Sale Date:
Sunday, May 23, 2004
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
Estimate
651. Lawrence McConaha (American, b. 1894), “Pitcher and Potatoes (with City View outside Window)”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 20” x 24”, signed, provenance: Cincinnati Art Galleries. This is an outstanding example of McConaha’s stillife painting.
1500-2000
652. Albert Pels (American, 1910-1998), “Market Scene”, c.1940; oil/canvasboard, 14” x 18”, signed.
1800-2200
653. Russell W. Lee (American, 1903-1986), “Farmer in Broken-Down Ford, Amite, Louisiana”, c. 1938 (later printing); 6.5” x 9.5”, executed for the FSA; reproduced in the book, “In This Proud Land”.
300-500
654. G. Hoffmann (American, 20th century), “Dramatic Evidence”, c.1940; oil/board, 15” x 18”, signed indistinctly.
600-800
655. Noel Rockmore (American, b. 1928), “Portrait of Frank Bilodeaux”, c. 1980; acrylic/canvas, 48” x 36”, signed.
1000-2000
656. Joseph Sloman (American, b.1883), “City Scene”, c.1930; oil/board, 10” x 8”, signed.
300-500
657. Harold Cohn (American), “Nude”, c. 1940; watercolor, 20” x 15”, signed. Cohn was a Detroit area modernist.
800-1200
658. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Breadline”, c. 1940; oil/board, 24” x 36”, signed on verso.
250-350
659. Zale Stratmeyer (American, 20th century), “The Birdcage”, c.1950; oil/board, 14” x 12”, signed. Stratmeyer was a St Louis modernist painter.
250-350
660. Frank Keenan (American, 20th century), “Children Playing on a Tenement Stoop”, c.1950; watercolor, 17” x 19”, signed. Chicago painter and illustrator.
300-500
661. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Circus Cart”, c. 1940; colored drawing, 11” x 14”, signed.
250-350
662. Wayne Terry (American, mid 20th century), “Woman and Cat”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 38” x 24”, signed. Indianapolis modernist.
600-800
663. Paul Clemens (American, 1911-1992), “Babe Ruth”, c.1939; oil/board, 14” x 12”, signed. Clemens worked in Wisconsin, and created a series of baseball-themed images in the late 1930s. A lithograph of a similar subject was exhibited at the New York Worlds Fair (1939).
1500-2000
664. Leo Politi (American, b. 1908), pair of handcolored woodcut prints, one pictured: “In Church”, c. 1940, 10” x 8”, signed and titled; with another similar work.
600-800
665. Esther Yovits (American, b. 1916), “After Snow”, c. 1941; oil/canvas, 22” x 26”, signed; label on verso from the Carnegie Institute (1941).
1000-2000
666. Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992), “Mural Study”, c.1933; gouache/board, 12” x 32”, signed and dated. This is a very important, early work for the artist, with historical significance.
7500-9500
667. Jean-Dominique van Caulaert (French, 1877-1979), “A Winter’s Day”, c. 1963; oil/canvas, 24” x 30”, signed and dated.
800-1200
668. Pierre Olivier Dubaut (French, 1886-1968), “Les Petit Anes”, c.1935; watercolor, 12” x 14.5”, signed; inscribed verso, “Salon de la Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1935”.
1000-2000
669. Phillip Howard Evergood (American, 1901-1973), “Richard Carline Esquire-Painter”, c. 1965; oil/canvas, 44” x 24”, signed; label verso with title and date from Gallery 63 Inc.
3000-5000
670. Bonhumil Samuel Kecir (Czech, 1904-1987), “Still Life with Pears”, c. 1937; oil/board, 19.5” x 15.5”, signed.
2000-3000
671. Bonhumil Samuel Kecir (Czech, 1904-1987), “Still Life with Cactus”, c. 1937; oil/board, 23.5” x 16”, signed. Kecir studied in Prague and in Paris. There were major exhibitions of his work in Prague and in Pilsen (Czech Republic) in the mid 1930s. Upon the death of his mother in a concentration camp in 1937, Kecir developed mental illness, and was institutionalized. His work was seized and he was no longer allowed to exhibit his art.
2000-3000
672. Nicholas George Sperakis (American, b. 1943), “The Waiter”, c.1970; oil and wax/canvas, 18.5” x 11.5”, initialed. These works are executed in a similar style to David Burliuk’s paintings of peasants.
1000-2000
673. Benny Andrews (American, b. 1930), “Animal Study#5”, c.1964; oil/canvas, 12” x 17”, signed; signed again, titled, and dated verso. African-American abstract figurative painter, whose style was influenced by Francis Bacon. He was active in Provincetown in the 1960s.
3000-5000
674. Phillip Howard Evergood (American, 1901-1973), “Reminiscence of a Dance”, c. 1967; oil/canvas, 35” x 21.25”, unsigned, Kennedy Gallery label on verso with artist, title, inv # PE-74.
800-1200
675. Nicholas George Sperakis (American, b. 1943) “Figure in a Red Coat”, c. 1970; oil/board, 14.5” x 8.5”, signed.
1000-1500
676. Phillip Howard Evergood (American, 1901-1973), “Edie in Fishnet Stockings”, c. 1965; drawing and watercolor/paper, 27” x 20”, signed and titled verso; Hammer Gallery stamp, Kennedy Gallery label verso.
