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American & European Works of Art Fine Paintings & Sculpture Sale 2581B February 3, 2012 Boston SKINNER

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Auction February 3, 2012 in Boston Session I: Prints and Photography at 12 p.m. Session II: Paintings and Sculpture at 4 p.m. The next Fine Paintings and Sculpture auction will feature a diverse group of artwork from old masters through contemporary artists including watercolors by Maurice Brazil Prendergast, a still life by Marsden Hartley, drawings by Mark Tobey, and Milton Avery, and oils by Leon Francois Comerre and Edward Antoon Portielje. Paintings auctions at Skinner consistently achieve world record prices, including the $5.5 million sale of a previously undiscovered FH Lane painting entitled Manchester Harbor. If you have works of this caliber, we would love to hear from you. To consign or for more information, call 508-970-3206, or email [email protected].

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American & European Works of ArtFine Paintings & Sculpture

Sale 2581B February 3, 2012 Boston

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specialists in charge

Robin S. R. StarrDepartment Director508.970.3259

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Elizabeth C. Haff508.970.3258

American & European Works of ArtFine Paintings & Sculpture

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 12 to 5 p.m. Thursday, February 2, 2012 12 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Friday, February 3, 2012 at 4 p.m.Lots 300–713, preceded by Fine Prints & Photography at 12 noon

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table of contents

1 Auction & Specialist Information

2 Web Site & Online Bidding

4-5 Event Announcements

7 Lots 300–713

292 Glossary of Terms

293 Artist Index

298 Conditions of Sale

299 Absentee Bid Form

300 Company Directors & Specialty Departments

301 Administrative Staff & Client Services

302 Map & Driving Directions

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Please Note: All lots sold subject to our Conditions of Sale.

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SKINNER presents a

Fine Art Gallery Walk

Presented by Robin Starr, Director of Skinner’s American & European

Works of Art Department

Thursday, February 2, 2012

5:30 p.m. Reception/6:00 p.m. Gallery Walk

63 Park PlazaBoston, MA

R.S.V.P. 617.350.5400Reservations are Limited

Gallery Walk held in conjunction with a preview of Skinner’s February 3rd auctions of Fine Prints & Photography and

Fine Paintings & Sculpture

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Upcoming Auction

Fine Paintings & SculptureMay 18, 2012 Boston, MA

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), The Gossips/A Study

Consignment Deadline: February 24, 2012

For more information please contact our American & European Works of Art department at 508.970.3206 or e-mail [email protected]

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300.Manner of The Master of the Parrot (Flemish, 16th Century)

Lady with Chalice in an Elegant InteriorUnsigned.Oil on panel, 21 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (54.7 x 39.7 cm), framed (under glass).Condition: Vertical cracks to panel with areas of paint lifting, retouch, surface imperfections, multiple varnish layers, panel mounted within a cradled panel and backed with a layer of cork. $2,500-3,500

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301.Italian School, 17th Century

CrucifixionUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 21 in. (65.0 x 53.2 cm), framed.Condition: Lined (very old lining and perhaps more than one layer), retouch, canvas deformation, varnish inconsistencies, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

302.Spanish Colonial School, 19th Century

Christ with the Arma ChristiUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 29 x 23 1/2 in. (73.4 x 60.0 cm), framed.Condition: Multiple scattered pinholes to canvas, patch reinforcement, canvas deformation, scattered retouch, surface grime. $800-1,200

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303.Spanish School, 19th Century

Ecce HomoUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 33 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (84.5 x 64.5 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, paint losses, tack holes along perimeter, canvas deformations, surface grime.

Provenance: Jesuit Monastery in Boyaca Dept. near Bogota, Colombia, c. 1860, to Narciso/Rico Family, then by descent to the present owner.

Literature: Eduardo Ospina, “Un cuadro de Murillo...? o de quién?,” Revista Javeriana (Journal of the Universidad Javeriana), Bogota, June, 1959, pp. 322-25.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by an article by Eduardo Ospina, S.J., that draws parallels between the painting at hand and Murillo’s Ecce Homo in the collection of The Prado Museum in Madrid. $3,000-5,000

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304.School of Gaspar Pieter Verbruggen the Elder (Flemish, 1635-1687)

Floral Still Life with Vase and GarlandUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 29 3/4 x 24 5/8 in. (75.5 x 62.7 cm), framed.Condition: Punctures, paint losses, canvas deformation, old lining, abrasions, craquelure, surface grime. $1,500-2,500

305.Spanish School, 19th Century

Child Holding a PincushionUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 14 in. (44.5 x 35.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $1,500-2,500

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306.School of Jakob Bogdani (Hungarian, 1660-1724)

Still Life with Fruit and FlowersUnsigned, identified as “James Bogdani” on a presentation plaque and on a label from Zwicker’s Gallery, Nova Scotia, on the frame backing.Oil on canvas, 20 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (53.0 x 45.0 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, craquelure, possible skinning. $3,000-5,000

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307.Attributed to Adolph D. Rinck (Franco/American, fl. 1810-1873)

Floral Still Life with ParrotMonogram signed and dated “ARinck 80” l.r.Oil on canvas, 32 x 26 1/4 in. (81.3 x 66.7 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, losses, minor retouch, craquelure. $2,000-3,000

308.Manner of Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)

Portrait of a Young LadyUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 31 1/4 x 23 3/8 in. (79.2 x 59.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure.

N.B. The painting at hand is thought to be from the early 19th century. The painter shows a familiarity with the portraits of Anthony van Dyck, as represented by the costume and pearls which are very close to the Portrait of the Duchess of Croy in the De Young Museum in San Francisco and to the Portrait of Maria de Tassis in the Liechtenstein Collection in Vaduz. $1,500-2,000

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309.Jan Van Wegel (Dutch, 1752-1809)

Still Life with FlowersSigned “Jan Van Wegel f.” l.c., identified on a partial presentation plaque.Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.0 x 63.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, paint losses, scattered abrasions, heavily varnished, surface grime. $6,000-8,000

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310.French School, 18th/19th Century

Portrait of a Gentlewoman as Diana, Goddess of the HuntUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 31 3/4 x 24 7/8 in. (80.5 x 63.0 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, small puncture in l.l. quadrant, scattered paint losses, retouch, tack holes to corners, craquelure, surface grime. $2,000-3,000

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311.English School, 18th Century

Portrait of a Gentleman in an Elaborate WaistcoatUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 35 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (90.8 x 75.6 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, craquelure, retouch, surface abrasions. $1,500-2,000

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312.Jules (Jean-François-Hyacinthe) Laure (French, 1806-1861)

Portrait in Profile of a Young Woman with a Red DrapeSigned “Jules Laure” l.l., with a canvas stamp “...Belot...” on the reverse, and with a label from Foster Brothers, Boston, on the back of the frame.Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 18 3/8 in. (55.2 x 46.5 cm), framed in an arched liner.Condition: Small puncture u.c., craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

313.Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872)

Portrait of Mrs. Lydia Biddle, 1826Monogrammed and dated “TS 1826” l.c., identified on a receipt from the artist affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 19 x 15 in. (48.3 x 38.0 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, paint losses, craquelure.

Literature: Edward Biddle and Mantle Fielding, The Life and Works of Thomas Sully, 1783-1872, annotated by G. L. Winthrop (Philadelphia: Wickersham Press, 1921), no. 138; Charles Henry Hart, A Register of Portraits Painted by Thomas Sully, 1801-1871 (Philadelphia, 1908), cat. no. 132.

N.B. Lydia Biddle was the daughter of the Reverend Elihu Spencer. She married William MacFunn Biddle and moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The portrait was painted for her son William, begun by Sully on September 11th and finished November 1st, 1826. $8,000-12,000

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314.Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725-1805)

Portrait of a Young ManUnsigned, identified on a label affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 18 3/16 x 15 in. (46.3 x 38.0 cm), in a period frame.Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, craquelure.

Provenance: Ex-collection Stanley Newbold Barbee, Los Angeles, purchased from Felix Goulêd, New York, November 11, 1937 (a copy of the receipt from Felix Goulêd accompanies the lot), then by descent to the present owner.

N.B. The painting at hand has been examined in person by Dr. Edgar Munhall. It is his opinion that the Portrait of a Young Man was painted by Jean-Baptiste Greuze sometime around 1800. A copy of Dr. Munhall’s written report, including comparable images, is available for inspection and will accompany the lot.

In his report, Dr. Munhall writes, “During and after the French Revolution, there was little demand for the serious genre pictures that had been Greuze’s forte throughout most of his career. He therefore turned to portraits, a genre at which he had excelled from his earliest days. Revolutionary figures, lawyers, nouveau-riches figures of society, even the young Napoleon Buonaparte sat to him, and though by now in his mid-seventies, the artist was showing no signs of diminishing talents.” Commenting on the attire of the sitter, Dr. Munhall continues, “Such a British-inspired ensemble appeared in a number of Greuze’s male portraits around 1800...”

The painting is mounted in an 18th-century frame that is listed in the original 1937 receipt from Felix Goulêd. The frame shows subtle signs of having been re-fashioned at some point to accommodate the portrait.

Born in Tournus, Greuze moved to Paris in 1750, where he studied at the School of the Royal Academy and achieved success with genre painting. He was named an Associate member of the Academy in the category of genre painting in 1755. He received commissions from Mme. de Pompadour and was praised by Diderot for works that endowed art with morality. Like so many artists of the era, Greuze aspired to paint historical subjects, but did not find the reception for these that he had hoped. The refusal of the Academy to accept him as a history painter led him to withdraw from the Salon for thirty years. He continued successfully to paint portraits and figural works with great sensitivity and finesse. $40,000-60,000

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315.René Mege Du Malmont (French, 1859-1911)

Portrait of a Reclining NudeSigned “R. Mege du Malmont” l.r.Oil on canvas, 16 1/2 x 36 in. (41.9 x 91.4 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, losses, flaking, minor abrasions, craquelure. $6,000-8,000

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316.Léon François Comerre (French, 1850-1916)

Le Triomphe du CygneSigned “Léon Comerre” l.r., identified on a presentation plaque.Oil on canvas, demilune format, 24 1/2 x 36 in. (62.2 x 91.4 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, craquelure.

N.B. Comerre completed this painting in addition to another finished version which was purchased by the King of Siam in 1908 for his royal museum. $20,000-30,000

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317.Italian School, 19th Century

Allegory of CharityUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 1/2 in. (45.8 x 36.8 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, frame abrasions, surface grime. $2,000-2,500

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318.Leon Jean Basile Perrault (French, 1832-1908)

Le Petit FrèreSigned and dated “L-Perrault- 89” l.r.Oil on canvas, 24 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (62.2 x 45.0 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, varnish inconsistencies.

Provenance: A private Florida collection. $60,000-80,000

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319.Charles Frederick Lowcock (British, 1878-1922)

In Their WorldSigned “C.F. Lowcock” l.l., inscribed “Sher 189 Pair” on the reverse.Oil on prepared panel (probably Winsor & Newton), 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm), in a Vandeuren frame.Condition: Retouch, very minor craquelure. $5,000-7,000

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320.Charles Frederick Lowcock (British, 1878-1922)

What Price Beauty?Signed “C F Lowcock” l.l., with a label from Winsor & Newton Ltd. affixed to the reverse, inscribed “Sher 189 Pair” on the reverse. Oil on prepared panel, 19 3/4 x 30 1/8 in. (50.2 x 76.5 cm), in a Vandeuren frame.Condition: Retouch, restored crack to panel at right, very minor craquelure. $6,000-8,000

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321.Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (French, 1851-1941)

Kittens at Play with Rabbits at FeedSigned “Brunel Neuville” l.r.Oil on panel, 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (46.4 x 36.8 cm), framed (in a liner).Condition: Minor surface grime, subtle varnish inconsistencies. $2,500-3,500

322.Emile Eisman-Semenowsky (Polish, 1857-1911)

Portrait of a Woman in BlackSigned “Eisman-Semenowsky” l.l., identified on a presentation plaque, with a stencil from Adele Deswarte, Bruxelles, on the reverse. Oil on panel, 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (31.8 x 23.5 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, subtle varnish inconsistencies. $3,000-5,000

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323.Edward Antoon Portielje (Belgian, 1861-1949)

Interior with Two Young Women Sharing a LetterSigned “Edward Portielje” l.l., identified on a presentation plaque, and inscribed on the reverse.Oil on panel, 18 x 14 3/4 in. (45.7 x 37.7 cm), framed.Condition: Crack to panel u.r. with paint losses, scattered minor old retouch, surface grime, minor frame abrasions. $6,000-8,000

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324.Ludwig Kohrl (German, 1858-1927)

Entertaining the BabySigned and dated “Ludwig Kohrl 1885” l.r.Oil on panel, 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (35.3 x 25.0 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, hairline cracks to panel l.c. and u.c., surface grime. $1,000-1,500

325.John Henry Dell (British, 1830-1888)

The Mischievous KittensMonogrammed and dated “JHD 8.4.67” l.l., with a canvas stencil from Charles Roberson, 99 Long Acre, London, and a label from Rambröderna, Göteborg, Sweden, on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure. $3,000-5,000

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326.Charles Bertrand d’Entraygues (French, b. 1851)

The Young MagicianSigned “D’Entraygues” l.r.Oil on canvas, 15 1/8 x 22 in. (38.4 x 55.7 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, craquelure. $8,000-12,000

326A.Louis-Claude Malbranche (French, 1790-1838)

The Little SquireSigned “Malbranche” l.r.Oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. (54.0 x 64.8 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, minor varnish inconsistencies, craquelure. $1,500-2,500

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327.French School, 19th/20th Century

Washer Women/Seine et MarneSigned “G. Tasset” l.r. and inscribed “G. Tasset a Bourron Seine et Marne” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 18 in. (34.9 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Possible retouch u.r. quadrant, mild surface grime, lined. $1,500-2,500

328.Gustave Claude Étienne Courtois (French, 1853-1924)

Portrait of a Woman in a Ruffled CapSigned and dated “GUSTAVE COURTOIS 1892” l.l., canvas stencil from Hardy-Alan, Paris, France, on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (47.0 x 36.2 cm), in a period frame.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime. $1,500-2,000

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329.Jean-Louis Hamon (French, 1821-1874)

Cupid at the DoorSigned “J.L. HAMON” l.l.Oil on canvas, 13 x 16 1/2 in. (33.0 x 41.9 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, craquelure, minor surface grime. $1,000-1,500

330.Henry Mosler (Franco/American, 1841-1920)

Hide and SeekSigned and dated “Henry Mosler ‘97” l.r.Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 9 in. (31.1 x 22.9 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, minor retouch, minor surface grime. $800-1,200

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331.James Campbell Noble (British, 1846-1913)

A Monastic IntrigueSigned and dated “J C NOBLE 1876” l.l.Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 12 in. (40.2 x 30.7 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch, mild surface grime. $800-1,200

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332.Louis Henry Charles Moeller (American, 1855-1930)

The DiscourseSigned “Louis Moeller NA” l.r.Oil on canvas, 17 1/4 x 23 3/8 in. (43.8 x 59.4 cm), in a 22/23 karat Guido gold leaf frame.Condition: Lined, retouch, varnish inconsistencies. $5,000-7,000

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333.Amédée Paul Greux (French, 1836-1879)

A Forest WalkSigned “AGreux” l.l.Watercolor and gouache on paper, 14 9/16 x 10 5/8 in. (37.0 x 26.0 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, professionally mended tear of approximately 3/4 inches to center, subtle rippling, sheet affixed to window mat on all sides.

Provenance: Sotheby’s London: Thursday, February 26, 1998 [Lot 00566], 19th Century Paintings, Watercolours and Sculpture - Sale LN 3810. $1,500-2,000

334.Louis Emile Adan (French, 1839-1937)

Courting CoupleSigned “L. Emile Adan” l.r.Ink on paper, 14 x 10 1/8 in. (35.7 x 25.6 cm), framed.Condition: Sheet laid down to mat board support, gentle toning. $600-800

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335.Paulus Petrus van der Velden (Dutch, 1837-1915)

Solitary Figure on a Snowy PathSigned “P.v.d.Velden” l.l.Oil on canvas, 40 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (103.5 x 75.0 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, minor retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $2,000-3,000

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336.Dutch School, 19th Century

River View with ShipwrightsUnsigned.Oil on oval panel, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm), unframed.Condition: Losses, retouch, abrasions, fine craquelure, surface grime. $700-900

337.Dutch School, 19th Century

Landscape with Frozen River and Castle RuinsUnsigned.Oil on panel, sight size 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in, 23.6 x 1.3 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime. $1,500-2,000

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338.Johannes Cornelis Haccou (Dutch, 1798-1839)

Animated Winter Scene with SkatersSigned “J.C. Haccou” l.l., inscribed “Haccou” and “patineurs” on the mat, with a label from Georges Mayer, Paris, on the frame backing.Watercolor on paper, 14 7/8 x 17 3/8 in. (37.7 x 44.1 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, staining, subtle rippling, vertical crease through center, handling creases, hinged at top reverse to a hand-painted French mat. $800-1,200

339.John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)

View of WalesSigned and inscribed or dated “J.S. Cotman/...” l.l.Ink wash on Whatman wove paper, 8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (21.0 x 12.4 cm), framed.Condition: Mounted to window mat on all four sides.

Provenance: Purchased from The Manning Galleries, London, 1970.

N.B. A handwritten note on the frame backing paper suggests the date of 1802 for this drawing. $1,000-1,500

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340.Luigi Loir (French, 1845-1916)

Two Oil Sketches: Artist Painting en Plein Air and View to a TownBoth signed “LOIR LUIGI” l.r.Both oil on artist’s board, 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (9.0 x 12.3 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered abrasions, fine craquelure, mild surface grime, Town with scattered small paint losses, both panels mounted to corrugated paperboard backings. $1,000-1,500

341.Dutch School, 19th Century

Shoreline with Windmills at DuskUnsigned.Oil on panel, 7 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (19.3 x 32.4 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $400-600

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342.Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889)

Cottage by the SeaSigned “Jules Dupré” l.l.Oil on canvas, 12 3/4 x 16 1/8 in. (32.3 x 40.9 cm), framed (under glass).Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, discolored varnish, surface grime. $1,200-1,800

343.Eimerich Johan Rein (American, 1827-1900)

Moonlit CoveSigned “Eimerich Rein.” l.r.Oil on canvas, 13 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (34.3 x 57.1 cm), framed.Condition: Relined, craquelure. $400-600

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344.Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916)

Landscape with Recumbent FigureSigned and dated “H J Harpignies. 72.” l.l., identified on a presentation plaque.Oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (24.1 x 33.7 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, subtle varnish inconsistencies.

N.B. We wish to thank François Delestre for his assistance cataloguing the lot; the work will be included in Delestre and Anne Burdin-Hellebranth’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné on the artist. $3,000-5,000

345.British School, 19th Century

Ruins of the Noruttun at SasseramUnsigned, identified l.c. on the mount and on the reverse of the mount.Watercolor on paper, 19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 60.7 cm), framed.Condition: Sheet mounted to supporting paper, mild acid burn and small abrasion l.r. corner of support. $800-1,200

346.No lot.

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347.Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916)

An Extensive View of RomeSigned, dated, and inscribed “H J Harpignies. Rome. 1865.” l.l.Oil on canvas, 35 1/2 x 46 1/4 in. (90.2 x 117.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, signature partially reinforced.

N.B. Of Belgian descent, Henri-Joseph Harpignies became interested in painting while traveling in the late 1830s. He was accepted into the Salon of 1853 and continued to exhibit there regularly until 1912. Influenced by Corot and the Barbizon painters, Harpignies visited Fontainebleau, the Pyrenees, and Nevers to paint the landscape. However, he found the most important and lasting inspiration in Italy and, more specifically, in Rome. The artist is quoted in Lorinda Munson Bryant’s French Pictures and Their Painters as writing, “It was Rome which found, created, sustained me—and which sustains me still; it is to Rome that I owe not only my most noble emotions but my finest inspirations.”1 It was in Italy that Harpignies found the idyllic landscape reminiscent of Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorraine.2 Harpignies sold his works successfully during his lifetime and also was an influential teacher. 1. Lorinda Munson Bryant, French Pictures and Their Painters (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1923), p. 183.

2. www.rehs.com/Henri_Joseph_ Harpignies_Bio.html, accessed 12/30/11.

$20,000-30,000

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348.Joseph Antonio Hekking (American, 1830-1903)

Figures Approaching a Thatched CottageSigned and dated “J.A. Hekking...1859” l.l.Oil on panel, 15 1/2 x 20 5/8 in. (39.4 x 52.4 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered abrasions and retouch, fine craquelure, heavy varnish layer, surface grime. $2,500-3,500

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348A.John Appleton Brown (American, 1844-1902)

River LandscapeSigned “J. Appleton Brown.” l.r.Oil on Winsor & Newton millboard, 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, minor skinning l.r., craquelure. $1,000-1,500

349.Henry Hillier Parker (British, 1858-1930)

On the Severn. Near Bridgenorth. ShropshireSigned “Henry H. Parker” l.l., titled and signed “...Henry H. Parker” with a canvas stencil from C. Roberson & Co., London, on the reverse, identified on a label affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm), unframed.Condition: Tear to l.l. quadrant, patch reinforcement, retouch, losses, craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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350.Attributed to Laszlo Paal (Hungarian, 1846-1879)

Figure in a LandscapeSigned “L. de P..al” l.r.Oil on canvas, 22 1/2 x 33 1/4 in. (57.2 x 84.5 cm), unframed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, losses.

Provenance: Acquired in the 1980s from a descendent of the Marquand family of Pinckney Street, Boston. $3,000-5,000

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351.Continental School, 19th Century

Barbizon LandscapeSigned faintly “E...” l.r.Oil on canvas, 29 1/4 x 39 3/4 in. (74.2 x 100.5 cm), in a period frame.Condition: Patch reinforcement, small area of repair l.r., craquelure, surface grime. $2,000-3,000

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352.Edward L. Custer (American, 1837-1881)

Landscape with Figure and Pack Mule on a Winding PathMonogram signature and date “ELCuster 1880.” l.l.Oil on canvas, 26 x 40 in. (66.0 x 101.6 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure. $1,500-2,000

352A.Luigi Chialiva (Swiss, 1842-1914)

Shepherdess with Her FlockSigned “L. Chialiva” l.r.Oil on panel, 23 1/8 x 18 7/8 in. (58.7 x 47.9 cm), framed.Condition: Partial splits to panel along top and bottom at center, bowing to panel, subtle varnish inconsistencies, fine craquelure. $1,500-2,000

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353.Hans Andreas Dahl (Norwegian, 1881-1919)

View with a Young Shepherdess on a FjordSigned “Hans Andreas Dahl.” l.r.Oil on canvas, 40 x 60 in. (101.6 x 152.4 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, craquelure, alligatoring, surface grime. $25,000-35,000

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354.Gerardus Hendriks (Dutch, 1804-1859)

Travelers in a Landscape with RuinsSigned “G Hendriks f” l.l.Oil on beveled wood panel, 14 5/8 x 18 1/2 in. (37.2 x 47 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, mild surface grime. $800-1,200

355.British School, 19th Century

Figures on a Bridge in a Highlands LandscapeUnsigned, inscribed “Boddington...” on a label affixed to the frame.Oil on canvas, 26 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (66.4 x 91.8 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, craquelure, scattered retouch.

$1,500-2,500

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356.Attributed to Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht (Swiss, 1842-1921)

Genre Scene Along an Alpine RoadSigned, inscribed, and dated “Bracht...6...” l.r.Oil on canvas, 35 x 46 1/4 in. (89.0 x 118.5 cm), framed in a liner.Condition: Scattered minor retouch, paint losses, craquelure, rippling, surface grime. $2,500-3,500

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357.Continental School, 19th Century

Two Works: Figures by a River and Village SceneUnsigned.Oil on artist board, both 6 x 8 3/4 in. (15.2 x 22.2 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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358.Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889)

L’abreuvoir or A Farm in NormandySigned “Jules Dupré” l.l.Oil on canvas, 11 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (30.0 x 46.3 cm), unframed.Condition: Lined, paint losses, retouch, craquelure, yellowed varnish.

