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Dec. 4, 2005
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Lot Numbers, Descriptions and Estimates
701. George Kitt Sapp (American, b.1887), "Busy City Street with Green Bridge", 1950; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed and dated. Sapp studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, University of Kansas City, and Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and exhibited at the Kansas City Art Institute. 2500-4500
702. Henry Lawrence Faulkner (American, 1924-1981), "Portrait of a Man in Exotic Costume", c.1970; oil/board, 12" x 9", signed. Faulkner was born in Kentucky, and studied at the Los Angeles County Art Institute with Millard Sheets. He exhibited at several galleries in New York, including the ACA Galleries; he also exhibited at the University of Kentucky, Closson Gallery (Cincinnati), and the University of Miami. 2000-3000
703. WITHDRAWN
704. Jacques Hans Gallrein (American, b. 1888), "Alice in Wonderland", 1966; oil/masonite, 24" x 20", signed; titled and dated on verso. Gallrein was born in Germany, and was influenced early in his career by Franz von Stuck and Arnold Boecklin. He emigrated to the U.S. and worked in New York for some time before moving to Oklahoma. Throughout the 1960s-70s, Gallrein won much recognition and received numerous awards for his artwork. 2000-3000
705. Stark Davis (American, b. 1885), "Water Birds", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 40" x 40", signed. Chicago artist, Davis specialized in Art Deco style paintings of animals, especially birds. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Grand Central Galleries, and the Chicago Palette and Chisel Club (1920’s-40’s). His painting style is distinct and his works are highly collected. 4000-6000
706. Werner Drewes (American, 1899-1985), "Coffee on Lake Lemac", c.1953; oil/canvas, 19" x 31", signed and dated; location inscribed on verso (Lerran, Switz.). Important American modern painter and printmaker. Drewes was highly influenced by the printmaking tradition of the German Expressionists, and continued his craftsmanship at the Bauhaus. He became close friends with Kandinsky, Klee, Moholy-Nagy, and Oskar Schlemmer. Drewes moved to New York in 1930, met Katherine Drier, and became involved with the Societe Anonyme. He was also a founding member of the American Abstract Artists in 1937. Drewes taught at Columbia University, Washington University, and the Institute of Design (with his friend, Moholy-Nagy). 3500-4500
707. Margo Hoff (American, mid 20th century), "City Birds", c.1950; 32" x 24", signed; with a Fairweather - Hardin Gallery label on verso. Hoff worked in Chicago and New York. She exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Wildenstein Gallery (Paris), and Banfer Gallery (NY). 1000-2000
708. R. H. May (American, 20th century), "The Farmer’s Market", c.1930; watercolor/paper, 16" x 20", signed. Milwaukee painter. 300-500
709. Issachar Ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), "Woman Peeling Potatos", c. 1920; lithograph, 23" x 17", signed. Highly important artist associated with Jewish modernism of the early 20th century. He studied at the Art Academy of Kiev (1911-16), and remained in Kiev until 1921, when he moved to Berlin. He participated in the Berlin Secession exhibit. He moved to Paris in 1926. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1938. 500-1000
710. Lucille Sylvester (Russian/American, b.1909), "Love Letter", c.1940, oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed. Studied at the Art Students League in NYC and the Academie Julian in Paris. Sylvester exhibited at the Municipal Gallery and the Hammer Gallery in NY and the National Academy of Design in 1944-45 and 1955. 600-800
711. Lucille Sylvester (Russian/American, b.1909), "Still Life with Doll", c.1940, oil/canvas, 20" x 24", signed. 600-800
712. Issachar Ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), "Celebration", c. 1920; lithograph, 21 x 17", signed. 500-1000
713. Grace L. Hamilton (American, 20th century), "Relaxing at the Cabin", c. 1960; oil/board, 20" x 24", signed. 1200-1800
714. A. Smith (American, 20th century), "Boxers", c. 1950; casein on board, 30" x 24", signed. 800-1200
715. Matthew Ziegler (American, b. 1897), "Winter in St. Genevieve, Missouri", c. 1940; oil/board, 12" x 16", signed. St. Louis modernist painter. Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and exhibited at the 48 States Competition (1939), St. Louis Artist Guild, and the St. Louis Art Museum. He was a WPA artist. 500-700
716. Ivo Saliger (Austrian, 1894-1987), "Justice", c. 1920; color etching, 18" x 25.5" , signed. 500-700
