Sando Bodo (Hungary/Tennessee, 1920-2013), oil on canvas, titled "Hunt Scene: Hillsboro Hunt Meet at Maple Grove Farm." Depicts a gathering of the Hillsboro Hounds with several fox hunters on horseback, including two gentlemen in the foreground identified as Guilford Dudley and Dr. Garth Fort, in front of John Sloan's Brentwood, Tennessee mansion. Signed "S. Bodo" […]
Lot 283: Carl Krafft Autumn Landscape O/C
Carl Rudolph Krafft (American, 1884-1938) oil on canvas landscape painting titled "Autumn Breezes", depicting the edge of a lake rimmed with trees in fall colors and a rocky shoreline, with partly cloudy sky overhead. Signed lower right. Titled en verso. Newcomb-Macklin style textured giltwood frame with molded corner decoration. 29 1/2" H x 39 1/2"W […]
Lot 280: Cornelius Hankins, Small Still Life With Pipe
Cornelius Haly Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on board still life painting depicting a pipe, tobacco, and matches. Signed lower right. Housed in ebonized frame with gilt accent. Sight – 6 3/4" H x 10 1/8" W. Framed – 9 5/8" H x 13" W. CONDITION: 1" x 2" area of scuffs to upper right quadrant. […]
Lot 281: 2 Washington Girard TN Landscapes
Two (2) Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931) oil landscapes, likely Tennessee scenes. 1st item: Oil on board landscape painting, attributed to Washington Girard, depicting a stream flowing between several beech trees, with forest in the background; most trees and bushes with leaves just beginning to turn autumn colors. The surface of the painting has been covered […]
Lot 278: X. Ironside & Carl Sublett Watercolors
Xavier Ironside and Carl Sublett Tennessee Abstract works on paper, 2 items total. 1st item: Xavier Ironside (Tennessee, 20th century) watercolor on paper painting depicting a white house sheltered behind a copse of bare trees. Signed and dated "'67" lower right. Housed and matted under glass in a wooden frame. Sight – 17" H x […]
Lot 279: Cornelius Hankins O/C, Still Life with Copper Pot Still and Pitcher
Cornelius Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on canvas still life painting depicting a copper pot still and a pewter water pitcher arranged on a tabletop with a red backdrop. Signed lower left. Housed in a hand carved wooden frame. Sight – 21 1/2" H x 17 3/4" W. Framed – 30 1/2" H x 26 1/2" […]
Lot 276: George Cress Oil on Paper Abstract Landscape
George Cress (Tennessee, 1921-2008) impressionist oil on paper painting titled "Fountain of the Four Rivers-The Ganges". Signed "George Cress" and dated "1984" lower right. Housed in a gilt wood frame with linen matte. Paper label en verso with artist's name, title, medium, size and date en verso. Sight – 19 1/2" H x 25 3/4" […]
Lot 277: R. Birdwell drawing & C. K. Ewing Watercolor, Figures
Two (2) Tennessee works on paper: watercolor by Charles Kermit Ewing and drawing by Robert Birdwell. 1st item: Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) watercolor on paper, expressionist painting of a female nude. Signed and dated "C. Kermit Ewing '58" lower left. Housed and matted under glass in a wormy wood frame. Sight – 21 1/4" […]
Lot 274: George Cress, Trevi Fountain Sculptures
George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) acrylic on paper painting titled "Trevi Fountain;" expressionist depiction of the sculptures at the Trevi fountain in Rome, Italy, rendered in pastel colors. Signed lower left. Typed label with artist's name, titled, medium, dimension, and date en verso. Double matted and housed under glass in a gilt wood frame. Sight […]
Lot 275: George Cress, Trevi Fountain Fragment
George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) acrylic on paper painting titled "Trevi Fountain Fragment;" expressionist view of flowing waters of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy rendered in shades of blue, purple, yellow, and white. Signed and dated "George. Cress 1984" lower right. Typed label with artist's name, titled, medium, dimension, and date en verso. Double […]