Provenance: Sotheby’s New York: June 6, 2008, Old Master & 19th Century European Art, Lot 123.

N.B. Digital photographs of the present painting were reviewed by Cabinet Michel Rodrigue in Paris, who confirmed that the work appears in the Jules Dupré catalogue raisonné as no. 76 bis, under the title L’abreuvoir. A variant of the painting is in the Musée des Beaux-arts de Reims. The landscape shows the influence of John Constable, whose paintings inspired Dupré during the late 1830s. $1,500-2,500

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359.Eloise Harriet Stannard (British, c. 1828-1915)

Still Life with Apples in a BasketSigned and dated “E. H. Stannard/1890” l.l.Oil on canvas, 12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 35.7 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, scattered retouch. $2,500-3,500

360.Antoine Vollon (American, 1833-1900)

Still Life with Flowers, Porcelain, and a Folded FanSigned “A. Vollon” l.l., identified on a presentation plaque.Oil on panel, 14 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. (37.0 x 46.0 cm), framed.Condition: Possible old retouch, craquelure with areas of shrinking, varnish inconsistencies, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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361.Charles Christian Nahl (American, 1818-1878)

Arab Horsemen Fleeing a LionSigned and dated “C...Nahl 1848” l.l.Oil on canvas, 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26.0 x 34.0 cm), framed.Condition: Tear l.r. quadrant, retouch, scattered abrasions, paint losses, craquelure, varnish discoloration, surface grime. $3,000-5,000

362.William Huggins (British, 1820-1884)

Resting LionDated and signed “1883/W. Huggins” l.l., identified on a label from The Fine Art Society, Ltd., London, affixed to the frame backing.Pencil and pastel on paper, 7 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (18.7 x 27.0 cm), framed.Condition: Sheet trimmed and laid down to mat board support, mild toning. $300-500

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363.Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923)

Hillside between Perugia & GubbioSigned “Vedder” l.r., titled, signed, and dated “...July & August/1867” on the reverse.Oil on paperboard, 7 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (18.4 x 31.0 cm), framed (under glass).Condition: Tack holes to edges with small losses at corners, surface grime, scattered foxing to reverse. $2,500-3,500

364.Louis David Vaillant (American, 1875-1944)

Allegorical Scene of the Bounty of NatureSigned indistinctly “L. ...LLANT” l.l.Oil on canvas, 20 1/8 x 24 1/8 in. (51.0 x 61.2 cm), framed.Condition: Varnish inconsistencies or possible old retouch, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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365.Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923)

No. 2 of the Fable of the Miller and His SonInitialed and dated “V. 1866” l.l., signed, inscribed, and dated “Elihu Vedder/Paris... Nov. 1866” within a flourish on the reverse.Oil on panel, 12 x 20 3/4 in. (30.0 x 52.7 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered abrasions, craquelure, discolored varnish, surface grime.

Provenance: Descended within at least four generations of the family of the present owner.

Literature: Elihu Vedder, “Appendix: A List of the Works of V. Sold Since the Year 1856,” The Digressions of V: Written for his Own Fun and That of His Friends (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1910), p. 464.

N.B. Vedder illustrated The Fable of the Miller, His Son, and the Donkey on several occasions. The painting at hand, which has a Parisian colormen’s stamp on the reverse, is dated November 1866. The painting is listed in the index of works sold by Vedder, under the heading “Paris Second Time” and under the year 1866. Vedder recorded that he left for Paris December 8, 1865. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, holds a number of Vedder’s graphite sketches and several small oils on the theme of this fable, including a pencil sketch for Scene No. 2 (1860-61) and a small oil (6 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.), dated c. 1867-68, that bears a close resemblance to the painting at hand with minor changes to the poses of the figures on the right. $8,000-12,000

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366.Edward Brian Seago (British, 1910-1974)

The Blue Schooner, LisbonSigned “Edward Seago” in pencil l.l., titled in pencil on the reverse, identified and dated “...1955” on a label from Frost & Reed Gallery, London, affixed to the frame backing paper.Watercolor on paper, 7 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (19.0 x 27.5 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle rippling, affixed to window mat with paper tape around all sides. $600-800

367.George Howell Gay (American, 1858-1931)

Surf at SunsetSigned “Geo. Howell Gay” l.r.Watercolor and gouache on paper, sight size 12 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (31.1 x 64.2 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame. $1,200-1,800

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368.Leon Alarac Shafer (American, 1866-1940)

View of a U.S. Navy Battle FleetSigned and dated “L.A. Shafer -97-” l.r.Watercolor and graphite on paper, sight size 18 1/4 x 28 1/2 in. (46.4 x 72.4 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,500

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369.James J. McAuliffe (American, 1848-1921)

Sail at DuskSigned and dated “J.J. MCAULIFF... 1882” l.r.Oil on canvas, 16 1/4 x 12 in. (41.3 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Minor retouch, minor abrasion to signature, craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

370.Attributed to James Hamilton (Irish/American, 1819-1878)

Two Marine Scenes: Ships Along a Rocky Coast and Ship AshoreUnsigned, both inscribed “J. HAMILTON, PHILA.” on a label affixed to the stretcher.Coast oil on paper mounted to canvas, Ashore oil on canvas, sizes to 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Ashore lined; surface grime, craquelure. $2,000-3,000

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371.Anton Melbye (Danish, 1818-1875)

Sailing Ships in Heavy SeasSigned and dated “Anton Melbye 1862” l.l.Oil on canvas, 28 1/8 x 42 1/2 in. (71.5 x 108.0 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, abrasion with paint loss u.c., scattered paint losses, craquelure, discolored varnish, surface grime, staining to the reverse. $2,000-3,000

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372.James Gale Tyler (American, 1855-1931)

Rescue at SeaSigned “James G. Tyler” l.r.Oil on canvas, 30 x 44 in. (76.3 x 101.8 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, craquelure. $3,000-5,000

373.Guido Carmignani (Italian, 1838-1909)

Fishing Party at SeaSigned and dated “Carmignani 56” l.l., with a canvas stencil from Muller Fils, Paris, on the reverse.Oil on artist board, 10 x 12 3/4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure, surface grime.

N.B. Born into a family of artists, Carmignani was encouraged at a young age to pursue the family trade. His father, the painter Giulio Carmignani, sent him to Paris to study painting, c. 1853 to 1857. $3,500-5,500

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374.Albert Van Beest (American, 1820-1860)

Fishermen Pulling Nets AshoreSigned and dated “A Van Beest 1858” l.l.Oil on canvas, 13 1/4 x 24 in. (33.7 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, minor surface grime. $3,500-5,500

375.George Herbert McCord (American, 1848-1909)

Boats at Low TideSigned “G.H. McCord A.N.A.” l.r.Oil on canvas, 8 x 14 in. (20.3 x 35.6 cm), framed.Condition: Pigment fluorescence, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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376.Dwight William Tryon (American, 1849-1925)

South Shore Block IslandSigned “D.W. TRYON” l.r., with a label from Curtis H. Moyer Pictures and Frames, Hartford, Connecticut, and titled on a label affixed to the frame. Oil on canvas, 11 x 18 in. (27.9 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Varnish inconsistencies, surface grime. $7,000-9,000

377.School of Mary Blood Mellen (American, 1817-1882)

View of a Tide Pool at DuskSigned “...ood” l.r.Oil on canvas, 6 1/8 x 10 in. (6.1 x 25.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure. $800-1,200

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378.Xanthus Russell Smith (American, 1839-1929)

Cape May, 1865Signed “Xanthus Smith” l.l., titled, dedicated, signed, and dated “..Painted for Joseph Wharton Esq./ By Xanthus Smith/ 1865” in the artist’s hand on the reverse, with a partial label from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (see below) affixed to the frame and stretcher. Oil on canvas, 6 1/8 x 16 1/8 in. (15.6 x 41.0 cm), framed.Condition: Fine craquelure, minor retouch, minor surface grime.

Provenance: From the artist to prominent Quaker merchant, industrialist, scientist, and philanthropist Joseph Wharton, Esq. (1826-1909) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Conanicut, Rhode Island; by family descent to daughter Joanna Wharton Lippincott (1858-1938) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by family descent to the present owner.

Literature: Peter Hastings Falk, ed. The Annual Exhibition Record of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Madison: Soundview Press, 1988), p. 210.

Exhibitions: 42nd Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1865, no. 623.

N.B. A Philadelphia native, born in 1839, Xanthus Smith was the son of Russell and Mary Priscilla Smith, both of whom were artists and who educated and encouraged their son. Smith traveled to Europe with his parents in the early 1850s and later that decade studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. During the Civil War, Smith enlisted in the navy, and he made many detailed sketches of ships, encampments, and engagements that were very well received. Working shipboard using materials sent to him by his parents, Smith necessarily made works of compact size, establishing a preference for the accurate and detailed small-scale compositions that would characterize his future works. After the war, Smith established a studio in Philadelphia, where he enjoyed substantial patronage. From 1869 to 1874, he created a series of Civil War marine battle scenes that earned him a wide following. The painting at hand, a view of Cape May, New Jersey, was painted in 1865 for Philadelphia entrepreneur, industrialist, and philanthropist Joseph Wharton (1826-1909). The painting’s small scale, exquisite detail, and atmospheric precision display Smith’s talents at their best. Approximately 100 miles to the south of Philadelphia, Cape May had been settled in Colonial times by whalers and fishermen, and became a seaside escape for visitors from Philadelphia by the mid-18th century. It is not known if this particular view held significance for Wharton, but Cape May would have been a welcome destination for the Whartons and their young daughter Joanna, born in 1858. Already a successful entrepreneur by 1865, Joseph Wharton went on to found the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, was a co-founder of Bethlehem Steel, and, with fellow Quakers, founded Swarthmore College. $8,000-12,000

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379.John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916)

Neponset River SceneSigned and dated “Enneking 87” l.r., identified on a label from Vose Galleries of Boston affixed to the backing. Oil on canvas, 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure.

N.B. This work is registered in the Catalogue Raisonné of John Joseph Enneking, compiled by Patricia Jobe Pierce, as number IV-B-222.2. $1,500-2,500

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380.Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919)

Hudson River-style LandscapeSigned “Blakelock” l.r.Oil on canvas, 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 51.0 cm), framed (under glass).Condition: Craquelure, varnish irregularities, minor frame abrasions, surface grime.

Provenance: From a private New Jersey collection, then by descent to the current owner.

N.B. Dr. Norman Geske of the University of Nebraska Blakelock Inventory has accepted the painting at hand as a Category Two work, and assigned the registration number NB-2054-II. In his report, Dr. Geske described the painting as “...an unusually refined example of the artist’s early work in the spirit of the Hudson River school, indicated by the meticulous rendering of the tree forms and the specific detailing of the figures and the boat in the foreground. Also, the quality of the signature (lacking the initials) with the single underlining stroke in black pigment are dependable indications of authenticity, as seen in examples of unquestionable authenticity.” $12,000-18,000

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381.John (Giovanni) Califano (Italian/American, 1864-1946)

Mountain LandscapeSigned “J. CALIFANO” l.l.Oil on panel, 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (32.5 x 25.0 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime. $1,000-1,500

382.Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908)

Mountain ViewUnsigned, titled, and inscribed “.../Bricher” in pencil on the reverse.Oil on artist board, 4 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (11.0 x 23.4 cm), framed.Condition: Frame abrasion with paint losses, yellowed varnish, surface grime.

N.B. The view is thought to be from the area of the current Mount Washington Road, looking over the Presidential Range (Mts. Jefferson and Adams) in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. $3,000-5,000

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383.American School, 19th Century

Westward Migration/A Vista with Covered WagonsUnsigned.Oil on paper mounted to paperboard, 9 x 12 in. (23.0 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Minor areas of retouch, scattered abrasions, mild surface grime. $2,000-3,000

384.Joseph Antonio Hekking (American, 1830-1903)

View of a Fisherman in a River GorgeSigned and dated “JA Hekking 1814” l.l., identified on a presentation plaque.Oil on canvas, 26 1/4 x 20 in. (66.7 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Small puncture to u.r. quadrant, minor abrasions. $2,500-3,000

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385.Jonathan Bradley Morse (American, 1834-1898)

The Old CottageSigned “J. B. Morse” l.l.Oil on canvas, 21 x 36 in. (53.3 x 91.4 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch. $2,000-3,000

386.Burr H. Nicholls (American, 1848-1915)

Glimmering CreekSigned “Burr H. Nicholls” l.r., identified on a presentation plaque and on a label affixed to the frame.Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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387.Lemuel Maynard Wiles (American, 1826-1905)

Mt. Everett - Mass.Signed indistinctly “L...” l.l., titled, dated, and signed “.../N.Y. 1880 L.M. Wiles” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 51.0 cm), framed.Condition: Tack hole u.c., minor retouch, craquelure, surface grime.

N.B. This painting has been reviewed via digital photographs by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Director, Southold Historical Society and author of Lemuel Maynard Wiles, A Record of His Works, 1864–1904. Dr. Fleming confirmed the work to be by Lemuel Wiles, and the inscription on the reverse to be in the artist’s hand. He commented further that while the artist “...did work in New England during the earlier part of his career, particularly in Maine and Rhode Island, I have not come across a Massachusetts scene before. Your work, depicting Mt. Everett in Massachusetts, is not recorded in Lemuel Wiles’s personal ledger, which may mean it was gifted rather than sold.” $4,000-6,000

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388.John William Hill (American, 1812-1879)

Drover and Cattle Crossing a Wooden BridgeSigned “J.W. Hill.” l.l.Watercolor and gouache on paper, sight size 9 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. (23.1 x 33.7 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle rippling, not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,500

389.Nikolay Tysland (Tusland) Leganger (American, 1832-1905)

Eden Lake, Near Mt. ChocoruaSigned “N.T. Leganger” l.r., titled in a later hand on the frame backing.Oil on canvas, 18 x 30 in. (45.8 x 76.4 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, surface grime. $600-800

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390.George Frank Higgins (American, b. 1850)

Lake View at SunsetSigned “G.F. Higgins” l.l., inscribed “Higgins” in pencil in several places on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, mild surface grime.

Provenance: Skinner, Inc., American & European Paintings & Prints, May 19, 2006, sale #2320, Lot 77. $3,500-4,500

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391.Charles Harry (Henry) Eaton (American, 1850-1901)

River View in SummerSigned “C. Harry Eaton” l.r.Oil on panel, 17 5/8 x 24 in. (45.0 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch, hairline crack to panel l.l. $2,500-3,500

392.American School, 19th Century

Bear River Valley, MaineTitled, signed or inscribed, and dated “...Painted by W.G. Harmon 1867” on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 26 1/4 in. (46.4 x 66.7 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime. $2,000-3,000

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393.Edward B. Gay (American, 1837-1928) and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (American, 1819-1905)

Cows by a StreamSigned and dated “Edw Gay. A.F.Tait./NY 85.” l.r.Oil on canvas, 17 1/4 x 26 7/8 in. (43.5 x 68.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure. $6,000-8,000

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394.John Appleton Brown (American, 1844-1902)

Early Autumn Marsh ViewSigned “J. Appleton Brown.” l.r.Pastel on paperboard, sight size 17 x 21 1/4 in. (43.2 x 54.0 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $800-1,200

395.William Henry Holmes (American, 1846-1933)

House on the HudsonSigned and dated “Wm.H.Holmes 1887” l.l., identified on a label from The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut, on the backing paper.Watercolor on paper, 11 3/8 x 17 9/16 in. (29.0 x 44.6 cm), framed.Condition: Minor toning, spots of glue residue to the reverse. $1,500-2,000

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396.Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937)

Spring Landscape with Cottage and Flowering TreesSigned “BRUCE CRANE” l.r.Oil on canvas, 14 x 20 in. (35.5 x 50.7 cm), framed.Condition: Broad wash of retouch throughout the sky, craquelure, surface grime.

Provenance: Through the collection of Collier Whittemore Baird (1888-1977), New Jersey and New York; present owner by family descent. $6,000-8,000

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397.Birge (Lovell Birge) Harrison (American, 1854-1929)

An Artist at Her EaselSigned and dated “Birge Harrison 1882” l.l., with a partial label on the back of the frame.Oil on canvas, 27 x 32 1/2 in. (68.5 x 82.5 cm), in original frame.Condition: Lined, scattered retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $4,000-6,000

398.Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778-1860)

First Sketch, Portrait of Charles Harmer, c. 1850Unsigned, inscribed “First Sketch for Portrait of Charles Harmer/Purchased from Uncle Rembrandt/by Mary J. Peale” and identified on a partial label on the reverse.Oil on canvas mounted to a panel, 20 1/2 x 16 3/8 in. (52.0 x 41.5 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, fine craquelure, surface imperfections, frame abrasions.

Provenance: Mary Jane Peale; Mrs. Andrew Weisenberg (great-granddaughter of Rubens Peale); Kennedy Galleries, 1967.

N.B. Mary Jane Peale, whose inscription appears on the reverse of the lot presented here, was the daughter of Rubens Peale and niece of Rembrandt Peale. Following the Peale family tradition, Mary Jane was also an artist, and it is known that she studied with her uncle, Rembrandt. The portrait sketch at hand is recorded in Mary Jane Peale’s “List of Paintings I Own,” a manuscript from 1884 (#28) that is in the Peale-Sellers Manuscript Collection at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia (B/P31/52c). $8,000-12,000

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399.N.C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth (American, 1882-1945)

“Sure, It’s Professor Grid to the life!” he said admiringly, 1910Signed “N.C. W...” (underlined) u.l., identified on a label from Scribner’s Magazine affixed to the frame backing.Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, minute paint losses at edges.

Provenance: Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, New York, to 1919; Mrs. A.N. Wyeth, Needham, Massachusetts, c. 1919; gift to Alfretta Archibald Butterfield, then by descent within the family.

Literature: Dorothy Canfield, “Portrait of a Philosopher,” Scribner’s Magazine, vol. XLIX, no. 4 (April 1911), b&w illustration, p. 451; Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N.C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 275; Christine B. Podmaniczky, N.C. Wyeth, A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings (London: Scala, 2008), I.323, p. 216; Brandywine River Museum, N.C. Wyeth Catalogue Raisonné, (accessed March 26, 2011), “Sure, it’s Professor Grid to the life!” he said admiringly., 1910, NCW Number 663, www.ncwyeth.org. $40,000-60,000

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400.Adolfo Felice Müller-Ury (Swiss/American, 1862-1947)

Portrait of a Dark-haired Beauty in a White VeilSigned “A. Muller-Ury” l.l.Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 1/8 in. (50.8 x 41.0 cm), in a tabernacle frame.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure. $700-900

401.School of Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872)

Portrait Head of a WomanUnsigned, inscribed “Southwick” on the back of the frame.Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 7/8 in. (61.0 50.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, craquelure, varnish inconsistencies. $1,000-1,500

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402.Thomas Sully (Anglo/American, 1783-1872)

Portrait of Amelia Colter (née Postlethwaite) Mandeville (1818-1876), c. 1847Unsigned, with a loan label from the Fogg Art Museum affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 20 x 17 in. (50.8 x 43.2 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, minor retouch.

Provenance: From the sitter to her daughter, Amelia Postlethwaite Mandeville [Mrs. Thomas Gleason]; purchased by Roger Griswold Perkins (1874-1936), 1923, [...], private Massachusetts collection.

N.B. The sitter was the daughter of Samuel Postlethwaite (1772-1824), a Natchez merchant and president of the Bank of Mississippi in Natchez, and Anne Dunbar (1786-1864). $7,000-9,000

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403.William T. Robinson (American, 1852-1934)

Fisherboy on a Country Path in SpringSigned “W.T. Robinson.” l.r.Oil on canvas, 24 x 16 in. (60.9 x 40.7 cm), framed.Condition: Puncture with paint loss l.l., mild surface grime. $1,000-1,500

404.Percy A. Sanborn (American, 1849-1929)

Portrait of a Cat on a TuffetSigned “Sanborn” l.l.Oil on canvas, 14 1/8 x 12 in. (35.9 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, minor abrasions. $3,000-5,000

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405.William Weekes (British, 1856-1909)

Dick (Fox Terrier)Signed “W. Weekes” l.r., identified on a label from Vicars Brothers, London, affixed to the paper backing.Oil on millboard, 13 7/8 x 10 in. (35.2 x 25.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure, varnish inconsistencies. $1,000-1,500

406.Adam Emory Albright (American, 1862-1957

The “Bully”Signed and dated “ADAM EMORY ALBRIGHT 1895” l.r., titled and inscribed on the reverse.Oil on panel, 19 3/4 x 15 in. (50.3 x 38.0 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, surface grime. $3,000-5,000

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407.James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877-1960)

The Workingman’s ChoiceSigned or inscribed “JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG” l.r.Ink on paper, 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.8 cm), framed.Condition: Paper laid down on foamcore, glue residue or similar u.r.

Provenance: Young Fine Arts Gallery, March 2, 1996, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Prints, Lot 159. $400-600

408.Vernon Howe Bailey (American, 1874-1953)

Three Massachusetts University Scenes: Harvard Students, The Lawn Party at the Charleston Club; Class Day, MIT, Scene on the Lawn of the Institute of Technology 1899 and Athalia at Harvard 1898Each signed “Bailey” in pen l.r. and titled in pencil l.l.Ink and graphite on paper, sheet sizes to 15 1/4 x 19 in. (38.7 x 48.3 cm), framed.Condition: Tape residue to the reverse, toning, tack holes to margins, minor abrasions. $700-900

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409.Vernon Howe Bailey (American, 1874-1953)

Six Historic Boston Fire Scenes, Including the Fitchburg Elevator Fire of 1898, Merrimack Street Fire of 1898, and The Parade Passing Down Elm StreetFive signed “Bailey” in pen l.r., Parade signed and inscribed “Bailey Manchester” l.l., two inscribed “BOSTON FIRE” and “THE FITCHBRING [sic] ELEVATOR FIRE” l.l., respectively, another inscribed “TRYING TO RESCE [sic] CHIEF EGAN AND HIS COMRADES.”Ink and graphite on paper, sight sizes to 16 x 21 1/2 in. (40.6 x 54.6 cm), unframed.Condition: Toning, minor tears to margins, subtle handling creases, not examined out of acetate wrap. $1,500-2,000

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410.Max Francis Klepper (American, 1861-1907)

Day at the RacesSigned “Max Klepper” l.l.Mixed media (gouache, watercolor, and graphite) on illustration board, 20 x 33 in. (50.8 x 83.8 cm), framed.Condition: Toning. $2,000-3,000

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411.Hermann Pleuer (German, 1863-1911)

Two Framed Views of Rail Yards: Locomotive Entering by Switch House and Rail Yard with Locomotives and Pink CloudsBoth monogram signed “HPleuer” l.l. and dated “08” and “04,” respectively.Locomotive gouache and charcoal on paper, 11 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. (28.6 x 36.3 cm); Rail Yard gouache and charcoal on paperboard, 10 1/2 x 15 in. (26.7 x 38.0 cm).Condition: Locomotive with mild toning, Rail Yard with subtle bowing to support.

Provenance: A New York estate. $1,500-2,000

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412.Adolph Alexander Weinman (American, 1870-1952)

Putting the Shot, c. 1901Inscribed, dated, and signed “A.A. WEINMAN. FECIT” within the cast on the base.Bronze with dark brown patina, 18 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (47.0 x 14.0 x 26.7 cm).Condition: Minor surface grime,

Provenance: From the collection of cancer immunologist Dr. William Bradley Coley (1862-1936), New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts. $2,500-3,500

413.Henry Sumner Watson (American, 1868-1933)

Jimpson, Sighting a Clear Space Sped Through, c. 1898Signed “HY·S·WATSON” l.r., identified on a label from The Century Co. affixed to the reverse. Oil on illustration board, 17 3/4 x 12 in. (45.1 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Literature: Richard Stillman Powell, Mary Mapes Dodge, ed., “The Arrival of Jimpson,” St. Nicholas-An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks, Volume XXVI, Part I, November 1898 to April 1899, pp. 2 (illus.), 10.

