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724. Madeleine Park (American, 1891-1960) 726
Percheron Signed and dated “Madeleine Park 37” l.r., stamped “QJGZ GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS” on the lower edge. Bronze sculpture, height 6 in. (15.2 cm). Condition: Wear to surface. N.B. This sculpture was exhibited at the Studio Guild in 1939, and at the National Sculpture Society in 1951. $400-600 725. Gerrit Albertus Beneker (American, 1882-1934) A Moment of Contemplation/Possibly a View Outside Christ Church, Boston Signed and dated “G.A.Beneker ‘06” l.r. Pastel on paper, sight size 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (40.6 x 27.3 cm), framed. Condition: Unobtrusive foxing or staining, subtle rippling, not examined out of frame. $400-600
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726. Rube Lucius Goldberg (American, 1883-1970) Portrait of a Man Signed and numbered “Rube Goldberg 2/6” in cast on the reverse. Bronze, 5 1/4 x 4 x 4 1/2 in. (13.3 x 10.2 x 11.4 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $300-500 726A. Gleb W. Derujinsky (Russian/American, 1888-1975) A Graceful Arch Signed “G. Derujinsky” and stamped “MODERN ART/FDRY N.Y” on cast base. Bronze, 6 3/4 x 5 x 2 5/8 in. (17.2 x 12.7 x 6.7 cm), mounted to a beveled wooden plinth. Condition: Surface grime. $700-900
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727. David Wu Ject-Key (Chinese/American, 1890-1968) Still Life with Flowers Signed and sealed “...D. Wu Ject-Key” in Chinese and English l.r., titled on the reverse, identified on a label from the Salmagundi Club, New York, affixed to the reverse. Oil on artist board, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, tack holes to the corners. Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton. $600-800
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728. Keith Shaw Williams (American, 1906-1951) Interior Scene with Female Nude Signed and dated “Keith Shaw Williams ‘42” l.r., identified on presentation plaque, a partial label from the Salmagundi Club, New York, affixed to the paper backing. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle varnish inconsistencies, surface grime, craquelure. Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton. $2,000-4,000
729. American School, 20th Century Floral Still Life Signed “AAvigdor/51” l.r. Oil on canvas mounted onto Masonite, 19 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. (49.5 x 43.8 cm), framed. Condition: Mild surface grime. $800-1,200
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730. Polly Nordell (American, 1876-1958) Still Life with Glassware Signed “-Polly Nordell-” l.r., inscribed “Polly Nordell, Fenway Studios, Boston, Mass.,” probably in the artist’s hand, on the reverse. Oil on board, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $500-600
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732. Robert Douglas Hunter (American, b. 1928) 731. Gerald Lydon Merfeld (American, b. 1936) Seated Woman Signed, inscribed and dated “G. Merfeld., CONN -62” on the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (40.0 x 29.8 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered retouch. $300-500
Oriental Screen and Buddha Signed “ROBERT DOUGLAS HUNTER ‘97” l.r., identified on information on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 24 x 34 in. (61.0 x 86.4 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch. $4,000-6,000
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733. Conger Metcalf (American, 1914-1998) Portrait of a Woman Signed “Metcalf” within the composition l.r. Watercolor on paper, 9 1/8 x 7 in. (23.2 x 17.8 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $300-500 734. Adolf Sehring (American, b. 1930) Nude Signed and numbered “A. Sehring (TM) 21/40” l.r. Bronze with a brown patina on a metal and wood plinth, height 18 1/2 in. Condition: Good. $700-900 735. William H. Bailey (American, b. 1930) Lot of Two Portraits of a Female Nude Both signed and dated “Bailey 1961” in pencil l.l. or l.r. Graphite, ink and gouache on paper, sight size 16 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (41.6 x 26.7 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frames. $800-1,200
