Sale Date:
March 6, 2005
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
Estimate
751. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), "Mother and Child", c. 1950; oil/masonite, 24" x 18", signed, estate stamp.
2500-3500
752. Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) "Tobacco Farmer", c. 1940; ink and graphite drawing with brown wash/paper, 9.5" x 7", signed, unframed.
4000-6000
753. Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) "Sketch of a Woman", c. 1940; ink and graphite drawing with brown wash/paper, 9.5" x 7", signed, unframed.
4000-6000
754. Louise Dunn Yochim (American, b. 1909), "Town Scene", c.1940; oil/canvas, 36" x 42", signed and dated. Chicago modernist painter. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and exhibited at the Artist League, Chicago; American-Jewish Art League; Detroit Institute of Art; and the University of Chicago. This is an excellent early example of Yochim’s work.
2500-4500
755. Leo Politi (American, b. 1908), "Family Gathering", c. 1936; watercolor, 13" x 10", signed and dated. Los Angeles painter. Politi studied at the Milan Art Institute. He was a member of the Los Angeles Painters and Sculptors, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Society of Independent Artists, and the Art Institute of Chicago. He was also a well known illustrator. This is an excellent example of his work.
2000-3000
756. Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957), "Sketch of a Man Seated at a Table", c. 1920; ink drawing/paper, 8" x 5.5", signed.
4000-6000
757. Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957), "Sketch of a Classical Figure", c. 1920; ink drawing/paper, 5" x 4.5", signed. Rivera produced hundreds of sketches while in Italy (1920) studying mural and fresco techniques of the renaissance painters.
4000-6000
758. Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957), "Sketch of a Nude Female Figure", c. 1920; ink drawing/paper, 7" x 3", signed. Rivera produced hundreds of sketches while in Italy (1920) studying mural and fresco techniques of the renaissance painters.
2000-3000
759. Frank Beatty (American, 20th century), lot of two works, one pictured: "Chicago City Scene", c. 1940; watercolor and drawing, 9" x 12", signed; with another similar work. Beatty exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1931. He was a member of the Palette and Chisel Club (Chicago), and worked as an illustrator for Popular Mechanics.
300-500
760. Grace Spongberg (American, b.1906), lot of three lithographs, one pictured: "Johnny", c.1940, 11.5" x 8.5", signed and numbered in pencil 6/6; with two other prints: "Shadows of the Sierra Madres" and "Covered Bridge". Chicago modernist/watercolorist. Spongberg exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Swedish-American Exhibition (Chicago), and the pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.
300-500
761. Grace Spongberg (American, b.1906), "Dock Workers", c. 1940; watercolor, 9.5" x 14", signed.
300-500
762. Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), "Shuffleton’s Barbershop", c. 1950; colored lithograph, 18" x 17", signed. This illustration originally appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post, April 29, 1950.
400-600
763. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Woman in a Yellow Sweater", c. 1940; watercolor, 16" x 12" , 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
764. Issachar Ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), "Fiddler", c. 1920; bronze, 11" x 6", 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.
2000-3000
765. Lee Wallas (American, 20th century), "Vashti", c. 1960; oil/board, 36" x 24", signed; titled verso. St Louis painter.
300-500
766. Issachar Ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), "Old Man with Ducks", c. 1920; bronze, 11" x 6.5", 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.
2000-3000
767. Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889) "Woman with Panther", c. 1920; watercolor and gouache/paper, 25" x 19", signed with a monogram (as a stylized scarab). Painter and designer during the Art Deco period. WPA artist. Ulreich painted murals for Radio City Music Hall. Ulreich exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Dudensing Gallery (NYC), Vienna Secession, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. He illustrated several magazine covers in the 1920s-30s. This was most likely a cover illustration for Vogue magazine.
