Sale Date:
March 6, 2005
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
Estimate
851. American Modernist School "Arrangement", c. 1950; oil/board, 30" x 24", signed with a monogram, "M"; partial label verso from the Academy of Professional Artists.
500-700
852. William Corasick (American, b. 1907), "Memories", c. 1945; oil/canvas, 39" x 24", signed; label verso with title. Philadelphia modernist painter. Corasick studied at Temple University and at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, National Academy of Design, and the Butler Art Institute (1930s-50s).
2500-3500
853. William Fett (American, b. 1918), "Rome", c. 1955; watercolor/paper, 22" x 31", signed, titled, and dated. He worked in both oil and watercolor. Important St Louis modernist painter and teacher. Fett studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and exhibited there as well in the 1940s. He alsoexhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum, St Louis Art Museum, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. He traveled to Mexico, and a great deal of his modernist compositions depict that subject. He taught at the St Louis School of Fine Art (Washington University) from 1946-47. He frequently worked in both oil and watercolor.
400-600
854. Myron Kozman (American, 1916-2002) "Variation", c.1940; tempera/paper, 12" x 14", signed.
400-600
855. Rosa Boris (American, 20th century) "Still Life with Fish and Fruit", c. 1950; oil/canvas, 11" x 15", signed, original frame. Boris worked in New York and St Louis from the 1930s-60s. She also spent some time in Mexico painting.
400-600
856. Lee Chubb (American, b. 1904) "Abstacted Figures", c.1960; oil/ canvas , 46" x 30", signed.
500-700
857. J. Jay McVicker (American, b. 1911), "Untitled", c. 1957; polymer collage, 30" x 30", signed and dated, oil on board; label on verso. Oklahoma painter and sculptor. 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.
2000-3000
858. Michael Gloeckner (American, 1915-1989), "Abstract Composition", c. 1966; oil/canvas, 30" x 30", initialed. Gloeckner painted in Connecticut in the mid-20th century, and specialized in fragmented compositions that affirmed rational subjects in light and color sections. His style represented a transition from early abstract works to colorfield paintings.
800-1200
859. Bill Barrett (American, b. 1934), "Composition", c. 1997; oil/canvas, 30" x 24", signed. Painter and sculptor. Barrett studied at the University of Michigan. His work is in the collections of Neiman-Marcus, Hitachi, San Francisco Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Art, and the Utsukushi-ga-Hara Museum (Tokyo). He regularly exhibits at the Navy Pier in Chicago.
2000-3000
860. Sonia Delaunay (Ukrainian, 1885-1979), "Abstract Composition" 1970; color lithograph, 23.5" x 17.5", signed and numbered, 24/25, with artist’s proof. Delaunay studied in Germany and in Paris. It was in Paris that she met and married Cubist painter, Robert Delaunay in 1910. Her style, generally known as Simultaneous Contrasts, is based upon the idea of increasing the contrast of two complimentary colors by placing them side by side, in a quilted pattern. Delaunay began to design fabric and clothing, bringing art into fashion, much like the Futurists did in the 1910s-20s.
800-1200
861. Tom Wesselman (American, 1931-2004), "Still Life with Fruit and Flowers", c. 1990; 24" x 30", signed in pencil and numbered, 3/8.
1500-2500
862. Max Gunther (American, 1934-1974), "Hillside Buldings", c. 1960; oil/canvas, 31" x 39", signed.
800-1200
863. Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889) "Going up the Hill", c. 1960; casein/board, 14" x 17", signed; dated and titled verso. 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.
500-700
864. Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889), "Incorporeal Being", c. 1960; casein/board, 14" x 17", signed; titled verso.
500-700
865. Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889) "Love’s Loveliness", c. 1960; casein/board, 22" x 47", signed; titled.
1000-1500
866. Louise Dunn Yochim (American, b. 1909), "Arrangement with Open Door", c. 1950; oil/canvas, 48" x 36", signed; titled on verso. 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.