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736. Thomas Theodor Heine (German, 1867-1948) An Encounter with Divine Nymphs/A Triptych Monogram signature “TTH” l.l. or u.r., respectively. Gouache on paper/board, side panels sight size 25 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (74.9 x 33.7 cm), center panel 29 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (74.9 x 54.0 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frames. $1,200-1,800
737. American School, 20th Century
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Seated Child Stamped “BBW ©MC...” on the base. Coated plaster, 17 x 8 1/2 x 8 in. (43.2 x 21.6 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Minor losses/abrasions. $300-500
738. David Wu Ject-Key (Chinese/American, 1890-1968) Senegalese/Figure Study Signed “...D. WU JECT-KEY” in Chinese and English l.l., identified on a label from the Salmagundi Club, New York, affixed to the paper backing. Oil on canvas mounted to fiberboard, sight size 20 x 13 1/4 in. (50.8 x 33.7 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, paint loss u.c. Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton. $600-800
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739. Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) Danseuse a la Barre Stamped “Degas” l.l. Charcoal with pastel on paper, sheet size 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Creases, mild soiling/staining, not examined out of frame. Provenance: Second sale of drawings from the Degas estate, Paris, 1918, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, Harcourts Gallery, San Francisco, a private Mid-Atlantic collection. $15,000-25,000 740. Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935) Lot of Two Profile Portraits, Including Maximilian Luce Luce signed and inscribed “...M. Fer-...Signac” at center, the other unsigned, stamped “Vente Feneon” l.l. Conté crayon and colored pencil on paper, sight sizes to 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (19.0 x 16.5 cm), framed. Condition: Laid onto board. Provenance: The estate of Edwin A.G. Manton. $1,500-2,500 740
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741. Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) Femme Sortant du Bain/Woman Getting Out of the Bath Inscribed “Degas” in the base, foundry mark “CIRE PERDUE A.A. HEBRARD” and numbered “71/T” on the base. Bronze, height 16 1/2 in. (42.0 cm). Condition: Extremely minor wear to surface. Provenance: A private New England collection. Literature: Campbell, Sara, Degas, The Sculptures: A Catalogue Raisonné (London: Apollo, 1995), no. 71, illustration of another cast, p. 45; Czestochowski, Joseph S. and Anne Pinegeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonne of the Bronzes (Memphis: International Arts), 2002, illustration of another cast; Rewald, John, Degas: Works in Sculpture, A Complete Catalog (New York: Pantheon Books, Inc.), 1944, No. LIX, illus; Rewald, John, Degas’s Complete Sculpture: Catalogue Raisonné (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts), 1990. No. LIX, illus. N.B. Degas’s work in clay and wax began as early as 1865, and by 1880 he worked with it almost exclusively. He did not have any of these works cast in bronze during his lifetime, perhaps a result of his perfectionism as he “did dream of having some cast in bronze, as he once confessed to Maillol, but he was apparently reluctant because bronze cannot be retouched.”1 Degas frequently used the female nude as the subject of his sculptural work, and in these pieces he explored elements of movement and form. Mary Cassatt once wrote “I have studied Degas’s sculptures for months. I believe he will live to be greater as a sculptor than as a painter.”2 This work was modeled between 1896 and 1911. Between 1919 and 1921 the Hebrard Foundry cast seventy-two of the seventy-three bronze sculptures that Degas produced. Each was marked with a number (1 to 72) and twenty copies of each, marked with letters A through T, were designated for sale (an additional unmarked cast was reserved for the foundry and another for the heirs of the artist). 1. Rewald, John, “Degas’s Sculpture, A Reply to ‘Arabesques in Bronze’,” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Summer 1946), p. 47. 2. Ibid., 48.
