377. Winslow Homer (American, )

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1 Winslow Homer (American, ) Girl Sitting on a Plow Signed and dated Winslow Homer 1879 l.r. Graphite on paper, 5 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (14.5 x 24.4 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle toning, unobtrusive staining, minor (under 1/2 inch) crease c.r. and l.l. Provenance: From the artist to Frederick Taylor Rundlet, at Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa 1879; then by descent to the present owner. N.B. This drawing will be included in the forthcoming third volume of the Spanierman Gallery/CUNY/ Goodrich/Whitney catalogue raisonné of Winslow Homer. We are grateful to Abigail Booth Gerdts for her assistance in cataloguing this work. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1836, Winslow Homer is recognized as one of the greatest American artists of the nineteenth century. At the age of 19, with limited formal training, Homer became an apprentice in the Boston lithographic firm of J.H. Bufford. Subsequently, he began working as a freelance illustrator. His unique ability to observe the human condition and his newly honed skills as a draughtsman suited him for the task, and by 1859 he had moved to New York to become the lead illustrator for Harper s Weekly. Harper s sent Homer to Virginia to cover the Civil War. Rather than focusing on images of battle, Homer was intrigued by life in the camps. His images are uniquely powerful and genuine in their portrayal of the Union troop experience. The period following the American Civil War was marked by anxiety for the future of America, and a nostalgia for America s pre-war past. Both of these are expressed in Homer s works of the 1870s, but the nostalgia is especially strong, as evidenced by his interest in the subjects of children and country life at this time. These same elements are present in the drawing offered here, with the figure s quiet, contemplative glance to the side, as she waits on the plow. $30,000-50,

2 378. Eastman Johnson (American, ) Sketch after A Lullaby Signed...Johnson l.l. Pencil on paper with whiting, sight size 15 x 13 1/4 in. (38.1 x 33.7 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. N.B. This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné by Patricia Hills. According to Dr. Hills, Johnson routinely drew copies of his major works. The oil of Lullaby is in the collection of Hallmark Cards, Kansas City. $12,000-18, A. Attributed to Claude Raguet Hirst (American, ) 378 Still Life with Books Signed Claude Raguet Hirst l.r. Oil on canvas mounted onto board, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Board slightly warped, retouch, skinning, varnish inconsistencies, scattered surface grime. $8,000-12, A 142

3 American School, 19th/20th Century Winter Play Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 29 in. (92.1 x 73.7 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure. $2,500-3, Peter Baumgras (American, ) Still Life with Peaches Signed and dated Peter Baumgras l.l. Oil on canvas, 10 x 13 in. (25.4 x 33.0 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, scattered craquelure with alligatoring. $4,000-6, August Laux (American, ) An Afternoon Rest Monogrammed AL. l.l., Taking Forty Winks stamped l.l. Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 9 in. (31.1 x 22.9 cm), framed. Condition: Mounted on board, retouch. $1,500-2,

4 382. American School, 19th/20th Century White Rhododendron and The Ballet/A Double-sided Work Unsigned. Oil on board, 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm), framed. Condition: Unobtrusive surface grime, minor losses to edges and within Ballet. $8,000-12, Attributed to Ferdinand Danton, Jr. (American, ) A Bundle of Bills/A Trompe L Oeil Painting Unsigned, inscribed M.E. MULVEY. l.c. Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Losses along right edge, retouch, bloom, surface grime. $3,000-5,

5 American School, 19th Century Still Life with Fruit and Pitcher Signed McKenna... l.l. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61.0 cm), framed. Condition: Losses, puncture, retouch l.l. (including signature). $ Attributed to Job (Joseph) B. Spencer (American, ) Still Life with Fruit and Pitcher Signed and dated SPENCER 92 l.r. Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (31.1 x 26.0 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, varnish inconsistencies, scattered craquelure, unobtrusive surface grime. $1,800-2, American School, 19th Century An Artist s Studio Still Life Signed and dated E. A. M. Bailey-, -March 1888 l.l. Oil on canvas, 14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, minor retouch, unobtrusive surface grime. $1,000-1,

6 387. Charles Franklin Pierce (American, ) Barn Scene Signed C.F. PIERCE l.r., a partial period label affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Tears u.l., minor losses, retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1, Henry Bacon (American, ) Fetching Water Signed and dated Henry Bacon 1882 l.l. Watercolor on paper/board, sight size 11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame. $4,000-6, Samuel Lancaster Gerry (American, ) 388 Afternoon by the Lake Signed S L Gerry l.r. Oil on canvas, 16 x 29 in. (40.6 x 73.6 cm), framed. Condition: Patch reinforcements, retouch, extremely fine craquelure, surface grime. $2,500-5,

