Two (2) Morgan Stinemetz (American/Tennessee, 1886-1969) drawings. 1st item: Watercolor and charcoal illustration drawing on Flax illustration board of an ostrich running behind two monkeys. Signed lower right. Image – 11" H x 16 3/8" W. Board – 15" H x 20" W. Possibly for the book "The Cliff Children". 2nd item: Graphite and gouache […]
Lot 608: Frank Craig Illustration Genre Scene
Frank Craig (New York/England, 1874-1918) pencil, watercolor, ink and gouache on paper illustration titled "Photographs, drawn eagerly from a large portfolio were passed from hand to hand". Signed and dated "1911" lower left. Title obscured by the matte. Max Rutherson London gallery label en verso. Housed in an ebonzied wood frame. Sight – 11" H […]
Lot 606: Orientalist Portrait of a Woman, 20th c.
Oil on canvas full-length Orientalist portrait of woman in traditional clothing with arms clasped at waist, standing in front of a tent or wallhanging. Unsigned. Framed in pickled stained wood frame. Sight 48" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed 51 1/4" H x 33" W. Mid-20th century. CONDITION: Excellent condition with slight craquelure on left […]
Lot 607: F. R. Gruger Painting and Book, 2 items
(2 items – painting and book). Frederic Rodrigo Gruger (Pennsylvania, 1871-1953) ink, watercolor and gouache on paper grisaille painting of man and woman standing on the deck of a ship; signed lower right "F.R. Gruger". This painting was an original illustration for Stephen Whitman's "Children of Hope," published in The Century Magazine, November, 1915, page […]
Lot 602: Ubaldo Magnavacca, Oil on Board, Landscape and more
Three (3) pieces (painting, box, book) Ubaldo Magnavacca (Italian, 1885-1957), oil on masonite board, unsigned, winter landscape, Florence Art Gallery label en verso. Sight: 13" H x 16 7/8" W, Gilt frame with linen liner: 20 1/2" H x 24 1/4" W. Together with wooden shipping crate with Florence, Italy customs label dated 1959, postage […]
Lot 603: 2 Pamela Key Still Life Paintings
Two (2) Pamela Key (United Kingdom, 20th/21st century) still life paintings. 1st item: Oil on board painting depicting a still life scene with a bowl of apples, cooking ware, a lidded sugar bowl, a small pie, and a corked bottle of white on a white table cloth. Signed "PK", lower right. Housed in a contemporary […]
Lot 604: Continental School Landscape with Mansion
Continental School, late 19th century, oil on canvas landscape with mansion in the background, situated behind a body of water; a crescent moon shines overhead. Two figures in a fishing boat are visible in the left foreground, with a grove of trees to their right. Unsigned. Original giltwood cove molded frame with floral edge and […]
Lot 601: Signed Japanese O/C Impressionist Female Nude
Japanese signed oil on canvas impressionist painting depicting a seated female nude gazing towards the back wall, rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Signed with Japanese characters and dated "1981.7." lower left. Housed in a carved black and gilt wood frame with tan wood rabbet edge. Sight – 30 3/8" H x 23 3/4" W. […]
Lot 598: 2 Mid-century Items: Painting; Fixture
Two (2) Mid 20th Century items. 1st item: Oil and gouache on canvas abstract painting depicting two glowing spheres set atop cylinders, set against a gold background with green spots. Signed M. Lee and dated 1970 lower left. Stained wood frame. 32" square canvas, 32 3/4" framed. 2nd item: Mid-century Modern Atomic Style hanging ornament […]
Lot 599: Sam Johnson Abstract Drawing
Sam Johnson (New Orleans, 20th Century) conte crayon on paper abstract drawing, float mounted atop an off white mat and framed in narrow wood frame. Postcard for the 1972 New Orleans exhibition at Bienville Gallery from which this painting was purchased accompanies the lot. 20 1/2" x 22" sight, 27 3/4" x 29" framed. CONDITION: […]