700. Bernard Buffet (French, )

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1 Bernard Buffet (French, ) Interieur Provencal Signed and dated Bernard Buffet 53 u.r., inscribed I55 on the reverse, stamped (twice) Galerie Drouant David... on the reverse, a label from Arthur Lenars & Cie affixed to the stretcher, a label inscribed M. Hoch Wheeler affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 24 in. (50.2 x 61.0 cm), framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: Ex-collection of playwright Hugh Wheeler, New York. N.B. Born in Paris in 1928, Bernard Buffet was one of the most celebrated painters in 20th-century France. He entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1944, where he studied art for two years. After his brief education, Buffet worked mostly on his own producing paintings, lithographs, etchings, and sculptures, many of which addressed the turmoil of the post-war period. His works are often somber, done in grays and neutral tones, with a flattened space and sharply contoured forms. This painting was once owned by the novelist, screenwriter, and playwright Hugh Wheeler. Born in London, he moved to America and became a citizen. His projects include Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, and Candide. A photo-certificate of authenticity from Maurice Garnier accompanies the lot. $25,000-35,

2 701. Katherine Page Porter (American, b. 1941) 150 Seagulls Signed Katherine Porter l.r., titled l.c. Watercolor, gouache and ink on graph paper, sheet size 11 x 16 1/4 in. (27.8 x 41.2 cm), framed. Condition: Cockling, not examined out of frame. Provenance: A private New England collection. $ Robert Arthur Goodnough (American, b. 1917) Reclining Figures with War Clouds, a work from the NODDEGAMRA SERIES Signed and dated Goodnough, l.r., artist, title, and date inscribed on the reverse. Acrylic and pen on canvasboard, 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $1,500-2, Katherine Page Porter (American, b. 1941) 150 Small Pieces of Ric Rac Signed Katherine Porter l.r., titled l.c. and on the reverse. Watercolor and ink with pencil on graph paper, sheet size 11 x 16 1/4 in. (27.8 x 41.2 cm), framed. Condition: Tack hole punctures u.l. and u.r., creases, rippling, not examined out of frame. Provenance: A private New England collection. $

3 Robert Arthur Goodnough (American, b. 1917) Happy Figures on a White Boat Signed and dated Goodnough 03 l.r., title, artist, and date inscribed on the reverse. Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $3,000-5, Katherine Page Porter (American, b. 1941) 150 Tears Against a Pale Cheek Signed Katherine Porter l.r., titled l.c. and on the reverse. Gouache and pencil on graph paper, sheet size 11 x 16 1/2 in. (27.9 x 41.9 cm), framed. Condition: Tack hole punctures u.l. and u.r., mild staining l.l., rippling, not examined out of frame. Provenance: A private New England collection. $

4 Leonardo M. Nierman (Mexican/American, b. 1932) Abstract Horizon Signed and dated Nierman 65 l.r., stamped Galerias Iturbide... Mexico... on the frame. Oil on Masonite, 31 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (80.0 x 59.7 cm), framed. Condition: Light surface abrasions. $800-1, Louis Dumouchel (French, ) Les Amazones, 1964 Signed L. DUMOUCHEL l.l., title, artist, and date inscribed on the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33.0 cm), framed. Condition: Minor scattered retouch. $ Hipólito Hidalgo de Caviedes (Spanish, ) Seated Woman Signature and date incised HIPOLITO H de C. 61 l.r. Mixed media with ink, wash, and tooling on board, 25 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (64.8 x 47.0 cm), framed. Condition: Abrasions (some with losses), toning, staining, mild creases/breaks (mostly to the edges), residue to the reverse. $800-1,

5 Victor Manuel Cancino (Mexican, b. 1929) Woman with Bird Signed Cancino l.l. Oil on canvas, 16 x 19 3/4 in. (40.6 x 50.2 cm), framed. Condition: Mild scattered craquelure, unobtrusive surface grime. $ Spanish School, 20th Century Two Figures Seated at a Table Signed and dated...diaz 58 l.r., identified on a label from Galerie Dresdnere, Montreal, affixed to the reverse. Oil on panel, 45 3/4 x 35 in. (116.2 x 88.9 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies, craquelure. $1,000-1, Salvatore L. Aucello (American, b. 1903) Lot of Two Market Scenes Each signed and dated S. Aucello 1946 l.r., artist s name inscribed on the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 15 x 26 in. (38.1 x 66.0 cm), framed. Condition: Mild surface grime. $2,000-3,

