Girl with Flowers Signed Xavier Bueno. u.l. Oil on Masonite, 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (69.8 x 49.5 cm), framed. Condition: Surface losses.

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1 Xavier Bueno (Italian, ) Girl with Flowers Signed Xavier Bueno. u.l. Oil on Masonite, 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (69.8 x 49.5 cm), framed. Condition: Surface losses. Provenance: Private Mid-Atlantic collection. N.B. Born in Vera de Bidasoa, Spain, in 1915, Bueno began his artistic studies as the S. Fernando Academy in Madrid where he completed many works in the Spanish Realist style. He continued his studies with Diase Bianquet at the Grand Caumiere in Paris. This piece is a fine example of Bueno s style, known for his portrayal of children and women, he often looked to Goya and Delacroix for inspiration. In 1947 Bueno, along with other artists, drafted a manifest of Modern Realistic Painting, in which the painters openly opposed the abstract art movements which were occurring in Italy at the time. $12,000-18,

2 Giacomo Soffiantino (Italian, b. 1929) Solitudine Signed and dated Soffiantino 5... l.l., identified on a label from Galleria Odyssia, Rome, on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 35 1/2 x 43 1/4 in. (90.2 x cm), framed. Condition: Puncture with loss c.r., craquelure with separating, surface grime. $800-1, Xavier Bueno (Italian, ) Young Boy with a Bowl Signed Xavier Bueno. u.l. Oil on Masonite, 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (69.8 x 49.5 cm), framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: Private Mid-Atlantic collection. $12,000-18,

3 Cornelius Zitman (Dutch, b. 1926) The Family Signed Zitman l.r., identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Pen and ink on paper, sight size 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (26.0 x 33.7 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle toning, possible minor staining u.r., not examined out of frame Philippe Henri Noyer (French, ) On the Trapeze Signed and dated Ph. Noyer 59 l.l. Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (100.3 x 49.5 cm), framed. Condition: Minor retouch to edges, unobtrusive surface grime. $ Olle Nordberg (Swedish, ) The Serenade Signed and dated -44, Olle Nordberg l.r., artist inscribed on the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (19.1 x 26.6 cm), framed. Condition: Light abrasions. $3,000-5,

4 French School, 20th Century A Fisherman and His Catch Signed and inscribed 1922 Paris...Dupre l.r. Oil on canvas, 24 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (61.6 x 38.7 cm), unframed. Condition: Lined, losses, retouch. $1,200-1, Jean-Rene Chery (Haitian, b. 1928) The Procession Signed J.R. Chery l.r. Oil on board, 16 x 23 1/2 in. (40.6 x 59.7 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime Norman Laliberté (Canadian, b. 1925) Four Evangelists, alternatively titled The Four Teachers Signed and dated LALIBERTE 1982 l.l. Oil on canvas, 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x cm), framed. Condition: Good

5 Fernando Gerassi (American, ) Abstract with Animals Signed and dated Gerassi 54 l.r. Watercolor on paper, sight size 13 3/4 x 22 in. (34.9 x 55.9 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame Greg Langham (American, 20th/21st Century) Comp. #6 Signed and dated LAN l.r., identified on labels from Albright Galleries, Inc., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on the reverse. Acrylic on canvas, 32 x 30 in. (81.3 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $ Aileen Phillips Shannon (American, ) New Mexico, Las Cruces Signed Shannon l.l. Watercolor on paper, sight size 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (21.6 x 18.4 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $

6 William Theophilus Brown (American, b. 1919) Portrait Study #1 Signed and dated William Theophilus Brown 70 l.r., identified on a label from Adele Bednarz Gallery, Los Angeles, affixed to the reverse. Acrylic and charcoal on Masonite, 17 1/4 x 14 in. (43.8 x 35.6 cm), framed (under glass). Condition: Not examined out of frame. $800-1, Ralph Eugene Della-Volpe (American, b. 1923) Hotel by the Sea Identified in an inscription on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle surface rubs. N.B. A framed Della-Volpe woodcut titled Acrobats accompanies the lot. $ Mark Kostabi (American b. 1960) Crime and Punishment Signed and dated KOSTABI 1990 l.l., artist, title, and date inscribed on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 35 x 35 in. (88.9 x 88.9 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $3,000-5,

7 716. Joseph Kaplan (American, ) Abstract Composition Signed Joseph Kaplan l.l. Ink on paper, sight size 21 x 26 in. (53.3 x 66.0 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle toning, slight rippling, not examined out of frame Norman Laliberté (Canadian, b. 1925) Birds of Arabia Signed and dated Laliberté 87 l.l., titled on the stretcher. Mixed media collage with oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 cm), unframed. Condition: Good. $1,500-2, John Harrison Levee (American, b. 1924) November II, 1955 Artist and title inscribed, probably in the artist s hand, on the reverse, labels from Andre Emmerich, New York, and Arthur Lenars & Co., Paris, affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, scattered craquelure with areas of alligatoring and minute loss. $

