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724.Madeleine Park (American, 1891-1960)
PercheronSigned and dated “Madeleine Park 37” l.r., stamped “QJGZGORHAM CO. FOUNDERS” on the lower edge.Bronze sculpture, height 6 in. (15.2 cm).Condition: Wear to surface.
N.B. This sculpture was exhibited at the Studio Guild in 1939,and at the National Sculpture Society in 1951.
$400-600
725.Gerrit Albertus Beneker (American, 1882-1934)
A Moment of Contemplation/Possibly a View Outside ChristChurch, BostonSigned and dated “G.A.Beneker ‘06” l.r.Pastel on paper, sight size 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (40.6 x 27.3 cm),framed.Condition: Unobtrusive foxing or staining, subtle rippling, notexamined out of frame.
$400-600
726.Rube Lucius Goldberg (American, 1883-1970)
Portrait of a ManSigned and numbered “Rube Goldberg 2/6” in cast on thereverse.Bronze, 5 1/4 x 4 x 4 1/2 in. (13.3 x 10.2 x 11.4 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$300-500
726A.Gleb W. Derujinsky (Russian/American, 1888-1975)
A Graceful ArchSigned “G. Derujinsky” and stamped “MODERN ART/FDRYN.Y” on cast base.Bronze, 6 3/4 x 5 x 2 5/8 in. (17.2 x 12.7 x 6.7 cm), mountedto a beveled wooden plinth.Condition: Surface grime.
$700-900
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727.David Wu Ject-Key (Chinese/American, 1890-1968)
Still Life with FlowersSigned and sealed “...D. Wu Ject-Key” in Chinese and Englishl.r., titled on the reverse, identified on a label from theSalmagundi Club, New York, affixed to the reverse. Oil on artist board, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, tack holes to the corners.
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton.$600-800
728.Keith Shaw Williams (American, 1906-1951)
Interior Scene with Female NudeSigned and dated “Keith Shaw Williams ‘42” l.r., identified onpresentation plaque, a partial label from the Salmagundi Club,New York, affixed to the paper backing. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle varnish inconsistencies, surface grime,craquelure.
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton.$2,000-4,000
729.American School, 20th Century
Floral Still LifeSigned “AAvigdor/51” l.r.Oil on canvas mounted onto Masonite, 19 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.(49.5 x 43.8 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime.
$800-1,200
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730.Polly Nordell (American, 1876-1958)
Still Life with GlasswareSigned “-Polly Nordell-” l.r., inscribed “Polly Nordell, FenwayStudios, Boston, Mass.,” probably in the artist’s hand, on thereverse.Oil on board, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$500-600
731.Gerald Lydon Merfeld (American, b. 1936)
Seated WomanSigned, inscribed and dated “G. Merfeld., CONN -62” on thereverse.Oil on Masonite, 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (40.0 x 29.8 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch.
$300-500
732.Robert Douglas Hunter (American, b. 1928)
Oriental Screen and BuddhaSigned “ROBERT DOUGLAS HUNTER ‘97” l.r., identified oninformation on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 24 x 34 in. (61.0 x 86.4 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch.
$4,000-6,000
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733.Conger Metcalf (American, 1914-1998)
Portrait of a WomanSigned “Metcalf” within the composition l.r.Watercolor on paper, 9 1/8 x 7 in. (23.2 x 17.8 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.
$300-500
734.Adolf Sehring (American, b. 1930)
NudeSigned and numbered “A. Sehring (TM) 21/40” l.r.Bronze with a brown patina on a metal and wood plinth, height18 1/2 in.Condition: Good.
$700-900
735.William H. Bailey (American, b. 1930)
Lot of Two Portraits of a Female NudeBoth signed and dated “Bailey 1961” in pencil l.l. or l.r.Graphite, ink and gouache on paper, sight size 16 3/8 x 10 1/2in. (41.6 x 26.7 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frames.
$800-1,200
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736.Thomas Theodor Heine (German, 1867-1948)
An Encounter with Divine Nymphs/A TriptychMonogram signature “TTH” l.l. or u.r., respectively.Gouache on paper/board, side panels sight size 25 1/2 x 13 1/4in. (74.9 x 33.7 cm), center panel 29 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (74.9 x54.0 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frames.
