Sale Date:
March 6, 2005
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
Estimate
651. George F. Schultz (American, b. 1869), "Sailing", c. 1900; watercolor/paper, 14" x 20", signed.
1500-2500
652. Carl Phillip Weber (American, 1850-1921), "Along the Pennsylvania Shore", c. 1900; watercolor, 13.5" x 26.5", signed.
600-800
653. Henry A. Duessel (German/American, 19th-20th century), "Winding River Landscape", c. 1899; oil/canvas, 12.5" x 24", signed. Duessel painted landscapes and marines, typically in this panoramic format, sometimes carrying the painting on to the frame moulding.
1000-2000
654. Herbjørn Gausta (Norwegian/American, 1854-1924), "Mending the Nets", c. 1900; oil/canvas, 16" x 22", signed. Gausta was born in Norway, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1866. He worked in Iowa and Minnesota (Minneapolis was his primary address).
1000-2000
655. Edward J. Finley Timmons (American, 1882-1960 ), "Figures in an Autumn Landscape", c. 1920; oil/canvas, 9.5" x 14.5", signed. Chicago area landscape painter. Timmons studied and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago.
300-500
656. Gulbrand Sether (Norwegian/American, 1869-1941), "Sunny Winter Day", c. 1910; oil/canvas, 25" x 30", signed. Sether studied with Fritz Thaulow in Norway before emigrating to the U.S. in 1893. He worked in the Chicago area, painting mostly winter landscapes.
800-1200
657. Gulbrand Sether (Norwegian/American, 1869-1941), "Night in the Barn", c. 1910; oil/canvas, 12.25" x 18.25", signed. Sether studied with Fritz Thaulow in Norway before emigrating to the U.S. in 1893. He worked in the Chicago area, painting mostly winter landscapes.
400-600
658. George F. Schultz (American, b. 1869), "Sailing Ships", c. 1910; oil/canvas, 20" x 24", signed. Chicago area artist. Schultz studied and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. He also exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. His work is in the collections of the Union League Club (Chicago), Cliff Dwellers, and the collection of the City of Chicago.
2500-4500
659. Salvatore Salla (Persian/American, b. 1903), "Portrait of a Woman", c. 1935; oil/canvas, 36" x 30", signed and dated. Salla worked in Oak Park, Illinois. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1920s-30s.
600-800
660. Ida Pond Sylvester (American, died 1935), "Coastal Scene", c. 1920; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed, new carved frame. Sylvester studied with Snell, Graecen, and Ennis. She was a member of the National Association of Women Artists and the American Watercolor Society. She exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art annuals as early as the 1890s, and lived for some time in Passaic, New Jersey.
300-500
661. Albin Amelin (Swedish, 1902-1975 ), "Mine in Grangesberg", c. 1940; oil/canvas, 29" x 39", signed. Amelin was a very well known Swedish modern artist. His work is characterized by vigorous colors and broad brushwork. His subjects include still lifes and figurative scenes, the latter usually revealing some sort of social commentary. He is represented in the following collections: Nationalmuseum Stockholm, Moderna museet Stockholm, Göteborgs konstmuseum, Malmö museum, Norrköpings konstmuseum, Moskva m fl. Amelin was living in Chicago when he died.
4000-6000
662. S. Munson (Swedish, 20th century), "Winter Sunset", c. 1940; oil/board, 10"x 15", signed.
300-500
663. German School (G. Stumbly Thychen), "Coastal Scene with Mountains", c. 1887; oil/panel, 5.5" x 7.5", signed indistinctly; label on verso reads, "I. Leviton, 1887, The Oxford Fine Art Gallery, Oxford Hill, Norwich.
300-500
664. J. Kristian (Swedish, 19th century), a pair of oils, one pictured: "Valtu Piiritusevabrik", c. 1880; oil/board, 15" x 20", signed and titled; with another work by the same artist: "Poltsamaa Vaade", oil/board, 15" x 20", signed and titled; both are unframed.
