Helen LaFrance (Kentucky, b. 1919) oil on canvas painting depicting a farmhouse and barn with African American figures in the foreground, including a man in hat standing near a cow, and a girl in a sunbonnet chasing geese. Birds fly overhead, and the branches of a tree are prevalent in the right foreground. Signed lower […]
Lot 468: Pr. KY Antebellum W/C Portraits
Pair of detailed Kentucky Antebellum watercolor portraits; inscriptions on back identify the subjects as John W. Doan and Sarah Elizabeth (Perry) Doan, with additional inscription that the works were painted Oct. 28th and November 1857 (about a month before the couple were married in Pendleton County, KY). The subjects are depicted standing in stylish attire […]
Lot 469: 2 oils: Clamdiggers and Sunset
1st item: Southern School, possibly North or South Carolina, oil on canvas coastal landscape, depicting five African American figures in a boat with marshy grass in the foreground. Unsigned; titled "Clam Dig" in pencil on stretcher, additionally inscribed and dated "For Floyd from Dad, 12/18/29." 7" x 10" sight, 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" in […]
Lot 466: Elizabeth O'Neill Verner etching
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner etching (American/Charleston , 1883-1979), titled in pencil lower left "Negro Cabin," depicting African American figures on the porch of a rural cabin. Pencil signed lower right and numbered 10/50 2nd State. New ivory mat and giltwood frame. 10 1/2" square sight, 18 1/2" x 18 1/4" framed. Early/mid 20th century. Provenance: Private […]
Lot 467: A.P. Hunter Mountain Landscape
American watercolor landscape painting depicting a homestead with cabins along a country road set against a mountain backdrop. Signed "A.P. Hunter" lower left. Labeled "Thomas L. Dunbar Award / One Hundred Fifty Dollars / Florida International Art Exhibition" lower center of frame. Housed in an American 20th century style frame with a Florida Southern College […]
Lot 465: Vicksburg and Charleston Watercolors
1st item: Pauline Biedenharn (20th/21st century) watercolor depicting a street scene in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Signed lower right. Belmont Gallery, Vicksburg, MS, label en verso. Mounted to matte with tape. Sight – 6" H x 8 1/2" W. Matte – 10" H x 12 1/2" W. 2nd item: American watercolor titled "Tradd and Church Streets – […]
Lot 464: Jack Spencer Southwestern Photograph
Jack Spencer (b. 1951) gelatin silver print depicting a residential area in the Southwest, middle ground, against the Rocky Mountains, background. Signed "Spencer" on matte, lower right under image. Housed in a silver metal frame with a white matte. Sight – 12 7/8" H x 19" W. Framed – 22 3/8" H x 29 1/4" […]
Lot 462: George Cress TN Art Archive
3 George Ayers Cress (Alabama-Tennessee, 1921-2008) art related items. 1st item: Venice watercolor scene depicting a Venetian canal scene. Signed lower right, titled and dated "4-10-73". Sight – 5 3/8" H x 7 3/4" W. Framed – 14" H x 15 1/2" W. 2nd item: Graphite sketch of NC beach titled "Hilton Head". Signed lower […]
Lot 463: Robert Birdwell, O/C, Guitar Player
Robert Birdwell (Tennessee, 20th century) mixed media on canvas abstract painting titled "Guitar Player (Beggar)". Dated and signed "62 Birdwell" lower right. Titled, signed, and dated en verso. Includes "Knoxville Artists: Robert Birdwell, Richard Clarke, C. Kermit Ewing, Joanna Higgs, Walter H. Stevens, Carl Sublett" by Dale G. Cleaver catalog for a 1960 exhibition featuring […]
Lot 461: Carl Sublett Watercolor, "Window"
Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor titled "Window", depicting the dark exterior wall of a house with a window and a lit interior beyond. Signed "C Sublett" lower right. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight – 14" H x 19 3/4" W. Framed – 15 3/4" H x 21 3/4" W. Mid/late 20th century. CONDITION: Excellent […]