Two (2) detailed folk art watercolor views of the Travis Placer Gold Mine and Camp in Montana, each depicting figures engaged in mining activities. The view of the mine is signed lower right: Jack Kidd or Jack Kiddo and dated '99. The mine, which is no longer active, was purchased circa 1889 by James Mead […]
Lot 410: Jerry McAdams Artwork, TX Cattle
Jerry McAdams (Texas, 20th/21th century) acrylic on canvas, large scale closeup view of cattle, some with yellow tags in their ears. Signed and dated in white, lower right, Jerry McAdams 1995. Framed in 5-inch deep shaped barnwood frame with gilt and linen inner liners. Sight – 36" H x 48" W. Framed – 46 1/2"H […]
Lot 409: Ruth Valerio Western Landscape Painting
Ruth Valerio (New Mexico, b. 1950) acrylic on canvas painting of a Western village with a storm cloud approaching overhead. Signed lower left corner, R. Valerio. Titled en verso Afternoon Storm, with additional stamp for Denver area framing company. Giltwood molded frame with reeded edges and corner ornaments. Sight – 11 5/8"H x 15 1/2"W, […]
Lot 408: G. Russell Case Watercolor, Fly Fishing Scene
G. Russell Case (American/Utah, b. 1966), "Browns on the Red Rock," watercolor on paper painting depicting a winter river scene in Montana with fly fisherman in foreground. Signed lower right: G. Russell Case 93. Additionally signed, titled and dated en verso. Housed in a contemporary wood frame. Sight – 10 1/2" H X 15 1/2" […]
Lot 407: Gaspere Ruffolo O/B, Mission Scene
Gaspare J. Ruffolo (American/Illinois, 1908-1997) oil on board painting depicting a Spanish Mission, most likey San Xavier del Bac or the White Dove of the Desert, near Tucson, Arizona. Signed Gaspere Ruffolo, and dated 1968, lower left. Housed in a carved wood frame with linen liner. Sight – 23 1/2" H x 35 3/8" W. […]
Lot 406: Gaspere Ruffolo O/B, Colorado Landscape
Gaspare J. Ruffolo (American/Illinois, 1908-1997) oil on board Western landscape painting titled "Mountain Bell Lake, Colorado" depicting a lake foreground with snow-capped mountains in the background. Signed "Gaspere Ruffolo" lower right. Housed in a molded wood frame with linen liner. 23 1/2" H x 29 5/8" W. Framed – 32" H x 38" W. Biography […]
Lot 405: Birger Sandzen O/C Landscape
Birger Sandzen (American, 1871-1954), oil on board Colorado landscape painting titled TWILIGHT, depicting a lake with rocky, tree-lined bank at sunset. Mountains are visible in the background, and a crescent moon shines in the pink sky overhead. The scene is rendered in vivid color using a thick impasto technique. Signed lower right Birger Sandzen. Titled, […]
Lot 404: Ted Long, O/B, Indian Winter Scene
Ted Long (Nebraska/Montana, 1932-2007) oil on board painting depicting a winter encampment scene with Native American figures outside gathering wood with an approaching trader on horseback. Signed and dated Ted Long (C) 70, lower left. Housed in a rustic wood frame with gilt wood liner. Sight – 10 12" H x 13 3/8" W. Framed […]
Lot 403: Alexandre Hogue, O/B, THE GATE TAOS
Alexandre Hogue (OK, TX, MO, 1898-1994), “The Gate – Taos.” Oil on artist’s board landscape painting depicting a fence with a red gate and a large tree with pueblo in the background. Signed and dated: Alexandre Hogue /’27 lower right. Titled, signed, and dated: The gate-Taos/October 1927/Alexandre Hogue, with artist’s address: 912 Moreland Dallas, Texas, […]
Lot 402: Alexandre Hogue O/B, MEXICAN BARN, LAS VEGAS
Alexandre Hogue (OK, TX, MO, 1898-1994), "Mexican Barn, Las Vegas." Oil on artist's board landscape painting depicting a Nevada farmstead with log barn and fence, a small stone structure, wagon or plow, and, in the left background, a stucco building. The scene is set against rolling hills, under a blue sky with white clouds billowing […]