717. Louis Bosa (American, b. 1905), "Rio San Barnaba", c.1950; oil/canvas, 20" x 24", signed; with Milch Gallery label on verso. New York painter. He exhibited throughout the 1930s-1940s, at the National Academy of Design, Rockport Art Association, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum. 1500-2500
718. Margo Hoff (American, mid 20th century), "Mia", c.1965; 17" x 12", gouache/paper, unsigned; artist identified on verso with title. Hoff worked in Chicago and New York. She exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Wildenstein Gallery (Paris), and Banfer Gallery (NY). 400-600
719. M. Lewis Croissant (American, 20th Century), "Rocky Neck Cannery, Gloucester", c. 1953; oil/canvas board, 16" x 20", signed; exhibition label on verso "Knickerbocker Artists 6th Annual - Riverside Museum". 600-800
720. Purvis Young (American, b.1943), "Line of Dancing Figures", c.1980; oil/canvas laid down on board, 15" x 19", signed on front and verso. African American self taught artist and muralist. Young is in numerous collections throughout the United States. 1000-2000
721. William Carter (American, b. 1909), "Nude", c. 1950; oil/canvas, 36" x 28", signed on verso, provenance. Important African-American artist. Carter studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Illinois. He exhibited at the Chicago Art League, Illinois Federal Project, Hull House, Chicago, American Negro Expo (Chicago, 1940), Howard University, Atlanta University, and the South Side Community Art Center. 5000-7000
722. William Carter (American, b. 1909), "Still Life", c. 1940; watercolor, 14" x 7", unsigned. 1000-2000
723. David Stone Martin (American, 1913-1992), lot of two prints; "Musicians", c. 1960; lithograph, 10.25" x 13.5", signed. Martin had no formal art training, was an assistant to Ben Shahn and became a graphic designer. He was also an artist correspondent for Life magazine during World War II. Martin is widely known for his illustrations for over 400 albums, which were mainly jazz. 300-500
724. Charles Sebree (American, b. 1914), "Profile", c. 1960; casein/board, 21.25" x 11.25", signed; Bergstrom Art Center Museum label on and property of K. Priebe on verso. Provenance: The estate of Karl Priebe. African-American painter. Sebree exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1930s-40s. He also exhibited Katharine Kuh Gallery, American Negro Exposition (Chicago, 1940), Howard University, and the South Side Community Art Center (Chicago). 6000-8000
725. Charles Sebree (American, b. 1914), "Young Boy", c. 1940; gouache/paper, 10" x 8", signed; titled and inscribed: "property of K. Priebe" on verso; provenance: the estate of Karl Priebe. 6000-8000
726. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Checkers", c. 1940; pastel/paper, 18" x 20", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
727. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Figures along a Street", c. 1941; watercolor and gouache/paper, 19" x 25", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
728. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "An Audience", c. 1938; watercolor and gouache/paper, 10" x 12", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
729. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Figures on the Beach", c. 1940; watercolor and gouache/paper, 9.5" x 15", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. Perri immigrated from Italy to Chicago around 1930. He exhibited at the Carnegie Institute of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago, and was President of the Oak Park Artists League. He traveled to Mexico in the late 1930s. 300-500
730. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Girl Sitting under a Tree", c. 1940; watercolor and gouache/paper, 24" x 18", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
731. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Early Autumn Landscape", c. 1940; pastel/paper, 19" x 23.5", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
732. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Chicago Scene with Figures", c. 1947; watercolor and gouache/paper, 19.5" x 26", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
733. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "At the Circus", c. 1940; watercolor and gouache/paper, 14.5" x 11", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
734. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Industrial Harbor", c. 1940; watercolor and gouache/paper, 18" x 24", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
735. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Chicago Industry", c. 1940; watercolor and gouache/paper, 15" x 20", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
736. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Figures", c. 1940; watercolor and gouache/paper, 13.5" x 19.5", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
737. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), lot of four works on paper, one pictured: "Chicago Street", c. 1940; watercolor and gouache/paper, 15" x 22", signed, unframed; with three comparable works. 300-500
738. Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican, 1902-1957), "Harlem Dancers", c.1935; pen and ink/paper, 6.25" x 11.25", initialed (double-sided image); inscribed: "Property of K. Priebe" on verso; provenance: the estate of Karl Priebe. Covarrubias was well known an a painter, illustrator, stage designer, and writer. In the early 1920s, he moved to New York and became an illustrator for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. His work is in the collections of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art and the Chrysler Museum. 2500-3500
739. James M. Flagg (American, 1877-1960), "Wake Up America Day", c.1917; vintage poster, 40" x 28". Flagg was a member of the Society of Illustrators and the Lotos Club. He was an illustrator for Life magazine and became widely known for his "I Want You" poster of Uncle Sam during WWI. 1000-2000
740. WITHDRAWN (American, 1897-1988), "Portrait of a Boy", c.1940; gouache/paper, 13.5" x 10.5", signed. Blackshear was a professor of art history at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1926-1961. She exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Dallas Museum of Fine Art. 1000-1500
741. Darrel Austin (American, 1907-1994), "Lady with Her Tiger", c.1946; ink and watercolor/paper, 19.25" x 14.5", signed and dated; Bresler Galleries/Milwaukee label and the property of K. Priebe on verso. Austin studied at the University of Oregon. He is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Detroit Institute of Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 2000-3000
742. Helen Farr Sloan (American, b.1911), "The Fishmonger", c. 1940; oil/canvas, 30" x 20", signed. Sloan studied at the Art Students League. She was a member of the Society of Independent Artists and exhibited from 1929-1944, as well as the Hudson Guild of New York, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the deYoung Museum of Art in San Francisco. 4000-6000
743. Nicolai Cikovsky (American, 1894-1984), "Boating in Central Park", c. 1945; oil/canvas, 23" x 27.25", signed and dated; partial label on verso. Cikovsky was born in Russia and studied there before emigrating to the U.S. around 1930. He exhibited extensively from the 1930s-60s, and taught at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Notre Dame. This is highly desirable subject matter. 3000-5000
744. Gerrit V. Sinclair (American, 1890-1955) "Fruit Market and Factories (Milwaukee)", c.1930; oil/board, 23.5" x 28", signed; titled verso. Wisconsin regionalist painter. Sinclair studied at the Art Institute of Chicago before moving to Wisconsin. He exhibited in the 1930s-40s, at the Salon d’Automne, Paris; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; World’s Fair New York; Milwaukee Art Institute; and the Art Institute of Chicago. This is an excellent example of his work. 3000-5000
745. George Jo Mess (American, 1898-1962), "Adirondack Solitude", c.1930; oil/canvas, 24.25" x 30", signed; tag stating "Gift of Evelynne Mess Daily"; title, and artist address on verso. Important Indianapolis modernist painter and printmaker. Mess studied at the John Herron Art Institute, Chicago School of Modern Design, and at Columbia University (he also worked with William Forsyth and Otto Stark). Mess exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Library of Congress, Hoosier Salon, and the Herron Art Institute. 2000-3000
746. Rotasilan (Rotislaw) Racoff (Russian, 1904-1982), "Paris", c. 1965; tempera on board, 13" x 10", signed and dated. 1000-2000
747. Gertrude Abercrombie (American, b.1909), "K.P.",c. 1951; oil/board, 2.75" x 3.25", signed and dated; "Bresler Co. Fine Arts, Milwaukee" label on verso. Chicago modernist/surrealist painter. She studied at the University of Chicago, and was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists and the Chicago Non-Jury Society of Artists. She also exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1930s). This work was executed for Abercrombie’s friend and fellow artist, Karl Priebe. Provenance: the estate of Karl Priebe. 4000-6000
748. Karl Priebe (American, 1914-1976), double-sided painting, "A Couple", c.1950; watercolor and pastel/ paper, 19.5" x 22.5", signed. The painting on the verso depicts the artists, Gertrude Abercrombie, Karl Priebe, (an unknown figure), and Charles Sebree. He studied at the Layton School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Priebe served on the anthropology staff at the Milwaukee Public Museum from 1938-1942 and was the director of the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts from 1943-1944. He then returned to the Layton School of Art in 1947 to serve as an instructor. During his career, Priebe won the prestigious Prix de Rome (1941), received critical acclaim for his paintings in New York, and gained recognition as a leader of the emerging "fantasist" school. 4000-6000
