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Lot 491: James Grant, Abstract Oil Collage Painting

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James Grant (American/California, 1924-1997), "Collage with Purple Dots," mixed media on board abstract expressionist collage featuring complex earth-toned forms intermingled with bright red splotches and purple dots. Unsigned. Plastic label en verso with artist name, title and date 1963. Tan linen mat and goldtone metal frame. Sight – 21 1/2" x 13 1/2". Frame – […]

Lot 492: Ruffino Tamayo Lithograph, Cabeza con Pajaros

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Rufino Tamayo (Mexico, 1889-1991) early color lithograph entitled Cabeza con Pajaros, 1958, and depicting a surrealist head with the silhouette of a flying bird at lower left. Signed in pencil, lower right. Ref.: Pareda 50. With M. Toberoff Fine Frames, New York, NY label affixed to backing. Housed and matted under glass in a giltwood […]

Lot 490: Lee Gatch W/C "The Passing Land," 1939, Exhibited

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Lee Gatch (American, 1902-1968), "The Passing Land," watercolor on paper abstract expressionist painting featuring rudimentary landscape elements contrasted with ambiguous forms and shadows. Signed "Lee Gatch" lower right in pencil and dated 1939. Titled on old exhibition label en verso for the Lee Gatch Retrospective at the American Federation of Arts, 1960-1961 (Cat. #43), with […]

Lot 488: Edith Blum Large Modernist O/B, Still Life w/ Pears

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Edith Blum (New York/France, 1892-1976) oil on board modernist still life painting of a bowl before a colorful landscape, with a body of water in the distance. Depicted with heavy, gestural brushwork. Housed in a carved gesso and giltwood frame with finished scroll and acanthus corners, with tan textile mat and ivory fillet. Sight: 29 […]

Lot 489: Robert Watson O/C Surrealist Painting, Rendevous

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Robert James Watson (Arizona/California, 1923-2004) Surrealist oil on canvas painting entitled "Rendevous" depicting two figures conversing in a sparse, Mission-style courtyard. Signed lower right and titled and inscribed "Watson" to back of stretcher. With additional title and attribution on sticker affixed to verso. Housed in a grey wooden frame with gilt fillet. Sight: 7 1/2" […]

Lot 487: William Palmer Oil on Canvasboard, "Moods of Winter, Sunset"

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William Charles Palmer (American/Canadian, 1906 – 1987) abstract winter landscape titled "Moods of Winter, Sunset" depicting an open field with bare trees in the foregound, one lone structure in the distance and a bright red sunset. Signed faintly in lower central margin "William C Palmer". Pencil titled, signed and dated 1961 en verso of board. […]

Lot 486: Leonardo Nierman Expressionist Painting, Enchanted Ship

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Leonardo M. Nierman (New York/Mexico, b. 1932), "Enchanted Ship," 1963, acrylic on masonite painting, signed and dated lower left. Mounted in a narrow giltwood frame atop a larger peach silk matted board, in a wider giltwood frame. Sight – 23 3/4"W x 15 3/4"H. Overall Frame – 30 1/4" W x 22 1/2" H. PROVENANCE: […]

Lot 484: Edward Moulthrop Georgia Pine Glory Bowl

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Edward Moulthrop (American/Georgia, 1916-2003) turned burlwood "Glory Bowl," made of highly figured Georgia Pine with dark striations, in a cylindrical form with broad curved and out-turned rim. Signature and inscription to underside: "Ed Moulthrop Georgia Pine Pinus Taeda 017831" with stamped artist's cipher. Measures 12 1/2" diameter x 6 1/4" H. Biography: Ed Moulthrop was […]

Lot 485: Leonardo Nierman Abstract Bridge Painting

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Leonardo Nierman (New York & Mexico, 1932-2023), abstract painting of a bridge with predominant tones of blues, purples, oranges, & yellows. Oil on Masonite panel, signed and dated lower right: "Nierman 63". Dimensions: 23 3/4" H x 31 3/4" W. Framed: 33 1/4" H x 41 1/4". CONDITION: Painting in overall very good condition, light […]