19th & 20th Centuries, American & European Paintings, Sculptures, Prints & Works on Paper Auction June 9, 2012
19th & 20th Centuries, American & European Paintings, Sculptures, Prints & Works on Paper Auction June 9, 2012, 10am Preview dates:
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19th & 20th Centuries, American & European Paintings, Sculptures, Prints & Works on Paper June 9, 2012, 10am
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2001 HENRI JOSEPH HARPIGNIES (French 1819 -1916) Washing the Laundry, 1875 Oil on canvas 13.25 x 16.25 inches/ 33.7 x 41.2 centimeters Signed and dated lower left “Harpingnies 1875” Frame: 22.5 x 25.5 inches/ 57.1 x 64.7 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Placerville, California
Estimate: $6000 / 9000
2002 EUGEN GUSTAV DUKKER (German 1841-1916) Old Man in a Rowboat Oil on canvas 16 x 27.50 inches/ 40.6 x 69.8 centimeters Signed lower left “E. Ducker” Frame: 21 x 32.50 inches/ 53.3 x 82.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $3500 / 4500
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2003 PIETER (PETRUS) GERARDUS VERTIN (Dutch 1819-1893) St. Bavokerk, Haarlem, 1890 Oil on canvas 23.75 x 19.75 inches/ 60.3 x 50.2 centimeters Signed and dated lower left “P.G. Vertin, 90” Frame: 34.50 x 30.50 inches/ 87.6 x 77.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $5000 / 10,000
LITERATURE: E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Libraire Grund, 1966, Volume 8, p. 545. NOTE: Vertin achieved notoriety during his lifetime as a painter, watercolorist and master lithographer depicting the mannered and sedate small towns throughout The Netherlands and Flanders. A student of Johannes von Hove, Vertin was born March 21st, 1819 in The Hague and died on September 14th, 1893 in Amsterdam. Critics of the artist praised him for his meticulous attention to small details and his use of warm pleasing color. Many of his paintings are set in winter depicting the daily life of late 19th century Dutch and Flemish citizens. Vertin works can be found in museums in Amsterdam, The Hague, Brussels and Utrecht.
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2004 SYDNEY WATSON ARTHUR (British Late 19th/ Early 20th Century) Near Loch Tay, Perthshire, N.B. Oil on canvas 13 x 19 inches/ 33 x 48.3 centimeters Signed lower right “S. Watson Arthur” Verso: Signed and titled “S. Watson Arthur, R.C.A., Near Loch Tay, Perthshire, N.B.” Frame: 19.50 x 25.50 inches/ 49.5 x 64.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
2005 CONSTANTIN ALEXANDROVITCH WESTCHILOFF (Russian 1877-1945) Amalfi & Study of Amalfi (A Pair) Oil on canvas; watercolor on paper Canvas: 24 x 35.25 inches/ 61 x 89.5 centimeters Sight: 4 x 8.50 inches/ 10.2 x 21.6 centimeters Each signed “C. Westchiloff” Frame: 29.50 x 40.50 inches/ 75 x 102.9 centimeters Frame: 11.25 x 15.90 inches/ 28.6 x 40.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $7000 / 10,000
2006 HANS DAHL (Norwegian 1849-1937) A Young Beauty at the Fjord Oil on canvas board 9 x 12 inches/ 22.9 x 30.5 centimeters Signed lower right “Hans Dahl” Frame: 10.75 x 13.75 inches/ 27.3 x 34.9 centimeters
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2007 JEHAN GEORGES VIBERT (French 1840-1902) The Cardinal Oil on canvas 18 x 13.50 inches/ 45.7 x 34.3 centimeters Signed lower right “J.G. Vibert” Included with lot article by Bill Rau “When Comedy went to the Church: 19th Century Cardinal Paintings”, Fine Art Connoisseur, April 2011 Frame: 26 x 22 inches/ 66 x 55.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Florida
Estimate: $15,000 / 25,000
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2008 ALOIS LUNZER (Austrian 1840-d?) Carnations & Petunias Watercolor on paper 39 x 14 inches/ 99 x 35.5 centimeters Signed lower left “A. Lunzer” Frame: 46 x 20.50 inches/ 117.9 x 52.1 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2009 WILHELM BLANKE (German 1873-1943) Still Life (Poppies) Oil on artist board 26 x 21 inches/ 66 x 53.3 centimeters Signed lower right “W. Blanke” Frame: 29.50 x 24.50 inches/ 75 x 62.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2010 IULII YULEVICH KLEVER II (Russian Federation 1882-1942) Still Life with Grapes and Kettle, 1906 Oil on canvas 25.75 x 36.25 inches/ 65.4 x 92.1 centimeters Signed in Cyrillic and dated lower right “1906” Frame: 29 x 39.75 inches/ 73.6 x 101 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
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2011 TITO CONTI (Italian 1842-1924) The Card Players, 1879 Oil on panel 8.70 x 11.80 inches/ 22.1 x 30 centimeters Verso: “L.G.A or L.J.A, Florence 1879” Frame: 16.50 x 18.75 inches/ 41.9 x 47.6 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Wisconsin
Estimate: $2500 / 5000
2012 Attributed to EUGENE VON BLAAS (Austrian 1843-1932) Venetian Beauty Holding a Fan Oil on panel 11 x 7.75 inches/ 27.9 x 19.7 centimeters Signed lower right “E. de Blaas” Frame: 17 x 14 inches/ 43.2 x 35.6 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $6000 / 9000
2013 FERDINAND ROYBET (French 1840 -1920) The Smoker Oil on canvas 9 x 12 inches/ 22.8 x 30.5 centimeters Signed lower right “F. Roybet” Frame: 20 x 24 inches/ 50.8 x 61 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Rafael, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
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2014 FRANS MASEREEL (Belgian 1889-1972) Night Rider, 1938 Oil on canvas 23.50 x 28.50 inches/ 59.7 x 72.4 centimeters Initialed & dated lower left “F.M., 38” Verso: Signed & dated “Frans Masereel, 1938”
Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000
2015 VIACHESLAV VASILEVICH KALININ (Russian Federation b.1939) Autumn, Lilac, Love, 1990 Oil on canvas 23.75 x 27.50 inches/ 60.3 x 69.9 centimeters Signed lower left in Cyrillic Verso: Signed, titled & dated in Cyrillic “1990” Frame: 27.25 x 31.25 inches/ 69.2 x 79.4 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Petaluma, California
Estimate: $5000 / 10,000
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2016 EMILIO GRAU SALA (Spanish 1911-1975) Paddock en Normandie, 1961 Oil on canvas 21.25 x 25.75 inches/ 54 x 65.4 centimeters Signed lower left “Grau Sala” Verso: Signed & dated “Grau Sala, Paddock, 1961” Frame: 28.75 x 33.25 inches/ 73 x 84.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Artist to; Wally Findlay Galleries, Chicago; to Private Collection Petaluma, California, 1961.
Estimate: $18,000 / 26,000
NOTE: Emilio Grau Sala was born in Barcelona, Spain where he quickly earned a reputation as an exceptional illustrator of books. By 1932 he was working in Paris exhibiting in the annual French Salon where his paintings were admired and praised for their sense of delicacy and charm set within sumptuous settings.The artist won the prestigious Carnegie prize (Pittsburgh) in 1937 and thereafter exhibited regularly throughout the United States. Grau Sala emerged in Paris as the master of conveying the entertainments and pursuits of the wealthy and well heeled. A day at the racetrack, the circus, an elegant party or a sumptuous well appointed interior were all depicted in cheerful bright colors creating a jewel like quality to his best works. Paddock en Normandie the artist presents in joyous color a day of carefree luxury and leisure at either La Toques or Clairfontaine race tracks in the heart of horse country, Deauville, France.
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2017 ALEXIS JEAN FOURNIER (American 1865-1948) Ruins of Chateau Gaillard and the Seine Valley Oil on canvas 30.50 x 40 inches/ 77.5 x 101.6 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “A. Fournier, 1913” Verso: Signed & titled “Alexis Fournier, Ruins of Chateau Gaillard and the Seine Valley, Pxt” Frame: 43.75 x 53.75 inches/ 111.2 x 136.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Alameda, California
Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000
2018 HARRY ROSELAND (American 1866-1950) Mammy’s Prophecy, 1923 Oil on canvas 14 x 20 inches/ 35.5 x 50.8 centimeters Verso: Titled, signed & dated “Mammy’s Prophecy, ByHarry Roseland, 23” Frame: 21 x 27 inches/ 53.3 x 68.6 centimeters
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2019 WILLIAM MASON BROWN (American 1828-1898) Still Life of Peaches Oil on canvas mounted to board 4.25 x 7 inches/ 10.8 x 17.9 centimeters Frame: 13 x 16 inches/ 33 x 40.6 centimeters
Estimate: $2500 / 3500
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2020 JEAN JOSEPH VAUDECHAMP (French 1790-1866) Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Bell, 1832 Oil on canvas 31.50 x 25.50 inches/ 80 x 64.8 centimeters Signed & dated upper left “Vaudechamp, 1832” LITERATURE: William Keyse Rudolph, “Vaudechamp in New Orleans”, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2007, ill. p. 55. Frame: 38.50 x 32.50 inches/ 97.8 x 82.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Oakland, California
Estimate: $15,000 / 25,000
2021 JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (American 1781-1840) Portrait of Mr. Samuel Bell Oil on canvas 30 x 25 inches/ 76.2 x 63.5 centimeters Frame: 37.25 x 32.25 inches/ 94.6 x 82 centimeters LITERATURE: Bolton & Groce, “John Wesley Jarvis”, Art Quarterly, Autumn 1938, pp.229-321.; Harold E. Dickson, “John Wesley Jarvis, American Painter 1780-1840”, New York: The New-York Historical Society, 1949, p. 344 PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Oakland, California NOTE: Three letters from the Head Librarian at the Frick Art Reference Library dating to 1965, 1966 & 1976 will be included with this lot confirming that the back of the canvas bears the “J.W. Jarvis” stamp. The Frick photographed the painting and verso stamp in 1933, reference (FARL 19302) & (FARL19302A).
