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California & A merican
F ine A rt A u c t i on
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Preview - 12:00 pm
Auction - 6:00 pm
Pasadena Convention Center
300 East Green Street Pasadena California 91101
Bidding is available live, via phone, absentee, or online at:
LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com or Bidsquare.com
Inquiries welcome:
626 793 1833 :: [email protected] :: www.johnmoran.com
JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS, INC.
FOUNDERS
This catalogue is meant merely as a guide.
President, Principal Auctioneer
John H. Moran
Senior Vice President, Auctioneer
Jeffrey J. Moran
Vice President, Public Relations
Madeleine Moran
SPECIALISTS
The Auctioneers do not warrant the accuracy, genuineness,
authenticity, description, weight, count or measure of any of the lots specified herein.
BUYER’S PREMIUMS
Vice President - Estates Auction Director
Roland Rynkiewicz
Antique & Decorative Art Specialist
Maranda Moran
Antique Specialist, Cataloguer
Kim Jarand
FLOOR, TELEPHONE OR ABSENTEE BIDDING:
20% (OF HAMMER PRICE) WHEN PAYING WITH CASH, CHECK OR WIRE TRANSFER
22% WHEN PAYING WITH CREDIT CARD
Estate SpecialistJohn Simon Taylor
jewelry Specialist - Sale Director
Mollie Burns Keith, G.G.
Jewelry SpecialistAna Wroblaski, G.G., A.J.P.
Fine Art SpecialistMorgana Blackwelder
Fine Art and Cataloging Consultant
Katherine Halligan
Fine Art Cataloguer
Bobby Cullen
THROUGH INTERNET PLATFORM:
23% (OF HAMMER PRICE) WHEN PAYING BY CASH, CHECK OR WIRE TRANSFER
25% WHEN PAYING WITH CREDIT CARD
BIDDING INCREMENTS
CLIENT SERVICES
Office Manager, Client Accounting
Betty Lanza
Client Services/Social Media
Jardine Bruce
Client Services
Jean Rapagna
$100 - $475 @ $25 increments
$500 - $950 @ $50 increments
$1,000 - $1,900 @ $100 increments
$2,000 - $4,750 @ $250 increments
OPERATIONS
$5,000 - $9,500 @ $500 increments
Operations Director, Auctioneer
Glenn Storey
Art Handlers / Property Control / Larry Muradian
Padded Van ServicesMike Hook
$20,000 - $47,500 @ $2,500 increments
$50,000 - $95,000 @ $5,000 increments
$100,000 - $190,000 @ $10,000 increments
DIGITAL DESIGN
$200,000 - $480,000 @ $20,000 increments
Webmaster / Network Administrator
Oscar Tsao
Photographer Shane Strong
Director Advertising & Marketing $10,000 - $19,000 @ $1,000 increments
Nathan Martinez
$500,000 & above @ $50,000 increments,
or at Auctioneer's discretion.
View Illustrated Catalogue Online @
www.johnmoran.com
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October 20, 2015 California & American Fine Art Auction
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CONDITIONS OF SALE
AUCTION HOUSE AS AGENT
Except as otherwise stated, John Moran Auctioneers Moran’s) acts as agent for the seller. The contract for the sale of the property is therefore made
between the seller and the buyer.
BEFORE THE AUCTION
(a) Public Preview: All property is available for inspection by public preview during the day of auction. In many cases, particular lots can be
examined in advance by private appointment. Prospective buyers are strongly encouraged to personally examine any property in which they are
interested.
(b) Buyer’s Responsibility: Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was
not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
(c) Property Sold ‘As Is’: Neither Moran’s nor the seller provides any guarantee in relation to the nature of the property, or to any errors or omissions
in the catalogue or supplemental material apart from the Limited Warranty stated below. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran’s catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply than an item is free
from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others.
AT THE AUCTION
(a) Admission: The auction is open to the public, though Moran’s reserves the right to refuse admission or participation to anyone at any time.
The auctioneer may be recorded (visually, aurally or otherwise) and all participants consent to such recording.
(b) Buyer Registration: Prospective buyers must register with Moran’s before bidding. Moran’s may require identification and financial references in advance of buyer eligibility. Registered bidders accept personal liability to pay the purchase price, including the buyer’s premium plus all
applicable charges, unless Moran’s agrees in advance that the bidder is acting as agent on behalf of an identified third party acceptable to Moran’s.
In such case, Moran’s will look to the third party for payment.
(c) Bidding Guidelines: Bidding, whether in person, by agent, absentee bid, telephone, or internet, constitutes a bidder’s acceptance of these
conditions. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the buyer. The auctioneer retains the absolute right to reject any bid, to
withdraw, pass or divide any lots, to combine multiple lots, to advance the bidding at his or her absolute discretion and (in the case of error or
dispute, whether during or after the sale) to determine the successful bidder, to continue the bidding, cancel the sale or to re-offer and sell the lot in
question. Under no circumstances are the consignors’ or agents acting on their behalf, permitted to bid on their consignment. In the event of any
dispute after the auction Moran’s sale record shall be conclusive.
(d) Absentee, Telephone and Internet Bidding: Moran’s offers absentee, telephone and internet bidding as a convenience to clients and does
not accept liability for errors or failures to execute such bids. Absentee and telephone bids must be recognized by Moran’s prior to auction day.
When identical absentee bids are submitted that become the highest bids at the auction, the bid first received by Moran’s shall be accepted as the
winning bid. Telephone bidders are encouraged to leave minimum bids in case of technical failure. Internet bidders are subject to an additional
buyer’s premium, as noted below.
(e) Reserves: Unless indicated otherwise, lots may be offered subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which the
lot will not be sold. The reserve for any lot shall not exceed its published estimate. Moran’s shall act to protect the reserve by bidding through the
auctioneer, who may open bidding on any lot below the reserve by placing a bid on the seller’s behalf. The auctioneer may continue to bid on behalf
of the seller up to the reserve amount, either by placing consecutive bids or by placing bids in response to other bidders. Lots without reserves are
typically opened for bidding at 50% of their low estimate. In the absence of a bid at that level, the auctioneer may proceed backwards at his discretion or deem the lot unsold if a bid is not recognized.
AFTER THE AUCTION
(a) Payment and Title Transfer: Payment and Title Transfer: The buyer agrees to pay the sum of the hammer price plus Buyer’s Premium, plus
any applicable sales tax. Buyer’s Premiums are calculated as follows: Floor, Telephone or Absentee Bidding: Buyer’s Premium of 20% (of hammer
price) when paying by cash, check or wire transfer or 22% when paying by credit card. Bidding through internet platform: Buyer’s Premium of 23%
when paying by cash, check or wire transfer or 25% when paying by credit card. Buyers outside the United States must submit payment via wire
transfer. Credit cards are not an accepted form of payment for buyers outside the United States. Buyers are strongly encouraged to provide full
payment at the auction. Payment must be received by Moran’s within the five business days immediately following the auction. The buyer shall not
acquire title or take possession of the lot until all amounts (including the hammer price, premium and applicable taxes) due to Moran’s have been
paid in full.
(b) Collection: Buyers are strongly encouraged to collect purchased items from the sale site at the time of the auction. Packing material and labor
are provided free of charge at the sale site during the auction. The packing of purchased lots at the auction is undertaken by Moran’s solely as a
convenience to customers. Moran’s is not liable for damage to glass or frames, except as a result of negligence on Moran’s part, regardless of cause
in connection with this courtesy service.
(c) Storage: Following the auction, uncollected lots shall be relocated to and stored in Moran’s warehouse. Moran’s shall retain possession of all
purchases until full payment has been received from the buyer. Lots remaining uncollected after the fifth business day following the sale, regardless
of payment status, are subject to a per-lot daily storage charge of $10.00. In addition to other remedies available by law, Moran’s reserves the right to
impose upon delinquent buyers a separate 1% monthly charge (of the purchase price, or the maximum permitted by law) commencing on the sixth
business day after the sale date.
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(d) Shipping: Buyers are responsible for arranging their own shipping estimates and deliveries. Moran’s in our discretion and as a courtesy to
buyers, can arrange to have purchased lots packed, insured and forwarded by a third party shipper at the request, expense and risk of the buyer.
Moran’s assumes no responsibility for acts or omissions in such packing or shipping by other packers or carriers, even if recommended by Moran’s.
Nor does Moran’s assume any responsibility for any damage to picture frames or to the glass therein. In circumstances where Moran’s arranges for
such third party services, Moran’s may apply an administration charge of 10% of that service fee.
(e) All Sales Final: Notwithstanding other terms mentioned herein, refunds shall be given at Moran’s sole discretion. Refunds requested on the
grounds of authenticity must be made within 10 days of the auction and accompanied by a supporting written statement from a recognized authority (defined as a person who has authored, edited, or substantially contributed to a monograph on the artist, a person who has curated, organized or
substantially contributed to a solo exhibition on the artist, a person who has represented the artist’s estate or someone who represented or worked
closely with the artist while they were alive and, in any of the above instances physically handled works of the period, medium and subject matter
in question during the course of their duties) stating that the object sold is incorrect or not the work of the artist. Dealers, appraisers and representatives of other auction firms do not qualify as authenticators of individual artists unless they have had such specific involvement with that artist’s
work, as specified above, in addition to their daily duties. Refunded lots must be returned to Moran’s in the same condition as when sold. Moran’s
does not grant extensions to refund considerations based upon authenticity due to shipping delays. There are no exceptions to this refund policy.
LIABILITY AND LIMITED WARRANTY
(a) Liability: The buyer expressly agrees that (i) neither Moran’s nor the seller shall be liable, in whole or in part, for any special, indirect or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of profits and (ii) the buyer’s damages, if any, are limited exclusively to the original purchase
price paid for the lot.
(b) Limited Warranty: All property is sold as is. Neither Moran’s nor the consignor or our associates make any representation, express or implied
warranty (including merchantability and fitness) or guarantee in condition, size, provenance, medium, signature, inscription, exhibition history, importance, rarity, country of origin, age, genuineness, historical relevance, monetary or other value, framing or lack thereof, mounting, conservation,
coloring, palette, inscription, edition, style, label or other descriptor. No statement in the catalogue, brochures, website, bill of sale or invoice, any
supplementary material, or statements by any Moran’s employee shall be deemed such a warranty or representation or an assumption of liability.
(c) Descriptions: No warranty, whether express or implied, is made with respect to any description contained in this auction or any second opinion. Any description of the items or second opinion is for the courtesy of identifying the items for those Bidders who do not have the opportunity
to view the lots in person, and no description of items has been made part of the basis of the transaction or has created any express warranty that
the goods would conform to any description made by the Auctioneer. Color variations can be expected in any electronic or printed imaging, and
are not grounds for the return of any lot.
(d) Estimates: All estimates provided are carefully considered opinions of Moran’s specialists, and are merely suggested guidelines for interested
buyers. Buyers must be aware that all property sold is subject to fluctuating values depending on the subjective interests of collectors and a wide
variety of other uncontrollable factors. The lots auctioned may sell at prices above, within, or below estimate.
(e) Notices, Demands and Refunds: Any demands for refunds, problems with the lot(s) sold or notices of any kind concerning the auction shall
be in writing and addressed to John Moran Auctioneers, Inc, 735 West Woodbury Road, Altadena, California 91001.
ADDITIONAL MATTERS
(a) Copyright: The copyright on all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Moran’s for this auction is and shall remain at all
times the property of Moran’s. Moran’s and the seller make no representation or warranty that the buyer will acquire any copyright or reproduction
rights to a purchased lot.
(b) Buyer’s Breach of Conditions: If a buyer fails to comply with any of these conditions, Moran’s may, in addition to asserting all remedies
available by law, including the right to hold that buyer liable for the purchase price, (i) cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages any payment
made by the buyer, (ii) resell the property without reserve at public auction or privately upon notice to the buyer, or (iii) take such other action as
we deem necessary or appropriate. If Moran’s resells the property, the original defaulting buyer shall be liable for the payment of any deficiency
between the original sale price and any subsequent mitigation sale, including warehousing, the expenses of both sales, reasonable attorney’s fees,
commissions, incidental damages and all other charges due hereunder. In the event that such buyer pays a portion of the purchase price for any
property, Moran’s shall apply the payment received to such property that Moran’s in our sole discretion, deems appropriate. Moran’s shall have the
benefit of all rights of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code adopted in the State of California.
(c) Severability: Should any of these conditions be deemed unenforceable, invalid or illegal in any court having jurisdiction, that part shall be
discounted and shall have no effect on the enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein, which shall remain valid to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
(d) Jurisdiction: The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to these conditions and the conduct of the auction shall be governed and
interpreted by the laws of the State of California. By bidding, whether in person or by agent, by absentee bid, telephone, internet or other means,
the buyer shall be deemed to have consented to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state of California or, if applicable, the federal courts
sitting in this state. Further, the buyer agrees that the venue for any action arising out of the failure to abide by these conditions, or any conduct related to or arising out of the auction, shall be the Los Angeles Superior Court, Pasadena Branch located at 300 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, California 91101 or the Federal Court Central District located at 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012-4793.
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Artist Index
Artist
Lot
Aaron, Joseph Adams, Peter Armstrong, William Weaver 234, 235
217
111
Betts, Louis 96
Bischoff, Franz A. 1, 62,83
Borein, Edward 107, 108
Borg, Carl Oscar 18, 106
Borglum, Gutzon 109
Botke, Jessie Arms 193
Braun, Maurice 10, 13, 33, 59, 60, 65, 66
Brenner, Carl C. 49, 50
Brown, Benjamin Chambers 4, 6
Buff, Conrad 209, 225, 228, 229
Burck, Jacob 187
Burgdorff, Ferdinand 73, 74
Burliuk, David 161
Cahill, William V. Carmichael, Jae Chamberlin, Frank Tolles Chase, William Merritt Clunie, Robert Colman, Roi Clarkson Coutts, Gordon Coze, Paul Cromwell, Joane Cuprien, Frank W. Dallin, Cyrus Edwin Dann, Frode N. Davis, Willis E. Denny, Gideon Jacques Dike, Phil Latimer Dixon, Maynard Dodge, Arthur Burnside Drogkamp, Charles Henry Earle, Eyvind Egeli, Arthur Bjorn Ellenshaw, Peter Ellis, Fremont Ennis, George Espoy, Angel Forsythe, Clyde Frame, Robert Aaron Francisco, John Bond Fries, Charles Arthur Frost, John vi
190
176
2, 3, 63, 64
197
218
79
118
129, 130, 131, 132
16, 31
9, 86
117
128
52
53
139, 145, 146
105
181
116
133, 134, 183, 184
137
90, 91, 203, 232, 233, 236,
237
113
11
8, 80, 140
69
174
44, 45
46
41, 58, 200, 214
Artist
Lot
Gamble, John Marshall 24
Garrett, John 171, 172
Gibson, George 142
Gleason, Joe Duncan 89
Goldberg, Rube 160
Griffith, William Alexander 61
Grimm, Paul 26, 70, 207, 208, 210, 211,
219, 220, 227, 230, 231
Groesbeck, Daniel Sayre 162
Hare, Ray Harris, Sam Hyde Harrison, Birge Heller, Helen West Hill, Thomas Hilton, John Hinkle, Clarence Holdredge, Ransome Gillet Howell, Raymond 224
93
12
199
48
226
120, 121, 141
110
151
Jonnevold, Carl 21
Keith, William Kende, Geza Kleitsch, Joseph Koerner, Henry Kosa Jr., Emil J. Krebs, Penelope 22, 47
189
99
158, 159
67, 68, 191, 204
167, 168, 169, 170
Laycox, Jack Leighton, Kathryn Woodman Logan, Maurice 182, 185, 186
35, 201
179
Martinez, Xavier McAfee, Ila Melville, Antonia Meither Mitchell, Alfred Moessel, Julius Moses, Walter Farrington Mottola, Filastro (Fil) Mathew 5
115
98
92
175
104
136
Nelson, Bruce Nethercott, Phil 27
223
Oldfield, Otis Onderdonk, Julian Otis, George Demont 147
20
72
Parsons, Sheldon Payne, Edgar Alwin Philipp, Robert Phillips, James March Podchernikoff, Alexis M. Puthuff, Hanson Duvall 114
17, 25, 42
95
180
23
112
Artist
Redfield, Edward Willis Redmond, Granville Reiffel, Charles Rider, Arthur Grover Rose, Guy Orlando Lot
100, 102
28
32, 215
30
81, 101
173
76, 77, 205, 206
103
198
192
152, 153, 154, 155
37, 119
143, 144, 149, 177,
178
Skeele, Anna Katharine 122, 123, 124, 125,
126, 127, 148, 150, 156, 157
Smith, Jack Wilkinson 29, 85, 87, 212,
213
Spangenberg, George 14, 15, 34
Sparks, Arthur Watson 97
Steele, Theodore Clement 38
Strahalm, Franz 19
Strong, Ray 135
Symons, George Gardner 82
Tomanek, Joseph 39, 40
Wachtel, Elmer 7, 55
Wachtel, Marion Kavanagh 56, 57
Warshawsky, Abel G. 75
Watrous, Harry Wilson 195, 196
Welch, Thaddeus 51
Wendt, William 43, 222
White, Orrin A. 78
Widforss, Gunnar 54
Wiggins, Guy Carleton 94
Wiles, Irving R. 194
Williams, Neil 163, 164, 165, 166
Willis, Fritz 188
Wood, Robert W. 71, 84, 88, 202, 221
Woolley, Virginia B. 36
Wright, Redmond Stephens 138
Yens, Karl 216
1 Franz A. Bischoff (1864-1929 Pasadena, CA)
''Drying the Nets - San Pedro'', signed lower right: F.A. Bischoff,
titled on a gallery label affixed verso, oil on canvas laid to board,
6.5'' H x 9.5'' W, est: $5000/7000
Provenance: Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA; Private Collection, Dyer, NV. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your
bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
SALES FINAL
Saar, Betye Irene Brown Sammons, Carl Sayre, Fred Grayson Schinzel, George William Schuster, Donna Scott, Alice Sharp, Joseph Henry Sheets, Millard Owen 2 Frank Tolles Chamberlin (1873-1961 Pasadena, CA)
''Along the Coast'', signed with the artist's monogram device and
dated lower left: FTC / 35, signed and dated again and titled verso, oil on canvas laid to board, 5.75'' H x 7'' W, est: $1000/1500
Exhibited: The Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena, CA, February,
1955. Provenance: Private Collection, Brawley, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Minor surface dirt. Blacklight:
No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates
acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
FINAL
3 Frank Tolles Chamberlin (1873-1961 Pasadena, CA)
''Late Afternoon, Near Rome'', signed with the artist's monogram device, inscribed and dated lower left: FTC - Rome - 1909,
signed, inscribed and dated again verso, titled on an exhibition
label affixed verso, oil on board, 6.75'' H x 10'' W, est: $2000/3000
Visual: Generally good condition. The board is slightly warped
along the upper left edge. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration
under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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4 Benjamin Chambers Brown (1865-1942 Pasadena, CA)
''A Little Canal in Venice'', signed and inscribed lower right:
Benjamin C. Brown / Venice, signed again and titled verso, oil on
board, 9'' H x 6'' W, est: $1000/1500
Provenance: Private Collection, Sacramento, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: A quarter-sized spot of touch-up upper left. A 2.5'' x 3'' area of touch-up
upper center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
7 Elmer Wachtel (1864-1929 Pasadena, CA)
Foggy morning beachscape, signed lower left: E. Wachtel,
oil on canvas, 10.25'' H x 15.25'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Sacramento, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
ALL SALES FINAL
8 Angel Espoy (1879-1963 Seal Beach, CA)
Rocky coastal scene, signed lower right: A. Espoy, oil on board,
10'' H x 14'' W, est: $1200/1800
5 Xavier Martinez (1869-1943 Carmel, CA)
Pont Neuf, Paris, signed with the artist's monogram device lower
right: XM, numbered verso: #3, oil on panel under glass,
3.25'' H x 5.25'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: Small spots of
touch-up upper left, upper right and lower right. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
FINAL
Provenance: Private Collection, Sacramento, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. A 1'' scratch with paint loss
upper left. Frame abrasion. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
6 Benjamin Chambers Brown (1865-1942 Pasadena, CA)
Coastal scene with trees, signed lower left: Benjamin C. Brown,
oil on board laid to masonite, 10.25'' H x 13.25'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration
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9 Frank W. Cuprien N.A. (1871-1948 Laguna Beach, CA)
''Evening Magic'', coastal, signed lower right: F.W. Cuprien, signed
again, titled and inscribed verso: Laguna Beach, California, oil on
board, 10'' H x 12'' W, est: $4000/6000
Note: The painting retains its original artist-carved frame. Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual:
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10 Maurice Braun (1877-1941 San Diego, CA)
Coastal scene with clouds, signed lower right: Maurice Braun, oil on board
laid to board, 6'' H x 8.5'' W, est: $2500/3500
Spring landscape, signed lower right: Maurice Braun, oil on board,
8'' H x 10'' W, est: $2500/3500
Provenance: Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Small spots of paint loss along the lower left edge and
lower right. Tiny flecks of paint loss lower center and lower right under
the signature. Very minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: Two small spots of
touch-up in the sky upper center. A small line of touch-up in the clouds
right center. A small spot of touch-up in the water lower center. A small
spot of touch-up in the sand lower left. A .75'' line of touch-up along the
lower left edge. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Provenance: Purchased in the 1920s from the artist; by descent to Private
Collection, Austin, TX. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: Touch-up in the center of each of the four edges, the largest a 1''
x .25'' area on the left center edge. Two small dots of touch-up in the upper
left corner. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. ASIS. ALL SALES FINAL
11 George Ennis (1884-1936 Eastport, ME)
Coastal scene with boats at inlet, signed lower right: Ennis, oil on board
under glass, 10'' H x 12'' W, est: $1500/2000
Provenance: Private Collection, Northridge, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout the sky. Paint shrinkage in some of the blue pigments in the center and along the right edge.
Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates
acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
12 Birge Harrison N.A. (1854-1929 Woodstock, NY)
''Autumn In The Valley'', signed lower left: Birge Harrison, titled on a frame
plaque affixed verso, oil on canvasboard, 8'' H x 10'' W, est: $2000/3000
Exhibited: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, ''Thumb-Box Exhibition'',
n.d. Provenance: Private Collection, Beverly Hills, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
ALL SALES FINAL
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14 George Spangenberg (1907-1964 San Diego, CA)
''Borrego Desert'', signed lower left: G. Spangenberg, titled by repute, oil on
canvas laid to artist board, 10.5'' H x 12'' W, est: $1500/2000
Provenance: Estate of Charles Augustus Hill, Point Loma, CA, acquired
directly from the artist in exchange for room and board. Condition: Visual:
ALL SALES FINAL
''Sand Verbena'', signed lower right: G. Spangenberg, signed again and titled
on the backing paper, oil on panel, 8'' H x 9'' W, est: $1000/1500
Provenance: Estate of Charles Augustus Hill, Point Loma, CA, acquired
directly from the artist in exchange for room and board. Condition: Visual:
ALL SALES FINAL
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16 Joane Cromwell (1895-1969 Laguna Beach, CA)
''San Jacinto, The Dunes, Palm Springs'', signed lower right: Joane Cromwell, titled on a gallery label affixed verso, oil on canvas laid to board, 8'' H x 10'' W,
est: $3000/4000
17 Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947 Hollywood, CA)
''Desert Nomads'', signed lower left: Edgar Payne, signed again and titled on an exhibition label affixed verso, oil on canvasboard, 8'' H x 10'' W,
est: $15,000/20,000
Provenance: DeRu's Fine Arts, Laguna Beach, CA; Estate, Big Pine, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration
Exhibited: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, ''Thumb-box Exhibition'', n.d. Provenance: Private Collection, Alexandria, VA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
FINAL
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20 Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922 San Antonio, TX)
Cabins at sunset, signed lower left: Julian Onderdonk, oil on board,
8.25'' H x 10.25'' W, est: $7000/9000
Provenance: Private Collection, Monson, MA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure throughout. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
18 Carl Oscar Borg A.N.A. (1879-1947 Santa Barbara, CA)
''Near Canyon de Chelly'', signed lower left: Carl Oscar Borg, oil on board, 7'' H x 14.75'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A small area of craquelure left center. Minor frame
abrasion. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
21 Carl Jonnevold (1856-1930 San Francisco, CA)
Hunter with dog in a landscape, signed lower left: C. Jonnevold, oil on
board, 9.5'' H x 6.25'' W, est: $1000/1500
Provenance: Private Collection, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Varnish discoloration throughout.
Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up left center. Difficult to read under
varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
ALL SALES FINAL
19 Franz Strahalm (1879-1935 Dallas, TX)
Texas landscape, signed lower left: Franz Strahalm, oil on
board, 6'' H x 8'' W, est: $800/1200
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure scattered
throughout, concentrated mainly in the sky. Blacklight:
Crack-fill along the horizon line in the center of the painting. A few small spots of touch-up upper center. Your bid
indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
SALES FINAL
22 William Keith (1838-1911 Berkeley, CA)
Landscape with pond and an oak tree, signed lower right: W. Keith, signed
again verso, oil on canvas laid to board, 4.5'' H x 5.5'' W, est: $600/800
Provenance: By descent in the family to the present owner, Private Collection, Mission Viejo, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
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''Santa Paula'', signed lower right: Edgar Payne, titled and numbered on an artist's label attached verso: #3, oil on canvas laid to
board, 6'' H x 8'' W, est: $3000/5000
Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout.
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26 Paul Grimm (1891-1974 Palm Springs, CA)
Foothill landscape with trees, signed lower left: P. Grimm, inscribed indistinctly on a label affixed verso, oil on board,
9'' H x 11.75'' W, est: $1500/2000
23 Alexis M. Podchernikoff (1886-1933 Pasadena, CA)
Mountain landscape with poppies and lupine, signed lower left: A.M. Podchernikoff, oil on canvas, 10'' H x 15'' W, est: $1500/2000
Visual: Generally good condition. Very fine craquelure throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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Provenance: Private Collection, Altadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Stretcher bar creases. Blacklight:
Touch-up scattered throughout, concentrated mainly in the sky and lower center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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24 John Marshall Gamble (1863-1957 Santa Barbara, CA)
House beneath a eucalyptus tree, signed lower left: John M. Gamble, oil on
board, 12.25'' H x 7'' W, est: $1500/2000
Provenance: Private Collection, Sacramento, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Blacklight: Small spot of touch-up in the center, left center and
upper center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
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27 Bruce Nelson (1888-1952 San Francisco, CA)
''Morning Light'', trees by the coast, signed lower right: Nelson, t
Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of
our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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28 Granville Redmond (1871-1935 Los Angeles, CA)
Sunny day over poppy-filled landscape, signed lower left: Granville Redmond, oil on board, 10'' H x 14'' W, est: $8000/10,000
touch-up under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
29 Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873-1949 Alhambra, CA)
''Springtime'', Laguna Hill, signed lower right: Jack Wilkinson Smith, titled verso, oil on masonite, 12'' H x 16'' W, est:
$6000/8000
Exhibited: Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, ''Greetings
from Laguna Beach - Our Town in the Early 1900s'', October
30, 1999 - October 15, 2000. Provenance: Estate, Big Pine, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: Apparently no evidence of touch-up under blacklight. Heavy, uneven
varnish, difficult to read under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
30 Arthur Grover Rider (1886-1975 Pasadena, CA)
''Laguna Village Scene'', estate signed lower right: A.G. Rider,
titled on a gallery label affixed verso, oil on canvas laid to board,
20'' H x 24'' W, est: $7000/9000
Literature: The Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA, ''Peaceful Awakening: Spring in California'', January 20 - May 12, 2007; The Irvine
Museum, Irvine, CA, ''Paradise Found: Summer in California'',
June 16 - September 20, 2012. Note: Estate stamp by Robert
M. Bethea verso. Provenance: George Stern Fine Arts, West
Hollywood, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
A small spot of paint loss along the lower right edge. Blacklight:
Touch-up along the left, right and upper edges. A 2.5'' x 1'' area
of touch-up lower center. Small spots of touch-up in the sky upper left. A quarter-sized spot and a dime-sized spot of touch-up
in the center. Two pea-sized spots and small dots of touch-up
lower right. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
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31 Joane Cromwell (1895-1969 Laguna Beach, CA)
''Laguna Beach Festival Of Arts'', Laguna Arts Fair, El Paseo Street, Laguna Beach, CA, signed lower right: Joane Cromwell, signed again, titled and dated on
an artist's label affixed verso: 1936, oil on canvas, 23'' H x 27'' W, est: $20,000/25,000
32 Charles Reiffel (1862-1942 San Diego, CA)
''Spring In The Mountains'', back country, San Diego County, signed lower right: Charles Reiffel, signed again twice and titled twice verso, signed and titled
again on the stretcher, signed again on the frame, dated verso: 1927, oil on canvas, 25'' H x 30'' W, est: $30,000/50,000
Note: This 1936 Festival of Arts scene depicts the 4th Annual Festival held in Laguna Beach and the 3rd and final time it was held on El Paseo Street, a short
street adjacent to the Hotel Laguna and parallel to Main Beach Boardwalk. Standing in the middle of the painting is Frank Cuprien, long-time member
of the Laguna Art Association. His knickers, belted blue jacket, white hair, and neatly trimmed beard made him a highly recognized local artist around
town and at the 1936 festival, in which he undoubtedly exhibited his paintings. Cromwellís colorful scene depicting scores of visitors perusing a variety of
artworks is indeed an interesting, historical visual document of the festivalís nascent years. Provenance: Private Collection, Dana Point, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: A 1.75'' x 1.5'' scattered area of touch-up lower center. Small dots of touch-up upper left, lower left and lower
center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Exhibited: Stendhal Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, exhibition of Reiffel's work, 1927, possibly; Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA, ''Masterpieces of
San Diego Painting: Fifty Works from Fifty Years, 1900-1950'', March-June 2008. Literature: B. Dijkstra, ''Masterpieces of San Diego Painting: Fifty Works
from Fifty Years, 1900-1950'', Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA, pp. 88-89, illustrated; R.L. Pincus, ''With 'Masterpieces,' beefed-up museum in
Oceanside is off to a fine start'', San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA, March 9, 2008. Note: In his catalogue for the exhibition, ''Masterpieces of San
Diego Painting: Fifty Works from Fifty Years, 1900-1950'', Bram Dijkstra writes of the present painting, ''[T]here is a celebratory quality about this work that
is truly contagious. Reiffel makes the mountains roll and shout with color and vitality. The stark blues of the mountain flank serve to punch up the pinks,
oranges, turquoises and greens in the foreground, and the painter's stringy brushstrokes surge and dance in a raucous celebration of the rites of spring. This
work also clearly demonstrates the affinity of Reiffel's work to the later paintings of van Gogh. The wide, loose, parallel rills of paint in the foreground and
the chunky parallel 'chips' of color with which he builds up the rocks in the middle distance and the mountain in the back, are very close in their spontaneity and immediacy to those of the Dutchman, though certainly not nearly as obsessively organized. One could say that where van Gogh imposed his will on
nature, Reiffel let the rhythms of nature run free '' (B. Dijkstra, p. 88). Art critic Robert Pincus, reviewing the exhibition in the San Diego Union-Tribune,
mentions this painting: ''As Western as the scenes look in 'Spring in the Mountains' (1927) and 'San Diego Back Country' (circa 1934), they appear to pull
from influences as varied as van Gogh and German Expressionism'' (R.L. Pincus, San Diego Union-Tribune, March 9, 2008). Together with the exhibition
catalogue: ''Masterpieces of San Diego Painting: Fifty Works from Fifty Years, 1900-1950''.
Provenance: Humberston's Antiques, San Diego, CA; Private Collection, Carlsbad CA, acquired from the above, 1975. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Craquelure throughout. Blacklight: Touch-up throughout the sky upper center and upper right. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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Misty eucalyptus landscape, signed lower left: Maurice Braun, oil on canvas, 22'' H x 28'' W, est: $20,000/30,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Burbank, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration
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''Blue and Gold'', still life with daisies, signed lower right: G. Spangenberg, signed again, titled and numbered verso: #50, oil on board,
20.25'' H x 16'' W, est: $2500/3500
Provenance: Estate of Charles Augustus Hill, Point Loma, CA,
acquired directly from the artist in exchange for room and board.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence
35 Kathryn Woodman Leighton (1875-1952 Los Angeles, CA)
Still life with goldenrod and daisies, signed lower left: Kathryn W.
