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Sale Date:
June 4 & 5, 2005
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
1101. European School , "The Suitor", c. 1890; oil/canvas, 30" x 24", signed indistinctly, ornate frame. 500-700
1102. G. Russell (British, early 20th century), "Morrocan River Scene", c. 1920; oil/canvas, 10" x 14", signed and dated. 600-800
1103. Taber Sears (American, 1870-1950), "The Shrine", c.1920; oil/canvas, 28" x 22", signed. 800-1200
1104. Victor J. Harles (American, early 20th century), "Coastal Scene", c. 1920; oil/board, 16" x 12", signed , artist-carved frame. St. Louis painter. Harles studied with R.E. Miller and John Carlson, and painted a wide variety of subject matter. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, as well as the U.S. 300-500
1105. Hudson Mindell Kitchell (American, 1862-1944), "A Figure in an Autumn Landscape", 1919; oil/canvas, 10" x 14", signed and dated. Kitchell's address in 1924 was New York City, but he painted across the entire nation. His style is strikingly similar to R.A. Blakelock's, and the results were very successful. He exhibited at the Society of Independent Artists in the 1920s. 1000-2000
1106. Oskar Gross (Austrian/American, 1871-1963), "Dutch Girl", c. 1950; oil/board, 10" x 8", signed and dated. Gross exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in the 1910s, and the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1920s. He also exhibited at the Chicago Gallery Association, Chicago painters and Sculptors, and the Corcoran Gallery. His work is included in the collections of Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and the American Conservatory of Music. 700-900
1107. Lester Joseph Chaney (American, b.1907), "Coastal Scene", c.1945; oil/board, 24" x 32", signed. A Chicago area painter known for marine scenes, Chaney studied with Charles Woodbury and Leon Lundmark and at the Art Institute of Chicago. 600-800
1108. Scandanavian School (M. Jean B.) "Mountain Landscape", c. 1922; watercolor/paper, 7" x 10", signed and dated. 150-250
1109. W. Munson (American, 20th century), "Autumn Landscape", c. 1940; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed. 300-500
1110. Gallen (Finnish, early 20th century), "Snowscene", 1913; oil/canvas, 32" x 23.5", signed and dated, inscribed "Knuus Lok" 2500-3500
1111. Albert Alfredson (American, 20th century), "Winter Landscape", c. 1940; oil/canvasboard, 15" x 19", signed. Alfredson worked in Chicago and Brown County, Indiana. His best subjects were winter landscapes. 500-700
1112. Tristam Richards (American, 20th century), "Winter Stream", c. 1931; oil/board, 25" x 23", signed, dated, and inscribed, "Michigan". 1000-2000
1113. Gallen (Finnish, early 20th century), "Landscape", c. 1907; oil/canvas, 18" x 22", signed and dated. 1000-2000
1114. Ada Walter Shulz (American, 1870-1928), "The New Baby", c. 1920; oil/board, 14" x 11" , unsigned, provenance: the family of the artist (a letter of authenticity may be provided). Shulz began her studies at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1889, under John Vanderpoel. She traveled with Vanderpoel's class in the summer of 1892 to Delavan, Wisconsin, where she met her future husband, Adolph Shulz. In 1894, the two were married, and remained in Delavan for the next twenty years, although they began summering in Brown County, Indiana in the 1910s. They moved there permanently in 1917. Adolph specialized in landscape painting, and Ada chose the mothers and children of Brown County as her subjects. 25,000-35,000
1115. Ada Walter Shulz (American, 1870-1928), "Young Girl with Flowers", c. 1920; oil/board, 14" x 10" , unsigned, provenance: the family of the artist (a letter of authenticity may be provided). 25,000-35,000
1116. Leonard Reedy (American, 1899-1956), "The Night Rider", c. 1935; watercolor/paper, 8" x 11", signed and titled. Well known western painter, frequently worked in watercolor. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Art. His work is in the collections of the Santa Fe Railway and the Adams Collection. 600-800
1117. A. Platte Little (American, active late 19th-early 20th century), "House with a Fence", c. 1902; watercolor/paper, 5" x 10", signed and dated. Little was an early St. Louis painter. He studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Art with Paul Cornoyer, and exhibited at the St. Louis Expo, 1898. 300-500
1118. Carl Krafft (American, 1884-1938), "The Camp, c. 1936; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed 2000-3000
1119. F. Marratt Wikocks (American, early 20th century), "Taos", c. 1920; oil/board, 10" x 8", signed indistinctly and titled. 200-300
1120. Thomas Rowden (British, 1842-1926), "Horses in a Highland Landscape", c.1910; watercolor/gouache, 9" x 21", signed, with the original frame. 800-1200
1121. Barbara J. Larimer (American, early 20th century), "California Landscape", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 18" x 24", signed. Los Angeles painter. 500-700
1122. John Franklin (American, b. 1925), "Felicia in the Morning", c. 1960; oil/board, 32" x 17", signed; titled verso. Franklin lived in Glendale, California, and worked throughout the Southwest. His subject matter was primarily Native American life. 400-600
1123. Ethel Crouch Brown (American, b.1890), pair of oils, one pictured: "Floral Still Life", c.1930; oil/board, 6.5" x 8.5", signed with a smaller work of a yellow flower. 600-800
1124. Charles J. Bergstrom (American, 20th century), "Colorado Scene", c. 1940; watercolor/paper, 16" x 12", signed. 250-350
1125. C.F. Schuch (American, 20th century), "Camp Scene", c. 1940; oil/canvas, 18" x 24", signed. 250-350
