrs. (Samuel) Clemens discussing the painting. Edith Garregues married Julian Hawthorne, the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, in 1925.
800-1200
603. Walter Beach Humphrey (American, b. 1892), “The Wild West”, c. 1930; oil/canvas, 34” x 46”, signed. New Rochelle, NY painter and illustrator. He was a member of the New Rochelle Art Association (exhibiting from 1922-46) and the Hudson Valley Art Association. Humphrey executed numerous magazine covers and illustrations for stories. He also painted murals.
8000-12,000
604. Leonard Reedy (American, 1899-1956), “Overlooking the Herd”, c. 1935; watercolor/paper, 9” x 12”, signed . Well known western painter, frequently worked in watercolor. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Art.
500-700
605. Leonard Reedy (American, 1899-1956), “Indian Scouts”, c. 1935; watercolor/paper, 9” x 12”, signed . Well known western painter, frequently worked in watercolor. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Art.
500-700
606. Leonard Reedy (American, 1899-1956), “Roping”, c. 1935; watercolor/paper, 9” x 12”, signed.
500-700
607. Leonard Reedy (American, 1899-1956), “Coyote Hunter”, c. 1935; watercolor/paper, 9” x 12”, signed.
500-700
608. Malcolm Daniel Charleson (American, b. 1888), “The Flying Carpet”, c. 1930; mixed media/board, 16.5” x 24”, signed. Chicago area painter.
300-500
609. Charles De Montfort (French, b. 1910), “Circus Ring”, c. 1960; watercolor/paper, 19” x 28”, signed.
600-800
610. Frank Tomlinson (American, 20th century), “Fisherman Bringing in the Nets”, c. 1950; oil/board, 20” x 24”, signed.
500-1000
611. John M. Maxon (American, 1916-1977), “Still Life”, c. 1941; oil/board, 9.5” x 7.5”, signed and dated.  Maxon studied at the Cooper Unionin the 1930s, and received his master’s degree from Harvard in the 1940s.  In 1959, Maxon was appointed director of fine arts at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was Associate Director of the Institute between 1966 and 1972.
400-600
612. Karl Mueller (American, 20th century), “Rivertown”, c. 1970; oil/canvas, 20” x 24”, signed.
500-1000
613. Giovanni Nicolini (Italian, 20th century), “Young Woman”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 16” x 12”, signed.
400-600
614. Francois Gerome (French, b. 1895), “Young Woman in a Paris Flower Market”, c. 1950; oil/canvas, 20” x 23”, signed. Gerome was well known for his scenes of Paris, executed in the manner of Cortes and Blanchard.
1500-2500
615. Dennis Ainsley (American, 1880-1952), “Paris”, c. 1930; oil/canvas, 24” x 36”, signed, inscribed, “Paris”.
600-800
616. Minnie Harms Neebe (American b.1873), “Flowers”, c.1930; oil/canvas, 24”x18”, signed; signed and titled verso.
800-1200
617. Jaro Fabry (American, 1912 - 1953) “Showgirl”, c. 1940; watercolor, 8” x 6”, signed. New York illustrator. He contributed to magazines suchas Varsity and The New Yorker.
600-800
618. Jean Alleroux (French, 20th century), “Portrait of a Girl”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 11” x 9”, signed.
300-500
619. Georges Gaudy (Belgian, b. 1872), “The Model”, c. 1920; pastel/paper, 12” x 9”, signed.
600-800
620. Josef Konecny (Czech, b. 1907), “Floral Still Life”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 28” x 20”, signed. Well known painter of still lifes.
1000-2000
621. Lou Kousens (American, 20th century), “The Artist’s Model”, c. 1950; 28” x 22”, signed on verso, artist’s label verso. Kousens worked in Chicago in the mid-20th century.
600-800
622. Vincent D’Agostino (American, b. 1898), “Floral Still Life”, c. 1945; oil/canvas, 26” x 20”, signed; label verso from the Federal Art Project, NYC (Biggs Memorial Hospital, Ithaca, NY). D’Agostino worked in Chicago and New York and exhibited from the late 1920s throught the 1950s.
600-800
623. Jean Charlot (French/American, 1898-1979), “Nativity”, c. 1950; watercolor, 17” x 11.5”, signed. Charlot worked in numerous mediums, with most of his subjects being figurative. He worked in New York and eventually Hawaii. He was also well known as an illustrator.
1000-2000
624. Shirley Russell (American, b. 1886), “The Big White House”, c. 1945; oil/canvas, 24” x 30”, signed. Honolulu, Hawaii painter. Russell studied at Stanford and the California School of Fine Art, and in Paris with Lhote. She was a member of the Honolulu Artists Association, Honolulu Society of Artists, and the Honolulu Printmakers.
800-1100
625. Annette Dufresne (American, 20th century), “Woman with Flowers”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 18” x 24”, signed on verso.
250-350
626. Peter Max (American, b. 1937), “Portrait of a Woman (Beauty Series)”, c. 1970; acrylic/canvas, 12 x 9”, signed. Well known Pop artist.