749. John Wilde (American, b. 1919), "Yellow-Billed Cuckoo", c. 1956; oil/canvas, 15" x 12", initialed and dated; title and (Property of Karl Priebe) on verso. Wilde was part of a group of talented surrealist painters working in Wisconsin in the second half of the twentieth century. Wilde has received a number of significant awards, among   them the Lambert Purchase Award in 1963 from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Childe Hassam Purchase Award   in 1965 and 1980 from the National Academy of Design; a Purchase Award in 1984 from the West Publishing Company, Atlanta; and a First Purchase Award in 1970 from the Butler Gallery of   American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. 6000-8000
750. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), “Minotaure, Buveuer, et Femmes”, c. 1933; etching from Vollard, bloch 200, edition of 260, 11.75” x 14.4”, signed; certificate from Merrill Chase. 10,000-20,000
751. Edna Reindel (American, b.1900), “Abstracted Figure”, c.1950; gouache/paper, 23” x 17”, unsigned. Reindel studied at the Pratt Institute Art School. She exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. 1000-2000
752. Roy Curtis Craven (American, b. 1924), "Untitled", c. 1960; oil/board, 36" x 24", signed; Kelmscott Gallery label and "5" label verso. Craven studied with Byron Browne and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. His work is in the collections of the Virginia Museum of Art, Esso Standard Oil Collection, Museum Arqueolgia y Etnologia Guatemala. He exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum (1950); Delgado Museum, Four Arts Club (Palm Beach), and the American Federation of Arts Touring Exhibition. 2500-3500
753. Morris Cole Graves (American, 1910-2001), "Night", c.1942; tempera/ rice paper, 12.5" x 16"; provenance: the estate of Karl Priebe. Washington based artist. Graves was one of the Mystic Painters of the Northwest; along with Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson and Kenneth Callahan. Their philosophy was a combination of Eastern Religious beliefs and an appreciation for the natural world. Graves exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Detroit Art Institute, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. 10,000-20,000
754. Rhoads (American, 20th Century), "Mythological Scene"; oil/board, dated '67, framed, 9.5" x 7.5", signed. 400-600
755. Rhoads (American, 20th Century), "Mythological Scene"; oil/board, dated '67, framed, 3.75" x 9.5", signed. 300-500
756. Rhoads (American, 20th Century), "Mythological Scene"; oil/board, dated '67, framed, 7.5" x 9.5", signed. 400-600
757. Karl Zerbe (German/American, 1903-1972), "Study for Self Portrait", 1960; acrylic, 20" x 14", signed (TV). Known as an expressionist painter, Zerbe along with Hyman Bloom and Jack Levine, received national recognition in the 1940s as the first generation of Boston Expressionists. 700-900
758. William Jacobs (American, 1897-1973), "Untitled", c. 1954; oil/canvas, 30" x 36", signed and dated. Chicago based artist. Studied and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. 1000-2000
759. Ray Wintson Speer (American, b.1923), "Surrealist Landscape", c. 1965; oil/masonite, 20" x 16", signed; provenance: estate of the artist. Speer studied at the Dallas Art Institute and worked in East St Louis, IL. 600-800
760. Frank Whipple (American, 20th century), "Visit to the Museum", c. 1960; oil/board, 5" x 5", signed. 800-1100
761. Ray Winston Speer (American, b. 1923), "Surrealist Highway" , c. 1965; oil/canvas, 28" x 20", identified by artist’s device (artist has painted himself in the painting); provenance: estate of the artist. 600-800
762. Ray Winston Speer (American, b.1923), "Repent! (Self-Portrait)", c. 1965; egg tempera/ masonite, 20" x 16", signed; provenance: the estate of the artist. 600-800
763. Frank Whipple (American, 20th century), "Visit to the Museum", c. 1960; oil/board, 5" x 5", signed. Whipple is a self-taught California painter. He was stationed in Italy during WWII and was obviously influenced by the work of Italian modernist painter, Nino Caffe, who painted similar subjects in a comparable style. 800-1100
764. Norman C. Black (American, b.1920), "Red Balloon", 1966, oil/canvas laid down, 24" x 20", signed and dated. 800-1200