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2022 JOHN ROSS KEY (American 1837-1920) Lake Champlain, 1878 Oil on canvas 12 x 18 inches/ 30.5 x 45.7 centimeters Signed & dated lower left “John R. Key, 78” Frame: 18 x 24 inches/ 45.7 x 61 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Illinois
Estimate: $2000 / 4000
2023 ARTHUR PARTON (American 1842-1914) Cows Watering Oil on canvas 28 x 46 inches/ 71.1 x 116.8 centimeters Frame: 33.10 x 51.10 inches/ 84.1 x 129.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Illinois
Estimate: $8000 / 10,000
2024 GEORGE FREDERICK BENSELL (American 1837-1879) The Watering Hole Oil on canvas 29.75 x 50 inches/ 75.6 x 127 centimeters Verso: Signed lower left “Geo F Bensell” Frame: 41 x 60.75 inches/ 104.2 x 154.3 centimeters
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2025 BENJAMIN CHAMPNEY (American 1817-1907) Laurel, Fern, Elderberry Oil on panel (Three) 48 x 18 inches/ 122 x 45.7 centimeters Verso: Two panels signed “B. Champney” Frame: 53.75 x 23.50/ 136.5 x 59.7 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Illinois
Estimate: $8000 / 12,000
2026 MILNE RAMSEY (American 1847-1915) Still Life - Asters, Blue Pot & Copper Censer Oil on canvas 34 x 26 inches/ 86.3 x 66 centimeters
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2027 GORDON HOPE GRANT (American 1875-1962) Twin-Masted Schooner at Sea Watercolor on paper Sight: 19.25 x 15.75 inches/ 48.9 x 40 centimeters Signed lower right “Gordon Grant” Frame: 28.50 x 24.50 inches/ 72.4 x 62.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Santa Barbara, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2028 BEN ABRIL (American 1923-1995) Harbor Scene Oil on canvas 18 x 36 inches/ 45.7 x 91.5 centimeters Signed lower left “Ben Abril” Frame: 23.50 x 41.50 inches/ 59.7 x 105.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2029 JOHN ALOYSIUS STANTON (American 1857-1929) Ships in San Francisco Bay Oil on canvas 14 x 17 inches/ 35.6 x 43.2 centimeters Signed lower right “J. A. Stanton” Frame: 19.10 x 22.10 inches/ 48.6 x 56.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Alameda, California
Estimate: $2000 / 3000
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2030 EMILE ALBERT GRUPPE (American 1896-1978) Mackerel Fleet Oil on artist board 15.75 x 12 inches/ 40 x 30.5 centimeters Signed lower right “Emile A Gruppe” Verso: Signed & titled “Mackerel Fleet by Emile A. Gruppe” Frame: 19.50 x 15.25 inches/ 49.5 x 38.7 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2031 WILLIAM JOHN WHITTEMORE (American 1860-1955) John Dickerson Farm, Looking West, 1901 Oil on canvas 17 x 21 inches/ 43.2 x 53.3 centimeters Signed lower right “Wm. J. Whittemore” Verso: Tag on stretcher “John Dickerson Farm, Looking West, Painted Oct. 2 1901” Frame: 20.5 x 24.5 inches/ 52.1 x 62.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Concord, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2032 BROR ANDERS WIKSTROM (Swedish/American 1840-1909) Florida Marsh, 1901 Oil on canvas 11 x 14 inches/ 27.9 x 35.5 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “B. A. Wikstrom, 1901” Frame: 15 x 18 inches/ 38.2 x 45.7 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Flagstaff, Arizona
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
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2033 GRISWOLD TYNG
2034 AMELIA MONTAGUE WATSON
(American 1883-1960) Watering the Flowers, 1909 Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches/ 91.5 x 61 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “Griswold Tyng, 09” Frame: 43 x 31 inches/ 109.2 x 78.7 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
(American 1856-1934) Home Before Sunset Watercolor on paper 21 x 20 inches/ 53.3 x 50.8 centimeters Signed lower right “A.M. Watson” Frame: 28.50 x 27 inches/ 72.4 x 68.6 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co. to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $2000 / 3000
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
2035 WILLIAM HASKELL COFFIN
2036 ALBERT BARROWS
(American 1878-1941) A Young Beauty Holding Flowers Pastel on paper 24 x 16 inches/ 61 x 40.6 centimeters Signed lower right “Haskell Coffin” Frame: 27.25 x 19.25 inches/ 69.2 x 48.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
(American 1893-1958) Solitude, 1922 Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches/ 50.8 x 61 centimeters Signed lower left “Albert Barrows” Verso: Signed, titled & dated “Albert Barrows, Solitude, 1922” Frame: 22.50 x 26.50 inches/ 57.2 x 67.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
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Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2037 PAUL DE LONGPRE (French/American 1855-1911) A Bouquet of Flowers Watercolor on paper Sight: 25.50 x 20 inches/ 64.8 x 50.8 centimeters Signed lower left “Paul de Longpre” Frame: 36.50 x 30.25 inches/ 92.7 x 76.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $15,000 / 20,000
2038 CHARLES WHITE (American 1918-1979) Awaiting His Return, 1946 Lithograph on paper 16 x 12.25 inches/ 40.6 x 31.1 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “Charles White, 46” Frame: 24 x 19.75 inches/ 61 x 50.2 centimeters
Estimate: $8000 / 12,000
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2039 PAUL DE LONGPRE (French/ American 1855-1911) Floral Still Life with Roses, 1906 Watercolor on paper Sight: 17.75 x 10.25 inches/ 45 x 26 centimeters Signed & dated lower left “Paul de Longpre, 1906” Frame: 26.50 x 19.25 inches/ 67.3 x 48.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Santa Barbara, California
Estimate: $6000 / 9000
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2040 JANE PETERSON (American 1876-1965) Zinnias - Ferry’s Seeds Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches/ 76.2 x 61 centimeters Signed lower left “Jane Peterson” Frame: 34 x 27.50 inches/ 86.4 x 69.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $6000 / 9000
2041 JANE PETERSON (American 1876-1965) A Still Life - Daisies, Peonies, Zinnias Oil on canvas 24 x 18 inches/ 61 x 45.7 centimeters Signed lower left “Jane Peterson” Frame: 31.50 x 25.50 inches/ 80 x 64.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $6000 / 9000
2042 PAUL DE LONGPRE (French/ American 1855-1911) Floral Still Life with White Roses & Bees, 1906 Watercolor on paper Sight: 7.90 x 14.25 inches/ 19.7 x 36.2 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “Paul de Longpre, Los Angeles 1906” Frame: 14.50 x 22 inches/ 36.8 x 55.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $8000 / 12,000
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2043 CARL SAMMONS (American 1883-1968) Near Palm Springs Calif. Oil on artist’s board 12 x 16 inches/ 30.5 x 40.6 centimeters Signed lower right “Carl Sammons” Verso: Titled in pencil “Near Palm Springs Calif.” Frame: 17 x 21 inches/ 43.2 x 53.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Walnut Creek, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
2044 MARY DENEALE MORGAN (American 1868-1948) Carmel Watercolor on paper 5 x 2.85 inches/ 12.7 x 7.3 centimeters Signed lower left “M. DeN. Morgan” Frame: 9.75 x 6.75 inches/ 24.8 x 17.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Sacremento, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
2045 ORRIN AUGUSTINE WHITE (American 1883-1969) California Landscape Oil on artist’s board 16 x 19.75 inches/ 40.6 x 50.2 centimeters Signed lower left “Orrin A. White” Frame: 21.50 x 25.50 inches/ 54.6 x 64.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2046 GEORGE DEMONT OTIS (American 1879-1962) Bolinas Bay Oil on canvas 28 x 36 inches/ 71.1 x 91.5 centimeters Signed lower right “Geo. Demont Otis” Verso: Titled in pencil on canvas & stretcher “Bolinas Bay” Frame: 31.50 x 39.50 inches/ 80 x 100.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Richmond, California
Estimate: $6000 / 9000
2047 DANA BARTLETT (American 1882-1957) In Verdugo Canyon, 1936 Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches/ 40.6 x 50.8 centimeters Signed lower right “Dana Bartlett” Verso: Titled, signed, dated with artist cypher “In Verdugo Canyon, by Dana Bartlett, 1936” Frame: 19.25 x 23.10 inches/ 48.9 x 58.7 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Santa Barbara, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2048 WILLIAM FREDERICK RITSCHEL (American 1864-1949) Rocks on the Coast Oil on canvas 10 x 12 inches/ 25.4 x 30.5 centimeters Signed lower right “W. Ritschel” Frame: 16 x 18 inches/ 40.6 x 45.7 centimeters
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2049 DEDRICK STUBER (American 1878-1954) Still Life with Copper Pot Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches/ 50.8 x 61 centimeters Signed lower right “Dedrick Stuber” Verso: Gallery label “George Stern Fine Arts” Frame: 28.75 x 32.50 inches/ 73 x 82.5 centimeters
Estimate: $5000 / 7000
2050 LOUIS BASSI SIEGRIEST (American 1899-1989) Burnt Over Hill, Half Moon Bay, California Oil on board 15.50 x 19.40 inches/ 39.4 x 49.3 centimeters Signed lower right “Siegriest” Verso: Titled in pencil “Burnt Over Hill, Half Moon Bay, California” Frame: 17.75 x 21.50 inches/ 45 x 54.6 centimeters Partial exhibition history: Trutton Gallery, San Francisco, CA., 5 January- 3 February, 1968. PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
Estimate: $3000 / 4000
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2051 FRANZ ARTHUR BISCHOFF (American 1864-1929) Crashing Waves, Pacific Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches/ 45.7 x 61 centimeters Signed lower right “Franz A. Bischoff” Frame: 25.75 x 31.75 inches/ 65.4 x 80.7 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2052 GRANVILLE REDMOND (American 1871-1935) California Landscape with Stream Oil on artist panel 12 x 16 inches/ 30.5 x 40.6 centimeters Signed lower left “Granville Redmond” Frame: 21 x 24 inches/ 53.3 x 61 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Illinois
Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000
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2053 PAUL DOUGHERTY (American 1877-1947) The Blue Pacific Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches/ 61 x 76.2 centimeters Signed lower right “Paul Dougherty” Frame: 32.25 x 38.25 inches/ 81.9 x 97.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2054 LAWRENCE HOSMER (American 1895-1984) Lodi California Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches/ 50.8 x 61 centimeters Signed lower left “L. Hosmer” Verso: Label reading “Lodi, CA. painted by brother of Edna Pelton...” Frame: 26.50 x 30.50 inches/ 67.3 x 77.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Alameda, California
