Claiborne County, TN Civil War Union folk art calligraphy marriage, birth and death record, decorated with eagle and blue Union Flag with 25 stars. Top left reads "M. V. Moody, Company 1st Tennessee Lite Art Vols, 1861. From April 1, 1863 to August 1, 1865. Mustard Out at Nashville, Tenn." Top right reads "Rally Round […]
Lot 96: Cornelius Hankins, Gen. Lee Portrait
Cornelius Haly Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) oil on canvas bust-length portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, attired in his Civil War uniform. Signed and dated lower left "Cornelius Hankins A.D. 1935." Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight: 30" H x 25 1/4" W. Framed: 35 1/4" H x 30 5/8" W. An old note […]
Lot 92: John Wood Dodge miniature, Mrs. Baker
John Wood Dodge (1807-1893, working Nashville 1840-1861), watercolor on ivory miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair, wearing a black dress and star shaped brooch. Inscribed on back: “Painted by John W. Dodge from New York City / Nashville, Tenn. August 20, 1840. Likeness of Mrs. Baker.” In gold oval frame with engine-turned decoration […]
Lot 89: Werner Wildner painting, Punch and Judy
Large Werner Wildner (TN, 1925-2004) trompe líoeil painting of a Punch & Judy puppet scene. “Pinned” below the proscenium are drawings of an owl, gnome, and teddy bear, a cut out butterfly, feather, and bow. Signed lower center in an arched panel, ìWerner W.î 30″ x 15-1/2″ sight, 32″ x 17″ framed. Biography (courtesy Askart: […]
Lot 87: Cornelius Hankins O/B, Spring Landscape
Cornelius Hankins (Mississippi/Tennessee, 1863-1946) impressionistic oil on board landscape depicting a grove of trees with flowering pink and white dogwoods, likely a Middle Tennessee scene. Signed lower right. Later molded giltwood frame. 10-1/2" x 7-1/2" sight, 13-1/2" x 11" framed. Note: Hankins studied with Robert Henri, leader of the Ashcan School, and with William Merritt […]
Lot 86: Large Noel Rockmore streetscape
Noel Rockmore (New York/New Orleans, 1928-1995) oil on board painting of a busy street scene under a darkened, bird-filled sky; a large terminal-like building is in the background and in the foreground is a small fenced off area where a woman is feeding birds. Signed lower right and dated July 5, '69. Narrow gilt frame. […]
Lot 81: Charles Wysocki o/c, Windmill
Charles M. Wysocki (American, 1929-2002) oil on canvas painting, titled verso “Windmill,” of a country road winding through a New England village with windmill, barns, houses, horses and buggies, figures and animals. Signed lower right. Label en verso for Hirshl & Adler Galleries, New York. Birdseye maple frame with giltwood liner. 35″ x 35″ sight, […]
Lot 75: Jules R. Herve o/c, Park Scene
Jules Rene Herve (French, 1887-1981), small oil on canvas impressionist landscape of a park scene with a monument visible in the background. Signed lower right and en verso. Sight 8" x 10", framed 14" x 12". Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): Jules Herve was born in Langres and attended L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in […]
Lot 74: Jules R. Herve o/c, Pond Boats
Jules Rene Herve (French, 1887-1981), large oil on canvas impressionist landscape depicting Le Jardin du Luxembourg. Children are clustered in the left foreground, renting pond boats. Signed lower right and en verso. Molded giltwood frame. Sight – 25" H x 31" W. Framed – 33 1/4" H x 40 1/8" W. Biography (courtesy Askart: The […]
Lot 70: William Mellor landscape, Baxenghyll Falls
William Mellor (United Kingdom, 1851-1931), oil on canvas painting, Baxenghyll Falls, Ingleton, titled en verso, signed lower right, old shipping label on back. Original gilt and molded frame: 23-1/8" H x 17-1/2" W, Sight: 17-1/4" H x 11-1/2" W. Biography: William Mellor was a Yorkshire-born landscape painter, who specialized in views of Wales and England's […]
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