ONLINE CONDITION REPORTS

Sale Date:
June 5 & 6, 2004
Cincinnati, OH
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
Estimate
751. David Wippish (American, 20th century ), “The Nude Model”, c. 1970; 40” x 30”, oil/masonite, unsigned; another painting on verso.
300-500
752. Grace Spongberg (American, b.1906), “Old House”, c.1940, watercolor/paper, 14”x16”, signed. Chicago modernist/watercolorist. Spongberg exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Swedish-American Exhibition (Chicago), and the pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.
400-600
753. Harry T. Fisk (American, 1887-1976), “Rooftops”, c.1940; oil/canvasboard, 16” x 12”, signed.
300-500
754. Frank Perri (American, 20th century), “Children with Balloons”, c.1940; gouache and ink/paper, 7” x 8”, signed, unframed.
250-350
755. Frank Perri (American, 20th century), “A Mother and Her Child”, c.1950; oil/canvas, 24” x 30”, signed on verso; from the estate of the artist.
300-500
756. Eugene Speicher (American, 1883-1962), “Autumn Landscape”, c.1940; oil/canvas, 30” x 45”, signed. Speicher studied in New York with Chase and Henri, and painted portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. He was part of the artist’s colony in Woodstock, NY. Speicher was successful early in his career as a portrait painter, and exhibited as early as 1910 at the National Academy of Design (he continued to exhibit there throughout the 1940s). He also exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Brooklyn Art Association, Whitney Museum, and the Corcoran Gallery. Esquire (magazine) called him, “America’s most important living painter” in 1936.
2000-3000
757. Ida Shelesnyak Mirrof (American, 20th century), “Misery”, c.1940; oil/canvasboard, 16”x20”, signed on verso, unframed.
300-500
758. Ida Shelesnyak Mirrof (American, 20th century) “A Village”, c.1940; oil/canvasboard, 16” x 20”, unsigned, unframed.
300-500
759. Stanley Tasker (American, mid 20th century), “Untitled”, c.1959; oil/canvas, 35” x 44”, signed and dated. Tasker taught at Washington University in St Louis, and later worked in Florida.
500-700
760. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstract Composition”, c.1960; oil/canvas, 22” x 28”, signed.
500-700
761. Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), “Persistence of Memory”, c.1975; color lithograph, 19.5” x 27”, signed and numbered, 44/50, unframed.
400-600
762. David Freed (American, b. 1936), “Climate II-Turnabout”, c. 1970; color etching, 17.5” x 28”, signed and numbered, 4/15 in pencil.
250-350
763. Protz (American, 20th century), “Untitled composition”, c.1960; oil/masonite, 22”x14”, signed.
200-400
764. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstract”, c.1960; oil/canvas, 28” x 22”, signed.
600-800
765. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Woman with Blue Dress”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 30” x 24” , unsigned, another painting on the verso of a man; from the estate of the artist.
300-500
766. American Negro Exposition poster, original poster from the 1940 exposition in Chicago, 21.5” x 13.75”, excellent condition. American Negro Exposition, 1865-1940, Chicago Coliseum, July 4 to Sept. 2, American Negro Exposition Headquarters, 3632 South Parkway, Chicago. These posters are rare and desirable.
600-800
767. Arthur Louis Helwig (American 1899-1976), “Red, Gray and White Composition”, c.1950; oil/masonite, 20” x 26”, signed indistinctly.
300-500
768. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstraction”, c.1960; oil/canvas, 20” x 24”, signed.
600-800
769. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstraction”, c.1960; oil/canvas, 30” x 40”, signed.
600-800
770. Philippe Henri Noyer (French, 1917-1985), lot of three prints, one pictured: “Hong Kong”, c.1960; color lithograph, 28” x 40”, signed and numbered, 56/200; with two other similar prints by Noyer, all unframed.
600-800
771. Sergio Fergola (Italian, 20th century), “Man with Glasses”, c. 1977; oil/canvas, 24” x 31”, signed and dated. Italian painter; part of the “Gruppo 58”.
300-500
772. Albert Aloe (American, 20th century), “Phenomenon”,c. 1960; oil/board, 20” x 24”, signed. Aloe was a painter and optician in St Louis in the mid 20th century.
300-500
773. Victor Vasarely (French/Hungarian, 1908-1997), lot of four identical prints (one is printed on silver paper, the three others are on white paper), “Figure on Stairway”, c. 1970; color lithographs, 38” x 28.5”, signed in pencil, unframed.