$1,200-1,800
737.American School, 20th Century
Seated ChildStamped “BBW ©MC...” on the base.Coated plaster, 17 x 8 1/2 x 8 in. (43.2 x 21.6 x 20.3 cm),framed.Condition: Minor losses/abrasions.
$300-500
738.David Wu Ject-Key (Chinese/American, 1890-1968)
Senegalese/Figure StudySigned “...D. WU JECT-KEY” in Chinese and English l.l.,identified on a label from the Salmagundi Club, New York,affixed to the paper backing. Oil on canvas mounted to fiberboard, sight size 20 x 13 1/4 in.(50.8 x 33.7 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, paint loss u.c.
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton.$600-800
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739.Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)
Danseuse a la BarreStamped “Degas” l.l.Charcoal with pastel on paper, sheet size 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3cm), framed.Condition: Creases, mild soiling/staining, not examined out offrame.
Provenance: Second sale of drawings from the Degas estate,Paris, 1918, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, Harcourts Gallery,San Francisco, a private Mid-Atlantic collection.
$15,000-25,000
740.Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935)
Lot of Two Profile Portraits, Including Maximilian LuceLuce signed and inscribed “...M. Fer-...Signac” at center, theother unsigned, stamped “Vente Feneon” l.l.Conté crayon and colored pencil on paper, sight sizes to 7 1/2 x6 1/2 in. (19.0 x 16.5 cm), framed.Condition: Laid onto board.
Provenance: The estate of Edwin A.G. Manton.$1,500-2,500
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741.Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917)
Femme Sortant du Bain/Woman Getting Out of the BathInscribed “Degas” in the base, foundry mark “CIRE PERDUE A.A. HEBRARD” and numbered “71/T” on the base.Bronze, height 16 1/2 in. (42.0 cm).Condition: Extremely minor wear to surface.
Provenance: A private New England collection.
Literature: Campbell, Sara, Degas, The Sculptures: A Catalogue Raisonné (London: Apollo, 1995), no. 71, illustration of another cast, p.45; Czestochowski, Joseph S. and Anne Pinegeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonne of the Bronzes (Memphis: International Arts),2002, illustration of another cast; Rewald, John, Degas: Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalog (New York: Pantheon Books, Inc.),1944, No. LIX, illus; Rewald, John, Degas’s Complete Sculpture: Catalogue Raisonné (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts), 1990. No.LIX, illus.
N.B. Degas’s work in clay and wax began as early as 1865, and by 1880 he worked with it almost exclusively. He did not have any ofthese works cast in bronze during his lifetime, perhaps a result of his perfectionism as he “did dream of having some cast in bronze, as heonce confessed to Maillol, but he was apparently reluctant because bronze cannot be retouched.”1 Degas frequently used the femalenude as the subject of his sculptural work, and in these pieces he explored elements of movement and form. Mary Cassatt once wrote “Ihave studied Degas’s sculptures for months. I believe he will live to be greater as a sculptor than as a painter.”2
This work was modeled between 1896 and 1911. Between 1919 and 1921 the Hebrard Foundry cast seventy-two of the seventy-threebronze sculptures that Degas produced. Each was marked with a number (1 to 72) and twenty copies of each, marked with letters Athrough T, were designated for sale (an additional unmarked cast was reserved for the foundry and another for the heirs of the artist).
1. Rewald, John, “Degas’s Sculpture, A Reply to ‘Arabesques in Bronze’,” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Summer 1946), p. 47.
2. Ibid., 48.$150,000-250,000
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742.Edith Elizabeth Tuhnen Bruning (American, 1899-1961)
Lot of Two Floral Still Lifes: Geranium and PetuniasSigned “Edith Bruning” in pencil l.r.Oil on paper, 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.9 x 21.3 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame.
$300-500
743.Susan Grisell (American, 20th/21st Century)
Lot of Three Garden ScenesOne signed “GRISELL” l.r., two with incised signature“GRISELL” l.r. and l.l., respectively. Oil on Masonite, 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$800-1,200
744.Mae Bennett Brown (American, 1887-1973)
Still Life with HollyhocksSigned “M. BENNETT-BROWN” l.r.Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, restored tears, surface grime.
