Two paintings by Xavier Ironside (Tennessee, 20th century). Item 1: Watercolor with graphite depiction of an abandoned House with gables and a collapsing front porch. Gilt frame. Signed lower right and dated '78. 17" x 22" image, 27" x 30-1/2" framed. Item 2: Watercolor depiction of an abandoned cabin or shack with the words "Keep […]
Lot 200: Pr. Leon Pescheret Etchings, TN Mountain Scenes
Pair of Leon Pescheret (American, 1892-1971) etchings. 1st item: Etching of river scene titled "The Little Pigeon in the Great Smokies". Titled lower left and pencil signed lower right. Sight: 8 1/8" H x 6 7/8" W. Unframed: 13 3/8" H x 10 7/8" W. 20th century. 2nd item: Etching of cabin with mountain backdrop […]
Lot 199: Carroll Shope East TN Oil on Canvas
Carroll Shope (b.1931, Tennessee) oil on canvas depicting a white clapboard church in a wooded area located in Cade's Cove, part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Signed "Carroll Shope" and dated "February 1974" lower right. Housed in the original painted wooden frame with linen liner. Sight: 35 3/8" x 27 7/16" H x […]
Lot 198: 2 Werner Wildner Drawings
Two (2) Werner Wildner (Nashville, TN, 1925-2004) charcoal and gouache drawings on paper, one depicting a gnome with an umbrella and pipe (signed "W" lower right) and the other depicting a large gnome face with blue bow and smaller gnome hanging a garland (signed "W" in the garland square). Smaller work measures, Sight – 6 […]
Lot 197: Werner Wildner painting, Humpty Dumpty
Werner Wildner (TN, 1925-2004) oil or tempera on panel painting, depicting a patched-up Humpty Dumpty sitting back atop a wall, signed lower left “W”. Silvered wood frame with linen liner. 12″ x 7″ sight, 20-1/2″ x 15-1/2″ framed. Provenance: the collection of Stephen and Lisa Steiner Small, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Excellent condition. Condition: Excellent condition.
Lot 195: Henry Faulkner mixed media painting
Henry Lawrence Faulkner (Kentucky, 1924-1981), mixed media painting on paper with watercolor/gouache; abstract tree of life rendered in vivid shades of red, orange, purple and gold with gilt highlights on a blue background. Float mounted on a gilt mat with weathered wood frame. Signed lower center and inscribed "For the Steiners 1970". 21-3/4" x 17-1/4" […]
Lot 194: Red Grooms signed litho, Van Gogh
Red Grooms (American/Tennessee, b. 1939) lithograph in colors, "Van Gogh with Sunflowers", 1988. Pencil signed lower right and numbered lower left AP 8/10. Deckle edge, float mounted, matted and framed in a plain contemporary woodgrain frame. Sheet size (irregular) 18-1/2" x 24"; framed 28-1/4" x 35. Provenance: the collection of Stephen and Lisa Steiner Small, […]
Lot 193: Red Grooms, P. M. Library signed litho
Red Grooms (American/Tennessee, b. 1939) lithograph in colors, The Pierpoint Morgan Library, 1982. Pencil signed lower right and numbered lower left 233/300. Matted and framed in a plain contemporary woodgrain frame. 11" x 34" image, 13-1/2" x 36" sight, 22' x 44-1/2" framed. Provenance: the collection of Stephen and Lisa Steiner Small, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: […]
Lot 192: Noel Rockmore, 2 Musicians
Noel Rockmore (New York/New Orleans, 1928-1995) oil on board painting of two jazz musicians – a trombone player and a clarinet player, likely Louis Nelson and Polo Barnes – set against a blue, smoky background. Signed upper right and dated April '63. Rococo style carved whitewashed frame. 11-1/4" x 15-1/4" sight, 17" x 20-1/2" framed. […]
Lot 191: Bill Sawyer oil, "Little Girl with a Bouquet of Pi
Bill Sawyer (Tennessee, b. 1936), "Little Girl With a Bouquet of Pink Flowers", oil on board painting depicting a child sitting on a fence in front of a red brick house with patched facade, signed lower right and titled en verso. 18" x 24" sight, 24" x 31" framed. Biography (courtesy "The Art of Tennessee" […]