600-800
774. Howell, (American School), “Abstract Composition”, c.1972; oil/canvas, 48” x 24”, signed; dated verso, not intended to be framed.
300-500
775. T.J. Dolfias (American, 20th century), “Fantastic Landscape”, c.1970; mixed media/canvas, 24” x 36”, signed.
300-500
776. Emil Bisttram (American, 1895-1976 ), “Abstract Composition”, c.1940 watercolor, 7.5” x 9.5”, signed and dated. Bisttram was a member of the Transcendental Painting Group active in Taos, New Mexico.
2000-3000
777. Fred Jones (American, 20th century), “Heads”, c.1960; watercolor/paper, 2.5” x 20.5”, unsigned, but guaranteed. Chicago African-American artist. Jones executed many watercolors of this specific subject, and we have sold another almost identical example in a past auction.
400-600
778. Emil Bisttram (American, 1895-1976), “Abstract Composition”, c.1939; watercolor, 8” x 6”, signed and dated.
2000-3000
779. A.M. Ensminger (American, 19th-20th century), lot of ten items, one pictured: “Portrait of a Woman”, c.1906; charcoal sketch/paper, 9.5” x 8”, unsigned, unframed.
300-500
780. A.M. Ensminger (American, 19th-20th century), lot of ten items, one pictured: “Portrait of a Woman”, c.1906; charcoal sketch/paper, 9.5” x 8”, unsigned, unframed.
300-500
781. A.M. Ensminger (American, 19th-20th century), lot of ten items, one pictured: “Portrait of a Woman”, c.1906; charcoal sketch/paper, 9.5” x 8”, unsigned, unframed.
300-500
782. A.M. Ensminger (American, 19th-20th century), lot of ten items, one pictured: “Portrait of a Woman”, c.1906; charcoal sketch/paper, 9.5” x 8”, unsigned, unframed.
300-500
783. Original Movie Poster, “The Stars are Singing”, c. 1953; 38” x 24.5”. This movie starred Rosemary Clooney and Danish actor/singer, Lauritz Melchoir. The premier of the film took place at the Russell Theatre, in Maysville, Kentucky, where a street was dedicated to Clooney during her visit.
600-800
784. G. Chevalier (French, 20th century), “Cycles Rochet”, c.1930; poster, 60” x 42”, unframed.
1000-1500
785. Marblehead vase, decorated, green matt glaze, impressed mark, 7.5”h
2500-3500
786. Overbeck covered vessel, tapered form with blue floral design in a gray and brown matt glaze, 4”h, incised mark, artist initials, minor firing flaw to lid
1500-2500
787. Marblehead vase, decorated with yellow roses, impressed mark, 3.5”h
2500-3500
788. Overbeck vase, bulbous base China painted with stylized tulips, 5.5”h, impressed mark, artist signed
1000-1500
789. Rare Overbeck bowl, decorated with a village scene in a blue high glaze, 3”h, incised mark
3000-4000
790. Overbeck candlestick, light blue matt glaze with stylized designs, 9.5”h, impressed mark, artist initials Elizabeth Francis
1500-2500
791. Overbeck bowl, footed form with stylized floral design in a brown, mauve and green matt glaze, 3.25”h, impressed mark, artist initials Elizabeth Francis
2000-3000
792. Newcomb College vase, carved pinecone design in purple and green against a blue background, executed by Henrietta Bailey, #K147, 8"h
3500-4500
793. Overbeck vase, stlyzed floral design in a tan and mauve glaze, 2.5”h, impressed mark, artist initials
2500-3500
794. Shearwater figural, bird covered in a blue high glaze, unmarked, 5”w
300-500
795. Shearwater vase, ribbed form covered in a green and blue matt glaze, impressed mark, 8”h
300-500
796. Clifton pitcher, mustard drip glaze, #272, impressed mark, 5”h; with a Paul Revere vase, mottled pink matt, 1927, ink mark, paper label, 4”h
200-300
797. Pewabic vase, small form in a yellow, white and green iridescent glaze, impressed mark, 3”h, glued chip; with a Pewabic handled vessel, (not shown), flaring form covered in a blue glaze, marked, 4”h
300-400
798. Pewabic vase, bulbous form covered in an orange matt glaze, paper label, marked, 5.5”h
400-600
799. Shearwater vase, mottled green matt glaze, marked, 3”h
150-250
800. California Faience vase, covered in an aqua glaze, marked, 4”h
150-250
Sale Date:
June 5 & 6, 2004
Cincinnati, OH