A BRONZE FIGURE: The Apostle Saint Peter, after the 14th century work by Arnolfo di Cambio presently on display in Saint Peters Basiclica, Rome. The offered lot would appear to be an 18th century copy. Overall dark brown rich patina. Height 19".

Estimate $1,000-$2,000

AN EXCEPTIONAL CARVED MARBLE FIGURE of the Madonna and Child with Lilies, 19th/20th century. Probably an Italian sculptor working in America. Carved in full round with deep folds and fine detail throughout. Height 60" (5 feet).

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

A LOVELY CARVED MARBLE GARDEN STATUE of Saint Therese of Liseaux, circa 1925. Fully carved in the round with flowing robes and good detail, she holds the crucifix and a bundle of roses. Height 61.5".

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CARVED MARBLE STATUE of the Sacred Heart, 19th/20th century. Carved fully in the round with deep folds and flowing hair. Height 60" (5 feet).

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

JACQUES ABEILLE (French b. 1906) "Still Life" (Eggs, one in cup) oil on canvas. Signed lower right "J. Abeille". 9.5"x6.25".

Estimate $200-$300

Provenance: Directly from the Artist.

JACQUES ABEILLE (French b. 1906) "Still Life" (Bread, Cheese, Eggs and Pitcher) oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated "50".  21.5"x15"

Estimate $400-$600

Provenance: Directly from the Artist.

JACQUES ABEILLE (French b. 1906) "Still Life" (Fruit) oil on canvas. Signed lower left. 18"x15"

Estimate $500-$750

Provenance: Directly from the Artist.

CAMILLE ALAPHILLPPE (French b.1874) "Nude Dancer" circa 1928. Bronze with dark brown patina. Signed "C. Alaphillppe" and with founder mark "A. Valsuani" within a diamond. Height 16" (40.5 cm).

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

MARY ALLEN (American 1888-1974) "Floral Still Life" oil on board. Signed lower right. 9"x12"

Estimate $250-$350

AMERICAN SCHOOL (Circa 1925) "Garden of Paradise" incised gessoed panel with polychrome and gilding. Apparently unsigned. 21"x29".

Estimate $300-$500

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th Century) "Fruit Still Life" oil on canvas. Signed indistinctly and dated "1900" lower right. 18"x26".

Estimate $500-$700

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century) "Botanical Study" oil on canvas. Signed indistinguishably lower right. 16"x12".

Estimate $600-$900

AMERICAN SCHOOL (circa 1900) "Cape Cod Landscape with House" oil on canvas board. Apparently unsigned. 16"x12".

Estimate $200-$300

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century) "Seascape at Dusk" oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned. 22"x10.5".

Estimate $150-$250

AMERICAN SCHOOL (20th century) "Cotton Pickers" oil on panel. Indistinguishably signed lower right "A. T*****". 16"x11".

Estimate $300-$500

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century) "Portrait of Dorothea Hoff of Manheim, PA" oil on canvas. Signed lower right "W.D.W.". 12"x10".

Estimate $1,000-$3,000

EMIL ARMIN (American 1883-1971) "Still Life of Flowers" oil on canvas. Signed and dated "1927" lower right. 20"x16".

Estimate $500-$700

Exhibited: Art Institute of Chicago 1930.

LEON BAKST (Russian 1866-1924) "Costume Design" pencil, gold and silver paint on paper. Signed lower right "Bakst" and dated 1922. 17.5"x11.5".

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Provenance: From the art collection of the Mrs. Caroina Mandel Estate.

FRANCESCO BARBAZZA (Italian 18th century) "A View of the Vatican Library" circa 1767. Hand colored engraving after the painting by Francesco Pannini (1745-1812). Image size 27"x16".

Estimate $150-$300

DUILIO BARNABE (Italian 1914-1961) "Barques sur Plage" oil on canvas. Signed lower right "Barnabe". 21.5"x15".

Estimate $500-$750

Provenance: Galerie Viscounti, Paris. February 1960.

