Sale Date:
March 7, 2004
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
Estimate
651. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Sisters”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 30" x 24", signed verso.
500-700
652. Maurice Yochim (American, b. 1908), “Between Chores”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 20" x 24", signed. Yochim studied and later exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. He also exhibited at the Chicago Non-Juried Society of Artists.
800-1200
653. Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992), “War Sketch”, c. 1943; ink drawing with brown wash, 8.5" x 11.5", signed and dated. Important Chicago modernist.
1000-2000
654. Harry T. Fisk (American, 1887-1976), “Canal with Warships”, c. 1925; oil/board, 12" x 16", signed in pencil on verso. New York painter and illustrator, active from the 1920s-40s.
250-350
655. Lawrence McConaha (American, b. 1894), “Farm Scene”, c. 1940; oil/board, 18" x 24", signed. McConaha was part of a group of artists working in Richmond, Indiana in the first part of the 20th century.
1500-2000
656. George Jo Mess (American, 1898-1962), “Summer Lake Scene”, c. 1928; oil/canvas, 22" x 24", signed. Important Indianapolis modernist painter.
1800-2200
657. Leon Garland (American, 1896-1941), “Mexican Landscape”, c. 1930; oil/canvas, 18" x 22", signed. Garland studied in his homeland of Russia, as well as with Lhote in Paris. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1930s-40s, and he worked as a WPA artist.
1000-1500
658. Jorge Zeno (American, b. 1956), “On the Veranda”, c.1990; watercolor and gouache/paper, 40" x 30", signed. Zeno was born in Washington D.C., but moved to Puerto Rico when he was three. He studied at the National Center for the Arts in San Juan, and he also worked at New York’s Printmaking Workshop in the early 1980’s, and in Mexico with Leo Acosta. He exhibited as early as the late 1970s in group shows and has exhibited regularly throughout the 90’s and currently at the Galeria Botello, in San Juan.
2500-3500
659. American School , “Alley Talk”, c. 1948; oil/board, 31.5" x 24", signed indistinctly. Very powerful image of urban subject matter.
2000-3000
660. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Portrait of a Boy in a Hat”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 28" x 16", signed verso.
500-700
661. Helen Forbes (American, 20th century), “Portrait of a Man”, c. 1940; oil/board, 15.5" x 12", inscribed on verso.
300-500
662. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Portrait of a Boy in White Shorts”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 30" x 16.5", signed verso.
500-700
663. Joe Jones (American, 1909-1963), “Portrait of a Woman with a Hat”, c. 1930; oil/canvasboard, 18" x 13", signed. Well known American regionalist painter.
2000-3000
664. Walker Evans (American, 1903-1975), “Cherokee Parts Store, Atlanta”, c. 1936 (later printing), photograph, 7.5" x 9.5", FSA. REF: A Vision Shared.
250-350
665. Clara Finkelstein (American, 20th century), “ Display”, c. 1930; pastel/paper, 11" x 9", signed and titled in pencil on the matt.
300-500
666. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Nudes by the Lake”, c. 1940; oil/board, 20" x 28", signed.
300-500
667. Todros Geller (Russian/American, b. 1889), “Maxwell Street, Chicago”, c. 1925; original woodblock print and first edition book, From Land to Land, by Geller, which includes numerous prints, L.M. Stein, Chicago (1937). A version of this print appears in the book. The loose print is 10.5" x 10", signed in pencil. The book is signed by the artist’s wife, Olga, in 1955.
300-500
668. Lawrence Beall Smith (American, 20th century), “Solitude”, c. 1945; lithograph, 9.5" x 11.5", signed and titled in pencil. Smith was a painter and lithographer.
300-500
669. Paul Grady England (American, b. 1918), lot of two works, one pictured: “Bathers”, c. 1952; watercolor/paper, 12.75" x 15.75", unsigned, unframed; with another watercolor by the artist, “Male Nude with Blazing Sun”, 11" x 15", signed and dated 1952. He exhibited internationally from the 1940s-60s.