1000-2000
677. Jan De Swart (Dutch/American, 1908-1987), “Mission”, c.1968; carved jelutong, 28” x 15.5” x 12”, unsigned, provenance. Important California sculptor and designer. De Swart left Holland in 1929, moving to California. He invented rivets and grommets for ships and aircrafts during the war effort in the 1940s, as well as helped solve intricate three-dimensional engineering problems. This overlapping of art and industrial design was common during this period. De Swart participated in numerous exhibitions from the 1940s-70s, and executed important public and private commissions. This lot is accompanied by photographic reproductions and biographical material concerning the artist.
8,000-12,000
678. Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992), “Nude Female Ridinq Bull”, c. 1940; enamel/metal, 12.5” x 12.5”, signed. Bohrod frequently worked in other mediums, including ceramics and metalwork.
800-1200
679. Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992), “Nude Female Ridinq Horse”, c.1940; enamel/metal, 12.5” x 12.5”, signed. Bohrod frequently worked in other mediums, including ceramics and metalwork.
800-1200
680. Diego Giacometti (Swiss, 1902-1985), “Autruche”, c. 1977; bronze with green patina and ostrich egg, 18.75”, signed. Giacometti worked with his brother, Alberto, in the 1930s, designing furniture and interiors for Jean Michel Frank and Syrie Maughall. He continued to execute furniture and free sculpture throughout his career, which, for the most part, incorporated natural or animal themes into the designs.
30,000-50,000
681. Martin Friedman (American, 1896-1980), “Dancers”, c.1950; oil/board, 20” x 14”, signed.
300-500
682. Paul Grady England (American, b. 1918), lot of two watercolors, one pictured: “Seated Nude”, c. 1941; 14.5” x 11”, signed and dated; with, “Nude Male Figures on Horseback”, c. 1940, 9” x 12”, unsigned, neither are framed.
700-900
683. Ann Roman (American, 20th century), “Male Nudes”, c. 1950; oil/canvas, 36” x 48”, signed.
300-500
684. Emil Ganso (American, 1895-1941), “Reclining Nude”, c.1936; ink/paper, 11” x 19”, signed.
800-1200
685. Rosa Boris (American, 20th century)”Still Life with Lantern and Flower”, c. 1945, oil/canvas, 32” x 20”, signed. 300-500
686. Paul Grady England (American, b. 1918), lot of two watercolors, one pictured: “Nude Male Figure on Horseback”, c. 1940; 16” x 12”, unsigned; with, “Palma Mallorca”, (gladiator fighting lion), 24” x 19”, signed and dated, 1984; neither are framed.
700-900
687. American School, “Nude”, c.1950; oil/board, 20” x 10”, signed, “Julian”; Oleschlager label (Chicago) verso.
300-500
688. Senisler, “String Quartet”, c. 1951; oilcanvas, 29” x 36”, signed and dated; label verso with name of the artist and title.
2000-3000
689. Charles Levier (French, mid 20th century), “Clown”, c.1948; oil/board, 61” x 22”, signed; label verso from Papillion Gallery.
1800-2200
690. American School , “Nude”, c.1950; oil/board, 12” x 9”, signed, “Julian”.
300-500
691. Makoto Masuda (French, 20th century), “Paris”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 29” x 39”, signed.
600-800
692. Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991), “Figure Sketch”, c.1958; ink drawing and wash, 5” x 4”, signed and dated.
300-500
693. Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991), lot of two items, one pictured: “Happy New Year”, c.1961; ink drawing on a pink napkin, 18” x 18”, signed and dated; with a pencil drawing, “The Third Day”, c.1959; 22” x 15”, signed, dated, and titled; both unframed.
800-1200
694. Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) lot of three items, one pictured: “Woman and Flowers”, c. 1960; hand colored lithograph, 20.75” x 13”, signed and inscribed, “Happy Chanukkah, Esther and Mac”; with a similar black and white lithograph, and a color lithograph (green) trial proof, 18.5” x 15”, initialed, all unframed.
600-800
695. Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991), lot of three lithographs, one pictured: “Three Women”, c. 1960; color lithograph, 20” x 27”, signed and numbered, “AP, 1/45”; with a black and white lithograph, 21” x 15”, 1965; and a hand-colored lithograph, 21” x 15”, also 1965; all unframed.
600-800
696. Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) lot of two items, one pictured: “Happy Anniversary”, c. 1968; pencil drawing/paper, 14” x 17”, signed and dated; with an ink drawing divided into three panels, c. 1964; 10” x 14”, signed and dated, both unframed.
800-1200
697. Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) lot of two items, one pictured: “Head of a Man”, c. 1960; pencil and crayon/paper, 9” x 11.5”, signed; with a figure sketch on tissue paper, 25” x 18”, c. 1965, signed, both unframed.
800-1200
698. Isaachar ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), “Portrait of a Woman”, c. ; oil/canvas, 10.5” x 8.75”, signed.
3000-5000
699. Byron Browne (American, 1907-1961), “Europa and the Bull”, c. 1935; ink drawing and graphite, 5” x 4”, signed.
800-1200
700. Red Grooms (American, b. 1937), “A Dog Tale”, c.1965; watercolor and ink/paper, 14” x 20.5”, signed, dated, and inscribed, “Preview for the Esther and Mac, Love, Red”, unframed. Important New York Pop artist.
3000-5000
Sale Date:
Sunday, May 23, 2004