- 19th/20th C book collection to include
19th/20th C book collection to include 1870 hand written recipe collection book, including puddings, soups, sauces, gravies, etc., The Mournful Ballad of Isaac Abbott, Robert Clarke & Co., in pieces, Nurses Memories Charlotte M Yonge Illustrated by Fred Marriott and Florence Maplestone, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode Her Majesty's Printers, New York: E & JB Young & Co, Cooper Union, (2) Bridgman & Whitney Writing Book, having been used, a portion of Jack and the Beanstalk Walter Cranes Toy Book, tears and losses, portions, The Magic Pear D. Lothrop Company Boston, Sugar and Spice and All Thats Nice Nursery Rhymes and Jingles, The Arabian Nights Their Best Known Tales edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A Smith Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish, 1930 Charles Scribner's Sons New York London, Flower Children The Little Cousins of The Field and Garden Elizabeth Gordon, Drawings by MT Ross, published by the PF Volland Company, Joliet Illinois New York Boston 82nd edition, The Decorative Sisters Illustrated by Walter Satterlee Published by ADF Randolph and Co New York, Money and How to Make It HL Reade Hartford Conn: SS Scranton & Company 1875, The Worlds Great Romances, Choice Recipes by Miss Parloa and other noted teachers, torn cover, The Tale of Corally Crothers by Romney Gay, As A Man Thinketh James Allen Peter Pauper Press along with Ben Franklins Wit and Wisdom, Peter Pauper Press.
- (42) TEXANA RELATED BOOKS & PAMPHLETS(lot
(42) TEXANA RELATED BOOKS & PAMPHLETS(lot of 42) Texana books: (2 vol) "The King Ranch," Tom Lea, with slip case: (1) "The Republic of Texas," Wharton, 1922; (1) "The Cactus, 1922," UT Annual; (1) "Pioneer Women Teachers of Texas;" (1) "A Pictorial History of Texas," Gambrell, 1960; (1) "Buck Schiewetz' Texas;" (1) "Karankaway Country," Bedichek; (1) "Galveston: A History," McComb; (1) "Houston: A History," McComb; (1) "Galveston," Miller; (1) "The Katy Railroad and the Last Frontier," Masterson; (1) "A Texan at Bay," Crume; (1) "Geography of Texas," Smith & Walker; (1) "Workers and Wealth of Texas," Stigler & Tardy; (1) "A History of Texas Revised," Pennybacker; (1) "The Lusty Texans of Dallas," Rogers; (1) "A Century of Class," Rumbley; (1) "Diaper Days of Dallas," Dealey; (1) "Destiny in Dallas;" paperbacks: (1) "Destiny in Dallas," Denson; (1) "Texas Sketchbook," Fields; (1) "Tell Me About Texas;" (1) "Bob's Reader, Galveston Island, Texas;" (1) "The Story of Football at The University of Texas, 1893-1951;" (1) "How to Speak Southern," Mitchell; (1) "The Illustrated Texas Dictionary of the English Language," Everhart; (1) "A History of the French Legation of Texas," Hafertepe; (1) "We Said it with Flowers," Lewis; (1) "The Walden Home in the Valley;" (2) "Real Texans Don't Drink Scotch in their Dr. Pepper," Walraven; (1) "My Home is Austin, Texas," Love; (1) "Remember the Alamo!," Moffitt; (2) "Biennial Report, Texas State Library, 1964-1966;" (1) "The University of Texas Record, 1902;" (1) "The University of Texas Bulletin, November 1, 1930;" (1) "Bulletin of The University of Texas, July 8, 1912;" (1) "University of Texas, First Session-1883-84," reprint; (2) "Handbook of Sororities, University of Texas," the two covering 1945-1949; largest: approx 9"h, 11.75"w, 37.5lbs total
- TIBETAN THANGKA OF 12-ARMED CHAKRASAMVARA.
TIBETAN THANGKA OF 12-ARMED CHAKRASAMVARA. Tibetan Thangka painted as a hanging scroll depicting the 12-armed Chakrasamvara in yab-yum with his Shakti Vajravarahi. Surrounded by a halo of flames and figures including Boddhisatvas, teachers,etc. With a decorative silk? border. Inscription verso. From a Carmel, NY estate. Dimensions: image only measures approx. 26.5" h x 20" w. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents.