N.B. The present work illustrates a fictional Harvard-Yale game, where Jimpson, a sub-in for an injured Harvard halfback, barrels through on a play for a touchdown, securing Harvard’s win. A copy of the story accompanies the lot. $3,000-5,000

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414.John Whorf (American, 1903-1959)

A Big CatchSigned “John Whorf.” l.l., faintly signed “Whorf” l.r.Watercolor on paper, sight size 15 x 21 3/4 in. (38.1 x 55.2 cm), framed.Condition: Tack holes to corners, minor toning. $5,000-7,000

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415.Marguerite Kirmse (American, 1885-1954)

Two Scotties: One Seated, One CrouchingBoth stamped “ © M. KIRMSE/GORHAM CO” on the undersides, Seated also stamped “QGGF,” and Crouching stamped “QGJL.” Bronzes with deep brown patina, sizes to 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (8.5 x 3.5 cm), with a marble plinth.Condition: Dust and dirt in the interstices, scattered areas of minor wear to patina, Seated with minor oxidation to proper left ear.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by a tiny metal figure of a frog with green patina by an unknown maker. $500-700

416.Friedrich Gornik (Austrian, 1895-1925)

Four Game Birds/An InkwellFoundry marked and signed “AR [Arthur Rubinstein]/F. Gornik” within the cast.Bronze with dark brown patina, 5 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (14.0 x 39.4 x 16.5 cm).Condition: Break to one game bird. $800-1,200

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417.Arthur Burdett Frost (American, 1851-1928)

No HuntingSigned “A.B. FROST” in watercolor l.r., dedicated “To Doctor Eugene F. Hoyt from his friend A.B. Frost April 1906.” in pencil l.r. Watercolor and graphite on paper, sight size 16 x 23 1/2 in. (40.6 x 59.7 cm), framed.Condition: Minor toning, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: From the artist to Dr. Eugene F. Hoyt (1846-1913), New York; by family descent to Mrs. Eugene F. Hoyt; gift to her friend, Mrs. Parker; gift to her friend, Mame Ross; present private collection by family descent.

N.B. One of America’s most beloved illustrators at the turn of the century, A.B. Frost was an avid sportsman, and his first-hand experiences endowed his sporting subjects with great immediacy. A keen observer and gifted draftsman, Frost was strongly influenced by Thomas Eakins, under whom he studied during evening classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Frost’s paintings of hunting and fishing captured moments of imminent action, described by biographer Henry Reed as “an electric instance of suspense,” in meticulously-observed outdoor settings. Reed further wrote of Frost, “He could draw a man with his back to the observer, dressed in a sack suit, and you can practically see the expression on the subject’s face.”1

A.B. Frost illustrated over 90 books during a career spanning five decades. His works appeared in major publications of the day, including Harper’s Weekly, Scribner’s, and Life. He created illustrations for Theodore Roosevelt, who warmly praised his work, and for Lewis Carroll. Frost is probably best remembered for his illustrations of Joel Chandler Harris’s books, The Stories of Uncle Remus, including the iconic images of Brer Rabbit. He was also well known for his illustrations of golf, these vignettes frequently seasoned with a generous dose of the illustrator’s good humor. 1. Henry M. Reed, The A.B. Frost Book (Charleston, South Carolina: Wyrick & Company, 1993), p. 4.

$30,000-50,000

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418.Keith Shackleton (British, b. 1923)

Pintails Against the LightSigned and dated “Keith Shackleton 68” l.l., titled and numbered on the reverse of the frame liner, numbered “K.S. #51” on the reverse and on the back of the frame.Oil on Masonite, 24 x 48 in. (61.0 x 122.0 cm), framed.Condition: Minor frame abrasions, subtle varnish inconsistencies, minor surface grime. $1,200-1,800

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419.Roger Tory Peterson (American, 1908-1996)

Male and Female Redhead DucksSigned “ROGER TORY PETERSON” l.r., with a label from Noonan-Kocian Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri, on the backing.Gouache and graphite on paperboard, sight size 10 x 12 in. (25.4 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $4,000-6,000

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420.Valery Kosorukov (Russian, b. 1937)

Santa Fe La VeredaSigned and dated “V. Kosorukov 96” l.r., also signed and dated “...© Valery KOSORUKOV 96” on the reverse.Oil on Masonite, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $2,000-3,000

421.Eric L. (Frederic) Pape (American, 1870-1938)

Not Without a Certain Picturesqueness As It Crossed the Stream/An Illustration from The Fair GodSigned and dated “Eric Pape/97” l.r., estate stamped on the backing paper.Oil en grisaille on unstretched canvas, 24 1/4 x 15 5/8 in. (61.5 x 39.5 cm), framed.Condition: Natural pigment fluorescence, subtle rippling.

Provenance: Through the estate of the artist.

N.B. The painting at hand was reproduced via photogravure in The Fair God, A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico by Lew Wallace, illustrated by Eric Pape, published in two volumes by Houghton Mifflin and Company in 1899. The lot is accompanied by color copies of the cover of the book (Vol. I), the title page, the illustration and text on page 8, and a partial list of illustrations (p. xv). $1,000-1,500

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422.Clarence Arthur Ellsworth (American, 1885-1961)

A House in TaosSigned and dated “Clarence Ellsworth 1927” l.r., and titled l.c.Oil on paperboard, 25 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (64.2 x 47.6), framed.Condition: Bowing to support, subtle craquelure, lifting l.r. quadrant reveals a second signature underneath. $3,000-5,000

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423.Clarence Arthur Ellsworth (American, 1885-1961)

Wagon TrainSigned and dated “Clarence Ellsworth ‘28” l.l.Oil on canvasboard, 18 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. (47.7 x 65.4 cm), framed.Condition: Bowing to support, surface grime, scattered craquelure. $4,000-6,000

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424.Clarence Arthur Ellsworth (American, 1885-1961)

Cowboy with Rifle and HorseSigned and dated “Clarence Ellsworth 1932.” l.r.Oil on canvas, 24 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. (61.2 x 45.4 cm), framed.Condition: Stretcher bar marks, surface grime. $3,000-5,000

425.Clarence Arthur Ellsworth (American, 1885-1961)

Standing ChiefSigned and dated “Clarence Ellsworth 1930” l.l.Oil on canvas, 22 x 15 in. (55.8 x 38.2 cm), framed.Condition: Stretcher bar marks, scattered craquelure, surface grime. $2,000-3,000

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426.John Cox (American, b. 1941)

AmbushedSigned “John Cox ©” l.l., titled on a presentation plaque.Oil on board, 18 x 36 in. (45.5 x 91.5 cm), framed.Condition: Natural pigment fluorescence, minor paint losses, surface grime. $1,500-2,000

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427.Martin Weekly (American, b. 1936)

Springtime on the SweetwaterSigned “Martin Weekly ©” and with M over W monogram l.r., titled in ink, stamped “.../Martin R. Weekly,” and with a label from Casa Dolores Gallery, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, on the reverse.Oil on Masonite, 36 x 48 in. (91.3 x 122.0 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch, abrasions, surface grime. $3,000-5,000

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428.David Howard Hitchcock (American, 1861-1943)

View of a Hawaiian Valley, OahuSigned “D. HOWARD HITCHCOCK” l.r., inscribed “...Burke” on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 10 x 18 in. (25.4 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, minor surface grime. Provenance: Descended within the family of Dr. Gerrit P. Judd, Oahu. N.B. In the 1850s King Kamehameha granted lands on Oahu to Dr. Gerrit P. Judd, one of his ministers. The view shown here depicts that land as painted by the Judd’s family friend, artist David Howard Hitchcock. For a view from the homestead see lot 429. $15,000-25,000

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429.David Howard Hitchcock (American, 1861-1943)

View of Mokoli’i Island, Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, HawaiiDedicated, inscribed, and dated “TO HAUNANI/ SOUVENIR KUALOA/MAY 4-1913” l.l., signed “D. HOWARD HITCHCOCK” l.r., and dedicated “To Mrs. Farley Aloha Nui Loa [All my love] from the artist May 4, 1913” and inscribed “Burke #7781” on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (19.1 x 24.8 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Descended within the family of Dr. Gerrit P. Judd, Oahu.

N.B. In the 1850s King Kamehameha granted lands on Oahu to Dr. Gerrit P. Judd, one of his ministers. This lot depicts the view from the homestead towards Chinaman’s Hat. The land has since become part of Kualoa Regional Park. For a view of the homestead itself see lot 428. $8,000-12,000

430.David Howard Hitchcock (American, 1861-1943)

From MokapuSigned and dated “D. HOWARD HITCHCOCK H.I. 1938” l.r., titled on the reverse.Oil on canvas mounted to paperboard, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, scattered losses. $3,000-5,000

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431.James (Jim) Elwood Reynolds (American, 1926-2010)

Winter Vista at SunsetSigned “James Reynolds-” l.l.Oil on Masonite, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm), framed.Condition: Yellowing to varnish, craquelure, slight surface abrasions. $1,000-1,500

432.Howard Norton Cook (American, 1901-1980)

Western Mountain LandscapeSigned “Howard Cook” in pencil l.r.Watercolor on paper, sight size 12 5/8 x 16 in., (32.2 x 40.6 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,500

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433.Paul Henry (Irish, 1876-1958)

The Bog Pool, c. 1921-22Signed “PAUL HENRY” l.l., titled in the artist’s hand on a label affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime, fine craquelure.

Provenance: A Midwestern library.

Exhibitions: Exhibition of Pictures by Paul and Grace Henry, Dublin Painters’ Gallery, Dublin 17 June–1 July 1922 (catalogue number 6); Paintings by Paul Henry, Hackett Gallery, New York, 10–22 March 1930 (14); Paintings of Ireland by Irish Artists, Grace Horne’s Gallery, Boston, 31 March–18 April 1930 (10). N.B. The present work depicts a scene in Connemara in the West of Ireland and is dated c. 1921-22 on stylistic grounds. The Bog Pool is numbered 1264 in S.B. Kennedy’s ongoing cataloguing of Paul Henry’s oeuvre. We wish to thank Dr. S.B. Kennedy for his kind assistance with cataloguing the lot. $30,000-50,000

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434.William Lester Stevens (American, 1888-1969)

Landscape with Gnarled Tree and Wagon WheelSigned “W. Lester Stevens N.A./A.W.S.” l.l.Gouache and watercolor on paper, sight size 28 3/4 x 32 1/2 in. (73.0 x 82.5 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $2,500-3,500

435.George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948)

Edge of the WoodsSigned and dated “G.C. Ault’ 18” l.l., identified on a label affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, signature partially reinforced. $1,000-1,500

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436.Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American, 1864-1929)

Woodland StreamIncised signature and date “A.C. Goodwin/May 09” l.l.Oil on canvas, 29 x 23 in. (73.5 x 58.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch. $3,000-5,000

437.Joseph Eliot Enneking (American, 1881-1942)

Summer Afternoon at Cottage CitySigned “J.E. Enneking” on the reverse, signed and titled “.../J.E. Enneking” on a label affixed to the reverse.Oil on academy board, 8 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (20.8 x 30.7 cm), framed.Condition: Dent with minor deformation to the support u.c., wear and losses to corners, surface grime, minor bowing to support. $1,500-2,000

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438.Jay Hall Connaway (American, 1893-1970)

Misty Day, VermontSigned and dated “Connaway 27” l.r., identified on a label from Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine, affixed to the back of the frame, with an oil sketch landscape to the reverse.Oil on board, 12 x 16 in. (30.2 x 40.5 cm), framed.Condition: Slight bowing to the support. $1,000-1,500

439.Karl Albert Buehr (American, 1866-1952)

Spring LandscapeInitialed “K.A.B.” l.r., inscribed “Karl A. Buehr...”on the reverse, identified on a presentation plaque.Oil on canvas mounted to board, 10 x 13 in. (25.4 x 33.0 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch. $1,000-1,500

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440.George Loftus Noyes (American, 1864-1954)

Spring Along the Water MeadowSigned “G.L. Noyes” l.r.Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, craquelure. $8,000-12,000

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441.George Elmer Browne (American, 1871-1946)

New England VillageSigned “Geo. Elmer Browne.” l.r.Oil on panel, 15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.8 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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442.James Goodwin McManus (American, 1882-1958)

The Old Witch Hazel Mills, Sterling City, Lyme, Conn.Titled, dated, and signed “The Old Witch Hazel Mills...July 14, 1938/James Goodwin McManus” in ink on the reverse.Oil on board, 12 x 16 in. (30.3 x 40.5 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime. $600-800

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443.Percy (Henry Percy) Gray (American, 1869-1952)

California Landscape with an Ancient OakSigned and dated “Percy Gray 1907” l.r.Watercolor on paper, 11 1/4 x 14 in. (28.5 x 35.6 cm), unframed.Condition: Surface accretions, staining, sheet laid down on paperboard. $2,500-3,500

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444.Arthur Hoeber (American, 1854-1915)

Quiet FieldSigned “ARTHUR HOEBER” l.l.Oil on canvas, 12 1/8 x 30 3/8 in. (30.7 x 77.0 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch, varnish inconsistencies (including area around signature), surface grime.

Provenance: Skinner, Inc., American & European Paintings & Prints, May 16, 2008, sale #2409, Lot 154. $2,500-3,500

445.J. Ambrose Pritchard (American, 1858-1905)

Pasture ViewSigned “Ambrose Prichard” l.r.Watercolor and pencil on paper, 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (54.0 x 36.7 cm), framed.Condition: Gentle toning, tiny paper loss to c.l. edge, hinged in two places along top edge, watercolor study of three grazing cows to the reverse, minor abrasions to edges of reverse. $1,000-1,500

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446.Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, 1858-1924)

Maine, c. 1920-23Signed “Prendergast” in pencil l.r., inscribed “M. Prendergast ‘Maine’ 1920? - circa 1915-20” in pencil on the reverse.Watercolor and pencil on paper, 11 1/8 x 14 5/8 in. (28.3 x 37.1 cm), framed.Condition: Small (1/4 in.) tear at center top edge, small crease to l.r. corner, sheet with gentle toning, rippling, and slightly irregular edges.

Provenance: The artist to Charles Prendergast, 1924; to Mrs. Charles Prendergast, 1948; to private collection, 1987.

Literature: Clark, Carol, Nancy Mowll Mathews, and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Charles Prendergast: a catalogue raisonné (Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art, 1990), #1339, p. 533. $25,000-30,000

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447.Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, 1858-1924)

Double-sided Sketchbook Page: Figures Beneath Trees at the Shore and Two Seated Women (verso), c. 1915-20Figures signed “Prendergast” in pencil l.l.Figures watercolor and pencil on paper, Women pencil, 7 5/8 x 5 in. (19.4 x 12.7 cm), in a double-sided frame.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: The artist to Charles Prendergast, 1924; to Mrs. Charles Prendergast, 1948; to a private collection, 1987.

Literature: Clark, Carol, Nancy Mowll Mathews, and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Charles Prendergast: a catalogue raisonné (Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art, 1990), #1473, p. 561. $12,000-18,000

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448.Mabel May Woodward (American, 1877-1945)

Storm SceneSigned “M.M. Woodward” l.r., identified on a label from the De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts, on the reverse.Oil on paperboard, 10 x 13 7/8 in. (25.4 x 35.3 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime. $1,000-1,500

449.William Jurian Kaula (American, 1871-1953)

River at SunsetSigned and dated “William J. Kaula/1901-” l.r.Watercolor on paper, 20 x 24 in. (61.0 x 51.0 cm), framed.Condition: Small repaired tear l.r., partially laid down. $2,000-3,000

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450.Catharine Wharton Morris Wright (American, 1899-1988)

Floating Leaves, alternatively titled The Pergola, Ontalauna, 1920Titled and signed or inscribed “...by C.M. WRIGHT, A.N.A./FOX HILL FARM/JAMESTOWN, R.I./1920/PROPERTY OF MRS. HARRISON S. MORRIS/PHILA PA.” on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 25 x 28 1/4 in. (63.5 x 71.8 cm), in a Stanford White-designed Newcomb-Macklin frame.Condition: Tear, losses, canvas deformations, craquelure.

Provenance: The artist to her mother Anna Wharton Morris (1868-1957) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by family descent to her sister Joanna Wharton Lippincott (1858-1938) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by family descent to the present owner.

N.B. Wright was the granddaughter of prominent Quaker merchant, industrialist, scientist, and philanthropist Joseph Wharton, Esq. (1826-1909) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Conanicut, Rhode Island. The work depicts the pergola on a pond at Ontalauna, Joseph Wharton’s country estate north of Philadelphia. Three photographs of the pergola in summer and winter accompany the lot. $4,000-6,000

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451.Paul Starrett Sample (American, 1896-1974)

HayingSigned “Paul Sample” l.l., dedicated “For Erwin-with many memories-all good ones-PS” in pencil l.c. Watercolor on paper, sight size 10 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (26.6 x 42.5 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Gift from the artist to the present owner’s father; private Massachusetts collection by family descent. $1,200-1,800

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452.Andrew Newell Wyeth (American, 1917-2009)

House in WinterSigned “Andrew Wyeth” in pencil l.r.Watercolor and graphite on paper, sheet size 13 x 16 1/2 in. (33.0 x 41.9 cm), bound on the title page of Richard Meryman’s Andrew Wyeth, published 1969 by Gambit Incorporated, Boston.Condition: Good.

Provenance: A Massachusetts institution.

N.B. The present work is painted in a special edition oblong folio of 300, signed by the artist and numbered 133 on the colophon, housed in a clamshell box. $35,000-55,000

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453.Sam Barber (American, b. 1943)

Roses of NantucketSigned “SBarber” l.r., identified on a presentation plaque, with a label from Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, affixed to the backing. Oil on canvas, 40 x 48 in. (101.6 x 121.9 cm), in a Guido Frame.Condition: Good.

Literature: Sam Barber by the Seashore: Paintings of Hyannis Port, Nantucket and other New England Ports O’Call, exhibition catalogue, Wally Findlay Gallery, Palm Beach, February 7 through March 3, 1991, p. 16.

N.B. A copy of the exhibition catalogue accompanies the lot. $2,500-3,500

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454.Roger Wilson Dennis (American, 1902-1996)

“The Pond” Old LymeSigned and dated “Dennis 94” l.r., titled in ink and studio stamped twice on the tacking edges.Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 in. (76.1 x 76.1 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $1,000-1,500

455.Roger Wilson Dennis (American, 1902-1996)

Shippee Pond, alternately titled Old Lyme PondSigned and dated “Dennis 93” l.r., titled, dated, and inscribed in ink on the stretcher, identified with the alternate title on a label affixed to the stretcher, studio and estate stamped on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.7 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $1,000-1,500

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456.Emile Albert Gruppé (American, 1896-1978)

Autumn Scene, Probably Woodstock, New YorkSigned “Emile A. Gruppé” l.r., inscribed “Emile A. Gruppé 138 Manhattan Ave.” on the reverse, probably in the artist’s hand.Oil on canvas, 27 x 23 in. (68.6 x 58.4 cm), in a period probable Newcomb-Macklin frame.Condition: Craquelure, subtle rippling, subtle surface grime.

N.B. 138 Manhattan Avenue in New York City was the Gruppé family home from the 1910s to 1970s.1

1. Christopher Gray, “Streetscapes/Manhattan Avenue Between 104th and 106th Streets; 1880’s Brick Row Houses With a Bostonian Air,” The New York Times, November 28, 1999. (http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/28/realestate/streetscapes-manhattan-avenue-between-104th-106th-streets-1880-s-brick-row.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm)

$5,000-7,000

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457.Guy Carleton Wiggins (American, 1883-1962)

Late Autumn Days, 1923/A View near Lyme, ConnecticutSigned “Guy Wiggins.” l.r., titled, signed, and dated “...Guy Wiggins 1923” on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 16 in. (31.1 x 40.6 cm), in an Arts & Crafts frame.Condition: Minor craquelure, minor surface grime. $8,000-12,000

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458.Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937)

Golden DuskSigned “BRUCE CRANE.N.A.” l.l.Oil on canvas, 14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime. $3,000-5,000

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459.Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937)

Autumn MistSigned “BRUCE CRANE” l.r.Oil on canvas, 14 x 20 in. (35.5 x 50.7 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure. $4,000-6,000

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460.Walter Granville-Smith (American, 1870-1938)

Autumn LandscapeSigned and dated “W. Granville-Smith 1910” l.l.Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, minor surface grime. $6,000-8,000

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461.Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937)

The VistaSigned “BRUCE CRANE.N.A.” l.l.Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in. (71.2 x 91.4 cm), in a period frame.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime. $5,000-7,000

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462.John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916)

Tyndale AfterglowSigned “Enneking” l.r., inscribed “Tyndale” on the reverse.Oil on paperboard, 7 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (18.1 x 21.5 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, losses to corners and irregular upper edge, surface grime.

N.B. This work is registered in the Pierce Catalogue Raisonné of John Joseph Enneking, number IV-D-226. $2,000-2,500

463.John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916)

SunsetPossible fragmentary signature and date l.r., identified on a label from The Casson Galleries, Boston, affixed to the frame backing paper.Oil on artist board, 6 x 9 in. (15.3 x 23.0 cm), framed (under glass).Condition: Craquelure, frame abrasions.

N.B. This work is registered in the Pierce Catalogue Raisonné of John Joseph Enneking, number IV-D-231.3. $2,500-3,000

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464.John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916)

Sunset MarshSigned and dated “Enneking 88” l.r.Oil on academy board, 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.7 cm), framed in a liner.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime, gentle bowing to support.

N.B. This work is registered in the Pierce Catalogue Raisonné of John Joseph Enneking, number IV-B-220.1. $3,000-5,000

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465.Allen Dean Cochran (American, 1888-1971)

Two Winter Landscapes: Stream with Snowy Banks and Path Through Tall PinesBoth signed “Allen D. Cochran” l.r., both inscribed “...Painted by Allen D. Cochran - Woodstock, NY” on labels affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas or board, 8 x 10 in. (20.0 x 25.0 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $1,500-2,500

466.Charles J. Movalli (American, b. 1945)

ManchesterSigned “C Movalli” l.l., identified on a label from the Guild of Boston Artists affixed to the back of the frame.Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (50.5 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime.

Provenance: Purchased from the Guild of Boston Artists, c. 1980s, by the current owner. $1,500-2,000

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467.William Lester Stevens (American, 1888-1969)

The Red BarnSigned “W. LESTER STEVENS” l.r., identified on a label from The Philadelphia Sketch Club affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.5 x 50.7 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime.

Provenance: Received as wedding present c. 1940, then by family descent.

Exhibitions: 1927 Exhibition of Sketches by Philadelphia Artists, The Philadelphia Sketch Club. $2,000-3,000

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468.Walter Launt Palmer (American, 1854-1932)

The Pine Grove, c. 1917Signed “-W.L. PALMER-” l.r., identified on a presentation plaque, inscribed “Under the Pines” and stamped “AAA 1917” on the reverse.Mixed media (oil, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on millboard), 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.8 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: From the artist to Otto Bernet, New York City; through the collection of Collier Whittemore Baird (1888-1977), New Jersey and New York; present owner by family descent.

Literature: “Florence N. Levy,” American Art Annual, Vol. XIV (Washington, D.C.: The American Federation of Arts, 1917), p. 382; Illustrated Catalogue of American Paintings and Sculpture Contributed by Prominent Artists, American Art Association, May 3–4, 1917, no. 154.

Exhibitions: American Art Association Auction [168 American paintings and sculpture contributed by artists for the Relief Fund of the American Artists’ Relief Committee of One Hundred co-operating with the Fraternité des Artistes Paris, and for New York Allied War Relief], May 3–4, 1917, Lot no. 154.

