William J. McCoy Jr. (Knoxville, 1906-1995) miniature oil on board East Tennessee mountain scene titled "Birch Flats, Cade's Cove". Signed "McCoy" in red, lower right margin. Additionally signed and titled en verso in pencil. Housed in a modern giltwood frame. Sight:5 3/8" H x 7 1/2" W. Framed: 7 1/4" H x 9 1/4" W. […]
Lot 518: Charles Griffin Farr O/B Landscape, Possibly East TN
Charles Griffin Farr (California/Tennessee/Alabama, 1908-1997) oil on board rural landscape painting depicting rolling hills with barns and farm houses along a road, under a blue sky. Unsigned. Housed in a contemporary metallic frame. Sight: 11 1/4" H x 17 1/4" W. Framed: 13" H x 19 1/4" W. Note: The consigner relayed memories of his […]
Lot 517: Harold Kraus O/B Painting, Wading
Harold Kraus (Tennessee, b. 1940s) oil on board painting titled "Wading" depicting a woman in a large white hat, holding up the hem of her white late 19th-century style dress, while standing in the ocean and facing away from the viewer, rendered in an impasto technique. Signed "Kraus" lower right. Title with artist's signature and […]
Lot 516: James B. Richardson O/B, Woman Peeling Apples
James B. Richardson (active Washington, DC, early to mid 20th century) oil on canvas portrait depicting a brunette woman with brown eyes, possibly the artist's wife, wearing a lavender dress and seated in a wooden chair while peeling green apples from a bowl held in her lap, against an earthy green background. Signed "Richadson (sic)" […]
Lot 515: Dixie Durham O/C Painting, Fork Under Pillow
Dixie Hampson Durham (Virginia/Arkansas, 1913-2010) oil on canvas painting depicting a young African American child asleep in a bed with white linens, a fork protruding from under her pillow. Signed and dated "Dixie Durham 1977" lower right. Black paint inscription reading "A FORK/UNDER THE/PILLOW/TO CURE NIGHT/SWEATS" en verso of canvas, New Orleans Auction Galleries lot […]
Lot 514: Attr. Eliot Clark O/B Impressionist Winter Landscape Painting
Southern oil on board impressionist winter landscape snow scene attributed to Eliot Candee Clark (New York/Virginia 1883-1980), titled "View at Sweetbriar, VA", depicting a stand of trees in the foreground with hills or mountains in the background, rendered in an impasto manner using soft pastel colors. Signed lower left, possibly "Eliot Clark". Pencil inscription with […]
Lot 513: Benson Bond Moore O/C Painting, Night on the Potomac
Benson Bond Moore (District of Columbia/Florida, 1882-1974) oil on canvas painting titled "Night on the Potomac", depicting a night time view of the Potomac river with a crescent moon visible in the night sky. Signed and dated in red "B. Moore, '03" lower left. Unframed. 12" H x 18" W. CONDITION: Overall good condition; light […]
Lot 512: 19th c. Still Life, White Flowers on a Marble Topped Table
American School, possibly Southern, late 19th century oil on canvas still life painting depicting a pottery jug filled with small white flowers, positioned atop a marble top table with ogee skirt and reflected in a mirror. Housed in a later giltwood frame with carved corner elements. Canvas is backed with an early 20th piece of […]
Lot 511: Nell Walker Warner O/C Floral Still Life Painting
Nell Gertrude Walker Warner (California/Nebraska, 1891-1970) large oil on canvas still life painting depicting pink, yellow, and white flowers in a vase atop a table with red drapery in the background, rendered with light impasto. Signed "Nell Walker Warner" lower left. Housed in a carved giltwood frame. Sight: 33 7/8" H x 39" W. Framed: […]
Lot 510: Francesco Spicuzza O/B Farm Landscape Painting
Francesco J. Spicuzza (Wisconsin, 1883-1962) impressionistic oil on board landscape painting depicting a rural farm scene with rolling hills, a barn, and grazing cattle under a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Spicuzza" lower right. Housed in a contemporary giltwood frame. Sight: 23 5/8" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed: 27 3/4" H x 33 3/4" W. […]