1st item: Milton Caniff (OH/IL 1907-1988) ink and white gouache 1946 strip art for Terry and the Pirates, with notations at left and right margins including "Rush Tonite" and adhered sticker, Reg. U.S. Pat. Off., Copyright, 1946, by News Syndicate Co. Inc. Sight: 7-1/8" H x 22-3/4" W. Black frame: 7-7/8" H x 23-3/4" W. […]
Lot 441: Charles J. Cook Gelatin Prints, Nudes
Charles J. Cook (American, early 20th century) group of 6 silver gelatin prints, all of female nudes, four in outdoor settings, all signed in pencil on matte, "Chas J Cook," lower right. Circa 1920. Sheets: 7 3/4" H x 5 7/8" W to 7 7/8" H x 6" W. Folded cover: 13 3/4" H x […]
Lot 435: 2 works on paper, incl. Peter Max
1st item: Peter Max (German/American, b. 1937) Color lithograph on paper, THREE LORDS AND RUNNER, pencil signed and numbered 140/300. 1973. Sight in matte: 16 1/2" H x 23 1/4" W, Black lacquered frame: 26 3/8" H x 33 5/8" W. 2nd item: Watercolor on paper, titled MUSHROOM, illegibly signed, dated '79. Red lacquered frame: […]
Lot 436: LeRoy Neiman Serigraph, Olympics Opening Ceremony
LeRoy Neiman (American 1921-2012) serigraph titled OPENING CEREMONIES-XXIII OLYMPIAD 1984, pencil signed lower right, numbered lower left #139/600, contemporary silver metal frame. Image: 27-3/4" H x 41-3/4" W, Sight: 31" H x 43-1/4" W, Frame: 40-1/4" H x 52-1/2" W. Certificate of Authenticity en verso. Condition: Very good condition. Minor abrasions on frame. CONDITION: Very […]
Lot 437: LeRoy Neiman Serigraph, American Gold
LeRoy Neiman (American 1921-2012) serigraph titled AMERICAN GOLD, pencil signed lower right, numbered lower left 357/600. Housed in a contemporary silver metal frame. Image: 28" H x 41 1/2" W. Sight: 30 5/8" H x 44 1/2" W. Framed: 39" H x 52" W. Certificate of Authenticity en verso. Condition: Very good condition. Minor abrasions […]
Lot 431: Henri Matisse etching, Notre Dame
Henri Matisse etching, La Cite – Notre Dame, on cream wove paper, signed in reverse on the plate. Ingres d'Arches watermark across bottom of sheet. Unframed. 17- 5/8" inches x 13" sheet; 13 3/8" x 10 1/8" plate. Ed. 500. Ref. Duthuit- Matisse page 248. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection; exhibited, Dixon Gallery of Art, […]
Lot 432: Picasso aquatint "La Corrida"
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) aquatint of a bullfight, titled “La Corrida”. Pencil signed lower right and numbered 137/200 lower left. Aldo Crommelynck printer’s stamp in the lower left margin. Printed by Atelier Lacouriere, Paris, 1956. Old Houston Galleries label en verso reads “The Bullfight, An original artist proof, #137 of 200, lithograph designed and executed […]
Lot 433: Picasso Pochoir, Ballets Russes
After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), pochoir of costume design for Les Ballets Russes Le Tricorne. 16 5/8 ” x 10 5/8″ image, 18 1/4″ x 12 1/2″ sheet, 21 1/2″ x 15 1/2″ framed. Condition: Light toning. CONDITION: Light toning.
Lot 434: Villon Lithograph & Renoir Etching
Lot of 2 prints. 1st item: Color lithograph after Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963; born Gaston Emile Duchamp), after his "Cubist Woman" painting. Depicts a woman rendered in Cubist style with muted colors. Printed in plate "Jacques Villon 1914" lower right and "H. Deschamps Lith. 1962" in plate lower left, pencil signed "Jacques Villon" lower right […]
Lot 427: Eszter Mattioni oil on board
Eszter Mattioni (Hungary 1902-1993) oil on board surrealist painting depicting a female bust with flowering plant and bird in case to her right, buildings visible through a window in the background. Signed lower left. Wide molded giltwood frame. Sight: 23" H x 19" W. Framed: 30" H. x 26" W. Painting is similar to one […]