Sale Date:
March 7, 2004
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Lot Numbers and Descriptions
Estimate
701. Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984), “Valley View, Yosemite National Park”, c. 1935-36 (later printing, c. 1970); gelatin silver print, 7.1" x 9.75", initialed in pencil. A commercial photographer for 30 years, he made visionary photos of western landscapes that were inspired by a boyhood trip to Yosemite. He won three Guggenheim grants to photograph the national parks (1944—58). Founding the f/64 group with Edward Weston in 1932, he developed zone exposure to get maximum tonal range from black-and-white film. He served on the Sierra Club Board (1934—71).
1500-2000
702. Jose Illa DeSetvin (Mexican, 20th century), a pair of watercolors in artist-made matching frames, one pictured: “Portrait of a Girl”, c. 1960; 10" x 8", signed. These iconic figures are typical of the artist’s work.
400-600
703. Thomas Locker (American, b. 1937), “Homage to Church”, c. 1990; oil/canvas, 12" x 18", signed; label from Merrill Chase verso. Locker has exhibited at the Hammer Gallery (NYC) and the Alan Jacobs Gallery (London).
500-700
704. Georges Gaudy (Belgian, b. 1872), “The Model”, c. 1920; pastel/paper, 12" x 9", signed.
600-800
705. Gianni Dova (Italian, 1925-1991), “Woman in an Interior”, c. 1957; oil/canvas, 17" x 20", signed; signed and dated again on stretcher.
400-600
706. Bernard Cathelin (French, b. 1919), “Vase of Flowers”, c. 1963; oil/board, 12.25" x 14.25", signed and dated.
3000-5000
707. Armand Gustave Gerard Jamar (Belgian, 1870-1946), “Figure in an Interior”, c. 1918; oil/board, 11.5" x 14.5", signed and dated.
900-1200
708. Giovanni Nicolini (Italian, 20th century), “Young Woman”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 16" x 12", signed.
400-600
709. Maryse Ducaire-Roque (French, 20th century), “Reclining Nude”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 18" x 24", signed.
1500-2000
710. Abner Dubic (Haitian, b. 1948), “Village with Figures”, c. 1970; oil/canvas, 12" x 16", signed.
400-600
711. Beni E. Kosh (American, 1917-1993) “Seated Nude”, c. 1967; oil/board, 30" x 22", estate stamped on verso, Bingham and Vance Galleries, Cleveland. African-American painter associated with the Karamu School. He was born Charles E. Harris, but changed his name in the early 1960s. He worked only a short time, from about 1949-1971. His subjects include Cleveland scenes, jazz clubs, figures, and abstract and surreal compositions. Work by this artist is very rare, and is frequently unsigned.
3000-5000
712. Fred Jones (American, b. 1914), “Eleven Faces”, c. 1948; watercolor, 2" x 15", signed, artist’s card verso. Jones studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with George Neal, who was the first black teacher at the Institute, and Eldzier Cortor, a Chicago artist who spent time painting in Haiti. Jones and his contemporaries frequented the Southside Community Center in Chicago in the 1940s. He exhibited throughout the South, winning the Purchase Award in 1943 at Atlanta University. He also worked with Hale Woodroofe in Georgia.
400-600
713. Fred Jones (American, b. 1914), “Woman Seated at a Table”, c. 1960; watercolor/paper, 12" x 9", signed.
1000-2000
714. Fred Jones (American, b. 1914), “Spear Fishing”, c. 1960; watercolor and ink drawing/paper, 13.5" x 9", signed.
800-1200
715. William McBride (American, b. 1942), “Musician”, c. 1970; watercolor and pencil/tracing paper, 16" x 11", signed. McBride was born in Algiers, Louisiana.
400-600
716. Alfred Sessler (American, 1909-1963), “Standing Man”, c. 1953; oil/masonite, 6.5" x 3", signed and dated; with three original signed prints by the artist of various subjects. Milwaukee social realist painter. Sessler studied at the Layton School of Art and the University of Wisconsin. He exhibited throughout the 1930s-40s, at the Milwaukee Art Institute, Art Institute of Chicago, Worlds Fair New York, and the Kansas City Art Institute. He taught at the Milwaukee Teachers College, University of Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee Art Institute.
600-800
717. Nancy Singer (American, b. 1912) “Abstract Forms”, c.1940; oil/canvas, 17" x 28", unsigned. St. Louis modern painter. Studied at the University of Wisconsin and St. Louis School of Fine Art. She was a painter and sculpter and her work is in the collection of Laurmeyer Sculpture Park (St. Louis).
300-500
718. Alfred Sessler (American, 1909-1963), “Old Woman”, c. 1953; oil/masonite, 6.5" x 3", signed and dated; with two original signed prints by the artist of various subjects.
400-600
719. John H. Foote, Jr. (American, 1921-1968), “Gottendammerung”, c. 1950; oil and wax/board. 16" x 12", signed and dated. Foote exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, and lived for some time in Champaign, Illinois.
250-350
720. Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992), “Back View of Houses”, c. 1940; oil/board, 14" x 20", unsigned, dedicated on verso in pencil in artist’s hand with signature. Important Chicago modernist.
3000-5000
721. Phillip Howard Evergood (American, 1901-1973), “Children and Very Giant Squash”, c. 1962; oil/canvas, 24" x 20", signed and dated; provenance: Hammer Galleries, New York. Evergood studied in London, and in Paris with André Lhote. He spent a brief time in Spain, and was influenced by the style of Goya and El Greco.
5000-7000
722. Philip A. Gronemeyer (American, 1891-1965), “Forest Scene”, c. 1948; watercolor/paper, 13" x 23", unsigned, estate stamped verso.
