Stephen Thomas Rascoe (Texas, 1924-2008) oil on board painting titled "Sunflowers and Broken Stone Wall," depicting a cluster of sunflowers growing against a broken stone wall, with a blue sky background. Signed "Stephen Rascoe" lower right. Housed and matted in a wood frame. Sight – 23 1/2" square. Framed – 25 3/4" square. American, last […]
Lot 798: Stephen Rascoe Oil on Board Vase of Flowers
Stephen Thomas Rascoe (Texas, 1924-2008) oil on board painting titled "Small Vase of Flowers" or alternatively "Flowers for my wife," depicting flowers arranged in a vase, rendered in shades of bright orange, yellow, and blue. Signed "S. Rascoe" lower right. Housed in a black plastic frame. Sight – 23 3/8" H x 11 3/8" W. […]
Lot 794: Edna Lawrence O/B Marine Painting, Harbor Scene
Edna W. Lawrence (Rhode Island/New York, 1898-1987) impressionistic oil on board maritime painting depicting a moored boat with passengers aboard, a man standing on a dock to the left before a building beneath a hazy blue sky. Signed "E.W. Lawrence" lower left. Two handwritten labels with additional pencil inscriptions, en verso of board. Housed in […]
Lot 795: Harry Hambro Howe O/C Marine Painting, Brig Portland
Harry Hambro Howe (Massachusetts/Maine, 1886-1968) oil on canvas maritime painting titled "Brig Portland" depicting a large ship sailing across the ocean beneath an early morning sky. Signed "H Howe" lower right. Includes handwritten notecard with information about the Brig Portland. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 16" H x 19 3/4" W. Framed: 19 3/4" […]
Lot 792: Katherine Farrell Impressionist Harbor Scene
Katherine Levin Farrell (Massachusetts/Pennsylvania, 1857-1951) Impressionist oil on board painting depicting ships in a harbor under a sky dotted with clouds. Signed lower right "Katherine L. Farrell." Label en verso for Bresler Galleries, Milwaukee. Natural oak frame. Sight: 9 1/2" H x 11 1/2" W. Framed: 13 1/2" H x 16 1/2" W. Provenance: Estate […]
Lot 793: 2 American O/B Marine Paintings, incl. Lester Chadbourne, Stanley Dale
Two (2) American oil on board marine paintings. 1st item: Lester E. Chadbourne (Massachusetts, 1901-1971) impressionistic oil on canvasboard maritime painting titled "Rockport Harbor" depicting boats moored at a harbor with buildings visible in the background beneath a hazy blue sky. Signed "L. E. Chadbourne" lower left. Young's Fine Art Auctions, North Berwick, ME dated […]
Lot 790: 4 Garth Williams Pen & Ink Drawings, incl. Tomorrow Magazine Illus.
Four (4) Garth Montgomery Williams (Colorado, 1912-1996) pen and ink drawings. 1st item: Drawing for TOMORROW MAGAZINE, possibly titled "Over the Style," depicting a man jumping over a fence beneath a full moon, a satchel lying in the foreground. Signed "Garth Williams" with inscription reading "LINE CUT – 4 1/4" mdl," in pencil, top left, […]
Lot 791: 3 Garth Williams Items, THE BLACK VENUS, 1946
Three (3) items related to THE BLACK VENUS, by Rhys Davies, illustrated by Garth Montgomery Williams (Colorado, 1912-1996), originally published by Howell, Soskin, New York, 1946. 1st item: Mixed media on paper preliminary cover illustration depicting Olwen Powell, the book's heroine seated on her bed, flanked by a black statuette of the goddess Venus and […]
Lot 787: Jon Carsman Acrylic Cityscape Painting, Watchtowers
Jon Carsman (Pennsylvania, 1944-1987) acrylic on canvas painting titled "Watchtowers" depicting a cityscape beneath a green and yellow sky. Signed "Jon Carsman" lower left. Additional artist's signature with title, date "1967," and additional information, en verso of canvas, typed museum label, en verso of frame. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight: 25 1/4" H x […]
Lot 788: Leo B. Blake Gouache Marine Painting, Coastal Landscape
Leo B. Blake (Illinois/Massachusetts, 1887-1976) gouache on board maritime painting depicting a harbor scene beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Leo B. Blake" lower left. Housed in a light brown mat. Sight: 8 3/8" H x 10 1/4" W. Mat: 12 3/4" H x 14 3/4" W. Provenance: the estate of Earl and Annette Bruhn […]