5 (five) European watercolor on wafer miniature paintings including 1 titled “La Reine a la Toilette” depicting a woman at dressing table, having her hair styled; 1 portrait of a woman with tight curls and white dress with blue sash, c. 1800; 1 oval portrait depicting Madame de Pompadour, reclining, after the oil portrait by Francois […]
Lot 996: F. Bertini O/C Still Life with Fruit
Italian School oil on canvas painting depicting plums, apple and melon on a tabletop and set against a dark background. Signed “F. Bertini” lower right. Early to mid 20th century. Housed in an antique Rococo style carved composition and giltwood frame with name plaque at center. Sight: 7 1/2 in H x 9 1/2 in W. Frame 16 in H […]
Lot 995: 19th c. Continental School Painting, Woman w/ Jug
Continental School, late 19th-century oil on panel painting depicting a peasant woman with a brightly patterned apron, leaning against a doorway and holding a large pottery jug. Unsigned. Molded giltwood antique frame. Sight: 10 in H x 7 1/2 in W. Frame: 18 3/4 in x 16 in. PROVENANCE: The estate of Billie Ann Smith, Nashville, TN. […]
Lot 994: Small 18th C. Pastel Portrait Drawing, Child w/ Chick
Small European or American pastel portrait of a child in a landscape setting, wearing a white dress and clutching a chick under his or her neck. A church stands in the distance beyond a shadowy grove of trees. Unsigned. Antique giltwood molded frame with leaf carved corners. Sight: 10 1/2 in H x 9 1/2 in W. […]
Lot 993: Oil on Canvas Market Scene, illegibly signed
Early 20th century oil on canvas painting depicting figures shopping in an open air market, illegibly signed lower right. Fluted giltwood frame with linen mat. Sight: 18 in H x 22 1/2 in W. Frame: 23 in H x 26 1/2 in W. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition with craquelure and light […]
Lot 988: Mateo Mate Sculpted Book, Arqueologia del Saber
Mateo Mate (Spanish, b.1964) cut paper sculpted book in the form of a mountain, “Arqueologia de Saber” (Archaeology of Knowledge), 1997. Titled, signed, and dated on the back inner hardcover. 4 1/2 in. H x 9 1/4 in. W x 7 in. D. PROVENANCE: The estates of Walter and Dr. Mary Schatz, Nashville. CONDITION: Overall very good […]
Lot 982: 2 Maitres de l’Affiche Advertising posters: Touissant and Cheret
Two (2) Art Deco Period color lithograph posters from Les Maitres de l’Affiche: Le Sillon by Fernand Toussaint and Quinquina Dubonnet by Jules Cheret. 1st item: Fernand Toussaint (Belgium, 1873-1956) color lithograph of a winged woman who harvests flowers with a sickle, 1897. After the artist’s 1895 poster that advertised an exhibition by the Brussels-based artist group Le Sillon (The Furrow). Printed […]
Lot 981: 2 Art Nouveau Period Posters incl. Bicycle, Maitres de l’Affiche
1st item: Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen (Switzerland/France, 1859-1923) color lithograph of a woman in a red blouse and black skirt who rides a petroleum-powered tricycle toward frightened geese, from Maitres de l’Affiche, 1899, after the artist’s 1899 poster. Printed by Impremiere Chaix, Paris, with blind stamp lower right. Housed under plexiglass in an ebonized frame with mauve mat […]
Lot 979: Claude Le Sauteur Oil Pastel, Promenade dans la Foret
Claude Le Sauteur (Canada, 1926-2007) oil pastel on paper composition, Promenade dans la Foret (Walk in the Forest), 1990. Two figures stand in a wooded setting, all rendered in an abstracted style. Signed lower right and titled lower center. Housed under plexiglass in a wooden frame with white mat. Sight: 21 in H x 16 in W. […]
Lot 977: Eric Fischl Lithograph, Move
Eric Fischl (New York, b. 1948) color lithograph, “Move,” 2001. Two nude, figures rendered in mottled purple hues, one shown from behind and one faceless and shown in profile, stand before an orange, yellow, and purple background. The figure at left shifts their weight to suggest motion. Signed, dated, and numbered 3/32 in pencil, lower right and left. Floated […]
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