N.B. We wish to thank the Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives for their kind assistance cataloguing the lot. $8,000-12,000

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469.Aldro Thompson Hibbard (American, 1886-1972)

Winter in New England, Probably a West River, Vermont ViewSigned and dated “A.T. Hibbard 1924” l.l.Oil on canvas, 36 x 42 in. (91.4 x 106.7 cm), in a probable Carrig-Rohane frame (#3759).Condition: Craquelure, minor flaking u.r., minor surface grime. $25,000-35,000

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470.Emile Albert Gruppé (American, 1896-1978)

Spring ThawSigned “Emile A. Gruppé” l.l., inscribed “...Mrs. Howe...” in pencil on thestretcher. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Strip lined, craquelure. $6,000-8,000

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471.Aldro Thompson Hibbard (American, 1886-1972)

Sugaring DaysSigned “A.T. Hibbard” l.r., titled on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 36 in. (76.7 x 91.5 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, natural pigment fluorescence. $8,000-12,000

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472.John Whorf (American, 1903-1959)

A Double Sided Composition: Farm Road, Autumn and Winter Village ViewBoth signed “John Whorf” l.r.Watercolor on paper, image size 20 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (52.1 x 69.8 cm), framed.Condition: Tack holes to margins, masking tape to recto and verso, subtle rippling and staining. $4,000-6,000

473.Ranulph (De Bayeux) Bye (American, 1916-2003)

Farms in WinterSigned “Ranulph Bye” l.l.Watercolor and graphite on paper, sight size 16 1/4 x 28 in. (41.3 x 71.1 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,500-2,500

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474.Guy Carleton Wiggins (American, 1883-1962)

Early Winter in ConnecticutSigned “Guy Wiggins N A” l.l., titled and signed on the reverse, inscribed “#3159” on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.3 cm), framed.Condition: Minor craquelure. $4,000-6,000

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475.Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American, 1864-1929)

Boston Wharf in Winter/A View of T-WharfSigned “AC Goodwin” l.r., identified on a label affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 23 1/4 x 30 in. (59.0 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $6,000-8,000

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476.Arthur Clifton Goodwin (1864-1929)

Old Pelham Hotel on Tremont StreetSigned “A.C. Goodwin” l.l.Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.5 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch. $6,000-8,000

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477.Paul Starrett Sample (American, 1896-1974)

Dartmouth Hall in WinterSigned and dated “Paul Sample 45” l.rWatercolor on paper, 18 x 24 1/2 in. (45.7 x 62.3 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Gift from the artist to the present owner’s father; private Massachusetts collection by family descent.

N.B. A “View of the principal Buildings of Dartmouth University” and a corresponding presentation certificate made out to college president John Wheelock from George Ticknor, delineator and member of the Sophomore class, dated July 1803, accompany the lot. Both are collotypes and are presented in a common frame. John Wheelock served as President of Dartmouth College from 1779 to 1815. $1,200-1,800

478.Louis Michel (Eilshemius) Elshemus (American, 1864-1941)

MaineSigned “Elshemus” l.r., with a partial label from Associated American Artists, New York, affixed to the frame.Oil on Masonite, 14 1/2 x 21 in. (36.8 x 53.3 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Skinner Inc., American and European Paintings and Prints, May 16, 2003, Sale #2194, Lot 232. $700-900

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479.Maxwell Mays (American, 1918-2009)

Historic New England Town View in SnowSigned “Maxwell Mays” l.r.Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (50.2 x 60.5 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure. $4,000-6,000

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480.Stanley Wingate Woodward (American, 1890-1970)

Three-Masted Schooner at WharfSigned “Stanley W Woodward” l.l.Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.5 x 63.5 cm), framed.Condition: Tack-hole sized puncture u.r., scattered paint losses, retouch, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

481.Stanley Wingate Woodward (American, 1890-1970)

Crashing WavesSigned “Stanley Woodward” l.r., with a card from Doll and Richards, Boston, affixed to the frame. Oil on canvas, 32 1/4 x 44 in. (81.9 x 111.8 cm), in a period Arts & Crafts frame.Condition: Minor surface grime, craquelure.

N.B. A copy of the book by Stanley Woodward, Marine Painting in Oil and Watercolor, published in 1961 by Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, and dedicated “To Queenie/With affectionate remembrance of countless years/Your devoted cousin/Stanley Woodward/Rockport Mass/Oct. 1-1965” accompanies the lot. $4,000-6,000

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481A.Paul Bernard King (American, 1867-1947)

Lunenburg Harbor/A Busy HarborSigned “Paul King” l.r., titled on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 32 x 40 in. (81.3 x 101.6 cm), in a signed Philip N. Yates frame.Condition: Lined (onto solid support), retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $4,000-6,000

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482.American School, 20th Century

View Along a BayInscribed indistinctly l.r.Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), in a period frame.Condition: Surface grime, craquelure. $1,000-1,500

483.Walton Blodgett (American, 1908-1963)

Vermont Landscape with HousesSigned “Walton Blodgett” l.r.Watercolor and pencil on paper, sight size 14 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (36.0 x 52.0 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,500

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484.Sandor Bernath (Hungarian/American, 1892-1984)

Provincetown RooftopsSigned, titled, and dated “Sandor Bernath - Provincetown - 35.” l.l.Watercolor on paper, 13 x 17 1/2 in. (33.0 x 44.4 cm) framed.Condition: Mat burn, not examined out of frame. $400-600

485.Ray G. Ellis (American, b. 1921)

Twilight Cape PogueSigned and dated “Ray Ellis ©...” l.r.Oil on canvas, 11 1/2 x 15 in. (29.2 x 38.1 cm), framed.Condition: Good.

Provenance: Purchased from the Ray Ellis Gallery on Martha’s Vineyard in 2004.

N.B. The painting at hand is listed in the database of the Ray Ellis Gallery as having been painted and sold in 2004. We would like to thank Ray Ellis Gallery director Treesa Germany for her assistance cataloguing this lot. $1,000-1,500

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486.Emile Albert Gruppé (American, 1896-1978)

Gloucester Inner HarborSigned “Emile A. Gruppé” l.r.Oil on canvasboard, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), in an Arts & Crafts silver leaf frame, possibly designed by the artist.Condition: Very minor surface grime.

Provenance: From the artist to his son’s grade school instructor Pauline (Polly) T. Hull (1916-2008), Gloucester, Massachusetts; gift to the present owners, New Hampshire. $3,500-5,500

487.Wilber Fiske Noyes (American, 1897-1951)

Wharf SceneSigned and dated “Wilbur Fiske Noyes/1943” l.r.Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.0 cm), in a signed and numbered Thulin frame.Condition: Craquelure, natural pigment fluorescence. $1,000-1,500

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488.Walter Lofthouse Dean (American, 1854-1912)

Gloucester WharfSigned “Walter L. Dean/M.D.” l.l.Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.3 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime. $2,200-2,800

489.Attributed to George A. Thurston (American, 1887-1958)

Fishing ShacksUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Minor losses, craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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490.Melville F. Stark (American, 1903-1987)

View of a Secluded CoveSigned “M. Stark” l.r.Oil on artist board, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Minor craquelure. $1,000-1,500

491.Abraham Jacob Bogdanove (American, 1887-1946)

SeascapeSigned “A.J. BOGDANOVE” l.r., identified on a fragmentary label affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 25 x 29 3/4 in. (63.5 x 75.6 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, craquelure. $1,000-1,500

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492.Arthur Harold Knott (American, 1883-1977)

The Plunging TideSigned “A.H. Knott” l.l., titled and inscribed “...Carmel, California” in two places on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.8 x 51.0 cm), framed.Condition: Minor craquelure. $800-1,200

493.Philip Cecil Malicoat (American, 1908-1981)

View of Provincetown HarborTitled, inscribed, and signed “...Philip C. Malicoat” on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 24 x 28 in. (61.0 x 71.3 cm), framed.Condition: Patch reinforcements, retouch, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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494.Laura D. Stroud Ladd (American, 1863-1943)

Coastal View with Rocky ShorelineSigned “Laura D. S. Ladd.” l.l.Oil on canvas, 16 x 18 in. (40.5 x 45.5 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime. $1,000-1,500

495.Emile Albert Gruppé (American, 1896-1978)

Bass RocksSigned “Emile A Gruppé” l.r. and titled on the reverse.Oil on canvasboard, 11 3/4 x 15 5/8 in. (29.8 x 39.7 cm), framed.Condition: Frame abrasions, surface grime. $2,500-3,500

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496.Charles Abel Corwin (American, 1858-1938)

Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, MassachusettsSigned “·Charles·Abel·Corwin·” l.l.Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime, craquelure.

Provenance: From the collection of John Weston Black, Esq., Gloucester, Massachusetts; present owner by family descent. $3,000-5,000

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497.Charles Gordon Harris (American, 1891-1963)

Sand Dunes, Westport PointSigned “C GORDON HARRIS” l.r., titled and signed “...C GORDON HARRIS” on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Minor retouch, surface grime, craquelure. $1,500-2,000

498.Lilian E. Whitteker (American, 1895-1978)

Sand DunesSigned or inscribed “L. WHITTEKER” in pencil on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 15 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (38.4 x 46.0 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, minor loss, craquelure. $800-1,200

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499.William Baxter Palmer Closson (American, 1848-1926)

Windswept Cypress/A California ViewSigned “Closson” l.l.Oil on board, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $2,000-3,000

500.George Henry Smillie (American, 1840-1921)

Off MarbleheadUnsigned, inscribed “George H. Smillie, NA/Marblehead” on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 9 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (23.5 x 29.2 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, craquelure.

Provenance: Young Fine Arts Gallery, North Berwick, Maine, Fine Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings & Prints Auction, January 27, 1990, Lot 212. $1,500-2,000

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501.Marian E. Williams Steele (American, 1912-2001)

Pigeon Cove, Rockport, MassachusettsSigned “Marian E. Williams” l.l.Oil on canvas, 24 x 28 in. (61.0 x 71.1 cm), framed.Condition: Small puncture l.l., minor surface grime, minor abrasions, craquelure.

Provenance: Acquired from the artist by the present owner. $2,000-3,000

502.Two Maine Coastal Views:

Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (American, 1897-1983), Fishing Boats by the Coast, Probably Deer Isle, Maine, signed “IVAN LE LORRAINE ALBRIGHT” l.r., watercolor and graphite on paper, 14 1/4 x 20 3/8 in. (38.7 x 51.8 cm); Malvin Marr (Zsissly) Albright (American, 1897-1983), Across the Bay, Probably a Maine View, signed and dated “ZSISSLY-40” l.l., titled and inscribed “...by ZSISSLY/WARRENVILLE/ILLINOIS” faintly in pencil on the reverse, watercolor and graphite on paper, sheet size 14 x 20 in.; both unframed.Condition: Both with brown gummed tape along all edges on the reverse. $1,600-2,400

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503.Emil Eugen Holzhauer (German/American, 1887-1986)

Lobstermen on the Waterfront, Probably MaineSigned and dated “Holzhauer 1948” l.r.Oil on Masonite, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Minor surface grime. $2,500-3,500

504.William Lester Stevens (American, 1888-1969)

Busy Harbor—RockportUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 in. (45.5 x 56.0 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime.

Provenance: Received as wedding present c. 1940, then by family descent.

N.B. This view of Rockport, seen from the water, shows Motif #1 to the left and Motif #2 in the center. $2,000-3,000

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505.Emile Albert Gruppé (American, 1896-1978)

Lanesville Cove, alternatively titled Mending the Nets/A Gloucester, Massachusetts, ViewSigned “Emile A. Gruppé” l.r., titled on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 1/4 in. (63.5 x 76.8 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime. $5,000-7,000

506.Marian E. Williams Steele (American, 1912-2001)

Gloucester Dry DockSigned “Marian Williams Steele” l.r.Oil on canvas, 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Fine craquelure.

Provenance: Acquired from the artist by the present owner. $1,500-2,500

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507.Marian E. Williams Steele (American, 1912-2001)

Repairs/A Gloucester Harbor SceneSigned and dated “Marian Williams Steele 47” l.l., identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Minor rippling.

Provenance: Acquired from the artist in 1993 by the present owner. $2,000-3,000

508.Arthur William Woelfle (American, 1873-1936)

On BoardSigned “WOELFLE” l.r.Oil on canvas, 24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (61.6 x 76.8 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, canvas deformations. $800-1,200

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509.Kenneth Webb (Canadian, b. 1927)

Flat PlainsSigned and dated “Kenneth Webb ‘59” l.r.Oil on paperboard, 15 x 18 1/2 in. (38.1 x 47.1 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, bowing to support. $1,200-1,800

510.Laurence Philip Sisson (American, b. 1928)

View of a Shore in AutumnSigned “L. Sisson” l.r.Oil on Masonite, 41 x 72 in. (104.1 x 182.9 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $3,000-5,000

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511.Paul Strisik (American, 1918-1998)

Mill CoveSigned “P. Strisik” l.l., stamped “PAUL STRISIK/ROCKPORT, MASS 01966” and numbered “#W-891” on the reverse, identified on a label from Paul Strisik, Rockport, Massachusetts, on the frame backing.Watercolor on paper, 12 5/16 x 18 5/16 in. (31.3 x 46.7 cm), framed.Condition: Hinged to window mat along top edge. $800-1,200

512.Laurence Philip Sisson (American, b. 1928)

Lone Figure on a Rocky BeachSigned “L. Sisson” l.l.Oil on Masonite, 44 x 44 in. (111.7 x 111.7 cm), framed.Condition: Natural pigment fluorescence. $3,000-5,000

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513.Gordon Hope Grant (American, 1875-1962)

Three-masted Ship on the High SeasSigned “Gordon Grant” l.r.Oil on Masonite, 9 x 11 in. (22.9 x 27.9 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $800-1,200

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514.Parker Newton (American, d. 1928)

Off Tompkinsville at the Staten Island AnchorageSigned “Parker Newton” l.l., titled on the reverse, with a canvas stencil from Winsor & Newton’s, London, on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, very minor retouch. $1,000-2,000

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515.Ralph Fasanella (American, 1914-1997)

Industrial Interior--Splasher RoomSigned, dated, and titled “Ralph Fasanella 1974...” l.r., identified on a label from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, affixed to the paper backing. Graphite and felt-tip pen on paper, sight size 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $700-900

516.Sandor Bernath (Hungarian/American, 1892-1984)

By the Railroad TracksSigned “Sandor Bernath” l.r.Watercolor on paper, 13 x 15 1/4 in. (33.0 x 38.8 cm), framed.Condition: Mat burn, not examined out of frame. $400-600

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517.Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975)

Construction Scene and an Illustration for the Nursery Rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle”/A Double-sided StudyUnsigned.Graphite on paper, sheet size 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (31.7 x 21 cm), framed.Condition: Tape hinged to backing mat, losses along edges.

N.B. Construction relates to comparable sketches of the early 1920s which were preparatory for such paintings as Construction (1923). Though less typical, Nursery relates to quick drawings known to have been done by Benton when he signed books or to amuse young children. We wish to thank Dr. Henry Adams of the Thomas Hart Benton Catalogue Raisonné Foundation for his assistance cataloguing the lot. $4,000-6,000

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518.George Overbury (Pop) Hart (American, 1868-1933)

Central Park - Waiting for the ConcertSigned and dated “Hart 26” l.r., titled in pencil l.r.Mixed media on paper, sight size 13 3/4 x 19 in. (35.0 x 48.5 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,500

519.Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965)

Sketch of a Woman in a CafeSigned “JANE PETERSON” l.r.Graphite on paper, 6 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (16.0 x 12.4 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, perforated top edge, hinged verso to mat support.

N.B. The present drawing has been reviewed via digital photographs by J. Jonathan Joseph, who confirmed its authenticity. $300-500

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520.Jules Pascin (French, 1885-1930)

Dans le CaféSigned “pascin” u.r.Ink with gouache on paper, 10 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (26.0 x 30.0 cm), framed.Condition: Repairs, staining, creasing, rippling.

Provenance: A New York estate. $2,000-3,000

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521.Félix Ziem (French, 1821-1911)

Gondolas on a Lagoon in AutumnSigned “Ziem” l.l.Oil on canvas, 17 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. (45.0 x 65.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure.

Provenance: Through the collection of Collier Whittemore Baird (1888-1977), New Jersey and New York; present owner by family descent.

N.B. The present painting has been reviewed via photographs by Mathias Ary Jan, who confirmed its authenticity. $20,000-40,000

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522.Bernhard Buttersack (German, 1858-1925)

Willows at TwilightSigned and dated “Buttersack 94” l.r., inscribed “Bought Dresden 1895 by Mrs. Longyear/gift Longyear estate 6-6-51” in pencil and identified on a label affixed to the paper backing. Oil on paperboard, 19 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. (50.2 x 36.2 cm), framed.Condition: Minor warping, surface grime, craquelure.

Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs. John Munro Longyear [Mary Hawley Beecher], through to a Midwestern library. $1,000-1,500

523.Eugène Louis Gillot (French, 1868-1925)

View of Boats Along the SeineSigned “E.L. Gillot” l.l., stamped “Garantie de Provenance/VENTE J.L. GILLOT” on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.7 x 34.3 cm), framed.Condition: Minor retouch, minor surface grime. $1,500-2,000

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524.Robert Franz Curry (American, 1872-1945)

Lakeside Village with Onion-domed ChurchSigned “R. F. Curry.” l.r.Oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 28 1/2 in. (60.0 x 72.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, scattered retouch. $1,000-1,500

525.Frederick John Mulhaupt (American, 1871-1938)

Washing Day, MoretSigned “Mulhaupt-” l.r.Oil on canvas, 19 x 23 1/4 in. (48.3 x 59.1 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure. $2,500-3,500

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526.Frits Thaulow (Norwegian, 1847-1906)

Autumn River Scene, Probably the Netherlands or BelgiumSigned “Frits Thaulow” l.l., with a label from Scott & Fowles, New York, affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 26 x 32 1/4 in. (66.0 x 82.0 cm), in a period frame.Condition: Scattered small abrasions, surface grime.

Provenance: Through the collection of Collier Whittemore Baird (1888-1977), New Jersey and New York; present owner by family descent. $20,000-30,000

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527.William Samuel Horton (French/American, 1865-1936)

Cottage Garden in SpringSigned “William S Horton” l.l.Oil on canvasboard, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, mild surface grime. $2,000-3,000

528.Johannes Embrosius van de Wetering de Rooij (Dutch, 1877-1972)

Stad in LimburgSigned “Wetering de Rooij” l.r., identified on a handwritten partial label affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 14 x 21 3/4 in. (35.5 x 55.0 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime. $1,200-1,500

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529.Charles Ernest Cundall (British, 1890-1971)

Working in the Village GardenSigned and dated “C. Cundall 1926” l.l.Oil on canvas, 21 x 25 1/4 in. (53.0 x 64.0 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, possible old retouch, craquelure. $3,000-5,000

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530.Aiden Lassell Ripley (Italian, 1896-1969)

The Rowboat, Ponte Vecchio, FlorenceSigned and dated “A.L. Ripley 1925” l.l., signature pentimento l.r., titled in pencil on the backing board.Watercolor on paper, sheet size 14 x 17 3/4 in. (35.6 x 45.1 cm), framed.Condition: Laid onto chipboard. $800-1,200

531.Charles Warren Eaton (American, 1857-1937)

Lake ComoSigned “Charles Warren Eaton” l.l., identified on the artist’s label affixed to the reverse.Oil on artist board, 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor retouch. $1,000-1,500

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532.Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965)

Canal VeniceSigned “JANE PETERSON” l.l., identified on two labels affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. (101.5 x 76.0 cm), in a Newcomb-Macklin Company frame.Condition: Patch reinforcements, retouch, craquelure.

Provenance: Kaminski Auctions, Beverly, Massachusetts, January 23, 1993, #1.

N.B. Jane Peterson loved Venice. It was one of her favorite places to paint. In the view at hand of a narrow canal she played masterfully with the contrast of warm light and cool shadow. Peterson enlivened the scene with figures gathered along the walkway and with bold brushwork in the reflections in the water. Peterson expert J. Jonathan Joseph described the painting as a fine example of her early work, probably executed prior to Peterson’s study with Joaquín Sorolla in 1909. Peterson first visited Venice in 1907.

We would like to thank J. Jonathan Joseph, who reviewed the present painting via digital photographs and confirmed its authenticity. $60,000-80,000

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533.Serge Belloni (Italian, 1925-2005)

Two Street Scenes: Village with Cathedral and Grand CanalSigned and dated “S. Belloni ‘58” and “57” l.l., respectively. Oil on artist board, sizes 9 x 11 in. (22.9 x 27.9 cm), framed. Condition: Minor surface grime. $500-700

534.Oscar Ricciardi (Italian, 1864-1935)

Bustling Harbor, Bay of NaplesSigned “Ricciardi” l.r.Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 26 in. (44.4 x 66.0 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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535.William Posey Silva (American, 1859-1948)

Grand Market TangiersSigned and dated “WILLIAM P. SILVA 1924” l.l., titled and inscribed “...by William P. Silva” in pencil on the stretcher and identified on a label from Abbott Silva (the artist’s son) affixed to the strainer. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, craquelure, minor pigment fluorescence.

Provenance: A Midwestern library. $2,500-3,500

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536.John Sutton (British, b. 1935)

The St. Andrew’s Open 1921Signed “John Sutton” l.l., titled on the reverse, and with an Eaton Gallery, London, label on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 28 x 42 in. (71.2 x 106.6 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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537.Frederick Judd Waugh (American, 1861-1940) CastleUnsigned.Carved and painted wood, 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 7 in.Condition: Normal wear, dust, and dirt. N.B. According to the artist’s great-granddaughter, Frederick Judd Waugh carved this fanciful Tudor-style castle for her mother (his granddaughter). It descended in the Waugh family until 1998, when it was purchased by a collector of Waugh’s paintings. The lot is accompanied by a copy of the e-mail correspondence that describes the provenance. In his book, Frederick J. Waugh, American Marine Painter, George R. Havens describes Waugh’s fascination with wood. Around 1914, the artist became intrigued by the twisted roots and fantastic tree shapes he discovered on Monhegan. These found sculptures inspired him to create the Munes, characters in a series of children’s books that Waugh wrote and illustrated.1 The appendix of Havens’s book lists two castles made by Waugh that belonged to the family. One of cardboard and papier-mâché was made in London as a Christmas present for his children in 1904; the second was a small carved castle, 12 inches high, created about 1919.2 The castle at hand, standing 14 1/4 inches high, is presumably a third version made at a later date for his grandchild. Its design closely follows the description of the 1904 castle, with paths winding up to the buildings at the top. 1. George R. Havens, Frederick J. Waugh, American Marine Painter (Orono: University of Maine Press, 1969), pp. 139–147.