Estimate: $800 / 1200
2055 GEORGE DEMONT OTIS (American 1879-1962) Marin County Gouache on paper Sight: 10.50 x 13.50 inches/ 26.7 x 34.2 centimeters Signed in pencil lower right “Geo. Demont Otis” Frame: 16 x 19 inches/ 40.6 x 48.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: acquired directly from artist, Private Collection, Richmond, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
2056 CHARLOTTE BRITTON (American b.1938) Greenhouse & Bouquet of Flowers (A Pair) Watercolor on paper Greenhouse, sight: 21 x 28.50 inches/ 53.3 x 72.4 centimeters. Bouquet of Flowers, sight: 20 x 28.25 inches/ 50.8 x 71.8 centimeters Signed lower right “Charlotte Britton, AWS” Frame: 37.50 x 29.50 inches/ 95.2 x 75 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500 2057 ERLE LORAN (American 1905-1999) House in Provence, France Oil on canvas 24 x 29 inches/ 61 x 73.7 centimeters Signed lower right “Erle Loran” Verso: Titled & signed “House in Provence, By Erle Loran Johnson” Frame: 28.50 x 33.50 inches/ 72.5 x 85 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
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2058 NELS HAGERUP (American 1864-1922) Dunes along the Pacific Oil on canvas 12 x 30 inches/ 30.5 x 76.2 centimeters Signed lower left “N. Hagerup” Frame: 20.50 x 38.50 inches/ 52 x 97.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500 2059 KATE WHITE NEWHALL (American 1840-1917) Crashing Surf on Rocks, 1883 Oil on canvas 22 x 36 inches/ 55.9 x 91.5 centimeters Signed & dated lower left “K.W. Newhall, 1883” Frame: 26.50 x 40.50 inches/ 67.3 x 102.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Ramon, California
Estimate: $1000 / 2000
2060 CARL SAMMONS (American 1883-1968) Carmel by the Sea Oil on artist’s board 12 x 16 inches/ 30.5 x 40.6 centimeters Signed lower right “Carl Sammons” Verso: Titled in pencil “Carmel by the Sea” Frame: 17 x 21 inches/ 43.2 x 53.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Walnut Creek, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
2061 CHARLOTTE BRITTON (American b.1938) Five works: Wooden Fence and Flowers, Flowers along a Path, Four Planters, Brush I, Plants Watercolor on paper (Five) Sight: 13.50 x 10 inches/ 34.3 x 25.4 centimeters Image: 10 x 8.50 inches/ 25.4 x 21.6 centimeters Image: 5 x 9 inches/ 12.7 x 22.8 centimeters Sight: 12 x 9 inches/ 30.5 x 22.8 centimeters Image: 4.50 x 10.50 inches/ 11.4 x 26.6 centimeters Signed lower right “Charlotte Britton, AWS” Frame: 17.50 x 21.50 inches/ 44.5 x 54.6 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2062 CLARA MACCHESNEY (American 1860-1928) The Gardens at San Juan Batista, 1915 Oil on canvas 26 x 32 inches/ 66 x 81.3 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “C.MacChesney, 1915” Frame: 32.25 x 38.25 inches/ 81.9 x 97.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
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2063 CLAUDE BUCK
2064 OTIS OLDFIELD
(American 1890-1974) Still LIfe with Wine and Fruit Oil on masonite 20 x 16 inches/ 50.8 x 40.6 centimeters Signed lower left “Claude Buck” Frame: 30 x 26 inches/ 76.2 x 66 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, California
(American 1890-1969) Point Bonita Road (Marin Headlands), 1959 Oil on board 13 x 9.50 inches/ 33 x 24.1 centimeters Signed lower right “Otis Oldfield” Verso: Titled & dated “Point Bonita (Marin Headlands) Road, 1959” Frame: 17.75 x 14.25 inches/ 45.1 x 36.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $700 / 1000
Estimate: $2500 / 5000 2065 DONG KINGMAN
2066 DEDRICK BRANDES STUBER
(American 1911-2000) Four works: China Basin & 3rd Street Bridge 9 AM, 7000 Block of Mission Street 11 AM, Union Square 12:30 PM & Minna and 3rd Street Ink and marker on morilla paper 11 x 14 inches/ 28 x 35.5 centimeters Each signed lower right “Kingman” Dated upper corner “July 19, 1984” Included with lot letter from Monte James representing the Estate of Dong Kingman PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Monterey, California
(American 1878-1954) Pacific Coast, Waves Breaking on Rocks Oil on canvas laid on board 16 x 20 inches/ 40.6 x 50.8 centimeters Signed lower right “Dedrick Brandes Stuber” Frame: 21 x 25 inches/ 53.4 x 63.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ashland, Oregon
Estimate: $3000 / 4000
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Estimate: $2000 / 3000
2067 HELEN CLARK OLDFIELD
2068 RAY STRONG
(American 1902-1981) Rag Doll, 1929 Oil on board 15 x 11 inches/ 38.1 x 28.9 centimeters Signed & dated lower left “Helen Oldfield, 1929” Frame: 17.25 x 13.50 inches/ 43.8 x 34.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
(American 1905-2006) San Miguel Hills, 1965 Oil on masonite Sight: 11.50 x 23.50 inches/ 29.2 x 59.7 centimeters Signed lower left “Ray Strong” Verso: Artist label signed, dated & titled Frame: 18.25 x 30.25 inches/ 46.3 x 76.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from artist, Private Collection, Richmond, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
Estimate: $2500 / 3500 2069 DONG KINGMAN
2070 HOWARD ARDEN EDWARDS
(American 1911-2000) Four works: Market Street; Renato Shoe Repair; La Beatrice & Downtown and Santa Barbara Savings Ink and marker on paper 11 x 14 inches/ 28 x 35.5 centimeters Each signed lower right “Kingman” Dated upper corner “July 20-22, 1984” Included with lot letter from Monte James representing the Estate of Dong Kingman PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Monterey, California
(American 1884-1953) Santa Monica Pier -The Enchanted Sea: Poems in Color, Ebb Tide, 1943 Gouache on board 22 x 32 inches/ 55.9 x 81.3 centimeters Signed, dated & titled “H. Arden Edwards, 43, Santa Monica 1907, Ebb Tide” Artist note card with artist name & title PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Santa Monica, California
Estimate: $3000 / 4000
Estimate: $2000 / 3000
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2071 GEORGE DEMONT OTIS
2072 ARMAND MONACO
(American 1879-1962) California Birch by Stream Oil on board 23.25 x 19.50 inches/ 59.1 x 49.5 centimeters Signed lower left “Geo. Demont Otis” Frame: 28 x 23.75 inches/ 71.1 x 60.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
(American 1894-1981) The Old Cider Mill, 1914 Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches/ 61 x 50.8 centimeters Signed lower right “Monaco” Verso: Signed, titled & dated “The Cider Mill, Armand Monaco, 1914” Ehibition label: Chicago Artists, Twenty Third Annual Exhibition, 1919. Armando Monaco, The Old Cider Mill Frame: 32.75 x 28.75 inches/ 83.2 x 73 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
Estimate: $5000 / 7000 2073 HELEN CLARK OLDFIELD (American 1902-1981) Something’s Fishy Oil on canvas 11 x 9 inches/ 28 x 22.9 centimeters Signed lower right “Helen Oldfield” Frame: 14.50 x 12.50 inches/ 36.8 x 31.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $3000 / 4000 2074 COLIN CAMPBELL COOPER (American 1856-1937) Chartres, 1930 Mixed media on paper 7.25 x 4.50 inches/ 18.4 x 11.4 centimeters Initialed & dated lower left “CCC, Ap/5/30” Titled lower right “Chartres” Frame: 12.10 x 10.10 inches/ 30.8 x 25.7 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Santa Barbara, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
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2075 ALBIN KERN (American 1884-1975) Along 17 Mile Drive, 1954 Oil on masonite 20 x 26 inches/ 50.8 x 66 centimeters Artist monogram & dated lower right “AK, 1954” Verso: Signed & titled “A Long 17 Mile Drive, by Albin Kern” Frame: 24.75 x 30.75 inches/ 62.9 x 78.1 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Clayton, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
2076 GORDON COUTTS (American 1880-1937) Marrakech Nurse Oil on canvas 36 x 28 inches/ 91.5 x 71 centimeters Verso: Titled on stretcher “Marrakech Nurse” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2077 OTIS OLDFIELD (American 1890-1969) Black Teapot, 1942 Oil on paper laid to artist board 6 x 4.50 inches/ 15.2 x 12 centimeters Signed lower left “Otis Oldfield” Verso: Estate stamp “Otis Oldfield Estate” Frame: 14.25 x 12.75 inches/ 36.2 x 32.4 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $2000 / 3000
2078 MARY DENEALE MORGAN (American 1868-1948) House by the Road Oil on board 9.75 x 14 inches/ 24.7 x 35.5 centimeters Signed lower left “M. DeNeale Morgan” Verso: Signed “M. DeNeale Morgan” Frame: 17 x 21 inches/ 43.2 x 53.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Oakland, California
Estimate: $2500 / 4500
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2079 WILLIAM WEAVER ARMSTRONG (American 1862-1906) Mount Shasta Oil on canvas 30 x 50 inches/ 76.2 x 127 centimeters Signed lower right “W.W. Armstrong” Frame: 37.25 x 57.25 inches/ 94.6 x 145.4 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Cotati, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2080 FREDERICK FERDINAND SCHAFER (American 1839-1927) Morning on Feather River, California Oil on canvas 20 x 36 inches/ 50.8 x 91.4 centimeters Signed lower left “F. Schafer” Verso: Titled “Morning on Feather River, California” Frame: 28.75 x 45 inches/ 73 x 114.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Illinois
Estimate: $6000 / 9000
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2081 HERMANN HERZOG (American 1832-1932) Farallon Islands, Pacific Coast Oil on canvas 22 x 29 inches/ 55.8 x 73.7 centimeters Signed lower right “H. Herzog” Frame: 28.50 x 35.50 inches/ 72.4 x 90.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Illinois
Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000
NOTE: Herzog, a centenarian, was born in Bremen, Germany and began his fine art training at the prestigious Dusseldorf Academy in 1849 under the auspices of Andreas Achenbach. Known for his highly detailed land and seascapes and ability to illuminate a scene, Herzog early in his career enjoyed patronage from some of Europe’s high nobility and ruling elite including Queen Victoria, the Grand Duke Alexander of Russian, the Countess of Flanders et al. A true devotee of nature the artist travelled extensively throughout Europe before moving permanently to the United States in the late 1860s settling in Philadelphia. From his first trip out West in 1873 to his last in 1905, Herzog made numerous journeys throughout the West and Northwest and going as far south as Mexico. The artist was in constant pursuit to find the most beautiful, inspiring and idyllic settings and he enjoyed great critical acclaim throughout his long life.
