Eight-gallon double-handled stoneware jar, with large strap handles similar to the potter, George Washington Dunn (Putnam, Tennessee, 1870-1944). Brown to light brown transition glaze, angled rim and incised double line to upper shoulder, incised "8" by one handle denoting capacity, and subtly curved hatch marks to upper body and lower edge of one side. 20 […]
Lot 114: Carl Gutherz O/C Painting, Portrait of Albert Sidney Johnson
Carl Gutherz or Guthers (Tennessee/Missouri/France, 1844-1907) oil on canvas profile portrait painting of a man attired in a black suit with a white collar and purple tie against a dark background. Signed "Carl Gutherz" lower right. Crayon inscription reads "Carl Gutherz Artist Washington D.C. 1905" en verso. Label en verso identifies the sitter as Albert […]
Lot 115: Attr. Washington Bogart Cooper, O/C Portrait of Young Girl
Attributed to Washington Bogart Cooper (Tennessee/Louisiana, 1802-1889), oil on canvas portrait, likely posthumous, depicting the bust of a young child with straight blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and rosy cheeks, with the lower half of the body obscured by clouds. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with oval sight opening, having fruit, foliate, and shell […]
Lot 113: Carl Sublett W/C Painting, Gazebo in Port Clyde, ME
Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor on paper painting depicting a white gazebo surrounded by architecture and green foliage under a blue sky, possibly in Port Clyde, Maine. Signed and dated "'85 Sublett" lower right, and illegibly titled below. Housed and double matted under glass in a contemporary metallic frame. Sight: 17 3/4" H x 23 […]
Lot 111: 2 George Cress Abstract Paintings, Inlet & Near Orvieto, Italy
Two (2) George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) abstract paintings, "Inlet (conte)" and "Near Orvieto, Italy". 1st item: Mixed media on paper abstract landscape painting, titled "Inlet (conte)", comprising brick red, grey, black, and white hues. Signed and dated "George Cress 1965" lower right. Paper label with artist name, title, and "coll. of Mary Hale, Chattanooga" […]
Lot 112: Large Kermit Ewing O/C Painting, Road to Grenada Spain
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) large oil on canvas painting titled "Road to Grenada, Spain" depicting a rocky landscape with sparse buildings and a bridge traversing the water. Signed lower left. Titled, signed, and dated Sept. 1966, en verso. Housed in a painted carved wooden frame. Sight: 39 3/4" x 29 5/8" H x 39 […]
Lot 109: Walter Tiree Hudson Outsider Painting, Radar Shack North of 421
Walter Tiree Hudson (American, 20th Century) outsider art acrylic on paper painting titled "Radar Shack North of 421" depicting a green structure surrounded by a car, hills, a tree, an animal, and the sun with anthropomorphic characteristics. Titled and signed with monogram and copyright symbol with date "W. T. H. 9-9-90" across lower edge of […]
Lot 110: 2 Lilian Webb Statue of Liberty Outsider Art Paintings
Two (2) Lilian Webb (Tennessee, 1930-2010) outsider art acrylic on panel paintings depicting the Statue of Liberty against the New York City skyline. Both signed "L Webb" lower left. Unframed. Panels approximately 20" H x 16 1/4" W. Biography: Lilian Webb, also spelled Lillian Webb, was born Feb. 8, 1930 and grew up in Nashville, […]
Lot 108: 2 Peti Clements O/C Paintings, True in Blue & Precious Memories
Two (2) Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on canvas paintings depicting children’s scenes. 1st item: Painting, titled “True in Blue”, depicting two young girls with curly hair and blue dresses, one black with a white apron and one white with a bonnet over her red hair, standing shoulder-to-shoulder beside a spotted […]
Lot 106: Jeanne Davies O/C Painting, Sarah & Fable
Jeanne Davies (Pennsylvania/New Jersey, b. 1936) oil on canvas genre painting titled "Sarah & Fable" depicting a young girl with blonde hair in a light yellow floral dress, situated in a landscape setting with a sheep dog on a leash, the steeple and roof of a church visible in the right background. Signed "Davies" lower […]