1000-1500
867. German Modernist School, portfolio of twelve color woodblock prints, one pictured, c.1966, average size is 12" x 18", stamp on print reads "Zollant Stgt. Flughfen". Each print is pencil signed and appears to read, "Pavil Arnold", and numbered. The prints are contained in an artist’s portfolio, which is hand signed on the front. Very high quality prints.
500-700
868. Abbott L. Pattison (American, b. 1916),"Reclining Nude 2", c.1958; watercolor/paper, 15" x 20", signed; dedicated "to the Alsdorfs", label verso from Menniger Foundation.
300-500
869. A. Raymond Katz (Hungarian/American, 1895-1974), "Abstracted Symbol", c. 1960; oil/board, 18" x 14", signed. Chicago modernist and WPA muralist. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He exhibited from the late 1920s-60s, at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, National Academy of Design, Los Angeles County Museum, and the San Francisco Museum of Fine Art.
400-600
870. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), "Untitled", c. 1950; oil/canvas, 24" x 30", signed.
400-600
871. Joan S. Carl (American, 20th century), lot of two works, one pictured: "Figures", c. 1960; mixed media, 23" x 17", signed; with another similar work by the same artist.
500-700
872. Lavar C. Lucas (American, 20th century), "Man with Cross", c. 1966; bronze, 17"h, signed and dated.
700-900
873. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), "Untitled", c. 1950; oil/board, 24" x 23.5", signed.
500-700
874. William L. Scharf (American, b. 1927), "A Wing for Leaving the King", c. 1963; watercolor/mixed media, 10.5" x 11.5", signed; titled and dated verso. Philadelphia painter. Scharf exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and had a one man exhibition at the Phillips Collection.
700-900
875. William L. Scharf (American, b. 1927), "From New Water", c. 1962; watercolor/mixed media, 6" x 8", signed; titled and dated verso. Philadelphia painter. Scharf exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and had a one man exhibition at the Phillips Collection.
400-600
876. John Stuart Gibson (American, b. 1958), "Worksheet", c. 1990; double-sided watercolor, 22" x 30", signed verso, titled on front. Gibson taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and Amherst College.
400-600
877. Harris Strong (American, 20th century ), "Untitled", c. 1980; oil/canvas, 43.75" x 54.5", signed. Well known for his ceramic tile designs, he also executed paintings in the modern aesthetic.
800-1200
878. Hal Lotterman (American, b. 1920), "The Cove", c. 1950; oil/board, 30" x 40", signed verso. Lotterman studied at the University of Illinois. He exhibited at the Carnegie Institute, National Academy of Design, Metropolitan Museum, and Art USA 1958. He was also included in an exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum of Houston (Let’s Face it: Exhibition of Contemporary Portraits) with works by Max Beckmann, Milton Avery, and Bruno Cassinari.
1500-2000
879. William Quinn (American, 20th century), "Abstract", c.1974; oil/board, 13" x 11", signed and dated verso. Quinn taught at the St Louis School of Fine Art (Washington University). His work was in the collection of Morton May, who encouraged Max Beckmann to teach in St Louis, and was one of his primary patrons.
300-500
880. Okada (Japanese/American, 20th century), "Still Life", c. 1969; oil/canvas, 31" x 29", signed and dated verso.
500-700
881. Doris White (American, 20th century), "Motivation", c. 1970; watercolor, 40" x 29", signed; label verso from Adele Rosenberg Gallery.
400-600
882. Nikola Victor Ziroli (Italian/American, b. 1908), "Red Dog", c. 1940; oil/canvas, signed on verso. Chicago modernist painter.
600-800
883. Cynthia Polsky (American, b. 1939), "Chloe", c.1973; acrylic/canvas, 84" x 72", signed, titled, and dated, verso. Polsky studied with Will Barnet and at the New School for Social Research in New York. Her work is included in the collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Israel Museum, Corcoran Gallery, Philadelphia Museum, and the Joseph Hirschhorn Collection.

