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 […]
Lot 88: Clementine Hunter Painting
Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana, 1886-1988), "Sunday Leaving Church," oil on board painting depicting a procession of black figures in hats leaving church, while four other figures walk and hold hands lower right. Signed with monogram CH lower right, 23 3/4" H x 16" W. Unframed. Lot is accompanied by photographs of the consignor and her family […]
Lot 89: Helen LaFrance, O/C, Summer Farm Scene
Helen LaFrance (Kentucky, b. 1919) oil on canvas painting summer farm scene depicting a small frame home with figure on the porch and outbuildings, pasture, trees and animals background, a garden with figure and quilts on clothes line foreground. Signed lower right. Housed in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Sight – 19 1/8″ H x […]
Lot 90: Helen LaFrance, O/C, River Baptism
Helen LaFrance (Kentucky, born 1919) oil on canvas painting titled “River Baptism” depicting a small Black congregation standing by a river shoreline watching a baptism, a church and two parked cars can be seen in the background. Signed lower left and titled en verso. Housed in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight – 19 1/2″ H […]