8 719. Robert McChesney (American, b. 1913) Arena #3 Unsigned, identified in an inscription on the reverse. Mixed media on canvas, 47 x 59 in. (119.4 x cm), framed. Condition: Good. $1,000-1, Walter (Walt) Milton Killam (American, ) Classical Still Life Signed Killam l.r., artist and title inscribed on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 28 x 34 in. (71.1 x 86.4 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered retouch. $ Tom Holland (American, b. 1936) Untitled Signed and dated Holland 72 l.r. Oil and watercolor on paper collage, 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm), framed (without glass). Condition: Good

9 Lot of Two Works: Harvey Lee Simon (American, b. 1940), Green Sunrise, unsigned, titled and inscribed Harvey Simons, NYC Aug 1962 on the reverse, oil on canvas, 84 x 60 in. (213.4 x cm); Daniel S. Lang (American, b. 1935), Ames, signed and dated Daniel Lang 1971 l.r., identified on labels affixed to the reverse including ones from Fischbach and The Members Gallery, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, ink and pencil on paper, 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm), both framed. Condition: Not examined out of frames, the former with repaired (reinforced) area l.r. $ Lot of Two Works: Barbara Ann Schwartz (American, b. 1948), Untitled, signed and dated B Schwartz 1973 on the reverse, mixed media on paper mounted onto canvas, 30 x 22 in. (76. x 55.9 cm), unframed; Jim Touchton (American, 20th Century), Garden Terrace, signed Touchton l.r., oil on canvas, 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: The former with losses and rippling. $ Robert Warren Dash (American, 20th/21st Century) 724 Cool Clear Day Signed Ro...t Dash l.r., identified on a label from Fischbach and a partial label from The Members Gallery, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, affixed to the reverse, identified in an inscription on the stretcher. Acrylic on canvas, 25 1/2 x 22 in. (64.8 x 55.9 cm), framed. Condition: Mild indentation u.c. $1,000-2,

10 725. Leonardo M. Nierman (Mexican/American, b. 1932) After the Rain Signed nierman l.l., titled on the reverse. Acrylic on Masonite, 15 x 22 3/4 in. (38.1 x 57.8 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $ Various Artists, 20th Century Artist s Palette from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Signed (clockwise) Jack Levine 67, Vincent Hartgen 67, Abby Shahn 67, Marin 67, ALEX KATZ 1967, and DAVID HOCKNEY, L.A. 67. Oil on a wood artist s palette, 15 x 23 1/4 in. (38.1 x 59.1 cm), unframed. Condition: Splits to palette, surface grime Lot of Two Works on Paper: Natvar Prahladji Bhavsar (Indian, b. 1934), Untitled, signed NATVAR BHAVSAR l.r., identified on a label from the Obelisk Gallery, Boston, affixed to the reverse, dry pigment on paper, sight size 7 x 6 1/2 in. (17.8 x 16.5 cm); Allan D Arcangelo (American, ), Landscape, signed and dated D Arcangelo Oct l.r., titled l.c., ink and collage on paper/board, 14 x 17 in. (35.6 x 43.2 cm); both framed. Condition: Not examined out of frames

11 728. American School, 20th Century Afternoon Gatherings in Provincetown Unsigned. Tempera on board, 17 3/4 x 24 in. (45.1 x 61.0 cm), framed. Condition: Minor scattered losses, unobtrusive surface grime. $3,000-5, Alan Price (American, ) 728 The Cedar Signed and dated Alan Price 1971 l.r., identified on partial labels affixed to the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm), framed. Condition: Retouched loss l.c., light scattered abrasions. $1,500-2, American School, 20th Century Boston View Unsigned. Tempera on board, 10 x 30 in. (25.4 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, flaking with losses. $3,000-5,

12 Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951) Goldfish Unsigned, inscribed Hunt Slo... on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm), unframed. Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure with separating. $800-1, Ray Hare (American, 20th/21st Century) Aquarium Signed and dated Hare 78 l.r. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 49 1/2 in. (121.9 x cm), unframed. Condition: Repaired (retouched/reinforced) tear u.l., minor wear to edges. $2,000-4, Charlotte DeVoe (American, 20th/21st Century) Still Life with Orange and Pitcher Signed Charlotte DeVoe l.r. Watercolor on paper, sight size 21 1/2 x 29 in. (54.6 x 73.6 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame

13 Seymour Nydorf (American, d. 2001) Swing Trio Signed Nydorf... l.r., identified on a period exhibition label (see below) affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch. Exhibitions: Directions in American Painting, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, $1,500-2, Doris Patty Rosenthal (American, ) Sefarino-Drummer Boy Signed Doris Rosenthal l.r., artist and title inscribed on the reverse, identified on labels from The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut, Midtown Galleries, New York, and Springville High School Art Association, Inc. Oil on canvas, 32 x 26 1/4 in. (81.3 x 66.7 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, fine scattered craquelure. $4,000-6, Sol Wilson (American, ) 735 Street Scene Signed Sol Wilson l.l. Oil with ink on paper/board, sight size 12 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (31.1 x 51.4 cm), framed (under glass). Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,

14 737. Louis Muhlstock (Canadian, ) Reclining Nude Signed Muhlstock l.r., identified on a period label affixed to the reverse. Mixed media on paper, sight size 25 x 18 3/4 in. (63.5 x 47.6 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $ Umberto Roberto Romano (Italian/American, ) Man Weeps, 1952 Signed UM...ROMANO l.r., artist, title and date inscribed on the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 21 1/2 x 15 in. (54.6 x 38.1 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, losses (some retouched), craquelure with lifting/flaking. $ Malcah Zeldis (American, b. 1931) 737 In the Bedroom Unsigned. Oil on Masonite, 12 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (31.8 x 29.8 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $

15 740. Peter Poskas (American, b. 1939) View Through the Window/The Red Barn Signed Peter Poskas l.l. Oil on canvas, 30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm), framed. Condition: Good. N.B. Poskas poetic images work with shape, color, and light. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Poskas is best known for his realist landscapes of Connecticut and Monhegan, Maine. He studied forestry and wildlife at the University of Connecticut before attending Paier Art School in New Haven. $6,000-8, Peter Poskas (American, b. 1939) Farmhouse Signed Peter Poskas l.l. Charcoal on paper, sight size 10 1/2 x 16 in. (26.6 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Minor stains and/or fox marks, not examined out of frame. $800-1,

16 Karl Zerbe (American, ) Garden in Fall, 1936 Unsigned, artist, title and date inscribed, probably in the artist s hand, on a label affixed to the reverse. Watercolor and gouache on board, sight size 17 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (44.5 x 64.1 cm), framed. Condition: Rippling, toning, staining, not examined out of frame American School, 20th Century Figure of a Man Signed EKI... on the base l.c. Bronze with a black patina on a wooden plinth, height 22 in. (55.9 cm). Condition: Surface grime. $ Karl Zerbe (American, ) Plowing Signed ZERBE l.r. Watercolor and gouache on board, sight size 17 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (44.5 x 64.1 cm), framed. Condition: Rippling, not examined out of frame

17 Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma Moses) (American, ) Spring Landscape with Distant Mountains Signed MOSES. l.l. Oil on board, 8 x 12 in. (20.5 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime. Provenance: Descended within the family of the artist. N.B. Family photographs of the artist accompany the lot. $20,000-40,

18 Charles M. Relyea (American, ) Young Man Fishing Signed and dated Relyea -09 l.c. Wash with charcoal and whiting en grisaille on paper, sight size 12 x 19 in. (30.5 x 48.3 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, mild scattered staining, not examined out of frame. $ Frederick Coffay Yohn (American, ) Twixt Capricorn and Cancer Signed F C YOHN l.r., identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Wash with charcoal and whiting on paper, sight size 21 x 15 3/4 in. (53.3 x 40.0 cm), framed (without glass). Condition: Toning, scattered staining, not examined out of frame. $ Gordon Hope Grant (American, ) The Card Players Signed and dated GORDON GRANT 06 l.r. Wash with whiting en grisaille on paper/board, sight size 17 x 25 3/4 in. (43.2 x 65.4 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, staining and/or foxing, not examined out of frame. $

19 Charlotte Becker (American, ) Child Sleeping with Toy Rabbit and Milk Bottle Signed Charlotte Becker l.r., a label inscribed Photo and Art Department affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas mounted onto board, 19 x 14 3/4 in. (48.3 x 37.5 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime. $ John Held, Jr. (American, ) 751. Wallace N. Saaty (American, 20th Century) Ingrid Signed Wallace Saaty l.r., artist and title identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Abrasions, surface grime. N.B. Saaty s work was featured in many advertisements in the 1950s for brands such as TWA, Dole, and Campbell s. His work was published in The Saturday Evening Post, Life, and Ladies Home Journal. Dancing the Night Away Signed John Held Jr. u.r. Pen and ink on paperboard, 7 x 17 1/2 in. (17.8 x 44.5 cm), framed. Condition: Losses, toning, possible scattered foxing, soiling, staining, and pinhole punctures, not examined out of frame. N.B. This image was most likely published in Scribner s magazine. $2,000-4,

