Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor painting on paper titled "Southern Icon #293", depicting the Southern Railway Terminal located in downtown Knoxville, TN. Dated and signed lower right "93 Sublett". Title, signature, and inscriptions describing the work in pencil en verso. "Unframed. 21 78" H x 30 1/4" W. Note: Original paperwork from artist included with […]
Lot 190: Mayna Treanor Avent O/C, Tennessee Landscape Painting
Mayna Treanor Avent (Tennessee, 1868-1959) impressionistic oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a bridge spanning a body of water, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage, a red farm visible in the background beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed “Mayna T Avent” lower right. Handwritten note describing treatment performed by Frances de Brun Brown, circa July […]
Lot 185: Large Carroll Cloar Double Sided Drawing
Carroll Cloar (Tennessee, 1913-1993) large signed graphite drawing on paper, doublesided, the first side depicting a smiling man wearing a hat and seated on a wooden crate, with three figures in the background. Titled lower left "Stevedore in Guayaquil, Ecuador" and signed "Carroll Cloar" lower right. Sketches en verso of a young girl. Float mounted […]
Lot 188: Exhibited Carl Sublett W/C Landscape Painting, Wintered Ridge #176
Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor on paper landscape painting titled "Wintered Ridge #178" depicting a ridge with snow and brown grass beneath a cloudy grey and blue sky. Signed "Carl Sublett," lower right. Housed and matted under plexiglass in a wooden frame. Sight: 26 3/4" H x 34 3/4" W. Framed: 35 1/4" H x […]
Lot 183: Richard MacDonald Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Flutist
Richard MacDonald (American/California, born 1946) polychromed bronze sculpture titled "Flutist", part of the "Mimes" series. Signed on the base "R. MacDonald" and numbered 136/175. Mounted onto a stepped black marble rectangular base. 21" H x 12" W x 8" D. Created in 1993. Provenance: Private Nashville Collection, purchased through Davishire Interiors, which represented MacDonald in […]
Lot 184: Richard MacDonald Bronze Sculpture, Piper, No. 1/175
Richard MacDonald (American/California, born 1946) polychrome bronze sculpture titled "Piper," smaller size version. Signed "R. MacDonald" on the base and numbered 1/175 and mounted onto a stepped black marble rectangular base. 13" H x 13" W x 8" D. Created 1978. Provenance: Private Nashville Collection, purchased through Davishire Interiors, which represented MacDonald in the Nashville […]
Lot 181: Elizabeth O'Neil Verner Etching, The Brown Singer
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (South Carolina, 1883-1979), etching titled "The Brown Singer", depicting a young African American woman in a profile portrait pose, with upswept hair and flowing dress. Pencil signed by the artist lower right. Housed in a modern chrome frame. Image: 9 1/2" H x 7 3/8" W. Sight:10 3/8" H x 7 5/8" […]
Lot 182: Matthew Daly O/B Painting, Hod Carriers at Lunch
Matthew A. Daly (American/Ohio, 1860-1937) impressionist oil on board painting titled "Hod Carriers at Lunch". Depicting four male laborers seated by a fire with their lunch. Signed and dated lower left "M.A. Daly, 1920". Additionally titled and partially signed in pencil verso. Housed in a carved gilt wood Arts & Crafts style frame. Sight: 11 […]
Lot 178: Beauford Delaney Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) large-scale vertically oriented oil on canvas painting presenting an abstraction comprised of horizontally lined brushstrokes in varying widths and set against a variegated and tactile background. The artist anchors the image with a rectangular shape in the lower half of the image, which includes two mirrored color centric arcs, one slightly […]
Lot 179: Joseph Delaney Nude Watercolor
Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991) watercolor on cream paper depicting a nude female figure with her left arm raised and resting on a wall with her lower arm by her side and holding fabric. Signed lower right JOSEPH DELANEY. Float mounted onto cream board and housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight/Paper: 17 3/4" H […]