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" […]
Lot 172: Large Washington Girard TN Oil Landscape
Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931) oil on board Tennessee landscape paintingdepictinga stream flowing through a grove of beech trees. Signed "Girard." lower left. Original period carved giltwood frame with projecting corners. Sight – 26 3/8" H x 23 5/8" W. Framed – 34" H x 31" W. American, early 20th century.Biography: William Washington "Wash" Girard was […]
Lot 170: Pauline Wallen O/C, TN Still Life Painting
Pauline "Polly" Wallen (Tennessee, 1922-2010) oil on canvas still life painting depicting a vase of mixed flowers and three lemons on a table with a striped tablecloth, against a mottled green and brown background. Signed "Pauline Wallen" lower right.Unframed, canvas is secured to stretcher. 32 1/4" H x 26" W. American, late 20th/early 21st century. […]
Lot 168: Carl Sublett Watercolor, Gay Street Bridge
Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor on paper depicting the Gay Street bridge located in Knoxville, TN. Signed lower right "Sublett". Housed in a modern giltwood frame with linen weave mat. Painting – 17 1/2" H x 23 5/8" W. Sight – 17 3/4" H x 24 1/4" W. Framed – 26 1/2" H x 32 […]
Lot 169: 2 Carl Sublett Watercolor Paintings incl. The Steeple House
Two (2) Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor on paper paintings. 1st item: Watercolor landscape on paper titled "The Steeple House" depicting a white clapboard church. Signed lower left "Sublett." 1975 Nashville gallery label en verso. Housed in a gilt and green painted wood frame. Sight – 10 3/4" H x 12 3/4" W. Framed – […]
Lot 166: John Chumley Cades Cove Egg Tempera Painting
John Wesley Chumley (Virginia/Tennessee, 1928-1984) panoramic egg tempera on board titled “Cades Cove” depicting a panoramic view of the valley located in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Signed lower left “Chumley”. Artist label with title en verso. Exhibition label also en verso from the R. W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana. Exhibition titled “John […]
Lot 167: 2 Carl Sublett Watercolors, Hill Tree & Winter Mountain
Two (2) Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor on paper landscape paintings. 1st item: Watercolor landscape titled "Hill Tree" depicting the base of a tree with bare branches, set in a field with a line of trees in the background beneath a grey sky. Dated and signed "75 Sublett" lower right.Collector's Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, label with […]
Lot 165: Joanna Higgs Ross O/C Painting, Cades Cove No. 9
Joanna Higgs Ross (Nashville, TN, born 1934) oil on canvas expressionist landscape painting titled "Cades Cove No. 9" depicting a field and a line of trees, fore and middle ground, against a hazy blue mountain range, background. Signed and dated "Joanna Higgs Ross, 1985" with title and additional signature, en verso of stretcher. Label en […]