600-800
665. J. Kristian (Swedish, 19th century), a pair of oils, one pictured: "Universitas Tartuensis" (University of Tartu), c. 1880; oil/board, 15" x 20", signed and titled; with another work by the same artist: "Toolse Rannik", oil/board, 15" x 20", signed and titled; both are unframed.
600-800
666. Axel Linus (Swedish/American, 1885-1980), "A Bend in the Stream", c. 1940; watercolor, 18" x 23.5", signed. Linus worked in Chicago and in Palm Springs. He was a member of the Desrt Art Center Association and the Palm Springs Palette Club. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Scandanavian Artists of the West (Los Angeles, 1939).
400-600
667. Francesco Spicuzza (Italian/American, 1883-1961), "Cloudy Sky", c. 1930; oil/board, 8" x 10", signed, arts & crafts style frame.
800-1200
668. Harry Haviland Osgood, (American, b. 1875), "Winter Landscape", c. 1920; watercolor, 14" x 21", signed. Osgood studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris, at the Academie Julian and Colarossi. He was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists, and painted in Brown County for several years.
500-700
669. Axel Linus (Swedish/American, 1885-1980 ), "View of a Church through the Trees", c. 1940; oil/canvas, 30" x 25", signed.
700-900
670. Paul Turner Sargent (American, 1880-1946), "Sheep Resting in the Shade", c. 1930; oil/board, 9" x 11", signed. Landscape painter from Charleston, Illinois. Sargent exhibited at the Hoosier Salon, Art Institute of Chicago, and in California, at the Laguna Beach Art Association.
600-800
671. Francesco Spicuzza (Italian/American, 1883-1961), "House in a Hilly Landscape", c. 1930; oil/board, 7.5" x 9.5", signed, Arts & Crafts style frame. Spicuzza studied at the Milwaukee Art Students league and with John Carlson in New York. He exhibited at National Academy of Design, Baltimore Art Institute; Art Institute of Chicago, Painters & Sculptors of Seven Arts Society of Milwaukee, and the Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors. He taught at the Milwaukee Art Institute.
800-1200
672. Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American, 1864-1929), "New England Millpond", c. 1920; watercolor/paper, 14" x 17.5", signed. Boston painter. He exhibited at the Boston Art Club and the Boston Society of Watercolor Painters. He frequently worked in pastel and watercolor.
600-800
673. James Sessions (American, 1882-1962), "Wash Day", c. 1940, 13.5" x 20", unsigned.
600-800
674. John Lavalle (American, b.1896), "Fishing Boats at Gloucester", c. 1929; watercolor, 13" x 19", signed and dated. Boston area painter and illustrator. Lavalle studied at Harvard, Boston Museum School of Fine Art, and in Paris. He exhibiteed from the 1920s-50s, and his work is included in several museum collections.
300-500
675. British School, "Wildflowers", c. 1910; oil/board, 7.5" x 3.5", inscribed, "Lyme Regis, June , 1910".
250-350
676. James Sessions (American, 1882-1962), "House with Green Shutters", c. 1940, 14" x 19", signed. Sessions studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1903-1906 and initially supported himself as a wheelsman aboard Great Lakes ships from 1906-1914, later serving in the Illinois Naval Reserve during World War I. He worked as a commercial illustrator, and was known for his watercolors.
800-1200
677. Charlotte Buell Coman (American, 1833-1924), "Ducks on a Pond", c. 1890; oil/board, 10" x 12", signed, original carved frame.
1000-2000
678. Leota Williams Loop (American, 1893-1961), "The Valley", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed. Indiana landscape and still life painter. Loop studied with Randolph Coats, William Forsyth, and Olive Rush. She exhibited at the Hoosier Salon from 1925-1959. She was a member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association, Indiana Art Club, Kokomo Art Association, and the Society of Independent Artists.
2500-3500
679. Carl Rudolph Krafft (American, 1884-1938), "Boats at Sundown", c. 1936; oil/canvas, 16" x 20", signed; artist’s label on verso with title and date. A rare and unusual subject for Krafft.
