Carroll Cloar (American/Tennessee, 1913-1994) framed acrylic on board titled “Weeping Willow,” depicting a solitary older man sitting on the porch of a white Victorian house, under a bright sky, with verdant and immaculately clipped lawn in the foreground. An expansive weeping willow encroaches on the left side of the house, creating shadows across the porch. […]
Lot 212: Carroll Cloar Drawing, Flowers We Gathered
Carroll Cloar (Tennessee, 1913-1994) pencil on paper drawing titled “The Flowers We Gathered”, depicting a man holding flowers in the foreground and a homestead with figures on the porch in the background. Titled lower middle and signed lower right. Housed in a painted grey wooden frame. Sight – 22″ H x 33″ W. Framed – […]
Lot 214: Washington Girard TN Oil Landscape
William Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931), large oil on board landscape painting of a grove of trees near a field with exposed rock and boulders. Gathering storm clouds in background. Sight – 29 1/2" x 33 1/2". Framed – 34 5/8" x 38 1/2". Signed lower left. Biography: William Washington "Wash" Girard was born on Sycamore […]
Lot 206: 1910 Appalachian Expo. Still Life by Mayme Freeman
Tennessee still life oil on canvas titled, “The Most Prized and The Most Despised” by Mayme A. Freeman (Knoxville, TN, b. 1884). This work was awarded the silver medal in the Appalachian Exposition of 1910 held in Knoxville, Tennessee. The still life depicts an open bible atop other books, a candlestick, and a mouse nibbling […]
Lot 207: Madeline Scott, East TN O/C Still Life
Tennessee oil on canvas by Madeline Scott (Knoxville, TN, early 20th century), still life depicting a violin and sheet music with books. Signed “Madeline Scott” lower right. Housed in a gilt wooden frame. Sight – 17 1/2″ H x 24″ W. Framed – 19 3/4″ H x 26 3/4″ W. 1st quarter 20th century. Lot […]
Lot 208: 2 Lloyd Freeman East TN Oil on Boards
2 Lloyd Freeman (California/Tennessee, 18741930) oil on board artworks. 1st item: Small oil on board abstract landscape with cows. Signed and dated "1907" lower left. Housed in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Sight – 6 1/2" H x 11 5/8" W. Framed – 7 3/4" H x 12 3/4" W. 2nd item: Unsigned oil on […]
Lot 209: Werner Wildner Trompe L’Oeil painting,
Werner Wildner oil on panel trompe l’oeil painting depicting a butterfly specimen mounted to a board and hung in a window, with a collection of feather, butterfly cutout, robin’s egg and mushroom sitting in the windowsill, overlooking a mountainous landscape. Signed “Wildner” lower right. Artist’s mailing address label en verso. Plain molded giltwood frame. Sight […]
Lot 210: 2 Werner Wildner Watercolors, Mouse & Owl
Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004), two watercolor paintings. 1st item: Image of a mouse atop a table and nibbling a piece of Swiss cheese, with a match at his feet. Monogram signature lower left and lower right. Housed in a painted wooden frame with off white matte. Sight – 10 1/2″ H x 6 3/4″ […]
Lot 202: George Cress, AL/TN, O/C Abstract Still Life
George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) oil on canvas abstract still life. Signed and dated George Cress '76 lower right. Housed in a carved gilt wood frame painted with linen liner. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 39" W. Framed: 34" H x 44 1/4" W. Biography (courtesy Tennessee Historical Quarterly Vol. XLIV No. 2: "Landscape and […]
Lot 203: Two George Cress beach scenes art works
Two (2) George Ayers Cress (Alabama/Tennessee, 1921-2008) works. 1st item: Abstract oil on canvas in pastel colors, depicting bathers by the seashore. Signed and dated "George Cress, 1963" lower left of image. Housed in a painted wooden frame. Sight – 11 1/2" H x 15 1/4" W. Framed – 15 3/4" H x 19 3/4" […]