1000-1500
670. Harry T Fisk (American, 1887-1976), “Self-Portrait”, c. 1925; oil/canvasboard, 16" x 12", unsigned, accompanied by a photograph of the artist.
200-300
671. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Chicago Industry”, c. 1940; oil/board, 14.5" x 17.5", unsigned, from the estate of the artist.
200-300
672. Harry T. Fisk (American, 1887-1976), “Portrait of a Black Woman”, c. 1925; oil/canvasboard, 16" x 12", signed . New York painter and illustrator, active from the 1920s-40s. He was a member of the Guild of Free Lance Artists, and his work appeared in This Week.
250-350
673. Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), “Figures at a Table”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 12" x 18", signed verso.
300-500
674. Paul Grady England (American, b. 1918), lot of two works, one pictured: “Beach Scene”, c. 1952; watercolor/paper, 14" x 11", signed and dated; with another watercolor by the artist, “Three Male Figures in Robes”, 12" x 9", unsigned and unframed.
1000-1500
675. American School , “Portrait of a Black Woman”, c.1950; oil/canvas, 30" x 24", signed on verso, “Power”.
300-500
676. William John Heaslip (American, 1898-1970), “The Intruder”, c. 1935; lithograph, 8.75" x 12", signed and titled in pencil. Heaslip was a well known lithographer and illustrator.
300-500
677. Sheila Burlingame (American, b. 1905 ), “Portrait of a Man”, c.1940; watercolor and ink (in brown)/paper, 10" x 8", signed.
150-250
678. Frances Tipton Hunter (American, 1896-1957), “Young Girl Calling for Her Dog”, c. 1920; watercolor and gouache, 28" x 21", signed. Hunter studied at the PAFA and executed illustrations for Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s and Liberty magazines in the 1920s.
800-1200
679. 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.
300-500
680. Lautermilch, “Forsaking their Nets”, c.1965; oil/masonite, 36" x 24", signed and dated. St. Louis modernist painter.
500-700
681. Rene Beauclair (French 19th-20th century), “Diana the Huntress”, c. 1925; oil/canvas, 38" x 57", signed. Beauclair was a painter and Jugendstil and Art Nouveau designer.
2500-4500
682. Sauerwein, “Surrealist Scene”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 31" x 40", signed, unframed. This artist is unknown to us, but was purportedly active in New Mexico in the mid 20th century. The imagery is very powerful, and the execution is of high quality.
1000-2000
683. Raymond Talbot (American, 20th century), a pair of watercolors, one pictured: “Exotic Birds”, c. 1949, 10” x 9.5”, signed and dated.
150-250
684. A. Raymond Katz (Hungarian/American, 1895-1974), “Tulips”, c. 1945; 30" x 24", oil/board, 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.
1000-1500
685. William S. Schwarts (Russian/American, 1896-1977), “Impressions of the West #13”, c. 1962; oil/paper laid down on board, 14.5" x 11", signed and dated. Important Chicago modern painter. Schwartz studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and exhibited extensively throughout the 1920s-40s. His work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Institute of Art, Library of Congress, Dallas Museum of Fine Art, Biro-Bidjan Museum (Russia), and the Department of Labor.
1000-2000
686. Finn Petersen (Danish, b. 1954), “Portrait of a Woman”, c. 1985; oil/paper laid down on stretched canvas, 21.5" x 14.75", signed; numbered on verso #293.
500-700
687. Charles Cobelle (French, 1902-1994), “Paris Scene”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 10" x 8", signed.
500-700
688. Joan F Muzik (French, 20th century), “Paris Scene”, c. 1961; oil/canvas, 24" x 30", signed and dated.
700-900
689. Jean Alleroux (French, 20th century), “Portrait of a Girl”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 11" x 9", signed.
300-500
690. Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992), “Portrait of a Woman”, c. 1931; gouache/paper, 15" x 10.75", signed and dated. Important Chicago modernist. Bohrod studied with John Sloan and Boardman Robinson. He exhibited throughout the 1930s-40s, at the Associated American Artists, National Academy of Design, and the Oehlschlager Gallery (Chicago). His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum, and Cranbrook Academy. His subjects ranged from urban scenes to military depictions.