ERNEST LOUIS BARRIAS (French 1841-1905) "Jeanne D'Arc" bronze with rich brown patina. Signed "E. Barrias" Susse F. ed. With dedicatory inscription reading "You have me in chains but you will never enchain the fortune of France." Height 12.5" (32 cm).

Estimate $1,250-$1,750

ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE (French 1796-1875) "Lion Qui Marche" (A Walking Lion) bronze with dark brown patina with touches of green. Signed "Barye" and inscribed "F. Barbedienne Foundeur". 9"x15.5" (23 cm x 39.5 cm).

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

ANTOINE LOUIS BARYE (French 1796-1875) "A Seated Fawn" bronze with dark brown patina. Signed "Barye". Width 4.25" (10.5 cm).

Estimate $200-$300

BERTHA BENNETT (American 1883-1957) "Texas Landscape" oil on canvas mounted on board. Signed lower left. 6.75"x9"

Estimate $350-$450

LOUIS BETTS (American 1873-1961) "Indians on the Plains" oil on canvas. Signed lower left "Louis Betts Age 17" and dated 1891. 20"x30".

Estimate $4,000-$5,000

ALMA HIRSIG BLISS (American b.1875) "Country Cottage" oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated 1941. 11"x11".

Estimate $200-$300

Attributed to EDWIN H. BODDINGTON JR. (British 1836-1905) "Shepards in a Landscape at Dusk" oil on canvas, laid on board. Unsigned. 17.75"x24.5".

Estimate $750-$1,000

MOTVEI BOGOSLAV (Slavic 19th/20th century) "Canal Scene" oil on board. Signed lower left. 19.5"x15.5".

Estimate $200-$250

After SANDRO BOTTICELLI (Italian 1444-1510) "The Calumny of Apelles" circa 1900. Oil on cradled wood panel. 30"x24". Contained in a custom Florentine frame.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

The offered lot repeats the composition held by the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.

EUTROPE BOURET (French 1833-1906) "Joan of Arc" bronze with reddish brown patina. Signed on base "Bouret". Height 17" (43 cm).

Estimate $1,250-$1,500

ALFRED DE BREANSKI SR. (British 1852-1928) "Highland Landscape with Cattle" oil on canvas. Signed lower left "Alfred de Breanski". 30"x50".

Estimate $35,000-$45,000

Provenance: The Cooling Galleries, London*.
* According to the label on verso.

ROBERT BRIDGEHOUSE (British 19th century) "Coastal Landscape" oil on canvas. Signed lower left and dated 1871. 13.75"x10".

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

BRITISH SCHOOL (19th century) "Country Home with Figures" oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned. 15"x12".

Estimate $150-$250

BRITISH SCHOOL (18th century) "Portrait of a Woman" oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned. 26"x30".

Estimate $800-$1,200

Attributed to PIERRE AUGUSTE BRUNET-HOUARD (French 1829-1922) "Embarking on a Crusade" oil on canvas. Signed lower right "Brunet-Houard" and dated 1914. 27.5"x63". Unframed.

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

EDWIN J. BRUNS (American b.1899) "Fall Landscape with Farm" Oil on artist board. Signed lower right "Demonstration Sketch Edwin J. Bruns". 14"x18".

Estimate $300-$500

Bruns studied at the AIC and exhibited throughout the Midwest between 1930-1955. He was close friends with Grant Wood and was the Director of Art for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Public Schools.

EDWIN J. BRUNS (American b.1899) "Road to the Cove - Gaspe Penninsula" circa 1955 Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and verso inscribed with title and date. 9"x12".

Estimate $200-$300

EDWIN J. BRUNS (American b.1899) "Monkey Business Oil" on artist board. Signed lower right and with artist label on verso. 24"x12".

Estimate $100-$200

BERNARD BUFFET (French 1928-1999) "Still Life with Flowers" color lithograph on paper. Signed lower right in pencil by artist. Edition 168/180. Sheet Size 26"x19.75".

Estimate $400-$600

Provenance: Gallery Romanet, Paris.