$150,000-250,000
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742. Edith Elizabeth Tuhnen Bruning (American, 1899-1961) Lot of Two Floral Still Lifes: Geranium and Petunias Signed “Edith Bruning” in pencil l.r. Oil on paper, 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.9 x 21.3 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame. $300-500
743. Susan Grisell (American, 20th/21st Century) Lot of Three Garden Scenes One signed “GRISELL” l.r., two with incised signature “GRISELL” l.r. and l.l., respectively. Oil on Masonite, 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $800-1,200
744. Mae Bennett Brown (American, 1887-1973) Still Life with Hollyhocks Signed “M. BENNETT-BROWN” l.r. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, restored tears, surface grime. $1,000-1,500 744
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745. Jack Orr (British, fl. 1909-1940) Parrot Signed “JACKORR” l.r. Watercolor on paperboard, sheet size 24 x 18 in. (61.0 x 45.7 cm), framed. Condition: Very subtle fading/toning. $400-600 746. Evert Louis van Muyden (Swiss, 1853-1922) Group of Eight Animal Sketches Each signed “E. van Muyden,” some dated. Ink with pencil on paper or board, sheet sizes to 15 1/4 x 18 in. (38.7 x 45.7 cm), unframed. Condition: Some mounted onto board/linen, pinholes, losses, toning, staining, creases. $500-700 747. Harry Bright (British, 1846-1895) Toucan Signed and dated “H.V. BRIGHT 1867” l.r., identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Watercolor with bodycolor on paper, sight size 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (41.9 x 31.8 cm), framed. Condition: Crease c.r., not examined out of frame. 747
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton. $1,500-2,000
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748. Peggy Brook Bacon (American, 1895-1987) Eden Signed, dated, and titled “...Peggy Bacon./1925.” in pencil l.l. Graphite on paper, sheet size 15 1/4 x 11 1/8 in. (38.7 x 28.3 cm), framed. Condition: Laid onto mat board, subtle acid burn to corners, pinholes to margins. $600-900 749. Arthur Polonsky (American, b. 1925) Portrait of a Woman and Futuristic Still Life/A Double-sided Composition Signed “Polonsky” u.l. Oil on Masonite, 24 x 18 in. (61.0 x 45.7 cm), framed. Condition: Portrait with surface grime, subtle varnish inconsistencies; Still Life with losses, craquelure. $300-500 750. Bertha E. Baxter (American, b. 1895)
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Winter Still Life Signed “B. Baxter” in pencil l.r. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm), framed. Condition: Tear in the l.r. quadrant, craquelure, scattered losses, lifting, surface grime. $600-800
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751. Mildred C. Jones (American, 1899-1991) Young Violinist Signed “Mildred C. Jones” l.r., titled and identified on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 30.3 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $300-500 752. Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909-1977) Black Cat Signed “ABERCROMBIE” l.r. Oil on board, 12 1/4 x 9 in. (31.1 x 22.9 cm), framed. Condition: Mild surface grime. N.B. The artist is photographed with this work at the Grant Park open-air Art Fair of 1933, pictured in Susan Weininger and Kent Smith’s Gertrude Abercrombie (Springfield: Illinois State Museum, 1991), p. 13. A copy of the exhibition catalogue accompanies the lot. $2,000-4,000 753. William Meyerowitz (American, 1887-1981)
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Mother and Child Signed “Meyerowitz” l.l. Oil on artist board, 18 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (46.4 x 31.8 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch. $600-800
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754. Andre Gisson (Franco/American, 1921-2003)
755. François Gerome (French, b. 1895)
Bouquet of Flowers Signed “A. Gisson” u.r. Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Good.
