Two (2) Southern architectural paintings. 1st item: Watercolor on paper laid to card painting of a historic two-story building at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana, likely first quarter of 20th c. Initialed “MHG” in pen, lower center. Housed under glass in a distressed silvered wood frame. Sight: 7 1/2 in. H x 10 5/8 in. W. Frame: 8 […]
Lot 1123: 2 Carl Gutherz O/C Studies for Evening of the 6th Day Plus Sketch
Two (2) Carl Gutherz or Guthers (Tennessee/Missouri, 1844-1907) oil on canvas paintings, both studies for the artist’s monumental 1893 painting “The Evening of the Sixth Day,” plus signed pencil drawing of the same with catalog entry and note written by Gutherz. 1st item: Painting of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with God enthroned […]
Lot 1122: 2 Etchings after Jacques Callot, Salvator Mundi and Mater Dei
Two (2) etchings on laid paper after Jaques Callot (French, 1592-1635), Christ as Salvator Mundi and Mary as Mater Dei. Both face the viewer, with vignettes from their lives, deaths, and Christ’s resurrection to lower left and right. Reverse copies after etchings from Callot’s series The Large Standing Apostles, Representing The Savior, The Blessed Mary, and the Apostles. […]
Lot 1121: 2 Satirical Religious Paintings After J. Georges Vibert and Toby Rosenthal
Two satirical religious paintings depicting Catholic cardinals. 1st item: Oil on canvas painting after Toby Edward Rosenthal’s (American/German, 1848-1917) 1896 painting “Sleeping Cardinal” AKA “The Cardinal’s Portrait,” with a puzzled monk who depicts a cardinal in a pious pose while his model sleeps. 2nd item: Oil on canvas painting after Jehan Georges Vibert’s (French, 1840-1902) […]
Lot 1120: Carlo Kappo O/C Painting of a Cavalier
Carlo Kappo (European, 20th c.) oil on canvas, bust-length portrait of a musketeer or cavalier who wears a wide-brimmed hat and looks directly at the viewer while he grips the handle of a sword with his left hand. Signed lower right and retains a Chicago Conservation Center label affixed to stretcher. Housed in a painted […]
Lot 1119: Pr. European Tour Alabaster Profile Carvings & William Pitt Medallion
1st & 2nd items: Pair of European Tour framed alabaster bas relief profile portraits mounted onto velvet, one depicting Plato and the other depicting Michelangelo. Housed in shadowbox frames with beaded openings. 7 1/8 in. H x 5 1/2 in. W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 3rd item: William Pitt ebonized profile bas relief profile portrait with […]
Lot 1114: 4 Portrait Miniatures: Sisters, Mother & Child plus Lady in Black Mourning Clothing
1st – 3rd items: Three (3) watercolor portrait miniatures of Victorian subjects, probably European, including one oval portrait of a woman holding a child, in an outdoor setting, applied to the lid of a rosewood oval trinket box with brass line inlay, mid 19th century, together with two individual oval portraits of women believed to be sisters, […]
Lot 1117: Bronze Sculpture Titled Nenikhkamen, Max Kruse
Bronze sculpture by Max Kruse (German, 1854 – 1942) titled “Nenikhkamen” (We Have Won) depicting the Greek messenger Pheidippides. Signed, titled, and numbered 15/391 together with an illegible foundry mark. Mounted onto a stepped wood base. Sculpture measures: 20 1/2 in. H x 4 5/8 in. W x 11 3/4 in. D. Overall: 21 1/2 […]
Lot 1116: Giovanni de Martino Bronze Bust, Scugnizzo w/ a Cigarette
Giovanni de Martino (Italian, 1970-1935) bronze bust of a scugnizzo or street urchin with a small cigarette pursed between his lips, early 20th c. He wears a necklace with a cross and pendant with the Madonna and Child flanked by saints. Signed “De Martino” to left shoulder. Affixed to a marble base. Bust: 12 3/4 in. H x 8 […]
Lot 1115: O/C Painting After Edwin Landseer, A Highland Breakfast
Oil on canvas painting after Sir Edwin Henry Landseer’s (English, 1802-1873) c. 1834 painting “A Highland Breakfast,” in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Five dogs gather around a basin. Two feed while two others bare teeth at one another as a fifth dog watches. Two puppies nurse from one of the feeding dogs. […]
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