Two (2) William Nowland Van Powell (Tennessee, 1904-1977) watercolor on papers. 1st item: Eastern European watercolor scene on paper titled "The Hero's Gate, or The Great Gate of Kiev, from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition". Painting depicts figures in front of the Russian gate together with encampments, vendors, and animals. Signed and dated 1954 lower […]
Lot 138: Leon Pescheret Aquatint & Etching, Mt. LeConte, TN
Leon Rene Pescheret (1892-1971) aquatint and etching on paper titled "Baskin Creek — Tenn." depicting a rustic cabin beside a gently flowing stream and trees, fore and middle ground, with Mount Le Conte, Sevier County, Tennessee in the background. Titled in pencil lower left under image, signed in pencil lower right under image. Typed biography […]
Lot 139: 2 Pat Roddy TN Landscape Paintings
Two (2) James Patrick Roddy, III (Tennessee, 1929-2009) watercolor and gouache landscape paintings. 1st item: Watercolor and gouache on paper depicting rolling field with trees and a mountain range in the background below a grey sky. Signed "Pat Roddy" lower left. Matted and housed under glass in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 14" H […]
Lot 135: American School O/B Landscape Painting
American School oil on board landscape painting depicting rolling hills in shade of brown and green below a turbulent grey sky, possibly East Tennessee. Unsigned. Housed in a gilt wood and ivory painted frame. Sight – 11 3/4" H x 13 3/4" W. Framed – 15 3/4" H x 17 3/4" W. Mid 20th century. […]
Lot 136: William Halsey O/C, Crashing Waves Seascape
William C. Halsey (Alabama/New York, b. 1820) oil on canvas seascape painting titled "Evening Coastal Fog" depicting crashing waves beneath a tumultuous late afternoon sky. Signed "W. Halsey" lower left. Housed in an Art Deco carved green and gilt wood frame. Sight – 23 5/8" H x 39 1/2" W. Framed – 32 1/2" H […]
Lot 134: Darius Cobb O/C, Landscape w/ Lake Painting
Darius Cobb (Massachusetts, 1834-1919) impressionistic oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a fisherman in a small boat on a calm lake surrounded by trees and hills below a hazy blue sky. Signed lower left. Housed in a molded gilt wood frame with laurel and acanthus leaf running patterns. Sight – 10 1/8" H x 18 […]
Lot 131: Oil on Canvas Female Nude
Tennessee oil on canvas nude depicting a female posed in a chair. Unsigned, Hamilton Competition written en verso (Hamilton Co., Tennessee). Housed in a 20th century gilt wood frame. Sight – 29 3/8" H x 19 3/8" W. Framed – 34" H x 23 1/2" W. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Some rubbing to lower left […]
Lot 132: Robert Kiskadden O/B, Landscape with Oil Well
Robert Kiskadden (Kansas/Oklahoma, 1918-2004) oil on board American Great Plains landscape depicting men working at an oil well, with a truck parked nearby at the end of a dirt road. Signed "Kiskadden" lower right. Housed in an unstained wood frame with dentil carved edges and gray painted rabbet edge. 16" x 18" sight, 24" x […]
Lot 128: Olen Bryant Maquette Clay Sculpture
Olen L. Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) clay sculpture of a partially formed figure seated atop a tall square block, believed to be a maquette for "The Sentinel," a large scale (10 ft tall) Olen Bryant sculpture erected 1985 on the campus of Austin Peay State University. Signed on base edge, "O. BRYANT 71". 19" H. Provenance: […]
Lot 129: Olen Bryant Brown Ceramic Standing Angel
Olen L. Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) brown ceramic hollow sculpture depicting a standing angel. Signed and dated "O. Bryant '69" with additional mark to interior. 20 1/2" H x 13" W x 5" D. Late 20th century. Provenance: Estate of Olen Bryant, Cottonwood/Clarksville, TN. A letter of authenticity and provenance from the artist's niece, who served […]