6 Morris Cole Graves (American, ) Marshland Signed and dated Graves 54 l.r., titled in pencil l.l. (beneath the mat), identified on a label from the Willard Gallery, New York, affixed to the reverse. Sumi ink wash on paper laid down on paper, sight size 14 x 24 1/2 in. (35.6 x 62.2 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, soiling/staining, very minor losses. N.B. Born in Fox Valley, Oregon, in 1910, Morris Graves was a member of the Northwest Mystics, along with Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, and Kenneth Callahan. Traveling extensively as a merchant sailor in his youth and then again later on in life, Graves gained a deep knowledge of and interest in Eastern religion and spirituality within the natural world. In 1939 he worked on the Federal Art Project. Graves uses the traditional Eastern technique of sumi ink wash in this work on paper to capture the symbolic element of the water bird. $20,000-40,

7 John Morris (American, ) Surrealist Landscape with Figures Signed JOHN MORRIS l.r. Oil on canvasboard, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Light abrasions, scattered bloom, surface grime. $800-1, Bernard Langlais (American, ) Bird Signed BERNARD LANGLAIS in pencil on the backing sheet of paper u.l. Carved wood relief, height 24 in. (61.0 cm), framed (under glass). Condition: Not examined out of frame. Provenance: A private New England collection. $1,000-1, Paul Burlin (American, ) Surrealist Landscape, c Signed Paul Burl... l.r. Oil on canvas, 10 x 12 in. (25.4 x 30.5 cm), unframed. Condition: Small loss l.l., scattered retouch. $

8 716. Jean Carzou (French, ) View from the Window Dedicated, inscribed, dated and signed Pour Isabelle...29 Sept 1969 Carzou l.r. Pen on paper, sight size 10 1/2 x 8 in. (26.6 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,200-1, Jean Jansem (Franco/American, b. 1920) Seated Girl Signed Jansem l.r., stamped FLORENCE ART GALLERY on the stretcher (see below). Oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (34.9 x 24.1 cm), framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: Florence Art Gallery, Florence, Italy, $5,000-7, Jimmy Ernst (American, ) Absence Signed and dated Jimmy Ernst 73 l.r., titled on the reverse, identified on a label from the Galerie Lucie Weill, Paris, affixed to the reverse. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm), unframed. Condition: Good. Provenance: From the collection of Anne Houston, Philadelphia. $2,000-4,

9 Roger Toulouse (French, ) Two Women Signed and dated ROGER TOULOUSE 1938 u.r. Oil on canvas, 25 x 22 in. (63.5 x 55.9 cm), unframed. Condition: Tears and punctures with losses, retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $ Harris Harry Rodvogin (American, ) Two Works: Crucifixion Amidst the Rhododendron and Circus Abstract Crucifixion signed Rodvogin u.r., titled and dated on a plaque affixed to the reverse, oil with tooling on Masonite, 23 3/4 x 16 in. (60.3 x 40.6 cm); Circus signed Rodvogin u.l., oil on Masonite, 32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61.0 cm). Both framed. Condition: Mild surface grime. $1,800-2, Alfonso Ossorio (Filipino/American, ) Woman Unsigned. Watercolor and ink with wax resist on paper, sight size 16 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (42.5 x 27.3 cm), framed. Condition: Rippling, glued between mat boards. Provenance: Ex-collection of playwright Hugh Wheeler, New York. N.B. Alfonso Ossorio was born in Manila in 1916, but moved to the United States as an adolescent. He studied both at Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Greatly influenced by Jean Dubuffet and Jackson Pollock, Ossorio s work involves elements of Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Art Brut. Seeking to develop a visual language through connections with innocence and raw emotions, his work rejects descriptive and figurative imagery in favor of free and impulsive expression. This piece is done in wax resist, a technique Ossorio began to use around the middle of his career, to give his work new stylistic freedom. $5,000-7,

10 Walter Tandy Murch (American, ) Still Life with Rock Fragments Signed Walter Murch l.l. Oil on board, 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (36.2 x 36.2 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies, surface grime. N.B. Walter Tandy Murch was born in Canada in He first studied art at the Ontario College of Art, and in 1927, moved to New York to study art at the Art Students League. There, he met Arshile Gorky, who greatly influenced Murch s artistic style. Although painting during the heyday of abstraction, Murch maintained his individual aesthetic of combining modern objects with items traditionally used in still life paintings. In this work, Murch humanizes and romanticizes the technological advancements of his day through atmosphere and dramatic lighting. $10,000-15,

