DESCRIPTION, ALPHABETICAL BY ARTIST

CHARLES PARTRIDGE ADAMS (American 1858-1942) "Grays Peak" watercolor and gouache on board, signed lower left “Chas. Partridge Adams. 8"x10".

Estimate  $1,200-$1,500

DENNIS AINSLEY (American 1880-1952) "Brittany Market" oil on canvas board, signed lower right “Dennis Ainsley”. 8"x10".

Estimate $300-$400

After CHRISTOPHE G. ALLEGRAIN (French 1710-1795) A beautifully carved marble figure of Venus bathing. Carved in full round with deeply carved and braided hair, flowing robes. Resting on a circular plinth, signed "Allegrain". Height 27.5".

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19^th century) a naïve painting “A Baby with Rattle” oil on canvas, unsigned. 20”x25”.

Estimate $750-$1,000

AMERICAN SCHOOL (circa 1860) “Portrait of a Beautiful Young Woman” oil on canvas, apparently unsigned. Verso of canvas with stencil mark of “Waldo & Jewett New York 1854”. 48.5”x36.5”.

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

AMERICAN SCHOOL (20^th century) “On the Warpath” oil on canvas, unsigned. 17.25”x22”.

Estimate $500-$750

AMERICAN SCHOOL (circa 1920) “The Holy Family with Children of the World” oil on canvas, apparently unsigned. 36”x46”.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century) "Portrait of Woman in Bonnet" circa 1825, oil on canvas, unsigned. 30"x24".

Estimate $800-$1,200

Provenance: Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Mr. Clinton A. Rehling

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century) "Floral Still Life" oil on canvas, unsigned. 33.25"x27.25".

Estimate $500-$750

AMERICAN SCHOOL (circa 1920) “Nude” oil on canvas, apparently unsigned. Contained in a carved wood frame. 26”x40”. 

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

A. ARMITAGE (British 20th century) "Landscape with Child" oil on canvas, signed “A_ Armitage” with name plaque on frame. 15"x20".

Estimate $500-$750

Estimate $6,000-$10,000

AUSTRIAN SCHOOL (circa 1800) “The Madonna and Child of Passau” oil on canvas laid down, unsigned. 20”x26.25”.

Estimate $600-$900

Provenance: The Elna M. Smith Foundation

LEV SAMOILOVICH BAKST (Russian 1866-1924) a costume design for the King in “Sleeping Beauty” watercolor and gouache over pencil heightened with gold paint, signed and dated “1916”. 9”x5.75”.

Estimate $4,500-$6,000

Sleeping Beauty or The Sleeping Princes, scenario by Petipa, music by Tchaikovsky and costumes by Bakst was first performed in an abridged version in New York in 1916. It was later performed by Dhiagilev’s Russian Ballet at the Alhambra Theatre, London on November 2, 1921.

Manner of POMPEO BATONI (Italian 1708-1787) "The Reading Magdalene" oil on copper, unsigned. 11.5"x16.5".

Estimate $750-$1,000

THOMAS HART BENTON (American 1889-1975) “New England Farm” circa 1951, lithograph on paper, signed in pencil lower right “Thomas H. Benton”. Edition of 300, commissioned and circulated by The Friends of Art of Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. 13 15/16”x9”.

Estimate $750-$1,000

THOMAS HART BENTON (American 1889-1975) “Youth Music” lithograph on paper, signed in pencil lower right “Benton”. 16.5"x20.5".

Estimate $3,000-$4,000

C. BERTOLD (Swiss 20th century) "Mountain Lake with Boathouses in Foreground" oil on canvas, signed lower right “C. Bertold”. 30"x40".

Estimate $500-$750

Provenance: Deaccessioned from a Midwest University.

C. BERTOLD (Swiss 20th century) "A Fjord with Steamship" oil on canvas, signed lower right “C. Bertold”. 24"x36".

Estimate $500-$750

Provenance: Deaccessioned from a Midwest University.

DANIEL FOLGER BIGELOW (American 1823-1910) "Landscape with Sheep" oil on canvas, signed lower right "D.F. Bigelow" and dated “1883”. 15.5"x21.5".

