Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925 – 2004), “Looking at Blue,” watercolor on cardstock painting depicting four gnomes with backs to viewer, gazing up a bright blue swath in the sky. Titled and signed lower center. Matted and framed under glass in an ebonized wood frame with gilt leaf design at corners. Sight: 8 1/2″ H […]
Lot 547: Anna Ticho Painting, Israeli Landscape
Anna Ticho (Israel, 1894-1980), untitled pastel on paper painting depicting trees on an Israeli hillside. Signed with initials lower right. Matted behind glass in a giltwood frame with gilt fillet. Sight – 3 5/8" H x 5 3/8" W. Framed – 10 3/4" H x 13 1/2" W. Copy of a 1984 receipt for this […]
Lot 545: Werner Wildner Surrealist Drawing, Pinocchio
Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004) surrealist pencil, gouache, and ink on paper drawing titled “Pinocchio Coloring Book” featuring distorted images of Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket. Titled, top right, signed “K Kopyright Wildner” lower right. Paper label en verso with artist’s name, title, medium, dimensions, and “On loan to V.U. [Vanderbilt University] Dept. of Fine Art” […]
Lot 544: 2 Werner Wildner Surrealist Drawings
Two (2) Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004) surrealist drawings. 1st item: Pencil and gouache drawing on paper titled “The Mortar Pig” depicting a mortar in the shape of a pig. Titled and initialled “W” lower center. Matted and housed under glass in a black wooden frame. Sight – 16 5/8″ H x 11″ W. Framed […]
Lot 541: Wayne Wu Oil on Linen, New Years Eve Party
Wayne Wen-Yau Wu (Taiwan/Tennessee/California, born 1935) abstract oil on linen painting titled "New Year's Eve Party". Signed "Wayne Wu AWS" lower right. Titled with medium, dimensions, date "1996", and artist's signature en verso. Housed in a molded wooden frame with off white linen liner. Sight – 7 3/4" H x 9 3/4" W. Framed – […]
Lot 542: 2 Wayne Wu Abstract Maritime Watercolor Paintings
Two (2) Wayne Wen-Yau Wu (Taiwan/Tennessee, born 1935) expressionist watercolor and gouache maritime paintings. 1st item: Abstract watercolor and gouache on paper painting titled "Sailboats" depicting a large group of sailboats and smaller boat in the water. Signed "Wayne Wu AWS" lower right. Artist's card en verso. Matted and housed under glass in a silver […]
Lot 539: Vannoy Streeter, Wire Figure on Horseback
Vannoy Streeter (Tennessee, 1919-1998) wire sculpture of a figure riding a high-stepping Tennessee Walking Horse. 5 1/4" H x 5 1/2" L x 2 1/2" W. Biography (source: The Tennessee Encyclopedia): "Self-taught sculptor Vannoy Streeter was known as "Wireman" because of the fanciful creations he fashioned from coat hangers and metal wire. Best known for […]
Lot 540: George Cress Oil on Paper, Expressionist Landscape
George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) oil on paper expressionist landscape painting depicting a valley with colorful hills and sky. Signed and dated "1964" lower right. Housed and matted under glass in a wooden frame. Sight – 15 3/8" H x 21 1/4" W. Framed – 23 3/4" H x 28 3/4" W. Mid 20th century. […]
Lot 537: Greg Ridley Watercolor Painting, Mask
Greg Ridley (American/Tennessee, 1925 – 2004) watercolor painting depicting an African mask, with broad swaths of purple, orange and brown in the background. Signed "Ridley" lower right and dated '69. Metallic frame with canted rabbet edge. Sight – 23" H x 18" W. Framed – 27" H x 22" W. Biography: Greg Ridley was born […]
Lot 535: 3 Joseph Delaney Drawings on Paper, incl. Portrait, Nudes
Three (3) Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991) drawings on paper, including portrait, nudes. 1st item: Ink on paper drawing depicting a young African American man holding a pipe. Signed “Joe Delaney” in ink lower right. Later date reading “C. 1930” in black marker lower left, later inscription reading “Donated by: The Michaelearey Delaney/Collection, March 2012,/Black […]