Otto (Banz) Botto (New York/New Jersey/Switzerland, 1903-1968) oil on board abstract cubist style painting titled "Sail Boats" depicting a sailboat rendered in shade of blue, green, yellow, pink, red cream, brown, and grey. Signed "O. Botto" lower left. Titled with artist's name and additional information, ink inscription reading "To Evansville Museum of Art & Science…Evansville/Indiana […]
Lot 253: Ronald Taylor oil on canvas, Witness
Ronald Taylor (North Carolina, 20th c.) large abstract oil on canvas titled "Witness" depicting two amorphous figures against a stark black ground. Sight – 60 1/2" H x 48 1/2" W. Framed – 60 1/2" H x 49" W. Circa 1964. CONDITION: Excellent condition.
Lot 254: Irene S. Coleman O/C Cubist Painting, Harbor at Night
Irene S. Coleman (American, 20th Century) oil on canvas cubist painting titled "Harbor at Night," fragmented view of a small boat moored to a dock before a group of buildings, under a red moon. Signed and dated "Irene Coleman 56" lower right. Titled and signed en verso with fragmentary label for Mid-South Exhibition of Paintings […]
Lot 250: Fred Wiesener O/B Abstract Painting, Glazed Light
Fred Wiesener (Texas, b. 1942) oil on masonite board abstract painting titled "Glazed Light" featuring geometric forms and patterns in shades of red, pink and orange, suggestive of light refracted through a stained glass window. Signed and dated "Fred Wiesener 62" lower center. Additional signature and exhibition label verso, Mid-South First Prize Winners, Brooks Memorial […]
Lot 251: John Stuart Ingle O/C Contemporary Abstract
John Stuart Ingle (Minnesota, 1933-2010) oil on canvas abstract painting depicting shapes in shades of white, green, yellow, brown, blue, pink, red, orange, and black rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Unsigned. Unframed, canvas is secured to stretcher. 36" H x 34" W. Mid/late 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mrs. Frank Wood, Evansville, Indiana […]
Lot 248: Merlin C. Dailey O/C expressionist painting, Interior with New Objects
Merlin C. Dailey (American, 1931-2015) oil on canvas expressionist painting titled "Interior with New Objects" with multicolored shapes and lines suggesting a table with objects on a table before a chair, a mirror on a wall with green striped wallpaper, the items on the table reflected in the mirror, and a door way in the […]
Lot 249: Steve Yee O/C Abstract Painting, Formation Down
Steve "Jum" Yee (Chinese/California, b. 1934) oil on canvas abstract painting titled "Formation Down" depicting three circles against a gradient background in shades of brown and dark blue. Unsigned. Label en verso with artist's name and title from the Mid-South Exhibition of Paintings, 1968, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee. Housed in a […]
Lot 244: Paul Pollaro Abstract Collage
Paul Pollaro (American, b. 1921), "Mythological Landscape III," oil and fabric collage mounted to canvas, abstract design in gray, blue, red, pink and green. Signed Pollaro lower right, additionally signed P. Pollaro and dated with title en verso. 29" x 16" image, 37" x 24" canvas. Provenance: Private Nashville collection. CONDITION: Excellent condition. Wire added […]
Lot 245: Al Allen Mixed Media Work, Winter Waiting
Al Allen (American/Arkansas, 1925-2008), "Winter Waiting," mixed media abstract painting (acrylic on canvas and wood with metal construction). Comprised of one panel with black, white, purple, and pink geometric shapes, separated by one vertical panel of rusted metal from three vertical panels of solid blue paint, wood, and solid black paint. Signed and dated "Al […]
Lot 246: Joe Chris Robertson O/C, Junk Heap
Joe Chris Robertson (American, 1922-2000) oil on canvas cubist painting titled "Junk Heap" depicting a fragmented view of dismantled cars in shades of red, yellow, green, brown, grey, off white, and black, beneath a flat grey sky. Unsigned. Housed in an off white painted wooden frame. Sight – 30" H x 42" W. Framed – […]