Leighton, oil on canvas, 36'' H x 28'' W, est: $1000/1500
Provenance: Kathryn Leighton, through decent in the family, Valencia,
CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Minor frame abrasion. Surface grime lower left. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration
under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
36 Virginia B. Woolley (1884-1971 Laguna Beach, CA)
''Transvaal Daisies'', still life, signed and dated lower right:
Virginia Woolley / 1930, signed again and titled verso, oil on
canvas, 28'' H x 36'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Marina Del Rey, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A few scattered areas
of craquelure. Oxidation along the edges. Tiny flecks of paint
loss in the center, right center and upper left. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates
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37 Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953 Taos, NM)
Still life with chrysanthemums, signed lower left: J.H. Sharp, oil on canvas, 25'' H x 30'' W, est: $20,000/30,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Tehachapi, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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38 Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926 Bloomington, IN)
''Dahlias'', still life with flowers and two vases, signed and dated lower right: T.C. Steele / 1915, titled on the stretcher, oil on burlap, 25'' H x 30'' W,
est: $30,000/50,000
Note: T.C. Steele befriended writer Gene Stratton Porter (1863-1924) through their mutual love of flowers, particularly dahlias. The youngest of twelve
children, Porter started writing as a child. She married Charles Porter in 1886 and by the late 1890s regularly submitted articles to magazines such as Ladies'
Home Journal, McCall's Magazine and The Metropolitan Magazine. She initially published anonymously so articles that might not be well received did
not embarrass her husband. Eventually, she did publish articles and books in her own name on birds, flowers and nature, and through her work made the
acquaintance of Indiana artist Steele. Family oral history suggests that Porter commissioned Steele to paint the present still life depicting a central vase
bursting with multi-colored dahlia blooms. The original long-necked brown vase seen at the painting's right is in the collection of the T.C. Steele State Historical Site in Nashville, Indiana. Provenance: Gene Stratton Porter, friend of the artist; by descent in the family to Private Collection, Redondo Beach, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Minor frame abrasion, heavier along the lower right edge. Blacklight: A 1'' x 3.5'' 'J'-shaped area of touch-up
with corresponding patch verso in the center. A 1.75'' x 1'' scattered area of touch-up in the upper right corner. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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40 Joseph Tomanek (1889-1974 Chicago, IL)
''Shores Of Indiana Dunes'', signed lower left: J. Tomanek, titled on the
frame plaque, oil on canvas, 28'' H x 24'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: through descent to present owner, Private Collection,
Torrance, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Scattered craquelure throughout. A small area of paint loss and instability
upper left. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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41 John Frost (1890-1937 Pasadena, CA)
Eastern snow scene, unsigned, oil on canvas, 25'' H x 30.25'' W,
est: $7000/9000
Literature: P. Kovinick, ''John Frost: A Quiet Mastery'', The Irvine
Museum, Irvine, CA, 2013, p. 161, illustrated. Provenance: Private
Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A small spot of paint loss upper right. Drips of surface grime
upper center. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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39 Joseph Tomanek (1889-1974 Chicago, IL)
''Spring Around The Corner'', melting snow on dunes along the Lake Michigan shoreline, signed lower right: J. Tomanek, titled on the frame plaque, oil on
canvas, 30'' H x 36'' W, est: $4000/6000
Exhibited: Bohemian Art Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Membership Exhibition", Mandel Brothers Art Galleries, September 2-27, 1952, no. 26. Literature:
Chicago Daily Tribune, January 24, 1952, ''Exhibit of Art by Chicagoans Is Rewarding'' by Eleanor Jewett, notes that the painting titled ''Spring Around the
Corner'' was awarded the Painters and Sculptors Gold Medal. Provenance: through descent to present owner, Private Collection, Torrance, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure scattered throughout, concentrated mainly in the blue pigments of the sky and water. Stretcher bar
creases along the left and upper edges. A small line of paint loss upper right. An exhibition number sticker on the canvas lower left: 26. Drips of residue
down the center of the painting. A flake of paint loss lower center. A tiny fleck of paint loss lower right. Blacklight: A 1.25'' x 3'' area of touch-up left center
with corresponding patch verso. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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''The Divide'', Colorado, signed lower right: Edgar Payne, titled on a
gum label affixed verso, oil on canvas, 16'' H x 20'' W,
est: $10,000/15,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Carlsbad, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Heavy craquelure throughout. Blacklight:
No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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44 John Bond Francisco (1863-1931 Los Angeles, CA)
Mountain landscape, signed lower right: J. Bond Francisco, oil on canvas, 8'' H x 17'' W, est: $3000/4000
Provenance: Estate, Las Vegas, NV. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
45 John Bond Francisco (1863-1931 Los Angeles, CA)
''Clear Spring Mountain Day'', signed lower right: J. Bond
Francisco, titled on a gallery label affixed verso, oil on canvas
laid to waxed canvas, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $3000/4000
43 William Wendt A.N.A. (1865-1946 Laguna Beach, CA)
''The Riddle Of The Inyos'', Owens Valley landscape near Lone Pine, CA, signed and dated lower right: William Wendt / 1930, titled on the stretcher, oil on
canvas, 25'' H x 30'' W, est: $40,000/60,000
Note: Authentication label signed by the artist's granddaughter A. Bond McGaffey affixed verso. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: A 4''
x 3'' 'L'-shaped area and a 2'' x 2'' area of touch-up in the upper
right corner. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions
of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Exhibited: Stendhal Art Galleries, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, ''Exhibition of Paintings by William Wendt, A.N.A.'', March 1931, #7. Literature:
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, ''Wendt's Vision Gains Freedom'', March 8, 1931, illustrated; J. Walker, ''Documents on the Life and Art of William
Wendt 1865 - 1946'', privately published by John Alan Walker, bookseller, Big Pine, CA, 1992, p. 179, fig. 548. Provenance: Stendhal Galleries Inventory,
Los Angeles, CA; Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A few scattered spots of craquelure. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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46 Charles Arthur Fries (1854-1940 San Diego, CA)
''The Sierra Nevada Mts. Near Lone Pine'', signed lower right:
C.A. Fries, titled and numbered verso: 1468, oil on canvas,
18'' H x 24'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout.
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47 William Keith (1838-1911 Berkeley, CA)
''View of Sierra Mountains, California'', signed lower right: W.
Keith, titled on the frame plaque, oil on canvas,
21.25'' H x 16.5'' W, est: $20,000/30,000
Exhibited: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, ''66th Annual
Exhibition'', 1886-1887. Provenance: Private Collection, Long
Beach, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine
craquelure throughout the upper portion of the painting. Blacklight: A 1.75'' x .25'' scattered area of touch-up along the upper
center edge. Small spots of touch-up upper left, upper right and
right center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
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49 Carl C. Brenner N.A. (1838-1888 Louisville, KY)
Stream through a mountain gorge, signed and dated lower right: Carl C.
Brenner / 1876, oil on canvas laid to board, 20'' H x 24'' W, est: $4000/6000
48 Thomas Hill (1829-1908 San Francisco, CA)
Empire Mine, mining road along a steep mountainside, signed and dated lower left: T. Hill 1886, oil on canvas laid to panel, 32'' H x 51'' W, est: $30,000/50,000
Note: Carl Brenner was a notable Louisville, Kentucky artist originally born
in Germany. Trained as a sign painter and glazier, the artist turned to mural
and landscape paintings in the 1870s. He is best known for landscapes
featuring beech trees and mountainous vistas like the present work and the
following painting. Provenance: By descent in the family to present owner,
Private Collection, Glendora, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Craquelure and paint shrinkage scattered throughout the darker
pigments. Blacklight: An 8'' x .5'' area of touch-up upper center. A 3'' x .75''
area of touch-up lower center. Difficult to read under varnish. Your bid
indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
50 Carl C. Brenner N.A. (1838-1888 Louisville, KY)
High altitude lake in a mountain landscape, signed and dated lower left:
Carl C. Brenner / 1876, oil on canvas laid to board, 20'' H x 24'' W,
est: $4000/6000
Provenance: By descent in the family to present owner, Private Collection, Glendora, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Varnish
discoloration throughout. Tiny fleck of paint loss upper center. Surface
grime. Blacklight: A 5.5'' x 4'' area of touch-up in the upper left corner. A
quarter-sized spot and a pea-sized spot of touch-up left center. Small spot
of touch-up in the center. Difficult to read under varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Note: The Empire Mine is the site of the oldest, largest, and richest gold mine in California. From 1850 to its closing 106 years later in 1956, it produced 5.8
million ounces of gold. Some of the most productive years were under the direction of California State Senator Thomas Fowler of Visalia who purchased the
mine in 1878 and formed the Empire Gold and Silver Mining Company. Fowler oversaw an intense period of construction of the mine and poured most of his
personal fortune into the endeavor. A 2 mile cable tram was built to carry ore down from Empire Mountain to a new mill 2,000 feet below; ''[i]n the Spring of
1879, Fowler organized the Mineral King Wagon and Toll Road Company to complete the remaining 25 miles of road from the bridge across the East Fork of the
Kaweah River...to Mineral King'' (J.G. Moore, ''Exploring the Highest Sierra'', Stanford, CA, p. 268). By August 15, 1879, wagons entered the Mineral King Valley
for the first time. Just a few years later in 1886, Thomas Hill was there to paint the present work. Hill had begun painting Yosemite and Sierra landscapes in the
1860s and his paintings of these subjects were hugely popular and commanded high prices by the 1880s. The present work shows the entrance to Empire Mine
cut into the side of a steep mountain at the left of a sweeping mountainscape painted in the artist's signature naturalistic tones. Provenance: Estate, Las Vegas,
NV. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Areas of paint shrinkage in some of the brown pigments of the rocks and trees left center. A small fleck of
paint loss upper center. Minor frame abrasion. The tacking edges were removed when lined. Blacklight: A 3.5'' x 5'' 'L'-shaped area of touch-up left center. Touchup throughout the sky and mountains. Difficult to read under varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
51 Thaddeus Welch (1844-1919 Santa Barbara, CA)
Cows in a pasture, signed and dated lower right: T. Welch / 1909, oil on canvas,
20'' H x 36'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Long Beach, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Craquelure throughout the upper portion of the painting. Stretcher bar
crease along the upper edge. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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52 Willis E. Davis (1855-1910 San Francisco, CA)
Path in a landscape with distant lake, signed and dated lower right: Willis
E. Davis / '08, signed and dated again and indistinctly titled verso, oil on
canvas, 24'' H x 18'' W, est: $2000/3000
54 Gunnar Widforss (1879-1934 Grand Canyon, AZ)
Coastal cypress, signed lower left: Widforss, watercolor on paper
laid to board under glass, sight size: 14.5'' H x 21.25'' W,
est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Petrolia, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Heavy craquelure throughout. A small fleck of paint loss
lower center. Blacklight: A few scattered spots of touch-up in the upper
left sky. Scattered areas in the center (1.5'' x 6''), right center (4'' x 6.5'') and
lower center (2'' x .5'') fluoresce under blacklight possibly due to old and
uneven varnish. Older touch-up in the upper left, approximately 3.5'' x
8''. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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Note: Paper size: 15'' H x 21.75'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Sacramento, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Artist's pinholes in the corners. Minor toning to the
paper. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
53 Gideon Jacques Denny (1830-1886 San Francisco, CA)
San Francisco Bay before the Golden Gate Bridge, signed lower left:
GJ Denny, oil on canvas, 20'' H x 36'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Long Beach, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Fine craquelure throughout. Blacklight: Small
spots of touch-up scattered throughout the sky. Difficult to read under
varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
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55 Elmer Wachtel (1864-1929 Pasadena, CA)
Two works: ''Santa Barbara Coastline'' and trees near a dry riverbed, each: signed lower right: E. Wachtel, the first: titled verso,
each: watercolor on paper laid to board under glass, sight size:
the first: 12.25'' H x 21.5'' W, the second: 8.5'' H x 13'' W,
est: $1000/2000
Provenance: Private Collection, Davis, CA. Condition: Visual:
The first: Generally good condition. Minor toning to the paper.
Heavier toning along the edges. A few scattered spots of surface
grime. Glued to the recto mat along the upper edge. The second:
Generally good condition. Uneven toning to the paper. Loose in
the matting. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
56 Marion Kavanagh Wachtel (1870-1954 Pasadena, CA)
Ojai countryside, signed lower right: Marion Kavanagh Wachtel
and with the artist's device, watercolor on paper under glass, sight
size: 17.5'' H x 29.5'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
Note: Paper size: 18'' H x 30'' W. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Handling creases in the upper corners and along
the lower edge. A tiny fleck of paper loss lower right. Hinged to
the back mat with linen hinge tape in the upper corners. Your
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57 Marion Kavanagh Wachtel (1870-1954 Pasadena, CA)
Eucalyptus landscape, signed lower left: Marion Kavanagh
Wachtel and with the artist's device, oil on canvas, 20'' H x 16'' W,
est: $7000/9000
Provenance: Private Collection, Santa Barbara, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure scattered throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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Autumn trees, unsigned, oil on board, 19.75'' H x 23.75'' W,
est: $5000/7000
Literature: P. Kovinick, ''John Frost: A Quiet Mastery'', The Irvine
Museum, Irvine, CA, 2013, p. 173, illustrated. Provenance:
Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Blacklight: A 4'' x 3.5'' area of touch-up in the
sky upper center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
''Eucalyptus'', signed lower left: Maurice Braun, signed again verso, titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 34.25'' H x 30.25'' W, est: $30,000/50,000
Provenance: Private Collection, San Diego, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Blacklight: Crack-fill throughout the
sky. Spot of touch-up in space between upper portion of left tree branches. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
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''Nocturne'', eucalyptus in a landscape, signed lower right:
Maurice Braun, photo of the title on the original canvas attached
verso, oil on canvas laid to canvas, 30'' H x 25'' W,
est: $20,000/25,000
Provenance: Private Collection, San Diego, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout the
sky, along the lower edge and right center. Blacklight: Spots of
touch-up along the lower left edge and in the lower left corner.
Small spots of touch-up in the sky right center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
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Field of poppies and lupine near the foothills, signed with estate stamp lower right, oil on board, 13'' H x 19'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
61 William Alexander Griffith (1866-1940 Laguna
Beach, CA)
''Barley Fields, Irvine Ranch'', or ''Tilled Rows with Golden Hills
Beyond'', signed and dated lower right: William A. Griffith 1936,
titled on a museum label affixed verso, oil on canvas,
20'' H x 24'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: The Jim and Lauris Philips Collection, San Marino, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up scattered throughout the sky. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Exhibited: The Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA, ''Peaceful Awakening - Spring in California'', January 20 - May 12, 2007. Note: The
present work is framed in a Mayen Olson hand-carved frame.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure
scattered throughout. Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up scattered throughout the sky. Fluoresces unevenly due to uneven
varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
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''Lucky Baldwin Ranch'', estate monogrammed lower right, titled
on a gallery label affixed verso, oil on canvas laid to canvas,
20'' H x 15'' W, est: $4000/6000
Note: Authentication stamp signed by the artist's daughter
Dorothy Chamberlin verso. Provenance: Private Collection,
Laguna Hills, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: Vertical lines and small spots of touch-up down the
left side of the painting. Touch-up throughout the mountains.
A 4.5'' x 3'' area of scattered touch-up in the upper right corner.
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''Trees on a hillside'', signed lower right: Maurice Braun, oil on canvas laid
to canvas, 24'' H x 20'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Beverly Hills, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Stretcher bar creases along
the upper and lower edges. Blacklight: A 1.5'' x 1'' area and two small spots
of touch-up in the center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions
Rolling hills with sycamore tree, signed lower right: Maurice Braun, oil on
canvas, 16'' H x 12'' W, est: $8000/10,000
''Sketch in Late Afternoon'', incised with artist's monogram
and date lower left: FTC / 42, signed and dated again and titled
verso, oil on canvas laid to board, 12'' H x 16'' W, est: $2500/3500
Provenance: Private Collection, Beverly Hills, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of
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67 Emil J. Kosa Jr. N.A. (1903-1968 Los Angeles, CA)
''Pride of Possession'', landscape, signed lower left: Emil Kosa Jr,
signed again and titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas,
28'' H x 40'' W, est: $8000/10,000
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No
''Road to Yesterday'', signed lower left: Emil Kosa Jr., titled on the
stretcher, oil on canvas, 28'' H x 38'' W, est: $8000/10,000
Exhibited: The Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA, ''Autumn's Glory,
Winter's Grace'', Sept. 29, 2012 - Jan. 17, 2013. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
69 Clyde Forsythe (1885-1962 Pasadena, CA)
''Santa Anita Oaks'', signed lower right: Clyde Forsythe, signed
again, titled and numbered verso: #18, oil on board,
12'' H x 16'' W, est: $2000/3000
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''California Hills & Live Oak Trees'', signed lower right: Paul Grimm,
titled verso, unframed oil on canvasboard, 16'' H x 20'' W,
est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Estate of the artist; George Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Minor wear
along the edges, heavier in the corners. The canvasboard is bent and
creased in the upper left corner. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
71 Robert W. Wood (1889-1979 Bishop, CA)
California poppies in a farm landscape, signed lower left:
Robert Wood, oil on canvasboard, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Tustin, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
72 George Demont Otis (1879-1962 Kentfield, CA)
Creek running through a valley, signed lower right:
Geo. Demont Otis, oil on masonite, 24'' H x 30'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Northern California. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: Touch-up throughout the
sky. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
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73 Ferdinand Burgdorff (1881-1975 Pebble Beach, CA)
''Group Of Monterey Pine Trees'', signed and dated lower right:
Ferdinand Burgdorff / 1955, titled, inscribed and numbered on an artist's
label affixed verso: Above Pebble Beach overlooking Bay of Carmel, on the
Pacific Coast, No. 6, oil on masonite, 24'' H x 25.75'' W, est: $3000/4000
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Flecks of paint loss scattered
throughout. Minor frame abrasion. Minor surface grime. Blacklight: Spots
of touch-up throughout, the largest dime-sized. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
74 Ferdinand Burgdorff (1881-1975 Pebble Beach, CA)
Rolling hills with houses, signed and dated lower right:
Ferdinand Burgdorff / 1932, unframed oil on masonite, 24'' H x 30'' W,
est: $1000/1500
Provenance: Private Collection, Mesa, ID. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Light surface scratches and scuff marks scattered throughout, including a 2'' scuff mark through the house in the center. Minor frame
abrasion. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid
75 Abel G. Warshawsky (1883-1962 Monterey, CA)
Rocky hilltop with trees, signed lower right: A.G. Warshawsky,
oil on masonite, 20'' H x 24'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Nashua, NH. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Paint loss due to frame abrasion along the upper
right edge. Surface grime. Blacklight: Apparently no restoration under
blacklight. Difficult to read under uneven varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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76 Carl Sammons (1883-1968 Oakland, CA)
Wildflowers overlooking a landscape, signed lower right:
Carl Sammons, oil on canvas, 20'' H x 26'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, San Diego, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: A 4.5'' line of
touch-up left center with corresponding patch verso. Your bid
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79 Roi Clarkson Colman (1884-1945 Laguna Beach, CA)
''The Lone Cypress'', signed lower right: R. Clarkson Colman,
titled and inscribed on the stretcher: Carmel - Calif., oil on canvas, 12'' H x 9'' W, est: $1500/2000
Provenance: Estate, Big Pine, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
''Wild Flowers - Carmel Coast'', signed lower left: Carl Sammons,
titled and inscribed verso: Pacific Grove, oil on canvasboard,
12'' H x 16'' W, est: $3000/4000
Provenance: Estate, Las Vegas, NV. Condition: Visual: Generally
78 Orrin A. White (1883-1969 Pasadena, CA)
Coastal with cypress trees, likely 17 Mile Drive, signed lower
right: Orrin A. White, oil on canvas laid to board, 14'' H x 18'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Gifted by the artist, by descent in the family to
Private Collection, Arcadia, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Craquelure scattered throughout, concentrated
mainly in the sky. Tacking edges have been removed. Blacklight:
Touch-up throughout the sky, the largest a 2.5'' x 4'' scattered
area upper center. A small spot of touch-up along the right
center edge. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
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''At The Shore'', coastal cypress on sand dunes, signed lower
right: A. Espoy, titled by repute, oil on canvas, 26'' H x 36'' W,
est: $3000/4000
Provenance: Private Collection, Dayton, OH. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Fine craquelure scattered throughout.
Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up scattered throughout the sky,
concentrated mainly left center. A 1.75'' x .25'' scattered area of
touch-up along the right center edge. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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81 Guy Orlando Rose (1887-1925 Pasadena, CA)
''Sand Dunes'', near Carmel, CA, circa 1918-1920, signed lower right: Guy Rose, titled
and numbered verso: #93, oil on canvas, 24'' H x 29'' W, est: $150,000/200,000
Note: Local-born artist Guy Rose spent eight years living in Giverny, France where he
was strongly influenced by his friend Claude Monet and other impressionist painters
working there. When Rose returned to California in 1914, he brought with him an
intensified focus on light that can be seen in his execution of California landscapes
from this mature Impressionist period. ''The ceaseless interplay between the appearance and dissolution of form, and the challenge of transfixing a moment's perception,
continued to fascinate Rose as it had his precursors in Impressionism'' (W. South,
''Guy Rose: American Impressionist'', Oakland, CA, 1995, p. 67).
In his first years back in California, Rose worked most frequently in Laguna Beach
and the Sierras while feverishly exhibiting and selling on both Coasts, teaching and
becoming involved in major local art clubs and organizations. Rose first visited
Carmel-by-the-Sea in 1918 and it immediately became ''the primary focus of what
were to be his last years of painting'' (W. South, p. 67).
Rose produced a prodigious number of Carmel coastals in a three-year period,
exploring similar locations and views but always approaching each painting as a
unique experience. ''It was clearly not Rose’s intent to paint the same scene over and
over, but rather to paint the varied experiences of expansiveness versus enclosure, of
translucence versus opacity, or warmth versus cold'' (W. South, p. 67).
''Sand Dunes'' is a lovely, atmospheric example from this important Carmel period.
Rather than painting from a vantage point of coastline yielding to ocean, in the
present work, Rose paints from the coastal dunes back toward a deep landscape
of rolling hills and a vast cloud-filled sky. The contrast of warm and cool tones is
extreme in the composition, with a relatively thin band of distant hills and fields
painted in cool greens, purples and blues inserted between broad, flat planes of warm
sand and clouds. Rose paints with intentionally sparing detail, choosing to apportion
the canvas in broad, flat planes of color that harken back to Japanese compositional
influences. Coastal dune grasses and shrubs spring out of an otherwise constrained
environment, painted with sculptural brushwork that finishes the scene.
Provenance: The artist; Stendhal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Jessie Yarnell Kimball, Los
Angeles, CA; Curtis Yarnell Kimball, Marian Kimball and Cecilia Wictor, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Scattered stable craquelure
throughout. A 1.5'' area of scattered losses and surface scratches in the upper center.
A vertical surface drip, approximately 4'', on the sand in the lower center. Blacklight:
A small spot of touch-up to address a loss in the sky in the right center. Your bid
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82 George Gardner Symons (1863-1930 Laguna Beach, CA)
Laguna Beach coastal, signed lower left: G. Symons, oil on canvas, 20''
H x 26'' W, est: $6000/9000
Provenance: Estate of Elizabeth Campbell, Santa Ana, CA; by descent
in the family to present owner, Private Collection, Laguna Beach, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout.
Stretcher bar creases along the upper and right edges. Blacklight: A 3''
x 2'' scattered area of touch-up upper left edge. A small area of touchup upper right edge. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions
Rocky coastal with waves, signed lower right: Franz A. Bischoff, oil on
canvas, 13'' H x 16'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Private Collection, Beverly Hills, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Tiny flecks of paint loss upper left, lower
right and in the center. Craquelure scattered throughout. A small
spot of instability in the center. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration
''Sea Of Gold'', atmospheric coastal, signed lower left: Robert Wood, titled verso, oil on canvas,
24'' H x 36'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Private Collection, Tustin, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Stretcher bar crease
along the upper edge. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of
''California Coast'', signed lower left: Jack Wilkinson Smith, signed again and titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas,
20'' H x 24'' W, est: $20,000/30,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Rancho Palos Verde, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout the sky and water. Stretcher bar crease along the upper edge. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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Coastal - crashing surf, signed lower right: Jack W. Smith, oil
on canvas laid to waxed canvas, 24'' H x 28'' W,
est: $10,000/15,000
Provenance: Estate, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Areas
of instability and paint loss along the upper and lower edge,
left center, along the upper edge and the upper left corner.
Blacklight: A 2'' crescent shaped area of touch-up in the
center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
Crashing surf, signed and dated lower right: Robert Wood /
'53, oil on canvas, 24'' H x 32'' W, est: $3000/5000
86 Frank W. Cuprien N.A. (1871-1948 Laguna Beach, CA)
''The End of a Perfect Day'', coastal, signed lower right: F.W. Cuprien, monogrammed and titled verso, oil on canvas, 24'' H x 32'' W, est: $20,000/25,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Tustin, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure throughout the sky. A few small areas of craquelure in some of the
white pigments of the waves. Discolored varnish throughout.
bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
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Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure scattered throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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89 Joe Duncan Gleason (1881-1959 Glendale, CA)
‘’With Stunsails Set’’, the clipper ship ‘’Flying Cloud’’, signed lower right: Duncan Gleason, titled on an artist’s label affixed verso, oil on canvas, 20’’ H x 24’’ W,
est: $3000/5000
90 Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007 Santa Barbara, CA)
Ships leaving port, signed and dated lower left: Peter Ellenshaw 77, numbered verso: #77/1, acrylic on paper laid to board, 24'' H x 36'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Estate, Glendale, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Provenance: Conacher Galleries, San Francisco, CA; Private Collection, Riverside, CA, acquired from the above. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. The corners of the paper are lifting but stable. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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Ship on the high seas, signed and dated lower left:
Peter Ellenshaw / 1955, oil on canvas, 20'' H x 30'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Roseville, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Paint shrinkage scattered
throughout the water, ship and sails. Fine craquelure throughout
the sky. A .75'' scratch with minor paint loss upper left. A small
fleck of paint loss left center. Blacklight: A 4'' x 3.5'' scattered
area of touch-up left center. A 1.5'' x 7'' area and a 3.5'' line of
touch-up lower center. A 1'' x 8'' area of touch-up lower right. A
6'' x 2.5'' scattered area, a 4'' line and a 1'' x 4.5'' area of touch-up
right center. Touch-up throughout the ship and sails. Your bid
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92 Alfred Mitchell (1888-1972 San Diego, CA)
Monterey Harbor scene, signed lower right: Alfred R. Mitchell,
oil on board, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $6000/8000
Provenance: Private Collection, Carlsbad, CA. Condition:
94 Guy Carleton Wiggins N.A. (1883-1962 New York, NY)
''The Glow'', Gloucester harbor scene, signed lower right: Guy C. Wiggins, titled verso, oil on board under glass, 12'' H x 16'' W, est: $8000/12,000
93 Sam Hyde Harris (1889-1977 Alhambra, CA)
''Harbor Clouds'', estate signed lower left, titled and numbered
verso: #192, oil on canvasboard, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Private Collection, Northridge, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A small spot of paint loss lower right edge. Scattered paint
loss along the upper edge. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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Exhibited: Petersen Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA, ''Sam Hyde
Harris Exhibition'', no. 5072, pl. 47, exhibition catalogue. Note:
Authentication stamp signed by the artist's wife verso. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Minor frame abrasion.
Spots of yellow paint in the upper left corner. Blacklight: A
5.25'' line of touch-up along the upper left edge. A 1.75'' line of
touch-up along the left center edge. Spots of touch-up scattered
throughout the sky. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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95 Robert Philipp N.A. (1895-1981 New York, NY)
''Gloucester Harbor'', three women having tea, signed lower
right: Philipp, signed again and titled verso, oil on canvas,
26'' H x 34'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, NY; Private
Collection, Beverly Hills, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. A small area of craquelure upper center. Blacklight:
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97 Arthur Watson Sparks (1870-1919 Philadelphia, PA)
Woman with parasol in a garden, signed lower right:
A.W. Sparks, oil on canvas, 36.25'' H x 40'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Cathedral City, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure throughout.
Small spots of paint loss in the upper corners and upper center.
Blacklight: A 2'' x 3'' area of scattered touch-up lower left with
corresponding patch verso. A 3.25'' x 7'' area of scattered touchup right center with corresponding patch verso. A pea-sized
spot of touch-up lower right. Your bid indicates acceptance of
96 Louis Betts (1873-1961 New York, NY)
Young lady petting a small dog, signed and dated lower left:
L. Betts / 96, oil on canvas, 16'' H x 12'' W, est: $8000/12,000
Provenance: Private Collection, New York, NY. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Tiny flecks of paint loss lower
right and along the upper left edge. Blacklight: No evidence of
98 Antonia Meither Melville
(1875-1946 Santa Monica, CA)
Four men in a restaurant, signed lower right: A. Melvill (sic) ‘c,’
signed again verso, oil on canvas, 54.5’’ H x 48.5’’ W,
est: $8000/10,000
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure
throughout. Stretcher bar creases along the upper and lower
edges. Blacklight: Touch-up scattered throughout, the largest
an 11.5’’ x 10.5’’ area left center. Your bid indicates acceptance of
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99 Joseph Kleitsch (1882-1931 Santa Ana, CA)
Parisian street scene near the Seine, signed, dated and inscribed lower right: Joseph Kleitsch Paris 1927, oil on canvas, 20'' H x 24'' W,
est: $20,000/30,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Bel Air, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure scattered throughout the
sky, building and street. Blacklight: Touch-up scattered throughout the sky. A few spots of touch-up in the tree in the center. Your bid
100 Edward Willis Redfield N.A. (1869-1965 Bridgeville, DE)
''Venice'', Venetian harbor scene with sailboats, signed and titled lower
left: E. Redfield / Venice, oil on canvas, 15'' H x 21'' W, est: $7000/9000
Provenance: Private Collection, Northridge, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. A few surface scratches with minor paint
loss scattered along the upper portion of the painting, one with a small
puncture in the canvas. Drips of surface grime throughout. A small
hole in the canvas with paint loss in the center. Blacklight: No evidence
101 Guy Orlando Rose (1887-1925 Pasadena, CA)
''Duck Cove - Wickford'', bridge over Duck Cove, Wickford, Rhode Island, circa 1913-1914, signed lower right: Guy Rose, titled verso, oil on
canvas, 21'' H x 24'' W, est: $100,000/150,000
Note: Guy Rose's mature, fully impressionistic style developed during his nearly thirteen years abroad, the last eight spent living and working in
Giverny, is celebrated in the painting ''Duck Cove - Wickford'' (W. South, ''Guy Rose: American Impressionist'', Oakland, CA, 1995, p. 59). The
painting was likely executed during a brief period in 1913 or 1914 when Guy and Ethel Rose summered in Rhode Island, where Rose taught an
outdoor sketching class at Narragansett Pier in an area south of Wickford.
''Duck Cove - Wickford'' captures a sweeping view of waterways and land that encompass the Duck Cove salt marsh in a bold palette of blues
and chartreuse balanced by more muted brown, grey and blue tones in the foreground and sky. Ribbons of water traverse the irregularly shaped
marsh flowing toward Wickford Harbor and Narragansett Bay as foreground sand and rocks yield to lush green grasses along the channels'
edges. The day is sunny with a light layer of clouds adding a play of pattern against blue sky. Dominating and contrasting the otherwise completely naturalistic environment is a spindly wooden bridge crossing a narrow strait.
Rose's brief time in New England came after he and Ethel left France in 1912 and before they returned permanently to California in autumn
1914. During this short period when the couple spent part of each year in New York and the Wickford area of Rhode Island, Rose exhibited
regularly including a notable 1913 show at Macbeth Gallery. The few documented identifiably Rhode Island subjects the artist produced, including this painting, reveal the full commitment to and synthesis of French Impressionism presented in fresh American subject matter that Rose
would continue to explore in California.
Inscribed by Jessie Yarnell Kimball to her son Curtis Yarnell Kimball verso: Curtis Y. Kimball / on his 8th birthday / from his mother. Provenance: The artist; Stendhal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Jessie Yarnell Kimball, Los Angeles, CA; Curtis Yarnell Kimball, Marian Kimball and Cecilia
Wictor, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Very minor stretcher bar crease along the left edge. Artist's pinholes in
the four corners. Blacklight: No evidence of touch-up under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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102 Edward Willis Redfield N.A. (1869-1965 Bridgeville, DE)
''Florida'', signed lower left: E. W. Redfield, titled lower right, oil on canvas,
13.25'' H x 9.5'' W, est: $5000/7000
Provenance: Collection of George E. Marcy, Chicago, IL, Elizabeth Campbell, Tustin, CA, purchased at the Marcy Ranch Estate auction, 1954; Estate
of Elizabeth Campbell, by descent to the present owner, Laguna Beach,
CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure and paint
shrinkage throughout. Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up lower right,
lower center, upper center and upper right. Your bid indicates acceptance
of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
103 Fred Grayson Sayre (1879-1939 Glendale, CA)
''Desert Bloom'', signed lower left: F. Grayson Sayre, signed again and titled
on the stretcher, oil on canvas , 18'' H x 24'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Private Collection, Laguna Hills, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure throughout. Artist's pinholes along
the four edges, only one visible in the frame upper left. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of
105 Maynard Dixon (1875-1946 San Francisco, CA/ Tucson, AZ)
Nevada mountain landscape, signed with initials, inscribed and dated lower left: MD / Nev. 1937, watercolor on paper, paper size: 10.25'' H x 14.25'' W,
est: $10,000/15,000
104 Walter Farrington Moses (1874-1947 Los Angeles, CA)
Road through a desert landscape, signed lower left: Walter Farrington
Moses, oil on canvas, 25'' H x 30'' W, est: $2000/3000
Note: The present work was painted in Nevada during a period of very limited output by Dixon. Despite a significant age difference, he married Edith Hamlin in August of 1937 and the newlyweds spent several weeks in the Carson City area of Nevada where they explored old mining towns (D. Hagerty, ''Desert
Dreams'', Layton, UT, 1993, p. 224). Dixon was not in particularly good health during this period and only produced eleven paintings in 1937, including
the present watercolor (D. Hagerty, p. 224). The landscape captures a heightened sense of Nevada's vastness and remoteness while thin fingers of water on
the right side mimic Dixon's 'road to nowhere' device, drawing the viewer into the scene. Provenance: Private Collection, Thousand Oaks, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Red and green pigments faded. Recently restored, see conservation treatment report from Alvarez Fine Art Services, Inc,
dated 6/25/2014. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Note: The present work is framed in a Mayen Olson hand-carved frame.
Provenance: Private Collection, Indio, CA. Condition: Visual: Fine craquelure scattered throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
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106 Carl Oscar Borg A.N.A. (1879-1947 Santa Barbara, CA)
''California Or Bust'', figures riding in a rolling hill landscape, signed
lower left: Carl Oscar Borg, titled on a gallery label verso, watercolor
on paper laid to board under glass, sight size: 12.5'' H x 17.5'' W, est:
$3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. The paper is laid to board as stated. The
board is glued to the recto mat. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
108 Edward Borein (1872-1945 Santa Barbara, CA)
''Street in Mishongnovi'', signed in pencil in the margin lower
right: Edward Borein, etching with drypoint on paper under
glass, plate size: 8'' H x 14'' W, est: $1500/2000
Literature: Galvin, 224. Note: Paper size: 13'' H x 19'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Santa Barbara, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Minor toning to the paper.
Handling creases throughout. Tape from a previous mounting
remains along the four edges. Mounted to the recto mat with
plastic tape along the upper edge. Your bid indicates acceptance
107 Edward Borein (1872-1945 Santa Barbara, CA)
''Trail Herd'', signed lower right: Edward Borein, titled on the gallery label verso, watercolor with gouache highlights on tan paperboard under glass, paper
size: 9.25'' H x 14.75'' W, est: $20,000/25,000
109 Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941 Santa Barbara, CA)
Dry wash with Vaquerost on horseback in a mountain landscape, signed and dated lower right: John Gutzon Mothe-Borglum / 1890, indistinctly inscribed
lower left, oil on canvas laid to board, 22'' H x 31'' W, est: $6000/8000
Provenance: Gerald P. Peters, Santa Fe, NM; The Jim and Lauris Philips Collection, San Marino, CAt. Condition: Visual: Heavy mat burn along the extreme
edges. Toning throughout. Hand-cut edges with some unevenness. Mounted to the back mat with archival linen hinge tape in the upper corners. Remnants
of tape residue along the left and right verso edges. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Provenance: Mrs. Marck Requa; A.C. Stanon, acquired from the above; by descent to Private Collection, 1896; by descent to Private Collection, La Jolla, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Very fine craquelure scattered throughout. A few spots of glue remnants along the upper edge. Blacklight:
Spots of touch-up scattered throughout, concentrated mainly in the sky, the largest a 2.5'' x 2'' 'Y'-shaped area upper left. Your bid indicates acceptance of
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110 Ransome Gillet Holdredge
(1836-1899 San Francisco, CA)
Indians riding through a valley, signed lower left:
R.G. Holdredge, oil on canvas, 18'' H x 26.5'' W, est: $3000/4000
113 Fremont Ellis (1897-1985 Santa Fe, NM)
''Mountain Aspens'', signed lower right: Fremont F. Ellis, titled and numbered verso: No.14, oil pastel on board under glass, board size:
16'' H x 12'' W, est: $5000/7000
Note: Partially initialed verso: G.H., the 'R' is covered by a repair
patch. Provenance: Private Collection, New York, NY. Condition: Visual: Craquelure throughout. Stretcher bar creases along
the four edges. The canvas is slightly loose and rippled. Uneven
varnish. Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up scattered throughout the sky. A small area of touch-up in the upper left corner. A
1'' x 1.75'' area of touch-up in the center. A 2.5'' x 2.25'' area with
corresponding patch verso and a quarter-sized spot of touch-up
with corresponding patch verso upper center. Your bid indicates
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Provenance: Estate, Banning, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
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111 William Weaver Armstrong
(1862-1906 Oakland, CA)
''Strawberry Valley, California'', Indian encampment, signed and
dated lower left: W.W. Armstrong / 1883, titled on a gum label
affixed verso, oil on canvas laid to waxed canvas, 30'' H x 50'' W,
est: $3000/4000
Exhibited: The Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA, ''El Camino de
Oro: Journey Through Early California'', February 23 - June 5,
2010. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: Touchup throughout the sky and mountains. Touch-up scattered
throughout the trees. Touch-up along the entire lower edge.