Estimate $750-$1,000

BODENHAUSEN (German 19^th century) “The Madonna and Child” oil on wood panel, signed lower left “Bodenhausen”. Contained in a nice carved and gilt wood Florentine frame. 8”x10”.

Estimate $500-$750

TRUMAN BOLINGER (American 1944-) "The Outfitter" bronze. Cast in 1973, marked "2/20". Height 19.5", Width 26".

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

BOLOGNESE SCHOOL (circa 1600) “The Holy Family” oil on copper, unsigned. 5.25”x4.25”.

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

A 19th century follower of ROSA BONHEUR (French 1822-1899) “The Horse Fair” oil on oval wood panel, signed lower right “Knowlton”. 26.5”x13.75”.

Estimate $800-$1,200

NINA MASON BOOTH (American 1884-1957) "Flower Still Life" oil on canvas, signed lower right “Nina Mason Booth”. 13"x14".

Estimate $250-$350

A 19th century follower of FRANCOIS BOUCHER (French 1703-1770) “Beautiful Music” oil on canvas. Contained in a carved gilt-wood frame. 28.75”x36.5”.

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

EUGENE BOURGOUIN (French 1880-1924) "Cupid" silvered bronze. Artist signed and stamped on base "Susse Fréres ed." Length 12", Height 9.5".

Estimate $800-$1,200

Attributed to JOHANN GEORG MEYER VON BREMEN (German 1813-1886) "The Guardian Angel" oil on copper, faintly inscribed and titled on verso "Johann Meyer Von Bremen-Der Schutzengel". 8.5"x10.75".

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

GEORGE DOUGLAS BREWERTON (American 1820-1901) “Hudson River Landscape” pastel on paper, signed lower right “G.D. Brewerton”. Contained in a beautiful glazedand gilt  Victorian period frame. 35.5”x15.5”.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

LELA BRIGGS (American 1896-1951) “Spring Thaw” circa 1945, watercolor on paper, signed “Lela Briggs” and dated “’45” lower right. 19.5”x24.25”.

Estimate $300-$500

Provenance: Estate of the artist
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Acquired in these showrooms by the present owner

Lela Briggs was an extremely accomplished watercolorist who captured the rural experience with her colorful pallet and sensitive eye. She studied for a period at the Chicago Art Institute and summers at the University of Iowa, but was probably most influenced by her experience at Grant Wood’s Stone City Art Colony (1931-1933). Her subjects were her surroundings: a neighbor’s farm, a small country store, or her own barnyard. Her first major exhibition was the 1934 Iowa Art Salon where she received third prize for a watercolor work. From that time forward Briggs enjoyed numerous awards at the various exhibitions she entered. In 1942 she held her first of four “one woman” shows which produced an avid following. A farm wife/mother, raising two children in rural depression ridden America followed by war left little opportunity for Briggs to accept invitations to larger exhibitions outside Iowa. Her career was cut short with her sudden death at the age of 57 in 1953. While her works occasionally come up for auction, the bulk of her paintings (over 500) were donated to various museums upon the death of her husband Wilbur in 1988.

LELA BRIGGS (American 1896-1951) “Spring Pasture” watercolor on paper, signed lower right “Lela Briggs. 15.5”x23”.

Estimate $200-$300

Provenance: Estate of the artist
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Acquired in these showrooms by the present owner.

BRITISH SCHOOL (circa 1890) "My Favorite Toy" circa 1890, watercolor and gouache on paper, signed lower right with indistinguishable monogram. 10.25"x14.25".

Estimate $1,000-$2,000

BRITISH SCHOOL (19^th century) “Portrait of a Nobleman” oil on canvas, unsigned. 25”x30”.

Estimate $1,750-$2,500

BRITISH SCHOOL (19th century) "A Moonlit Scene of Venice" oil on canvas, unsigned and contained in a very fine carved and gilt-wood Venetian frame. 10"x14".

Estimate $400-$600

WALTER FRANCIS BROWN (American 1853-1929) "Venice" watercolor on paper, titled and signed lower left “Walter Fr. Brown”. 10"x13.5".