765. Romain de Tirtoff Erte’ (Russian, 1892-1990), "Celestial Virtues-Radience", c.1980, serigraph, 40" x 32", signed, 174/300. Art Deco designer and sculptor. Erte’s designs influenced theater, film, fashion as well as an entire art movement. 2500-3500
766. Romain de Tirtoff Erte’ (Russian, 1892-1990), "Celestial Virtues-Wisdom", c.1980, serigraph, 40" x 32", signed, 174/300. Art Deco designer and sculptor. Erte’s designs influenced theater, film, fashion as well as an entire art movement. 2500-3500
767. Romain de Tirtoff Erte’ (Russian, 1892-1990), "Coquette", c.1985, bronze, 18"h, Fine Art Acquisitions, 290/375. 3000-5000
768. Romain de Tirtoff Erte’ (Russian, 1892-1990), "Woman and Satyr", 1985, bronze, 18"h, Fine Art Acquisitions, A.P. 33/37. 3000-5000
769. Romain de Tirtoff Erte’ (Russian, 1892-1990), "Aphrodite", c.1986, bronze, 18"h, Fine Art Acquisitions, A.P.122/375. 3000-5000
770. Alice Rahon (French, 1904-1987), "Noir", c.1950; oil/board, 16.5" x 6", signed. Rahon settled in Mexico and exhibited at the first Exposicion Internacional del Surrealismo at the Galeria de Arte in 1940. 1000-2000
771. Raymond Novacek (American, mid 20th century), "Abstract Form", c. 1950; bronze sculpture (front and verso shown), 41"h x 18" x 8", unsigned. Novacek studied art at St Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa, and at Bradley University. He exhibited at "Contemporary Artists Gallery" (James Demanes and Sons, Peoria, IL, 1959). 1500-2000
772. Abbott L. Pattison (American, b. 1916), "Dancing Figures", c.1970; ceramic plaque, 11" X 19", signed. 500-700
773. Abbott L. Pattison (American, b.1916) "The Actress", c.1983; bronze sculpture with gold finish, 24" x 7" x 13.5" (the base measures 22" x 9" x 2"h), signed and dated. Well known Chicago sculptor. Pattison studied at Yale, and exhibited at the Art Institute from the 1940s-60s; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; Whitney Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum. He taught at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1946-52 and was the sculptor-in-residence at the University of Georgia (1954). 1500-2500
774. John Kearney (American, 20th century), "Imprisoned Figure", c. 1966; bronze, 33.5"h (including a 3" wooden base), signed. Kearney works mainly with animal and figurative forms and the materials range from automobile bumpers to bronze. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Ulrich Museum in Wichita, and the Mitchell Museum in Mount Vernon, Illinois. 600-800
775. James McCracken (American, 20th century), "Lovebirds", c.1935; oil/board, 36" x 36", signed. McCracken painted in Iowa with Marvin Cone and Grant Wood, and also in Chicago. His subjects included regionalist landscape paintings and exotic birds, executed in a Art Deco inspired style, similar to Jessie Arms Botke. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and worked as an illustrator. This is an excellent example of the artist’s work. 3000-5000

Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992) Important Chicago modernist. Bohrod studied with John Sloan and Boardman Robinson. He exhibited throughout the 1930s-40s, at the Associated American Artists, National Academy of Design, and the Oehlschlager Gallery (Chicago). His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum, and Cranbrook Academy. Bohrod frequently painted whimsical compositions on small plaques and objects.
776. "Pisces", c. 1960; 3.75", signed. 300-500
777. "Bull", c. 1960; 11"dia., signed. 500-700
778. "Ram", c. 1960; 4.5", signed. 500-700
779. "Bull", c. 1960; 7.5"dia., signed. 700-900
780. "Horse", c. 1960, 4.5", signed. 500-700
781. Robert Stackhouse (American, b. 1942), "Hoboken Rowboat", c. 1980; watercolor and mixed media/paper, 43.5" x 74", signed and dated. Stackhouse is a major sculptor and printmaker. "Drawing is an integral part of my work," writes the artist. "Source drawings, plans for sculptural projects and documentations of finished installations fill the majority of my studio time. Because I originally studied painting, I conceive of my sculptures two dimensionally…I see them as pictures, not volumetric sculptures." This is an important original work by the artist. 5000-7000
782. Alex Barrett (American, contemporary), " Abstracted Figure", c. 2005; bronze with patina, 12.25"w x 9"d x 22.25"h, initialed and dated. 2500-3500
783. Alex Barrett (American, 20th Century), "Curved Line Abstract", 2002; patinated bronze, 12"w x 10.5"d x 13"h, initialed and dated. 2500-3500
784. Stephen Hansen (American, b.1950), "Ken", c. 1980; paper mache hanging sculpture, 52.25"h x 10"d x 26.5"w. Hansen is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of American History. 2000-3000
785. Edloe Risling (American, 1899-1985), "Still Life with Shell and Leaves", charcoal and pastel on board, signed, unframed, 10.5" x 13". California artist. Studied in San Francisco at the California School of Fine Art. Married artist Jay Risling. 200-300