L’Av. des Champs Elysees a Paris Signed and titled “Fr. Gerome...” l.l. Oil on canvas, 20 x 23 3/4 in. (50.8 x 60.3 cm), framed. Condition: Craquelure, pigment fluorescence. $1,000-1,500
$800-1,200
756. Samuel (Joseph) van Beek (Dutch, 1878-1957) Blauwe Lotus Signature incised “Sam van Beek” l.r., artist and title inscribed on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies, small punctures, mild surface grime. $300-500
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757. Jacques Martin-Ferrieres (French, 1893-1972)
759. Louis van der Pol (Dutch, 1896-1982)
Les Deux Portes Signed “Martin-Ferrieres” l.r., identified on a presentation plaque, a label from Findlay Galleries, Chicago, affixed to the backing. Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (59.7 x 80.0 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $2,000-4,000
On a Rainy Day Signed “Louis... Pol” l.l. Oil on panel, 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies. $1,000-1,500
758. Pierre Eugène Duteurtre (French, b. 1911) Mother and Daughter in the Garden Signed “P. Duteurtre” l.r. Oil on canvas, 18 x 21 1/2 in. (45.7 x 54.6 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $600-800
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760. Sir William Russell Flint (British, 1880-1969)
762. René Rimbert (French, 1896-1991)
Baulked Bathers Signed “W. RUSSELL FLINT-” l.r., artist and title inscribed, possibly in the artist’s hand, on the reverse. Watercolor on paper/board, sight size 9 1/2 x 13 in. (24.1 x 33.0 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $4,000-6,000
City Street Signed “RRimbert” l.c. Pencil on paper, sight size 9 x 5 3/4 in. (22.9 x 14.6 cm), framed. Condition: Soiling and/or staining, not examined out of frame. $400-600
761. Fernand Herbo (French, 1905-1995) Harbor in Honfleur, France Signed and dated “herbo...1929” and inscribed “Honfleur” l.r. Watercolor and charcoal on paper/board, sight size 12 1/4 x 18 in. (31.1 x 45.7 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, subtle rippling, not examined out of frame. $300-500
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764. Paul Lambert (French, b. 1910)
Studie: Burg in Lauffen/Neckar Signed “C Nass” l.r., titled and inscribed “gemalt von Christian Nass ‘19,” possibly in the artist’s hand, on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (54.6 x 45.1 cm), unframed. Condition: Mild scattered surface rubs/abrasions. $800-1,200
Le Moulin de la Galette a Montmatre/A View of Paris Signed “P. Lambert” l.r., signed and titled on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (27.3 x 22.2 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $400-600
765. Louis Dali (French, 1905-2001) Paris Street Scene, Probably Montmartre Signed “Louis Dali” l.r. Oil on canvas, 8 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (22.2 x 27.0 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, craquelure. $400-600
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766. Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940)
767. Leon Louie Dolice (American, 1892-1960)
Old Times Lower Broadway Signed “Chas. P. Gruppe” l.r., identified on a period exhibition label from the Boston Society of Water Color Painters Exhibition/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, affixed to the reverse. Watercolor on paper/board, sight size 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33.0 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,200-1,800
Manhattan Scene at Dusk Signed “Dolice” l.l. Pastel on paper, sight size 12 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (31.7 x 46.4 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $300-500
768. Hiroshi Honda (Japanese/American, 20th Century) View of the Brooklyn Bridge Signed “Hiroshi HONDA” l.r. Ink and watercolor on paper, sight size 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (21.6 x 28.6 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle acid burn, glue residue to the reverse, tape hinged to backing mat, brown tape to bottom margin. $500-700
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769. Hope Shipee Bunin (American, 1908-1970)
770. Gordon Steele (American, 20th Century)
New York Open-Air Market Signed and dated “HOPE SHIPPEE [sic] ‘34” l.r. Oil on Masonite, sight size 22 x 17 3/4 in. (55.9 x 45.1 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime. $4,000-6,000
Night Scene #64/Pete’s Lunch Signed and dated “Gordon Steele/42” u.l., identified and inscribed on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 25 x 28 1/4 in. (63.5 x 71.8 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, restored tear. $1,000-1,500