2500-3500
680. Marie Lokke (Norwegian/American, 1876-1948), "Swirling Waters", c. 1920; oil/canvas, 18" x 26", signed, nice original frame. Lokke was born in Norway and studied with Harriet Bacher before moving to the United States in 1902. In the U.S. she continued her studies with Charles W. Hawthorne in Provincetown. She divided her time, painting in the U.S. and Europe throughout her career. She exhibited at Marshall Field’s, Pan-Pacific Expo, Salon Triennal (Antwerp, Belgium), and the Art Institute of Chicago in 1916.
2000-3000
681. Alfred Juergens (American, 1866-1934), "Sunset", c. 1900; oil/canvas, 38" x 27", signed, original frame. Oak Park, IL painter. Juergens studied in Chicago and at the Royal Academy in Munich. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Pan-Pacific Expo (1915), Munich Artist Association, and in Madrid, Spain. His work is in numerous public collections in Chicago, including the Cliff Dwellers Club, Union League Club, and the Womens City Club.
3500-4500
682. Hattie Hutchcraft Hill (American, 1847-1921 ), "Fishing Boats", c. 1894; oil/canvas, 28" x 44", signed and dated, inscribed, "Paris". Hill studied in Cincinnati. She painted in France in the early 1890s, returning to the US in 1895. She worked in Kentucky after 1889. Her work is included in the collections of the University of Kentucky and County Courthouse, Paris, KY. REF: The Kentucky Painter from the Frontier Era to the Great War, Jones and Weber.
3500-4500
683. Paul Turner Sargent (American, 1880-1946), "Campfire Scene", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 30" x 25", unsigned, but guaranteed; provenance, photocopy of affidavit from artist’s estate. It is difficult to say if this was painted in Florida or California. We have seen numerous California paintings, but only one work which was titled by the artist which identified the location as Florida.
2000-4000
684. Carl Rudolph Krafft (American, 1884-1938), "Autumn Color (Gasconade River)", c. 1930; oil/board, 17" x 18", signed ; artist’s label on verso with title. Krafft maintained a studio in Oak Park, Illinois, but he also painted in the Missouri Ozarks. He and his friend, St Louis painter, Frank Nuderscher, co-founded the Ozark Society of Painters.
2500-3500
685. Guy Wiggins (American, 1833-1962), "December along the Hudson", c. 1940; oil/canvasboard, 20" x 24", signed; artist’s label verso with title, artist’s studio stamp on verso from Lyme, CT. Wiggins studied painting at the National Academy of Design. He was a member of the Lotos Club, Lyme Art Association, Salmagundi Club, and the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. In 1937, he moved to Connecticut and opened his own art school.
6000-8000
686. Will Vawter (American, 1871-1941), "Cabin in Brown County", c. 1925; oil/board, 13" x 17", various inscriptions on verso, with an unfinished sketch of a tree. This work directly relates to a well-known work, Sunshine and Hollyhocks , painted in 1925. Hollyhocks depicts a view of the cabin from the opposite side of this picture. Vawter moved to Brown County in 1908, but became more interested in landscape painting in 1925 (over his earlier illustrative work), when he was divorced and moved into an apartment in downtown Nashville. He exhibited and won the prize for best winter scene at the first Hoosier Salon. He also exhibited at the Women’s Department Club Gallery (Indianapolis); Lieber Gallery; Chicago Gallery Association; and the Brown County Art Gallery Association. He was well known for his colorful, loosely painted landscapes and was a central figure to the Brown County group of artists.
5000-7000
687. Danish School, "The Cello Player", c. 1880; oil/board, 32" x 24", unsigned.
10,000-15,000
688. Desire Renadt Thomassin (German, 1858-1933), "Hunters and Dogs in Winter", c.1882; oil/canvas, 30" x 21.5", signed and dated, original ornate frame.
6000-8000
689. Wilson Henry Irvine (American, 1869-1936), "Coastal Landscape" (double-sided work), c. 1910; watercolor, 13.5" x 17.5", signed. Irvine studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and exhibited at the Chicago Society of Artists and the National Academy of Design. He also worked in France and Old Lyme, CT.
