Grouping of 4 framed silhouettes, 3 gentleman and 1 woman. 1st item – Silhouette of gentleman in a marbelized paper frame. Inscribed verso "Rev. Dr. Paul Henkel Born Dec. 15, 1754" and different script reads "1st born of Rev. Jacob and Barbara Henkel one of ten children..". 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Late 18th/early 19th […]
Lot 219: Autumn Landscape o/c, possibly E. Tenn.
Oil on canvas Impressionist mountain scene, possibly East Tennessee, painted in vibrant Fall colors. Signed lower left "Jay Hamilton". Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 24 5/8" H x 24 1/2" W. Framed – 30 7/8" H x 35 3/4" W. 20th century. Condition: Painting in overall very good condition with some slight […]
Lot 220: George Bellows "Dance in a Madhouse" signed Litho
George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882 – 1925) lithograph titled "Dance in a Madhouse". Depicting patients dancing at the State Hospital in Columbus, Ohio with other patients seated and observing the dancers. Pencil numbered lower left margin "11" and pencil signed lower right margin "Geo Bellows, Y. B. B.". Additionally signed "Geo. Bellows" in the plate. […]
Lot 216: Philip Perkins, abstract oil on canvas
Philip Perkins (American/Tennessee, 1907-1970) oil on canvas, untitled abstract in shades of predominantly blue and green. Signed lower right. Painted wood frame. 28" x 35 1/2" sight, 34" x 42" framed. Biography: Philip Perkins received critical acclaim for his geometric, cubist influenced work of the 1940s and his abstract expressionism in the 1950s. He was […]
Lot 217: 2 Richard Clarke Abstract Watercolors
1st item: Abstract watercolor painting depicting a beach by Richard Clarke (American, Tennessee 1923 – 1997) . Signed and dated in the painting lower left margin, "Clarke,1967". Unframed. Sight – 17" H x 23 1/2" W. Overall – 17 1/2" H x 24 3/4" W. 2nd item – Abstract multi-color watercolor painting by Richard Clarke […]
Lot 218: Signed North Carolina Landscape, o/b
Oil on board North Carolina mountain scene, signed CW Sullins, titled "Autumn Berries". Oral history states that artist was a minister near Lake Junaluska, NC. Signed lower right; titled lower left. Sight: 10-3/4" H x 23-1/2" W, frame: 14-3/4" H x 27-1/2" W. Early 20th century. Condition: Board is slightly bowed.
Lot 214: Werner Wildner oil on canvas, Raven in a Graveyard
Werner Wildner (German/Nashville, Tennessee, 1925-2004), oil on canvas grisaille painting of a cemetery scene. A raven perches atop a tombstone engraved “Here Lies Elias Row 54 Years.” Signed with W in circle monogram on a tombstone, lower right. Later silvered and ebonized molded frame. 13-1/2″ x 9-1/2″ sight, 17-1/2″ x 13-1/2″ framed. Biography: Werner Wildner […]
Lot 215: Bill Sawyer oil on board Abstract
Bill Sawyer (American/Tennessee, b. 1936) oil on board abstract cubist scene with human figures. Signed lower right. Molded wood frame. 17-3/8" x 13-3/8" sight, 23-5/8" x 19-5/8" framed. Provenance: estate of Jean and Alven Ghertner, Nashville, TN. Condition: Excellent condition.
Lot 212: 4 Joseph Delaney Ink Drawings, New York
Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991), group of four ink drawings including an unsigned market scene, court scene signed lower left, an initialed drawing depicting two figures seated and reading and a harbor scene with figures and church initialed lower left. Ranging in size from 5 7/8" H x 4" W to 8" H x 10 […]
Lot 213: 3 Joseph Delaney Ink & Pencil Drawings
Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991), group of four ink and pencil drawings including a pencil portrait signed "Joe D." lower right, an initialed ink portrait of a gentleman with hat, and a pencil drawing of a silver pitcher signed lower right "Joseph Delaney". 20th century. Ranging in size from 7-7/8" H x 5" W to […]