JEAN PIERRE CAPRON (French b. 1921) "Quiet Harbor" oil on canvas. Signed lower right. 28.75"x23.5".

Estimate $200-$300

Provenance: Directly from the Artist.

JEAN PIERRE CAPRON (French b. 1921) "Church" oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated "57". 21.5"x18"

Estimate $250-$350

Provenance: Purchased from the artist June 28, 1957.

ANDRE AUGUSTE CHARIGNY (French 1902-2000) "Still Life with Fruits" oil on board. Signed upper right "Charigny" and verso with artist label. 13.5"x10.5".

Estimate $400-$600

Provenance: Purchased from the Societe des Artistes Francais May 11, 1966.

ANDRE AUGUSTE CHARIGNY (French 1902-2000) "Autumn Village Landscape" oil on canvsa. Signed lower right, verso with artist label and inscribed with title. 24"x19.75".

Estimate $400-$600

Provenance: Purchased from Societe des Artistes Francais June 25, 1955.

GASTON DE CIRMEUSE (French 1886-1963) "A Sleepy Eyed Beauty" oil on canvas. Signed upper right. 11"x14".

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

ELIOT CANDEE CLARK (American 1883-1980) "Winter Farmyard" oil on canvas. Signed lower right "Eliot Clark NA". 20"x27".

Estimate $800-$1,200

PIERRE DE CLAUSADE (French 1910-1976) "Coastal Scene" oil on canvas. Signed lower right. 20"x23.5".

Estimate $300-$500

WILLIAM CLUSMANN (American 1859-1927) "Twilight Landscape" oil on canvas. Signed lower right. 15"x20".

Estimate $750-$900

The offered lot is related to a number of similar works that Cone executed between 1933 and 1936. It would seem likely that the offered lot was executed around the same time as Cones paintings titled Washing Out-Stone City, circa 1933 (catalog #282) Old Quarry, circa 1933-34 (catalog #292), and River Bend (catalog #308). Furthermore it would seem possible that this painting was done in the field while Cone was an instructor at Stone City Art Colony.

Founded with a Carnegie Foundation grant, and under the leadership of the Cedar Rapids Artists Association director Edward B. Rowan, Stone City Art Colony was the Midwest’s answer to the various east coast and west coast artist colonies that became popular at the first part of the 20th century. Outdoor summer teaching was the cornerstone of the short-lived artist colony. It was there that Cone applied his craft in the traditional academic method as instructor painting landscapes for the benefit of his students who were then expected to paint the same setting.

As is illustrated in the offered lot, Cone was without question a master of subtleness in his unique depiction of Midwest landscapes. In an interview for the Coe College Cosmos in the early 1930’s Cone said: “Art is one’s reaction to his surroundings. It may be only a new light thrown upon something that before seemed insignificant. In a landscape it may be only a new slant upon a familiar scene…” Indeed it is was Cones “slant” on depicting landscapes that more than anything else, brought him a degree of financial success as an artist.

MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1964) "Plant with Woman" oil on canvas. 17"x13".

Estimate $18,000-$25,000

Provenance:
Marvin Cone
To Gordon Fennell
To a private Midwest collector

Plant with Woman is a good example of Cones penchant for still life paintings, which he clearly mastered. His attention to detail particularly in composition and balance are clearly illustrated in the offered lot. The tall and slender slightly curving plant form is echoed in the female nude painting in the background, which rests against the wall of Cones cramped studio. In an interview given in the early 1930’s Cone said of still lifes, “There are many advantages in the study of still life…The charm of still life lies in the greater chance of expression. Still life offers to the painter a greater choice in color, background, perspective, and light…The life blood of art lies in the fact that no two people react to their surroundings in the same way…Art is not didactic, moral or religious; its chief mission is to give enjoyment and to enhance the value and appreciation of life.”

A copy of a letter from the artist’s wife discussing this work and other works accompanies the lot.

MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1964) "Plant and Apples" oil on artist board. Signed lower right "MARVIN CONE". 18"x15".

