Louis Oscar Griffith (American/Texas/Indiana, 1875-1956) oil on canvas, laid on board, landscape painting depicting two trees in a scrubby landscape, possibly Texas Hill Country. Signed L.O. Griffith lower left. Molded giltwood frame. 17 1/2" H x 23 1/2" sight, 24 1/2"H x 30 1/2"W. Biography: Although born in Indiana, painter and printmaker L.O. Griffith spent […]
Lot 358: 2 Werner Wildner Gnome Artworks
Two (2) Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004) works on paper depicting gnomes. 1st item: Watercolor and gouache painting with graphite on paper depicting a gnome wearing a red hat, a green suit, and holding a cane, standing in profile. 2nd item: Graphite and gouache on paper depicting a partially bald gnome wearing a fitted suit, […]
Lot 359: 2 John Richardson W/C Exhibited Landscape Paintings
2 John Frederick Richardson (Tennessee/Illinois, 1906-1998) watercolor landscapes. 1st item: Watercolor on paper landscape painting titled "Autumn Waterfall" depicting a waterfall surrounded by trees with fall foliage. Signed "John Richardson" with copyright symbol, lower left. Label en verso for the 1983 Tennessee All-State Artists Exhibition at Parthenon Galleries, Nashville, TN, and a Watkins College of […]
Lot 356: Two (2) Tennessee Works on Paper, Birdwell, Ironside
Two (2) works on paper by Tennessee artists Robert Birdwell and Xavier Ironside.1st item: Robert Birdwell (Tennessee, 1924 -2016) etching on paper titled "Two Blind Beggars," numbered 5/25, depicting an elderly man and woman, the man with sunglasses and a cane. Titled, in pencil, lower left below plate and numbered in pencil lower center below […]
Lot 357: 2 McCullough Partee W/C Paintings, Historic 1st Ave., Nashville, TN
Two (2) McCullough Partee (Tennessee, 1900-1989) watercolor on paper paintings including one (1) titled "First Avenue Near the Square" and one (1) titled "Scene Near the River" both depicting the railroad tracks along downtown Nashville's historic First Avenue. Both signed "McCPartee" lower left and/or top right. Both with handwritten labels, "Scene Near the River" with […]
Lot 354: Paul Lancaster O/B Winter Scene, Christmas 1975
Paul Lancaster (Tennessee/Colorado, 1930-2019) oil on canvasboard painting titled "Christmas 1975" depicting a snow covered city street scene with children playing and additional buildings visible in the background beneath a late afternoon sky. Titled and signed "Lancaster" lower right. Numeral ink inscriptions, en verso of board. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight: 19 1/4" H […]
Lot 355: Joe Parrott Oil on Board Street Scene
Joe Parrott (American/Tennessee, 1944) oil on board depicting a historic house at sunrise or sunset beneath a bright blue sky, rendered in a heavy impasto technique. The Frameworks, Nashville, TN stamp en verso. Housed in a silvered and ebony wood frame with linen matte. Sight: 17 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed: 22 1/2" […]
Lot 351: Carl Sublett Abstract Watercolor & Book
Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) abstract watercolor on paper, possibly from his Flagg Island series. Signed and dated "72 lower right. Housed in a modern chrome frame and float mounted onto a linen weave backing. Together with an exhibition book titled Carl Sublett, published by the Tennessee State Museum for the February 15 – May 6, […]
Lot 352: George Cress Watercolor Landscape Painting
George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) expressionist mixed media landscape painting titled "Island Map". Signed and dated 1967 lower left. Additionally signed and titled en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame with linen matte and gilt liner. Sight: 12 3/8" H x 16 1/4" W. Framed: 21" H x 24 3/8" W. Biography: George Cress […]
Lot 353: Exhibited Paul Lancaster O/C Painting, Tropical Princess
Paul Lancaster (Tennessee/Colorado, 1930-2019) oil on canvas painting titled "Tropical Princess" depicting a young woman in an elaborate dress, seated next to a large black bird in a jungle landscape setting. Signed "Lancaster" lower right. All State Art Exhibition 1994 label and Watkins College of Art label, en verso. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight: […]