$1,000-1,500
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745.Jack Orr (British, fl. 1909-1940)
ParrotSigned “JACKORR” l.r.Watercolor on paperboard, sheet size 24 x 18 in. (61.0 x 45.7cm), framed.Condition: Very subtle fading/toning.
$400-600
746.Evert Louis van Muyden (Swiss, 1853-1922)
Group of Eight Animal SketchesEach signed “E. van Muyden,” some dated.Ink with pencil on paper or board, sheet sizes to 15 1/4 x 18 in.(38.7 x 45.7 cm), unframed.Condition: Some mounted onto board/linen, pinholes, losses,toning, staining, creases.
$500-700
747.Harry Bright (British, 1846-1895)
ToucanSigned and dated “H.V. BRIGHT 1867” l.r., identified on a labelaffixed to the reverse.Watercolor with bodycolor on paper, sight size 16 1/2 x 12 1/2in. (41.9 x 31.8 cm), framed.Condition: Crease c.r., not examined out of frame.
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton.$1,500-2,000
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748.Peggy Brook Bacon (American, 1895-1987)
EdenSigned, dated, and titled “...Peggy Bacon./1925.” in pencil l.l.Graphite on paper, sheet size 15 1/4 x 11 1/8 in. (38.7 x 28.3cm), framed.Condition: Laid onto mat board, subtle acid burn to corners,pinholes to margins.
$600-900
749.Arthur Polonsky (American, b. 1925)
Portrait of a Woman and Futuristic Still Life/A Double-sidedCompositionSigned “Polonsky” u.l.Oil on Masonite, 24 x 18 in. (61.0 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Portrait with surface grime, subtle varnishinconsistencies; Still Life with losses, craquelure.
$300-500
750.Bertha E. Baxter (American, b. 1895)
Winter Still LifeSigned “B. Baxter” in pencil l.r.Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm), framed.Condition: Tear in the l.r. quadrant, craquelure, scattered losses,lifting, surface grime.
$600-800
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751.Mildred C. Jones (American, 1899-1991)
Young ViolinistSigned “Mildred C. Jones” l.r., titled and identified on thereverse.Oil on canvasboard, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 30.3 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$300-500
752.Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909-1977)
Black CatSigned “ABERCROMBIE” l.r.Oil on board, 12 1/4 x 9 in. (31.1 x 22.9 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime.
N.B. The artist is photographed with this work at the Grant Parkopen-air Art Fair of 1933, pictured in Susan Weininger and KentSmith’s Gertrude Abercrombie (Springfield: Illinois State Museum,1991), p. 13. A copy of the exhibition catalogue accompanies thelot.
$2,000-4,000
753.William Meyerowitz (American, 1887-1981)
Mother and ChildSigned “Meyerowitz” l.l.Oil on artist board, 18 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (46.4 x 31.8 cm),framed.Condition: Retouch.
$600-800
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754.Andre Gisson (Franco/American, 1921-2003)
Bouquet of FlowersSigned “A. Gisson” u.r.Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$800-1,200
755.François Gerome (French, b. 1895)
L’Av. des Champs Elysees a ParisSigned and titled “Fr. Gerome...” l.l.Oil on canvas, 20 x 23 3/4 in. (50.8 x 60.3 cm), framed.Condition: Craquelure, pigment fluorescence.
$1,000-1,500
756.Samuel (Joseph) van Beek (Dutch, 1878-1957)
Blauwe LotusSignature incised “Sam van Beek” l.r., artist and title inscribed onthe stretcher.Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies, small punctures,mild surface grime.
$300-500
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757.Jacques Martin-Ferrieres (French, 1893-1972)
Les Deux PortesSigned “Martin-Ferrieres” l.r., identified on a presentation plaque,a label from Findlay Galleries, Chicago, affixed to the backing.Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (59.7 x 80.0 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$2,000-4,000
758.Pierre Eugène Duteurtre (French, b. 1911)
Mother and Daughter in the GardenSigned “P. Duteurtre” l.r.Oil on canvas, 18 x 21 1/2 in. (45.7 x 54.6 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$600-800
759.Louis van der Pol (Dutch, 1896-1982)
On a Rainy DaySigned “Louis... Pol” l.l.Oil on panel, 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies.