700-900
690. Robert W. Stewart (American, early 20th century), "Summer in the Park", c. 1910; pastel, 11" x 14", signed. Stewart worked as a painter and illustrator.
400-600
691. Theodore Demerest Coe (American, b. 1865), "Autumn Landscape", c. 1920; oil/canvas, 18" x 22", signed. Coe studied at the National Academy and with John Twachtman. He exhibited as early as 1890 at the National Academy of Design. He was a member of the Boston Art Club and the Philadelphia Artist Club. Coe was influenced by the French post-Impressionists and the Fauves. He used bold brushwork and a vibrant palette, which was strikingly modern when compared to the work of many of his contemporaries.
2000-3000
692. Charles Malfroy (French, 1862-1951), "A Port in France", c. 1880; oil/canvas, 12" x 17", signed.
3000-5000
693. Alessandro Guaccimanni (Italian/American, 1864-1927), "Venice", c. 1890; oil/canvas laid down on board, 14" x 18", signed. Guaccimanni primarily painted in Italy, but he did execute New York street scenes, and he exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1892.
10,000-15,000
694. Henri Carnier (British, 1800-1868), "Venice", c.1860; oil/canvas, 15" x 23", signed.
3000-5000
695. John Wesley Hardrick (American, 1891-1968), "Portrait of a Young Girl", c. 1930; oil/board, 34" x 28", signed. Highly important African-American painter from Indianapolis. Hardrick studied at the John Herron Art Institute (Indianapolis), and exhibited at the 10th Annual Exhibition of Works by Indiana Artists in 1917, with fellow African-American painter, W. E. Scott. He shared a studio with Hale Woodruff for a time in the 1920s and exhibited with him in 1927 at the Art Institute of Chicago. He also was included in the Second Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Negro Art in San Diego (1929). He was awarded grants from the Harmon Foundation and worked as a WPA muralist in 1933-34. His work was showcased in a traveling exhibition, "A Shared Heritage: Art by Four African-Americans", which originated at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
4000-6000
696. Sargent Johnson (American, 1888-1967), "Sketch of a Figure Viewing a Sculpture", c .1930; charcoal and graphite drawing/paper, 11" x 8", signed. Highly important African-American artist. Johnson studied at the California School of Fine Art, under sculptors Ralph Stackpole and Benjamin Bufano. He began exhibiting at the San Francisco Art Association in 1925, and won a gold medal. He became associated with the William E. Harmon Foundation of New York in 1926, and exhibited there for the next 13 years. In 1948, he moved from Berkeley to Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. By this time he had completed several important public commissions in San Francisco, and that year was the chairman of both the sculpture selection and award juries for the Sixty-seventh Annual Exhibition of Oil, Tempera, and Sculpture at the San Francisco Artists Association.
800-1200
697. 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
698. William Eduoard Scott (American, 1884-1964), "Girl Riding in a Haitian Landscape", c. 1940; oil/canvas, 23" x 31", signed, provenance. Highly important African-American painter. Scott was a close friend and student of H.O. Tanner. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and worked primarily in Chicago. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, American Negro Expo, Los Angeles Museum, Harmon Foundation, and the Smithsonian Museum. His work was showcased in a traveling exhibition, "A Shared Heritage: Art by Four African-Americans", which originated at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Scott spent time in Haiti, and a great deal of his work is devoted to this subject matter.
20,000-30,000
699. Guy Wiggins (American, 1833-1962), "Snow on Fifth Avenue", c. 1947; oil/canvas, 25" x 30", signed; signed, dated, and titled verso. Wiggins studied painting at the National Academy of Design, and developed a reputation for his impressionist views of New York City. He was a member of the Lotos Club, Lyme Art Association, Salmagundi Club, and the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. In 1937, he moved to Connecticut and opened his own art school.
50,000-70,000
700. H.L. Bu-wood (American, 20th century),"Young Woman", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 27" x 22", signed illegibly.
600-800
Sale Date:
March 6, 2005