Benjamin Albert Stahl (Florida/Connecticut/Illinois/Mexico, 1910-1987) oil on board painting depicting a voluptuous cabaret or can-can dancer in a feathered headdress and low cut gown, seated backstage, her leg raised on a footstool so her shoe can be tied and revealing a red garter; beside her sits a much older bearded man in black stovepipe hat, […]
Lot 119: Frank W. Benson Etching, "Winter Wild Fowling"
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951) etching on paper titled "Winter Wild Fowling" depicting two duck hunters placing decoys to prepare for the hunt with ducks flying overhead. Pencil signed lower left margin, "Frank W. Benson" and titled along the lower edge of the sheet. Old Plaza Art Galleries Inc. Auctioneers tag still attached to the […]
Lot 116: Thomas Hill O/C Still Life, Flowers with Fly
Thomas Hill (California/Massachusetts, 1829-1908) oil on canvas still life painting depicting a wicker basket of flowers, sitting on a tabletop; a house fly is perched atop a rose which has fallen to the table. Signed lower right “T. Hill”. Housed in an antique, possibly original giltwood frame with carved Rococo style corner decorations and molded […]
Lot 117: Walter Farndon, O/B, "Stone Cutters," exhibited
Walter Farndon (New York, 1876-1964) oil on board impressionistic painting titled "Stone Cutters" depicting two men carving a block, rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Signed, lower right. Salmagundi Club exhibition label and Vose Galleries, Boston, MA label, en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 9 1/2" H x 7 5/8" W. […]
Lot 114: Hayley Lever O/C St. Ives, Cornwall Harbor Scene
Hayley Lever (New York/Massachusetts/England/Australia, 1875-1958) oil on canvas painting depicting a harbor scene in St. Ives, Cornwall, England with several fishermen on the dock and boats moored in the water, beneath a cloudy sky. Signed lower left. Pencil inscription en verso reads "1876-Hayley Lever-1958, R.W.A., RA. NA., St. Ives, Cornwall England". Housed in a gilt […]
Lot 115: George Elmer Browne, O/C "Along the Docks"
George Elmer Browne (Massachusetts, Connecticut, 1871-1946) oil on canvas impressionist painting titled "Along the Docks," depicting a night time harbor scene with two figures standing at a railing on front dock, with tall sailing vessels along the wharf and with the moon rising in the distance. Signed en verso. Three old paper labels adhered to […]
Lot 113: Charles Edwin Lewis Green O/C, Coastal Landscape
Charles Edwin Lewis Green (American 1844-1915) oil on paperboard landscape painting depicting a rocky shoreline, rendered in a thick impasto technique. Signed lower right. Housed in a period carved gilt wood frame. Sight – 9 1/2" H x 13 1/2" W. Framed – 22" H x 18" W. Late 19th century. Biography: A native of […]
Lot 112: Charles Woodbury Exhibited Oil, Cape Ann Village
Charles Herbert Woodbury (American, 1864-1940) oil on canvas street scene landscape painting titled "Cape Ann Village" depicting a figure in cart, loaded with snow, traveling down a street lined with buildings; the mast of a tall ship is visible over the rooftops in the background. Signed "CH Woodbury" lower right and dated "Nov. '82" lower […]
Lot 111: David Driskell Egg Tempera on Paper, "The Sentinel"
David Driskell (Maryland/District of Columbia, b. 1931) “The Sentinel” egg tempera on paper, half portrait depicting a figure against a patterned background. Signed “Driskell” upper right. Hinge mounted to mat, unframed. Part of original sales tag (torn) en verso, also titled in pen en verso. Image – 9 1/2″ H x 7 1/2″ W. Mat […]
Lot 109: Omar Lassonde O/C, Samoan Landscape, Avele
Omer Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) oil on canvas Samoan landscape titled AVELE, depicting a dark-skinned figure in the doorway of a thatched hut, surrounded by vegetation. Signed "Omer Lassonde" lower right in lavender paint and titled en verso. Housed in a whitewashed molded frame. Sight – 19" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed – 25" H […]