$1,000-1,500
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760.Sir William Russell Flint (British, 1880-1969)
Baulked BathersSigned “W. RUSSELL FLINT-” l.r., artist and title inscribed,possibly in the artist’s hand, on the reverse.Watercolor on paper/board, sight size 9 1/2 x 13 in. (24.1 x33.0 cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.
$4,000-6,000
761.Fernand Herbo (French, 1905-1995)
Harbor in Honfleur, FranceSigned and dated “herbo...1929” and inscribed “Honfleur” l.r.Watercolor and charcoal on paper/board, sight size 12 1/4 x 18in. (31.1 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, subtle rippling, not examined out of frame.
$300-500
762.René Rimbert (French, 1896-1991)
City StreetSigned “RRimbert” l.c.Pencil on paper, sight size 9 x 5 3/4 in. (22.9 x 14.6 cm),framed.Condition: Soiling and/or staining, not examined out of frame.
$400-600
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763.Christian Nass (German, 1888-1931)
Studie: Burg in Lauffen/NeckarSigned “C Nass” l.r., titled and inscribed “gemalt von ChristianNass ‘19,” possibly in the artist’s hand, on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (54.6 x 45.1 cm), unframed.Condition: Mild scattered surface rubs/abrasions.
$800-1,200
764.Paul Lambert (French, b. 1910)
Le Moulin de la Galette a Montmatre/A View of ParisSigned “P. Lambert” l.r., signed and titled on the stretcher.Oil on canvas, 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (27.3 x 22.2 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$400-600
765.Louis Dali (French, 1905-2001)
Paris Street Scene, Probably MontmartreSigned “Louis Dali” l.r.Oil on canvas, 8 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (22.2 x 27.0 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, craquelure.
$400-600
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766.Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940)
Old Times Lower BroadwaySigned “Chas. P. Gruppe” l.r., identified on a period exhibitionlabel from the Boston Society of Water Color PaintersExhibition/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, affixed to the reverse.Watercolor on paper/board, sight size 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33.0cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.
$1,200-1,800
767.Leon Louie Dolice (American, 1892-1960)
Manhattan Scene at DuskSigned “Dolice” l.l.Pastel on paper, sight size 12 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (31.7 x 46.4 cm),framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.
$300-500
768.Hiroshi Honda (Japanese/American, 20th Century)
View of the Brooklyn BridgeSigned “Hiroshi HONDA” l.r.Ink and watercolor on paper, sight size 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (21.6x 28.6 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle acid burn, glue residue to the reverse, tapehinged to backing mat, brown tape to bottom margin.
$500-700
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769.Hope Shipee Bunin (American, 1908-1970)
New York Open-Air MarketSigned and dated “HOPE SHIPPEE [sic] ‘34” l.r.Oil on Masonite, sight size 22 x 17 3/4 in. (55.9 x 45.1 cm),framed.Condition: Surface grime.
$4,000-6,000
770.Gordon Steele (American, 20th Century)
Night Scene #64/Pete’s LunchSigned and dated “Gordon Steele/42” u.l., identified andinscribed on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 25 x 28 1/4 in. (63.5 x 71.8 cm), framed.Condition: Lined, retouch, restored tear.
$1,000-1,500
771.Frederick Usher Devoll (American, 1873-1941)
Hazy Fog/A New York Harbor ViewStamped “F. Usher DeVoll” l.l., titled in a later inscription on thereverse.Oil on canvas mounted onto board, 8 1/2 x 10 in. (21.6 x 25.4cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime.
$1,000-2,000
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772.Frederick Brosen (American, b. 1954)
View of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park,New York CitySigned and dated “R. BROSEN-7-80” l.r., a label from StaempfliGallery, Inc., New York, affixed to the backing. Watercolor on paper, image size 11 1/4 x 18 in. (28.6 x 45.7cm), framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.