786. Edloe Risling (American, 1899-1985), acrylic on paper, colorful still life with a shell, signed, matted, label on verso from the Ulrich Museum in Witchita, KS, 10.5" x 13.5". California artist. Studied in San Francisco at the California School of Fine Art. Married artist Jay Risling. 200-300
787. Edloe Risling (American, 1899-1985), watercolor and graphite, c.1950, "Leaves", signed, 13.5" x 10.5". California artist. Studied in San Francisco at the California School of Fine Art. Married artist Jay Risling. 200-300
788. Sidney Loeb (American, b. 1904), "City View", c. 1952; oil/canvas, 24" x 30", signed. Painter and sculptor. Loeb exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and the Whitney Museum. He also taught at the Art Students League, NYC. REF: Role and Impact: The Chicago Society of Artists, Yochim, 1979. 800-1200
789. Philip Pearlstein (American, b.1924), "1-70", c.1970; color lithograph, 29.5" x 21", signed and numbered, 33/50. Pearlstein was a talented realist painter in his late teens. He was drafted into the army in 1943, and after the war moved to New York to study at NYU. He then adopted an abstract expressionist style which he maintained until the early 1960s. Moving full circle, Pearlstein once again, became what he called, "a post-abstract realist". 600-800
790. Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889), lot of four, one pictured: "Figures in a Landscape", c. 1960, oil/board, 24" x 30", signed; with three comparable works by the artist. Painter and designer during the Art Deco period. WPA artist. Ulreich exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Dudensing Gallery (N.Y.C.), Vienna Secession, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. 800-1200
791. Alice Rahon (French, 1904-1987), "Cats", c.1950; mixed media/masonite, 8" x 12", signed. Rahon settled in Mexico and exhibited at the first Exposicion Internacional del Surrealismo at the Galeria de Arte in 1940. 2000-3000
792. Carl E. Schwartz (American, b. 1935 ), "Untitled", c.1957; oil/ canvas, 15" x 38", signed and dated. Chicago modernist. Schwartz studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He exhibited extensively from the late 1950s-70s, and his work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ball State University, Library of Congress, and the University of Minnesota. 600-800
793. Alice Rahon (French/Mexican, 1904-1987), "Constructivist Composition", c. 1950; oil/masonite, 8" x 12", signed. 2000-3000
794. Will Steele (American, 20th century), "Cubist Nude", 1960; oil/canvas laid down, 24" x 30", signed and dated. Chicago modernist painter, active mid-twentieth century. 1000-2000
795. Jesus Mariano Leuus (Mexican, b.1931), "Madre Y Nino", 1962; oil/board, 20.25" x 13.75", signed and dated. Leuus was born in El Paso, Texas. He went to Mexico in 1945 and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico City, with A. Lazo, R. Lozano, O. Romero and A. Zalce. Inspired greatly by the ancient designs of the Aztecs and Mayans, Leuus has developed a distinctive style, based on ancient history but unmistakably modern. His subjects are usually figurative. He uses a marble dust mixed with the acrylic paint to achieve texture. His recognizable style reflects a well balanced composition with minimal color, lines and figures. 1000-2000
796 Lucile Linquist Blanch (American, 1898-1981), "Spontaneous Life", c. 1950; oil/canvas, 44" x 40", signed; with title on verso. Blanch studied at the Minneapolis Art Institute and the Art Students League in NYC. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1933. Her work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and the Corcoran Gallery. 1500-2000
797. J. Jay McVicker (American, b.1911), "Abstract Composition", c. 1960; collage and mixed media/board, 22.5" x 15", signed. Oklahoma painter. McVicker studied at Oklahoma State University, and eventually taught there. He painted traditional regionalism in the 1940s, and moved into abstraction later in his career. He exhibited extensively from the 1940s-70s at the Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum, Dallas Museum of Fine Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. 1000-2000
798. J. Jay McVicker (American, b.1911), "Black and White Field", c. 1970; oil/board, 24" x 22", unsigned; provenance: the estate of the artist. 1000-2000
799. J. Jay McVicker (American, b.1911), "Collage with Rectangles", c. 1970; oil and mixed media (some printed) collage, 18" x 18", unsigned; provenance: the estate of the artist. 1000-2000
800. J. Jay McVicker (American, b.1911), "Triad", c. 1963; welded iron sculpture, 23"h, signed, titled, and dated. 1500-2500
Sale Date:
Dec. 4, 2005