Lloyd Branson (Tennessee, 1861-1925) oil on board painting depicting a young woman with upturned gaze and red hair, likely a study for the larger work by Branson titled “The Weeping Magdeline,” currently in the collection of McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture. Signed and dated lower right “Branson/1905”. Housed in a painted and gilt […]
Lot 98: Charles Krutch, O/B, Mountain Landscape
Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee oil on board painting depicting a Smoky Mountain summer landscape with storm clouds upper right and a boulder filled creek in the foreground outlined by dense green trees. Signed KRUTCH in red lower right corner. Housed in the original molded gilt frame. Sight – 17 1/2″ H x 26″ […]
Lot 99: 3 Louis Jones Drypoint Etchings
Group of three (3) Louis Jones (1878-1958, American/Tennessee) drypoint etchings, depicting landscapes in the Smoky Mountains. Each pencil signed, titled and dated. Titles include: In the Great Smokies/1940, An Old Mountain Bridge/1940 and Little Cabin in the Smokies/1937. Etchings range in size from 4″ H x 4 7/8″ W to 4 3/8″ H x 47/8″ […]
Lot 95: J. Vance Miller, O/B, Mountain Landscape
James Vance Miller (West Virginia/Virginia, 1912-2002) oil on board impressionist landscape painting of the Blue Ridge Mountains with valley below. Inscribed signature lower right "J. Vance Miller". Pencil signed by the artist en verso stretcher, pencil presentation inscription also en verso. Housed in a contemporary carved Lyzon Gallery gilt wood frame with painted wood liner. […]
Lot 96: Hugh Tyler Oil on Canvas Landscape
Hugh C. Tyler (Tennessee/New York, 1885-1976) oil on canvas American landscape painting, depicting a mountain range during springtime with a stand of trees in the foreground, possibly the Smoky Mountains. Signed lower left "Hugh Tyler". Partial National Academy of Design label upper left en verso. Housed in a hand carved Newcomb-Macklin gilt wood frame. 29 […]
Lot 97: Large Charles Krutch Oil on Board Mountain Landscape
Large Charles Krutch (TN, 1849-1934) panoramic oil on composite board landscape depicting a mountain valley during summer. Signed “Krutch” in red lower left. Housed in the original 19th century giltwood frame. Sight – 26 1/2″ H x 37″ W. Framed – 34 1/2″ H x 44 1/2″ W. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch […]
Lot 93: Frank W. Long, O/C, "Road to Cumberland"
Frank Weathers Long (Kentucky, 1906-1999) oil on canvas landscape painting titled "The Road to Cumberland" depicting a landscape scene of a dirt road winding into mountainous terrain in blues with large mountain at right. Unsigned. Framed – 25" H x 35" W. Included with painting is an affidavit of transfer of ownership of the painting […]
Lot 94: Frank W. Long, O/C, Berea, KY Landscape
Frank W. Long (Kentucky, 1906-1999) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a winding road in autumn hills with church at mid ground located in Pilot Knob, Madison County, Kentucky. Unsigned. Artist's name and 1934 written in marker on back of stretcher. Framed – 23 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Southern, 1934. Provenance: Private Kentucky […]
Lot 91: Helen LaFrance, O/B, Classroom Scene
Helen LaFrance (Kentucky b. 1919) oil on artist’s board interior scene of African-American students in a classroom. Signed lower left. Sight – 12-1/4″ H x 15-5/8″ W. Framed – 16-3/4″ H x 20-1/2″ W. American, late 20th century. Provenance: Private Kentucky Collection. Biography: Self-taught African American artist Helen LaFrance was born on a Kentucky farm […]
Lot 92: Helen LaFrance, O/C, Family in Mule Wagon
Helen LaFrance (Kentucky, b. 1919) oil on canvas painting of African-American family riding in a mule wagon on dirt road towards church at far left with a blue sky overhead. Signed lower left. Sight – 10-1/2″ x 13-1/2″. Framed – 17″ x 20″. American, late 20th century. Provenance: Private Kentucky Collection. Biography: Self-taught African American […]