20 Mischa Richter (American, ) Court Jester Signed Richter l.r. Ink and wash on paper, sight size 10 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (27.3 x 33.7 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle toning, rippling, not examined out of frame. $ American School, 20th Century It s us... Indistinctly signed C... beneath the mat. Pen on paper, sight size 15 1/2 x 10 in. (39.4 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Handling creases, not examined out of frame Howard Finster (American, ) Jesus is the Way... Signed BY HOWARD FINSTER FROM GOD u.l., signed and inscribed...by Howard Finster FINISHED. JULY on the reverse. Oil on panel, 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered surface grime. N.B. The lot is accompanied by a poster signed and dedicated Howard Finster my love to you all, To Peter l.r. $4,500-5,500 END OF SALE

21 Artist Index Abbot, Agnes Anne Acuna, Luis Alberto...1, 2 Adams, Charles Partridge Addy, Alfred Adler, Edmund Albee, Grace Arnold...3 Albers, Anni...4 Alex, Adolf Jelinek...5 American School, 19th Century...391, 433, 439, 619 American School, 19th/20th Century...422, 438, 643 American School, 20th Century...390, 420, 454, 460, , 560, 564, 582, 616, , 683, 728, 730, 743, 753 Anglo/American School, 19th Century Ansen-Hofmann, Eduard Aponovich, James...6 Appel, Karel D Arcangelo, Allan Arkhipov, Abram Efimovich Armfield, George Arms, John Taylor...13, 14 Arp, Hans (Jean)...15 Atget, Eugène Atlas, Abraham M Atwater, Barry Austrian School, 19th Century Avati, Mario...16 Avniel, Mordechai Baba, Corneliu Bale, Charles Thomas Ballingall, Alexander Barker, Hunter Barnett, Herbert Phillip Barrón y Carrillo, Manuel Barstow, Sarah M Bartlett, Charles William...17 Baskin, Leonard...18, 19 Baumann, Gustave...20, 21 Beaux, Cecilia (Attributed to)...662, 663 Becker, Charlotte Beglia, Charles...22 Benson, Frank Weston , 451, 598 Benton, Thomas Hart...36, 37 Berger, Jason...23 Bernhardt, John...24 Berresford, Virginia...38, 659 Berthelsen, Johann Berzevizy, Julius Bhavsar, Natvar Prahladji Bicknell, William Henry Warren...39 Bill, Max...40 Binet, Georges Jules Ernest...604, 605, 614 Bispham, Henry Collins Blake, William...41, 42 Blampied, Edmund...43 Blanchard, Jacques (Attributed to) Blaney, Dwight...464, 510 Bliss, Robert R , 590 Blum, Maurice Bohrod, Aaron Bonavia, Carlo (Attributed to) Botero, Fernando...44, 45 Boucher, François (School of) Bourdelle, Emile Antoine Bousquet, Georges Bowyer, Alan J Brackett, Sidney Lawrence Brazilian School, 20th Century...576A Bricher, Alfred Thompson...389, 397 Briggs, C.W Briscoe, Arthur...46 British School, 18th Century British School, 19th Century British School, 20th Century Britton, James Brockhurst, Gerald Leslie...47 Broder, Roger...48 Brodney, Edward Brouet, Auguste Louis...49 Brown, George Loring...448, 449 Brown, William Theophilus Brumback, Louise Upton Bueno, Xavier...701, 703 Buffet, Bernard...50 Buhot, Felix Hilaire...51 Burdick, Horace Robbins Burkett, Christopher Burliuk, David Burr, George Elbert...52 Bush, Jack...53 Bush-Brown, Margaret Lesley Butler, Howard Russell Calder, Alexander Callot, Jacques...60 Cameron, David Young...61 Canu, Yvonne Capuano, Michele Cézanne, Paul...62 Chadwick, Ernest Albert Chagall, Marc...62A-63 Chaissac, Gaston...695, 696 Chamberlain, Samuel...64, 603 Champney, Edwin Graves Chase, Clarence Melville Chase, William Merritt (Attributed to) Chery, Jean-Rene Citron, Minna Wright Clare, Oliver (Attributed to) Clark, Roland...67, 68 Clays, Paul Jean...380, 382 Clements, Gabrielle De Vaux...69 Clevenbergh, Charles Antoine Cobb, Ruth Cohen, Gabriel Continental School, 18th Century Continental School, 18th/19th Century...319, 321 Continental School, 19th Century...314, , 341, 347 Continental School, 20th Century Cook, Gladys Emerson...645, 651, 653 Cook, Otis Pierce Crane, Alan Horton...70 Crane, Bruce Crawley, Ida Jolly Culverhouse, Johann Mongels Curran, Charles Courtney Curry, John Steuart...71 Dalí, Salvador van Dam, Christine Damschröder, Jan Jacobus Matthijs