7 390. Frank Henry Shapleigh (American, ) The Plaza Basin, St. Augustine Florida Signed and dated F.H. Shapleigh l.c., artist and titled inscribed in the artist s hand on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 16 1/4 x 10 in. (41.3 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Minor retouch, surface grime. N.B. Frank Henry Shapleigh was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he maintained a studio from 1866 to Shapleigh studied at the Lowell Institute Drawing School in Boston and in Paris with Emile Lambinet, whose pastoral landscape style strongly influenced his work. After 1886, he wintered yearly in the Ponce de Leon Historical Hotel in Saint Augustine, Florida. Here he found the subjects of the city streets and bustling harbors to be an interesting contrast to the quiet views of New Hampshire s White Mountains, for which Shapleigh is also known. $7,000-9, Hermann Herzog (German/American, ) Fishing in the Everglades Signed H. Herzog l.r., 765 inscribed on a period piece of white cloth affixed to the stretcher, H-272 inscribed on a label affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 16 x 14 in. (40.6 x 35.6 cm), framed. Condition: Possibly restretched by the artist, retouch, extremely minor scattered craquelure. N.B. Herzog immigrated to the United States in 1869 and traveled extensively throughout the country over the course of his career. He is best known for his realist landscapes that reflect the rich variety of American terrain. Herzog began visiting Florida in the 1880s and his landscapes capture the vibrant color and bright, atmospheric light of the area. The tape inscribed 765 affixed to the reverse indicates that this piece was probably included on an inventory list of the artist s studio done at the time of his death. $25,000-35,

8 George Washington Nicholson (American, ) Headed to Shore Signed G.W. Nicholson l.l. Oil on canvas, 20 x 36 1/4 in. (50.8 x 92.1 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, large (repaired) puncture u.l., retouch, losses, craquelure, surface grime. $3,000-5, Nikolay Tysland Leganger (American, ) On the Fishing Banks of the Grand Manan Island Signed N. T. Leganger l.r., titled and inscribed N. T. L. Boston Oct in the artist s hand on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. (61.0 x 91.4 cm), framed. Condition: Punctures, losses, fine scattered craquelure, surface grime. Provenance: A private Rhode Island collection. $5,000-7,

9 Delbert Dana Coombs (American, ) 394 The Androscoggin Head Signed and dated D D Coombs l.l., title inscribed on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 22 in. (31.1 x 55.9 cm), framed. Condition: Losses, craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1, Frank Henry Shapleigh (American, ) Old Boats at Cohasset Signed and dated F.H.Shapleigh 1882 l.r., artist and title inscribed in the artist s hand on the reverse. Oil on board, 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (31.8 x 19.1 cm), unframed. Condition: Retouch, minor losses at edges, board slightly warped, subtle craquelure. $ Edmund Elisha Case (American, ) Shore View, New England Signed Edmund E. Case. l.r. Oil on canvas, 20 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (51.4 x 76.8 cm), framed. Condition: Minute losses u.l., surface grime. $3,000-5,

10 397. George William Whitaker (American, ) Country Road Signed and dated G.W. WHITAKER 93 l.l. Oil on canvas, 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (34.3 x 44.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, extremely fine scattered craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1, American School, 19th Century Sunset View Signed and dated H.G. Huntington, Sept Oil on canvas, 6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Minor losses, surface grime. $ Attributed to Benjamin Champney (American, ) River Landscape Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 9 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (23.5 x 39.4 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, fine craquelure. $800-1,

11 Charles Warren Eaton (American, ) Woodland Landscape at Sunset Signed Chas Warren Eaton l.l. Oil on canvas, 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, varnish inconsistencies, craquelure, surface grime. $1,500-3, George Frederick Bensell (American, ) Autumn Afternoon Signed G. Bensell. l.l., a period label from Bigelow & Jordan affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm), framed. Condition: Minor scattered retouch, minute losses, repaired puncture, craquelure, surface grime. $2,000-4, Thomas Bowler Norris (American, ) Landscape with Windmill Signature incised TB Norris l.r., artist identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Oil on board, 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm), framed. Condition: Mounted on panel. $

12 403. David Johnson (American, ) Conway, New Hampshire Signed and inscribed J l.r., artist and title inscribed on the reverse. Oil on board, 6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure, loss l.r., surface grime. $1,800-2, Stephen J. Shaughnessy (American, 19th Century) Cows at Pasture Signed S.J. SHAUGHNESSY l.r. Oil on canvas, 7 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (18.4 x 31.1 cm), framed. Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure. $1,000-1, Anglo/American School, 19th/20th Century A Walk in the Park Signed indistinctly l.r. Oil on board, 9 1/2 x 12 in. (24.1 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, light abrasions, unobtrusive surface grime. $

13 406. George Douglas Brewerton (American, ) Sunrise on the Lake Signed Brewerton l.r. Pastel on paper/board, sight size 22 1/4 x 34 3/4 in. (56.5 x 88.3 cm), framed. Condition: Staining/foxing, not examined out of frame. $800-1, Roswell Morse Shurtleff (American, ) Cloud Shadows Signed R. M. Shurtleff N.A. l.l., artist and title inscribed in the artist s hand on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm), unframed. Condition: Minor losses at edges, retouch, surface grime. Provenance: From the estate of the artist. $800-1, Sidney Lawrence Brackett (American, ) Pond Fishing, Autumn Signed Sid. L. Brackett. l.r. Oil on canvas, 10 x 14 1/4 in. (25.4 x 36.2 cm), framed (under glass). Condition: Retouch, not examined out of frame. $800-1,

