Two (2) Decorative 20th century Paintings. 1st item: Betty Mears (American, 20th century) oil on board abstract painting in shades of blue, brown and white. Signed lower right. Silver-gilt textured and molded frame. Sight – 13" H x 23" W. Frame – 20" H x 29" W. Circa 1970. 2nd item: Impressionist oil on board […]
Lot 670: J.E. Costigan Etching and A.A. Dehn Litho
Two (2) pencil-signed works on paper by John Edward Costigan and Adolf Arthur Dehn. 1st item: John Edward Costigan (Rhode Island/New York, 1888-1972) etching on paper titled "Workers in the Field", published by Associated American Artists, New York. Great Depression era scene depicting a family in a desolate field, foreground, a worker and a horse, […]
Lot 671: Watercolor Harbor Scene, Signed Forkner
Edgar Forkner (American, 1867-1945) watercolor on paper painting titled "Still Water" depicting ships docked in a harbor. Signed "Edgar Forkner" lower left. The Collectors Gallery, Nashville TN label en verso with artist's name and title of the work. Housed behind glass in a molded giltwood frame with linen matte. Sight – 14" H x 19 […]
Lot 672: Stephen Seymour Thomas Oil on Panel, "Boats at Dock"
Stephen Seymour Thomas (Texas/California, 1868-1956) oil on panel harbor scene painting titled "Boats at Dock" depicting men loading and unloading a fishing boat moored at a dock, foreground, with several larger boats moored at a dock in the background, below a hazy grey sky. Signed "S. Seymour Thomas" lower right.Hollis Taggart, New York, NT, Washington, […]
Lot 668: J. Audubon, Blue-Green Warbler, Havell Edition
John James Audubon (1785-1851), Blue-Green Warbler, Male – SYLVIA RARA, Plate 49, No. 10, hand-colored aquatint engraving by R. Havell from the double-elephant-folio first edition of The Birds of America (London: 1827-1838). Plate dated 1828. Depicts a male blue-green warbler perched on a Spanish mulberry branch. Housed under glass in a painted metallic silver wooden […]
Lot 669: J. Audubon, Yellow-Poll Warbler, Havell Edition
John James Audubon (1785-1851), Yellow-poll Warbler, Gmel. Male – SYLVIA AESTIVA, Plate XCV, No. 19, hand-colored aquatint engraving by R. Havell from the double-elephant-folio first edition of The Birds of America (London: 1827-1838). Depicts a male yellow-poll warbler or blue eyed yellow warbler perched on a flowering branch. Housed under glass in a painted metallic […]
Lot 665: Gerald Brockhurst Etching, James McBey
Gerald L. Brockhurst (English, 1890-1978) etching on cream wove paper, portrait of the artist James McBey (British, 1883-1959), sixth state of nine, circa 1931. Signed in pencil in lower right margin "G. L. Brockhurst." Framed under white mat and glass in an etched bronze metallic frame. Sight – 12" H x 8 1/2" W. Framed […]
Lot 664: 2 Arthur Spear Figural Prints, Girl & Youth
Two (2) Arthur Prince Spear (Massachusetts/California/District Of Columbia, 1879-1959) offset prints after pencil and gouache drawings, including one (1) depicting a young woman with bobbed hair in a short dress. Signed "Arthur Spear" in pencil, lower right. Housed in a giltwood frame; and one (1) depicting a male youth in billowing classical garb standing on […]
Lot 663: 2 Arthur Spear Figural Prints, "Sunrise" and "The Swing"
Two (2) Arthur Prince Spear (Massachusetts/California/District Of Columbia, 1879-1959) offset prints, including one (1) after his oil painting titled "Sunrise", 1921, depicting three water nymphs surrounded by fish lifting the sun from the water towards the early morning horizon. Signed "Arthur Spear" in pencil, lower right under image. Second lithograph is after Spear's pastel drawing […]
Lot 662: Don Hazen O/C Harbor Scene
Don Hazen (American/Tennessee, b. 1933) oil on canvas Mediterranean harbor scene depicting colorful sailboats lined up in front of a village with birds flying overhead. Signed lower right. Label en verso for Wally Findlay Galleries. Housed in a giltwood frame with linen liner. Sight – 20 7/8" H x 28 1/4" W. Framed – 26 […]