John Wesley Chumley (Virginia/Tennessee, 1928-1984) watercolor snow scene painting depicting a farmstead with freshly fallen snow having a small pond bearing the reflection of the farm with barren trees in the foreground and the main house with outbuildings and barren trees background. Signed lower right “Chumley”. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with linen liner. […]
Lot 138: Hudson Kitchell O/B, Teepees at Sunset
Hudson Kitchell (American, 1862-1944) oil on board landscape depicting a small group of Native Americans gathered around their teepees at sunset, in a valley beside a river. Signed and dated "HM Kitchell 1925" lower left. Housed behind glass in a carved giltwood frame. Sight – 6 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W. Framed – 12 […]
Lot 139: Pencil Signed Childe Hassam Etching, Old Lace
Childe (Frederick) Hassam (American, 1859-1935) etching titled "Old Lace," depicting a bridge with town in the background and rowboats, foreground. Artist's monogram signature in pencil, lower right margin, with "imp" and pencil inscription lower left, "Selected for FJ Dearden by CH 1921". Also signed with monogram and dated "1915" in the plate lower right. Printed […]
Lot 135: Charles Gruppe O/C, Unloading Hay, Connecticut River
Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940) oil on canvas landscape painting titled “Unloading Hay on the Connecticut River,” depicting two figures in an ox-driven hay wagon working beside a river. Original giltwood frame with center corner plaque. Remnants of old auction or exhibition label en verso. Sight – 19 1/2″ H x 13 3/4″ W. Framed […]
Lot 136: Thomas Alexander Harrison O/B Farm Scene
Thomas Alexander Harrison (American, 1853-1930) oil on board impressionist landscape titled "The Lonely Farm". Depicts a farmstead, likely French, set beyond a broad, grassy field with trees and hills in the background, under a hazy sky. Sight: 12 1/2" H x 15 3/8" W. Framed: 19" H x 22" W. Biography: Thomas Harrison was renowned […]
Lot 137: Hudson Kitchell, 2 Nocturnal Oil Landscapes
Two (2) Hudson Kitchell (American, 1862-1944) oil on canvas landscape paintings. 1st item: Nocturnal landscape depicting the moon shining down on a Native American man in a canoe. Signed and dated "HM Kitchell 1926". Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight – 8 5/8" H x 11 5/8" W. Sight – 15" H x 18" W. […]
Lot 133: Arthur Spear O/C Painting, Portrait of Ruth Norton White
Arthur Spear (Massachusetts/California/District Of Columbia, 1879-1959) oil on canvas portrait painting titled "Ruth" depicting Ruth Norton White, daughter of Edward Little, as a young woman. She is depicted seated in a chair and attired in a white blouse and long floral skirt. Signed lower left "Arthur Spear" and titled en verso. Housed in a gilt […]
Lot 130: Francis Hopkinson Smith Canal Scene, Bruges
Francis Hopkinson Smith (American, 1838-1915) pastel and gouache painting depicting a canal with boats in the Belgian city of Bruges on a partly sunny day. Several figures are standing alongside the canal, with a church steeple in the background. Signed lower left. Titled "Bruges" on plaque, lower center of frame, with artist's name below. Numbered […]
Lot 131: George Noyes O/B French River Scene
George Loftus Noyes (MA/NY, 1864-1954) oil on board impressionist French river scene titled "The Seine near St. Germain." Rendered in broad, impasto strokes, the painting depicts brightly colored fishing boats moored along a tree-lined bank, with a town, including a church with tall spire, and hills in the background. Sun from a partly cloudy sky […]
Lot 132: Hayley Lever O/C Impressionist Landscape, Seine River
Richard Hayley Lever (Australian-American, 1876-1958), impressionist view of the River Seine, oil on canvas laid on board. Painting depicts city walls along a river and a barge or peninsula with figures, foreground, possibly a view of the city Asnieres-sur-Seine. Pencil inscription (partially illegible) en verso reads "The Seine at _____ after the painting by Monet". […]