Large group of twenty (20) 17th and 18th century portrait engravings. Subjects and engravers/artists include the Marquis de Lafayette by Vincenzo Vangelisti/Michael Honore Bounieu ("d'apres une Miniature," c. 1789); Phillip II, King of Spain (illustration to Emanuel van Meteren's 'Niederlandische Historien oder Geschichten" Antwerp, 1611); Christina, Queen of Sweden by Paulus Pontius (c. 1654); Elias […]
Lot 455: 5 Prints, incl. Samuel V. Chamberlain, Davis Gray, Captain James Cook
1st item: Samuel V. Chamberlain (Massachusetts/Iowa, 1895-1975) drypoint etching on paper titled "Far West Junk Shop" depicting the store front of Haslam's junk shop. Numbered "70/100," in pencil, lower left below plate, signed "Samuel Chamberlain," in pencil, lower right below plate. Housed and matted under glass in a black wooden frame with gilt trim. Plate: […]
Lot 453: 3 WPA era Prints: Kenneth Hayes Miller, John De Martelly, Alice Murphy
1st item: Kenneth Hayes Miller (New York/California, 1876-1952) etching on paper study titled "Play" depicting a nude female with her two young children. Signed and dated "Hayes Miller 19" lower right, in the plate, signed "Hayes Miller" in pencil, lower right, below the plate. Housed in a coral-colored mat. Plate: 4 3/4" H x 6 […]
Lot 454: 3 American School Prints, incl. Clyde Singer, Helen Beccard, Leo Meissner
Three (3) American School prints on paper, including Clyde Singer, Helen Beccard, and Leo John Meissner. 1st item: Clyde Singer (Ohio, 1908-1999) lithograph on paper titled "The Daily News" depicting a woman leaning against a building facade and reading a newspaper. Signed "Clyde Singer" in the stone, lower right. Lyzon, Nashville, TN gallery label, en […]
Lot 452: 3 Works on Paper: Nordfeldt, Pytlak, Cikovsky
Three (3) prints including Bror Nordfeldt, Leonard Pytlak, and Nicolai Cikovsky. 1st item: Leonard Pytlak (American, b. 1910), STAGE HANDS, Color woodcut on Japan paper, titled lower center and signed lower right. Matted. Image: 11 3/4" H x 14" W. Sheet: 15 1/4" H x 17 1/8" W. Mat: 20" H x 24" W. 2nd […]
Lot 450: WPA Oil on Board Painting signed Wehrley, Wisconsin
American School, likely Wisconsin, Works Progress Administration era oil on canvasboard landscape painting, titled "Rural Wisconsin", depicting a lone male figure fixing a fence in a plowed field before a red barn house surrounded by trees on a hill. Signed "WE HALEY" or "WEHRLEY" lower right. Titled, en verso. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight: […]
Lot 451: Henry Carter Johnson, WPA Farm Landscape Oil on Canvas
Henry Carter Johnson (American, 1908-1996) WPA era oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a farm scene with chickens in the foreground and a figure working on a porch in the middle ground, a yellow sky with sun above. Signed and dated "1935 Carter Johnson," lower left. Housed in a painted frame with gilt trim. Sight: […]
Lot 448: Impressionist O/C Still Life with Asian Vases
American School, 20th century, Impressionist oil on canvas still life painting depicting two Asian style porcelain vases with floral decoration, one holding yellow flowers, and a wooden stand in the background, rendered in warm colors and light impasto. Unsigned. Housed in an Asian style wood frame with a silk liner under plexiglass. Sight: 20 3/4" […]
Lot 449: Exhibited Harriet Elizabeth Derrevere Drawing, Iris Form II
Harriet Elizabeth Derrevere (American, 20th Century) colored pencil on paper drawing titled "Iris Form II" depicting an iris in shades of pink and purple against an off white background. Signed and dated "Harriet Derrevere 1972" in pencil, lower center. Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR paper label stating that this drawing was purchased from the […]
Lot 447: Attr. Emily Nichols Hatch Nude Mixed Media Painting
Attributed to Emily Nichols Hatch (New York, 1871-1959) mixed media on paper painting of a seated nude female, rendered with loose brushstrokes, leaving portions of the paper unpainted. Signed "B" lower left. Attribution and information about the artist attached en verso. Sight: 17 1/8" H x 10 3/4" W. Framed: 24 1/4" H x 17 […]