11 Sarah Supplee (American, ) Approach Rt. 495, Littleton, Massachusetts Signed and dated S. Supplee 1981 l.r., identified in an inscription and on labels, including one from OK Harris, New York, and OK Harris West, Scottsdale, affixed to the reverse. Gouache on paper, sight size 22 3/4 x 38 in. (57.8 x 96.5 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $8,000-12, Andrew Tavarelli (American, 20th/21st Century) Lot of Two Abstract Compositions: Travel to 100 Places and A Boat in the Desert Travel signed and dated A. Tavarelli l.r., titled l.c., inscribed No. 2 l.l.; Boat signed and dated A. Tavarelli 02 l.r., titled l.c., inscribed 24 l.l. Both watercolor on Waterford paper with drystamp l.r., image sizes approximately 21 x 16 in. (53.3 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,

12 Peter Robert Keil (German, b. 1942) Peter Robert Keil (German, b. 1942) A Yunky Girl From Miami Signed and dated P Keil 86 l.r., identified in an inscription in the artist s hand on the reverse. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 20 in. (121.9 x 50.8 cm), unframed. Condition: Scattered retouch, craquelure, abrasions. N.B. Peter Robert Keil is one of the leading figures in the early German Neo-Expressionist movement. Keil moved to Germany as a young boy, following the death of his father. As a child he was intrigued by the work of Pablo Picasso, and his playful images and bright colors which offered an escape from the bleakness of daily life in post-war West Berlin. He began studying art with Otto Nager when he was fifteen years old, and went on to Berlin s Akademie für Bildende Künste. During the late 1950s, Keil befriended Joan Miró and often visited him at his studio in Mallorca. He adopted elements of Miró s painting into his work, in particular the rhythmic compositions, use of bright primary colors, and departure from realism. Keil later set up a studio in Paris, where he embraced the Bohemian lifestyle and created images that reflected the coarseness of everyday life. His models were often those he encountered at night on the Parisian streets; prostitutes, drunks, and thieves. Keil s theatrical figures are complemented by dynamic compositions in which he uses vibrant, often discordant, colors, harmonious forms, and vigorous lines. $ Bouquet of Flowers Signed and inscribed Peter Keil Berlin l.l. Acrylic on board, 40 x 24 in. (101.6 x 61.0 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered retouch, craquelure, lifting, separating, alligatoring, minor losses. $ Peter Robert Keil (German, b. 1942) Purple Face Signed and dated P. Keil 85 l.r. Acrylic on board, 24 x 24 in. (61.0 x 61.0 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered retouch, craquelure. $

13 Peter Robert Keil (German, b. 1942) Blue and Orange Face Signed and dated P. Keil 63 l.r. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered retouch, craquelure, lifting. $ Peter Robert Keil (German, b. 1942) Red and Blue Face Signed and dated P... Keil 85 l.r. Acrylic on board, 24 x 24 in. (61.0 x 61.0 cm), framed. Condition: Scattered retouch, scattered craquelure with alligatoring. $ Peter Robert Keil (German, b. 1942) In Love Signed and dated P. Keil 74 l.l., identified in an inscription on the reverse. Acrylic on board, 19 x 14 in. (48.3 x 35.6 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure with separating. $

14 Milton Clark Avery (American, ) Strange Fish Signature and date incised Milton Avery 1951 l.l., identified on labels from the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, New York, and the ACA Galleries, New York, affixed to the backing. Oil with tooling on canvas, 28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch. Provenance: From the artist through to a private New England collection. N.B. Avery s artistic style developed throughout his career, beginning with a combination of Impressionism with American regionalism and folk art. Later in his career, Avery focused on uniting color, form, and space. Avery s grand late style paintings were larger in scale. In them he reduced form to their essential characteristics, and used carefully balanced color. $80, ,

15 732. Ryonosuke Fukui (Japanese, ) Peacock Signed R. Fukui in pencil l.l. Oil with tooling on canvas, 15 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (38.3 x 13.6 cm), framed. Condition: Area of lifting to corner l.r., surface grime. $ Robert Natkin (American, b. 1930) 731A 731A. Geoffrey Moss (American, 20th Century) Blue Pool Signed G. Moss l.r., titled, signed and dated...g. Moss/95 on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 52 x 48 in. (132.1 x cm), unframed. Condition: Extremely mild scattered craquelure. $800-1,200 Abstract Shapes Signed Natkin l.l. Oil on canvas mounted on canvas, 40 x 26 in. (101.6 x 66.0 cm), framed. Condition: Varnish inconsistencies. $3,000-5, Beverly Stoll Pepper (Italian/American, b. 1924) Portal Monogrammed BP l.l. Iron, height 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm). Condition: Surface grime, wear to surface. Provenance: From the collection of Anne Houston, Philadelphia. $4,000-6,

