- FIVE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS 20TH
FIVE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS 20TH CENTURY MATTED TO 21" X 25".FIVE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, 20th Century, 1) Sukiya Bridge by Un'ichi Hiratsuka (Japan, 1895-1997). 7" x 9.5" sight. 2) Early Morning Mist at Sanjo Ohashi by Yoshikawa Kanpo (Japan, 1894-1979). 10" x 16" sight. 3) Myogi, 1958, by Maeda Maso (Japan, 1904-1974). Signed in image lower right. Numbered 1/10. 10" x 14" sight. 4) Snowman, circa 1950, by Umetaro Azechi (Japan, 1902-1999). Signed lower right. Artist's proof. 16" x 10.25" sight. 5) Birds Poised above Flowers by Keiko Minami (Japan, 1911-2004). Signed lower right. Artist's proof. 12" x 13" sight. Dimensions: Matted to 21" x 25".
- ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)Autumn
ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)Autumn Woodcock Shooting, 1895
signed "A.B. Frost" lower right
watercolor and gouache, 13 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
titled on The Old Print Shop, New York label on back
Charles Porter Schutt, known to friends and family as Porter, was an avid sportsman with a keen appreciation for sporting art. Born in 1911 in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1935, he married Phyllis Moxham du Pont, daughter of Eugene E. du Pont. Under her father’s champion tutelage, she became an accomplished shot at an early age. Together, Porter and Phyllis shared a profound love of the outdoors, respect for nature, and enjoyment of the sport of shooting. They spent countless days hunting quail, woodcock, dove, duck, and wild turkey at her parents’ two expansive sporting properties, Kinloch Plantation, on the Santee River outside Charleston, South Carolina, and Napley Green, on the Chester River near Rock Hall, Maryland. In addition to attending and hosting organized shooting parties on the East Coast, the couple regularly traveled to Scotland and Spain to enjoy “walked up” days flushing out partridge, pheasant, and woodcock with other experienced guns.
In the late 1960s, the Schutts purchased a large tract of land in Alabama where they envisioned a shooting plantation of their own. “Gallio,” the result, is a pristine forested property, shaped over forty years into a shooting paradise, and designed to provide and protect a perfect natural habitat for game birds.
Though the walls at Gallio and at Dogwood, in Wilmington, were covered with Audubons and Frosts, “Autumn Woodcock” had a place of pride in Porter’s library above his desk as his favorite and most prized work of art. It was the perfect painting to appreciate while sitting, nursing a scotch, and planning the next shooting party or yearly trip to Scotland. To Porter and Phyllis, Frost’s incredible eye for detail and ability to capture the spirit of the moment trumped all others. Porter Schutt died in 1999, and “Autumn Woodcock” descended in the family until being offered today.
A. B. Frost was born in Philadelphia in 1851, but spent his most prolific years in New Jersey. Considered one of the great illustrators of the “Golden Age of American Illustration,” he illustrated more than ninety books and produced thousands of illustrations for “Harper’s Weekly,” “Scribner’s,” and “Life” magazines. Frost’s illustrative work chronicles the mood and details of the daily life of farmers, hunters, and fishermen, as well as barnyards and pastoral motifs.
By 1876, he was on Harper’s staff working on many books including “Tom Sawyer,” “Uncle Remus,” and “Mr. Dooley.” He also illustrated Theodore Roosevelt’s sporting book, "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman."
Frost was an ardent sportsman who spent his summers and autumns fishing, rowing, and hunting ducks and snipe. He is best known for his hunting and shooting prints which capture the drama of sport in realistic, detailed settings. Frost lived much of his life at his estate, Moneysunk, in Convent Station, New Jersey.
This work, “Autumn Woodcock,” is the original watercolor reproduced by Charles Scribner’s Sons in Frost’s "Shooting Pictures," a portfolio of twelve chromolithograph prints. It is considered one of the artist's most iconic and recognized works.
Of the thousands of works that Frost is known to have produced, "Autumn Woodcock," with its excellent composition and superb condition, ranks right at the top. The work reveals Frost as one of the greatest illustrators of his generation. The hunter is perfectly positioned as the setters come across the woodcock by a brook, a Frost masterwork in every sense.
As Henry M. Reed notes, “Every scene portrayed is one that each of us who has hunted with dog and gun has experienced - the setter staunchly on point, the gun ready, thumb on the safety, and heart pounding as we await the explosive fluttering of wings as the bird flushes...all of these are situations which the artist handles with such realism and familiarity that the viewer is placed squarely in the center of the adventure...The pointing dogs are magnificent - sneaky, noses moist and low, and their weightless balance, with forefoot raised, is perfection. The landscape backgrounds for the shooting pictures signify autumn, with grey morning mist behind the birches, the fallen leaves wet with morning dew...”
Provenance: Charles Porter Schutt Collection, acquired from The Old Print Shop, New York
Sarah S. Harrison Collection, by descent
Renee du Pont Harrison Collection, by descent
Literature: Henry M. Reed, "The A. B. Frost Book," Charleston, SC, 1993, p. 87, illustrated.
Henry M. Reed, "The A. B. Frost Book," Rutland, VT, 1967, illustrated.
Henry W. Lanier, "A. B. Frost The American Sportsman's Artist," New York, 1933, illustrated.