2. Ibid., p. 313.

$1,200-1,500

538.Wayne E. Wolfe (American, b. 1945)

View of Clifden, Ireland, Near ConnemaraSigned “WAYNE WOLFE” l.r., inscribed with location and dedication “FOR SARA...MY BEST- WAYNE WOLFE” on the reverse.Oil on canvas mounted to foamcore, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $800-1,200

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539.Constantine Kluge (French, 1912-2003)

Les Blés de BreuxSigned “C. Kluge” l.r., identified on a presentation plaque and on a hanging tag affixed to the back of the frame.Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.5 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure. $3,000-5,000

540.William Samuel Horton (American, 1865-1936)

South PacificSigned and dated “Horton 27” l.r., signed “Horton” l.c., identified on a label from Vose Galleries, Boston, affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.3 cm), framed.Condition: Areas of craquelure. $2,000-3,000

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541.Walter Parson Shaw Griffin (French/American, 1861-1935) Finistere-Breton Fishing BoatsSigned “GRIFFIN” l.l., inscribed and dated “W. Griffin...Paris 1914 Aug 1st” and identified on labels from the National Academy of Design and Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine, (see below) on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (60.9 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle rippling, surface grime. Provenance: Barridoff Galleries, November 22, 1980, Lot 102. Literature: Peter Hastings Falk, editor, The Annual Exhibition Record of the National Academy of Design, 1901-1980 (Sound View Press: Madison, CT, 1990) p. 236. Exhibitions: 111th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, March 18–April 10, 1936, #59 (titled “Fish Boats”). $4,000-6,000

542.Edo Murtic (Croatian, 1921-2004)

Ribarske kuce [Fish Houses]Signed and dated “E. Murtic 951” l.r., identified, and titled on a label affixed to the frame. Oil on canvas, 20 x 25 3/4 in. (50.8 x 65.4 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $4,000-6,000

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543.Angelica Schuyler Patterson (American, 1864-1952)

Portrait of Miss Kinsman, Newburyport, MassachusettsSigned and dated “A.S. Patterson 1904-” l.r., identified in an inscription on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 in. (71.0 x 60.9 cm), stretched with Boston tabs, framed.Condition: Surface grime, craquelure, signature partially reinforced.

Provenance: Skinner, Inc., American & European Paintings, May 16, 2008, Lot 361. $800-1,200

544.Eric L. (Frederic) Pape (American, 1870-1938)

Alice Monroe/Portrait of the Artist’s WifeSigned, dated, and inscribed “Eric Pape/Sept. 4/.../Gloucester” l.r., estate stamped on the frame backing paper.Pastel and charcoal on paper, sight size 13 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (34.0 x 23.8 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Through the artist’s estate. $600-800

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545.Charles Webster Hawthorne (American, 1872-1930)

RoseSigned “CW Hawthorne” l.l., inscribed “...The Rose” in pencil and identified on labels from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Concord Annual Exhibition (see below), and William Macbeth Gallery, New York, affixed to the reverse. Oil on panel, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, minor skinning, panel screwed into liner on the reverse, minor losses, alligatoring, craquelure, surface grime, varnish inconsistencies.

Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs. John Munro Longyear [Mary Hawley Beecher], through to a Midwestern library.

Exhibitions: Concord Annual Exhibition, Second Year, May 1 to 9, 1916. $10,000-15,000

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546.Richard Field Maynard (American, b. 1875)

Ring TossSigned and dated “R.F. Maynard -1909-” l.r., inscribed “National Academy of Design Winter Exhibition 1909” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 36 x 72 in. (91.4 x 182.9 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, patch reinforcements, craquelure.

Literature: Peter Falk, The Annual Exhibition Record of the National Academy of Design: 1901–1950 (Madison: Sound View Press, 1990), p. 351.

Exhibitions: Winter Exhibition, National Academy of Design, December 11–January 9, 1910, no. 246. $3,000-5,000

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547.Walter Sherwood (American, 1874-1952)

Girl in PinkSigned “W. SHERWOOD” in a vertical line l.l., inscribed “...8 yrs old” in pencil on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 26 x 22 in. (66.0 x 55.8 cm), framed.Condition: Repaired tears u.r. and l.l. corners, scattered retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $2,000-3,000

548.May Austin Claus (American, b. 1882)

GertrudeSigned and dated “M A Claus/Pinxt/1906” on the book l.r., identified on two exhibition labels on the reverse (see below).Gouache probably on paperboard, sight size 4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (12.0 x 9.5 cm), oval format, framed.Condition: Craquelure, work has slipped slightly in frame, not examined out of frame.

Exhibitions: Boston Art Club, March 25–April 18, 1908, no. 94; Baltimore Water Color Club, Seventeenth Exhibition, 1913. $600-800

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549.Charles Bittinger (American, 1879-1970)

Afternoon TeaSigned and dated “C. Bittinger/1912” l.l.Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 3/4 in. (81.3 x 65.5 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure. $3,500-5,500

550.Seymour Remenick (American, 1923-1999)

Still Life with FishSigned “REMENICK” l.r.Oil on canvas, 21 x 26 in. (53.3 x 66.1 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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551.School of William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916)

Still Life with Fish and OystersUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 1/4 in. (45.7 x 61.6 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, skinning, varnish inconsistencies.

Provenance: Cyril Joseph Bowdring, Washington, D.C., to a private collection by family descent. $7,000-9,000

552.Continental School, 20th Century

Soldier’s EmbraceSigned and dated “A Do...oto 19...” within the cast, foundry stamped “MONTAGUTELLI F/CIRE PERDUE/PARIS” on the base.Bronze with dark brown patina, 10 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (25.4 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm).Condition: Minor surface grime. $800-1,200

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553.Marguerite Stuber Pearson (American, 1898-1978)

Daffodils and HyacinthSigned “M.S. PEARSON” l.r., identified on the artist’s label affixed to the reverse.Oil on Masonite, 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm), framed (under glass).Condition: Minor retouch. $2,000-3,000

554.Willy Hanft (German, 1888-1987)

Still Life with Fruit and WineSigned and inscribed “Willy Hanft/Düsseldorf” l.r.Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 in. (48.3 x 40.6 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch, small paint loss l.c., craquelure, canvas trimmed and mounted to canvasboard. $1,000-1,500

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555.French School, 19th/20th Century

Still Life with Peaches and DaisiesSigned “St. Jehan” l.r., identified on a partial label affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 24 in. (50.0 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Areas of fine craquelure, mild surface grime. $2,000-3,000

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556.American School, 20th Century

Fête champêtreUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm), in a House of Heydenryk frame.Condition: Retouch, craquelure, minor surface grime, minor losses. $1,500-2,000

557.Annie (Nanna) Bolton (née Matthews) Bryant (American, 1871-1933)

The EmbraceSigned “N.M. Bryant sc.” within the cast and foundry stamped “GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS/QAPL” on the base. Bronze with dark brown patina, 12 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (31.8 x 27.3 x 16.5 cm).Condition: Minor surface grime.

N.B. Boston-born Nanna Matthews Bryant attended the Museum School for painting instruction from 1895 to 1896, and from 1903 to 1906. It was not until 1912 that Bryant adopted sculpture as her preferred medium, working in a manner emulative of Auguste Rodin.1

1. Margaret C. Conrads, American Paintings and Sculpture At the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1991), p. 19.

$1,000-1,500

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558.Jacob Wagner (American, 1852-1898)

Woman in White in a GardenUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (60.8 x 50.8 cm), unframed.Condition: Punctures, abrasions, surface grime. $2,000-2,500

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559.Romain de Tirtoff, called Erté (Russian, 1892-1990)

Fruit of Life - BowlIncised signature “Erté,” stamp numbered “151/275,” dated and stamped by the distributor “© 1985 CON KER,” and stamped “DR” within a square.Bronze with gilt highlights on swivel base, height 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), diameter to 10 in. (25.4 cm).Condition: Oxidation to upper rim, minor surface wear commensurate with age, dust and dirt to interstices. $1,000-1,500

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560.Franz Von Stuck (German, 1863-1928)

L’AmazoneSigned “FRANZ VON STUCK” within the cast on the plinth, foundry stamped “GUSS C. LEYRER MÜNCHEN.” on the plinth.Bronze with dark brown patina, approximately 25 1/4 x 14 x 6 3/4 in. (64.1 x 35.6 x 17.1 cm).Condition: Restoration to cast plinth and figure’s right middle finger, replacement white metal spear. $20,000-30,000

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561.Edward Barnard Lintott (American, 1875-1951)

The EggSigned “Lintott” u.r., identified on a label from the Lawrence Rill Schumann Foundation, Boston, and inscribed “...By Lintott coll. Marie Sterner Lintott” in ink on the reverse. Oil on panel, 8 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (21.6 x 26.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime, bowing to panel. $800-1,200

562.Andre (Gittelson) Gisson (French, 1921-2003)

Still Life with Summer Flowers in White PitchersSigned “Gisson” u.r.Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 1/4 in. (61.0 x 76.8 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, minor losses, craquelure, surface grime. $1,500-2,500

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563.Samuel Edmund Oppenheim (American, 1901-1992)

Portrait of a GeishaSigned “Oppenheim” u.r.Oil on canvas, 20 1/8 x 16 1/8 in. (51.5 x 41.0 cm), framed.Condition: Pigment fluorescence, areas of craquelure, surface grime. $2,000-3,000

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564.K.O. (Knute) Munson (American, 1900-1967)

Baking Time/An Illustration for Health Club Baking PowderSigned “KO MUNSON” l.l.Pastel on illustration board, sight size 24 1/4 x 20 7/8 in. (61.6 x 53.0 cm), matted, framed.Condition: Crop marks to margins, window mat glued to margins.

N.B. The present work was created c. 1942 for the Rumford Chemical Works, originally of Rumford, Rhode Island. “Health Club Baking Powder” was manufactured by a subsidiary of Rumford, the Layton Pure Food Company of Saint Louis, Missouri, and was later changed to “Hearth Club Baking Powder” due to FDA regulations on food label health claims. $800-1,200

565.Walt Disney Studios (American, 20th Century)

Dumbo, The Circus Elephant/An Animation CelStamped “WDP” l.r., identified on a label from Courvoisier Galleries, San Francisco, on the paper backing.Gouache on celluloid with a Courvoisier airbrushed presentation background, sight size 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (19.1 x 23.8 cm), framed.Condition: Minor craquelure to celluloid, disadhesion along top of window mat, not examined out of frame. $2,000-3,000

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566.Eric L. (Frederic) Pape (American, 1870-1938)

Standing on that miserable eminence/An Illustration for The Scarlet LetterSigned and dated “Eric Pape/1900” l.r., estate stamped on the frame backing paper.Watercolor on paper, sight size 34 x 23 3/4 in. (86.2 x 60.0 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered abrasions, small crease to u.r. corner, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Through the artist’s estate.

N.B. The painting at hand was reproduced as an illustration for The Scarlet Letter, published in 1900 by Houghton, Mifflin and Company as part of a multi-volume set of The Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. The illustration appears facing page 80 (Vol. 6). The lot is accompanied by a photocopy of the book’s title page and of the printed illustration. $2,200-2,800

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567.Seán Keating (Irish, 1889-1977)

Two Seated Figures, c. 1952/A Study for An Beinsin Luachra [The Song of a Bunch of Rushes]Signed “KEATING.” l.r., inscribed “Connemara/...tng” on a partial label affixed to the reverse.Mixed media (charcoal and pastel) on paper, sheet size 21 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (55.2 x 54.6 cm), framed.Condition: Foxing, minor acid burn, subtle rippling, brown paper taped to window mat. Provenance: Acquired by Louis and Yvonne Jammet, Paris, France; by descent to their daughter Raymonde Jammet Kiersey (1923-2008), Westford and Dunstable, Massachusetts; present owner by family descent. N.B. We wish to thank Dr. Éimear O’Connor HRHA, author of the forthcoming book Seán Keating: Art, Politics and Building the Nation, for her kind assistance cataloguing the lot. In 1952 Seán Keating began a series of studies for an oil painting. His idea was to place a lady, dressed in what was then traditional Connemara costume, beside a seafaring man, as if the two were about to become a couple. In this example, the male is vaguely modelled on Keating, although it is not a self-portrait, and the woman’s face can be understood as his idealised image of an Irish beauty. The study has a light, somewhat playful atmosphere, in which the woman seems interested in her suitor, but has decided to let him chase her a little more. The painting, for which this example was a study, was eventually made in 1952 and Keating titled it An Beinsin Luachra, or “The Song of a Bunch of Rushes.” The artist was always interested in music, and the title of the painting comes from that of an eponymous old Irish song which refers to the beauty, honor, and virtue of true love expressed as a meeting between two people, away from friends and prying eyes, during which the pure and innocent delight in each other’s company is evident. Dr. O’Connor’s extended commentary may be viewed online at www.skinnerinc.com. $5,000-7,000

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568.Grace Allison Barron (American, 1899-1987)

Two Works: The Bridge Game and The ChurchgoersEach signed “Grace Barron” l.r.Watercolors on paper, sheet sizes 22 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (57.2 x 46.4 cm), both shrink-wrapped within frames.Condition: Tack holes to corners, not examined out of wrap.

Provenance: Sold to benefit the Temple Beth Israel and St. James Catholic Church, both of Danielson, Connecticut. $400-600

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569.Walt Francis Kuhn (American, 1877-1949)

Crouching NudeSigned “Walt Kuhn” c.r.Ink on paper, 10 1/2 x 16 in. (26.7 x 40.7 cm), framed.Condition: Handling creases, hinged to backing mat in two places along top edge.

Provenance: Swann Galleries, June 7, 2007, Lot 130. $600-800

570.Raphael Soyer (American, 1899 -1987)

Two Depictions of Nudes: Model Lying Down and Model RecliningSigned “RAPHAEL SOYER” l.l. and l.r., respectively.Colored pencil and pastel on paper, sheet sizes to 8 1/4 x 11 in. (21.0 x 27.9 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frames, paper detached from backing, Lying Down with detached hinges. $600-800

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571.Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918)

Portrait of a Walking Female Nude, c. 1906Inscribed “Nachlass meines Bruders Gustav/Hermine Klimt” in ink l.r.Graphite on paper, sheet size 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (55.2 x 34.9 cm), framed.Condition: Taped to window mat, minor toning.

Provenance: Nachlass Bestätigung Hermine Klimt; private Midwest collection; by family descent to the present owners.

N.B. The present work is one of a series of Schreitenden [walking women] drawn by Klimt in preparation for the Stoclet Palace frieze, which is comprised of different models. This particular long-haired model closely relates to one documented in Alice Strobl’s catalogue raisonné as no. 1540.

We wish to thank Dr. Marian Bisanz-Prakken of the Albertina Museum for her assistance cataloguing the lot; the work will be included in her forthcoming supplement volume to Strobl’s catalogue raisonné of Klimt’s drawings. $20,000-40,000

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572.Marion Huse (American, 1896-1967)

Young Man with a Violin (Antonio Battista)Unsigned, identified on a label affixed to the frame backing.Oil on artist board, 16 x 12 in. (40.5 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch.

Provenance: By descent in the artist’s family to the Fuller Museum of Art (Gift of the artist’s husband, Dr. Robert Barstow), Brockton, Massachusetts, to the New Britain Museum of American Art.

Literature: Marion Huse, An Artist’s Evolution, Exhibition Catalogue (Brockton, MA: Brockton Art Museum/Fuller Memorial, 1985), p. 35, cat. 10, illus. (b&w).

Exhibitions: Brockton Art Museum/Fuller Memorial, Brockton, Massachusetts, Marion Huse, An Artist’s Evolution, June 2–August 25, 1985.

N.B. The sitter, Antonio Battista, was a student at the Springfield Art School in Massachusetts, which was founded by Marion Huse in the fall of 1925. “Tony” assisted Huse with odd jobs around the studio and occasionally modeled, and Huse painted him on several occasions. This example likely dates from 1937. $400-600

573.Continental School, 20th Century

Portrait of Jack Johnson (1876-1946)Signed “Mercedes B. de Garimaldi” within the cast, sitter identified on a presentation plaque, foundry stamped “FUNDACION ‘RADAELLI’” on the reverse.Bronze with dark brown patina, 14 x 9 x 7 in. (35.6 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm), mounted to a marble plinth.Condition: Minor abrasion to the reverse.

N.B. John Arthur (“Jack”) Johnson was the first African American boxer to win the world heavyweight title, December 26, 1908, against Canadian Tommy Burns, the bout held in Australia. Jones was also the subject of a Ken Burns documentary film, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson. $1,000-1,500

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574.Margaret Fitzhugh Browne (American, 1884-1972)

Before the FightSigned and dated “MARGARET FITZHUGH BROWNE 1935” l.l., titled and dated “...1935” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 36 x 40 in. (91.4 x 101.6 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, signature partially reinforced, varnish inconsistencies, craquelure. $6,000-8,000

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575.Michael Kelly (American, b. 1897)

Auction at Ridgefield, Conn. Nov. 1966Signed and dated “M. Kelly 66” l.r., titled, signed, and dated on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61.0 cm), in a painted period frame.Condition: Minor surface grime.

N.B. Kelly, born in rural Westchester, New York, was a graduate of the Pratt Institute of Fine and Applied Arts in 1921. He was an artist as well as an antique-store owner, and the present work depicting an O. Rundle Gilbert auction is an expressive ethnography of his trade. $1,200-1,800

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576.Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967)

In the Wings, Ballet “Aleko”Signed “G. ROCKMORE DAVIS-” l.l., identified and titled “Eleko [sic]” on a label from Babcock Galleries, New York, affixed to the reverse, titled “In the Wings” on the strainer. Oil on canvas, 40 x 25 in. (101.6 x 63.5 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, minor retouch, subtle varnish inconsistencies.

Provenance: Midtown Galleries, New York; Babcock Galleries, New York.

Literature: Gladys Rockmore Davis (New York: American Artists Group, Inc., 1945), (illus.); Mildred Bailey Carpenter, “You’ve Got to Show Missouri,” Art News, February 15–28, 1945, p. 14 (illus.); Thirty-eighth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists [Exhibition Catalogue], February 10–March 12, 1945 (City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri), no. 16. (illus.).

Exhibitions: Thirty-eighth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists, February 10–March 12, 1945, City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, no. 16.

N.B. Aleko was created by the Russian dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine in 1942 for the Ballet Theatre of New York (presently the American Ballet Theatre). It was adapted from Eugene Pushkin’s Romantic poem “Gypsies” and set to Tchaikovsky’s “Trio in A Minor.” Aleko was performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and was in the company’s repertoire from 1942 to 1946, with revivals in 1947, 1953, 1955, and 1968.1

1. Leland Windreich, “Massine’s ‘Aleko’,” Dance Chronicle, Vol. 8, No. 3/4, p. 153.

$1,800-2,200

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577.Randall Lake (American, b. 1947)

Nude SleepingSigned and dated “R. Lake 95” l.l., identified on a label from John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, on the back of the frame.Oil on canvas, 15 x 18 in. (38.2 x 46.2 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $800-1,200

578.Gerrit Hondius (American/Dutch, 1891-1970)

White Pitcher with Garden FlowersSigned “Hondius” l.r., titled and signed on the back of the frame.Oil on Masonite, 30 x 24 in. (76.0 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Minor paint losses, surface imperfections, mild surface grime.

Provenance: From the artist to Walter Chrysler, to a private New England collection. $1,000-1,500

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579.Hugh Henry Breckenridge (American, 1870-1937)

Portrait of Margaret Lyle (1901-1973)Unsigned, inscribed “Donnellan/Rocky Neck” on the reverse, identified on a label affixed to the reverse.Oil on artist board, 20 x 16 1/4 in. (50.8 x 41.3 cm), in a silver leaf Arts & Crafts frame.Condition: Minor loss l.l., surface grime.

Provenance: Purchased from William A. Donnellan, The Studio Restaurant [formerly Breckenridge’s studio], 51 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, Massachusetts, June 1989. $3,000-5,000

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580.Cesar Buenaventura (Filipino, 1919-1983)

HarvestSigned and dated “Cesar Buenaventura 1973” l.r.Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in. (46.0 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $700-900

581.Wilhelm Kaufmann (Austrian, 1895-1975)

FishermenSigned “WILHELM/KAUFMANN” l.r.Oil on Masonite, 19 3/8 x 25 5/8 in. (49.2 x 65.2 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime. $800-1,200

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582.Oscar Navarro (Filipino, 1921-1973)

Shore View with Fishermen and Thatched HutsSigned and dated “Oscar.../Navarro/70” l.l.Oil on canvasboard, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.5 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime. $800-1,200

583.Gaston Parison (French, 1889-1959)

la mère baluba/Portrait of a Congolese Mother and ChildTitled, signed, and inscribed “...G. PARISON/CONGO-BELGE” l.l.Oil on canvas, 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm), framed.Condition: Minor retouch, surface grime.

Provenance: Purchased from Les Quat’z A, Paris, August 19, 1964.

N.B. A copy of the gallery invoice accompanies the lot. $4,000-6,000

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584.Luis Monge (Ecuadorian, b. 1920)

Two Portraits: Woman Holding a Candle and Man Lighting a CigaretteBoth signed “L. Monge...” l.l.Both oil on canvas, 20 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (53.0 x 40.0 cm), framed.Condition: Varnish inconsistencies, Man with small areas of craquelure.

Provenance: Acquired several decades ago, most likely in the United States, then by family descent. $2,500-3,500

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585.Jose Royo (Spanish, b. 1945)

Luz IrisadaSigned “Royo” l.l., identified on a label affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $5,000-7,000

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586.Jose Manuel Capuletti (Spanish, 1925-1978)

La Dernière HeureSigned “Capuletti” l.r., with stamps and labels from Dupré et Cie., Paris, on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 43 x 30 in. (109.2 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime, minor varnish inconsistencies. $800-1,200

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587.Philippe Noyer (French, 1917-1985)

Nu sur plage, alternatively titled Nu de filletteSigned and dated “Ph. Noyer. 52” l.r., identified on labels from Mirador Galerie d’Art, Paris, and Julius Fleischmann, Cincinnati, Ohio, and with labels from the University of Cincinnati Fine Arts Collection affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 21 x 25 1/2 in. (53.3 x 64.8 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $2,000-3,000

588.Philippe Noyer (French, 1917-1985)

ChantierSigned and dated “Philippe Noyer 53” l.l., identified on a label from Julius Fleischmann, Cincinnati, Ohio, and with a partial label from Mirador Galerie d’Art, Paris, affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (60.3 x 73.0 cm), framed.Condition: Minor abrasion, retouch, and canvas deformation l.r., craquelure. $2,500-3,500

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589.Frederick Hart (American, 1943-1999)

Exaltation, 1998Incised signature “Hart” l.l., incised date, signature, number, and inscription “©1998 F. Hart 5/350 C·A·I·” l.l.Cast acrylic resin, 22 1/2 x 13 x 13 in. (57.2 x 33.0 x 33.0 cm).Condition: Good. $2,500-3,000

590.Sunol Munoz Ramos Alvar (Spanish, b. 1935)

Two Works: Three Women with Two Doves and Three Women with TableBoth numbered and signed “XVIII/XX ALVAR” l.r.Glazed and fired ceramic, 27 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (69.8 x 51.4 cm), framed.Condition: Good.

Provenance: Purchased from Masters Gallery, Greenwood Village, Colorado, c. 1997. $1,500-2,500

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591.Sunol Munoz Ramos Alvar (Spanish, b. 1935)

Women with DovesSigned “ALVAR” l.l., dedicated, signed, and dated “Para Sara y Scott/ con todo deseo que en la vida ver todo una primavera/Alvar Vail 1997.2.19” on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 39 1/4 x 32 in. (99.7 x 81.3 cm), framed.Condition: Good.

Provenance: Purchased from Masters Gallery, Greenwood Village, Colorado, 1997. $3,000-4,000

592.Frederick Hart (American, 1943-1999)

Daughters of Odessa: Songs of Grace, 2000Incised signature “Hart” on base, incised date, signature, number, and inscription “© 2000 F. Hart A.P. XVIII/XXV C·A·I·” on the base. Cast acrylic resin, approximately 25 x 16 x 15 in. (63.5 x 40.8 x 38.1 cm).Condition: Good. $2,500-3,500

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593.Everett C. McNear (American, 1904-1984)

Nudes in a LandscapeSigned, inscribed, and dated “MCNEAR-PX-29” l.r., inscribed “McN” on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 1/4 in. (91.2 x 71.5 cm), framed.Condition: Small puncture u.r., indentations, scattered paint losses, surface grime.

Provenance: From a private Illinois collection.

N.B. From 1932 to 1933, after graduating from the University of Minnesota, McNear took a grand tour of Europe. His letters and impressions while abroad were published as the memoir Young Eye Seeing in 1956. The present work was likely inspired by his time in France, where he studied with Louis Marcoussis and Erle Loran.