3000-5000
768. Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889) "Woman with a Frog", c. 1916; watercolor, 13" x 17", signed and dated, inscribed, "To my friend, Miss Elizabeth Bismarck", framed in a contemporary Arts & Crafts style frame. Painter and designer during the Art Deco period. WPA artist. Ulreich painted murals for Radio City Music Hall. Ulreich exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Dudensing Gallery (NYC), Vienna Secession, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. He illustrated several magazine covers in the 1920s-30s. This is a very early example of Buk’s work, revealing the highly decorative influence of the Wiener Werkstatte and the Vienna Secessionist painters.
2000-3000
769. Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889) "Paris Cafe", c. 1920; pastel/dark paper, 17" x 23.5", monogram, new matte with excellent original carved frame. Painter and designer during the Art Deco period. WPA artist. Ulreich painted murals for Radio City Music Hall. Ulreich exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Dudensing Gallery (NYC), Vienna Secession, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. He illustrated several magazine covers in the 1920s-30s.
3000-5000
770. J.H. Peteris "Cargo Ships, Calumet Harbor", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 24" x 36", signed.
1000-1500
771. Jack Frankfurter (American, 20th century), "Friends", c. 1960; oil/canvas, 39.5" x 25.5", signed. Frankfurter worked in Brooklyn, and exhibited in the 1950s at the Whitney Museum.
800-1200
772. Edmund P. Kellogg (American, b. 1879 ), "Nordic Sailing Vessel", c. 1924; oil/canvas, 24" x 34.5", initialed. Chicago illustrator. Kellogg studied with Albert Herter, and exhibivted at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905-1913.
700-900
773. H.G. Aschoff (American, 20th century), "The Pioneer", c. 1945; oil/board, 25" x 43", signed; label verso from Art Institute of Chicago, Artists of Chicago and Vicinity: Forty-ninth Annual Exhibition (1945). The artist’s address at the time was Forest Park, IL.
800-1200
774. Edmund Strauchen (American, b. 1910), "The Skating Party", c. 1950; oil/board, 22.5" x 30", signed. Cincinnati illustrator. Strauchen contributed to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Times-Star, Hygeia, The Arts, and American Red Cross.
400-600
775. Lou Kousens "Chicago Street Scene", c. 1950; oil/board, 20" x 24", signed verso.
500-700
776. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), " Portrait of a Woman", c. 1940; watercolor, 23" x 15" , 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
777. Gerald Lee Nees (American, b.1938), "Winter Scene", c. 1980; oil/board, 23.5" x 30", signed. Nees was paralyzed as a young boy in Indiana, but learned how to paint holding a brush in his mouth.
500-700
778. Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "HarborScene", c.1935; oil/board, 17" x 22", signed verso . Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois. She exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, National Association of Watercolor Painters, Cincinnati Art Museum (1920s), Butler Art Institute, and at galleries in New York.
300-500
779. Gerald Lee Nees (American, b.1938), " Market", c. 1980; oil/canvas laid down, 24" x 30", signed. Nees was paralyzed as a young boy in Indiana, but learned how to paint holding a brush in his mouth.
500-700
780. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Harbor", c. 1948; watercolor, 22" x 28" , signed and dated . 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
781. Paul Strayer (American, b. 1885), "Gunfight", c. 1929; oil/canvas, 31" x 21.25", signed and dated. Park Ridge, Illinois Illustrator. Strayer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and was well known for his illustrative work.
2000-3000
782. Paul Gregg (American, 1876-1949), "Mountain Trail", c. 1947; oil/canvas, 27" x 22", signed and dated. Colorado painter and illustrator. Gregg contributed to the Denver Post.
600-800
783. Thomas Moran (American,1837-1926 ), "Grand Canyon of Arizona from Hermit Rim Road" , c. 1913; chromolithograph, 26.5" x 35", original frame with title plate.
1000-2000
784. Leslie B. Demille (American, b. 1927), "Flowers for Her Hair", c. 1985; oil/canvas, 40" x 30", signed and dated, unframed.