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114 Sheldon Parsons (1866-1943 Santa Fe, NM)
''Autumn In New Mexico'', signed lower right: Sheldon Parsons, titled by
repute, oil on panel, 24'' H x 36'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
Provenance: Estate, Banning, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Horizontal lines of craquelure throughout, concentrated mainly
in the sky, due to the grain of the wood. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
112 Hanson Duvall Puthuff
(1875-1972 Corona Del Mar, CA)
''Morning - Apache Trail'', southwestern landscape, circa 1930,
signed lower right: H. Puthuff, signed again and titled verso before relining (see pre-restoration photo attached), oil on canvas
laid to waxed canvas, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Mitchell Brown Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ; Private
Collection, Burbank, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Blacklight: A 4.5'' x 3'' 'T'-shaped area of touch-up
lower left. A 2'' line of touch-up in the center. Small spots of
touch-up upper left corner. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
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117 Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944 Boston, MA)
''On the Warpath'', Native American on horseback, bronze with
medium brown patina, incised with signature on the base: C.E. Dallin,
stamped along the base: Gorham Co. Founders / Q490 / #3, circa
1914-15, 21.25'' H, est: $15,000/20,000
Literature: P.J. Broder, ''Bronzes of the American West'', New York,
NY, 1975, p. 105, another example illustrated. Provenance: Private
Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Generally good condition.
Minor surface dirt accumulation. Feather on subject's head and
horse's rope elements missing. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
118 Gordon Coutts (1868-1937 Palm Springs, CA)
Taos Chief Joe Romero, signed lower right: Gordon Coutts, oil on
canvas, 30’’ H x 23’’ W, est: $10,000/15,000
Provenance: sale: Santa Fe Art Auction, lot 74, 11/11/2000, sold
$16,100; Private Collection, West Hollywood, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up upper
right, upper center and lower left. Your bid indicates acceptance of
115 Ila McAfee (1897-1995 Taos, NM)
''White Tail Deer'', incised with signature lower right: Ila McAfee,
titled on a gallery label affixed verso, oil on canvas, 20'' H x 26'' W,
est: $6000/8000
Provenance: Fenn Galleries Ltd., Santa Fe, NM; Estate, Las Vegas, NV.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. The canvas is slightly
loose. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your
bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
116 Charles Henry Drogkamp (1884-1958 Los Angeles, CA)
Taos Pueblo, signed lower right: Charles Drogkamp, oil on canvas,
16'' H x 20'' W, est: $1500/2000
Generally good condition. Craquelure scattered throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates
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120 Clarence Hinkle (1880-1960 Santa Barbara, CA)
Indian by a fireside, signed lower right: Hinkle, oil on canvas,
36'' H x 30'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
Note: Artist estate stamps verso and on the stretcher. Provenance: The Jim
and Lauris Philips Collection, San Marino, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A small fleck of paint loss in the lower right corner.
Frame abrasion in the lower left corner and along the right edge. Scattered
surface dirt and grime. Blacklight: A 6.5'' x 1'' area of touch-up upper left.
Three spots of touch-up in the man's collar, the largest 1'' x .25''. A .5'' x 1.5''
area of touch-up in the man's shoulder. A 1.75'' x .5'' area of touch-up in
the man's hand. A 3.5'' x 1'' 'Z'-shaped area of touch-up upper right. A few
small spots of touch-up upper center, the largest pea-sized. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
''Taos Indian'', signed lower left: Hinkle, signed again verso, estate stamp
verso, titled on a gallery label affixed verso, oil on masonite, 14'' H x 11'' W,
est: $3000/4000
119 Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953 Taos, NM)
''Watchful Waiting / Francisco Martinez'', signed lower right: J.H. Sharp, titled and numbered verso: 10, titled again on the canvas surround verso,
oil on canvas, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $90,000/120,000
Provenance: The Jim and Lauris Philips Collection, San Marino, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: Touch-up throughout
the man's face. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
Note: Joseph Henry Sharp, considered the ''spiritual father'' of the Taos Society of Artists, made his first fateful trip to New Mexico in 1883. Growing up in
Ohio, he was fascinated by Native Americans from a young age and never lost interest in the American west during his extensive years of study in Europe
and years teaching and working as an illustrator in Cincinnati. After numerous trips west, Sharp went to live there permanently first in Montana where
he worked as an artist and illustrator recording the Northern Plains Indians and then finally to Taos in 1912. In Taos, Sharp was a charter member of the
Taos Society of Artists founded the same year as his arrival. The present work depicts Taos Indian Francisco Martinez in profile. Martinez is painted as an
individual with careful attention to clothing detail and Sharp's signature use of light which enhances the figure's features. Martinez went on to be Chief of
the Taos Pueblo and he and family members were regular subjects for the artist. Alternative title and inscription possibly in the artist's hand on the original
cardboard backing: Watchful Waiting (Bawling Deer) / He is now War Chief at Taos Pueblo 1946. Provenance: Estate, Banning, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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122 Anna Katharine Skeele (1896-1963 Monrovia, CA)
''Pueblo Life, Taos'', signed lower right: A.K. Skeele, titled on the stretcher, unframed oil on canvas, 42'' H x 38'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
Note: Local Monrovia artist Anna Katharine Skeele spent many summers working and living among the Taos Indians at the Taos Pueblo. The present work
is an important example from these extended trips. Skeele focuses on women working, placing the monumental figures directly at the foreground of the
scene. One woman assists a young child on a horse while it waters and a second woman bends to fill a clay pot in the same stream. Painted in a stylized
modernist style, Skeele keeps detail to a minimum on the ground and in the background hills in order to focus all of the viewer's attention on life in the
Pueblo. Skeele moved to California in 1912 and attended Pomona College. Extensive art studies continued after graduation, first at the California School
of Fine Arts in 1920 then in Monterey under Armin Hansen, at the Art Students League in New York under Charles Hawthorne, and finally in Paris and
Florence. After her travels, Skeele returned to Monrovia where she would remain permanently and was an art teacher at Monrovia High School for many
years. Summers spent in Taos enabled Skeele to explore the Native culture that would be the most important subject of her artistic career. The present
work, as well as a number of additional works throughout this auction catalogue by Skeele, her husband Frode Dann, and her niece's husband Paul Coze all
come out of Coze's estate and as a collection offer an incredible variety of fresh estate pieces featuring many of the most meaningful subjects to each of the
three artists. Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Areas of paint shrinkage scattered throughout, the heaviest areas in the upper corners and in the pink of the woman's clothes.
Areas of instability and paint loss scattered throughout. Wear along the edges and corners with some canvas loss along the left edge. Blacklight: Small spots
of touch-up around the horse's nose and reflection lower right. A 7'' x 2'' scattered area of touch-up upper center. A pea-sized area of restoration left center
to repair a hole in the canvas. Difficult to read under varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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''Guatemala Woman'', signed lower right: K. Skeele Dann, titled and dated
on an exhibition label affixed verso: 1956, oil on board, 48'' H x 24'' W,
est: $3000/5000
Exhibited: The Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, CA, March 31 - April
26, 1964. Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ;
Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of
Two bound artist sketchbooks with various sketches and finished works
depicting Taos Indian subjects, Taos Chapel, Taos landscapes, European
studies and many figural works, most works in charcoal and graphite and
some heightened with colored pencil, at least 50 studies per book; together
with the artist's Pomona College scrapbook containing many photographs
of the artist with friends and family, notes from friends and suitors, fliers
and cards from various college events, circa 1916-18, 3 books,
est: $500/700
Note: Anna Katharine Skeele's sketchbooks and college scrapbook offer a
once in a lifetime opportunity to explore the artist's life and artistic process
in detail. Skeele's time at Pomona College in the late teens is presented
through interesting and amusing entries in her scrapbook. Photographs
of Skeele dressed as a buccaneer for Halloween and many party invitations from both friends and suitors paint a colorful and fun loving life as a
college student. The sketchbooks are full of detailed studies and finished
scenes, many focused on Taos Indian ceremonies and landscapes. An
extended 1949 trip to Europe is also documented beginning with scenes
from the ship (including a study of an inebriated passenger asleep on a
deck chair) and continuing through Scandinavia and down to Toledo,
Spain. At least two Taos scenes in the books are studies for works sold
through auction in recent years as well as a number of figure studies
relating to 'Child of Taos'. Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze,
Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above.
Condition: Sketchbooks in as-is condition. Paper toned and with some
soiling and tears. Some loose pages tucked in. Canvas book covers soiled
and with edge wear. The scrapbook with string binding, many pages ripped
from binding. Various clippings and photographs loose because glue is
dried. Various soiling, folded paper. We recommend viewing first-hand.
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Group of five unframed works on paper: ''Sangre de Cristo
Mountains, Talpa, New Mexico'', signed with initials three times
lower right: KSD, signed again and titled on paper tape affixed
verso, watercolor on paper, paper size: 15.25'' H x 22.5'' W; Portrait of a young Taos Indian man, signed and dated lower right:
A.K. Skeele. '39., graphite and sanguine chalk on paper partially
mounted on board, paper size: 16.75'' H x 13.75'' W; portrait of a
Taos Indian man, signed with initials lower right: KSD, graphite
and brown and sanguine chalk on paper, paper size: 16.75'' H x
13.75'' W; portrait of a Taos Indian man in profile, signed lower
right: A.K. Skeele, watercolor on paper, paper size: 20'' H x 16''
W; portrait of a seated Taos Indian man, signed with initials
lower right: KSD, watercolor and ink on paper,
paper size: 30'' H x 22'' W, 5 pieces, est: $800/1200
Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ;
Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above.
Condition: 'Sangre de Christo Mountains'': Generally good
condition. Mounted into an unevenly hand cut front mat with
tape along the upper edge and in the lower corners. Young Taos
Indian man: Paper with water damage rippling and staining in
the upper two thirds, primarily in the background and along
the four edges. The paper affixed to the back mat in the lower
third. Toning throughout and light struck in the sight area due
to previous matting. A horizontal line of rubbing on the figure's
hair in the upper center. Minor soiling. Taos Indian man: Soiling
throughout and minor toning. Artist's pinholes in the upper
corners. The paper loose, not matted or framed. Taos Indian
man in profile: Toning and minor soiling throughout. The upper
left corner bent. Artist's graphite guide lines in the corners.
Paper loose, not matted or framed. Seated Taos Indian: Toning
throughout and some scattered staining along the edges. Artist's
pinholes in the corners. Paper slightly rippled and loose, not
matted or framed. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Group of five unframed works on paper: Taos woman near a wagon in a Taos
landscape, signed with initials lower right: KSD, watercolor on paper, 16'' H x
22.14' W'; Cornstalk, graphite and black oil crayon on waxed paper, signed with
initials lower right: KSD, paper size: 20'' H x 15' W'; ''Jo of Taos'', portrait of a
young Taos Indian boy, signed lower right: A.K. Skeele, signed again and titled
on the mat verso, graphite and sanguine chalk on paper mounted in a mat, sight
size: 9'' H x 7.5'' W; portrait of a young Taos Indian man, signed lower right: A.K.
Skeele, graphite, sanguine chalk and watercolor wash on paper mounted in a
mat, sight size: 15.25'' H x 11.5'' W, paper size: 18'' H x 14'' W; portrait of a Taos
Indian girl, signed on the figure's chest in the lower right: A.K. Skeele, signed
again in the lower right corner of the paper, oil crayon and graphite on paper,
image size: 13'' H x 8.5'' W, paper size: 18'' H x 14'' W, 5 pieces, est: $700/1000
Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Taos woman: Generally
good condition. Minor toning. Paper loose, not framed or matted. Cornstalk:
Generally good condition. A 1'' horizontal tear along the upper right edge. The
edges hand cut and slightly uneven. Minor toning and soiling and scattered
handling creases. Paper loose, not framed or matted. Portrait of a boy and
Portrait of a young man: Generally good condition. Minor toning and handling
creases. Mounted to the back mat along the upper edge. Not examined out of
the matting. Portrait of a girl: Generally good condition. Toned throughout and
light struck in the sight area around the figure due to previous matting. Paper
loose, not matted or framed. Paper tape along the upper edge. A .75'' horizontal
tear along the upper right edge. Minor soiling and handling creases . Your bid
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Group of five unframed works on paper depicting Moroccan subjects: ''Basket Vendors, Marrakech'', bears initials and date written
by husband Frode Dann lower right: KSD 63, watercolor and ink on
paper, paper size: 13.75'' H x 19.5'' W; Marrakech street view, signed
with initials and dated lower left: KSD - 63, watercolor and ink on
paper, paper size: 13.75'' H x 19.5'' W; Figures beneath a Marrakech
arch, signed with initials lower right: KSD, watercolor and ink on
paper, paper size: 18.5'' H x 13.5'' W; Marrakech street view with
minaret, unsigned, watercolor and ink on paper, 21.25'' H x 17.5'' W;
''Morocco'', figures and a donkey in a Moroccan landscape, signed
with initials and titled verso: KSD, watercolor and ink on paper, paper
size: 17'' H x 21.25'' W, 5 pieces, est: $700/1000
Exhibited: The Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, CA, March 31
- April 26, 1964, lent by the artist's husband Frode N. Dann, only
''Basket Vendors, Marrakech'', (exhibition label affixed to the front
mat). Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ;
Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Each: Generally good condition. Some with tape residue verso.
Slightly uneven hand-cut paper edges. Four with paper loose, not
matted or framed. ''Basket Vendors'': Mounted in a hand-cut front
mat with paper tape along the upper edge and in the lower corners.
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128 Frode N. Dann (1892-1984 Monrovia, CA)
Group of three unframed works on paper: ''Moroccan Study, Marrakech'', group of veiled women, signed with initials and dated in the
upper right and lower left corners: FNK - 63, signed and dated again
and titled verso, watercolor and ink on paper, paper size: 9.75'' H x
11.75'' W; ''Pasadena Young Man'', portrait of a suited man, signed and
dated lower left: Frode - 1941, pastel and graphite on paper, image
size: 16'' H x 13'' W, paper size: 26'' H x 20'' W; ''Dunes, Hornbeck,
Denmark'', signed and dated in pencil lower right: Frode N. Dann 1974, titled and numbered in pencil lower left: 9/20, etching on paper,
plate size: 9'' H x 13.75'' W, 3 pieces, est: $600/800
Note: Frode Dann was a painter, art critic and teacher first in his native Copenhagen before immigrating to Southern California. He wed
Anna Katharine Skeele in 1946 and the two artists established the
Pasadena School of Fine Arts in 1951.
Together with Dann's printed sketchbook, ''Spring and Summer in
Denmark / Diary in Pen & Ink / April 15 to September 15, 1966'',
printed by the artist in an edition of 150, inscribed in ball point pen
on the first page: To Elizabeth from Frode, Dec. 25, 1966. Provenance:
Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection,
Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Moroccan Study:
Generally good condition. Mounted to a front mat with paper tape
along the upper edge and in the lower corners. Pasadena young man:
Scattered rubbing on the figure's nose, in the left center and in the
pastel areas below the mat. Minor soiling and handling creases. Water
damage and staining along the upper paper edge not affecting the
figure. Notepaper affixed verso. Partially taped to a front mat. Paper
with tape residue along the left and right edges. Dunes, Hornbeck
print: Generally good condition. Scattered dots of stain along the
left center printed edge and in the margin. Minor toning, soiling and
handling creases. The left margin edge bent approximately 1''. Paper
loose, not matted or framed. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
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129 Paul Coze (1903-1974 Phoenix, AZ)
''Self Portrait with Palette'', surrealist still life with self portrait, spur, Indian doll and art objects,
signed and dated lower right: Paul Coze / 49, titled by the artist on a photograph of the painting,
oil on canvas, 31.5'' H x 24'' W, est: $1000/1500
Note: Paul Coze emmigrated from France to the United States in the 1930s, lived briefly in Pasadena
in the 1940s where he taught at the Art Institute and worked in the art department at 20th Century
Fox, and settled in Phoenix by the 1950s. Coze married Katharine 'Kay' Coze, niece of artists Anna
Katharine Skeele and Frode Dann. He maintained an active art studio in Phoenix where he produced many significant civic murals around the city, scores of which have been lost to renovation
and construction. Of particular interest to the artist was the local Native American culture. In the
present work, Coze incorporates Native American and art elements together to create a Surrealist,
off-kilter and thoroughly unique self portrait. Other examples of the artist's work included in the
sale continue similar themes of surrealist/modern depictions of self and Native American culture.