Estimate $250-$350

LAJOS BRUCK (Hungarian 1846-1901) "Picking Wild Flowers" oil on panel, signed lower right “Bruck, Lajos”. 5"x8.5".

Estimate $500-$700

HELEN M. BUTMAN (American d.1960) "Mountain Landscape" oil on canvas board, signed lower right “Helen M. Butman”. 18"x24".

Estimate $200-$300

ANTON CASTELL (German 1810-1867) "Wooded Landscape with Figures" oil on canvas, apparently unsigned. Plaque on frame inscribed "Anton Castell 1810-1867". Verso with similar labels. 28"x22".

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

MARC CHAPAUD (French b.1941) “La Place aux Herbs” oil on canvas, signed lower left “Marc Chapaud”. Verso signed and with artist's label. 35”x46”.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Marc Chapaud was born in Paris on the 31^st of July, 1941. In 1958 he enter the “Natione Superieure des Beaux Arts des Paris” to study architecture. This was largely due to the fact that his father was an architect. However, in 1960, he transferred to the study of painting. It seems that the fine arts tendencies inherited from his seamstress mother won out and in 1962, after a full course of studies, Chapaud left the Beaux des Arts. Since then, he has had many one-man exhibitions, mainly in Paris, but also in the U.S. and Japan. He is principally a landscape painter but his architectural and artistic background make him skilled at handling old buildings with their marvelous textures and their wealth of light and shadows as exhibited in the offered lot.

FELIX MAURICE CHARPENTIER (French 1858-1924) "Improvisateur" bronze with dark brown patina. Signed and dated on base 1887, and stamped E. Colin & Cie Ed. Height 31".

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

ALEXANDER DMITRIEVICH CHEMISOV (Russian 1885-1969) “Royal Procession" watercolor on paper, signed lower right in Cyrillic. 8.75”x11.25”

Estimate $400-$600

Chemisov was born in Dmitrovsk, Orel province, 1885. He studied at a drawing school and at the Odessa Polytechnikum of Visual Arts from 1921-27. He was active in Odessa and specialized in landscapes and thematic pictures such as the offered lot.

DONALD COALE (American b.1906) "WPA Style Portrait of a Woman with Hat" circa 1939, oil on masonite, signed “Donald Coale” and dated "39" lower right. 24"x20".

Estimate $400-$600

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COLTIN (French 19^th century) “Chickens Feeding” oil on canvas, signed lower left “Coltin”. 11.25”x7.5”. Together with a similar “Bantam Chickens Near the Coop” oil on canvas, signed indistinguishably lower right. 10.5”x15.5”.

Estimate $500-$750

MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) “A Day’s Outting” circa 1920, oil on composition board, signed lower right “M.D. CONE”. Verso with two partial Chicago gallery labels, one with typed title, the other with short typed biography of Cone. 6”x8”.

Estimate $7,000-$10,000

Provenance: East Coast Private Collection.

The offered lot is closely related to a group of similar works depicting scenes of the Luxembourg Gardens, executed by Cone in July of 1920. (See: Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone Art Self Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1989, page 59, cat. no. 83).

In June of 1920, Cone, together with fellow Cedar Rapids artist Grant Wood, traveled to France on a painting excursion. A year earlier, Cone had spent about five months studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montpellier France, after having served in the U.S. Army as an interpreter and aide to General Hubert Allen. On August 22, 1920, and after having completed a month’s worth of paintings, Cone and Wood returned to America aboard the S.S. Grampian sailing out of Antwerp. On their return voyage, the two artists exhibited works in the ship’s salon and subsequently at the Cedar Rapids Art Association. While on board, Grant Wood introduced Cone to Canadian passenger Elizabeth Winnifred Swift, whom Cone would marry one year later.

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (circa 1750) “The Virgin and Child” oil on wood panel, unsigned. 34”x27”. 

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591)” oil on canvas, unsigned. 30.5”x21”.

Estimate $400-$600

Gonzaga is the Patron of young people, AIDS caregivers and AIDS patients.

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “The Good Shepard” oil on canvas, unsigned. 30.5”x21”.

Estimate $400-$600

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “Portrait of Christ” oil on canvas laid down, unsigned. 30”x24”.