Herzog did not date any of his paintings but we can place Farralon Islands, Pacific Coast as sometime after 1873 when the artist made his first trip to the American West. Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino first charted the Farallon’s in 1603 with their name literally translating into “rocks out of the sea”. In Herzog’s Farallon Islands, Pacific Coast the artist demonstrates his uncanny ability for not only choosing an interesting and dramatic subject but also for conveying strong atmospheric effects, subtle illumination and capturing the poignant moment of the day.
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2082 WILLIAM HERBERT “BUCK” DUNTON (American 1878-1936) The Trail Boss (Settlers and Seeds - Civiliazation’s Forerunners) Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches/ 91.5 x 61 centimeters Signed lower right “W. Herbert Dunton” Frame: 42 x 29.75 inches/ 106.6 x 75.6 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $200,000 / 300,000 LITERATURE: Julie Schimmel, The Art and Life of W. Herbert Dunton, 1878-1936, Austin: University of Texas Press and Stark Museum of Art, 1984. NOTE: William Herbert Dunton, best known as “Buck” amongst his friends, grew up as a spirited outdoorsman in Augusta, Maine eventually travelling extensively throughout the West and Mexico. Working as a ranch hand and cowboy, Dunton witnessed first hand the closing in of the Western frontier with barbed wire, sheep and cattle ranches and an increasing number of home-steaders. Prior to Dunton’s arrival in Taos, NM. in 1912, the artist had earned a well deserved reputation as one of the nation’s preeminent commercial illustrators contributing regularly to periodicals such as Collier’s, Harper’s, Scribner’s, Field & Stream, Cosmopolitan Magazine, McClure’s et al. as well as illustrating popular novels for authors such as Zane Grey, Eugene Thwing and Gregory Jackson. The Trail Boss (Settlers and Seeds, Civilization’s Forerunners) was acquired by the D. M. Ferry & Company for use as an advertisement illustration probably in 1910 (see inset). Julie Schimmel references a Trail Boss (p.222) as “unlocated” in her seminal text on the artist and goes on to discuss these frontal compositions by the artist “ . . . in which a cowboy or hunter rides toward the spectator, this formula providing Dunton with the challenge of composing foreshortened figures (p.75)”. Schimmel goes on to state that “Dunton was a master chronicler of the Old West known for his accuracy and authenticity of detail and prior to his move to Taos, his paintings are light filled landscapes placed within sunlit environments elevating and glorifying his iconic subjects of the cowboy life . . . (and) appears as if they were created outdoors and as if the landscape and light were based on immediate perception.”(pp. 71, 75). One of the artist’s greatest talents was his ability to lift the ordinary person and elevate him to mythic proportion as one of the celebrated icons of the Old West. As Dunton himself said “. . . the west has passed – more’s the pity. In another twenty-five years the old-time westerner will have gone too – gone with the buffalo and the antelope. I’m going to hand down to posterity a bit of unadulterated real thing, if it’s the last thing I do – I’m going to do it, muy pronto. (Robinson, F.Warner. “Dunton – Westerner.” American Magazine of Art 15 (October, 1924, p. 502).
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2083 EDWARD BOREIN (American 1872-1945) Pahutes Watercolor on paper 7.60 x 10.25 inches/ 19.4 x 26 centimeters Signed lower right “Edward Borein” Verso: Artist exhibtion label reading “17 De la Guerra Studios, Santa Barbara, California, Pahutes, No. 55”; Gallery label “Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe New Mexico” Frame: 13.90 x 15.90 inches/ 35.2 x 40.3 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Estimate: $8000 / 10,000
2084 PAUL STRAYER (American 1885-1981) The Scouting Party, 1928 Oil on canvas 27 x 40 inches/ 68.5 x 101.6 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “Paul Strayer, 28” Frame: 30.25 x 43.25 inches/ 76.8 x 109.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Alameda, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
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2085 GILBERT GAUL (American 1855-1919) Unexpected Encounter Oil on canvas 30 x 20 inches/ 76.2 x 50.8 centimeters Signed lower left “Gilbert Gaul” Verso: Gallery label “Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico” Frame: 38 x 28 inches/ 96.5 x 71.1 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Florida
Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000 LITERATURE: Peter H. Falk, Who Was Who in American Art: 1564-1975, Sound View Press, Madison, CT., 1999,Vol. II, p. 1252. NOTE: Gilbert Gaul, born Jersey City, NJ., 1855, attended Claverack Military Academy where he aspired to a naval career. Due to ill health he turned to fine art first studying with Lemuel Wilmarth at the National Academy of Design, NYC and then later with J. G. Brown at the Arts Student League, NYC. Gaul was awarded the prestigious Associate National Academician title in 1879 following full National Academician status in 1882. Gaul is primarily known as a historical illustrator & chronicler of the War Between the States and the Old West. His Holding the Line at All Hazards won a gold medal at the American Art Association in 1881, a Civil War depiction capturing the camaraderie and exhilaration of army life particularly sympathetic to the Southern cause. Another pitched battle scene titled Charging the Battery took a bronze medal at the Paris Universal Exposition in 1882. The artist made his first trip out West in 1876 with subsequent visits living with the Cheyenne and other Native American tribes. Between travels throughout the West, his farm in Tennessee and his NYC Tenth St. studio, the artist was commissioned as a special agent for the 1890 United States census where he was the last known artist to sketch the Sioux Chief, Sitting Bull. The artist is known for producing numerous illustrations for the periodicals Scribner’s and Century Magazine in addition to creating work for the Philadelphia publisher J.B. Lipincott. It is very likely that Unexpected Encounter is a heretofore unknown illustration by Gaul for one of the aforementioned journals. In Unexpected Encounter, Gaul places a lone rider ascending a snow filled crag coming upon three wolves. The horse, already aware of the wolves presence, has reared up on his hind legs as the lone rider attempts to regain control of his mount through the use of the crop. Rendered in dynamic brushwork and muted earth tones, the artist captures in high drama the mortal dangers of being a cowboy in the Old West.
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2086 EUSTACE ZIEGLER
2087 MAYNARD DIXON
(American 1881-1969) Study for Straight of Alaska, 1923 Oil on artist’s board 7.75 x 6 inches/ 19.7 x 15.2 centimeters Signed & dated with artist cipher lower right “Ziegler, 23” Verso: “Study for decoration of Str. Alaska - E.P. Ziegler, Alaska”; Verso backing: Signed & titled “Ziegler, Trail of ‘98, Alaska” Frame: 10.25 x 8.50 inches/ 26 x 21.6 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Novato, California
(American 1875-1946) Navajo in Chief ’s Blanket Watercolor on paper 3.30 x 2.50 inches/ 8.3 x 6.3 centimeters Signed upper right “Maynard Dixon” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Alameda, California
Estimate: $3000 / 4000
Estimate: $2500 / 3500 2088 CLYDE FORSYTHE
2089 HEINIE HARTWIG
(American 1885-1962) Still Life Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches/ 45.7 x 61 centimeters Signed lower right “Clyde Forsythe” Frame: 22 x 28.25 inches/ 55.9 x 71.7 centimeters
(American b.1937) Western Mt. Home Oil on masonite 24 x 36 inches/ 61 x 91.5 centimeters. Signed lower left “Heinie Hartwig” Verso: Titled “Western Mt. Home” Frame: 29.25 x 41.25 inches/ 74.3 x 104.7 centimeters
Estimate: $2000 / 4000
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Estimate: $2500 / 3500
2090 HARVEY WILLIAM JOHNSON (American 1921-2005) Comancheria West, 1974 Oil on masonite 20 x 30 inches/ 50.8 x 76.2 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “Harvey Johnson, 74” Frame: 31 x 41 inches/ 78.7 x 104.1 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Estimate: $8000 / 12,000
2091 ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT (American 1819-1905) The Lookout Oil on canvas 20.75 x 17 inches/ 52.7 x 43.2 centimeters Signed lower right “A. F. Tait” Frame: 29 x 25.50 inches/ 73.7 x 64.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
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2092 FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Florida
(American 1861-1909) The Caravan Oil on canvas 15.50 x 25.50 inches/ 39.4 x 64.8 centimeters Signed lower left “Frederic Remington, from photograph” Frame: 20.75 x 30.50 inches/ 52.7 x 77.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Florida
NOTE:The Caravan has been submitted to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody,Wyoming for consideration to be included in a forthcoming addendum to the Peter H. Hassrick & Melissa J.Webster, Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings,Watercolors and Drawings, BBHC, Cody,WY., University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1996.