We wish to thank the artist’s son for his assistance cataloguing the lot. $300-500

594.Robert Brackman (American, 1898-1980)

April MornSigned “Brackman” l.r., titled, signed, and inscribed “.../Noank, Conn.” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 20 x 12 in. (50.8 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Varnish inconsistencies, natural pigment fluorescence. $1,000-1,500

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595.William Baxter Palmer Closson (American, 1848-1926)

Model in Green Harem PantsSigned “Closson” l.r.Oil on board, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, minor abrasions. $1,200-1,800

596.Robert R. Bliss (American, 1925-1981)

Three Figures at a Sea WallSigned and dated “Bliss 55” l.l., inscribed “1955/Vose/Boston” on the back of the frame.Oil on Masonite, 14 x 35 3/4 in. (35.5 x 91.2 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime. $1,800-2,200

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597.Jerome Blum (American, 1884-1956)

Young Man, c. 1918Signed or inscribed “Jerome Blum” u.r. on the reverse.Oil on board, 29 x 23 1/8 in. (73.5 x 60.0 cm), framed.Condition: Natural pigment fluorescence, wear to corners of support on the reverse.

Literature: Jerome Blum, American Fauve, Works from 1908 to 1921, Linda Hyman Fine Arts, New York, New York, April 30–June 30, 1997, cat. no. 12, p. 19.

N.B. A copy of the exhibition catalogue referenced above accompanies the lot. $4,000-6,000

598.Michael Frary (American, 1918-2005)

White Fruit BowlSigned “Frary” l.r., titled and signed “...Frary” on the reverse.Oil on fiberboard, 12 x 15 in. (30.5 x 38.1 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, minor surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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599.Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878-1956)

Still Life with FruitSigned and dated “Blanche Lazzell 1918” twice l.r., also signed and dated “B. Lazzell. 1918” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 cm), in a Richard Tobey frame.Condition: Pigment fluorescence, fine craquelure.

Provenance: Purchased through the artist’s family in the Mid-Atlantic c. 1990, to the present owner. $22,000-28,000

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600.Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878-1956)

Abstract Composition #7, c. 1928Unsigned, identified on a label from Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., New York, on the frame backing.Graphite on tracing paper, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.8 x 21.0 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, minor losses to edges, creasing to corners, tack holes to outer margins, hinged to backing mat in two places along reverse top edge.

$2,500-3,500

601.Ben Shahn (American, 1898-1969)

Walking FiguresSigned “Ben Shahn” l.r.Gouache and graphite on canvas, 36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface abrasions.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $1,000-1,500

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602.Lyonel Feininger (American, 1871-1956)

Untitled [Six Figures and One Owl]Signed and dated “Feininger 1951” in black and blue ink l.l.Mixed media (watercolor, pen and ink, and charcoal) on Ingres laid paper, sheet size 9 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (23.8 x 31.8 cm), unframed.Condition: Tack holes to corners, clear tape to all edges.

Provenance: Through the collection of Ati Gropius Johansen, Massachusetts.

N.B. We wish to thank Achim Moeller of the Lyonel Feininger Project, LLC, for his assistance cataloguing the lot. This work is included in the Lyonel Feininger archives of drawings and watercolors as no. 1115-11-21-11; a photo-certificate from Achim Moeller accompanies the lot. $20,000-40,000

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603.Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878-1956)

Abstract Composition #6, c. 1928Unsigned, numbered “6” in pencil at u.l. corner, identified on a label from Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., New York, on the frame backing.Graphite on tracing paper, 10 9/16 x 8 1/8 in. (26.8 x 21.0 cm), framed.Condition: Mild toning, tack holes to upper corners, creasing to lower corners, subtle handling creases, hinged to backing mat in two places along reverse top edge. $2,500-3,500

604.Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878-1956)

Abstract Composition #1, c. 1928Unsigned, identified on a label from Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., New York, on the frame backing.Graphite on tracing paper, 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (27.0 x 21.0 cm), framed.Condition: Small tears measuring 1.5 cm to l.l. edge and 0.5 cm to c.l. edge, creasing to corners, tack holes to upper corners, handling creases, soiling, hinged to backing mat in two places along reverse top edge. $2,500-3,500

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605.Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878-1956)

Abstraction, 1929Unsigned, identified on a label from Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., New York, on the frame backing.Graphite on tracing paper, 9 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (23.5 x 21.0 cm), framed.Condition: Crease across l.r. corner, handling creases, toning, subtle rippling, hinged to backing mat in two places along top reverse. $2,500-3,500

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606.Paul Resika (American, b. 1928)

Three Fish, 1985Signed “Resika” l.l., identified on a label from Graham Modern, New York, affixed to the backing.Oil on paper, 15 1/2 x 23 in. (39.4 x 58.4 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $3,000-5,000

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607.Marsden Hartley (American, 1878-1943)

Two GullsUnsigned, identified on a label from Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York, affixed to the reverse.Oil on Masonite, 8 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (22.2 x 52.1 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch u.c. with repair to the reverse.

Provenance: Purchased from Paul Rosenberg & Company, New York, by Adele Rosenwald Levy and Dr. David M. Levy, then by family descent to the current owner.

N.B. The painting Two Gulls has been examined in person and authenticated by Dr. Gail Levin and will be included in the Marsden Hartley catalogue raisonné. A photo-certificate from Dr. Levin accompanies the lot.

One of America’s foremost Modernists, Marsden Hartley used nature as a jumping-off point, creating landscapes, portraits, and still lifes that pushed beyond physical description to a spiritual dimension. His mature works are characterized by bold flattened shapes, often employing symbols or emblems. Hartley exhibited at the 291 gallery, where Alfred Stieglitz gave him his first solo show in 1909 and where he was exposed to other American Modernists and to the works of Cezanne, Matisse, and Picasso. From 1912 to 1931 Hartley spent much of his time in Europe, primarily in Germany and France. He returned to the United States permanently in 1934, settling back in his home state of Maine. There he drew upon the rugged seacoast and Mount Katahdin for inspiration for his late works.

The painting at hand, a later work by Hartley, was purchased from Paul Rosenberg Gallery in New York by Adele Rosenwald Levy and her husband Dr. David M. Levy. Adele Rosenwald Levy (1892-1960) was a respected philanthropist and art collector, daughter of merchant and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald of Chicago, who addressed many significant philanthropic causes of her day, most especially spearheading fund raising for the United Jewish Appeal for survivors of the Holocaust. She and her husband are also remembered as benefactors of the Museum of Modern Art, where she was a member of the Executive Committee and where the couple donated a major collection of 31 paintings.1

1. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/levy-adele-rosenwald, accessed 12/27/11.

$10,000-15,000

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608.Morris Cole Graves (American, 1910-2001)

RavenSigned and dated “M. Graves ‘3...” l.r., titled l.l.Graphite on paper, sight size 9 1/2 x 12 in. (24.1 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Minor toning. $2,500-3,500

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609.Morris Cole Graves (American, 1910-2001)

Hibernation, 1954Signed and dated “Graves ‘54” l.r., identified on a label from Willard Gallery, New York, affixed to the backing. Graphite on paper, sheet size 15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Minor toning. $2,000-3,000

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610.Albert Bitran (French, b. 1929)

Two Still Lifes: Debut d’une nature morteBoth signed and dated “Bitran ‘64” l.r., and titled, signed, and dated on the reverse.Oil on canvas, both 59 x 19 5/8 in. (150.0 x 49.8 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered minor abrasions, surface grime. $1,200-1,800

611.Gino Severini (Italian, 1883-1966)

Natura Morta, c. 1948Signed “G. Severini” l.r.Ink on paper, sheet size 8 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (22.2 x 26.7 cm), framed.Condition: Brown gum taped to the window mat.

Provenance: A private Rhode Island collection.

N.B. We wish to thank Professor Daniela Fonti for her assistance with cataloguing the lot; the work will be included in her revised catalogue raisonné on Severini, and her photo-certificate accompanies the lot. $4,000-6,000

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612.Asger Oluf Jorn (Danish, 1914-1973)

Untitled, 1952Signed “Jorn” l.r.Oil on Masonite, 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (39.4 x 49.5 cm), framed.Condition: Minor abrasions beneath frame liner.

Provenance: Gift from Erik Nyholm to Adeline (nee Lubell) and Mark Naiman, Lincoln, Massachusetts, c. 1960; present owners by family descent.

Literature: Guy Atkins and Troels Andersen, Jorn in Scandinavia 1930-1953: A study of Asger Jorn’s development from 1930 to 1953 and a catalogue of his oil paintings from that period (London: Lund Humphries, 1968), pp. 262 and 398 (illus.), no. 746.

N.B. Adeline Lubell Naiman graduated from Radcliffe College in 1946 and was the youngest editor at Little, Brown and Company in the mid-to-late 1940s. A longtime friend of Norman Mailer’s family, she featured as president of a fictional women’s college in Mailer’s film, Maidstone.1 Mark Naiman began his career as a physicist at Harvard University, and later helped to develop the first ink-jet printer, among other inventions, for UNIVAC in the early 1960s.2 The two were engaged in 1946 and married the following year. A copy of the monograph Asger Jorn, by Guy Atkins, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1964, accompanies the lot. 1. Adeline Lubell-Naiman: A Preliminary Inventory of Her Collection of Norman Mailer at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, http://research.hrc.utexas.edu:8080/hrcxtf/view?docId=ead/00437.xml&query=adeline

2. http://www.radcliffe.edu/print/about/news/class_notes_summer2011.htm

$50,000-70,000

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614

613.James Hiroshi Suzuki (American, b. 1932)

Love Affair in Belgian CongoSigned “Suzuki” l.l., dated, signed, and titled “1959/...” on the reverse, identified on a label from Graham, New York, affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 50 x 50 in. (127.0 x 127.0 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered minor abrasions, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

614.Maud Cabot Morgan (American, 1903-1999)

Festive, 1965Signed “Maud Morgan” l.l.Oil on canvas, 33 x 23 in. (83.8 x 58.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $600-800

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615.Gyorgy Kepes (American, 1906-2001)

GlownestSigned, titled, and dated “G. Kepes...1971-72” on the reverse.Mixed media (oil and sand) on canvas, 60 x 50 in. (152.4 x 127.0 cm), framed.Condition: Very minor surface dust. $4,000-6,000

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616.Austrian/German School, 20th Century

View of Houses on a HillInitialed and dated “...22” in pencil l.r., identified on a detached label from Este Gallery, New York. Watercolor and graphite on cream wove paper with blue threads, sheet size 13 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (33.7 x 41.9 cm), unframed.Condition: Taped to backing mat, restored tear to u.l. quadrant.

Provenance: Ex-collection of art historian Dr. Hans Tietze (1880-1954) and Erica Tietze-Conrat through Este Gallery, New York, gift from the late collection of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Polk, Long Island, New York, and Midvale, New Jersey, to the present owner. $200-400

617.Charles E. Prendergast (American, 1863-1948)

Hill Town, No. 2, c. 1927-29Signed “C. Prendergast” in color pencil l.r., with a label from C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, 680 Fifth Avenue, New York, affixed to the backing. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (27.3 x 21.0 cm), framed.Condition: Unobtrusive toning and soiling, tape/residue on the reverse, trimmed sheet, tape hinged to window mat.

Provenance: Descended to the present owner from her grandfather, a president of Pepperell Manufacturing.

N.B. C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries was located at 680 Fifth Avenue between 1919 and 1936. The work is number 2321B in the Maurice and Charles Prendergast Systematic Catalogue Project, Prendergast Archive and Study Center, Williams College Museum of Art. $2,000-2,500

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618.John Marin (American, 1870-1953)

Mt. WashingtonSigned and dated “Marin 24” l.r., identified on labels from The Downtown Gallery and Kennedy Galleries Inc., New York, affixed to the frame backing. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 13 1/2 x 19 in. (34.3 x 48.3 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: A Massachusetts estate.

Literature: Sheldon Reich, John Marin: Part II Catalogue Raisonné (Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1970), p. 538, no. 24.36. $30,000-50,000

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619.Corrado Cagli (Italian/American, 1910-1976)

Vertical Abstraction with Plant FormsSigned “Cagli” l.l.Watercolor and gouache on Fabriano paper mounted to canvas, 27 x 20 3/4 in. (68.7 x 52.7 cm), framed.Condition: Possible toning to sheet, mild surface grime. $1,000-1,500

620.Corrado Cagli (Italian/American, 1910-1976)

Abstraction with Plant FormsSigned and dated “Cagli/1950” l.r.Oil on canvas, 20 1/2 x 28 in. (52.2 x 71.0 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime. $800-1,200

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621.Zoran Antonio Music (Italian, 1909-2005)

Senza titolo [Paesaggio Dalamata]Signed and dated “Music 1958” l.c., also signed, inscribed, and dated “Music...1959” and “Landau” on the reverse, identified on a label from Felix Landau Gallery, Los Angeles, affixed to the cardboard backing. Gouache on Arches paper, 17 3/4 x 25 in. (45.1 x 63.5 cm), framed.Condition: Masking tape hinged to linen-covered mat, deckled edges.

Provenance: Felix Landau Gallery, Los Angeles, c. 1960s; by family descent to a private Massachusetts collection. $5,000-7,000

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622.Theora Hamblett (American, 1893-1977)

Cotton PickersSigned and dated “T. Hamblett ‘53” l.r., also signed and inscribed “Theora Hamblett 619 Van Buren Oxford, Mississippi” on the reverse, with a label from the House of Heydenryk, New York, affixed to the frame. Oil on canvasboard, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), in a Heydenryk frame.Condition: Minor retouch, fine craquelure, surface grime. $12,000-18,000

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623.Charles Webster Hawthorne (American, 1872-1930)

Mexican Church or San JoséSigned “CW Hawthorne” l.r., identified on a label from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, affixed to the frame backing.Watercolor on paper, 14 x 20 in. (35.5 x 50.5 cm), framed.Condition: Mild toning, foxing, and acid burn, glue residue to the reverse, hinged to back mat in two places along top edge. $2,000-3,000

624.Elaine Marie (Fried) de Kooning (American, 1918-1989)

Hedda’s TreeSigned and dated “E de K 11/81” l.r., identified on a label from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, affixed to the backing.Watercolor on Fabriano paper, sheet size 13 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (33.7 x 47.6 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $1,800-2,200

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625.Sir Kyffin Williams (British, 1918-2006)

Welsh Mountains in Low CloudInitialed “KW” l.l., identified on a label from Abbott and Holder, London, on the frame backing.Watercolor and gouache on paper, 7 1/2 x 15 in. (19.0 x 38.4 cm), framed.Condition: Sheet laid down on paperboard.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by a copy of the invoice from Abbott and Holder Ltd., 30 Museum Street, London. $4,000-6,000

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626.Milton Clark Avery (American, 1885-1965)

Autumn Tree, c. 1940Signed “Milton Avery” in pencil l.r., identified on a label from DC Moore Gallery, New York, affixed to the backing. Gouache on black construction paper, sight size 17 1/4 x 23 in. (43.8 x 58.4 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle rippling, minor nicks, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York.

Exhibitions: Milton Avery: Paintings and Works on Paper, January 4 to February 1, 2003, DC Moore Gallery; Milton Avery: Paintings and Works on Paper, February 8 to March 11, 2006, DC Moore Gallery. $20,000-30,000

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627.Wang Hui-Ming (Chinese/American, 1922-2006)

Three Works: Landscapes with Creatures and FiguresOne signed “Wang...” l.c.Mixed media (gouache, watercolor, and pastel) on paper, sheet sizes to 27 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (69.9 x 102.2 cm), each unframed.Condition: Tack holes to corners.

Provenance: Purchased from Boris Mirski Gallery, Boston, 1966.

N.B. Wang attended the University of Amoy in China and immigrated to the United States after World War II. He obtained degrees in Economics (a BS from the University of Missouri and an MA from New York University), and taught Chinese language and literature at Yale University before turning to art practice. He joined the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Art Department faculty in 1964, and retired as a tenured professor in 1988.1

1. http://www.michaeljpaine.com/s1/images/wang/wang.htm

$2,500-3,500

628.Kanti Rathod (Indian, 20th/21st Century)

Women with a Herd of OxenSigned and dated “KANTI RATHOD ‘69” on the reverse.Oil on fiberboard, 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Minor abrasions, surface grime.

N.B. Rathod was born in Gujurat and studied at the venerable Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai. He has exhibited at the All India Annual Art Exhibition, and held one-man shows at Jehangir and Taj Art Galleries in Mumbai. $800-1,200

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629.John Grillo (American, b. 1917)

Abstract, c. 1952Unsigned, inscribed “Torch” on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 16 x 18 1/4 in. (40.7 x 46.4 cm), framed.Condition: Losses, lifting, craquelure, punctures, and subtle canvas rippling. Provenance: Purchased from the artist by a Weston, Connecticut, collector; through to the present owner.

N.B. We wish to thank the artist for his kind assistance with authenticating the work.

$4,000-6,000

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630.George Joseph McNeil (American, 1908-1995)

Faustian IISigned and dated “McNeil ‘59” l.r., identified on a label from Gruenbaum Gallery, Ltd., New York, affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 48 x 40 in. (121.9 x 101.6 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, minor surface grime. $2,000-3,000

631.Marion Riseman (American, 1928-2010)

Two Works: I and IIBoth titled and initialed “...M.R.” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 26 x 23 3/4 in. (66.0 x 60.3 cm), unframed.Condition: Craquelure, surface grime.

Provenance: Sold to benefit the Temple Beth Israel and St. James Catholic Church, both of Danielson, Connecticut. $300-500

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632.George Joseph McNeil (American, 1908-1995)

Untitled, 1952Signed and dated “McNeil ‘52” l.r., identified on labels from Howard Wise Gallery, Camillos Kouros Gallery, and Vanderwoude-Tannanbaum Gallery, New York City, affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure. $2,500-3,500

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633.Cesar Izquierdo (Guatemalan, b. 1937)

Abuela del AlbaMonogram signature and date “Izquierdo 63” l.r., title, monogram signature and date “...Izquierdo 63” on the reverse, and identified on a label affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 30 x 23 in. (50.8 x 58.4 cm), framed.Condition: Flaking, losses.

Provenance: Edward and Sally Cheney de László and Maruca Pataky, December 1966, Managua, Nicaragua. $1,000-1,500

634.Mario Gurfein (Argentine, b. 1945)

Two Works: Sans titre [Figure by a Tree in Green] and Sans titre [Figure by a Tree in Yellow]Green signed and dated “GURFEIN-1984” l.l. and on the reverse, also inscribed “HUILE ET CASEINE..” on the reverse; Yellow signed and dated “GURFEIN- 1984-5” on the reverse. Oil and casein on canvas, both 19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (50.0 x 50.0 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist at his studio in 1985; estate of Ann Elliott Hommann Thibaut, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

N.B. We wish to thank the artist for his assistance cataloguing the lot. $3,000-5,000

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635.Sam Gilliam (American, b. 1933)

Untitled AbstractSigned and dated “Sam Gilliam 70” l.r.Mixed media on synthetic fiber, 13 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (35.4 x 44.5 cm), framed.Condition: Intentional rippling and creasing.

Provenance: Purchased from Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C., February 5, 1971, by the present owner. $1,500-2,500

636.Rolph Scarlett (American, 1891-1984)

Three Abstract WorksEach signed “SCARLETT” l.l. or l.r.Mixed media on paper or board, sizes to 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (35.0 x 42.5 cm), one framed and two unframed.Condition: Wear to edges, creasing to corners, one not examined out of frame.

N.B. The paintings at hand have been reviewed via digital photographs and confirmed by Thomas Fletcher, Fletcher Gallery, representing the estate of Rolph Scarlett. $1,200-1,800

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637.Konrad Cramer (American, 1888-1963)

Five Works: Figures, 1952, Untitled, 1952, Two Figures, 1952, Confidence, and Embracing CoupleFour signed and dated “Konrad Cramer...52...” l.r., Confidence signed “KONRAD CRAMER” l.r., titled l.l., four identified on labels from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, affixed to the backing. Four watercolors and ink on paper, Confidence ink on paper, sheet sizes to 18 3/4 x 11 3/4 in., framed.Condition: Not examined out of frames.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $2,000-3,500

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638.Robert De Niro, Sr. (American, 1922-1993)

Seated ModelSigned and dated “De Niro 60” l.l.Watercolor on paper, 18 x 23 7/8 in. (45.6 x 60.5 cm), framed.Condition: Small loss u.r. corner, foxing, mild acid burn, paper remnants to edges, laid down on paperboard. $800-1,200

639.Sally Michel Avery (American, 1902-2003)

Nude, 1989Signed and dated “Sally Michel 1989” l.r., identified on a label from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, on the paper backing. Crayon, ink, and graphite on paper, sight size 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33.0 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $700-900

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640.Luciano Minguzzi (Italian, 1911-2004)

Sei Personagge, c. 1958Monogrammed and signed “...MINGUZZI” within the cast on the base.Bronze with light green patina, 37 x 52 x 12 in. (94.0 x 132.1 x 30.5 cm).Condition: Minor surface grime.

N.B. Sold for the benefit of the collections of the Smith College Museum of Art. $1,000-1,500

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641.William Meyerowitz (American, 1887-1981)

KaleidoscopeSigned “Wm Meyerowitz” l.r., identified on the artist’s label affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 50 x 36 in. (127.0 x 91.4 cm), framed.Condition: Strip lined, subtle rippling. $5,000-7,000

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642.Max Weber (American, 1881-1961)

Seated Woman in ProfileSigned and dated “Max Weber/May 19, 1946” on the reverse, identified on a label affixed to the cardboard backing.Pastel and charcoal on paper, 18 x 13 in. (45.7 x 33.0 cm), framed.Condition: Restored paper loss at center, tape hinged along top edge to linen-covered mat.

Provenance: Private collection, New York, New York; Godel & Co., New York, New York (as agent); present owner, Massachusetts. $1,500-2,000

643.Theodore C. Polos (Greek/American, 1901-1976)

Figure

Signed “∂ Polos” l.r., signed, inscribed, and titled on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in. (50.5 x 76.3 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, pigment fluorescence to l.r. corner. $800-1,200

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644.Benjamin D. Kopman (Russian/American, 1887-1965)

Looking at a PrintSigned and dated “Kopman/1952” l.r., titled on the reverse.Watercolor and gouache on paperboard, 24 x 18 in. (61.0 x 46.0 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, paper tape to edges of reverse.

Provenance: A New York estate.

N.B. A catalogue of the exhibition Benjamin Kopman Paintings and Drawings from World House Galleries (1958) accompanies the lot. $1,000-1,500

645.Achille Forgione, Jr. (American, 1928-2009)

The Lute PlayerSigned “A. Forgione” on the reverse.Welded steel, 38 x 14 x 7 in. (96.5 x 35.6 x 17.8 cm), mounted to a wooden plinth.Condition: Surface grime.

N.B. Sold for the benefit of the collections of Smith College Museum of Art. $800-1,200

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646.Ben Shahn (American, 1898-1969)

Love SongSigned “Ben Shahn” l.r., identified on labels from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, and Owen Gallery, New York, affixed to the backing. Watercolor on paper, 18 x 11 1/2 in. (45.7 x 29.2 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $2,000-3,000

647.Pavel Tchelitchew (Russian/American, 1898-1957)

Chicos con ropa tendidaSigned and dated “P tchelitchew 1939” l.l., identified on a label from Swetzoff Gallery, Boston, affixed to the backing. Ink on paper, sight size 10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (26.6 x 19.8 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame.

Exhibitions: Buenos Aires, Instituto de Arte Moderno, Pavel Tchelitchew, August 15 to September 10, 1949.

