713. Francis Chapin (American, 1899--1965), "Look out for the Cars", c.1940; watercolor/paper, 13.5" x 20", signed. Well known Chicago painter; exhibited and taught at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1930s. Chapin also exhibited at the National Academy of Design and the Chicago Gallery Association.
800-1200

714. B.J.O. Nordfeldt (American, 1876-1955), "Fishing ", c. 1934; pastel/paper, 11.5" x 15.5", signed. Important modernist. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1899. He went to France briefly, then returned to Chicago and became a portrait painter. He moved around for the next ten years, and eventually settled in New Mexico in 1917. It was in Santa Fe that Nordfeldt began to really mature as a painter. He was sympathetic to the Spanish-Americans, and executed portraits and still lifes. In the 1920s, he painted more colorful Indian subjects and the New Mexican landscapes. 1000-2000

715. B.J.O. Nordfeldt (American, 1876-1955), "Houses in a Landscape ", c.1934; pastel/paper, 11.5" x 15.5", signed. Important modernist. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1899. He went to France briefly, then returned to Chicago and became a portrait painter. He moved around for the next ten years, and eventually settled in New Mexico in 1917. It was in Santa Fe that Nordfeldt began to really mature as a painter. He was sympathetic to the Spanish-Americans, and executed portraits and still lifes. In the 1920s, he painted more colorful Indian subjects and the New Mexican landscapes. 1000-2000

717. Esther Bacon (American, 20th century), "Nude", c. 1945; oil/canvas, 28.5" x 22", signed verso. Detroit figure painter. 600-800

716. Esther Bacon (American, 20th century), "The Model", c.1945; oil/canvas, 24" x 20", signed verso. Detroit figure painter. 600-800