2000-3000
627. Lou Kousens (American, 20th century), “Nude before a Mirror”, oil/canvas, 32” x 22”, signed verso.
600-800
628. Edmund Rode (German, 20th century), “Horse and Rider”, c. 1956; oil/canvasboard, 10” x 13”, signed; dated verso.
2500-3500
629. Bruno Cassinari (Italian, 1912-1992), “The Arena”, c. 1950; watercolor, 29” x 21”, signed; an exhibition poster from which this piece was aquired.
1500-2500
630. F. Kline (20th century), “Still Life”, c. 1950; oil/canvas, 24” x 18”, signed.
600-800
631. Bernard Buffet (French, 1928-1999), “Portrait of a Woman”, c. 1960; color lithograph, 25” x 20”, signed and numbered in pencil, edition 122/125.
600-800
632. Agapito Labios (Mexican, 1898-1996), “Portrait of a Boy”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 24” x 18”, signed. Labios was self-taught , and was actually recognized as an artist for paintings he did on his jail cell wall while imprisoned for his participation in the Mexican Revolution. He later had a shop called Mercado de Artesanias at La Ciudadela in Mexico City. He painted portraits in a traditional style, similar to those done before photography, which are both representational and narrative.
2000-3000
633. Agapito Labios (Mexican, 1898-1996), “Portrait of a Girl”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 24” x 18”, signed.
2000-3000
634. E. Reed Hemingway (American, 20th century), “Little Italy (Chicago, near Taylor and Des Plaines)”, c. 1931; lot of four oils by this artist, each 12” x 15”, one pictured.
600-800
635. Charles Sjoholm (Swedish, b. 1933), “The Circus”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 21.5” x 25.5”, signed.
400-600
636. N. Louden (American, 20th century), “Skaters”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 24.25” x 32”, signed. Charming American Scene style work.
800-1200
637. Claude Buck (American, c. 1890), “Louella”, c. 1925; oil/board, 14” x 10”, signed in pencil on verso with title. Buck painted primarily figurative works, and lived in Chicago and California. He was a member of the Carmel Art Association, Chicago Gallery Association, Santa Cruz Art League, and the Society for Sanity in Art. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Grand Central Art Gallery, Chicago Painters and Sculptors, and and the Chicago Gallery Association. He taught at the Studio School of Art (Chicago).
1000-2000
638. Robert Burkitt Sprague (American, b. 1904), “Enter, Rest, and Pray”, c. 1935; oil/canvas, 32” x 23”, signed; titled on label verso from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (1935). Sprague worked primarily in Dayton, Ohio, and in Florida, but he also spent some time in New Mexico.
500-700
639. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Chicago Street Scene”, c. 1940; watercolor/board, 12” x 20” , signed on verso.
250-350
640. Arthur Zeller (American, early 20th century), “Street Scene”, c. 1920; oil/board, 19” x 14”, signed; label verso. St Louis painter. Exhibited at the St Louis Artist Guild.
400-600
641. Hugo Pieper (American, 20th century), “Mansions in the Sky”, c. 1947; oil/board, 12” x 42”, signed. Pieper worked in Chicago and painted city views.
600-800
642. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Park Scene”, c. 1940; mixed media/board, 18” x 24” , signed . Perri immigrated from Italy to Chicago around 1930. He exhibited at the Carnegie Institute of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago, . He traveled to Mexico in the late 1930s. He specialized in figurative works and urban scenes of Chicago.
300-500
643. Jean Paleologue (American, 1860-1942 ), “The Swanee River, Live Oak, Florida”, c. 1920; oil/canvas, 24” x 30”, signed; titled verso. Paleologue was born in Romania, and studied in Paris. He came to the U.S. in 1900 and settled in Miami.
800-1200
644. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), “Girl with Piggy Bank”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 38” x 30”, signed. Maschgan studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and with Diego Rivera in Mexico in the late 1920s. She worked as a WPA artist, and exhibited at the National WPA Conference of Artists (1940). She exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, ULC Art Competititon, Associated American Artists, and the Illinois State Museum.
6000-8000
645. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), “Young Boy in Eames Chair”, c. 1948; oil/board, 24” x 20”, signed.
4000-6000
646. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), “Young Mexican Girl with Toy Duck”, c. 1940; oil/canvas laid down on board, 24” x 20”, signed.
4000-6000
647. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), “Floral Still Life”, c. 1950; oil/board, 28” x 24”, signed.
2000-3000
648. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), “Boy Eating”, c. 1950; oil/canvas, 18” x 24”, signed.
4000-6000
649. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), “Still Life with Fruit and Flowers”, c. 1950; oil/canvas, 24” x 36”, signed; labels verso from the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art (Chicago), the annual Harriet Bitterley Award Show.
2000-3000
650. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), “Dancers”, c. 1950; oil/board, 20” x 24”, signed.
2000-3000
Sale Date:
Dec. 5, 2004