771. Frederick Usher Devoll (American, 1873-1941) Hazy Fog/A New York Harbor View Stamped “F. Usher DeVoll” l.l., titled in a later inscription on the reverse. Oil on canvas mounted onto board, 8 1/2 x 10 in. (21.6 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Mild surface grime. $1,000-2,000
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772. Frederick Brosen (American, b. 1954) View of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, New York City Signed and dated “R. BROSEN-7-80” l.r., a label from Staempfli Gallery, Inc., New York, affixed to the backing. Watercolor on paper, image size 11 1/4 x 18 in. (28.6 x 45.7 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $800-1,200 773. Robert Paul Sivard (French/American, 1914-1990)
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Lot of Two Works: Model A Ford and Residence of Ruth and Frank Stanton Both signed “Sivard” l.r., Residence inscribed “For Frank Stanton/East 92nd Street, N.Y.C./Robert Sivard/December, 1968” on the reverse, both identified on labels affixed to the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), unframed. Condition: Minor surface abrasions, subtle varnish inconsistencies. Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Frank Stanton. N.B. A Christmas card signed “Ruth and Bob Sivard” accompanies the lot. $500-700 774. Louis Sylvia (American, b. 1911) Winter, Central Park Signed “Louis Sylvia” l.l. Oil on Masonite, 5 3/4 x 14 in. (14.6 x 35.6 cm), framed. Condition: Mild surface grime. $500-700
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775. Joseph Sloman (American, b. 1883) Lot of Two New York Cityscapes: Wall St. & Trinity Church and Plaza Hotel Signed “Jos. Sloman” l.r., titled and stamped “...The Copyright of this picture is the property of the Artist and is strictly reserved.” on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Mild craquelure, scattered retouch. $1,000-1,200 776. Susan Grisell (American, 20th/21st Century) Fifth Ave Signed and dated “GRISELL ‘01” l.r., titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on board, 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $300-500 777. Joseph Sloman (American, b. 1883)
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Lot of Two New York Cityscapes: City Hall Park and Vanderbilt Mansion Signed “Jos. SLoman” l.r. Oil on canvasboard, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Minor surface grime. $1,000-1,200
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778. Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American, 1864-1929) City in Winter, Probably a View of the Third Avenue El, New York Signed “AC Goodwin” l.l., inscribed “57th St., New York, 1924” on the reverse, identified on labels affixed to the backing. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered retouch, scattered craquelure, surface abrasions. N.B. A self-taught artist, A.C. Goodwin painted Impressionist cityscapes. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and spent the majority of his career working in Boston. In the 1920s, however, Goodwin moved to New York and set up a studio in Washington Square. Goodwin did not adhere to any one school of painting; he incorporated elements of the Ashcan School into his unique Impressionist style, using color and light and to capture the vibrancy of the city streets. $25,000-35,000
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779. Frank Hector Tompkins (American, 1847-1922)
780. Allan Rohan Crite (American, 1910-2007)
Marine Park, Boston Inscribed, signed and dated “With the Compliments of F. H. Tompkins, Boston., April 1913.” in ink along the lower margin. Pastel on paper, sight size 6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, pinholes, deckled left edge with losses. $800-1,200
Towers-Old Cambridge Signed, monogrammed and dated “ALLAN ROHAN CRITE/ARC/AUG 1940” l.r., a label from Gallery NAGA affixed to the backing. Gouache on paper, sheet size 11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. N.B. Crite was an African-American Bostonian artist who was known for painting everyday scenes in Roxbury and South End neighborhoods. Crite considered his role as an artist to be “a story teller of the drama of man. This is my small contribution— to tell the African-American experience—in a local sense, of the neighborhood, and in a larger sense, of its part in the total human experience.”1 Crite studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in the 1930s, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University Extension in 1968. His works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Fogg Art Museum, and the Addison Gallery of American Art, among others. 1. Feeney, Mark, “Allan Rohan Crite, 97, Dean of N.E. African-American Artists,” Boston Globe: 8 September 2007: C-9.
