American School oil on canvas oval portrait painting depicting a young woman, possibly Lucy McClung's mother, with dark hair curled in ringlets, attired in a white gown with lace and bead decoration and a pleated skirt, and wearing a bracelet on her right wrist. She stands in front of a plain backdrop next to a […]
Lot 238: Washington Girard O/C TN Landscape, Beech Trees
Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931) oil on canvas painting depicting beech trees surrounding a shaded pool of water in a dim forest setting. Signed "Washington Girard" lower left. Housed in a fluted giltwood frame. Sight: 16 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W. Framed: 20 3/4" H x 17 3/4" W. Biography: "William Washington "Wash" Girard was […]
Lot 239: William Posey Silva O/B, Southern Landscape
William Posey Silva (Georgia/Tennessee, 1859-1948) oil on board impressionist landscape painting of a Southern pine forest, signed lower left "William P. Silva." New, early 20th century style giltwood frame with carved corner ornament. 15-3/8" H x 11-3/8" W sight, 22" H x 18" W framed. Found in the Chattanooga, TN area. Biography: William Posey Silva […]
Lot 235: 2 Gilbert Gaul O/C Red Cross Nurse Paintings
Two (2) Gilbert Gaul (American, 1855-1919) World War I impressionist battlefield paintings, including one (1) oil on canvas scene depicting Red Cross nurses helping to carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher and one (1) oil on canvas scene depicting three Red Cross nurses standing in a field. Both are unframed and unsigned. 13 3/4" […]
Lot 236: William Shackelford O/C Portrait, Baby with a Blue Shoe
William Stamms Shackleford (Kentucky/Tennessee, 1814-1878) oil on canvas oval portrait of a very young child holding a blue shoe, and wearing a lace dress rendered in precise detail. The child is seated on a bed with a red and green leaf-patterned quilt, against a plain background with a small window visible to the left. Unsigned. […]
Lot 233: John Chumley Watercolor Woodland Scene, Dark Forest, Exhibited
John Wesley Chumley (Virginia/Tennessee, 1928-1984), "Dark Forest," watercolor on bristol board painting depicting a lush woodland interior with orange Jack-O-Lantern mushrooms and white button mushrooms emerging around the base of tree along with vines and fern. John Chumley label with painting title and dimensions en verso. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with linen liner. […]
Lot 234: Gilbert Gaul Oil Landscape, "The New Street"
Gilbert Gaul (New York/Tennessee/New Jersey, 1855-1919), "The New Street," oil on canvas (laid onto canvasboard) Impressionist painting depicting two black figures on a country road, standing or walking next to a grove of trees; across the road stand two houses and an empty buggy. Borders of canvasboard augmented by artist on both sides to match […]
Lot 230: Carl Sublett W/C Painting, Winter Lean
Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008), "Winter Lean," watercolor on paper landscape depicting a bare snow-laden tree line on a low ridge with the foremost tree having a distinct leftward tilt and a bright sky in the background. Titled, dated, and signed in pencil "Winter Lean 72 Sublett" lower right. Housed and double matted under glass in […]
Lot 231: John Chumley Winter Landscape, Foot Path, Exhibited
John Wesley Chumley (Virginia/Tennessee, 1928-1984), "Foot Path," watercolor on bristol board, winter landscape painting depicting rolling hills dotted with farmsteads and barns, under a blanket of freshly fallen snow. A footpath in the snow is visible far right foreground, leading to a house with large barren tree mid-ground. Signed "Chumley" lower left, titled and dated […]
Lot 232: John Chumley Painting,Toadstools in Sunlight, Exhibited
John Wesley Chumley (Virginia/Tennessee, 1928-1984), "Toadstools in Sunlight," watercolor on bristol board painting, depicting a lush woodland interior with orange Jack-O-Lantern mushrooms and white mushrooms emerging around the base of tree. A vine meanders along the trunk, which is highlighted with rays of sunlight emerging from the left side of the scene. Signed "Chumley" upper […]