Two black and white photographs of the painting from the artist's estate are included with the lot.
Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Visual: Craquelure, instability, paint loss and bubbled paint in the
upper left corner. A small area of paint loss and instability left center due to a puncture in the canvas
verso. A small spot of paint loss right center due to a dent in the canvas. Craquelure along the upper
right and upper center edge. A 3.75'' surface scratch with craquelure lower left. The canvas is slightly
rippled in the lower left corner. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid
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''Earth Fruits'', still life with a scale, apples and money, unsigned,
titled verso, oil on masonite, 22'' H x 36'' W, est: $1000/1500
Note: Together with two color photographs of the painting from
the artist's estate. Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine
Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired
from the above. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: A dime-sized spot of touch-up left center. Small spots
of touch-up scattered throughout the right portion of the painting. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
''Self Expression'', self portrait, signed and dated along the lower
right edge: Paul Coze 1960, signed again and titled on masking
tape affixed verso, oil on masonite, 24'' H x 20'' W, est: $800/1200
Note: Together with four color and black and white photographs
of the painting from the artist's estate. Provenance: Estate of
Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Visual: Generally
Group of five works on paper: ''Hopi Wedding'', signed and with
copyright symbol lower right: Paul Coze, titled lower right, ball
point pen on paper, paper size: 8.5'' H x 11'' W; Indian woman
with cornstalk on chest, signed lower left; Paul Coze, ball point
pen and acrylic on paperboard, board size: 11.75'' H x 9'' W;
surrealist Indian woman with long hair, signed in ball point pen
lower right: Paul Coze, charcoal and sanguine chalk on paper,
image size: 13.5'' H x 10.5'' W; Nude woman in profile, signed by
the artist's wife for the estate lower right: Paul Coze by K. Coze,
ball point pen on paper, image size: 9.5'' H x 7.5'' W; ''Woman'',
circa 1971, signed in pencil by the artist's wife for the estate
lower left: Paul Coze by K. Coze, acrylic and graphite on paper,
image size: 8.5'' H x 11.5'' W, a Certificate of Authenticity signed
by the artist's wife, Katharine B. Coze, is affixed verso, 5 pieces,
est: $500/700
Note: Together with a photo album with eight black and white
photographs of Paul Coze at work painting a model during a
class, circa 1940s. Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine
Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired
from the above. Condition: Each: Generally good condition.
''Hopi Wedding'': Very minor soiling. The paper rippled due to
the ink. Indian woman with cornstalk: Executed on the back
paperboard of a watercolor paper book. Partial perforated upper
edge. Paper tape along the lower edge. Extreme corners slightly
bent. Surrealist Indian woman: Very minor toning and soiling.
A spot of stain along the left center margin edge. Affixed to the
mat with paper tape along the upper edge and in the lower corner. Nude women in profile: Mat burn. Minor toning and soiling.
Affixed to the back mat with masking tape along the upper edge
and in the lower corners. ''Woman'': Scattered paint yellowing.
Affixed to the mat with clear adhesive tape along the upper edge
and in the lower center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
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133 Eyvind Earle (1916-2000 Carmel, CA)
Cows in a pasture through trees, signed, dated and numbered
lower right: Eyvind Earle / 1970 / 42, acrylic on board,
30'' H x 40'' W, est: $5000/7000
135 Ray Strong (1905-2006 Santa Barbara, CA)
''Santa Ynez Oaks'', 1980, signed lower left: Ray Strong, titled
on a gallery label affixed verso, oil on masonite, 22'' H x 28''
W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in the 1970s; by
descent to Private Collection, Santa Barbara, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: A few scattered areas on the tree trunks fluoresce unevenly under the varnish layer
presumed to be in the hand of the artist. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Provenance: Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA;
Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Small spots of surface grime in
the upper right corner. Scratches with minor paint loss in
the trees upper left and left center. Blacklight: Touch-up
in the sky along the tops of the hills and part of the tree on
the left. Lines of touch-up scattered throughout the sky,
concentrated mainly in the upper left corner. Your bid
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Landscape with horses, signed and dated lower right: Eyvind
Earle / 69, acrylic on board, 20'' H x 24'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in the 1970s; by
descent to Private Collection, Santa Barbara, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. A 6'' x .25'' area of oxidation
along the left center edge. A 1.25'' scuff mark lower center.
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136 Filastro (Fil) Mathew Mottola (1915-2008 Laguna Niguel, CA)
''Sierra Madre Canyon'', corner of Sturtevant Drive and Canon Avenue, signed lower left: Mottola, title on the artist's gum label attached verso,
Provenance: Private Collection, Goleta, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A tiny fleck of paint loss along the right center edge. Blacklight:
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137 Arthur Bjorn Egeli (1964-* Pasadena, CA)
Colorado Street Bridge, signed and dated lower left: Arthur Egeli
'97, oil on canvas, 30'' H x 40'' W, est: $1000/2000
Provenance: Private Collection, Southern California. Condition:
139 Phil Latimer Dike N.A. (1906-1990 Claremont, CA)
''Santa Monica'', coastal vista through a eucalyptus grove, signed lower left: Phil Dike, signed again and titled verso,
oil on canvasboard, 24'' H x 20'' W, est: $8000/12,000
138 Redmond Stephens Wright (1903-1991 Pasadena, CA)
''Chavez Ravine'', signed lower right: R. Stephens Wright, titled by repute, oil on canvasboard, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $1500/2500
Exhibited: Scripps College, Claremont, CA, ''Twentieth Annual of Scripps College'', exhibition, no. 13, 1950. Provenance: Private Collection, Burbank, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Very small spots of paint loss along the lower left
edge and above the signature. Fine craquelure scattered throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
Provenance: Private Collection, Southern California. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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''La Jolla'', eucalyptus landscape with wildflowers, signed lower
right: A. Espoy, titled on the frame plaque, oil on canvas,
25'' H x 30'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Northridge, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: A dime-sized spot
of touch-up with corresponding patch verso upper center. A .75''
x 1'' 'L'-shaped scattered line and two small spots of touch-up
upper right. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
''Montecito Valley'', Santa Barbara cityscape, signed lower center: Hinkle, titled on a gallery label affixed verso, watercolor on
paper under glass, sight size: 13.5'' H x 21.25'' W, est: $2000/3000
Note: Paper size: 15'' H x 22'' W. Provenance: Private Collection,
Glendale, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Mounted to the back mat with plastic pocket corners. Your bid
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142 George Gibson N.A./ N.W.S
(1904-2001 Los Angeles, CA)
''Refugio Canyon Ranch'', signed lower right: George Gibson,
dated and titled verso: 1981, signed, titled and dated again on the
backing board, watercolor on paper under Plexiglas, sight size:
21.25'' H x 29.25'' W, est: $1500/2000
Note: Paper size: 21.5'' H x 29.5'' W. Provenance: Starry-Sheets
Art Gallery, Irvine, CA; Private Collection Whittier, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A .75'' vertical paper
abrasion on the power pole in the center. The paper is loose, not
mounted. Tape remnants from previous mounting remain along
the upper edge. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions
143 Millard Owen Sheets N.A. (1907-1989 Gualala, CA)
Two horses with figure, unsigned, oil and graphite on paper laid
to board under glass, sight size: 13'' H x 16.25'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Note: Paper size: 14'' H x 17'' W. Provenance: Acquired directly
from the artist, by descent to Private Collection, Pasadena, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A 2'' x 2.5'' stain to
the paper lower left. Handling creases along the lower edge. Minor toning to the paper. Hinged to the recto mat with glue in the
upper corners. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions
Abstract with figure and horse, unsigned, oil and graphite on
paper laid to board under glass, sight size: 18.75'' H x 23.75'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, by descent to
Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Minor toning to the paper. Hinged to the recto
mat with glue in the upper corners. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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Abstract cityscape, signed lower right: Phil Dike, oil on canvasboard,
16'' H x 12'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Private Collection, Portland, OR. Condition: Visual:
147 Otis Oldfield (1890-1969 San Francisco, CA)
''On Telegraph Hill - Greenwich and Montgomery'', rooftop view, signed and
dated lower right: Otis Oldfield 1932, dated again and titled verso, oil on canvas
laid to canvas, 16'' H x 13'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Private Collection, Monroe, WI. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Fine craquelure throughout. Minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: Small
spots of touch-up throughout. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions
''The Contest'', men working on a sailboat in San Francisco harbor, signed
lower right: A.K. Skeele, signed again twice on the stretchers, titled twice and
inscribed partially indistinctly on the stretcher: Laguna Street / Olympia, numbered on the stretcher: No. 18, unframed oil on canvas, 27'' H x 34'' W,
est: $5000/7000
Note: Based on the partially indistinct verso inscription, the present work
likely was painted in the Laguna Street area near Fort Mason, San Francisco.
Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: A 2'' x 1.5'' area of touch-up upper
left. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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Model T in a California carport, signed and dated lower right: Phil
Dike '44, unframed watercolor on paper, paper size: 9'' H x 8.5'' W,
est: $800/1200
Provenance: Private Collection, Thousand Oaks, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Minor staining and soiling. Hinged to
the backing paper with glue in the upper corners. Your bid indicates
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''The King's Tent'', 1938, signed lower right: Millard Owen Sheets, titled on the stretcher and gallery affixed to the stretcher, oil on canvas, 32'' H x 36'' W,
est: $30,000/40,000
Note: The King’s Tent'', Millard Sheets' early oil painting from 1928, was executed while the artist was a student at Chouinard Art Institute. The painting
depicts a Gypsy tent camp located at the Whittier Narrows, just east of Los Angeles. The camp was erected by Gypsies from around the United States
who came together to elect a new queen. ''It was a huge encampment, very, very exciting, lots of color.... The tents were decorated. It was almost like going
back to the days of knighthood with all the tents and the horses” (M. Sheets, interview by G.M. Goodwin, ''Los Angeles Art Community: Group Portrait:
Millard Sheets'', Oral History Program, UCLA, 1977, vol. 1, p. 37). Sheets recalled that he skipped classes for nearly a month during the six-week Gypsy
encampment in order to execute at least a dozen oil paintings on-site, including the present work (M. Sheets, p. 37). The color and exotic ritual of the Gypsy
culture is on full display in ''The King’s Tent'', which captures vibrantly dressed figures in small groups gathering before a line of white tents. Painted in the
thick, bold brushwork that defines Sheets' early oils, ''The King’s Tent'' is a rare and important work from this maturing period. The year 1928 was a seminal
moment for Sheets. He was approached for representation by The Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, located near the Chouinard campus, and they purchased about
20 canvases at the onset of their association, including ''The King’s Tent''. Sheets estimated that they sold at least 3,000 of his paintings and prints during
their three-decades-long relationship (M. Sheets, p. ix). Provenance: The Estate of Ruth and Dalzell Hatfield, Los Angeles, CA, acquired directly from the
artist; by descent in the family to the present owner. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure scattered throughout, concentrated mainly
in the lighter pigments. Stretcher bar crease along the upper edge. A pea-sized spot of paint loss lower left. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
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''Circus at Dawn'', signed lower right: A.K. Skeele, titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 26.25'' H x 34.25'' W, est: $5000/7000
Exhibited: The National Orange Show Art Exhibit, San Bernardino, CA, 1953. Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: A 1.75'' x 1.25'' area of touch-up upper center. A
3.75'' x 1.75'' area of touch-up left center. Touch-up scattered throughout the side of the circus truck. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
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151 Raymond Howell (1927-2002 San Francisco, CA)
Street scene with family, signed lower left: Raymond Howell, oil on masonite,
36'' H x 24'' W, est: $1500/2000
Provenance: Private Collection, Hot Springs, AR. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Small spots of paint loss in the upper left corner and in the girls
hair left center. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your
bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
153 Alice Scott (1924-2005 Charleston, SC)
Two works: standing women with flower baskets near horsehead hitching posts, each: signed and dated lower right: Alice
Scott / 51, gouache on brown paperboard under glass, each:
sight size: 6'' H x 4'' W, est: $700/900
Note: Each board size: 8.5'' H x 5'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Each: Generally good
condition. Mounted to the recto mat with masking tape along
the upper and lower edges. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
Two works: women with flower baskets on their heads and cats at their feet,
signed and dated lower right: Alice Scott / 51, gouache on brown paperboard
under glass, each: sight size: 6'' H x 4'' W, est: $700/900
Note: Each board size: 7'' H x 5'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Pasadena,
CA. Condition: Visual: Each: Generally good condition. Mounted to the recto
mat with masking tape along the upper and lower edge. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Two works: women with flowers, signed and dated lower right:
Alice Scott / 51, gouache on brown paperboard under glass,
each: sight size: 6'' H x 4'' W, est: $700/900
Note: Each board size: 8'' H x 5.25'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Each: Generally good
condition. Mounted to the recto mat with brown paper tape
upper center and lower center. Your bid indicates acceptance of
Fish monger with cart, signed and dated lower right: Alice Scott
/ 51, gouache on brown paperboard under glass,
sight size: 6'' H x 4'' W, est: $500/700
Note: Board size: 7'' H x 5.5'' W. Provenance: Private Collection,
Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Mounted to the recto mat with brown paper tape upper center
and lower center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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158 Henry Koerner N.A. (1915-1991 Pittsburgh, PA)
''The Wedding Party (Birth of a Book)'', signed and dated lower
left: Koe 84, oil on canvas laid to masonite, 32'' H x 50'' W,
est: $8000/12,000
Note: This painting was commissioned by the present owner to
commemorate his experience writing a book. Koerner, with his
usual humor, uses a birthing motif to depict the event. Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA, acquired directly
from the artist. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
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''Bull Fight in Pasquaro Museum'', signed lower right: Katharine Skeele Dann,
signed again and titled verso, oil on canvas, 26'' H x 34'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Estate of Paul and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired from the above. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid
''Madame Kittique'', portrait of a Dutch woman, signed lower right: K. Skeele,
signed again and indistinctly inscribed verso, titled and dated on an exhibition
label affixed verso: 1926 , oil on canvas, 32'' H x 25'' W, est: $1000/2000
Exhibited: The Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, CA, March 31 - April 26,
1964, lent by the artist's husband Frode N. Dann. Provenance: Estate of Paul
and Katharine Coze, Phoenix, AZ; Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ, acquired
from the above. Condition: Visual: Craquelure throughout. Frame abrasion.
The canvas is loose and rippled. Blacklight: Touch-up scattered throughout
the background. Touch-up throughout the woman's hands and lap. Your bid
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159 Henry Koerner N.A. (1915-1991 Pittsburgh, PA)
Figure at a typewriter, signed and dated lower right: Koe 50, tempera on board, 12'' H x 15.25'' W, est: $6000/9000
Note: The sitter in the present work was in a relationship with Koerner in the 1950s. She was a journalism student, a writer and worked in an art gallery
during this period. Koerner depicts a pause in the creative process and paints the sitter as she sits in concentration with her hands poised on the typewriter
keys. Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles CA, acquired directly from the artist. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No
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161 David Burliuk (1882-1967 Russian / American)
''New Mexico'', signed and titled lower left: Burliuk, oil on canvas,
18'' H x 24'' W, est: $4000/6000
Provenance: Private Collection, Beverly Hills, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: A .75'' x 1.5'' area of touch-up
with corresponding patch verso upper right. A quarter-sized spot
of touch-up with corresponding patch verso right center. Your bid
indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
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162 Daniel Sayre Groesbeck (1878-1950 Los Angeles, CA)
Russian figures in front of an arched building exterior, signed and
partially indistinctly inscribed and dated lower right: Dan Sayre /
Groesbeck / Russia, charcoal, gouache and oil pastel on paper under
glass, 24'' H x 20'' W, est: $1000/2000
Provenance: Private Collection, Houston, TX. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. A 1'' tear in the paper right center. Minor
water damage along the left side of the painting. A small crescentshaped scratch with minor paint loss upper center. Your bid indicates
160 Rube Goldberg (1883-1970 New York, NY)
''How to Catch a Mouse'', appears unsigned, mixed media on wooden table base, 22'' H x 46'' W x 19'' D, est: $8000/12,000
Exhibited: Hammer Galleries, New York, NY, 1960's; California Institute of Technology, Baxter Hall, Pasadena, CA, on long exhibit and loan 1972 to 2015. Note: Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist, sculptore and author Rube Goldberg is best known for his
convoluted and complicated cartoons and contraptions that solve a simple problem. The present work is a rare polychromed
ceramic, metal, string and found object sculpture illustrating how to trap a mouse. The brass presentation plaque reads:
''Woman, frightened by mouse, jumps on stool, hitting head against teeterboard and spilling water from pitcher into bathtub
- bather scrubs back with brush attached to large jack lift which lifts dog to grab bone and work gears, causing mallet to strike
shell of turtle - turtle pulls in neck, setting off cannon which shoot cannonball through coiled pipe - ball lands in the cup which
its weight pushes down hand which closes mousetrap and, at the same time, causes it to upset innocent bystander who lights off
fuse and sets off rocket which takes mouse and trap to the moon - never to be heard of again.'' The piece is purported to be one
of only 3 such sculptures made by Goldberg; each is of the same mechanism. The sculpture is presented in a clear acrylic case
on a wooden table base, measuring 48'' H x 46'' W x 19'' D overall. In the mid-1960s Robert L. and Mary H. Meyer purchased
the present work from a Hammer Gallery exhibition of Goldberg’s work. Goldberg was present at the exhibit. The mousetrap
sculpture was shipped to Meyerís downtown Los Angeles law office where it was displayed until his death in 1972. At that time,
for security and insurance purposes, the sculpture was loaned to the California Institute of Technology where it remained on
display until 2015. Provenance: with Hammer Galleries New York, NY; Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA, acquired from the
above, early 1960s, by descent in the family to the present owner. Condition: Visual: Generally good, as found condition. Minor
firing surface cracks to the woman's feet. Minor paint chip on the yellow stool. Man in brown suit with possible crack and
repair to right leg, rubbing and losses on some fingers. Other minor rubbing and very minor losses to the high points. Your bid
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163 Neil Williams (1934-1988 New York, NY)
Vertical multi-color abstract, unsigned, acrylic and metallic paint on canvas and
board, approximately: 91'' H x 36'' W x 9'' D, est: $12,000/18,000
Note: Neil Williams was a pioneer of the shaped canvas and continued to innovate in structure and medium throughout his career. Williams was born in
Utah and graduated from the California School of Fine Arts in 1959. He was
an important member of the New York art movement in the 1960s and taught
and exhibited extensively in the city. The present and following work synthesize earlier explorations of surface with stylized landscape and floral elements
inspired by the artist's experiences visiting Brazil (E. Leffingwell,''Sao Paulo
Diary'', Art in America, January 1989, p. 56). These works, created by piecing together different painted structures, unite tropical patterning with urban
hard-edge structure. Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, San
Diego, CA. Condition: Visual: As found condition. Accumulated heavy surface
dust and grime. Two right panels with some scattered discolored varnish. A
few surface drips on the center panel near the lower edge. Panels and canvases
artist-mounted together. We recommend viewing this lot first-hand. Blacklight:
No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of
Three element abstract, unsigned, inscribed on a stretcher bar: L.A., acrylic and
metallic paint on canvas and wood, 83'' H x 40.5'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, San Diego, CA. Condition:
Visual: As found condition. Accumulated surface dust and grime. Wooden
structure and two canvases artist-mounted together. We recommend viewing
this lot first-hand. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your
Splatter paint skin abstract with foam brushes, unsigned, inscribed and dated verso: M.E. series #2 / 1986, unframed acrylic
and metallic paint on panel mounted on wooden stretchers,
73.5'' H x 68'' W, est: $4000/6000
Note: Neil Williams, a shaped-canvas pioneer in 1960s New
York, evolved his early shaped color-field paintings into sculptural collages by the 1970s. The present work, from 1986, and
the following lot were created using dried skins of acrylic paint.
