Native American Navajo sterling silver concho belt, comprised of 6 large oval (4 x 4 1/4") and 7 small rectangular (4 x 1 3/4") links or plaques attached to a leather belt. Each link contains 2 rows of circular needle point turquoise. The belt is marked "sterling" and signed "IH" for Ivan Howard. 47" L, […]
Lot 627: Albert Lujan O/B Painting, Taos Pueblo
Albert Lujan (New Mexico, 1892-1948), also known as Xenaiua meaning "Weasel Arrow," oil on board painting depicting a Southwestern Native American Taos Pueblo dwelling before a small river, with a mountain range beneath a cloudy blue sky in the background. Signed "Albert Lujan" lower right. Artist information card, en verso. Housed in a giltwood frame […]
Lot 628: R.C. Gorman Native American Color Lithograph, Woman in Profile
Rudolph Carl Gorman (New Mexico/Arizona/California, 1932-2005) color lithograph on paper titled "Woman in Profile," numbered 84/150, depicting the profile portrait of a Navajo woman with black hair, wrapped in a large piece of fabric rendered in shades of red. Signed and dated "RC Gorman 1979," in pencil, lower left, numbered, in pencil, lower right. Gorman […]
Lot 629: McKenney & Hall, Indian Tribes of N. America Vol. 1, 32 plates
Thomas McKenney and James Hall: HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA, Volume One (only). 32 plates present. Front cover, some color plates, and early pages, including title page, are missing. This partially complete single volume appears to be the first edition, published by Edward C. Biddle in Philadelphia in 1837. It retains 32 […]
Lot 625: 2 Matthew A. Daly O/B, Canadian Landscape Paintings
Two (2) Matthew Andrew Daly (Ohio, 1860-1937) impressionistic oil on board landscape paintings depicting scenic views of the province of Alberta, Canada. 1st item: Painting titled "Grey Day, Valley of 10 Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alb." depicting a still lake before a line of evergreen trees, the snow-covered Ten Peaks mountain range visible in the background […]
Lot 626: 2 Edward Kingsbury Coastal Landscapes, Estate Stamps
Two (2) Edward Reynolds Kingsbury (Massachusetts/California, 1855-1940) impressionistic oil on canvas mounted on glass landscape paintings, both depicting views of the ocean and cliffs beneath blue skies. Unsigned. Ink stamps reading "From the Estate of Edward Kingsbury" en verso of canvases. Housed in identical giltwood frame with off white linen liners and giltwood fillets, back […]
Lot 623: 2 Maria von Matthiessen Photographs, Southern Barns
Two (2) Maria von Matthiessen (American, 1944-2001) gelatin silver prints, each depicting a dilapidated barn in a rural setting. Both signed "Maria von Matthiessen" lower right, below image. Both housed under glass in matching wooden frames with giltwood fillets. Includes a group of photocopied letters, newspaper articles, and exhibition records, including a letter from President […]
Lot 624: Douglas Denniston O/C Desert Landscape, "White Clouds"
Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) oil on canvas painting titled "White Clouds" depicting a Western desert landscape with several cactuses and other plant life beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed and dated "Denniston 96" lower center. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Housed in a silver metal frame. Sight: 45 3/4" […]
Lot 621: Henry Chalfant, Campbell's Soup by Fred Brothwaite, 1980
Henry Chalfant (New York/California, b. 1940) color photograph printed on Kodak Professional Endura metallic paper titled "Campbell's Soup by Fred Brothwaite, 1980," depicting a subway train with graffiti of Campbell's soup cans. Signed, dated, and numbered "Henry Chalfant '80 1/9" lower right. Two Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, labels, en verso. Housed under plexiglass in […]
Lot 622: Ralph Eugene Meatyard Photograph, Child w/ Planter
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (_Kentucky/Illinois, 1925-1972) gelatin silver print depicting a young boy in a hooded sweat suit and boots seated outside and holding flowers, the broken pieces of a stone planter at his feet on the grass. Photograph signed verso near hinge, "Madelyn O. Meatyard" (artist's widow). Includes the original shipping materials from Howard Greenberg […]