$800-1,200
773.Robert Paul Sivard (French/American, 1914-1990)
Lot of Two Works: Model A Ford and Residence of Ruth andFrank StantonBoth signed “Sivard” l.r., Residence inscribed “For FrankStanton/East 92nd Street, N.Y.C./Robert Sivard/December,1968” on the reverse, both identified on labels affixed to thereverse.Oil on Masonite, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), unframed.Condition: Minor surface abrasions, subtle varnishinconsistencies.
Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Frank Stanton.
N.B. A Christmas card signed “Ruth and Bob Sivard”accompanies the lot.
$500-700
774.Louis Sylvia (American, b. 1911)
Winter, Central ParkSigned “Louis Sylvia” l.l.Oil on Masonite, 5 3/4 x 14 in. (14.6 x 35.6 cm), framed.Condition: Mild surface grime.
$500-700
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775.Joseph Sloman (American, b. 1883)
Lot of Two New York Cityscapes: Wall St. & Trinity Churchand Plaza HotelSigned “Jos. Sloman” l.r., titled and stamped “...The Copyrightof this picture is the property of the Artist and is strictlyreserved.” on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm), framed.Condition: Mild craquelure, scattered retouch.
$1,000-1,200
776.Susan Grisell (American, 20th/21st Century)
Fifth AveSigned and dated “GRISELL ‘01” l.r., titled and dated on thereverse.Oil on board, 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$300-500
777.Joseph Sloman (American, b. 1883)
Lot of Two New York Cityscapes: City Hall Park andVanderbilt MansionSigned “Jos. SLoman” l.r.Oil on canvasboard, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm), framed.Condition: Minor surface grime.
$1,000-1,200
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778.Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American, 1864-1929)
City in Winter, Probably a View of the Third Avenue El,New YorkSigned “AC Goodwin” l.l., inscribed “57th St., New York, 1924”on the reverse, identified on labels affixed to the backing.Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Scattered retouch, scattered craquelure, surfaceabrasions.
N.B. A self-taught artist, A.C. Goodwin painted Impressionistcityscapes. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, andspent the majority of his career working in Boston. In the 1920s,however, Goodwin moved to New York and set up a studio inWashington Square. Goodwin did not adhere to any one schoolof painting; he incorporated elements of the Ashcan School intohis unique Impressionist style, using color and light and tocapture the vibrancy of the city streets.
$25,000-35,000
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779.Frank Hector Tompkins (American, 1847-1922)
Marine Park, BostonInscribed, signed and dated “With the Compliments of F. H.Tompkins, Boston., April 1913.” in ink along the lower margin.Pastel on paper, sight size 6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 cm), framed.Condition: Toning, pinholes, deckled left edge with losses.
$800-1,200
780.Allan Rohan Crite (American, 1910-2007)
Towers-Old CambridgeSigned, monogrammed and dated “ALLAN ROHANCRITE/ARC/AUG 1940” l.r., a label from Gallery NAGAaffixed to the backing. Gouache on paper, sheet size 11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm),framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.
N.B. Crite was an African-American Bostonian artist who wasknown for painting everyday scenes in Roxbury and South Endneighborhoods. Crite considered his role as an artist to be “astory teller of the drama of man. This is my small contribution—to tell the African-American experience—in a local sense, of theneighborhood, and in a larger sense, of its part in the total humanexperience.”1
Crite studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Bostonin the 1930s, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree fromHarvard University Extension in 1968. His works are in thepermanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the FoggArt Museum, and the Addison Gallery of American Art, amongothers.
1. Feeney, Mark, “Allan Rohan Crite, 97, Dean of N.E. African-AmericanArtists,” Boston Globe: 8 September 2007: C-9.
$6,000-8,000
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781.Carroll Thayer Berry (American, 1886-1978)
Shipyard, Bath, MaineSigned “Carroll Thayer Berry” l.r.Oil on canvas, 26 x 30 in. (66.0 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Lined.
$4,000-6,000
782.Adriaan Martin De Groot (American, 1870-1942)
Strollers in the Financial DistrictSigned and dated “Adriaan M. de Groot/1925” l.l.Oil on artist board, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch.
