Carl Gutherz or Guthers (Tennessee/Missouri, 1844-1907), “The Evening of the Sixth Day,” monumental oil on canvas religious painting depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, 1893. The couple, viewed from behind, kneel and look upward toward God, who sits enthroned in Heaven and encircled by rainbows. To either side are choirs of angels […]
Lot 213: Bill Sawyer O/B, Girl w/ Candy Stick
Bill Sawyer (American/Tennessee, 1936-2020) oil on board painting depicting a little girl who holds a peppermint stick and stands before a brick wall painted with a trompe l’oeil door. A string leads from the doorknob (rendered in high relief) to the brown grass at her feet. To the child’s right stands a bare tree and […]
Lot 212: Bill Sawyer O/B, Girl with Cat & Brick House
Bill Sawyer (American/Tennessee, 1936-2020) oil on board painting depicting a little girl holding a black cat and standing in the doorway of a brick tenement house; a discarded baby doll lays in the doorway of the house next door. The house, and the buildings behind it, are rendered in intricate architectural detail with incised lines […]
Lot 211: Meyer Wolfe Lithograph, Derby Dance
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Derby Dance” 1948, American Regionalist lithograph depicting four African American men who dance energetically and lift their matching derby or bowler hats. Along with their hats, each wear matching white t-shirts, pants, and dancing shoes. Titled and numbered “Ed 15″ lower left. Signed lower right. Housed under glass in […]
Lot 210: Meyer Wolfe Lithograph, Blind Man
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Blind Man,” 1947, American Regionalist lithograph depicting an African American man with a somber expression who leads a boy, likley his son, through tall grass or reeds. Both are barefoot and the boy wears no shirt. In the distance at right a third figure pilots a small boat. Titled, […]
Lot 209: Meyer Wolfe Lithograph, Women Bathing
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Women Bathing,” 1937, American Regionalist lithograph depicting two African American women, likely a mother and daughter, preparing to wade into a body of water in Nashville, Tennessee, likely the Cumberland River. Titled and numbered “Ed 20″ lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under glass in a simple, […]
Lot 208: Meyer Wolfe Lithograph, Going Home
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Going Home,” 1939, American Regionalist lithograph depicting three African American figures — a man a two women — carrying a bundle of sticks or firewood and other parcels through a street in Nashville, Tennessee. Titled and numbered “Ed 15″ lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under glass […]
Lot 207: Meyer Wolfe Lithograph, Man Calling
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Man Calling,” 1944, American Regionalist lithograph depicting a half-length view of an African American man in a wide-brimmed hat. He leans on his elbows and cups his hands to his mouth as he calls out. Titled and numbered “Ed 20″ lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under […]
Lot 206: Meyer Wolfe Lithograph, Conversation Piece
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Conversation Piece,” 1935, American Regionalist lithograph depicting two African American women who converse on a Nashville, Tennessee street. A man carries a guitar toward an overpass in the background. The women’s warm dress and leafless trees suggest a wintertime setting. Titled and numbered “Ed 25″ lower left. Signed and […]
Lot 205: Meyer Wolfe Lithograph, Tuesday – Othelia
Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1985), “Tuesday – Othelia,” 1934, American Regionalist lithograph depicting an African American woman who carefully irons a shirt in a domestic interior in Nashville, Tennessee. Other shirts and linens hang on a drying rack behind her. Titled and numbered 14/25 lower left. Signed and dated lower right. Housed under glass […]
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