14 409. Irving Ramsey Wiles (American, ) Stockbridge Road Signed Irving R. Wiles l.r., titled on the reverse. Oil on panel, 10 x 13 1/2 in. (25.4 x 34.3 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime. $3,000-5, Frank French (American, ) Woodland Brook Signed FRANK FRENCH. l.l. Oil on board, 5 1/2 x 8 in. (14.0 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Minor retouch. $ American School, 19th Century Hudson River View Unsigned, Goupil & Co. stamp on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Puncture u.r., retouch, light abrasions, fine scattered craquelure, surface grime. $1,000-1,

15 Gardner Arnold Reckard (American, ) A Memory of Rockland County/Cows at a Woodland Pond Signed and dated G.A. RECKARD -89 l.l., period label, possibly in artist s hand, with title and dedication, affixed to the reverse. Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm), framed. Condition: Varnish inconsistencies, craquelure with alligatoring. $1,000-1, Thomas Mower Martin (Canadian, ) Lake View Signed T. Mower Martin, R.C.A. l.r. Watercolor on paper, sight size 18 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (47.0 x 62.2 cm), framed. Condition: Staining and/or fox marks, subtle toning, not examined out of frame. $ Franklin B. DeHaven (American, ) 414 October Signed DeHaven. l.r., identified on a partial period label affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, patch reinforcement, craquelure. $800-1,

16 John Bunyan Bristol (American, ) Mountain Lake Signed J. B. Bristol l.l., identified on a presentation plaque affixed to the frame. Oil on canvas, 18 x 30 1/4 in. (45.7 x 76.8 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, varnish inconsistencies, fine craquelure. $7,500-8, Attributed to Alexander François Loemans (Canadian, d. 1898) Canadian Rockies Bears incised signature A F Loemans l.r. Oil on canvas mounted on board, 31 x 47 in. (78.7 x cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, scattered craquelure, surface grime. $3,000-5,

17 William Lamb Picknell (American, 1853/4-1897) The Edge of Winter Signed Wm. L. Picknell l.r., partial label (see below) affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 53 x 72 in. (134.6 x cm), unframed. Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, surface grime. Exhibitions: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Sixty-second Annual Exhibition, 1892, no N.B. A New England native, Picknell spent much of his career traveling both within the United Sates and abroad. His travels abroad began around 1873, when he went to Rome to study with George Inness. He then moved to Paris where he attended the Ecole Des Beaux-Arts and studied with Jean- Léon Gérôme. Later, Picknell traveled to several artist s colonies throughout France including Pont-Aven, Concarneau, Grez, Moret, and Antibes. Picknell is best known for his plein-air landscapes of both American and European views, and his works possess a strong sense of light and air. His work is characterized by Impressionist techniques including a rapid painting style and heavy application of paint. $15,000-25,

18 Manner of Ludolf Backhuysen (I) (Dutch, ) Sailing Vessels Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 16 x 27 in. (40.6 x 68.6 cm), framed. Condition: Patch reinforcement, retouch, varnish inconsistencies, craquelure, surface grime. $3,000-5, David Saint John (American, 19th/20th Century) Moonlit Harbor Signed DAVID ST. JOHN l.l. Oil on canvas, 30 x 50 1/2 in. (76.2 x cm), framed. Condition: Mounted onto panel, retouch, varnish inconsistencies, craquelure. $2,000-3, Frank Vining Smith (American, ) Galleon Signed Frank Vining Smith l.l. Oil on board, 32 x 40 in. (81.3 x cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, scattered craquelure with gentle lifting, surface grime. $1,500-3,

19 421. Robert Lie (American, ) Whaling Ship Signed and inscribed Robert Lie., H VII l.l., a label from Arthur H. Harlow & Co., Inc., New York, affixed to the reverse. Oil on board, 20 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (52.1 x 64.1 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure. $1,500-2, Edward Moran (American, ) Recovering the Wreck Signed E Moran l.l. Oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (24.1 x 47.0 cm), framed. Condition: Mounted onto board, minor retouch, minor losses, craquelure, surface grime. $1,200-1, American School, 19th Century Crashing Waves Signed and dated W. G Cass, 1906 l.l. Oil on board, 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime. $

20 Louis H. Richardson (American, ) The Rocky Inlet Signed and dated LHRICHARDSON l.r. Oil on canvas, 22 x 31 in. (55.9 x 78.7 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure, surface grime. $1,200-1, Mauritz Frederik Henrik de Haas (American, ) Costal View with Distant Lighthouse Signed F H De Haas l.l. Oil on board, 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, surface grime. $3,000-5, Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, ) Seascape Monogram signature AT Bricher l.l. Oil on panel, 10 x 4 in. (25.4 x 10.2 cm), framed. Condition: Good. $6,000-8,