Estimate: $60,000 / 90,000
At the turn of the 19th Century, Frederic Remington was a household name and the nation’s leading illustrator, painter and sculptor of the characters of the Old West. The artist is credited as one of the first pioneers in the use of the newly invented roll film box camera and it is known that he admired and studied the work of Edward Muyridge. Muybridge in 1877 published his seminal text Animal Locomotion where for the fist time animals and humans where captured in stop-action photography. As the giant photograph archive at the Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg, NY attests, the artist loved being on both sides of the camera and literally thousands of photographs by Remington, of Remington or given to Remington bear witness to his use of and love for photography.
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The Caravan was inspired by Remington’s trip to Algiers, Algeria in February & March of 1894 accompanied by his friend and colleague Poultney Bigelow. Poultney and Remington both played on the Yale football team and Poultney’s father, John Bigelow, was the co-owner of the New York Evening Post; a frequent solicitor of Remington’s illustrations for their periodical. Poultney was a lawyer, author and journalist who travelled extensively as well as the founder of Outing Magazine, another source for Remington’s illustrations. The painting is signed lower left “Frederic Remington from photograph” meaning it is very likely a photograph that Remington took himself. It is known that a group of eleven works of art associated with the RemingtonBigelow Algiers trip were illustrated in Harper’s Monthly in February of 1895. As the The Caravan is painted en grisaille the implication stands that it was created for purposes of book or periodical illustration. In the painting we witness an Englishman (Poultney Bigelow?) wearing his pith helmet accompanied by a woman in hat being drawn by yoked oxen across the sands and desert of Algeria. The second ox drawn cart carries what appears to be an African spotted leopard.
2093 HARRY CASSIE BEST (American 1863-1936) Mount Hood, Oregon Oil on canvas 42 x 70 inches/ 106.7 x 177.8 centimeters Signed lower right “H.C. Best, SF” Frame: 56 x 84.50 inches/ 142.2 x 214.6 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2094 Attributed to JOHN FERY (American 1859-1934) Glacier Lake, Elk Oil on canvas 12 x 19 inches/ 30.5 x 48.2 centimeters Frame: 21 x 28 inches/ 53.4 x 71.1 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Alameda, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2095 FERDINAND KAUFMANN
2096 CLARENCE FREDERICK UNDERWOOD
(American 1864-1942) Escorting the Cruise Ship Oil on canvas 24 x 32 inches/ 61 x 81.3 centimeters Signed lower right “F. Kaufmann” Frame: 30.25 x 38.25 inches/ 76.9 x 97.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Burbank, California
(American 1871-1929) Mother and Daughter Peeling Tomatoes Oil on canvas 45 x 30.50 inches/ 114.3 x 77.5 centimeters Signed lower left “Clarence F. Underwood” Frame: 52.50 x 37.75/ 133.4 x 95.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: D.M. Ferry & Co.; to Harris Moran, Modesto, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2097 TOM HUGHES
2098 THOMAS NICHOLAS
(American b.1965) View of a Small Harbor Oil on canvas 30 x 44 inches/ 76.2 x 111.8 centimeters Signed lower right “Tom Hughes” Frame: 37.50 x 51.50 inches/ 95.3 x 130.8 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Moraga, California
(American b.1963) Wisteria Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches/ 61 x 76.2 centimeters Signed lower left “T. M. Nicholas” Frame: 28.25 x 38.25 inches/ 71.7 x 97.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Moraga, California
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
Estimate: $4000 / 6000 2099 JORGE MAYOL (Argentine 20th Century) Country Landscape, 2003 Oil on canvas laid on masonite 14.75 x 31 inches/ 37.5 x 78.7 centimeters Signed & dated lower right “Jorge Mayol, 03” Frame: 21 x 37 inches/ 53.3 x 94 centimeters All proceeds from this sale to Benefit Lindsey Wildlife Museum
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2100 TOM HUGHES (American b.1965) The Little Truckee, Winter Landscape Oil on board 36 x 48 inches/ 91.5 x 121.9 centimeters Signed lower left “Tom Hughes” Frame: 44.5 x 56.75 inches/ 113 x 144.1 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Moraga, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
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2101 THOMAS NICHOLAS (American b.1963) View of the Grand Canyon Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches/ 45.7 x 61 centimeters Signed lower right “T.M. Nicholas” Frame: 26.50 x 32.50 inches/ 67.3 x 82.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Moraga, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2102 Italian Master Drawing (18th Century) Portraits of Men Conte on Wove paper Sight: 12.25 x 8.25 inches/ 31 x 21.5 centimeters Inscribed upper right “B” Stamped lower right “Ars Et Labo... with Standing Lion facing to the right” Frame: 20.60 x 16.80 inches/ 52.4 x 42.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Fair Oaks, Caliifornia
Estimate: $2000 / 3000
2104 HONORE DAUMIER (French 1808-1879) Legal Dispute with a Client Watercolor on paper Sight: 11 x 9.50 inches/ 27.9 x 24.1 centimeters Initaled lower left “H.D.” Verso: Monogram lower left From the “Palais de Justice” series Frame: 19.75 x 17.75 inches/ 50.2 x 45.1 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Luis Obispo, California
Estimate: $4000 / 6000
2103 FRANCISCO DE GOYA (Spanish 1746-1828) La Tauromaquia (40 Works) Engraving with aquatint and drypoint on paper Plate: 9.50 x 13.75 inches/ 24.1 x 34.9 centimeters Number 713 Stamped Notaria De D. Francisco Siso Cavero -BarcelonaComplete with red bound case, title, preface, and comment pages. Thirty two numbered plates and A - G lettered plates. PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $2500 / 3500
2105 LOUIS JUSTIN LAURENT ICART (French 1888-1950) Coursing III, 1930 Etching, drypoint & aquatint laid on artist board Plate: 16.25 x 25.75 inches/ 41.2 x 65.4 centimeters Signed lower right “Louis Icart” Paris Windmill stamp and a New York Graphic Society stamp lower left Verso: Label with title & artist name: “Coursing III, Icart” Frame: 24.50 x 35.10 inches/ 62.2 x 89.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Clayton, California
Estimate: $2500 / 3500
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2106 NORMAN ROCKWELL (American 1894-1978) Ticket Seller Lithograph on Arches paper with watermark Image: 22 x 18.50 inches/ 55.9 x 47 centimeters Signed in pencil lower right “Norman Rockwell” Numbered lower left “142/200” Frame: 36 x 30 inches/ 91.5 x 76.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Jose, California
Estimate: $800 / 1200
2107 ANDY WARHOL (American 1928-1987) Campbell’s Tomato Soup Philosophy of Andy Warhol, From A to B and Back Again, 1975. First edition with ink 8 x 5 inches/ 20.3 x 12.7 centimeters Signed & initialed “Andy Warhol, AW” Copyright 1975 by Andy Warhol Frame: 11 x 14 inches/ 28 x 35.5 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Tampa, Florida
Estimate: $2000 / 3000
2108 LEROY NEIMAN (American b.1927) Caspian Tiger Serigraph 26 x 33 inches/ 66 x 83.8 centimeters Signed lower right “LeRoy Neiman” Numbered lower left “325/375” Verso: Certificate of Authenticity Frame: 42 x 48 inches/ 106.7 x 121.9 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2109 CHILDE HASSAM (American 1859-1935) House on Main Street, East Hampton Etching on paper Plate: 6 x 12.25 inches/ 15.3 x 31.1 centimeters Sheet: 9 x 15.25 inches/ 23 x 38.5 centimeters Signed in pencil lower right “Hassam” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Placerville, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2000
2110 WOLF VON DEM BUSSCHE (German b.1934) N.Y., N.Y. Portfolio of ten Silver Gelatin prints depicting the World Trade Center and Washington Square, printed & processed archivally by the photographer, Black Stone Press, San Francisco, 1982. Portfolio No. 44 17.50 x 12.25 inches/ 44.5 x 31.1 centimeters Each signed in pencil lower left “Wolf Von Dem Bussche” Dated lower right “1976” Verso: Each titled, dated & numbered in pencil along with artist stamp PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Vallejo, California
Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000
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2111 ALEXANDER CALDER (American 1898-1976) Untitled - Flowers, Circa 1970 Lithograph Sight: 24.50 x 19.25 inches/ 62.2 x 48.9 centimeters Signed in pencil lower right “Calder” Artist proof lower left “E.A.” Frame: 39.75 x 34.50 inches/ 101 x 87.6 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Jose, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2112 ALEXANDER CALDER (American 1898-1976) Untitled Lithograph on paper with Arches watermark 33 x 24.75 inches/ 83.8 x 62.9 centimeters Signed lower right “Calder” Numbered lower left “37/100” Frame: 35.75 x 27.25 inches/ 90.8 x 69.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Orinda, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500
2113 ALEXANDER CALDER (American 1898-1976) Pyramids Lithograph Image: 12.60 x 9.80 inches/ 32 x 25 centimeters Sheet: 18.80 x 12.80 inches/ 47.8 x 32.5 centimeters Artist proof lower left “E.A.”; Signed lower right “Calder” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Walnut Creek, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
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2114 ELIZABETH MURRAY (American 1940-2007) Straight, No Chaser (Crossing), 1999 Hand colored mixed media paper construction with collage mounted to 4-ply museum board 18.50 x 29 inches/ 47 x 73.7 centimeters 1 of 33 unique variants, no. 31 (No. EM99-2185) Included with lot, Certificate of Authenticity from Gemini, G.E.L., Los Angeles, California Frame: 19.5 x 30 inches/ 49.5 x 76.2 centimeters PROVENANCE: Artist – Gemini, G.E.L., llc., to Private Collection, Norfolk,Virginia, 1999.
Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000 LITERATURE: Included with Straight, No Chaser (Crossing), 1999 is a four-page document from Gemini G.E.L., llc., Los Angeles, California signed by the artist describing their collaboration and the specific methods and techniques used in its’ creation. NOTE: Elizabeth Murray was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1940 and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1962 earning a Master of Fine Arts from Mills College in 1964. Her first exhibition was in 1971 in the Whitney Museum of American Art Annual Exhibition showing an oil painting titled Children Meeting (in the permanent collection of the Whitney) evocative of human characteristics and pure feeling arrived at through an interaction of non-figurative shapes, color and line. She is particularly revered for her use of the shaped canvas.
In 2006 she was one of only four female artists to be honored with a widely praised retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC). Her untimely death two years later the New York Times obituary wrote that Murray “reshaped Modernist abstraction in a high-spirited, cartoon-based, language of form whose subjects included domestic life, relationships and the nature of painting itself . . .”(Roberta Smith, “Elizabeth Murray, 66, Artist of Vivid Forms, Dies”, The New York Times, 13 August 2007). The Gemini, G.E.L. documents states that Crossing required 16 lithographic runs and 11 screen runs. The artist cut and assembled the elements and during and after the assembly stage, Murray hand colored and painted each piece. The work was then folded and manipulated into its final configuration making each piece an unique variant within the total edition of 33.
2115 MICHAEL BOWEN (American 1937-2009) Flow of the Heart, 1975 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 inches/ 101.6 x 76.2 centimeters Signed & dated lower left “Bowen, 75” Verso: Titled & signed on stretcher “Flow of the Heart, Michael Bowen” Frame: 40.75 x 30.75 inches/ 103.5 x 78.1 centimeters PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $3000 / 5000
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2116 KEITH HARING (American 1958-1990) WTC, 1986 Marker on paper 6 x 4 inches/ 15.2 x 10.2 centimeters Signed & dated upper center “K. Haring, 86” Titled lower center “WTC” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New York, New York
Estimate: $2000 / 4000
2117 ANDREW WYETH (American 1917-2009) Landscape Watercolor & graphite on paper Image: 4.75 x 4.75 inches/ 12 x 12 centimeters Signed lower right “A. Wyeth” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New York, New York
Estimate: $1500 / 2000
2118 ANDY WARHOL (American 1928-1987) Sam Watercolor on paper 10.75 x 8.25 inches/ 27.3 x 21 centimeters Signed & titled “Sam by Andy Warhol” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New York, New York
Estimate: $1500 / 2000
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2120 ARISTIDE MAILLOL (French 1861-1944) Baigneuse aux Bras Leves Bronze 10.75 x 4.75 x 4.75 inches/ 27.3 x 12 x 12 centimeters Artist monogram Cast of the Vollard Edition Under base, two inscriptions in red “M” partial illegible number reading “27284” partially obscured by label reading “MX Maillol, Woman Arranging Hair” PROVENANCE: Gallery invoice March 18, 1939, E. Weyhe Gallery, New York City; to Private Collection, Monterey, California
Estimate: $5000 / 7000
2121 OTTO SCHMIDT HOFER (German 1823-1925) The Enemy Below Bronze 23.5 x 9.25 x 9 inches/ 59.7 x 23.5 x 22.8 centimeters (not including marble base) Inscribed lower left “Schmidt Hofer” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Fairfield, California
Estimate: $1500 / 2500 2122 AUGUSTE MOREAU (French 1826-1897) After the Harvest Patinated bronze 30.50 x 15 x 11 inches/ 77.5 x 38.1 x 27.9 centimeters (not including base) Inscribed lower right “Aug Moreau” Foundry mark lower left “Fabrication Francaise Parisian” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Palo Alto, California
Estimate: $2000 / 4000
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2123 After EVGENI ALEXANDROVICH LANCERAY (Russian 1848-1886) Russian Bear Bronze 22.50 x 11 x 14.50 inches/ 57.1 x 27.9 x 36.8 centimeters (not including Base) Signed in Cyrillic lower right “E. Lanceray” Inscribed “This Bear Killed by Russian Emperor, March 9, 1865” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Alameda, California
Estimate: $3000 / 4000
2124 LORRAINE VAIL (American Late 20th Century) Pair of Alligators, 1998 Bronze 7 x 16 x 10 inches/ 17.8 x 40.8 x 25.4 centimeters Signed, dated & numbered “L. Vail 2/200, 1998, The Vatican Burbary Collection 1451 International LTD, MF” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, California
Estimate: $1000 / 1500
2125 ALEXANDRA LAZAREFF (Ukrainian 20th Century) Mechanical Bull, 1998 Bronze 11 x 7 x 14.50 inches/ 27.9 x 17.8 x 36.8 centimeters Signed, dated, numbered & stamped “Lazareff 1998, 3/8, Ronderia, Italy” PROVENANCE: Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Estimate: $2000 / 3000
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Upcoming Auctions Furniture & Decorative Art Auction featuring 20th Century Design
June 8 Jewelry & Timepieces Auction June 16 Fine Asian Works of Art Auction June 18
Tiffany Studios Spider Lamp Estimate: $30,000/50,000, June 8 A Carved Rhinoceros Horn ‘Lotus’ Libation Cup 17th/18th Century Estimate: $30,000/50,000, June 18 Frank Lloyd Wright Seven Piece Dining Set Estimate: $80,000/100,000, June 8 A Gilt Silver Figure of Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Nepal, 19th/20th Century Estimate: $6,000/8,000, June 18 Charlie Parker Buescher Aristocrat E-flat Alto Saxophone Circa 1930s Estimate: $30,000/35,000, June 8 Pair of Victorian Pearl, Enamel, 14K Yellow Gold Bangle Bracelets Estimate: $4,000/6,000, June 16 Victorian Pearl, Enamel, 18K Yellow Gold Necklace Estimate: $1,800/2,500, June 16
To learn more about these auctions or to view an online catalog, please visit www.michaans.com. Quality consignments invited.
