Adelia Armstrong Lutz (American/Tennessee, 1859-1931) oil and pastel on cardstock portrait of a young girl with long red hair, attired in a white dress with an upward gaze and with a pink rose lower center. Signed lower left "A. A. Lutz". Inscription en verso partially reads "Artist —– Given to Charles & Annette Harris in […]
Lot 179: Lloyd Branson Oil on Cardstock Landscape Painting
Lloyd Branson (Tennessee, 1861-1925) panoramic oil on cardstock fall landscape painting depicting a rock lined stream flanked by fall trees foreground and a meadow with trees and mountains visible background. Signed lower right "Branson". Housed in a gilt carved frame with oak leaf and anthemion decoration. Sight – 5 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W. […]
Lot 180: L. Branson Oil Landscape & E. Hurst Pastel Portrait
Two (2) Tennessee art works, including Lloyd Branson and Edward Hurst. 1st item: Lloyd Branson (American/Tennessee, 1861-1925) small oil on paper autumn landscape painting, mounted on board, depicting a forest pathway. Signed lower right "Branson." Housed in a carved early 20th giltwood frame. Sight – 4" H x 6" W. Framed – 7 1/2" H […]
Lot 178: TN Mountain O/B Landscape by Charles Krutch
Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee oil on board painting depicting a Spring/Summer mountain landscape, likely the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. EG Gagg Knoxville Framery label en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Signed lower right in red "Krutch." Sight – 6 1/4" H x 9" W. Framed – 8 1/4" H x […]
Lot 177: Hugh Tyler O/B Landscape w/ Cows, poss. TN
Hugh C. Tyler (Tennessee/New York, 1885-1976) impressionist oil on board American landscape painting, possibly East Tennessee, depicting a pasture with grazing cows, framed by a stand of trees, with a forest background. Signed faintly lower left "H. C. Tyler". Housed in a burnished gilt and green painted wood frame. Sight: 7 3/4" H x 9 […]
Lot 176: Robert Loftin Newman Exhibited Painting, "Mother and Child"
Robert Loftin Newman (Tennessee/NY/ France, 1827-1912), "Mother and Child," oil on board painting depicting a woman closely holding a very young child in a dark, dense landscape setting. The dark haired woman wears a dress with light blouse and full red skirt, and the unclothed child stands on her lap with one arm outstretched. Signed […]
Lot 175: Cornelius Hankins O/P, Still Life w/ Wine Bottles
Cornelius Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on panel still life painting depicting a bottle of wine, a fiasco bottle, a wine glass, a plate with a piece of a meat pie, a bunch of grapes, and otheritems on a tabletop against a mottled browndrapery background. Signed "Cornelius Hankins" lower left. A. Frank & Co. label with […]
Lot 173: Gilbert Gaul O/C Landscape, Country Road
Gilbert Gaul (American, 1855-1919), oil on canvas landscape depicting a country road with two wooden structures painted red, one possibly a barn with weathervane, obscured by leafy trees, under a mostly cloudy sky. Titled "Tennessee Back Road" on previous sales label en verso, along with artist information. Signed "G. Gaul" lower left. Housed in a […]
Lot 174: Cornelius Hankins O/C, Autumn Landscape w/ Creek
Cornelius Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on canvas late Autumn landscape, likely Middle Tennessee. Landscape depicts a creek surrounded by nearly-bare trees, with footbridge and hills in the background, under a partly cloudy sky. Signed "Cornelius Hankins" lower right. Molded giltwood frame, likely original. Sight – 13 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W. Framed – 20" […]
Lot 171: Exhibited Edwin M. Gardner Painting, Hoe in Hand
Edwin Maximilian Gardner (Tennessee, 1845-1935) oil on canvas painting titled "Hoe in Hand" depicting a young African American man holding a hoe and a basket and standing on a dirt road in the shadow of a tree. A broken fence or gate is visible in the right foreground. Signed and dated "Edwin M. Gardner 1903" […]