16 735. Shusaku Arakawa (Japanese/American, b. 1936) A Poem Titled, signed and dated...arakawa...62 u.r., artist and date inscribed in the artist s hand on the stretcher. Oil, graphite, and collage on canvas, 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x cm), framed. Condition: Extremely minor scattered craquelure, mild and unobtrusive surface grime. Provenance: Acquired from the artist. N.B. Japanese-born artist Shusaku Arakawa first studied medicine and mathematics at Tokyo University before turning to art. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1960 and settled in New York, where he continued his painting career, often using his art to comment of the corruption of Japanese society. His work fuses his scientific background with elements of Dadaism, presenting objective and analytical images that lack the emotive quality of Expressionism. Arakawa frequently uses words in his paintings to address the ambiguity between the verbal and visual elements of human perception. $8,000-12, Ger Lataster (Dutch, b. 1920) Croisement Signed and dated G. Lataster 63 l.r. and on the reverse, titled on a label affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. (50.2 x 67.9 cm), framed. Condition: Losses, lifting, craquelure. $5,000-7,

17 Louis Marcoussis (French, ) Cubist Still Life Signed marcoussis l.r. Gouache and graphite on paper, oval format 7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (19.1 x 17.2 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, surface losses, scattered craquelure, not examined out of frame. $1,500-2, Maurice Sarthou (French, ) Abstract in Blue Signed M E Sarthou l.r. Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $800-1, Taro Yamamoto (American, b. 1919) Abstract Composition Signed and dated Taro Yamamoto 71 l.r. Mixed media on paper, 17 x 13 in. (43.2 x 33.0 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Provenance: A private New England collection. $

18 740. Elisabeth Gill Lee (American, 20th Century) Abstract Still Life Unsigned. Mixed media with oil and watercolor on board, 13 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (34.3 x 47.0 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, not examined out of frame. Provenance: A private New England collection. $ Jean Liberte (American, ) Monhegan Shipwreck Signed LIBERTE l.r. Watercolor and gouache on paper/board, sight size 10 1/4 x 16 in. (26.0 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Provenance: A private New England collection. $ Continental School, 20th Century Abstract Landscape Unsigned. Oil on Masonite, 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (34.9 x 42.5 cm), framed. Condition: Mild surface grime. $

19 743. John Lawrence (American, 20th Century) Industrial Landscape II, 1969 Initialed JL l.r., identified on a catalog label affixed to the reverse. Oil with acrylic on board, sight size 6 3/4 x 9 in. (17.2 x 22.9 cm), framed (under glass). Condition: Surface grime, not examined out of frame. $1,000-1, Attributed to Edna A. Chess (American, ) Sailboats Signed Edna... l.r. Mixed media with gouache, ink, and pastel on paper/board, sight size 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. $ Madeleine Gekiere (Swiss/American, b. 1919) Abstract Landscape Signed Gekiere l.r., identified on a label affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 36 x 49 1/2 in. (91.4 x cm), framed. Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure with separating. $

20 These three paintings are part of my China series. Each work is infused with recollections of drinking Jasmine tea, the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Ming tombs, the sight of so many bicycle riders, and 18 different kinds of noodles... Daveda Movitz 746. Daveda Movitz (American, 20th/21st Century) 746 China Series: Summer or Xia Signed Daveda l.l., dated l.r., titled u.c., signed Daveda, dated and titled on the reverse. Gouache on paper, sight size 41 1/2 x 61 in. (105.5 x cm), framed (without glass). Condition: Not examined out of frame. N.B. Xia or Summer is in homage to the grandeur and triumph of this amazing country. Daveda Movitz $800-1, Daveda Movitz (American, 20th/21st Century) China Series: Kufu Signed Daveda l.r., dated l.l., titled u.c., signed Daveda and titled on the reverse. Gouache and gesso on paper, 41 1/4 x 48 in. (104.7 x cm), framed (without glass). Condition: Not examined out of frame. N.B. Kufu : A city famous for Confucius, his cemetery and family compound are the stimulants here. Daveda Movitz $800-1, Daveda Movitz (American, 20th/21st Century) China Series: Weifang Signed Daveda l.l., dated l.r., titled u.c., signed Daveda and titled on the reverse. Gouache and gesso on paper, sight size 41 1/2 x 47 3/4 in. (105.5 x cm), framed (without glass). Condition: Not examined out of frame. N.B. Weifang : The city of Kute Factory, known internationally for its Kite Festival. Daveda Movitz $800-1,