American School, 19th century, oil on canvas portrait of President Andrew Jackson (b. 1767-d. 1845, in office 1829-1837), dated en verso 1829, likely after the 1825 engraving by Peter Maverick from the oil of Jackson painted by Joseph Wood. (Note that the date on the back of the canvas could refer to the date painted […]
Lot 211: Attr. Cooper child portrait, Hetty McEwen
Tennessee oil on canvas portrait of a child, Hetty McEwen, attributed to Washington Bogart Cooper (1801-1889). The little girl is depicted seated on the ground and holding a rose in one hand, a basket of roses in the other hand, landscape visible in the background. Unsigned. Mid 19th century. Original giltwood molded oval frame with […]
Lot 205: Paul Albert Plaschke O/C Landscape Scene
Paul Albert Plaschke (Kentucky/ Indiana, 1880-1954) oil on canvas landscape, depicting a cluster of low hanging trees near the bank of a small body of water, under a light blue, partly cloudy sky. Signed PLASCHKE lower left. Housed in giltwood frame. Sight – 19 1/4"H x 25 3/8"W. Framed – 25 1/4"H x 31 3/8"W. […]
Lot 206: Harvey Joiner Small Landscape
Attributed to Harvey Joiner (Kentucky/Indiana,1852-1932) oil on canvas laid on board landscape of dirt road running through field with sunlight breaking through trees. Unsigned. Sight: 4-1/8"H x 8-1/8" W. Frame: 10-1/2"H x 14-3/8"W. Biography (courtesy Who Was Who In American Art): At age 16, Indiana-born Harvey Joiner began sketching scenes of African-Americans on the Mississippi […]
Lot 207: Portrait of the 3 Noyes Children, KY
19th century portrait of the three Noyes family children: Charles, Emma, and James, sons and daughter of John E. and Allie Noyes of Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1865. Portrait depicts Emma seated at left in a pink dress holding a bouquet of flowers, Charles standing and holding a knife in one hand, whittled stick in another; […]
Lot 208: O/C, Mr. and Mrs. Noyes, New Albany and KY
Pair 19th century portraits. Subjects of the painting are John E. (likely Emery) Noyes and his wife, Almyra Baker Noyes, of Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1860-65. Both are depicted seated in Victorian Rococo Revival style chairs with red upholstery; Mr. Noyes holds a book and Mrs. Noyes holds an open ambrotype or daguerreotype. She also wears […]
Lot 203: Paul Sawyier o/b, Vale of Cashmere, Prospect Park
Paul Sawyier (American, 1865-1917) oil on board impressionist landscape titled “Vale of Cashmere, Prospect Park, Brooklyn”. Depicts a path alongside the park’s reflecting pool, surrounded by flowering bushes and trees, and set under a partly cloudy sky. Signed lower left. Fragment of original title label secured to back of giltwood frame. Sight – 13 1/2″H […]
Lot 204: Clifton Wheeler O/B Landscape, First Snow
Clifton A. Wheeler (American, 1883-1953) oil on masonite winter landscape titled "The First Snow". Depicts tire tracks leading through snow-covered ground to a small green house surrounded by trees and shrubbery, set under a cloudy sky. Molded wood frame. Signed and dated lower left CLIFTON WHEELER '52. Label en verso for Hoosier Salon Exhibition, January […]
Lot 199: Still life attr. Louis Hubner, 18th c.
18th century oil on canvas still life of a basket of fruit against a dark background. Signed lower left: L Hubner pinxt 1749, attr. Louis Leonard Hubner (U.K., 1694-1769). Early initials on back, likely from a previous owner or collection: BI or BJ. Later giltwood molded frame. 27 1/2" x 34 1/2" sight, 31 1/2" […]
Lot 200: 18th c. Portrait of a Girl, Signed
18th century three-quarter length portrait of a young girl wearing a pink gown with ribbon headdress, holding a sprig of cherries in one hand and holding a book partially open with the other hand. A landscape is visible through the window behind her, and she stands in front of a niche with classical urn, above […]