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 […]
Lot 789: Archive of 24 Leo B. Blake Art Works
Group of twenty-four (24) items by or owned by the artist Leo B. Blake (American, 1887-1976). Includes pencil, ink, or gouache drawings on paper, cardstock, or canvasboard depicting harbor scenes, landscapes, and farming scenes, including one (1) titled "Study of a Sailboat Docked" and one (1) winter scene illustration mock-up for "The Capper Foundation for […]
Lot 785: Clyde Singer O/B Painting, Street Cleaner
Clyde Singer (Ohio, 1908-1999) oil on masonite board painting titled "Street Cleaner" depicting a man in a white suit and hat smoking a pipe and pushing a yellow broom cart down an empty city street. Signed "C. Singer" top right. Additional signature with date "1954" and inscription reading "White Wing" en verso of board. Typed […]
Lot 786: 3 Clyde Singer Artworks, incl. O/B Painting
Three (3) Clyde Singer (Ohio, 1908-1999) artworks. 1st item: Abstract oil on board painting depicting a brunette woman in a green blouse, holding her head in her right hand, her other arm resting against a blue surface against a purple background. Signed and dated "Singer 49" lower right. Lyzon art gallery, Nashville, TN bid card […]