Meyer Wolfe (American/Tennessee, 1897-1985) oil on canvas still life painting depicting a vase with flowers, pottery and books on a table in an interior setting. Signed lower right and dated 1930. Molded wood frame with painted mat. Leo Robinson NY Frames stamp en verso of frame. Sight: 24 1/2 in. H x 20 1/2 in. […]
Lot 200: Robert Loftin Newman O/C Painting, Kneeling Nude
Robert Loftin Newman (Tennessee/New York/France, 1827-1912) oil on canvas painting of a woman, nude from the waist up, who kneels as she looks upward and away from the viewer, into the darkness above. A white cloth covers her lower body and a red curtain hangs behind her. Partial signature with losses and overpainting at lower left reads “R L […]
Lot 197: William Edmondson Sculpture, Two Doves, exhibited
William Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951) carved limestone sculpture of two doves perched on a rectangular ledge. Both birds lower their beaks into their breast feathers in a shared posture. Incised lines describe their wing, breast, and tail feathers. Underside of base marked “30”. 7 in. H x 9 in. W x 7 in. D. Exhibited, “Will […]
Lot 196: William Edmondson School Teacher Sculpture, Exhibited
William Edmondson (American/Tennessee, 1874-1951), “Schoolteacher Lifting her Skirt,” carved limestone sculpture of a woman with thick, deeply-incised medium length hair, wearing a long dress with bow at neck and in back. With her right arm she holds a book against her side and with her left she raises the hem of her dress to reveal a scalloped slip […]
Lot 192: Bill Sawyer O/B Painting, Girl at a Window
William “Bill” Rozelle Sawyer (American/Tennessee, 1936-2020), oil on board painting of a little girl in a pink dress peering out a window at the end of a long hallway, with her back to the viewer. Only a brick-red square, probably the corner of an adjacent building, hints at what has captured her attention. The words “clean me” […]
Lot 190: Large Lloyd Branson East Tennessee W/C Landscape Painting Plus Book
Lloyd Branson (Tennessee, 1861-1925) impressionist watercolor and gouache on paper painting that depicts an autumn landscape with nearly leafless birch trees that grow along a dirt path. Rendered in pink, yellow, green, and purple tones with white highlights. Signed lower right. Housed under glass in a giltwood frame with gold mat and cream reveal, likely the original McCrary & […]
Lot 187: William B. Cooper TN Portrait of Ann Eliza Cooper
William Browning Cooper (1811–1900), three-quarter length oil on canvas portrait depicting Ann Eliza Strickler Cooper (1833 – 1872), wife of Tennessee and U.S. Senator Henry Cooper (1827 – 1884). She is depicted seated in a Victorian chair, arms crossed, wearing an off-the-shoulder dark red velvet dress. Her hair is styled upswept, with ringlets framing each side of her […]
Lot 186: William B. Cooper Portrait of TN Sen. Henry Cooper
William Browning Cooper (Tennessee, 1811-1900), three-quarter length oil on canvas portrait depicting Tennessee senator Henry Cooper (1827-1884). The painting, probably made about the time of his marriage in 1850, portrays Cooper seated and wearing a black suit and cravat and gold heart pin, with his left arm resting on a book atop a draped table. A sunset landscape is […]
Lot 184: Willie Betty Newman Painting
Willie Betty Newman (American/Tennessee, 1863-1935) oil on canvas painting depicting a Breton woman at a table, clasping her hands and bowing her head in prayer. A loaf of bread sits on the table alongside a bowl, flowers, and a crucifix, illuminated by the light from a nearby window. Signed “W.B. Newman” lower right. Framed in a […]
Lot 174: Noel Rockmore O/C Painting, Preservation Hall Trumpet Player
Noel Rockmore (New York/New Orleans, 1928-1995) oil on canvas portrait of a trumpet player from his Preservation Hall series. The unidentified subject is seated with his body facing the viewer but with his head and gaze turned, holding a trumpet at rest in his right hand, against a dark and indistinct background. Signed “Rockmore” upper […]
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