Carl Sublett (TN, 1919-2008) landscape watercolor titled CRUCIFIED TREE, depicting a leafless tree with a pylon of the Gay street bridge in the background. This bridge spans the Tennessee river in Knoxville TN. Signed lower right and titled en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight: 18 1/2" H x 25" W. Framed: 24 […]
Lot 662: 2 Carl Sublett Watercolor landscapes
2 watercolor landscapes by Carl Sublett (TN, 1919-2008). 1st painting signed lower right, 16" x 22" sight, 26" x 32" in weathered wood frame. 2nd painting signed lower right, 16" x 22" sight, 26 1/2" x 32 3/4" in narrow wood frame. Provenance: Collection of James and Marlin Phythyon (Sanders), Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Both in […]
Lot 663: Washington Girard TN Oil Landscape
William Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931), large oil on board landscape painting of a grove of beech trees at water's edge, with pink flowering bush and additional beech trees in the left middle ground and a partly cloudy sky above. Original wide molded Art Nouveau giltwood frame. 23" x 16" sight, 23 1/2" x 31" framed. […]
Lot 664: Attr. W.B. Cooper, portrait of a woman
Tennessee oil on Canvas portrait of a woman in black dress, lace cap and collar, wearing a hair brooch; attributed to Washington Bogart Cooper (1801-1889). Unsigned. Housed in a molded gilt wood frame. Sight: 35 3/8"H x 28 3/4"W. Framed: 41 1/2"H x 34 7/8"W. Note: There is a possibility the subject of this painting […]
Lot 658: Pastel Portrait of Enoch Paine
American School, likely Connecticut, early 19th century pastel on paper portrait of Enoch Paine, depicted seated in a chair and reading a document. Visible in the background are a case full of books and a chest, upon which sits more papers and a violin (only the handle is visible). The writing on the paper in […]
Lot 659: Two Werner Wildner Watercolors, dog and owl
Werner Wildner (Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004), two watercolor paintings. 1st item: Portrait of a standing Pekinese dog, 9″ x 12″. 2nd item: Portrait of an owl, wearing spectacles, sitting atop a stool and reading a newspaper. 14 1/2″ x 11″. Both on cardstock and signed with monogram signatures, lower left. Provenance: Florida collection, acquired directly from […]
Lot 660: Walter Hollis Stevens W/C, "Ravine I"
Walter Hollis Stevens (Tennessee 1927-1989) Abstract watercolor on paper titled "Ravine I", signed and dated lower left, "Stevens '63". Cardboard label and framer's label en verso. Sight – 19" H x 27 1/4" W. Framed – 27 1/2" H x 35 1/4"W. Note: Stevens was one of the "Knoxville Seven" and a professor of art […]
Lot 655: Russell May Oil on Canvas Mountain Scene
Russell May (Kentucky, 1921-1990) oil on canvas panoramic mountain scene titled MOUNTAIN ROAD depicting a mountain cabin homestead with river valley and mountains in the background. Signed RUSSELL MAY and dated 1977 lower left and en verso. Housed in a wooden and gilt painted frame. Sight: 14 3/4" H x 29 3/8" W. Framed: 21 […]
Lot 656: Pair Edward M. Campbell Landscapes
Pair Edward Morton Campbell (MO, 1858-1911) oil on artist's board, landscape paintings, one depicting tall trees at right and dirt pathway in center, signed lower right, the other depicting 3 tall cedar trees in background, unsigned. Both measuring Sight: 20 1/4" H x 10 1/2" W; Wide carved gilt frame: 30 1/4" H x 20 […]
Lot 657: J. Vance Miller, 2 O/B Southern Landscapes
James Vance Miller (Virginia/West Virginia, 1912-2002), two oil on board Impressionist style landscapes, both rendered with thick impasto applications. 1st painting titled en verso FALL COLORS, BLACKSBURG VIRGINIA, depicting whitewater tumbling over a rock-strewn creek surrounded by colorful trees, signed lower right and housed in a whitewashed wood frame (10" x 12" board, 12 1/2" […]