1000-2000
785. Robert MacDonald Graham (American, b. 1919), "Hot Day in Aledo (Texas)", c. 1981; oil/canvas, 24" x 18", signed and titled on verso. Missouri regionalist painter. He studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Kansas City Art Institute. He exhibited at the Mid-Western Regional Exhibition (1940); Art Institute of Chicago (1942).
600-800
786. Emilio Amero (Mexican, b. 1910), "Flower Vendor", c. 1958; color lithograph, 13" x 10.25", signed and numbered in pencil, 50/250; published by Associated American Artists.
400-600
787. Karl Priebe (American, 1914-1976), "The Lady with Star Sapphire", c.1955; gouache, 9.5" x 7", signed and dated; it is also dated on verso, 1947. Priebe worked primarily in Milwaukee, and was closely associated with Aaron Bohrod and John Wilde.
1000-2000
788. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Houses in Winter", c. 1946; tempera/paper, 24" x 18" , signed and dated . 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. This is an excellent image by Perri.
600-800
789. Ben Benn (Russian/American, 1884-1983), "Men Carrying Nets", c. 1931; oil/board, 10" x 20", signed and dated. New York painter. He exhibited throughout the 1920s-50s. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum, and the Hirshhorn Museum.
1500-2500
790. Ben Shahn (American/Lithuanian, 1898-1969), "Female Figure", c. 1945; ink drawing, 4.5" x 8", signed . Highly important social realist painter, printmaker, and photographer. He was also a WPA artist.
500-700
791. Albert Pels (American, 1910-1998), "In Lights and Shadows", c. 1950; oil/masonite, 14" x 10", signed. Pels was born in Cincinnati, and studied at the Cincinnati Academy of Art and the University of Cincinnati. He also studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League in New York. He worked as a WPA artist in the 1930s, painting murals, and exhibited extensively across the country from the 1930s-60s
1500-2000
792. Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), "Still Life with Irises and Figurine", c. 1950; oil/canvas, 30" x 36", signed on verso, estate stamp.
2500-3500
793. James Penney (American, 1910-1982), "Portrait of a Woman", c. 1940; oil/board, 14.5" x 12", signed; Kraushaar Gallery label verso, unframed.
500-700
794. Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967), "The Red Dress", c. 1945; oil/canvas, 30" x 25", initialed; label verso from Midtown Gallery with title, original elaborate frame. Chicago modernist painter. She exhibited extensively in the 1930s-40s.
2500-4500
795. Ben Shahn (American/Lithuanian, 1898-1969), "Figure with Ice Cream Cone", c. 1945; ink drawing and watercolor, 8.5" x 6", signed . Highly important social realist painter, printmaker, and photographer. He was also a WPA artist.
1000-2000
796. Alexander Brook (American, 1898-1980), "Young Pianist", c. 1935; oil/canvas, 36.5" x 28.5", signed. Brook was married to Peggy Bacon from 1920-40, and the two were important figures in the Woodstock artist colony. His work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Woodstock Art Association. He later taught at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles.
10,000-20,000
797. Dale Nichols (American, b. 1904), "View of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala", 1963, 8" x 15", signed and dated. Nichols was born in Nebraska, and studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago. During the 1930s-40s, he painted primarily rural scenes, and was well known for his "American Scene" style images of the midwestern landscape. He moved to Guatemala in the 1960s, captivated by the country’s exotic tropical beauty, the Spanish colonial culture, and the Mayan way of life.
600-800
798. Frederic James (American, b.1915 ), "Expansive Landscape with Farm Industry and Train", c. 1960; gouache, 19" x 33.5", signed. Kansas City painter. James studied at Cranbrook, and exhibited throughout the 1940s-60s.
500-700
799. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Interior with Figures", c. 1950; oil stick/paper, 18" x 12" , signed on verso.
250-350
800. Walter Krawiec (American, b. 1889), "Equine Performance", c. 1935; oil/board, 20" x 14", signed. Chicago painter, cartoonist, and illustrator.
600-800
Sale Date:
March 6, 2005