Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000) woodcut on Japan paper, “Hydrogen Man,” 1954. A human figure with a missing right arm and visible veinous system stands and faces the viewer. Monogrammed in the block, lower left, and signed in pencil, lower right. Ref.: Fern/O’Sullivan 249. Housed in a modern wood frame with white mat. Sight: 66 in H x 36 […]
Lot 733: Monumental Leonard Baskin Woodcut, Man of Peace
Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000) woodcut on Japan paper, “Man of Peace,” 1952. A man stands within a tangle of barbed wire and holds a seemingly lifeless bird. Signed in pencil, lower right, and editioned A.P., lower left. Ref.: Fern/O’Sullivan 180. Housed in a modern wood frame with white mat. Sight: 66 in H x 36 1/2 in […]
Lot 729: Kenneth K. Thompson Abstract Polymer & Collage Painting
Kenneth K. “Ken” Thompson (American, 1942 – 2009), polymer and collage on canvas, abstract painting titled “The Continuous Crucifixion”. Painted in blue, red, brown, lilac, black, and white colors. Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection label with artist information and title en verso. Housed in a simple black wood frame. Sight: 48 in. H x […]
Lot 727: Sterling Strauser O/B, Peach Orchard, Flemington, NY
Sterling Strauser (American, 1907-1995) oil on board modernist painting titled “Peach Orchard, Flemington, NY” featuring abstracted peach trees in bright shades of pink, purple and white. Signed “Strauser” lower left and titled en verso. 36 in. H x 48 in. W. Unframed. PROVENANCE: The collection of Myron King, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall good condition with some edge wear […]
Lot 726: Sterling Strauser Large O/B, “Summer Act 3”
Sterling Strauser (American, 1907-1995) oil on board modernist landscape painting titled “Summer Act 3”. A car travels under the branches of a large tree, which looms in the foreground. Swaths of green and black suggesting leaves and shadows are rendered in gestural brushstrokes and dominate the scene. Signed lower right and dated 1989. 36 in H x 48 […]
Lot 725: Sterling Strauser O/B Framed Abstract Painting
Sterling Strauser (American, 1907-1995) untitled abstract oil on canvas painting rendered in dark tones of black, brown and gray, accented by swaths of bright pale green and white. Signed “Strauser” upper right and dated 1956. Note: the consignor, who knew Strauser personally and whose father acquired it directly from the artist, believes it may have […]
Lot 724: Leonardo Nierman Abstract Oil Painting, Vuelo Nocturno
Leonardo M. Nierman (New York/Mexico, 1932-2023) oil on Masonite painting, “Vuelo Nocturno” (Night Flight), with fluid passages of poured red, blue, white, and other colors of paint that flow alongside and blend into one another. Signed lower left. Titled to back of frame. Double-framed in giltwood frames with a tan textile mount. Sight: 15 5/8 […]
Lot 717: Puryear Mims Portrait Bust of Robert Penn Warren
Thomas Puryear Mims (American/Tennessee, 1906-1975) painted plaster or ceramic sculpture depicting the head and neck of the writer Robert Penn Warren, atop an integral square base. Unsigned. 17 in. H x 8 in. W x 8 1/2 in. D. Note: Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989) was born in Guthrie, Kentucky, attended school in Clarksville, TN, and college at Vanderbilt […]
Lot 716: Akira Blount Jack in the Box Folk Art Soft Sculpture
Akira Blount (American/Tennessee, 1945-2013) folk art soft sculpture jack in the box titled “Masked Jester.” Constructed of mixed media elements including fabric, paint, papier mache, wood, and metal. Signed and dated 1994 on the base. 6 1/2 in. H x 5 1/2 in. square. Biographical note: Akira Blount was born in 1945 and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. She continued […]
Lot 715: Olen Bryant Ceramic Guardian Angel Sculpture
Olen L. Bryant (American/Tennessee, 1927-2017) ceramic “Guardian Angel” sculpture with grey metallic glaze. Signed “O Bryant ’80” (or ’86) to lower rear edge. 19 in. H x 12 in. W x 7 in. D. Biography: “Born in Cookeville, TN, Bryant was a 1950 graduate of Murray State University and a 1954 graduate of the Cranbrook Academy of Art […]
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