Three (3) Japanese Woodblock Prints depicting females. 1st & 2nd items: Pair of companion Japanese woodblock prints, one depicting a geisha standing before a mirror with an attendant at her feet, and the other depicting a geisha standing and adjusting her hair adornments. Both signed and framed in matching gilt wood frames with red mattes. […]
Lot 165: After Gerard Ter Borch, O/C, Dutch Genre Scene
After Gerard Ter Borch (The Netherlands, 1617-1681) oil on canvas genre scene painting titled "The Paternal Exhortation of Bernhoer Sydour," depicting a young woman in a satin dress standing facing a seated man and woman, in a decorative 17th century interior setting. Writing en verso: "Nach (after) Gerard Ter Borch – Die Vaterliche Ermahnung von […]
Lot 163: 5 Works on Paper, some restrikes
Five (5) Works on Paper. 1st item: After William Hogarth, etching and aquatint, Four Heads from the Raphael Cartoons at Hampton Court, published as the Act directs May 14, 1781, by Mrs. Hogarth, at the Golden Head, Leicester Fields, laid paper with watermark. Image and Plate – 7-13/16" H x 14-1/16" W. Sheet – 8-11/16" […]
Lot 156: American School, O/C, Cat and Dog Painting
American School oil on canvas genre painting depicting a cat and a dog in an interior setting. Signed and dated "C. L. Wood 1891", lower left. Housed in a gilded American, circa 1890s style frame. Sight – 15 3/4" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed – 22 1/4" H x 30" W. American, late 19th […]
Lot 151: Angel Espoy Oil on Canvas Seascape
Angel Espoy (United States/California, 1879-1963) oil on canvas seascape painting depicting crashing surf into a rocky shoreline at sunset. Signed lower right. Housed in a blue painted carved wooden frame. Sight – 24 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed – 30 3/4" H x 35 1/2" W. Biography: Known for paintings that evidence his […]
Lot 152: 3 Gaspere Ruffolo Paintings
Three (3) paintings by Gaspare J. Ruffolo (American/Illinois, 1908-1997). 1st item: Impressionist oil on board painting titled "Hong Kong Junk" depicting Asian fishing boats at a crowded port. Housed in a contemporary wood frame. Signed lower right. Sight – 19 1/4" H x 17 1/4" W. Framed – 24" H x 21 1/4" W. 2nd […]
Lot 150: Dan Goozee, O/C, "Sara, Dancer at Rest"
Dan Goozee (California/Oregon, b. 1943) oil on canvas portrait painting titled "Sara, Dancer at Rest" depicting a young woman in a dancer's costume, possibly Giselle, holding a bouquet of flowers in her left hand, her right hand resting against a floral wreath in her hair. Signed "DGoozee" lower left. Titled with artist's name and date […]
Lot 148: British Photographic Print in Period Gilt Frame
Handpainted photographic print by John Payne Jennings (British, 1843-1926), Killarny lake landscape depicting a winding stream framed by large birch trees with trees and mountains in background. Titled and signed in verso "Scene at Dei…. by Payne Jennings". Fitzgerald's Fine Art Galleries, Baltimore paper label en verso. Framed in circa 1850 gilt stenciled and molded […]
Lot 145: James Caulfield Water Buffalo Painting
James Albert Caulfield III (Michigan/Tennessee, 1946 -2010) oil on linen depicting a water buffalo on a bright yellow background encircled by white stars. Signed and dated lower right "Caulfield, 1974". Unframed. Image – 40" x 40". Overall – 43 1/4" H x 43 1/2" W. CONDITION: Very good condition with light surface grime, some minor […]
Lot 146: Oil on Canvas Portrait of a TN Gentleman
Oil on canvas portrait painting of a Tennessee gentleman, depicted as a young man, attired in a 19th century black suit. Housed in a gilt frame with a carved foliate oval opening and rectangular surround with extended corners and applied foliate elements. Geo. F. Muth Company, Washington, DC label en verso on stretcher. Sight – […]