Estimate $18,000-$25,000

Provenance:
Private Collection, Arizona

Exhibited:
It would seem likely that the offered lot is indeed the painting exhibited under the title “Plant and Apples” at the Chicago Galleries Association, Chicago Illinois, December 8-31, 1933.

Literature:
Joseph S. Czestochowski, “Marvin D. Cone Art as Self Portrait” Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1889, cat. No. 257, page 185.

The offered lot is related to a number of still life’s executed by Cone in the years 1932-33. It is also very similar in composition and subject to Cones painting entitled, Plant and Fruit, which depicts the same tabletop, chair, tablecloth, and plant (see Joseph S. Czestochwski, Marvin D. Cone and Grant Wood: An American Tradition, page 62, cat. #61).

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (18th century) probably Austrian or German. "The Immaculate Conception" oil on canvas. 50.5"x36".

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19th century) "The Removal From The Cross". Oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned. 29.5"x22".

Estimate $300-$500

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19th century). A complete set of Stations of the Cross. 14 individually painted images representing each station. Oil on canvas. 14.5"x19". Each painting in very good condition, unframed. One illustrated.

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19th century) "A Pair of Jewish Philosophers in Thought" oil on canvas. Unsigned. 14.5"x18.75".

Estimate $400-$600

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19th century) "The Holy Family and The Infant John the Baptist" Oil on canvas. Indistinguishably signed lower right and dated 1837. 22"x14.5".

Estimate $200-$300

After CORREGGIO (Italian 1495-1534) "Madonna Adoring the Infant Christ" oil on canvas. Contained in a carved and gilded wood Florentine frame. 16"x20".

Estimate $800-$1,200

BEATRICE CRAIGER (American 1891-1946) "Floral Still Life" oil on canvas. Signed lower right. 21"x24"

Estimate $450-$650

WOODY W. CRUMBO (American 1912-1989) A pair of  "Leaping Blue Doe" and "Blue Doe and Fawn",  serigraph on paper. Both signed lower right "Crumbo".
24"x21" and 20.5"x25.5"

Estimate $300-$600

CUZCO SCHOOL (20th century) "The Adoration of the Shepherds - Nativity" oil on canvas. Contained in a carved and gilded wood frame. 16"x14".

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

CUZCO SCHOOL (20th century) "The Nativity" oil on canvas. Contained in a carved and gilded wood frame. 16"x14".

Estimate Estimate $800-$1,200

CUZCO SCHOOL (20th century) "Saint Joseph and the Infant Christ Child" oil on canvas. Contained in a carved and gilded wood frame. 16"x20.5".

Estimate Estimate $600-$900

CUZCO SCHOOL (20th century) "The Madonna and Child" oil on canvas. Contained in a gilded and carved wood frame. 16"x20".

Estimate $500-$800

CUZCO SCHOOL (20th century) "Saint Paul" oil on canvas. Contained in an carved and gilded wood frame. 12.5"x16.5".

Estimate $600-$900

CUZCO SCHOOL (20th century) "An Archangel" oil on canvas. 12"x16".

Estimate $200-$300

SALVADOR DALI (Spanish 1904-1989) "Ophelia's Tomb",  color print with gold dust on paper. Signed in pencil lower right and lower left numbered 57/165. Lower left corner of sheet with Dali embossment. Image size 38cm x 28.5cm, sheet size 56cm x 40cm.

Estimate $500-$750

ELIN DANIELSON-GAMBOGI (Finish 1861-1919) "The Red Gate" oil on canvas. Signed lower right "Elin Danielson-Gambogi". Verso of canvas inscribed "No. 3". 16"x24".

Estimate $7,500-$10,000

GEORGES DAYEZ (French 1907-1992) "Etretat" oil on canvas. Signed lower left and dated "57". 22"x15".

Estimate $400-$600

Provenance: Purchased from the artist, Paris.

DELAVIGNE (French 19th century) "Cupid" carved white marble. Signed on base in script "Delavigne". Height 28.5" (72.5 cm).

Estimate $2,500-$3,500