N.B. The present work is a variation on a group of illustrations by Tchelitchew for the book Yesterday’s Children, by Parker Tyler, published in 1944. We wish to thank Erik La Prade for his kind assistance cataloguing the lot; his complete commentarymay be viewed online at www.skinnerinc.com. $600-800

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648.Jack Levine (American, 1915-2010)

Mars ConfoundedSigned “JLevine” l.r.Gouache on paper/board, sight size 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (25.4 x 36.8 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Brooklyn Museum, 15th International Exhibition of Water Colors, and The Downtown Gallery, New York, label dated 1949. $4,000-6,000

649.Bernard Perlin (American, b. 1918)

Violinists, 1958Signed and dated “Berlin Perlin 1958” l.l., identified on a label from Catherine Viviano Gallery, New York, affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 12 x 15 in. (30.5 x 38.1 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, minor retouch, craquelure. $2,500-3,000

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650.Mamie Harmon (American, 1906-1993)

Young BettySigned “Harmon” l.r., with a label from Haley & Steele, Boston, affixed to the frame.Oil on Masonite, 19 x 14 in. (48.3 x 35.6 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime, minor retouch. $2,500-3,500

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651.Cornelis Ruhtenberg (American, b. 1923)

Staircase, 1953Signed and dated “Cornelis 53” on the reverse, identified on labels from Passadoit Gallery, New York, and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, affixed to the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 48 x 40 in. (121.9 x 101.6 cm), framed.Condition: Losses, tack holes to support, surface grime.

Provenance: Purchased from the artist.

N.B. The present work depicts the artist’s neighbors. $3,000-5,000

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652.Jedd Garet (American, b. 1955)

Untitled [Two Figures]Unsigned.Mixed media (charcoal, crayon, and graphite) on paper, sheet size 50 x 38 in. (127.0 x 96.5 cm), framed.Condition: Tack holes to corners, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, October 8, 1986, Sale 5494, Lot 88; estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $300-500

653.Crash [John Matos] (American, b. 1961), Mark Kostabi (American, b. 1960), and James [Jack] Poppitz (American, b. 1957)

Study for a Collaboration MuralSigned “KOSTABI” l.l., “Poppitz” l.c., and “J. Crash Matos” l.r.Mixed media on paper, sheet size 12 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (31.8 x 76.8 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface abrasions.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York.

N.B. The present work was a drawing study for 6 Giants, a group show featuring the collaborative work of Crash, Leon Golub, Ronnie Cutrone, Rick Prol, Daze, James Poppitz, and Mark Kostabi at Fashion Moda, Bronx, New York, in 1986. $300-500

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654.Stanley Robert Boxer (American, 1926-2000)

AchickcalledeveSigned and dated “S. Boxer 74” in pencil l.r., identified on a label from Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, affixed to the backing. Mixed media on paper, sheet size 19 5/8 x 25 1/2 in. (49.8 x 64.8 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Exhibitions: Stanley Boxer Drawings, September 20 to October 19, 1975, Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York. $800-1,200

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655.Sewell Sillman (American, 1924-1992)

Untitled [Wave Drawing], c. 1965Inscribed and signed “#15 1X.65 SILLMAN” on the reverse.Incised Essdee Scraper Board, 17 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (43.5 x 43.5 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface imperfections. $800-1,200

656.Pat Steir (American, b. 1938)

Can Never Be As Beautiful?Signed and dated “Pat Steir 72” l.r., identified on a label from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, affixed to the backing. Graphite on paper, 26 x 19 in. (66.1 x 48.3 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $1,000-1,500

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657.Philip Pearlstein (American, b. 1924)

Standing Female Model Leaning on a Fireplace, 1973Signed “PEARLSTEIN” l.r., identified on labels from Marianne Freedland Gallery, Toronto, Canada, and Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, affixed to the backing. Watercolor on Arches paper, 22 5/8 x 30 1/2 in. (57.5 x 77.5 cm), framed.Condition: Deckled edges.

Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, Contemporary Art, Part II, May 5, 1987, Sale 5608, Lot 197; estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $3,000-5,000

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658.John Ahearn (American, b. 1951)

Chico/A Portrait BustUnsigned.Painted cast plaster, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm).Condition: Minor surface grime and abrasions.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $1,000-1,500

659.Tom Otterness (American, b. 1952)

Hermit Philosopher, 1983Signed and numbered “OTTERNESS 2/3” on the reverse.Cast fiberglass and Polyadam [acrylic polymer additive], 25 1/8 x 21 x 5 1/2 in. (63.8 x 53.3 x 14.0 cm).Condition: Surface grime with tape residue to sides, minor losses to edges.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York.

N.B. We wish to thank the Tom Otterness Studio for their kind assistance cataloguing the lot. $3,000-5,000

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660.Eduardo Kingman (Ecuadorian, 1913-1994)

Untitled (Head of a Woman)Signed and dated “E. Kingman/72” l.r.Mixed media on paper, 23 1/4 x 17 3/8 in. (59.0 x 44.0 cm), framed.Condition: Rippling, affixed to window mat with cellophane tape on all sides.

Provenance: A New York estate.

N.B. A certificate from Posada de las Artes Kingman, signed “S. Kingman” and numbered 14-11, accompanies the lot. $4,000-6,000

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661.Linden Frederick (American, b. 1953)

Two Works: Night Shift and Motel ArrowBoth signed “Linden” l.r., and identified and dated “‘96” and “2000” respectively, on the reverse.Oil on board, sizes to 9 1/2 x 14 in. (24.2 x 35.6 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime. $800-1,200

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662.Jack N. Kramer (American, 1923-1983)

Rooftops of Boston/Longfellow BridgeSigned “Jack Kramer” and titled and dated “...1953” on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.5 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch, mild canvas deformation, surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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663.Michael Low Crespo (American, 1947-2010)

Fathom IISigned and dated “M Crespo/1994” on the reverse, with a label from Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee, affixed to the strainer.Oil with aluminum on panel, 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (45.3 x 65.7 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface imperfections. $800-1,200

664.Linden Frederick (American, b. 1953)

Salt Pond, WinterSigned “Linden” l.r.Oil on linen, 20 x 20 in. (51.0 x 51.0 cm), framed.Condition: Patch reinforcement l.r. to the reverse. $400-600

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665.David Caton (American, b. 1955)

Monument ValleySigned “David Caton” l.r.Oil on canvas, 48 x 66 in. (122.0 x 167.7 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, paint loss u.r. $2,000-3,000

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666.Jean Jones Jackson (American, 1907-1984)

Winter CatInitialed “JJJ” l.r.Gouache and watercolor on paper, sight size 8 1/4 x 11 in. (21.0 x 27.9 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,500

667.Robert Remsen Vickrey (American, 1926-2011)

Boy with Hand ShadowSigned “Robert Vickrey” l.r.Tempera on Masonite, 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $2,500-3,000

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667

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668.Enrique Toledo (Cuban, b. 1966)

Flemish Couple by a FountainSigned and dated “E. Toledo 011” l.r.Oil on canvas, 42 x 31 1/2 in. (106.7 x 80.0 cm), unstretched, unframed.Condition: Rippling, tacking margins over 1 1/4 inch, alligatoring. $2,500-3,500

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669.Julius Moessel (German/American, 1872-1960)

GossipTitled, signed, and dated “...MOESSEL 1942” l.l., identified on a label affixed to the reverse.Oil on canvas, 30 x 26 in. (76.2 x 66.0 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, craquelure, minor varnish inconsistencies, surface grime. $2,500-3,000

670.Lodewijk Karel Bruckman (American, 1913-1980)

Where is the Bird who Fits the FeatherSigned and dated “Lodewijk Bruckman f’62” l.r., titled, signed, and dated “Lodewijk Bruckman 1962” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $1,200-1,800

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670

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671.Lodewijk Karel Bruckman (American, 1913-1980)

A Magjan’s DreamSigned and dated “Lodewijk Bruckman f’59” u.r., signed, dated, and inscribed “Lodewijk Bruckman 1959 CAPE COD. MASS” on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (80.0 x 50.2 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $1,500-2,000

672.Hermanus (Herman) Berserik (Dutch, 1921-2002)

Buizenpost/Schiphol, 1971Signed and dated “BERSERIK 1971” u.c., identified on the artist’s label affixed to the stretcher.Oil and tempera on canvas, 33 1/2 x 41 1/2 in. (85.1 x 105.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Sold to benefit the Temple Beth Israel and St. James Catholic Church, both of Danielson, Connecticut. $300-500

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671

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673.Theodoros Stamos (Greek/American, 1922-1997)

Edge of White Dawn, from the Infinity Field Lefkada SeriesSigned and dated “Stamos 1981-2” in pen and pencil on the reverse, identified on a label affixed to the backing. Acrylic on paper, sheet size 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $6,000-8,000

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674.Erik Nyholm (Danish, 1911-1990)

Untitled [Tree]Unsigned.Oil on Karlit fiberboard, 24 x 26 1/8 in. (61.0 x 66.4 cm), unframed.Condition: Craquelure, surface dust/grime.

Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Adeline (nee Lubell) and Mark Naiman, Lincoln, Massachusetts; present owners by family descent. $1,500-2,500

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675.Carlo Sergio Signori (Italian, 1906-1988)

Two Works: Tête Geometrique and Fan-shaped HeadUnsigned, both identified on labels beneath the base.Carved white marble, sizes to 12 x 15 x 3 1/8 in. (30.5 x 38.1 x 7.9 cm), set within a black marble plinth.Condition: Minor abrasions beneath sculpture.

Provenance: Through Galerie Rive Droite, Paris, to the estate of an arts benefactor, New York. $700-900

676.Tadeusz Koper (Polish, 1910-1995)

Abstract CompositionSigned and dated “KOPER 60” on the reverse.Pink marble, 16 x 7 x 9 1/4 in. (40.6 x 17.8 x 23.5 cm), mounted to a stone plinth.Condition: Losses/repairs. $1,000-1,500

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676

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677.Harvey Quaytman (American, 1937-2002)

UntitledSigned and dated “Harvey Quaytman 1976” l.r.Charcoal and pastel on paper, sheet size 40 x 32 in. (101.6 x 81.3 cm), framed.Condition: Tack holes to corners, not examined out of frame. $1,500-2,000

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678.Mark Tobey (American, 1890-1976)

Untitled, 1958Signed and dated “Tobey 58” in pencil l.r., inscribed “Harold Diamond” in pen and identified on a label affixed to the paper backing. Watercolor on Valley Onion Skin paper, sheet size 10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27.6 x 21.9 cm), framed.Condition: Taped to backing mat at u.l. and u.r. corners.

Provenance: A private New England collection.

N.B. We wish to thank The Mark Tobey Project, LLC, for their assistance cataloguing the lot; the work is registered as no. MT [145-8-18-11]. $4,000-6,000

679.Yutaka Ohashi (Japanese, b. 1923)

Green CollageSigned “Ohashi” l.r., titled and signed or inscribed and dated “...Y. OHASH [sic]/1961” on the reverse.Mixed media (oil, paper collage, and twine) on canvas, 40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime, craquelure, minor lifting at center. $1,500-2,500

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680.Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978)

Bush FormUnsigned.Bronze and patinated copper, 9 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (22.8 x 31.7 x 31.7 cm).Condition: Minor surface grime/dust.

N.B. We wish to thank Val Bertoia for his assistance cataloguing the lot; a photo-certificate from him accompanies the lot. $15,000-25,000

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681.Lawrence Charles Weiner (American, b. 1942)

Untitled [Red/Blue/Green], c. 1963Unsigned.Industrial enamel or acrylic on shaped synthetic fabric, 11 x 7 3/4 in. (27.9 x 19.7 cm), unframed.Condition: Surface grime, subtle canvas deformations.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $7,000-9,000

682.No lot.

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683.Lawrence Charles Weiner (American, b. 1942)

Untitled [Red Wheels with Yellow Border], c. 1963Unsigned.Industrial enamel or acrylic on Masonite, 7 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (19.1 x 11.7 cm), unframed.Condition: Surface grime.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $7,000-9,000

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684.Scottie (Robert) Wilson (British, 1888-1972)

Two Works: Firescreen and CompositionBoth signed “SCOTTIE” l.r. and identified on labels from Brook Street Gallery, London, affixed to the backing. Pen, ink, and colored crayon on paper, sight sizes to 19 1/4 x 15 in. (48.9 x 38.1 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frames.

Provenance: Estate of an arts benefactor, New York. $500-700

685.Enrico Donati (American, 1909-2008)

UntitledSigned “donati” l.l.Oil on canvas, 13 1/8 x 15 1/4 in. (33.3 x 38.8 cm), framed.Condition: Canvas trimmed and laid on Masonite, mild surface grime. $1,000-1,500

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686.Martin Wong (Chinese/American, 1946-1999)

Two Works: Love Is Where It’s At and Freak Freely Can You Dig ItBoth unsigned.Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York.

N.B. The present work is representative of Wong’s sign language paintings where “fat stylized hands...crunched together like letters...pay homage to graffiti artists’ tags but also suggest some rogue form of Persian script.” (1) 1. Roberta Smith, “Martin Wong is Dead at 53; A Painter of Poetic Realism,” New York Times, August 18, 1999.

$1,000-1,500

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687.Jimmy Ernst (American, 1920-1984)

October-Sunday-Newport, 1980Signed and dated “Jimmy Ernst 80” l.r., dedicated “TO DORIS, WITH LOVE, FROM JIMMY” l.l., titled and dedicated “For Doris Sullivan from Jimmy...a grateful man” on the reverse.Gouache on paper, 14 1/8 x 20 in. (35.9 x 50.8 cm), unframed.Condition: Tack holes to u.r. and u.l. corners.

Provenance: From the artist to Doris Sullivan, his counselor during his 28-day treatment at Edgehill, Newport, 1980; private collection, Warren, Rhode Island. $3,000-5,000

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688.Jimmy Ernst (American, 1920-1984)

Significant Event Note, 1980Dedicated, signed, and dated “TO DORIS, LOVE, JIMMY” and “Jimmy Ernst 80” l.r., titled and dated “...OCT 30, 1980” l.l. Gouache on paper, sheet size 14 1/8 x 20 in. (35.9 x 50.8 cm), unframed.Condition: Minor abrasions along edges.

Provenance: From the artist to Doris Sullivan, his counselor during his 28-day treatment at Edgehill, Newport, 1980; private collection, Warren, Rhode Island. $3,000-5,000

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689.John Way [Wei Letang] (Chinese/American, b. 1921)

Untitled [Red/Green]Signed and dated “John Way 71” l.r.Oil on paper, 19 1/8 x 24 1/8 in. (48.6 x 61.3 cm), unframed.Condition: Oil staining to the reverse.

Provenance: Through the family of the artist. $2,000-3,000

690.Waichi Tsutaka (Japanese, 1911-1995)

Abstract CompositionSigned and dated “Wa. Tsutaka 57” l.c., inscribed in Japanese on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 12 3/8 x 16 1/8 in. (31.5 x 40.9 cm), framed.Condition: Areas of craquelure, mild surface grime. $800-1,200

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690

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691.John Way [Wei Letang] (Chinese/American, b. 1921)

Untitled [Yellow Landscape]Signed and dated “John Way ‘75” l.l.Oil on paper, 19 1/8 x 24 1/8 in. (48.6 x 61.3 cm), unframed.Condition: Taped corners to the reverse.

Provenance: Through the family of the artist. $2,000-3,000

692.Rolph Scarlett (American, 1889-1984)

C, c. 1960Signed “ROLPH SCARLETT.” l.r., identified on a label from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, affixed to the backing. Ink and gouache on paper, sight size 18 x 22 3/4 in., framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $600-800

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693.Mohamed Melehi (Moroccan, b. 1936)

Two Works: African Wave III, 1969, and Untitled [Arc], 1969Wave signed, dated, and inscribed “MELEHI 1969. Casablanca” on the reverse and identified on a label affixed to the stretcher; Arc signed, dated, and inscribed “MELEHI 69 CASABLANCA” on the reverse.Acrylic on canvas, sizes to 36 x 42 in. (91.4 x 106.7 cm), Wave framed, Arc unframed.Condition: Wave with minor abrasions l.r., minor surface grime, craquelure; Arc with minor canvas deformation, abrasions, water staining, craquelure.

Provenance: Sold to benefit the Temple Beth Israel and St. James Catholic Church, both of Danielson, Connecticut.

N.B. Melehi attended the Escuela Preparatoria de Bellas Artes in Tétouan—the first school dedicated to fine art in Morocco—between 1953 and 1955. He continued his artistic training abroad at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and at Columbia University in New York. Upon returning to Morocco, he taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Casablanca from 1964 to 1969.

Melehi is credited with founding the “Casablanca Group,” which formed in response to Morocco’s political independence from France and Spain in 1956. In a spirit of nationalist pride, Melehi and his colleagues rejected the Orientalist approach of their colonizers and promoted indigenous Arab culture and motifs in art, as derived from calligraphy and local crafts. Melehi organized the first exhibition of the Casablanca Group in 1965.1

Melehi has been instrumental in promoting an indigenous art movement in Morocco by organizing shows and serving in leadership positions over several decades. He organized the “Exposition-Manifeste” in Marrakech’s Jamaa el-Fnaa Square in 1969, helped to establish the Moroccan Association of Plastic Arts (AMAP) in 1972, served as president of the Moroccan Association of Plastic Arts from 1976 to 1982, served as Director of Arts at the Ministry of Culture, Rabat, and helped to create the annual Asilah Festival of Culture as well as the Musée d’Art Contemporain in Tangier.2

1. S.J. Vernoit, “Melehi, Mohammed,” In Grove Art Online, Oxford Art Online, http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T056646.

2. Ibid.

$800-1,200

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694.Cynthia Gallagher (Canadian/American, 20th/21st Century)

UntitledInscribed and dated “Cynthia Gallagher 1989” on the reverse, and identified on a label from Kristina Wasserman Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island, mounted to the frame.Mixed media (oil, pastel, crayon) on paper mounted to panel, 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm), in an artist-painted frame.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $300-500

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695.Robert Rahway Zakanitch (American, b. 1935)

Double Peacock, No. 20Signed “R...Z” l.r., identified on labels from Robert Miller Gallery, New York, and Makler Gallery, Philadelphia, affixed to the reverse. Colored and pressed paper pulp, 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame. $2,000-3,000

696.Eunice Napangardi (Australian Aborigine, c. 1950-2005)

Bush Banana [Yuparli] DreamingSigned “Eunice” on the reverse.Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 48 x 35 3/4 in. (121.9 x 90.8 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Purchased by the current owner in Australia c. 2001.

N.B. The Warlpiri Aborigine inhabit the central-western desert area of Australia’s Northern Territory, and were traditionally semi-nomadic. As foragers in an arid climate, such food sources as the bush-banana plant held great mythic importance as well as nourishment. Warlpiri paintings frequently incorporate these plants into a unique vision of their physical landscape, which they believe is the result and embodiment of ancestral spirits. $3,000-5,000

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697.Eugene Feldman (American, 1921-1975)

AmazoneUnsigned.Oil on canvas, 36 x 45 in. (91.4 x 114.3 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Adeline (nee Lubell) and Mark Naiman, Lincoln, Massachusetts; present owners by family descent.

N.B. Feldman was a professor of fine arts at the University of Pennsylvania, and founder of The Falcon Press in Philadelphia, which he operated for almost three decades. He is best known for his experimental photo-offset lithography, and believed that “Man can make art with a machine; offset press and hand press alike can be his brushes.”1

Five photo-offset lithographic books by Eugene Feldman and collaborators accompany the lot: Doorway to Portuguese, published 1957 by The Falcon Press, ed. 279/300, dedicated and autographed “For Adeline and Lucky [Mark Naiman]/ with best wishes Eugene” on the colophon; Doorway to Brasilia, published 1959 by The Falcon Press, ed. 409/2000, dedicated and autographed for “Lucky [Mark Naiman] and Adeline with best wishes Edward” on the colophon; The Naiman Journal, published by The Falcon Press; Experimental Papers, ed. 200; and a memorial booklet.

1. http://www.eugenefeldman.com/

$800-1,200

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698.Mo McDermott (British, 20th/21st Century)

TreesSigned and dated “Mo McDermott London Jan. 1973” and numbered “1/1” on the base.Acrylic polychrome on wood, 79 1/2 x 40 x 7 1/2 in. (201.9 x 101.6 x 19.1 cm).Condition: Dust to interstices. $1,000-1,500

699.Lawrence Charles Weiner (American, b. 1942)

Wheelwright, c. 1963Signed and titled “L. WEINER...” on the reverse.Industrial enamel or acrylic on canvas, 54 1/8 x 43 5/8 in. (137.5 x 110.8 cm), unframed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $15,000-30,000

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698

699

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700.Karl Zerbe (American, 1903-1972)

Kingbird and RavenSigned “Zerbe” l.c., also signed, inscribed, titled, and dated “Zerbe...Collage + Magna...1971” and identified on a label from Lee Nordness Galleries, New York, on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 40 x 60 in. (101.6 x 152.4 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime. $3,000-5,000

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701.Oscar DeMejo (Italian/American, 1911-1993)

Columbus, Discovery of AmericaSigned “oscar de Mejo” l.l., inscribed “DEMEJO” on the reverse.Oil on Masonite, 20 x 26 in. (50.6 x 66.0 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $800-1,200

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702.E.A. Othello (Haitian, 20th Century)

Garden of EdenSigned “E. A. Othello” l.c.Oil on Masonite, 24 x 35 3/4 in. (61.0 x 90.8 cm), framed.Condition: Good. $800-1,200

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703.Daniel Brush (American, b. 1947)

Koald 95: YamambaTitled, signed, dated, and inscribed “...Daniel Brush 1982...10” on the reverse.Ink on wove paper, 60 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (153.7 x 102.2 cm), unframed.Condition: Deckled edges.

Literature: Daniel Brush and Ralph Esmerian, Daniel Brush: Gold Without Boundaries (New York: Harry N. Abrams), 1998, p. 61.

N.B. Brush’s works are largely meditations on the passage of time, influenced by his lifelong study of Japanese Zen Buddhism and Noh theater. The present work is one of 105 Koald paintings created by Brush from 1973 to 1997. His Koald works are comprised of hundreds of meditatively placed lines, created without the aid of sketches and in one time frame. Of his process, Brush notes: “When I paint, I am in shape. I think right. I work. I have in my mind when I am working where I am going. The paint makes itself...”1

1. Daniel Brush and Ralph Esmerian, Daniel Brush: Gold Without Boundaries (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998), p. 41.

$800-1,200

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704.Daniel Brush (American, b. 1947)

Koald 93: ZOTitled, signed, dated, and inscribed “Daniel Brush 1981...47” on the reverse l.c.Ink on wove paper, 60 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (153.7 x 102.2 cm), unframed.Condition: Deckled edges.

Literature: Daniel Brush and Ralph Esmerian, Daniel Brush: Gold Without Boundaries (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998), p. 61. $800-1,200

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705.Hannes Beckmann (German/American, 1909-1977)

MirageTitled, inscribed, dated, and signed “...oil 1962 Hannes Beckmann” on the reverse.Oil on canvasboard, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle bowing, minor surface grime. $2,000-3,000

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706.Berto Lardéra (Italian/French, 1911-1989)

Untitled [Abstract]Unsigned.Welded iron sheet metal, approximately 91 x 58 x 58 in. (231.1 x 147.3 x 147.3 cm), mounted to steel base.Condition: Corrosion, oxidation.

Provenance: Estate of an arts benefactor, New York. $2,000-3,000

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707.Doug (Douglas Dean) Ohlson (American, 1936-2010)

Monsignor (Study), 1984Titled, signed, and dated “Ohlson ‘84” on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 17 x 17 in. (43.2 x 43.2 cm), framed.Condition: Good.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $400-600

708.John Opper (American, 1908-1994)

Untitled AbstractionSigned and dated “John Opper 67” faintly in pen l.r., identified on a label from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, on the backing. Graphite and oil on paper, 11 x 18 1/2 in. (27.9 x 47.0 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York. $400-600

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709.Ulises Rodriguez (Colombian/American, b. 1962)

Compression, 1998Unsigned.Carved marble and wood, 19 3/8 x 30 x 10 1/4 in. (49.2 x 76.2 x 26.0 cm), mounted to a wooden plinth.Condition: Hairline crack to one wooden pillar.