$500-700
783.Susan Grisell (American, 20th/21st Century)
Lot of Two Landscapes: University Place-Early Morning andEvening in New EnglandUniversity Place signed and dated “GRISELL ‘01” l.l., titled anddated “...2001” on the reverse, Evening signed “GRISELL” l.r.Oil on Masonite, sizes to 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$600-800
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784.Mayna Dean Eastman (American, 19th/20th Century)
Afternoon HopscotchSigned “M.D. Eastman” l.r. and on the reverse.Oil on board, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm), framed.Condition: Retouch.
$800-1,200
785.Marshall D. Smith (American, 1874-1973)
Lot of Two Views of New Orleans: Balcony and CourtyardSigned “MARSHALL D. SMITH” l.l. and l.r., Courtyardidentified in an inscription in the artist’s hand on the reverse.Oil on board, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), framed.Condition: Losses, retouch, one with damage to l.l. corner,surface grime, craquelure.
$700-900
786.Miklos Gaspar (American, 1885-1946)
A Century of Progress International Exhibition, Chicago,Illinois, 1933Signed and dated “M. Gaspar/1933” l.r., inscribed and stamped“...SHIP... AUTHENTIFICATION GROH [sic] ASSOCIATESFOR THE COMMITTEE/Edward T.Grigware/R. F.INGERLE” on the reverse. Oil on board, 21 3/4 x 27 in. (55.2 x 68.6 cm), framed.Condition: Surface grime, craquelure.
N.B. Gaspar studied at the Art Academy and the Industrial ArtSchool of Budapest, Hungary, under Korosfoi Kriesh Aladar andUjvary Ignacz. He immigrated to the United States at the age oftwenty-one, settling in Illinois. He worked as a muralist inSpringfield and Chicago, completing forty murals depicting theCentury of Progress.1
1. http://www.highlandparkhistory.com/art_hist_web/artists/artists.htm$1,500-3,000
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787.Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967)
Fallen Tree, 1944/1954Monogram signature “CEB” l.l., titled and identified on the reverse, labels from The Cleveland Museumof Art, Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries, and Los Angeles County Museum affixed to the reverse. Ink, watercolor, and conté crayon on paper, sheet size 11 x 17 1/4 in. (27.9 x 43.8 cm), framed.Condition: Laid onto cardstock.
Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs. Andrew S. Keck, Washington, D.C.; sold to benefit an endowment forthe Livingston County Historical Society, Genesco, New York.
Exhibitions: “Charles Burchfield,” Whitney Museum of American Art, January 11–February 26, 1956;The Baltimore Museum of Art, March 14–April 22, 1956; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, May 9–June 17,1956; San Francisco Museum of Art, July 11–August 19, 1956; Los Angeles County Museum of Art,September 5–October 14, 1956; The Phillips Gallery, Washington, D.C., November 4–December 11,1956; The Cleveland Museum of Art, January 3–February 10, 1957.
Literature: Baur, John I.H., Charles Burchfield, New York: The MacMillan Company, 1956, (illus. p.74); Baur, John I.H. and Rosalind Irvine, Charles Burchfield, (exhibition catalogue), New York: WhitneyMuseum of American Art, 1956, p. 18, Entry #112.
$15,000-25,000
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788.Diane Burko (American, b. 1945)
Mountain LandscapeSigned and dated “Diane Burko 1975” l.r.Graphite on paper, sight size 24 x 30 3/4 in. (61.0 x 78.1 cm),framed.Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton.$600-800
789.Altoon Sultan (American, b. 1948)
Looking Out, Coursegoules, France, 1984Signed and dated “SULTAN 84” l.r., identified on a label fromMarlborough Gallery, New York, on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 11 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (30.2 x 60.6 cm), framed.Condition: Subtle alligatoring.
$1,200-1,800
790.Paul Balmer (South African/American, 20th/21st Century)
Sundown Over FlorenceSigned “Balmer” l.r., identified in an inscription in the artist’shand on the reverse.Oil on canvas, 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm), framed.Condition: Good.
$800-1,200
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