564. Elizabeth Nourse (American, 1859-1938), "Wildflowers", c.1885; watercolor/paper, 19.5" x 25", signed and dated. Highly important Cincinnati painter. Nourse studied at the Cincinnati School of Design (McMicken School of Art), with T.S. Noble; at the Art Students League, and in Paris. She exhibited extensively from the 1880s-1920s, at the Paris Salon, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Columbian Expo (Chicago, 1893),St Louis Expo (1904), Royal Academy (London), and the Corcoran Gallery. She frequently worked in watercolor, and also exhibited at the American Watercolor Society, Societe of International Watercolor Painters, and the Philadelphia Watercolor Club. Her work is in the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum, National Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Detroit Institute of Art. Nourse spent most of her time in the early 1880s in Cincinnati, summering in Tennesse, and then moved to Paris in 1887. 8000-12,000

565. Kathryn Cherry (American, died 1931), "Path in Gloucester", c. 1920; oil/canvas laid down on board, 11" x 14", signed, fine carved frame. Important St Louis impressionist painter. Cherry studied with Richard Miller, and specialized in still lifes, landscapes, and harbor scenes. She also decorated ceramics for University City Pottery. Cherry exhibited at the North Shore Art Association, Rockport Art Association, Chicago Galleries Association, and the St Louis Artist Guild. 3000-5000

566. Eda Sterchi (American, b. 1885), "Reflecting Pool", c.1910; oil/board, 11" x 14", signed. Sterchi was born in Olney, a small town in south central Illinois. She left for Chicago in 1908 to attend the Art Institute. Soon afterward, she traveled to Paris to study. She met with early success, exhibiting in 1913 at the American Artists Club and the International Artists Union (both in Paris). She also exhibited at the Salon d' Automne, American Womens Club and the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts (all in Paris). In the United States, she exhibited annually at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1915-1920, and had a one man show there in 1929. She also exhibited at the Chicago Artist Guild, Corcoran Gallery (1928), Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and at the Arden Studios in New York.
2000-3000