First Williams painted acrylic sections onto glass and allowed
them to dry. Then he scraped up the paint skins and applied
them to prepared panels in dynamic raised arrangements. Further acrylic paint applied on the surface -- along with the playful
inclusion of foam paint brushes and a paint scraper in the present work -- tie the structure and the sculptural skins together
into a completely abstract riot of color and texture. Provenance:
Property from a Corporate Collection, San Diego, CA. Condition: Visual: As found condition. Accumulated surface dust and
grime. Some scattered cracks and losses to the acrylic painted
layers, a few likely intrinsic to creation. With 6 foam brushes
and 1 paint scraper artist-mounted onto the painted surface. We
recommend viewing this lot first-hand. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of
Splatter paint skin abstract, unsigned, unframed acrylic on panel
mounted on wooden stretchers, 42'' H x 34.25'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, San Diego,
CA. Condition: Visual: As found condition. Accumulated
surface dust and grime. Some scattered cracks and losses to the
acrylic painted layers primarily along the edges. The wooden
panel with rough cut edge along the right side. We recommend
viewing this lot first-hand. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
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168 Penelope Krebs (1954-* Los Angeles, CA)
Untitled 90-12 (green, turquoise, black, green), signed verso:
P. Krebs, unframed oil on canvas laid to panel, 44'' H x 44'' W,
est: $800/1200
Provenance: Thomas Babeor & Co., La Jolla, CA; Property from a
Corporate Collection, San Diego, CA, acquired from the above,
April 1994. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Light
surface scratches throughout. Lines of craquelure in the upper corners. A few flecks of paint loss along the lower left edge. Blacklight:
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Untitled 90-10 (turquoise, orange, black, lavender), signed verso: P.
Krebs, unframed oil on canvas laid to panel, 44'' H x 44'' W,
est: $800/1200
Untitled 90-15 (yellow, purple, yellow, green), signed verso:
P. Krebs, unframed oil on canvas laid to panel, 44'' H x 44'' W,
est: $800/1200
Note: Hard edge vertical bands of color in the present work and
the following three lots are typical of Penelope Krebs' Los Angeles
abstractionist work from the 1980s and 1990s. ''Here, figure is
indistinguishable from ground, as the back-to-back stripes (Krebs
prefers to call them bands, thus insisting upon their non-referentiality) extend from edge to canvas edge. And here, surface triumphs
resolutely over depth, the images aggressively frontal, their sides
left deliberately unpainted so as to deny painting's objecthood'' (S.
Kandel, Los Angeles Times, ''Penelope Krebs: A Surfeit of Surfaces'',
28 November 1991). Krebs studied abstract art under John McCraken and James Haywood at UCSB. In recent years the artist
creates nature watercolors utilizing precision techniques honed
from her color band period. Provenance: Thomas Babeor & Co.,
La Jolla, CA; Property from a Corporate Collection, San Diego, CA,
acquired from the above, April 1994. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. A small tear along the left center edge with minor
paint loss. Light surface scratches scattered throughout. Blacklight:
Provenance: Thomas Babeor & Co., La Jolla, CA; Property from
a Corporate Collection, San Diego, CA, acquired from the
above, April 1994. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Light surface scratches scattered throughout, the largest an 8''
scratch in the center of the purple band. Blacklight: A 2'' line
of touch-up lower right. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
Untitled 90-6 (turquoise, black, pink, yellow), signed verso: P. Krebs,
unframed oil on canvas laid to panel, 44'' H x 44'' W, est: $800/1200
Provenance: Thomas Babeor & Co., La Jolla, CA; Property from a
Corporate Collection, San Diego, CA, acquired from the above,
April 1994. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Light surface scratches and scuff marks scattered throughout. Two tiny spots
of white paint in the teal and black band. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
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172 John Garrett (1950-* Albuquerque, NM)
Woven abstract panel with color splatter, unsigned, painted plastic slats, plastic blind fabric and tape on wire mesh and wooden
frame, approximately: 27'' H x 27'' W, est: $800/1200
Provenance: Gallery Eight, La Jolla, CA, no. 100; Property from a
Corporate Collection, San Diego, CA, acquired circa early 1980s
from the above. Condition: Visual: As found condition. Accumulated surface dust, some scattered tiny tears to the plastic
fabric elements. Faded. Some scattered paint loss. Some plastic
elements with handling folds and creases. We recommend
viewing this lot first-hand. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
173 Betye Irene Brown Saar (1926-* Los Angeles, CA)
''In the Garden'', seven African American women in a flower garden,
signed, titled and dated on the underside: Betye Saar / 4-2008,
decoupage, painted and printed paper on ostrich egg, 6'' H x 4.5'' Dia.,
est: $5000/7000
Provenance: Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. With plastic stand. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
171 John Garrett (1950-* Albuquerque, NM)
''Blue Fantasy'', or ''Palm Springs Basket'', woven abstract basket, painted plastic slats, plastic blind fabric, plastic beads, discs and rings, electrical wire and
tape on wire mesh mounted on a painted wooden stand, approximately: 44'' H x 26'' W x 21'' D, est: $1000/1500
Note: Textile sculptor John Garrett works with various found materials to weave sculptural constructions like the present and following works which
date from the early 1980s. Originally from southern New Mexico, the artist was educated at Claremont's Men's College and UCLA. He taught at various
Los Angeles-area schools from 1972-1988 before returning permanently to New Mexico in 1990. Provenance: Gallery Eight, La Jolla, CA, no. 76; Property from a Corporate Collection, San Diego, CA, acquired September 1983. Condition: Visual: As found condition. Heavy accumulated surface dust,
some scattered tiny tears to the plastic fabric elements. Faded. Some scattered paint loss. Some plastic elements with handling folds and creases. Some
beads and plastic discs with cracks and bends. Sculpture mounted on but not adhered to artist-made wooden base. Base with heavy surface dirt and
scuffs. Partially painted. We recommend viewing this lot first-hand. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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174 Robert Aaron Frame (1924-1999 Pasadena, CA)
''Sunflowers On A Red Table'', signed lower left: R. Frame, signed
again, titled and dated verso: 1963, oil on canvas, 40'' H x 34'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Exhibited: Pasadena Historical Museum, Pasadena, CA, ''The Pasadena Society Of Artists Diamond Jubilee Exhibition'', April 5 - June
16, 2002. Provenance: Private Collection, Gualala, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Areas of craquelure and paint
shrinkage scattered throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
175 Julius Moessel (1871-1957 Chicago, IL)
Still life with irises, signed and dated right center: Moessel / 1942,
oil on canvas, 30'' H x 26'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Estate, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Stretcher bar crease along the upper edge. A 5.5'' light
surface scratch upper center. A crease in the canvas in the lower left
corner. Very fine craquelure scattered throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance
176 Jae Carmichael (1925-2005 Los Angeles, CA)
''Squash And Things'', still life, signed lower left: Jae Carmichael, titled
on a gallery label attached verso, oil on canvas, 24'' H x 30'' W,
est: $800/1200
Provenance: Private Collection, Gualala, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
Bird and tree motif, tile mosaic on wood panel mounted into a metal frame, 84'' H x 34'' W, est: $5000/7000
Note: Millard Sheets is perhaps best known as a painter but the multifaceted artist was also a talented architect, mural designer, tapestry and mosaic tile
designer. The present clean-line modernist composition showcases the artist's talents as an American Scene artist. Alba H. Cisneros worked under Millard
Sheets at his Claremont studio, Millard Sheets Design, where she was trained in mosaic mural design and creation. By repute, after the present work sustained damage, Alba repaired the mosaic and added her initials in the lower left: AC. Provenance: The artist; gifted from the above to his doctor, 1980s; by
descent in the family to the present owner, Private Collection, Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Apparently in generally good condition. Previous repairs
by Alba Cisneros not detectable. A background tile missing along the upper left edge. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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Two figures on a beach with boats and fishing nets, signed and
dated lower right: Millard Sheets - 1929, watercolor on paper
under glass, sight size: 11.5'' H x 17.5'' W, est: $2500/3500
Note: Paper size: 12.5'' H x 18.5'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Sherman Oaks, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Minor toning to the paper. Hinged to the back mat
with linen hinge tape in the upper corners. The recto mat and
back mat are glued together along the left and right edges. Your
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179 Maurice Logan N.A. (1886-1977 Orinda, CA)
Under the Bay Bridge with the San Francisco Ferry Building,
signed lower right: Maurice Logan, gouache on paper laid to
board under Plexiglas, sight size: 20'' H x 15.5'' W,
est: $4000/6000
Visual: Generally good condition. Paint shrinkage and paint loss
in the darker blue pigments of the water. A few spots of paint
loss in the sky. Light surface scratches upper center and lower
center. A small hole in the paper with paint loss in the upper left
corner. Minor bubbling to the paper left center. The recto mat
and back mat are glued together. Your bid indicates acceptance
180 James March Phillips (1913-1981 San Francisco, CA)
''Monday Impression, Potrero Hill San Francisco'', view of container ships and tug boats, signed lower left: James March Philips, titled on a gallery label
affixed to the backing paper, watercolor on paper laid to board under glass, sight size: 21.5'' H x 21.25'' W, est: $2500/3500
Note: Paper size: 22'' H x 22'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Southern California. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Mounted to the recto
mat with brown paper tape along the four edges. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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181 Arthur Burnside Dodge (1863-1952 Los Angeles, CA)
Figures in a Chinatown street market, signed lower left: Dodge, partially signed lower right, watercolor on paper laid
to board under glass, sight size: 28'' H x 19'' W, est: $1000/2000
Note: In an elaborate carved gilt wood frame with dragon motif. Paper size: 28.25'' H x 19.5'' W. Provenance: Private
Collection, Corona Del Mar, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Artist's pinholes in the upper corners. Tiny flecks of paint loss scattered throughout, concentrated mainly along the left edge. Repairs to tears in the
paper in the center and upper center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
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182 Jack Laycox (1921-1984 San Francisco, CA)
Stylized scene of San Francisco from the bay, signed lower right: Jack Laycox, unframed watercolor on paper, sight size: 21.25'' H x 29.75'' W,
est: $6000/8000
Suburban cityscape, signed and dated lower right: Eyvind Earle / 1953, watercolor on paper
under glass, sight size: 17.75'' H x 23.5'' W, est: $800/1200
Note: Paper size: 22.5'' H x 31''W. Provenance: Inherited from the artist; by descent to the present owner, Private Collection, Sacramento, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Mounted to the front mat with brown paper tape along the edges. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
Note: Paper size: 18.25'' H x 24'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Burbank, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Toning to the paper. The paper is slightly rippled
throughout, heavier along the right edge. A spot of staining in the upper right corner. Artist's
pinholes in the four corners. Mounted to the recto mat with artist's tape along the four edges.
Landscape with trees, signed and dated lower left: Eyvind Earle / 1945, watercolor on board
under glass, sight size: 20'' H x 13.75'' W, est: $800/1200
Note: Board size: 20.75'' H x 14.5'' W. Provenance: Private Collection, Burbank, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Mounted to the recto mat with brown paper tape
along the four edges. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL
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''The Boardwalk'', signed lower right: Jack Laycox, titled verso, unframed watercolor on paper, sight size: 21'' H x 29.25'' W, est: $3000/5000
Note: Paper size: 22.25'' H x 30.5''W. Provenance: Inherited from the artist; by descent to the present owner, Private Collection, Sacramento, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Scattered small spots of paper loss upper left and upper center. Mounted to the front mat with brown paper tape
along the edges. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
''Columbus Circle'', New York, signed lower right: Jack Laycox,
titled by repute, unframed watercolor on paper,
sight size: 21.5'' H x 29.5'' W, est: $3000/5000
Note: Paper size: 22.25'' H x 30.5''W. Provenance: Inherited from
the artist; by descent to the present owner, Private Collection,
Sacramento, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Mounted to the front mat with brown paper tape along the
edges. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
187 Jacob Burck (1904-1982 Chicago, IL)
''I Shot Him Because I Loved Him'', signed and dated lower right: Burck - 46, titled on an exhibition label affixed
verso, oil pastel with gouache highlights on paper under glass, sight size: 27.75'' H x 18.5'' W, est: $2500/3500
Exhibited: The Chicago Newspaper Guild Art Competition, Chicago, IL, n.d. Note: Paper size: 29'' H x 20'' W.
Provenance: Private Collection, Hot Springs, AR. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Mounted to the
backing panel with linen tape and brown paper tape along the four edges. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
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188 Fritz Willis (1907-1979 Los Angeles, CA)
Seated pin-up model, faintly signed lower right: Fritz Willis, faintly
dated lower left: 1966, oil on canvas laid to board, 12'' H x 9'' W,
est: $800/1200
Literature: F. Willis, ''The Nude'', Foster Art Service, Inc., Tustin, CA,
pp. 12,13,14, illustrated. Note: Together with a copy of the ''How To
Draw'' book ''The Nude'' by the artist. Inscribed by the artist on the
front cover, ''For Margie with love, Fritz''. Provenance: By descent in
the family to the present owner, Private Collection, Colorado. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
The artist's wife and daughter, signed lower left: Emil Kosa Jr., oil on canvas,
20'' H x 16'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Estate of Emil J. Kosa Jr., by descent in the family to the present owner, Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Horizontal lines of craquelure scattered throughout. Blacklight: Apparently no restoration under blacklight. Difficult to read under varnish. Your bid
189 Geza Kende (1889-1952 Hollywood, CA)
Nude woman in repose, signed and dated lower right: Geza Kende 1945, oil on canvas, 40'' H x 32'' W, est: $5000/7000
Generally good condition. Craquelure scattered throughout. An area
of instability in the red pigments right center. Blacklight: Apparent
touch-up scattered throughout the background and the woman's
body. Difficult to read under varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance
190 William V. Cahill (1878-1924 Los Angeles, CA)
''Three Generations'', signed lower left: Wm V Cahill, titled by repute,
oil on canvas laid to canvas, 28'' H x 42'' W, est: $5000/7000
192 Donna Schuster (1883-1953 Los Angeles, CA)
''Girl with Mirror'', signed lower right: Donna Schuster, titled on exhibition
labels affixed verso, oil on canvas laid to waxed canvas, 26'' H x 20'' W,
est: $30,000/40,000
Exhibited: The Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA, ''All Things Bright and Beautiful'', tour, 2008-2009. ''All Things Bright and Beautiful: The National Tour
Comes Home'', November 10, 2010 - June 11, 2011. ''California Impressionism'', tour, 2012-2015. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Craquelure scattered throughout. Frame abrasion. Blacklight: A 4'' x 4.5''
area of touch-up in the mirror. A 4'' x 3'' scattered area of touch-up lower
center. A 2.5'' x 3'' area, a 2.5'' x 2.25'' area and a .75'' x 1'' area of touch-up
lower right. Touch-up throughout the woman's blouse. A few spots of
touch-up in the woman's hair. Touch-up in the upper corners and upper
center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS.
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Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure scattered throughout. The tacking edges were removed when lined.