- ROBERT PUMMILL (1936-), EARLY MORNING
ROBERT PUMMILL (1936-), EARLY MORNING MIST Title: Robert Pummill (1936-), Early Morning Mist Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 30 x 40 Frame dimensions: 43 x 53 x 2
- RON WILLIAMS O/C, MORNING MIST IN TENNESSEERon
RON WILLIAMS O/C, MORNING MIST IN TENNESSEERon Williams (Tennessee, 1947-2016) oil on canvas landscape painting titled "Morning Mist in Tennessee" depicting a pond surrounded by trees and a hillside, the scene surrounded in an early morning fog or mist. Signed "Ron Williams" lower left. Gilt placard with title, artist's name, and date, affixed lower center of frame. Housed in a molded giltwood frame with floral and bead course patterns. Sight: 21 1/2" H x 27 1/2" W. Framed: 27 1/2" H x 33 1/4" W. Note: This painting is included in "The Edwin and Diana Hardison Collection: A Catalog Raisonne", pp. 210-211.
Condition:
Overall very good condition.
- HIROSHI YOSHIDA "THE TAJ MAHAL, NO.
HIROSHI YOSHIDA "THE TAJ MAHAL, NO. 5" DOUBLE OBANHiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876-1950). Japanese shin-hanga double oban size woodblock print titled "Morning Mist on the Taj Mahal, No. 5" depicting a scene of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India in the early morning light. Marked along the lower right; pencil signed along the lower right margin. Marked with Yoshida's jizuri seal to the left margin, indicating this was printed by Yoshida himself. Titled along the lower left.
Height: 15 3/4 in x width: 22 in.
Condition:
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- HIROSHI YOSHIDA "ITOIGAWA" WOODBLOCK
HIROSHI YOSHIDA "ITOIGAWA" WOODBLOCK PRINTHiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876-1950). Japanese shin-hanga woodblock print titled "Itoigawa in the Morning" depicting the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture with a mountain rising from the morning mist in the background. Marked along the lower left; pencil signed along the lower right margin; titled along the left margin.
Sight; height: 8 in x width: 10 1/4 in. Framed; height: 15 1/2 in x width: 17 3/4 in.
Condition:
The artwork is in good condition overall. The sheet is toned, more notably in areas on covered by the mat. There is some undulation to the sheet. There are no tears or creases. There is some foxing visible along the margins. There is a mark to the upper margin, likely original to the artistic process. The artwork is hinged to the backing with two strips of tape along the upper edge. There is a pencil inscription and "Made in Japan" inkstamp to the verso. Heavy toning and several areas of foxing to the backing. The artwork is framed under glass; wear to the frame. Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
- BARRY MASON OIL ON CANVAS "MORNING MISTS
BARRY MASON OIL ON CANVAS "MORNING MISTS OFF BOSTON U.S...Barry Mason (British b. 1947) Oil on Canvas "Morning Mists Off Boston U.S. Clipper Flying Fish" , signed lower right Barry Mason, in carved and gilt frame
36 in. x 47 in. Framed 43 in. x 55 in.
Condition:
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- SUFU MIYAMOTO WOODBLOCK PRINT MORNING
SUFU MIYAMOTO WOODBLOCK PRINT MORNING MISTSufu Miyamoto (Japanese, b.1950) woodblock print. Entitled: " Morning Mist" featuring white birch trees. Signed and stamped in the lower right corner. Edition: 91 out of 200. Sight: 10 1/4" H x 12 1/2" W. Frame: 15" H x 17 1/4" W. From the collection of the Salmagundi Club.
- JOHN WHORF, (AMERICAN, 1903-1959), MORNING
JOHN WHORF, (AMERICAN, 1903-1959), MORNING MIST II, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, SHEET: 15 1/4 X 22 1/2 IN., FRAME: 24 X 30 1/2 IN.JOHN WHORF, (American, 1903-1959) Morning Mist II, watercolor on paper signed John Whorf lower right numbered K193 and titled Morning Mist II verso watercolor on paper Dimensions: sheet: 15 1/4 x 22 1/2 in., frame: 24 x 30 1/2 in. Provenance: By descent within a New England family. Condition: Overall good condition; slight mat burn; hinge mounted at top edges; minor tape residue around edges verso. Please note: All property is sold "AS IS" and any statement, whether oral or written, is given as a courtesy and shall not be deemed as a guarantee, warranty, or representation of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise. The absence of a condition report does not imply the item is in perfect condition.
- LEONARD C. LANE, O/C, SEASCAPEOil on
LEONARD C. LANE, O/C, SEASCAPEOil on canvas seascape painting with boat by Leonard C. Lane (American, 1910-1978). Signed at lower left. Manhattan gallery label verso with title "Morning Mists-Nova Scotia #15." Canvas measures 20" x 26", framed to 27 1/2" x 33 1/2". Excellen shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
- EUNICE GRAHAM Signed and Dated Abstract
EUNICE GRAHAM Signed and Dated Abstract Painting on Board. Morning Mist. Baltimore artist H: 15.25 inches: W: 18.5 inches ---
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Condition: Good condition. See pictures for condition or ask specific questions.
- 2 LEE HALL MODERN ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE
2 LEE HALL MODERN ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS Connecticut,1934 - 2017Two Lee Hall modernist abstract landscape watercolor paintings titled "Morning Mist Rise" dated '81 and "Connecticut Dusk" dated '78.