Exhibited: Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York Cynthia Polsky, Recent Paintings 1974. Catalog which lists this work accompanies the lot.
1500-2000
884. Lee Chubb (American, 20th century), "Abstraction of Letters", c. 1960; collage mounted on board, 23.5" x 25", signed. St Louis modern painter and craftsperson.
300-500
885. Lucien Auge (French, 20th century), "Lovers", c. 1960; oil/canvas, 22" x 18", signed.
500-700
886. Modernist School , "Three Figures", c. 1960; mixed media, unsigned.
250-350

Session Three - 1950s/Modern Art Deco
Begins approximately 6:30 pm (CST).
887. Jean Prouvé Gueridon table, by Atelier Jean Prouvé, Nancy, France, c.1946, round oak top and three oak legs connected with steel rod stretcher, bolts and washers, original finish, unmarked, 47”dia. x 28.75”h, some stains to top, very good condition
15,000-18,000
888. Edward Wormley and Roger Lee Sprunger Constellation table, by Dunbar, c.1957, round top with plastic surface with decorative wood inlays and mahogany trim to edge, laminated bent wood legs in ash, original finish, unmarked, 13”dia. x 19”h, very good condition
2500-3500
889. Natzler vase, small cylindrical form in red clay covered with a Gray Opal glaze, signed “n”, 2”dia. x 1.75”h, paper tag reads “C458 3.00 grey opal”
300-500
890. Natzler bowl, footed form in red clay covered with a blue and green glaze, signed, 7”dia., repaired
300-400
891. Edward Wormley 5000-A chairs, pair, by Dunbar, armless forms with tufted backs over ebonized wood bases, one loose cushion per chair, nicely reupholstered in red mohair, marked with brass “D” tags, 25”w x 31”d x 30”h, very good condition
2000-2500
892. Edward Wormley desk, by Dunbar, trapezoidal walnut top with drop side over a square metal frame with brass feet, one center drawer and one bank of four drawers with carved wood pulls, original finish, 54”w x 29.75”d x 29.25”h, 72” with drop side up, excellent condition
1200-1500
893. Edward Wormley bench, by Dunbar, dark mahogany frame with brass spacers, reupholstered, original finish, signed with rectanglar brass tag, 67”w x 20”d x 14”h, very good condition
900-1200
894. Tommy Parzinger lamp tables, pair, by Charak Modern, oak frames with inset leather tops, original finish, signed with paper labels, 22”dia. x 27.5”h, very good condition
2500-3000
895. Edward Wormley settee, by Dunbar, 1960s, rosewood frame supports upholstered seat with angled sides, original fabric, marked with brass “D” tag, original finish, 52”w x 21”d x 27”h, very good condition
1200-1500
896. Edward Wormley bench, by Dunbar, mahogany frame with tapered legs supports seat covered in original Jack Lenor Larsen upholstery, marked with rectangular brass tag, 66”w x 16”d x 15”h, foam hard, very good condition
700-900
897. Edward Wormley lounge chairs, pair, by Dunbar, original blue leather upholstery over mahogany frames, signed with rectanglar brass tag, original finish, 26”w x 30.5”d x 30”h, excellent condition
1800-2400
898. 1950s Modern storage unit, maker unknown, well-made form consisting of six cabinets – four with sliding doors and two with open storage – that are supported by a wood frame, can be used against a wall or free-standing, original finish, unsigned, 77”w x 14”d x 90”h, excellent condition
1000-2000
899. Edward Wormley wedge table, by Dunbar, trapezoidal mahogany top over four legs with leather capped feet, original finish, signed with paper tag “Dunbar for Modern”, original finish, 22”w x 23”d x 21”h, light wear to top, very good condition
300-500
900. Edward Wormley900. Edward Wormley three-tier table, by Dunbar, model 4611, square steel frame with conical feet supports three rectangular shelves in birch burl, original finish, marked with paper label and green metal Dunbar tag, 25”w x 16”d x 26”h, very good condition
600-800
Sale Date:
March 6, 2005