Jean Vendome Diamond, Amethyst, Stalactite, Crystal, Sterling Silver, 18K Yellow Gold Necklace Estimate: $1,500/2,000, June 16
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Terms and Conditions of Sale STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SALE These Conditions of Sale are binding on all purchasers at Auction. Please read carefully. By registering to bid at auction, in person, or through an agent, by absentee bid, or telephone or any other means including the Internet and e-mail, you agree to be bound by these Conditions of Sale (and changes made as noted below.) All property and every lot for sale in our catalogue is offered subject to the following terms and conditions, along with any changes that may be published or announced prior to or during a sale by Michaan’s Auctions. (MA). The terms “MA” “us,” “we,” or “our” as used herein all refer to Michaan’s Auctions. Unless otherwise indicated in the catalogue or at time of sale, MA acts at all times solely as the agent for the seller. All sales shall be deemed to occur in California regardless whether by telephone, mail or through the Internet or the physical location of the buyer. DEFINITIONS Hammer price: The highest bid received for a lot upon the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer. Buyer’s premium: The amount paid by the buyer as a percentage of the hammer price and in addition thereto. Purchase price: The aggregate of the hammer, buyer’s premium and applicable taxes or other fees, if any, as may be required by law. Reserve: The minimum price at which the lot may be sold. Buyer: The person or entity who buys property at auction or private sale. Consignor: The seller, or the seller’s representative, on behalf of whom we are selling the Property. Lot: The single item or group of items offered by us for sale. Property: The item or items comprising an auction lot being offered for sale. BUYER’S PREMIUM The Buyer shall pay a Buyer’s Premium which shall be retained by MA as follows: If you choose to pay by check, cashier’s check or cash, the Buyer’s Premium is seventeen percent (17%) up to and including $250,000 plus twelve percent (12%) of any amount in excess of $250,000. If you choose to pay by credit card (Visa, Mastercard or Discover only) or any other form of payment, the Buyer’s Premium is twenty percent (20%) up to and including $250,000 plus fifteen percent (15%) of any amount in excess of $250,000. Internet Buyer’s Premium is twenty-three percent 23% up to and including $250,000 plus eighteen percent (18%) of any amount in excess of $250,000. TERMS OF SALE a. The Purchase of and Payment for Property The sale of a lot shall be to the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer, in accord with these Conditions of Sale. Title to the lot shall pass with the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer. Buyer shall pay the Purchase price, as defined above, and such other fees as may be due, in full, within seven (7) days of the auction sale. Sale is not final and property will not be released to Buyer until good funds for all amounts due, are received by MA. Payment may be made (i) in cash, (ii) by wire transfer (additional $15 fee), (iii) by money order or other guaranteed funds, or (iv) by personal check (when buyer’s credit is approved). No lot shall be transferred by Buyer to another person until the sale is final. In the event of
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partial payment for any lot or lots we shall apply payments, in our discretion, to the lot or lots we select. The Buyer grants MA a security interest in the purchased Property, and we may retain as collateral any property purchased and any funds in our possession, to secure a Buyer’s obligations to us, if any. We retain the rights of a secured party under the California Commercial Code. All fees, taxes, premiums or other sums due and not paid pursuant to this paragraph shall bear interest at 1.5 % per month from the 8th day following the sale to the date paid in full. b. Collection of Property Upon transfer of title, Buyer assumes full responsibility, including risk of loss and damage, for the Property. Purchased property shall be removed at Buyer’s expense within fifteen (15) days after the sale becomes final. Property not removed shall be subject to a service fee of $50, and a storage fee, if retained by MA, of 1% of the purchase price per month. MA may also, in its sole discretion, elect to place the Property in a public storage facility at the Buyer’s sole risk, responsibility and expense. c. Liability for delivery of property If, for any reason whatsoever, we are unable to deliver the purchased Property to the Buyer, MA shall be liable to the Buyer only for the Purchase price paid by the Buyer and in no event shall we be liable for incidental or consequential damages, including, but not limited to, business interruption or loss of profit. d. Available Shipping As a service to the purchaser, MA may be able to pack and ship items as set forth in the provisions for shipping in the paragraph following the terms and conditions of sale. THE AUCTION PROCEDURE a. Registration Bidders must register in advance to bid at auction. (a) If by mail or on the Internet please comply with, sign and send back the requisite form or absentee bid. (b) To telephone bid, Bidders must complete, sign and fax a copy of the Telephone Bid Registration Form, which is available only by calling MA. Telephone lines are limited, and available on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Registration to bid by telephone must be completed by 5 p.m. the day prior to the auction. (c) When intending to bid in person, pre register at the desk and obtain a bidding paddle. The auctioneer may refuse to recognize any person not registered and not having a paddle number. MA reserves the right at its sole discretion, to refuse anyone the right to register and participate at an auction. b. Announcements We may, at the commencement of, or during the Auction, announce changes in or modifications to the Conditions of Sale or descriptions of Property. c. Absentee Bids For a Buyer’s convenience, absentee bids will be accepted, when properly executed and submitted in a timely manner. However, we neither accept any responsibility to an absentee bidder, nor any liability whatsoever for a failure to execute the absentee bid for any reason. In the event that identical multiple absentee bids are the highest bids received for the same lot then the earliest received of the competing absentee bids shall prevail at that bid amount. d. Auctioneer’s Discretion The Auctioneer has the absolute discretion to 1) pass a lot or withdraw it from sale at any time prior
to its actual sale; 2) refuse to recognize any bidder; 3) refuse to recognize any bid; 4) resolve any dispute between bidders or resolve any doubtful bid by deciding who is the successful bidder or nullifying the auction of the lot and reoffering it for sale. The Auctioneer’s decision is binding as to disputes arising at auction. If a dispute arises post sale, our records of the sale shall be conclusive. Both the Auctioneer and MA shall be without any liability whatsoever resulting from the exercise of the discretion referred to herein. e. Reserves All Property is offered for sale subject to a Reserve unless otherwise stated by us at time of sale. MA may protect the Reserve by an initial bid or continued bidding on behalf of the consignor. Any bids by MA staff after the Reserve is met shall be made only on behalf or registered bidders. Neither the consignor nor an agent or representative of the consignor is allowed to bid on their own property. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES Except for warranty of title, neither we nor the Consignor make any warranties, guarantees or representation, express or implied, with respect to the Property, including, but not necessarily limited to, any implied warranty of “fitness for purpose” or “merchantability.” Any and all statements and descriptions in any catalogue or elsewhere by MA, relating to age, attribution, authenticity, size, genuineness, provenance, historical relevance or significance, physical condition, importance, quality, quantity, rarity, period, culture, source or origin, are presented as statements of qualified opinion only. MA’s disclaimer of liability covers information contained in catalogues, and all other printed material published by us, including condition reports. Buyers assume the responsibility to inspect the Property and make their own decision as to the nature, quality and value of the Property. Neither MA nor the Consignor make any warranty or representation with regard to the existence of or the transfer of intellectual property rights, except and to such extent as may, from time to time, be explicitly stated. No employee of MA is authorized to nor shall make any warranty or representation on MA’s behalf, except as stated in the catalog or in any written addendum. ESTIMATES OF VALUE All estimates of value as published in our Catalogues or elsewhere are statements of qualified opinion as to the range of the price a willing buyer might pay for the Property at auction. The actual price paid at auction or subsequently, may vary substantially from the estimates. MA shall not be liable for any such differential. BUYER’S DEFAULT If a Buyer fails to pay for purchased Property, or otherwise does not comply with these Conditions of Sale, the Buyer shall be in default. In addition to all remedies available in law, to MA and to the Consignor, the Buyer shall be liable for the entire Purchase price. Additionally, at our option, we may either cancel the sale and retain all payments made by Buyer as well as retain any and all Property of Buyer in our possession as security against payment of the sums in default, or we may re-offer the Property for sale, at auction or privately, without reserve. Buyer shall be liable to us and the
Consignor for the additional fees, commissions and costs on both sales (including handling, storage and court costs and attorney’s fees) resulting from the cancellation or resale of the Property and in the event of resale, any deficiency which may result. RESCISSION The sole and exclusive remedy, available only to the original buyer, is the limited right of rescission set forth herein. MA will cancel the sale of Property if the original buyer establishes to our satisfaction that there has been a breach of the Consignor’s warranty of title, or that the identification of Authorship* of the Property as set forth in Bold Type Heading is not substantially correct, based on a fair reading of the Catalogue (as may be amended by posted or announced changes.) IN ALL INSTANCES, YOU MUST GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO US WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, SETTING FORTH THE BASIS FOR YOUR CLAIM AND, AT YOUR SOLE EXPENSE AND RISK, RETURN THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION TO MA WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER NOTICE IS GIVEN AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN SOLD. Upon review of the claim and the property, if we are satisfied with the bases for your claim and the property is in the same condition it was in when sold, MA will rescind the sale and return to you the Purchase price, unless we have already remitted funds to the Consignor. In that event, and at MA’s sole discretion, MA shall either pay you as provided above, or shall pay you only that portion of the Purchase price retained by us (the Seller’s commission, the buyer’s premium and any sales taxes collected) and on your behalf make demand on the Consignor for the balance and upon receipt of the funds remit same to you. Should the Consignor refuse to return the funds to you or to MA, we shall disclose the Consignor’s identity and assign to you any and all rights MA may have against the Consignor. Any and all liability MA may have as agent for the Consignor shall thereupon terminate. BUYER EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT MA SHALL HAVE NO OTHER LIABILITY TO THE BUYER EXCEPT FOR THE RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AND THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL MA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OR LOSS OF PROFIT OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. *Authorship refers to the maker or creator of the Property, and the period, social culture, and origin of the Property as stated in the Bold Type Heading for a given lot in our catalogue. It does not refer to the descriptions which may be contained in the information below the Bold Type Heading. MISCELLANEOUS a. Modification: No modification or amendment of the Conditions of Sale shall bind MA unless contained in a writing signed by MA, except as may be posted or published as noted above or verbally announced at time of sale. b. Severability: If, for any reason, any part of the Conditions of Sale is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portion shall be valid and enforceable. c. Successors and Assigns: The Conditions of Sale shall be binding on all the heirs and assigns of the Buyers and bidders and inure to the benefit of MA’s successors and assigns. d. Jurisdiction, Venue, Choice of Law: Dispute resolution
