Cornelius Haly Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on board landscape depicting a field with haystacks under a cloudy sky. Signed lower left "Cornelius Hankins". Original molded wood frame with green-gold surface. Sight – 6 5/8" x 10 1/8". Framed – 10 5/8 " x 14" W. Paper label with inscription en verso: "From Cornelius Hankins to […]
Lot 184: Cornelius Hankins O/C Parthenon, Stringfield Frame
Cornelius Haly Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on canvas summer landscape depicting the Parthenon in Nashville, with a field of multicolored hollyhocks in the foreground. Signed lower right in red "Cornelius Hankins". Molded gilt-washed wood frame with carved floral corner ornamentation and inscription verso, "Carved by Clarence Stringfield 197_". Sight – 17 3/8" H x 11 […]
Lot 183: Fred Carpenter o/c, Portrait of "Miss K"
Fred Green Carpenter (Tennessee/Missouri, 1882-1965) oil on canvas, titled and likely signed en verso of canvas "Portrait of Miss K by Fred Green Carpenter". Depicts an auburn-haired young woman wearing a white lace mantilla and dress, and holding flowers in her dress skirt. Additional inscription in pen en verso of frame: "Young Woman by Fred […]
Lot 182: Carroll Cloar drawing, Draught of Fishes
Carroll Cloar (Tennessee, 1913-1993) pencil on paper landscape drawing titled “The Draught of Fishes,” circa 1965, depicting a group of fish along with a turtle and other aquatic life forms laying on the bank of a pond or lake; just beyond, a young man in overalls holds a large and partially submerged net. Titled lower […]
Lot 181: Carroll Cloar painting, The Watering Detail
Carroll Cloar (Tennessee, 1913-1993) acrylic on board landscape painting titled “The Watering Detail” en verso, depicting two little girls in pink dresses holding a watering can and a little boy in a yellow romper, standing in front of a screen door to a house; an older woman watches from an adjacent window. The white clapboard […]
Lot 180: Morgan Stinemetz O/C landscape
Morgan Stinemetz (American/Tennessee,1886-1969) oil on canvas impressionst landscape, bird's eye view depicting a road lined with houses and trees. Signed and dated (1914) lower left. Housed in a green painted molded wood frame. 24" x 29" sight, 30" x 35" framed. Biography: Painter and illustrator Morgan Stinemetz was born in Washington, DC. He attended the […]
Lot 178: Large 1910 TN Appalachian Expo. Still Life by Mayme Freeman
Monumentally large East Tennessee still life oil on canvas titled, “1815” by Mayme A. Freeman (Knoxville, TN, b. 1884). This work was exhibited in the Appalachian Exposition of 1910 held in Knoxville, Tennessee and retains the exhibition number in the lower left corner, “278”. The still life depicts a cabin mantel with a full stock, […]
Lot 177: L. Branson Watercolor Landscape
Lloyd Branson (Tennessee, 1861-1925) watercolor, panoramic landscape scene with a creek in the foreground winding around a tree-lined bank, with a house in the background. Signed and dated “Copyright L Branson 1896″ lower left. Housed in an American 20th century style frame. Sight – 9″ H x 22 1/4″ W. Framed – 16″ H x […]
Lot 176: Gilbert Gaul O/C, Indian Encampment
Gilbert Gaul (New York/Tennessee/New Jersey, 1855-1919) oil on canvas painting titled “Indian Camp” depicting the silhouette of a lone figure and two Native American teepees in the dim light of the setting sun. Signed “Gaul” lower left. Cumberland Art Conservation, Nashville, TN label, en verso. Later giltwood frame with beaded rabbet edge. Sight – 17 […]
Lot 175: William Edmondson Sculpture, Nursing Supervisor
William Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951), “The Nursing Supervisor,” carved limestone sculpture depicting a woman with long hair, long skirt and apron in a standing position, one arm folded slightly above the other. 13 1/2″H x 5″ W x 8 1/2″ D. Separate, later base 1 3/4″ H x 7 1/2″ W x 8 1/2″ D. Circa […]