Blacklight: A 7.5'' x 4'' area of touch-up upper right. A 4'' x 17.5''
area of scattered touch-up lower center. A 3.5'' x 3'' 'T'-shaped area
of touch-up lower right. Touch-up along the entire lower edge. A
2.25'' x 1'' area of touch-up upper center. A 2'' x 3.25'' 'T'-shaped area
of touch-up in the center. Spots of touch-up scattered throughout.
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193 Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971 Santa Paula, CA)
''Peacocks and Hollyhocks'', signed and dated lower right:
Jessie Arms Botke / 1926, titled on an exhibition label affixed verso, oil on
canvas laid to panel, 30'' H x 25'' W, est: $20,000/30,000
Exhibited: The Irvine Museum. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A small spot of paint loss in the upper left edge. Blacklight: Touchup along the upper edge and in the upper left corner. Lines of touch-up
scattered along the left edge. A .25'' x .75'' area of touch-up upper center.
A small spot of touch-up in the right center edge. A 1.25'' x 2.75'' scattered
area of touch-up on the back of the peacock. Two small spots of touch-up
in the neck of the peacock. Two small spots of touch-up in the upper and
lower portion of the peacocks tail. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
195 Harry Wilson Watrous N.A.
(1857-1940 New York, NY)
Still life with bird and vases against a red background, signed
lower right: Watrous, oil on canvas, 21'' H x 18'' W,
est: $5000/7000
Provenance: Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, CA; Private
Collection, Southern California. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. A small area of paint shrinkage in the red vase.
A tiny fleck of paint loss upper center. Blacklight: No evidence
194 Irving R. Wiles N.A. (1861-1948 Peconic, NY)
Still life of flowers in a vase, signed lower right: Irving R. Wiles, oil on
canvas, 23'' H x 16.25'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Sacramento, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Small areas of paint loss upper right, left center and
lower left. Craquelure in the white pigments in the center and right center.
Small areas of paint shrinkage in some of the green and purple pigments
left center. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your
bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
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196 Harry Wilson Watrous N.A.
(1857-1940 New York, NY)
Still life with bird, vase and bowl against a green background,
signed lower right: Watrous, oil on canvas, 20'' H x 18'' W,
est: $5000/7000
Provenance: Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, CA; Private
Collection, Southern California. Condition: Visual: Generally
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197 William Merritt Chase N.A.
(1849-1916 New York, NY)
''Trompe L'oeil (Optical Illusion)'', fresh fowl hanging on
a wall, signed and dated lower right: Wm Chase 1896,
titled by repute, oil on joined oak panel, 24'' H x 16'' W, est:
$10,000/15,000
Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Two quarter-sized areas
of glue residue at the top and bottom edges of wood seam.
Unframed, wired directly into the panel. Blacklight: A 3''
line of older touch-up along wood seam near larger bird's
head. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of
A hunter and dog in the woods, signed and dated lower right:
John Frost 1935, oil on board, 20'' H x 24'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
Visual: Generally good condition. A small dent in the board with
minor paint loss upper center. Blacklight: Touch-up scattered
throughout, the largest a 4'' line in the center and a 2'' x 4'' scattered area lower center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
198 George William Schinzel
(19th / 20th Century- New York, NY)
Two work: gentlemen with fishing tackle by a river, the
first: unsigned. The second: signed lower right: W. Schinzel,
each: oil on canvas laid to board, each: 24'' H x 20'' W, est:
$3000/4000
Provenance: through descent, Private Collection, Glendora,
CA. Condition: Visual: Each: Generally good condition.
Fine craquelure scattered throughout the sky. Minor frame
abrasion. Blacklight: The first: A 2'' x 1.5'' scattered area
lower left corner. A 1.25'' x 2'' scattered area of touch-up
at the top of the fishing pole. Small spots of touch-up scattered throughout the sky. The second: Touch-up scattered
throughout the sky, concentrated mainly in the right center.
Small areas of touch-up in the hills in the center. Two small
spots of touch-up in the man's shoes. A 1'' line of touch-up
in the man's vest. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
201 Kathryn Woodman Leighton
(1875-1952 Los Angeles, CA)
Turkeys, signed lower right: Kathryn W. Leighton, oil on canvas,
28'' H x 30'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Katherine Leighton, through decent in the family
to present owner; Private Collection, Valencia, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. A pea-sized hole in the canvas
with paint loss left center. Small spots of paint loss right center
edge and lower left edge. Slight rippling to the canvas. Minor
frame abrasion. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
199 Helen West Heller A.N.A.
(1872-1955 New York, NY)
Group of 9 woodblock prints: ''Early Skyscraper'', ''Caravan'',
''Surf '' and other subjects, 9 pieces, the first: signed in the
plate lower right: West Heller, titled and dated in pencil
in the margin: 1928; the second: signed in pencil in the
margin lower right: Helen West Heller, titled in pencil in the
margin lower left; the third: signed in the plate lower left:
West Heller, signed with conjoined initials in pencil in the
margin lower right: By HWH, titled in pencil in the margin
lower left; the remaining works unsigned, each: unframed
woodblock on paper, plate size: the largest: 3'' H x 2.5'' W,
est: $1500/2000
Note: Paper size: the largest: 4.75'' H x 4'' W. Provenance: By
descent to the present owner, Private Collection, Colorado.
Condition: Visual: Each: Generally good condition. Some
with minor toning to the paper. ''Caravan'' with a spot of
black ink in the upper right margin. ''Surf '' with deckled
edges along the right and upper edges. Your bid indicates
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''Spanish Oak'', Texas landscape with oak tree, signed lower left:
Robert Wood, titled verso, oil on canvas, 16'' H x 20'' W,
est: $2500/3500
''Encelia - Palm Springs Desert'', signed lower right:
Carl Sammons, signed again, titled and dated verso: 1944,
oil on canvasboard, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: through descent in family to current owner; Private Collection, Dana Point, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: A 4.5'' line of touch-up to repair a tear in the canvas
right center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
Grand Tetons from Jenny Lake, Wyoming, signed and dated lower
left: Peter Ellenshaw '95, acrylic on canvas, 24'' H x 36'' W,
est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Westlake Village, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
Desert landscape with boulders and trees, signed lower right:
Emil Kosa Jr., oil on canvas, 27'' H x 36'' W, est: $5000/7000
Desert landscape with wildflowers, signed lower right: Carl Sammons, oil on canvas laid to board, 12'' H x 16'' W, est: $1000/1500
Provenance: Private Collection, Irvine, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid
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''Colored Sand Waves 'Neath San Jacinto'', signed lower left: Paul
Grimm, signed again and titled verso, oil on canvas,
28'' H x 36'' W, est: $2000/3000
''Colorful Sand Dunes'', signed lower right: Paul Grimm, signed again,
titled and dated verso: 1955, oil on canvasboard, 20'' H x 24'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Estate, Las Vegas, NV. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure throughout the sky and
mountains. Stretcher bar creases along the right and upper
edges. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
ALL SALES FINAL
Provenance: Private Collection, San Diego, CA. Condition: Visual:
''Desert Flower Show'', landscape, signed lower left: Paul Grimm,
signed again, titled and dated verso: 1950, oil on canvas board,
18'' H x 23.75'' W, est: $2000/3000
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: A few
small spots of touch-up in the clouds. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
209 Conrad Buff (1886-1975 Laguna Hills, CA)
Purple desert landscape, signed lower right: C. Buff,
Provenance: Private Collection, Orange, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Craquelure scattered throughout.
Tiny flecks of paint loss lower center and in the upper third
of the painting. Blacklight: Scattered spots of touch-up right
center, the largest a 3'' line. Small spots of scattered touch-up in
the center, the largest a 1.75'' x 1'' area with corresponding patch
verso. Scattered small spots of touch-up upper right, upper
center and left center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
''Evening Approaches'', signed lower left: P. Grimm, titled on a gallery label verso, unframed oil on masonite, 18'' H x 24'' W, est: $3000/4000
Provenance: Estate of the artist; George Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA, no. GSFA-PG 1146. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A small
spot of paint loss in the upper right corner. Minor wear scattered along the edges and in the corners. Minor surface grime. Blacklight: A spot of touch-up in
the sky in the upper right. Fluoresces unevenly due to uneven varnish. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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''Paradise Creek'', signed, titled and dated verso: John Frost / April 23, 35,
Literature: P. Kovinick, ''John Frost: A Quiet Mastery'', The Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA, 2013, p. 182, illustrated. Provenance: Private Collection,
Pasadena, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Small spots
of paint loss scattered throughout, concentrated mainly along the left edge.
215 Charles Reiffel (1862-1942 Laguna Beac, CA)
''Autumn in the Mountains'', signed lower right: Charles Reiffel, signed
again and titled verso, oil on canvas, 25'' H x 30'' W, est: $30,000/40,000
Exhibited: The Irvine Museum, Irvine, CA, ''Autumn's Glory, Winter's
Grace'', Sept. 29, 2012 - Jan. 17, 2013. Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Fine craquelure scattered throughout the lighter pigments of
the clouds and lower right. Blacklight: A nickel-sized spot of touch-up in
the right center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
''Big Tujunga'', signed lower left: Jack Wilkinson Smith, titled verso, oil on board, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $10,000/15,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Dyer, NV. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up in the sky and
hills in the center, upper center and upper right. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
213 Jack Wilkinson Smith
(1873-1949 Alhambra, CA)
''Passing Showers'', signed lower left: Jack Wilkinson Smith,
titled on a gum label affixed to the stretcher, oil on canvas,
24'' H x 20'' W, est: $3000/5000
Provenance: through descent to present owner, Private
Collection, La Crescenta, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. An exhibition number sticker on the canvas
lower left: 18. Very slight rippling to the canvas in the upper
right corner. Blacklight: Small spots of touch-up scattered
throughout the sky, concentrated mainly in the upper right
corner. A .25'' x 2'' area of touch-up in the mountains left
center. A 2.75'' x 1.5'' area of scattered touch-up in the center.
A 4'' x 1.75'' scattered area of touch-up right center. Your bid
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216 Karl Yens (1868-1945 Laguna Beach, CA)
''The Trees'', triptych, three tree-themed landscapes, signed and dated in the lower left of the right image: Karl Yens / 1918, titled on the lower edge of the
frame, inscribed on the upper edge of the frame, oil on canvas laid to board, each image: 25.5'' H x 21.5'' W. Total: 25.5'' H x 64.5'' W, est: $15,000/25,000
Note: Inscribed along the upper edge of the frame with a stanza from artist and author Elizabeth Colwell's (1881-1954) circa 1918 poem ''Trees'': ''Bound are
we to the earth for sustenance from birth. But though our roots are in the sod, our reach is steadily to God''. Provenance: Private Collection, Carmel, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure scattered throughout. A few light surface scratches. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
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217 Peter Adams (1950-* Pasadena, CA)
''Morning at Fifth Lake'', Sierra landscape, signed lower right: Peter
Adams, titled and dated on a gallery label affixed verso: March 1998,
''Eternal Sierras'', signed lower right: Paul Grimm, signed again,
titled and dated verso: 1945, unframed oil on canvas,
24'' H x 30'' W, est: $2500/3500
Provenance: Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena, CA; Private Collection,
Southern California. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Minor frame abrasion. Minor surface grime. Blacklight: No evidence
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A small area of
craquelure in the center. Minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: No
218 Robert Clunie F.I.B.A. (1895-1984 Bishop, CA)
''4th Lake and Mt. Temple Crag'', signed lower right: Robert Clunie,
signed again, titled, inscribed and dated verso: North Palisade Region,
Big Pine, Calif., Sept. 1st, 1949, 9 a.m., oil on canvas, 30'' H x 36'' W,
est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Gualala, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Small areas of flaking and paint loss upper
right, upper left and left center. A 4.5'' scratch with minor paint loss
left center. Small spots of paint loss along the right center and lower
center edge. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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Snow capped mountain landscape, signed lower right:
Robt. Wood, oil on canvas, 25'' H x 30'' W, est: $3000/4000
Provenance: Private Collection, Southern California. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout
the sky. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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''Minarets'', signed lower left: Paul Grimm, signed again and titled
verso, oil on canvas, 28'' H x 36'' W, est: $8000/10,000
Provenance: George Stern Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA; Estate, Big
Pine, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. A small fleck
of paint loss lower center. Blacklight: Small areas of touch-up in the
four corners and upper center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
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223 Phil Nethercott (1951-* Jackson Hole, WY)
''Misty Morning'', signed lower right: Phil Nethercott, titled on the frame plaque,
Provenance: Private Collection, Hot Springs, AR. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your
224 Ray Hare (1950-* Orange County, CA)
Cactus in a sunset, unsigned, unframed acrylic on canvas, 48'' H x 60'' W,
est: $3000/5000
Note: Hyperrealist artist Ray Hare works with enlarged images in order to
explore in extreme detail the colors and contours of his subjects. Known for
photorealist images of animals and figures, in the present work Hare focuses
instead on a central cactus in shadow before a dramatic and otherworldly sky.
Born in Northern California, Hare graduated from the California College of
Arts and has gone on to win numerous awards and important commissions,
and is widely exhibited. Provenance: Commissioned from the artist, 1979; by
descent in the family to the present owner, Private Collection, Carlsbad, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Small scratches with minor paint
loss lower left, left center, upper left, upper right and right center. A 1.25'' scuff
mark with paint loss along the upper left edge. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions
222 William Wendt A.N.A. (1865-1946 Laguna Beach, CA)
View of Mount Baldy, signed and dated lower right: William Wendt / 1916, oil on canvas laid to canvas, 25'' H x 30'' W, est: $30,000/40,000
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout. Blacklight: Touch-up along the upper and upper left edges. A few spots of touch-up
in the grass lower center. A 5'' x 3'' scattered area of touch-up along the right center edge. Spots of touch-up along the lower right edge. Touch-up scattered
throughout the sky and trees, the largest a 12'' line just above the mountain. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES
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Tree in a desert landscape, estate stamped lower right:
Conrad Buff, oil on paperboard, 12'' H x 16'' W, est: $1500/2000
Note: Authentication stamp signed by Mary Elizabeth Buff
verso. Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Springs, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Frame abrasion in the
corners. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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''Protected Smoke Trees'', signed lower left: Paul Grimm, signed
again, titled and dated verso: 1944, oil on canvas, 20'' H x 30'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Estate, Las Vegas, NV. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Tiny flecks of paint loss lower left and left
center. Blacklight: A 3'' x 12'' area of scattered touch-up in the
sky upper left. Touch-up scattered throughout the mountain
on the right, the largest a 3'' scattered area. A 2.5'' scattered area
of touch-up right center. Your bid indicates acceptance of our
Lake in a landscape, signed lower right: Conrad Buff,
Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Springs, CA. Condition:
Yellow trees in a landscape, estate stamped lower right:
Conrad Buff, oil on paperboard, 16'' H x 20'' W, est: $1500/2000
Note: Authentication stamp signed by Mary Elizabeth Buff verso. Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Springs, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence
226 John Hilton (1904-1983 Twentynine Palms, CA)
''Benediction'', desert landscape, incised with signature lower right: John W. Hilton, titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 30'' H x 40'' W, est: $3000/5000
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure throughout the sky. Stretcher bars creases along the left, right and upper edges. Blacklight:
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‘’Autumn Reflections’’, signed lower left: Paul Grimm, signed
again and titled verso, dated on the stretcher: 1959,
oil on canvas, 24’’ H x 30’’ W, est: $2000/3000
Provenance: George Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No
''Golden Hillside'', signed lower left. P. Grimm, titled on a gallery label verso, oil on canvasboard, 12'' H x 16'' W, est: $2500/3500
Provenance: Estate of the artist; George Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL
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Moonlit rocky shore, signed and dated lower left:
Peter Ellenshaw '64, oil on canvas, 24'' H x 36'' W,
est: $5000/7000
Provenance: Manhattan Galleries, Pasadena, CA; through descent to present owner, Private Collection, Laguna Beach. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Small areas of paint
loss and instability in the center and lower center. Blacklight: No
235 Joseph Aaron (1959-* Laguna Beach, CA)
Carmel coast, signed lower left: Joseph Aaron, oil on canvas,
20'' H x 24'' W, est: $1200/1800
Coastal beach scene, signed and dated lower left:
Peter Ellenshaw 2002, acrylic on canvas, 24'' H x 36'' W,
est: $3000/5000
Provenance: Private Collection, Westlake Village, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence
Crashing surf on rocks, signed and dated lower left:
Peter Ellenshaw '02, acrylic on canvas, 18'' H x 24'' W,
est: $2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Westlake Village, CA. Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence
234 Joseph Aaron (1959-* Laguna Beach, CA)
Coastal scenic with poppies, signed lower left: Joseph Aaron,
Rocky coastal, signed and dated lower left: Peter Ellenshaw '63,
Provenance: Private Collection, Westminster, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Fine craquelure scattered
throughout. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale.
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Maurice de Vlaminck (French 1876-1958)
Now Accepting Consignments
Vieux Pont de Mantes Seine-et-Oise
oil on canvas, 23.25'' H x 28.50'' W
est: $80,000/100,000
Provenance: Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA;
Estate of Ruth and Dalzell Hatfield, Los Angeles, CA,
acquired from the above
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$200,000-480,000............$20,000 increments
$500,000 & Above...........$50,000 increments
or at the Auctioneer’s discretion
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Telephone Agent Name:
Bidder Name:
Primary Phone Number:
Secondary Phone Number:
Email Address:
Absentee & Telephone Bidding
Lot
Number
Lot Description
***Absentee bids must be at least
half of the low estimate***
Maximum Bid
(Excludes Buyer’s Premium)
Absentee only
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Y/N
PLEASE NOTE: In the event of any discrepancy, lot number and not lot description will govern proxy bid
Received By:
Date:
Last Bid $

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