300-500
723. Rainer Fetting (German, b. 1949), “Portrait of a Woman”, c. 1980; oil/canvas, 16" x 12", signed on verso. Fetting was born in Wihelmshaven, Germany, and studied at the Art Academy in Berlin. While in Berlin, he was cofounder of the Galerie am Moritzplatz (1977). He currently works in Venice, California.
1000-2000
724. Pat (Pascal) Cucaro (American, b. 1915), “Fisherman, San Francisco”, c. 1960; oil/board, 16" x 20", signed. Cucaro studied Butler Art Institute, California School of Fine Art, and in Paris, with Leger. He exhibited at the Cory Gallery in San Francisco and at the Butler Art Institute. He maintained a studio in North Beach (near San Francisco).
500-700
725. William Fett (American, b. 1918), “Rome”, c. 1955; watercolor/paper, 22" x 31", signed, titled, and dated. He worked in both oil and watercolor.
400-600
726. Rosa Boris (American, 20th century) “Man with a Bird”, c.1960; oil/canvas, 25" x 14", signed and dated 1960, original frame.
300-500
727. Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), “Abstract Composition”, c.1950; oil/canvas, 25" x 30".
500-700
728. Lee Chubb (American, 20th century), “Mayan Wall Relief”, c. 1970; painted Styrofoam and cut cardboard, 32" x 18", identified on exhibition label verso from the St. Louis Artist Guild, from the estate of the artist. Chubb worked in St. Louis, executing paintings, collages, and sculptures.
200-300
729. William Freinik (German/American, b.1905), oil on board, 20" x 24", dated 1960. Born in Wattenschied, Germany, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgard and with Hans Hoffman in Munich (1924-26). He moved to the United States in 1928 and settled in Chicago.
400-600
730. Anne Lehman (American, 20th century), “Sunnyside Up”, c. 1950; oil/canvas, 30" x 24", initialed. St. Louis modernist painter, studied with Werner Drewes at the St. Louis School of Fine Art.
400-600
731. Lee Chubb (American, 20th century), “Mayan Design”, c. 1970; painted Styrofoam and cut cardboard, 13.5" x 16", unsigned, from the estate of the artist. Chubb worked in St. Louis, executing paintings, collages, and sculptures. She exhibited at the St. Louis Artist Guild.
200-300
732. Anton Heyboer (Dutch, b. 1924), “Birth of a Chicken”, c. 1970; mixed media/textured paper, 29" x 24", signed.
1200-1800
733. Hans (Jean) Arp (French, 1887-1966), “Non Loin au Soleil de la Lune et des Etoiles”, c. 1962-63; colored lithograph, 26" x 19", signed and numbered in pencil, 67/100.
1000-2000
734. B. Richardson (American, 20th century), “Surrealist Composition”, c. 1951; oil/canvas, 7" x 6", signed and dated.
500-700
735. Emil Bisttram (American, 1895-1976), “Untitled”, c. 1941; mixed media/paper, 18" x 12", signed. 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.
3000-4000
736. William Lumpkins “Untitled”, c. 1939-1951; watercolor/paper, 6.5" x 9.4", signed and dated.
1000-2000
737. B. Richardson (American, 20th century), “Surrealist Composition”, c. 1951; oil/canvas, 7" x 6", signed and dated.
500-700
738. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstract Composition”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 30" x 24", signed.
1000-1500
739. Anne Lehman (American, 20th century), “Abstract Composition”, c. 1950; oil/canvas, 40" x 30", initialed. St. Louis modernist painter, studied with Werner Drewes at the St. Louis School of Fine Art.
400-600
740. B. Richardson (American, 20th century), “Surrealist Composition”, c. 1951; oil/canvas, 7" x 6", signed and dated.
500-700
741. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstract Composition”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 30" x 24", signed.
1000-1500
742. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstract Composition”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 22" x 28", signed.
800-1200
743. B. Richardson (American, 20th century), “Surrealist Composition”, c. 1951; oil/canvas, 7" x 6", signed and dated.
500-700
744. Institute of Design student, possibly Daniel Massen, c.1960; oil/canvas, irregular shaped, approximately 50" x 50", unsigned, “M” inscribed on small paper tag attached to stretcher, provenance: the estate of Myron Kozman.
500-700
745. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstract Composition”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 24" x 30", signed.
1000-1500
746. Lee Chubb (American, b. 1904) “Italian Town”, c. 1960; oil/board, 18" x 24", label verso with title. Chubb was born in St. Louis and studied at the University of Illinois. She was interested in various forms of art, making paintings, collages, sculpture, and even candles. There was a retrospective exhibit of her work at the Sheldon Art Gallery in St. Louis last year.
300-500
747. Lee Chubb (American, b.1904), “Totem”, c.1960; collage, 14” x 11”.
250-350
748. Jesse Reichek (American, b. 1916), “Abstract Composition”, c.1946; oil/canvas, 20" x 34", signed and dated, provenance: estate of Myron Kozman. Reichek studied at the Institute of Design from 1941-42. He exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, University of New Mexico Museum, San Francisco Museum of Art, and the University of Southern California Art Museum. His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Amon Carter Museum, UCLA, and the La Jolla Art Museum.
1000-2000
749. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), “Abstract Composition”, c. 1960; oil/canvas, 28" x 22", signed.
800-1200
750. Robert Speier (American, mid 20th century), “Towards September”, c. 1960; acrylic/canvas, 30" x 40", signed and dated; exhibition label on verso from the Art Institute of Chicago, which identifies the artist, title, and medium, and that this piece was lent from the Museum of Modern Art.
400-600
Sale Date:
March 7, 2004