Two (2) works on paper by Tennessee artists. 1st item: Ernest Pickup (Tennessee, 1887-1970), wood engraving depicting the Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, TN, with humble houses at the foot of the hill (prior to urban renewal, which dramatically changed the look of Tennessee's Capitol Hill beginning in 1949). Signed in pencil lower right and with […]
Lot 997: 2 Gus Baker Nude Oil Portraits
Two (2) Gus Lafayette Baker (Tennessee, 1922-1994) oil paintings of a female and male nude. 1st item: Oil on canvas painting titled "Eva" depicting a seated nude female in an interior setting. Signed "Gus Baker," lower right. Housed in a giltwood frame with pierced corners and centers. Sight: 13 1/4" H x 10 1/4" W. […]
Lot 994: Cornelius Hankins O/C Beached Fishing Boat, 1896
Early Cornelius Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a beached wooden boat in a field with a line of trees in the background. Signed and dated lower right "Cornelius Hankins 1896". Additional presentation inscription en verso reads "Christmas gift to Mr. and Mr. Coleman from Cornelius Hankins – picture and Miss Maude […]
Lot 995: Charles Cagle TN Figurative Painting and Drawing (2 Items)
Charles Cagle (Tennessee, 1907-1968) oil on canvas painting titled "Gardenia Corsage" depicting a blonde haired woman seated in front of a dressing mirror, wearing an off the shoulder white dress and choker, her hands resting below a white gardenia corsage at her left shoulder. Deep red background. Unsigned. Handwritten paper label with artist's name, medium, […]
Lot 992: 2 Washington Girard paintings, Winter Landscape and Mountain in Spring
Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931), two (2) oil on board landscape paintings, the first depicting a house or barn set at the top of a snowy hill, with fence and trees in the foreground; the second depicting a snowy mountain range set in front of a small lake, with trees and spring wildflowers in the foreground. […]
Lot 993: 2 TN Oil Paintings, incl. W. Girard, C. Hankins
Two (2) oil paintings by Tennessee artists, including Washington Girard and Cornelius Hankins. 1st item: Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931) oil on board Tennessee landscape painting depicting a small pond between two banks, a setting sun in the background. Signed "W. Girard." lower left. Housed in a giltwood frame. Includes copies of conservation reports for the […]
Lot 989: Jim Gray O/C Beach Scene, Near Bar Harbor
Jim Gray (American/Tennessee, 1932-2019) oil on canvas beach scene depicting sand dunes with sea grasses foreground and the ocean background. Signed lower right "Jim Gray ASMA". Housed in a gilt wood frame with linen liner. Sight:17 3/8" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed: 23 3/4" H x 29 3/4" W. Condition: Painting overall very good […]
Lot 990: Jim Gray O/C Seascape, Near Bar Harbor
Jim Gray (American/Tennessee, 1932-2019) oil on canvas seascape titled "Near Bar Harbor", depicting waves crashing against a rocky shoreline. Signed lower right in red "Jim Gray ASMA". Titled on stretcher en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame with linen liner. Sight:15 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed: 21 7/8" H x 25 7/8" […]
Lot 991: 2 Washington Girard landscape paintings, Country Road and Lake with Boats
Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931), two (2) small oil on board landscapes, the first depicting a fence-lined country road leading to a house, with hills or mountains in the background, signed lower right; the second depicting a house set at the edge of a lake with flowering tree on the bank and sailboats in the distance, […]
Lot 987: 2 Louis Jones, 1 Leon Pescheret Smoky Mtn. Etchings, 3 items
Three (3) etchings depicting scenes of the Smoky Mountains, Tennessee. 1st-2nd items: Two (2) Louis Edward Jones (Tennessee, 1878-1958) drypoint etchings, including one (1) titled "A Mountain Barn," and one (1) "An Old Mountain Bridge." Titled with medium, in pencil, lower left below plate, signed and dated "Louis E. Jones – 1940" in pencil, lower […]