3000-5000
691. Issachar Ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), “Milking the Cow”, c. 1916; oil/paper, 11.5" x 15.5", signed and dated.
6000-8000
692. Issachar Ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), “Peasants with Goat”, c. 1916; oil/paper, 11.5" x 15.5", signed and dated. 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. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1938.
6000-8000
693. Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992), “Portrait of a Boy”, c. 1940; oil/canvas, 16" x 14", signed. Important Chicago modernist. Bohrod studied with John Sloan and Boardman Robinson. He exhibited throughout the 1930s-40s, at the Associated American Artists, National Academy of Design, and the Oehlschlager Gallery (Chicago). His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum, and Cranbrook Academy.
3000-5000
694. Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955), “Time of Inspection”, c. 1944; watercolor and ink/paper, 8.5" x 12.5", dated and signed; label on verso with artist’s address. Salemme had one-man exhibitions at the Passedoit Gallery, Saidenberg Gallery, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, and the Duveen-Graham Gallery. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the De Cordova Museum. There was a large retrospective exhibit at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art in 1959.
2000-3000
695. Werner Drewes (American, 1899-1985), ”Sunday Morning in Rhone Valley”, c. 1959; oil/canvas, 22" x 32", signed and dated; numbered on verso #825, with artist’s device. Important American modern painter and printmaker. Drewes was highly influenced by the printmaking tradition of the German Expressionists, and continued his craftsmanship at the Bauhaus. He became close friends with Kandinsky, Klee, Moholy-Nagy, and Oskar Schlemmer. Drewes moved to New York in 1930, met Katherine Drier, and became involved with the Societe Anonyme. He was also a founding member of the American Abstract Artists in 1937. Drewes taught at Columbia University, Washington University, and the Institue of Design (with his friend, Moholy-Nagy).
5000-7000
696. Gertrude Abercrombie (American, b. 1909), “The Queen”, c. 1954; oil/board, 4" x 5", signed and dated. Chicago modernist/surrealist painter. She studied at the University of Chicago, and was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists and the Chicago Non-Jury Society of Artists. She also exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1930s). Abercrombie worked in a distinctive style, executing similar subjects in series of works, frequently in small compositions such as this painting.
4000-6000
697. Emil Bisttram (American, 1895-1976), “Geometric Arrangement”, c. 1937; watercolor and colored pencil/paper, 10" x 8", signed and dated. Founding member of the Transcendental Painting Group (1938, with Raymond Johnson), which included artists commited to the nonobjective painting style, as well as the deepening of the spirituality of society through art. The group disbanded in the 1940s, but Bisttram remained in Taos, and continued to cultivate these ideas for the remainder of his career.
2000-3000
698. Arthur Louis Helwig (American, 1899-1976), “Ship in a Harbor”, c. 1950; oil/board, 24" x 30", signed. Cincinnati painter. He studied with Herman Wessel and exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum, San Francisco Museum, Metropolitan Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. He taught at the Art Academy of Cincinnati (1929-1970s).
800-1200
699. Robert “Bob” McKimson, Sr. (American, 1910 - 1976), “Bugs Bunny as Little Red Riding Hood”, c. 1950; two pencil sketches, 9" x 11" each, unsigned; provenance: the estate of the artist. Included in this lot are color pages of the original execution of this sketch, and a book on the artist. McKimson was an animator best known for his work on the Looney Tunes series of cartoons from Warner Bros. McKimson worked for Walt Disney for two years before joining forces with Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. In 1946, McKimson was promoted to director, a position he shared with Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones until the closing of the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in 1964. During this period, McKimson created the character Foghorn Leghorn. In 1942 McKimson drew a single portrait of Bugs Bunny, leaning against a tree and smiling as he was eating a carrot, that became known as the definitive portrait of the character.
800-1200
700. Gayle B. Tate (American, Contemporary), “Time is Money”, c. 2000; oil/board, 6" x 8", signed and numbered, #896; label verso. This is from a series called, “Gem Scopes”.
1500-1800
Sale Date:
March 7, 2004