1st tiem: Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) abstract gouache and ink on paper painting titled "Saints with Spectrum, Composition I" depicting shapes rendered in black, white, green, and blue. Signed, dated, and numbered "Denniston 49 I" lower right. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Matted and housed under glass in a wooden frame. Sight: 12" H x 6" W. Framed: 19 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. 2nd item: Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) abstract gouache and ink on paper painting titled "Saints with Spectrum, Composition II" depicting three brightly colored vertical columns, includinga central column with shapes renderedin black, white, purple, and pink. Signed, dated, and numbered "Denniston 49 II" lower right. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Matted and housed under glass in a wooden frame. Sight: 12" H x 6" W. Framed: 19 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. Provenance: Estate of Russell McAdoo, Murfreesboro, TN. Biography: Douglas Denniston studied painting with Raymond Jonson and co-founded the Transcendental Painting Group with Emil Bistrram in 1938. In 1945 he came to New Mexico and became involved in the Santa Fe/Taos Art Movement. His work during this period was mainly abstract. By the 1950s, when he began a teaching position at the University of Arizona, he began working in a more representational style. His work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art. Condition: 1st item: Overall good condition with few scattered minute foxing spots. Not examined outside of frame. 2nd item: Overall very good condition. Not examined outside of frame.