Estimate $300-$500

Provenance: The Elna M. Smith Foundation

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (circa 1700) “Christ Teaching in the Temple” oil on canvas, unsigned. 34”x27” (apparently reduced).

Estimate $500-$750

Provenance: The Elna M. Smith Foundation

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “A May Offering” oil on canvas, apparently unsigned. Contained in a nice Victorian period frame. 21.5”x13”.

Estimate $300-$500

Provenance: Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (circa 1800) “The Trinity” oil on canvas laid down on panel, unsigned. 24”x18”.

Estimate $250-$500

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “Calvary” oil on canvas, unsigned. Unframed. 25.75”x34”.

Estimate $300-$500

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “A Classical Courting Scene” oil on canvas, unsigned. Unframed. 25.5”x37.5”.

Estimate $400-$600

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “The Crucifixion” oil on canvas laid down, unsigned. Contained in a carved wood frame. 30”x18”.

Estimate $250-$500

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “Alpine Meadow” oil on canvas, signed lower left “J.Sch.”. 24”x31”.

Estimate $200-$300

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19^th century) “The Passion” oil on canvas, unsigned. 27”x38”.

Estimate $500-$750

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (20^th century) “Heavenly Angel” oil on canvas, unsigned. 23.75”x47.5”.

Estimate $750-$1,000

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (18^th/19^th century) “St. Catherine of Sienna” oil on wood panel, indistinguishably signed lower right. 12.25”x8.5”.

Estimate $200-$300

GRACE VAN NORMAN CORRELL (American b.1912) “Winter Landscape” oil on board, signed lower right “G. Correll”. 30”x24”.

Estimate $300-$500

Grace Correll was born in Peoria, Illinois in 1912. During her career, she worked as a designer, an illustrator for children’s publications and also as a muralist.

CHARLES MELVILLE DEWEY (American 1849-1947) “Cattle Watering in a Summer Landscape” oil on canvas, boldly signed lower left “Charles Melville Dewey”. 18”x24”.

Estimate $750-$1,000

Provenance: The Paul James Estate

MAUD DOBLER (American b.1885) "Floral Still Life" oil on canvas, signed lower right “Maud Dobler”. 20"x24".

Estimate $450-$550

Maud Dobler was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1885 and resided in the surrounding area for most of her life. She studied under noted American artists such as Carl Krafft, and Marques Reitzel. She was a member of many artist associations including the Rockford Art Association, the Oak Park Art League, the River Forest Art League as well as the Illinois Academy of Fine Art and many others. She exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1928 and the Rockford Artist Association in 1929 where she won a prize.

18th century follower of CARLO DOLCI (Italian 1616-1686) "The Madonna of the Veil" oil on canvas, unsigned. 30"x36".

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

After CARLO DOLCI (Italian 1616-1686) “The Madonna of the Veil” oil on canvas, unsigned. 30”x40”.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

ISRAEL DOSKOW (Russian/American b.1881) "Surf" oil on board, signed lower left “Israel Doskow”. 12"x16".

Estimate $300-$400

EDGAR DOWNS (British b.1876) "Venetian Scene" oil on canvas laid on board, signed “Downs” and dated "1903" lower right. 25”x30”. 

Estimate $800-$1,200

EDOUARD DROUOT (French 1859-1945) "Victory" bronze with gilding and brown patina, signed on base "E. Drouot". Height 40" including plinth.

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Known as both an accomplished painter and sculptor, Drouot was born in France in 1859; he studied in Paris under Thomas and Mathurin Moreau. He later won a medal at the Salon of 1892 and an honorable mention at the Exposition Universalle of 1900.

SERGEI DANILOVICH DUMENKO (Russian b.1909) "Spring Landscape" oil on canvas laid down, signed in Cyrillic lower right "S. Dumenko". 26.5"x19.5".

Estimate $800-$1,200

GILETTE ELVGREN (American 1914-1980) "Before the Hunt" oil on canvas, signed lower left “Elvgren”. 20"x24".

Estimate $2,500-$3,500

Provenance: Hobbs family estate, a wealthy family in Springfield, IL, who owned the Hobbs Manufacturing Co. in Springfield. The company makes gauges for automobiles and is still in operation.