$6,000-8,000
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781. Carroll Thayer Berry (American, 1886-1978)
782. Adriaan Martin De Groot (American, 1870-1942)
Shipyard, Bath, Maine Signed “Carroll Thayer Berry” l.r. Oil on canvas, 26 x 30 in. (66.0 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Lined. $4,000-6,000
Strollers in the Financial District Signed and dated “Adriaan M. de Groot/1925” l.l. Oil on artist board, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch. $500-700
783. Susan Grisell (American, 20th/21st Century) Lot of Two Landscapes: University Place-Early Morning and Evening in New England University Place signed and dated “GRISELL ‘01” l.l., titled and dated “...2001” on the reverse, Evening signed “GRISELL” l.r. Oil on Masonite, sizes to 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $600-800
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786. Miklos Gaspar (American, 1885-1946)
Afternoon Hopscotch Signed “M.D. Eastman” l.r. and on the reverse. Oil on board, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch.
A Century of Progress International Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, 1933 Signed and dated “M. Gaspar/1933” l.r., inscribed and stamped “...SHIP... AUTHENTIFICATION GROH [sic] ASSOCIATES FOR THE COMMITTEE/Edward T.Grigware/R. F. INGERLE” on the reverse. Oil on board, 21 3/4 x 27 in. (55.2 x 68.6 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, craquelure.
$800-1,200 785. Marshall D. Smith (American, 1874-1973) Lot of Two Views of New Orleans: Balcony and Courtyard Signed “MARSHALL D. SMITH” l.l. and l.r., Courtyard identified in an inscription in the artist’s hand on the reverse. Oil on board, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Losses, retouch, one with damage to l.l. corner, surface grime, craquelure. $700-900
N.B. Gaspar studied at the Art Academy and the Industrial Art School of Budapest, Hungary, under Korosfoi Kriesh Aladar and Ujvary Ignacz. He immigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-one, settling in Illinois. He worked as a muralist in Springfield and Chicago, completing forty murals depicting the Century of Progress.1 1. http://www.highlandparkhistory.com/art_hist_web/artists/artists.htm
$1,500-3,000
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787. Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967) Fallen Tree, 1944/1954 Monogram signature “CEB” l.l., titled and identified on the reverse, labels from The Cleveland Museum of Art, Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries, and Los Angeles County Museum affixed to the reverse. Ink, watercolor, and conté crayon on paper, sheet size 11 x 17 1/4 in. (27.9 x 43.8 cm), framed. Condition: Laid onto cardstock. Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs. Andrew S. Keck, Washington, D.C.; sold to benefit an endowment for the Livingston County Historical Society, Genesco, New York. Exhibitions: “Charles Burchfield,” Whitney Museum of American Art, January 11–February 26, 1956; The Baltimore Museum of Art, March 14–April 22, 1956; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, May 9–June 17, 1956; San Francisco Museum of Art, July 11–August 19, 1956; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 5–October 14, 1956; The Phillips Gallery, Washington, D.C., November 4–December 11, 1956; The Cleveland Museum of Art, January 3–February 10, 1957. Literature: Baur, John I.H., Charles Burchfield, New York: The MacMillan Company, 1956, (illus. p. 74); Baur, John I.H. and Rosalind Irvine, Charles Burchfield, (exhibition catalogue), New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1956, p. 18, Entry #112. $15,000-25,000
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790. Paul Balmer (South African/American, 20th/21st Century)
Mountain Landscape Signed and dated “Diane Burko 1975” l.r. Graphite on paper, sight size 24 x 30 3/4 in. (61.0 x 78.1 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Sundown Over Florence Signed “Balmer” l.r., identified in an inscription in the artist’s hand on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $800-1,200
Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton. $600-800 789. Altoon Sultan (American, b. 1948) Looking Out, Coursegoules, France, 1984 Signed and dated “SULTAN 84” l.r., identified on a label from Marlborough Gallery, New York, on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 11 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (30.2 x 60.6 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle alligatoring. $1,200-1,800
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