1126. Mariko (Japanese/American, 20th century), "Coastal Scene", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 24" x 19.75", signed on verso; back of canvas bears some Japanese stamps and writing. 600-800
1127. Harry Linder (American, 1886-1931), "California Landscape", c. 1920; pastel, 19.5" x 13", signed. Born in Finland & moved to Southern Caifornia in 1916 and settled in Long Beach. He later opened a studio where he displayed and sold his own work & the paintings of his friend, Guy Rose. 1000-2000
1128. Michael Justin Sileikis (Lithuanian/American, b.1893), "Winter Stream", c.1945; oil/board, 9" x 12", signed; artist tag on verso. Sileikis studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Leopold Seyffert and Leon Kroll. He exhibited at the All-Illinois Society of Fine Arts, Art Institute of Chicago (1926-1950), and the Hoosier Salon (1940-1952). 500-700
1129. Juliet Thompson (American, early 20th century), "Baby in Highchair", c. 1917; oil/canvas, 18" x 16", signed and dated. 300-500
1130. Alfred Jansson (American/Swedish, 1863-1931), "Midwestern Farm Scene", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed. Jansson came to Chicago in 1889, and spent most of his career there, painting impressionist landscapes. He studied in Stockholm and in Paris. He was a member of the Chicago Artist Club, Swedish American Artists, and the Chicago Artist Guild. 500-700
1131. Florence White Williiams (American, early 20th century), "The Church", c. 1930; watercolor/paper, 10" x 7.5", signed. Chicago impressionist painter. She studied with Krafft, Aldrich, and Frederic Grant. She exhibited at the Illinois Federal Women's Club, Art Students League, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Chicago Gallery Association. She was also an illustrator for children's books. 300-500
1132. Joseph Trover (American, 20th century), "Path through the Beech Woods", c. 1930; oil/ canvasboard, 18" x 24", signed. Trover was a Brown county artist and was active during the 1930s-1940s. He primarily painted Brown county landscapes. 800-1200
1133. Grace Hall Hemingway (American, 1872-1951), "Hollyhocks", c. 1930; oil/board, 24" x 20", unsigned, artist label verso with name. Oak Park, Illinois painter. She studied with Buehr and Krafft, and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. 500-700
1134. Tom Milton Wilder (American, b.1876), "Spring Landscape", c.1930; oil/canvas board, 10" x 11", signed. 300-500
1135. H.C. Mortensen (American, early 20th century), lot of three oils, one pictured: "Spring Landscape", c. 1930; oil/board, 12" x 16", unsigned; with two other comparable works. 300-500
1136. Paul Turner Sargent (American, 1880-1946), "Autumn Stream", c. 1928; oil/board, 24" x 30", signed, dated, original carved frame. 1500-2500
1137. J.H. Brookins (American, early 20th century), "Cornshucks and Pumpkins", c.1910; oil/canvas, 7.5" x 9.5", signed. 300-500
1138. H. C. Mortensen (American, early 20th century), lot of three oils, one pictured: "Landscape with Pine Trees", c. 1930; oil/board, 12" x 16", unsigned; with two other comparable works. 300-500
1139. Phillip Gronemeyer (American, 20th century), "The Shed", c. 1940; watercolor, 11" x 16", signed. Gronemeyer worked in St Louis, and exhibited at the St Louis Artist Guild for a number of years. 250-350
1140. Eda Sterchi (American, b. 1885), "Portrait of a Man", c. 1920; oil/canvas, 18" x 15", signed. 300-500
1141. Charles Rhinehart (American, 20th century), "Bonsai Tree", c. 1950; pencil drawing/paper, 10" x 8", signed. 200-300
1142. Oscar Miller (American, 1867-1921) "Dutch Girl on Beach", c. 1909; watercolor/board, 23" x 18", signed and dated. Miller worked in Providence, R.I. He exhibited from the 1890s-1910s at the Art Institute of Chicago, Providence Art Club, St Louis Expo, and the National Academy of Design. He also painted in Holland, France, and Italy. 800-1200
1143. Harriet Kraweic (American, b. 1894), "Still Life", lot of two, c. 1930; watercolor/paper, 16" x 11", signed. 500-700
1144. Jess Hobby (American, early 20th century), "Winter Landscape with Stream", c. 1930; oil/board, 24" x 30", signed. Hobby worked in Oak Park, IL . He painted primarily landscapes of Illinois and Indiana. 600-800
1145. Oscar H. Gieberich (American, b. 1886), "Flower", color lithograph, 16.5" x 12.5", signed. Gieberich worked in New York and in Boston. He studied with Charles Hawthorne and at the Art Students League. His work is in the collection of the Boston Museum. Gieberich married Richard Miller's widow, and this work comes from the estate of Miller's niece. 200-300
1146. Laura Hoernig (American, 20th century), "Foot Bridge", c.1940; oil/canvas , 14" x 18", unsigned. Hoernig was a Kansas City painter, but also worked in Taos, New Mexico. Provenance: the estate of the artist. 300-500
1147. Edward J. Finley Timmons (American, 1882-1960 ), "Figure in a Landscape", c. 1925; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed and dated. Chicago area landscape painter. Timmons studied and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. 800-1200
1148. Edward J. Finley Timmons (American, 1882-1960 ), "Autumn Landscape", c. 1925; oil/canvas, 24" x 30", signed and dated. Chicago area landscape painter. Timmons studied and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. 800-1200
1149. Julius Wegerer (Austrian, 19th-20th century), "Expansive Mountain Landscape", c. 1922; oil/canvas, 26.5" x 38", signed and dated. 2000-3000
1150. Maud Worn (American, 20th century),"Early Autumn Landscape", oil/board, 23.5" x 25.75", signed. 400-600
Sale Date:
June 4 & 5, 2005