shall occur in Alameda County, California, USA. The provisions of the Conditions of Sale will be construed and disputes determined by application of California Law, without regard to conflicts of law. e. Notice, Service of Process: Buyers agree to accept all notices and service of process relating to dispute resolution at the address provided by Buyer on any registration forms required to be executed as a condition of bidding in our auction. f. Dispute Resolution: All disputes and claims arising out of or relating to events and actions covered herein, brought by or against us, shall be resolved by mediation or binding arbitration in accord with the procedures set forth below. This provision does not apply to claims brought by the Buyer directly against the Consignor, including, but not limited to any action brought pursuant to the rescission provisions noted above OPTIONAL PROVISIONS Shipping, insurance packaging and handling of purchased lots is at the risk and expense of the purchaser. As a service to the purchaser, MA may ship appropriate items solely via United Parcel Service, (UPS) Ground. MA will not ship by any other method including USPS, and property requiring freight shipment. MA will, in no event insure the property whether or not packaged and shipped by MA. MA shall not, under any circumstances, be liable for the loss, theft or damage to property, including, but not limited to selection of shipper, the acts or omissions of any shipper or the acts or omissions occurring in packing for shipment. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to obtain a shipping quote for any lot being offered, from an outside shipper, prior to the auction date. (As a courtesy, MA may provide quotes for items to be shipped via UPS). Post sale determination of shipping costs does not constitute grounds for cancellation of any purchase made at auction. Purchasers are advised that large and fragile items can be expensive and that MA will ship no property without first obtaining consent from the purchaser and only after packing and shipping costs have been disclosed by MA. When MA is to pack and ship, MA will provide to the bidder with a quote for cost of packing and handling and the UPS fee. The Purchaser is responsible for any insurance of the shipment. Shipment will not be made until both all sums due MA including the shipping and handling fees as quoted, and written confirmation is received that insurance has been waived or has been obtained by purchaser. Shipment may take up to 21 days after payment is received. MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES (a) Within 30 days of written notice that there is a dispute, the parties or their representatives may meet at a time and place mutually agreed upon, to mediate their differences. If the parties agree, a mediator acceptable to the parties shall be selected. The mediator shall be an attorney, trained in mediation techniques and familiar with commercial law and the California Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The mediator’s fees shall be shared equally and paid by all parties. At the mediation, all parties shall have actual authority to settle the dispute. Any statements made during, and all aspects of, the mediation process shall be kept confidential and shall not be admissible in any subsequent arbitration or judicial proceeding. Any resolution shall be confidential. (b) If the parties cannot agree to mediation, or if mediation does not resolve the dispute, or in any event no longer than 60 days after receipt of written notice referred to above, the parties shall
submit the dispute for binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator jointly selected, or absent agreement, selected from the panel of Arbitrators provided by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). If, within 15 days, the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, then AAA shall select one (1) person as arbitrator in accord with AAA rules. The arbitrator shall be an attorney, experienced in commercial law and with the UCC. The arbitrator shall be required to follow the law in making his award, and the award shall be in writing and shall set forth findings of fact and legal conclusions.(c) The arbitration shall occur within 60 days of the selection of the arbitrator, in either Oakland or San Francisco, California, unless the parties agree to another location. Discovery and the procedure for the Arbitration shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, follow the procedures and policies of AAA governing commercial arbitration, subject however to the following modifications: 1. All arbitration proceedings shall be confidential. None of the parties nor the arbitrator, may disclose the existence, content or results of the arbitration without the written consent of all parties. 2. The parties shall attempt to agree on the issues to be arbitrated, or identify the disputed issues in writing no later than 45 days prior to arbitration. 3. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, discovery, if any, shall be limited as follows: (a) Requests for no more than 10 clearly identified categories of documents, to be provided to the requesting party within 14 days of written request therefore; (b) Depositions: No more than two (2) per party, provided however, the deposition(s) are to be completed within one (1) day; (c) Compliance with the above shall be enforced by the arbitrator in accord with California law. 4. Each party shall have no longer than eight (8) hours to present its position. The entire hearing before the arbitrator shall not take longer than three (3) consecutive days, unless all parties agree otherwise in writing. The award shall be made in writing no more than 30 days following the end of the proceeding. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and costs in connection with the proceedings and shall share equally the fees and expenses of the arbitrator. This auction is being conducted in compliance with section 2328 of the Commercial Code, section 535 of the Penal Code, and provisions of the California Civil Code. Bonded pursuant to California Civil Code sec 1812.600 et seq. Bond # 70044066
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PROPERTY MADE FROM OR CONTAINING MATERIALS FROM ENDANGERED OR PROTECTED SPECIES Property that contains any percentage of material made or potentially made from endangered and/or other protected species of wildlife are, as a courtesy, marked in the catalogue with the symbol “ * ”. Michaan’s Auctions does not accept any responsibility or liability for failing to mark such lots. Such material includes, but is not limited to, ivory, tortoise shell, crocodile skin, whalebone, rhinoceros horn, some species of coral and certain woods. Prospective buyers are advised that several countries completely prohibit importation of property made, all or in part, of proscribed materials. Some countries require special permits, such as a CITES permit, from the relevant regulating authority in the countries of exportation and importation as well. Potential buyers intending to import the property into another country should be familiar with the relevant customs laws and regulations prior to bidding on property containing wildlife material. Regulations may vary as the U.S. prohibits importation of articles containing material(s) from species it has designated endangered or threatened if the articles are less than 100 years old. It shall be the potential buyer’s sole responsibility to research and satisfy the requirements of any laws and regulations that apply to the import and export of property as described in the aforementioned paragraphs. Prospective buyers must also note that the inability or delay in obtaining permits, licenses or other permissions to import or export property containing potentially regulated wildlife material will not constitute a basis for rescission or cancellation of the sale of said property or the delay in payment of purchased items in accordance with the Conditions of Sale. Definitions of Authorship: This is to qualify the relationship between the object and the named person in the catalogue. The following conventions for attribution are used by Michaan’s Auctions: Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work by the artist. When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artists named.
Attributed to Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category. Studio of Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist, which may or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction. Circle of Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified by distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil. Style of ......; follower of Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or near contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.
George III Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers The inclusion of the word “style” in the heading indicates that, in our opinion, the piece was made as an intentional reproduction of an earlier style. BRONZES Antoine-Louis Barye This heading indicates that the casting and patination were done by the artist or with his direct authorization or supervsion. Cast After a Model by Antoine-Louis Barye This heading indicates that the casting and patination of a known Barye model were done by another, i.e., artisans at the F. Barbedienne or other foundry. CERAMICS
Manner of Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date. after Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist. The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist. The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand. “bearing signature...”/”bearing date...”/”bearing inscription...” In our opinion the signature/date/inscription is by a hand other than that of the artist. Typical Headings: FURNITURE George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers Third Quarter 18th Century This heading, with date included, means that the piece is, in our opinion, of the period indicated with no major alterations or restorations. George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers This heading, without the inclusion of the date, indicates that, in our opinion, the piece, while basically of the period, has undergone significant restoration and alteration.
Meissen Porcelain Cup and Saucer Late 19th Century This states that the cup and saucer were made at the Meissen factory in the last quarter of the 19th Century. Meissen Porcelain Cup and a Saucer Late 19th Century Again, this states that the cup and saucer were made at the Meissen factory in the last quarter of the 19th Century, but it also indicates that the cup and saucer may not have been “born” together. Meissen Porcelain Cup and Saucer Circa 1900 This states that the cup and saucer are of Meissen style, and although of the date specified, not necessarily made at the Meissen factory. ‘Meissen’ Porcelain Cup and a Saucer 19th Century This states that the cup and saucer are of Meissen style, and although of the date specified, not necessarily made at the Meissen factory. Meissen Porcelain Cup and Saucer The title without a specific date simply states that the pieces were made at the Meissen factory but does not specify when, implying that their age is questionable.
Bid Increments Minimum Value from US $ 0 from US $ 50 from US $ 200 from US $ 500 from US $ 1000 from US $ 2000 from US $ 5000 from US $ 10000 from US $ 20000
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Maximum Value to US $ 49 to US $ 199 to US $ 499 to US $ 999 to US $ 1999 to US $ 4999 to US $ 9999 to US $ 19999 and above
Expected Bid Increment US $ 5 US $ 10 US $ 25 US $ 50 US $ 100 US $ 250 US $ 500 US $ 1000 US $ 2500
Artist Index Artist Abril, Ben Armstrong, William Weaver Arthur, Sydney Watson Barrows, Albert Bartlett, Dana Bensell, George Frederick Best, Harry Cassie Blanke, Wilhelm Borein, Edward Bowen, Michael Britton, Charlotte Brown, William Mason Buck, Claude Bussche, Wolf von dem Calder, Alexander Champney, Benjamin Coffin, William Haskell Conti, Tito Cooper, Colin Coutts, Gordon Dahl, Hans Daumier, Honore De Goya, Francisco De Longpre, Paul Dixon, Maynard Dougherty, Paul Dukker, Eugen Gustav Dunton, William Herbert Edwards, Howard Arden Fery, John (Attributed to) Forsythe, Clyde Fournier, Alexis Jean Gaul, Gilbert Grant, Gordon Grau Sala, Emilio Gruppe, Emile Hagerup, Nels Haring, Keith Harpignies, Henri Hartwig, Heinie Hassam, Childe Herzog, Hermann Hofer, Otto Schmidt Hosmer, Lawrence Hughes, Tom Icart, Louis Italian Master Drawing Jarvis, John Johnson, Harvey Kalinin, Viacheslav Kern, Albin Key, John Ross Kingman, Dong Klever, Iulii Yulevich Lanceray, Evgeni (After)
Lot # 2028 2079 2004 2036 2047 2024 2093 2009 2083 2115 2056, 2061 2019 2063 2110 2111, 2112, 2113 2025 2035 2011 2074 2076 2006 2104 2103 2037, 2039, 2042 2087 2053 2002 2082 2070 2094 2088 2017 2085 2027 2016 2030 2058 2116 2001 2089 2109 2081 2121 2054 2097, 2100 2105 2102 2021 2090 2015 2075 2022 2065, 2069 2010 2123
Artist Lazareff, Alexandra Loran, Erle Lunzer, Alois MacChesney, Clara Maillol, Aristide Masereel, Frans Mayol, Jorge Monaco, Armand Moreau, Auguste Morgan, Mary DeNeale Murray, Elizabeth Neiman, LeRoy Newhall, Kate Nicholas, Thomas Oldfield, Helen Oldfield, Otis Otis, George Demont Parton, Arthur Peterson, Jane Ramsey, Milne Redmond, Granville Remington, Frederic Ritschel, William Frederick Rockwell, Norman Roseland, Harry Roybet, Ferdinand Sammons, Carl Schafer, Frederick Siegriest, Louis Stanton, John Strayer, Paul Strong, Ray Stuber, Dedrick Tait, Arthur Tyng, Griswold Underwood, Clarence Vail, Lorraine Vaudechamp, Jean Joseph Vertin, Pieter Vibert, Jehan Georges Von Blaas, Eugene (Attributed to) Warhol, Andy Watson, Amelia Westchiloff, Constantin White, Orrin Whittemore, William Wikstrom, Bror Anders Wyeth, Andrew Ziegler, Eustace
Lot # 2125 2057 2008 2062 2120 2014 2099 2072 2122 2044, 2078 2114 2108 2059 2098, 2101 2067, 2073 2064, 2077 2046, 2055, 2071 2023 2040, 2041 2026 2052 2092 2048 2106 2018 2013 2043, 2060 2080 2050 2029 2084 2068 2049, 2066 2091 2033 2096 2124 2020 2003 2007 2012 2107, 2118 2034 2005 2045 2031 2032 2117 2086
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