Attributed to WILLIAM C. EMERSON (American b.1865) "Spring Landscape" oil on board, lightly inscribed in pencil lower left “Emerson”. 20"x27".

Estimate $500-$700

CHARLES EMERSON (American 1874-1922) "Woodland Interior" oil on artist's board, signed “Charles Emerson” lower left. 10"x13.75".

Estimate $1,200-$1,800

HAZEL CROW EWELL (American b.1888) "Autumn Trees" circa 1928, oil on board, signed “Hazel Crow Ewell” and dated "28" lower left. 12"x18".

Estimate $300-$400

HAZEL CROW EWELL (American b.1888) "Indiana Dunes" oil on board, initialed lower left “HCE”. 12"x18".

Estimate $300-$400

HERBERT CYRUS FARNUM (American b.1886) "French Landscape" watercolor on paper, signed lower left “H. Cyrus Farnum”. 14"x11".

Estimate $300-$400

F.J. FLETCHER (British 19^th century) “Robin’s Nest” watercolor on paper, signed lower left “F.J. Fletcher”. 7”x5.5”.

Estimate $250-$500

ERNEST T. FREDERICKS (American 1877-1927) "Snowy Landscape" oil on board, signed lower left “Ernest Fredericks”. 14"x11".

Estimate $350-$550

FRENCH SCHOOL (19th century) "The Immaculate Conception" oil on canvas. 27.5"x40".

Estimate $1,000-$2,000

GEORGES GARDET (French 1863-1939) “Tiger Attacking a Tortoise” bronze with dark green-brown patina. Artist signed on base, stamped 535L, and foundry mark partially obliterated. Length 18”, Height 7.75”.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

JAN GELB (American 1906-1978) "Resting Laborer" oil on artist board, signed upper right “GELB”. 32"x26".

Estimate $400-$600

GERMAN SCHOOL (19^th century) “Blessing of the Children” oil on canvas, apparently unsigned. 26”x34”.

Estimate $750-$1,000

Provenance: The Elna M. Smith Foundation

LESTER A. GILLETTE (American b.1855) "Fall Landscape" oil on panel, signed lower right “L.A. Gillette”. 16"x20".

Estimate $300-$400

DON GLASELL (American 1895-1965) a pair of paintings “Summer Landscape with winding road” and “Summer Landscape with Stream” oil on canvas board, each signed lower left “D. Glasell”. 15.5”x11.5” each.

Estimate $500-$750

In the 1930’s, the heyday of the WPA, artist Don Glasell was the assistant director of the Federal Art Center in Sioux City, Iowa where he taught painting and etching. Glasell came to America from Denmark at the age of 17. He studied art under private instruction in Copenhagen and later in Chicago at the Art Institute under Wellington Reynolds. His career in art and design was wide and varied. Glasell, along with his wife Criss, studied with Grant Wood at the Stone City Art Colony. He assisted on the murals at the Cedar Rapids Court House and other murals including the ones in Dubuque and Sioux City. He was the director of the Art Academy and Glasell Galleries and also taught in Dubuque. He was a member of the Iowa Artist Club, Cooperative Mural Painters Group, American Art Congress and many other related organizations. He exhibited widely in the 1930’s including the Cincinnati National Show, Philadelphia Watercolor Show, Iowa Art Salon, and various venues throughout the U.S. including New York and Chicago.

F. GONIN (Italian 19^th/20^th century) a pair of watercolors, “An Armenian Bishop” and “The Pope” watercolor on paper, each signed lower right. Contained in a pair of matching glazed and gilt wood frames. 12”x8” each.

Estimate $250-$500

ARNOLD GEORGE GRABONE (German 1898-1981) “The Grand Canal” oil on canvas, signed “Arnold Grabone” and titled lower left. Verso with artist label. 23.5”x31.5”.

Estimate $300-$500

MIKHAIL GRACHEV (Russian b.1913) “Grandpa’s Momentos” circa 1947, oil on artist board, signed in Cyrillic lower right and dated “’47”. Verso inscribed in Cyrillic. 15.75”x16.4”.

Estimate $600-$800