Paul Lancaster (Tennessee, b. 1930) oil on canvas painting, "Eve in the Garden", signed lower right and dated "Lancaster 70" hand carved gilt frame. 36" x 24" canvas, 43" x 32" framed. Biography: Self-taught artist Paul Lancaster began painting in the late 1950s in Colorado, while training as an Army medic. His grandfather and great […]
Lot 189: Helen LaFrance painting, Circus Parade
Helen LaFrance (Kentucky, b. 1919) large oil on canvas folk art / outsider art painting, titled en verso “Circus Parade,” signed lower right and dated ’95. The landscape depicts an elephant- and horse-drawn circus train traveling past a farm as bystanders watch in the distance. 24″ x 47-1/2″ sight, 26″ x 50″ framed. Biography (courtesy […]
Lot 188: Marion Cook painting, house on a hill
Marion Bryant Cook (Tennessee, b. 1933) oil on canvas, depicting a house on a desolate hill, with clouds gathering in the background. Signed lower right and dated 12-1970. Hand carved frame. 13-1/2" x 17-1/2" sight, 19" x 23" framed. Provenance: the collection of Stephen and Lisa Steiner Small, Nashville, Tennessee, purchased from Lyzon Gallery, Nashville. […]
Lot 187: Marion Cook painting, barn in winter
Marion Bryant Cook (Tennessee, b. 1933), oil on canvas, winter landscape depicting a fence in a snow-covered field, barn visible in the background. Signed lower right and dated 3-1973. Hand carved, gilt-washed frame. 17-1/2" x 13-1/2" sight, 25" x 20" framed. Provenance: the collection of Stephen and Lisa Steiner Small, Nashville, Tennessee, purchased from Lyzon […]
Lot 186: Wm. Washington Girard, TN Landscape
William Washington Girard (Tennessee, 1873-1931), oil on masonite landscape painting of a grove of beech trees at water's edge. The sun is visible in the background through a clearing fog or haze. Signed lower left "Girard". Panel: 7" x 9", Framed: 8-1/2" x 10-1/2". Biography: William Washington "Wash" Girard was born on Sycamore Creek in […]
Lot 184: A. L. Ripley, Grouse Hunting Scene
Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969) mixed media (watercolor/pastel) depicting a hunter and his English Setter flushing a game bird near a field fence row. Signed lower right ìSketch ñ A. Lassell Ripleyî. ìThe Guild of Boston Artistsî label en verso. Housed in the original painted wooden frame. Sight: 8 1/2″ H x 12 3/8″ W, […]
Lot 183: Carroll Thayer Berry Oil on Canvas
Carroll Thayer Berry (American, 1886-1978) oil on canvas snow scene depicting a house-lined street with freshly fallen snow. Signed lower left. Housed in the original painted wooden frame. Sight – 31 3/4″ H x 31 1/2″ W. Framed – 36 3/4″ H x 36 1/2″ W. 20th century. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists’ Bluebook): Caroll […]
Lot 181: Hudson River School Landscape
Hudson River School oil on canvas, landscape depicting man with rowboat and large basket by wooded lake. Unsigned. Original gilded arched Hudson River frame with elaborate and detailed moldings. Both circa 1865. Frame: 21 5/8" H x 18 5/8" W, Sight: 13 3/8" H x 10 3/8" W. Condition: One patch on back to repair […]
Lot 180: Edward L. Henry Fall Landscape
Edward Lamson Henry (American, 1841 – 1919) oil on board White Mountain landscape depicting figures – and adult and child – walking up a valley road towards the mountains. Signed lower left (obscured by frame). Pencil titled and signed en verso with old label reading "The Road to Conway in the White Mtns., Study from […]
Lot 179: Albert Pinkham Ryder, "Boat at Sea"
Albert Pinkham Ryder (American 1847-1917) oil on canvas, "Marine – Boat at Sea," circa 1893-94. Depicts a lone boat cutting through murky and choppy waters against a darkening sky. Signed in red paint, lower left "A. P. Ryder". Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc. label conserved on back. Original giltwood and composition frame with egg and […]