November 20th - 22nd, 1999 Auction

Hazel Livingston Engel (American 1906-1999)

Born and raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Hazel Livingston Engel studied art at Iowa State Teachers College, graduating in the 1920s. She was hired as the director of Art Curriculum for Butler County, Iowa. She apparently did not produce much, if any, during that time. Approximately 15 years later, an apparent mental breakdown caused her to take leave of her family and move back to her girlhood home and move in with her mother. It is at this time that she began to paint again. She is the sister of famous early American aviator "John Livingston" for whom author Richard Bach reportedly saw as one of the inspirations for his 1970 best selling book "Jonathan Livingston Seagull". Hazel became quite active in the local art scene exhibiting and painting with other local women artists. Her paintings have an innocent naive quality. Her subjects are either regional scenes or fanciful tranquil imagery with melodramatic titles. The Regionalist influence in her work can be readily seen. She continued to paint into her eighties until severe arthritis prevented her from holding a brush.

1. 
   Hazel Livingston Engel (American 1906-1999)
   "The Letter"  
   oil on masonite
   signed lower left
   22" x 28"
   Verso with titled exhibition label.
   Estimate...................$400-$600
   
2. 
   Hazel Livingston Engel (American 1906-1999)
   "Prairie Farm"
   watercolor and paste on paper
   signed lower left
   14" x 20"
   Estimate...............$300-$400

   Provenance: Estate of artist

   Exhibited Iowa Television Art Show 1974, NDCC Competitive Art Show 1974

3. 
   Hazel Livingston Engel (American 1906-1999)
   "Bridge at Medderville"  
   oil on board
   signed lower right
   16" x 20"
   Estimate...............$300-$400

   Provenance: Estate of artist

4. 
   Hazel Livingston Engel (American 1906-1999)
   "A Well Kept Farm"  
   watercolor on paper
   signed lower right
   14.5" x 19.5"
   Estimate...............$300-$400

   Provenance: Estate of artist

5. 
   Hazel Livingston Engel (American 1906-1999)
   "March Along the Cedar"  
   watercolor on paper
   signed lower left
   14.5" x 19.5"
   Estimate...............$200-$300

   Provenance: Estate of artist

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