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Lot 461: Margaret Keane Big Eyes O/C Painting, 1961, “Sound of Fragrance”

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Margaret D. (Hawkins) Keane (American/Tennessee, 1927-2022) oil on canvas painting titled “Sound of Fragrance,” depicting a young woman with Keane’s trademark “big eyes,” holding a flower near her ear. The woman is depicted waist length, in a sleeveless yellow dress, with partially upswept auburn hair, against a blue and white shaded background. Signed “MDH Keane” […]

Lot 460: Charles Smith Block Painting Plus Virginia Map & Signed 32 Woodcuts Book

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Group of three (3) Charles Smith (Virginia/American, 1893-1987) artworks and publications. Item 1: Cubist mixed media painting on heavy wove paper that depicts a stylized bird, with additional abstract composition en verso. Signed to recto, lower right. Unframed. Sheet: 9 in. H x 12 in. W. Item 2: Charles Smith’s “A Historical Map of Virginia” […]

Lot 458: Meyer Wolfe Exhibited Pastel, Conversation (The Socialists)

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Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1995), pastel drawing depicting five men seated at a cafe table. Four of the men respond strongly as the man in the center gestures with his hands to make a point. Signed and dated 1951 lower right. Matted and framed under glass in a molded giltwood frame. Sight: 17 1/2 in. W x […]

Lot 457: Joanna Higgs Ross Modernist Portrait Painting, Kitty

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Joanna Higgs Ross (Tennessee, 1934-2025) acrylic on canvas portrait entitled “Kitty.” A young African American woman shown in bust-length wears a white headwrap and brown overalls as she sits before a geometric black-and-green background. Signed, titled, and dated to back of stretcher. Housed in a simple wooden frame. Sight/Canvas: 25 1/8 in. H x 30 1/8 […]

Lot 456: Joanna Higgs Ross Painting, Landscape w/ Clouds

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Joanna Higgs Ross (Tennessee, 1934-2025) acrylic on canvas modernist  landscape painting, “Landscape with Clouds.” Sunlight partially breaks through clouds that fill the sky above a suburban area which includes a group of houses and a parking lot. The top of a pine tree extends upward from the lower center edge of the composition. All rendered with loose, gestural […]

Lot 455: 2 Carl Sublett Expressionist Coastal Watercolor Paintings

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Two (2) Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) watercolor on paper seascape paintings depicting a blue ocean and brown landforms. Signed and dated “65 Sublett.” Housed under glass in matching gilt painted wood frames and white mats. Sight: 17 in. H x 23 in. W. Framed: 25 in. H x 29 3/4 in. W. Artist Notes: In 1982, […]

Lot 453: Meyer Wolfe O/C, Modernist Street Scene

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Meyer R. Wolfe (Tennessee/New York, 1897-1995), oil on board modernist street scene. A deserted street, viewed from a balcony above, curves past a church and other city buildings, all minimally rendered in stark lines and cast in a greenish glow. Signed lower left. Molded giltwood frame with painted sight edge. Sight: 21 1/2 in. H […]

Lot 454: Attrib. Puryear Mims, Limestone Sculpture of Kneeling Woman

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Attributed to Thomas Puryear Mims (American/Tennessee, 1906-1975), carved limestone sculpture depicting a voluptuous nude woman, kneeling with arms clasped over her head. Unsigned. 30 in. H x 10 1/2 in. W x 11 in. D. Note: This sculpture strongly shows the influence of one of Mims’ teachers, William Zorach. Puryear Mims was born into a […]

Lot 452: Joanna Higgs Ross Abstract Painting, Waterfall II, 1960

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Joanna Higgs Ross (Tennessee, 1934-2025) oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting, “Waterfall, II.” Gestural green and black brushwork accented by yellow, pink, and red highlights surrounds a white diagonal form that diagonally bisects the composition. Signed, titled, and dated to back of stretcher. Housed in a simple wooden frame. Canvas: 50 in. H x 36 […]