N.B. Rodriguez studied at the University of Bogota, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia, and the University of Madrid Computense. His work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. $2,000-3,000

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710.Andrew Spence (American, b. 1947)

Untitled-83.8Signed, dated, and inscribed “A. Spence 83.8 Condo” on the reverse, identified on a label from Barbara Toll Fine Arts, Inc., New York, affixed to the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 61 x 42 1/2 in. (154.9 x 107.9 cm), unframed.Condition: Loss, minor flaking. $1,000-1,500

711.Raymond (Carl Raymond) Jonson (American, 1891-1982)

CompositionSigned and dated “Jonson 65” l.c., identified on labels, including one from Acme Fine Art and Design, Boston, affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 17 1/2 x 22 in. (44.4 x 55.9 cm), framed.Condition: Very minor retouch, minor surface grime. $3,000-5,000

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712.Peter Busa (American, 1914-1985)

Middlesex, c. 1975Unsigned, estate numbered “E-PB-109” and “£INTER...” on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 88 1/2 x 77 3/4 in. (224.8 x 197.5 cm), unframed.Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Through the estate of the artist; private Boston collection. $2,000-3,000

713.Jerry T. Okimoto (Japanese/American, 1924-1998)

Mobile Painting #5BTitled and signed “...OKIMOTO” and identified on a label from Krasner Gallery, New York, on the reverse.Wood and aquatec paint on canvas, 25 3/4 x 49 in. (65.4 x 124.5 cm), framed.Condition: Mobile with abrasion to u.r. quadrant. N.B. Three unsigned maquettes showing three orientations for the present work—Composition #1, Composition #2, and Composition #3, aquatec paint on illustration board, each 3 1/2 x 7 in. (8.9 x 17.8 cm), in a common frame—accompany the lot. $1,500-2,000

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All items in this catalogue are described according to the following table of terminology. Please note that all statements in this catalogue as to Authorship, Period, and Origin, are qualified statements subject to the Conditions of Sale.

Authorship will be described in the following ways:

John Joseph Enneking. - In our judgment, the work is by the artist.

Attributed to John Joseph Enneking. - In our judgment, the work may be ascribed to the artist on the basis of style, but leaves some question as to actual authorship.

School of John Joseph Enneking. - In our judgment, a work of an unknown follower executed in the style of the artist and contemporary in period.

Manner of John Joseph Enneking. - In our judgment, a work executed in the style of the artist by an unknown hand and probably from a later period.

After John Joseph Enneking. - In our judgment, an intended copy of the work of the artist.

American School, 19th Century. - In our judgment, the work of an unknown hand that can only be identified as to period and culture.

Other terms:

Bears Signature. - In our judgment, the signature not of the artist. This term is generally used separately, or together with a description of the work as “attributed to,” “school of,” “manner of,” or “after” the artist.

Glossary of Terms

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Artist IndexAdan, Louis Emile ........................................................................334Ahearn, John ................................................................................658Albright, Adam Emory .................................................................406Albright, Ivan Le Lorraine ............................................................502Albright, Malvin Marr (Zsissly) .....................................................502Alvar, Sunol Munoz Ramos ..................................................590, 591American School, 19th Century ............................................383, 392American School, 20th Century ............................................482, 556Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait .................................................................393Ault, George Copeland .................................................................435Austrian/German School, 20th Century .......................................616Avery, Milton Clark ......................................................................626Avery, Sally Michel .......................................................................639

Bailey, Vernon Howe ...........................................................408, 409Barber, Sam ..................................................................................453Barron, Grace Allison ...................................................................568Beckmann, Hannes .......................................................................705Beest, Albert Van ..........................................................................374Belloni, Serge ...............................................................................533Benton, Thomas Hart ...................................................................517Bernath, Sandor ....................................................................484, 516Berserik, Hermanus (Herman) ......................................................672Bertoia, Harry...............................................................................680Bitran, Albert ................................................................................610Bittinger, Charles ..........................................................................549Blakelock, Ralph Albert ................................................................380Bliss, Robert R. ...........................................................................596Blodgett, Walton ..........................................................................483Blum, Jerome ...............................................................................597Bogdani, Jakob (School of)...........................................................306Bogdanove, Abraham Jacob ..........................................................491Boxer, Stanley Robert ...................................................................654Bracht, Eugen Felix Prosper (Attributed to) .................................356Brackman, Robert .........................................................................594Breckenridge, Hugh Henry ..........................................................579Bricher, Alfred Thompson ............................................................382British School, 19th Century ................................................345, 355Brown, John Appleton ....................................................... 348A, 394Browne, George Elmer .................................................................441Browne, Margaret Fitzhugh ..........................................................574Bruckman, Lodewijk Karel ....................................................670, 671Brush, Daniel........................................................................703, 704Bryant, Annie (Nanna) Bolton ......................................................557Buehr, Karl Albert ........................................................................439Buenaventura, Cesar .....................................................................580Busa, Peter ...................................................................................712Buttersack, Bernhard ....................................................................522Bye, Ranulph (De Bayeux) ...........................................................473

Cagli, Corrado ......................................................................619, 620Califano, John (Giovanni) .............................................................381Capuletti, Jose Manuel .................................................................586Carmignani, Guido .......................................................................373Caton, David ................................................................................665Chase, William Merritt (School of) ...............................................551Chialiva, Luigi ........................................................................... 352AClaus, May Austin ........................................................................548Closson, William Baxter Palmer ............................................499, 595Cochran, Allen Dean ....................................................................465Comerre, Léon François ...............................................................316Connaway, Jay Hall ......................................................................438Continental School, 19th Century ........................................351, 357Continental School, 20th Century ........................................552, 573Cook, Howard Norton .................................................................432

Corwin, Charles Abel ....................................................................496Cotman, John Sell ........................................................................339Courtois, Gustave Claude Étienne ................................................328Cox, John .....................................................................................426Cramer, Konrad ............................................................................637Crane, Bruce ....................................................... 396, 458, 459, 461Crash ............................................................................................653Crespo, Michael Low ....................................................................663Cundall, Charles Ernest ................................................................529Curry, Robert Franz .....................................................................524Custer, Edward L. .......................................................................352

Dahl, Hans Andreas ......................................................................353Davis, Gladys Rockmore ...............................................................576De Niro, Sr., Robert .....................................................................638Dean, Walter Lofthouse ................................................................488Dell, John Henry ..........................................................................325DeMejo, Oscar .............................................................................701Dennis, Roger Wilson ...........................................................454, 455Donati, Enrico ..............................................................................685Dupré, Jules .........................................................................342, 358Dutch School, 19th Century........................................ 336, 337, 341van Dyck, Sir Anthony (Manner of) ..............................................308

Eaton, Charles Harry (Henry) ......................................................391Eaton, Charles Warren ..................................................................531Eilshemius, Louis Michel ..............................................................478Eisman-Semenowsky, Emile ..........................................................322Ellis, Ray G. ................................................................................485Ellsworth, Clarence Arthur ................................................... 422-425Elshemus, Louis Michel ................................................................478English School, 18th Century .......................................................311Enneking, John Joseph ................................................. 379, 462-464Enneking, Joseph Eliot .................................................................437d’Entraygues, Charles Bertrand .....................................................326Ernst, Jimmy ........................................................................687, 688Erté ..............................................................................................559

Fasanella, Ralph ............................................................................515Feininger, Lyonel..........................................................................602Feldman, Eugene ..........................................................................697Flagg, James Montgomery ............................................................407Forgione, Jr., Achille ....................................................................645Frary, Michael...............................................................................598Frederick, Linden .................................................................661, 664French School, 18th/19th Century ..............................................310French School, 19th/20th Century ......................................327, 555Frost, Arthur Burdett ....................................................................417

Gallagher, Cynthia ........................................................................694Garet, Jedd ...................................................................................652Gay, Edward B. ...........................................................................393Gay, George Howell .....................................................................367Gilliam, Sam .................................................................................635Gillot, Eugène Louis ....................................................................523Gisson, Andre (Gittelson) .............................................................562Goodwin, Arthur Clifton ............................................. 436, 475, 476Gornik, Friedrich ..........................................................................416Grant, Gordon Hope ....................................................................513Granville-Smith, Walter ................................................................460Graves, Morris Cole ..............................................................608, 609Gray, Percy (Henry Percy) ............................................................443Greux, Amédée Paul .....................................................................333Greuze, Jean-Baptiste ...................................................................314Griffin, Walter Parson Shaw ..........................................................541

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Grillo, John ..................................................................................629Gruppé, Emile Albert .................................. 456, 470, 486, 495, 505Gurfein, Mario..............................................................................634

Haccou, Johannes Cornelis ...........................................................338Hamblett, Theora .........................................................................622Hamilton, James, (Attributed to) ..................................................370Hamon, Jean-Louis ......................................................................329Hanft, Willy ..................................................................................554Harmon, Mamie ...........................................................................650Harpignies, Henri-Joseph .....................................................344, 347Harris, Charles Gordon ................................................................497Harrison, Birge (Lovell Birge) ......................................................397Hart, Frederick .....................................................................589, 592Hart, George Overbury (Pop) ......................................................518Hartley, Marsden ..........................................................................607Hawthorne, Charles Webster ................................................545, 623Hekking, Joseph Antonio .....................................................348, 384Hendriks, Gerardus.......................................................................354Henry, Paul ..................................................................................433Hibbard, Aldro Thompson ...................................................469, 471Higgins, George Frank .................................................................390Hill, John William ........................................................................388Hitchcock, David Howard .................................................... 428-430Hoeber, Arthur.............................................................................444Holmes, William Henry ................................................................395Holzhauer, Emil Eugen ................................................................503Hondius, Gerrit ............................................................................578Horton, William Samuel .......................................................527, 540Huggins, William ..........................................................................362Huse, Marion ...............................................................................572

Italian School, 17th Century .........................................................301Italian School, 19th Century .........................................................317Izquierdo, Cesar ...........................................................................633

Jackson, Jean Jones .......................................................................666Jonson, Raymond (Carl Raymond) ...............................................711Jorn, Asger Oluf ...........................................................................612

Kaufmann, Wilhelm ......................................................................581Kaula, William Jurian ....................................................................449Keating, Seán ................................................................................567Kelly, Michael ...............................................................................575Kepes, Gyorgy ..............................................................................615King, Paul Bernard .................................................................... 481AKingman, Eduardo .......................................................................660Kirmse, Marguerite .......................................................................415Klepper, Max Francis ....................................................................410Klimt, Gustav ...............................................................................571Kluge, Constantine .......................................................................539Knott, Arthur Harold ...................................................................492Kohrl, Ludwig ..............................................................................324de Kooning, Elaine Marie (Fried) .................................................624Koper, Tadeusz ............................................................................676Kopman, Benjamin D. .................................................................644Kosorukov, Valery ........................................................................420Kostabi, Mark ...............................................................................653Kramer, Jack N. ...........................................................................662Kuhn, Walt Francis .......................................................................569

Ladd, Laura D. Stroud .................................................................494Lake, Randall ................................................................................577Lardéra, Berto ..............................................................................706Laure, Jules (Jean-François-Hyacinthe) .........................................312Lazzell, Blanche .................................................... 599, 600, 603-605Leganger, Nikolay Tysland (Tusland) ...........................................389

Levine, Jack ..................................................................................648Lintott, Edward Barnard ...............................................................561Loir, Luigi ....................................................................................340Lowcock, Charles Frederick ..................................................319, 320

Malbranche, Louis-Claude ......................................................... 326AMalicoat, Philip Cecil ....................................................................493du Malmont, René Mege ..............................................................315Master of the Parrot, The (Manner of) .........................................300Marin, John ..................................................................................618Matos, John..................................................................................653Maynard, Richard Field ................................................................546Mays, Maxwell ..............................................................................479McAuliffe, James J. ......................................................................369McCord, George Herbert .............................................................375McDermott, Mo ...........................................................................698McManus, James Goodwin ...........................................................442McNear, Everett C. .....................................................................593McNeil, George Joseph ........................................................630, 632Melbye, Anton..............................................................................371Melehi, Mohamed ........................................................................693Mellen, Mary Blood (School of) ...................................................377Meyerowitz, William .....................................................................641Minguzzi, Luciano .......................................................................640Moeller, Louis Henry Charles .......................................................332Moessel, Julius ..............................................................................669Monge, Luis .................................................................................584Morgan, Maud Cabot ...................................................................614Morse, Jonathan Bradley ..............................................................385Mosler, Henry ..............................................................................330Movalli, Charles J. .......................................................................466Mulhaupt, Frederick John .............................................................525Munson, K.O. (Knute) .................................................................564Murtic, Edo ..................................................................................542Music, Zoran Antonio ..................................................................621Müller-Ury, Adolfo Felice .............................................................400

Nahl, Charles Christian .................................................................361Napangardi, Eunice ......................................................................696Navarro, Oscar .............................................................................582de Neuville, Alfred Arthur Brune ..................................................321Newton, Parker ............................................................................514Nicholls, Burr H. .........................................................................386Noble, James Campbell ................................................................331Noyer, Philippe.....................................................................587, 588Noyes, George Loftus ...................................................................440Noyes, Wilber Fiske ......................................................................487Nyholm, Erik ................................................................................674

Ohashi, Yutaka .............................................................................679Ohlson, Douglas Dean .................................................................707Okimoto, Jerry T. ........................................................................713Oppenheim, Samuel Edmund .......................................................563Opper, John .................................................................................708Othello, E.A. ...............................................................................702Otterness, Tom ............................................................................659

Paal, Laszlo (Attributed to) ..........................................................350Palmer, Walter Launt ....................................................................468Pape, Eric L. (Frederic) ............................................... 421, 544, 566Parison, Gaston ............................................................................583Parker, Henry Hillier ....................................................................349Pascin, Jules ..................................................................................520Patterson, Angelica Schuyler .........................................................543Peale, Rembrandt .........................................................................398Pearlstein, Philip ...........................................................................657Pearson, Marguerite Stuber ..........................................................553

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Perlin, Bernard .............................................................................649Perrault, Leon Jean Basile .............................................................318Peterson, Jane .......................................................................519, 532Peterson, Roger Tory ...................................................................419Pleuer, Hermann ..........................................................................411Polos, Theodore C. .....................................................................643Poppitz, James [Jack] ...................................................................653Portielje, Edward Antoon .............................................................323Prendergast, Charles E. ................................................................617Prendergast, Maurice Brazil ..................................................446, 447Pritchard, J. Ambrose ...................................................................445

Quaytman, Harvey........................................................................677

Rathod, Kanti ...............................................................................628Rein, Eimerich Johan ....................................................................343Remenick, Seymour ......................................................................550Resika, Paul ..................................................................................606Reynolds, James (Jim) Elwood .....................................................431Ricciardi, Oscar ............................................................................534Rinck, Adolph D. (Attributed to) .................................................307Ripley, Aiden Lassell .....................................................................530Riseman, Marion ..........................................................................631Robinson, William T. ..................................................................403Rodriguez, Ulises .........................................................................709Royo, Jose ....................................................................................585Ruhtenberg, Cornelis....................................................................651

Sample, Paul Starrett ............................................................451, 477Sanborn, Percy A. ........................................................................404Scarlett, Rolph ......................................................................636, 692Seago, Edward Brian ....................................................................366Severini, Gino ...............................................................................611Shackleton, Keith ..........................................................................418Shafer, Leon Alarac .......................................................................368Shahn, Ben ...........................................................................601, 646Sherwood, Walter .........................................................................547Signori, Carlo Sergio ....................................................................675Sillman, Sewell ..............................................................................655Silva, William Posey ......................................................................535Sisson, Laurence Philip .........................................................510, 512Smillie, George Henry ..................................................................500Smith, Xanthus Russell .................................................................378Soyer, Raphael ..............................................................................570Spanish Colonial School, 19th Century .........................................302Spanish School, 19th Century ...............................................303, 305Spence, Andrew ............................................................................710Stamos, Theodoros .......................................................................673Stannard, Eloise Harriet ................................................................359Stark, Melville F. .........................................................................490Steele, Marian E. Williams ........................................... 501, 506, 507Steir, Pat .......................................................................................656Stevens, William Lester ................................................ 434, 467, 504Strisik, Paul...................................................................................511von Stuck, Franz ...........................................................................560Sully, Thomas .............................................................. 313, 401, 402Sutton, John .................................................................................536Suzuki, James Hiroshi ...................................................................613

Tchelitchew, Pavel ........................................................................647Thaulow, Frits ..............................................................................526Thurston, George A. (Attributed to) ............................................489de Tirtoff, Romain ........................................................................559Tobey, Mark .................................................................................678Toledo, Enrique ...........................................................................668Tryon, Dwight William .................................................................376Tsutaka, Waichi ............................................................................690

Tyler, James Gale ..........................................................................372

Vaillant, Louis David ....................................................................364Van Beest, Albert ..........................................................................374van der Velden, Paulus Petrus .......................................................335Vedder, Elihu .......................................................................363, 365Verbruggen the Elder, Gaspar Pieter (School of) ..........................304Vickrey, Robert Remsen ...............................................................667Vollon, Antoine ............................................................................360

Wagner, Jacob ..............................................................................558Walt Disney Studios ......................................................................565Wang, Hui-Ming ..........................................................................627Watson, Henry Sumner ................................................................413Waugh, Frederick Judd .................................................................537Way, John ............................................................................689, 691Webb, Kenneth ............................................................................509Weber, Max ..................................................................................642Weekes, William ...........................................................................405Weekly, Martin .............................................................................427Wegel, Jan van ..............................................................................309Wei Letang ...........................................................................689, 691Weiner, Lawrence Charles ............................................ 681, 683, 699Weinman, Adolph Alexander ........................................................412van de Wetering de Rooij, Johannes Embrosius... .........................528Whitteker, Lilian E. ......................................................................498Whorf, John .........................................................................414, 472Wiggins, Guy Carleton .........................................................457, 474Wiles, Lemuel Maynard ................................................................387Williams, Sir Kyffin .......................................................................625Wilson, Scottie (Robert) ...............................................................684Woelfle, Arthur William ................................................................508Wolfe, Wayne E. ..........................................................................538Wong, Martin ...............................................................................686Woodward, Mabel May ................................................................448Woodward, Stanley Wingate .................................................480, 481Wright, Catharine Wharton Morris ...............................................450Wyeth, Andrew Newell .................................................................452Wyeth, N.C. (Newell Convers) .....................................................399

Zakanitch, Robert Rahway ............................................................695Zerbe, Karl ...................................................................................700Ziem, Félix ...................................................................................521

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Skinner, Inc. - Conditions of Sale

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Name (Please Print) Business Name

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City State Zip Code

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SKINNERAuctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art

63 Park P laza , Bo s t on , MA 02116 Te l : 617 .350 .5400 Fax : 617 .350 .5429274 Cedar Hi l l S t re e t , Mar lborough , MA 01752 Te l : 508 .970 .3000 Fax : 508 .970 .3100

www. sk inner inc . c om

SKINNERAuctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art

63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617.350.5400 274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA 01752 Tel: 508.970.3100

SKINNERAuctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art

The Heritage On The Garden, 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617.350.5400 • 357 Main Street, Bolton, MA 01740 Tel: 508.779.6241

SKINNERAuctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art

The Heritage On The Garden, 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617.350.5400 357 Main Street, Bolton, MA 01740 Tel: 508.779.6241

I wish to place the following bids in the sale listed above. I understand that Skinner, Inc. will execute bids as a convenience, and will not be held responsible for any errors or failure to execute bids. I understand that my bids are

executed and accepted as per Conditions of Sale as printed in the catalogue of this sale.

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Board of Directors

Administration

Expert Departments

SKINNER, INC.Auctioneers andAppraisers of Antiquesand Fine Art

63 Park PlazaBoston, MA 02116617.350.5400Fax 617.350.5429

274 Cedar Hill StreetMarlborough, MA 01752508.970.3000Fax 508.970.3100

www.skinnerinc.com

Chairman of the Board - Nancy R. SkinnerRichard AlbrightJohn DeightonBarnet FainStephen L. FletcherKaren M. Keane

President/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. KeaneChief Financial Officer - Don KellyExecutive Vice President - Stephen L. FletcherVice Presidents - Eric Jones, Marie Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr

20th Century Design - Jane D. PrentissAmerican & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. StarrAssistants: Kathy Wong, Elizabeth C. HaffAmerican Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. FletcherDeputy Director: Chris Barber; Assistant: Karen LangbergAmerican Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas DeihlAsian Works of Art - Interim Director - Stuart G. SlavidAssistants: Biying Zhang, Carol TranBooks & Manuscripts - Kerry ShrivesBottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. FletcherCeramics - Stuart G. SlavidClassic Automobiles & Motorcycles - Jane D. PrentissCouture - Cara ElmslieDiscovery Auctions - Cara ElmslieAssistants: Garrett J. Sheahan, Melissa RiebeEuropean Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. SlavidAssistant: Leah KingmanFine Wines - Marie KeepAssistant: Laura V. SweeneyJewelry - Victoria BratbergAssistants: John Colasacco, Julie KhouriJudaica - Kerry ShrivesMusical Instruments - David BonseyOriental Rugs & Carpets - Gary RichardsScience, Technology & Clocks - Robert C. CheneyAssistant: Jonathan DowlingSilver - Stuart G. SlavidToys & Dolls - Kerry ShrivesAuctioneers - LaGina Austin, Chris Barber, Robert C. Cheney,John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie C. Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid,Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney

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Marlborough: Warehouse Manager - Fred Trottier; 508.970.3280 Property Manager - Samuel Combs, 508.970.3262

Boston: Benjamin Evans, 617.874.4329

Property Distribution Manager - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308

Marlborough: Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269 Accounts Payable - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.3268 Credit Supervisor - Joe Monteyro, 508.970.3266

Marlborough: Heather Retzke, 508.970.3240

Appraisal & Auction Services - LaGina Austin, Christine E. Finn, Shannon M. Ames, Hadley BridgmanAdvertising Production - Pamela Van de HoutenBoston Gallery Director - Laura V. SweeneyAssistant Gallery Director: Paige LewellynGallery Assistant: Jessica TurnerCatalogue Production - Pamela Van de Houten, Kristina HarrisonConsignment Services - Patricia Walker King, Megan J. Blomgren, Carol ZeiglerCustomer Relations - Carol McCaffreyInstitutional Relations - L. Emerson TuttleHuman Resources - Carol McCaffreyInformation Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry ShrivesAssistants: Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa RiebeManaging Director - Marie C. KeepMarketing & Public Relations - Kate de Bethune, Kathryn Gargolinski, Heather RetzkePhotographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak, John CorneliusReceptionists - Marlborough: Jessica BedenbaughBoston: Sarah L. Collins Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography Transportation - Eric JonesAssistant: Mark McCaffrey

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Directions to Skinner’s Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA Telephone: 617-350-5400

From the West:

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs for Copley.

The ramp exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through five sets of lights and take a left onto Charles Street South. Take your first left off of Charles St. South onto Park Plaza.

Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the South:Take 93-N to Exit 20 for I-90 W toward Worcester. Follow signs for Chinatown/South Station.

Bear left at the fork to continue towards Kneeland Street. Turn left onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza.

Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From Logan Airport:Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Take Exit 25 toward South Boston and bear left at the fork in the ramp. Bear right onto B St. Turn left onto Northern Ave which becomes Seaport Blvd. Turn left onto Surface Rd. Turn right onto Kneeland Street which becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto

Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the North:Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive. Merge onto MA-28 South

via the ramp on the left. Turn left onto Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn left onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63 Park Plaza.

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Asian Works of Art $60 $73

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Upcoming Auction

Fine Prints & PhotographyMay 18, 2012 Boston, MA

Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Imperfect Diptych, 1988.

Consignment Deadline: February 24, 2012

For more information please contact our American & European Works of Art department at 508.970.3206 or e-mail [email protected]

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