- FDR LIBRARY 5 TITLES CLOTH BOOKS 19TH
FDR LIBRARY 5 TITLES CLOTH BOOKS 19TH C 1) "Loves of the Angels", Thomas Moore, 1845, Library tag #1248, "Franklin D Roosevelt/ Hyde Park/ 1916/ Rare Imprint", 4.75" x 3.25". 2) "Paul & Virginia, Elizabeth, The Indian Cottage", Daly, London, Library tag #1352, "FDR/ ER", 3) "Teachers' Present", Fitchburg, 1847, contents somewhat loose inside binding, Library tag #1165, "Franklin Roosevelt/ Hyde Park/ 1926", 4) "The Bridal Wreath", New York, 1850, Library Tag #1274, "Franklin Roosevelt/ Hyde Pak/ 1936", 5) "Flora's Album", John S. Adams, New York, 1848, Library tag #1293, "Franklin D Roosevelt/ Hyde Park/ 1933". 5 books. From a Hollis, Queens, NY estate. Condition: Clean & well bound except (3)
- ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997): THINKING
ROY LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997): THINKING NUDE (FROM NUDES)Roy Lichtenstein, American, (1923-1997) Thinking Nude (from Nudes) AFTER CONSERVATION, color lithograph signed in blue ink color lithograph Dimensions: Image: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.; Sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 in. Provenance: Roy Fox Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner. His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style. His artwork was considered to be "disruptive". He described pop art as "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting". His paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City. Whaam! and Drowning Girl are generally regarded as Lichtenstein's most famous works. Drowning Girl, Whaam!, and Look Mickey are regarded as his most influential works.[8] His most expensive piece is Masterpiece, which was sold for $165 million in January 2017. Early years: Lichtenstein was Jewish, although he "played down his roots" and "didn't speak often of being Jewish".[10] His family was upper middle class.[1][11][12] His father, Milton, was a real estate broker, his mother, Beatrice (Werner), a homemaker.[13] He was raised on the Upper West Side and attended public school until the age of twelve. He then attended New York's Dwight School, graduating from there in 1940. Lichtenstein first became interested in art and design as a hobby, through school.[14] He was an avid jazz fan, often attending concerts at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.[14] He frequently drew portraits of the musicians playing their instruments.[14] In his last year of high school, 1939, Lichtenstein enrolled in summer classes at the Art Students League of New York, where he worked under the tutelage of Reginald Marsh.[15] Career: Lichtenstein then left New York to study at Ohio State University, which offered studio courses and a degree in fine arts.[1] His studies were interrupted by a three-year stint in the Army during and after World War II between 1943 and 1946.[1] After being in training programs for languages, engineering, and pilot training, all of which were cancelled, he served as an orderly, draftsman, and artist.[1] Lichtenstein returned home to visit his dying father and was discharged from the Army with eligibility for the G.I. Bill.[14] He returned to studies in Ohio under the supervision of one of his teachers, Hoyt L. Sherman, who is widely regarded to have had a significant impact on his future work (Lichtenstein would later name a new studio he funded at OSU as the Hoyt L. Sherman Studio Art Center).[16] Lichtenstein entered the graduate program at Ohio State and was hired as an art instructor, a post he held on and off for the next ten years. In 1949 Lichtenstein received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio State University. In 1951, Lichtenstein had his first solo exhibition at the Carlebach Gallery in New York.[1][17] He moved to Cleveland in the same year, where he remained for six years, although he frequently traveled back to New York. During this time he undertook jobs as varied as a draftsman to a window decorator in between periods of painting.[1] His work at this time fluctuated between Cubism and Expressionism.[14] In 1954, his first son, David Hoyt Lichtenstein, now a songwriter, was born. His second son, Mitchell Lichtenstein, was born in 1956.[18] In 1957, he moved back to upstate New York and began teaching again.[4] It was at this time that he adopted the Abstract Expressionism style, being a late convert to this style of painting.[19] Lichtenstein began teaching in upstate New York at the State University of New York at Oswego in 1958. About this time, he began to incorporate hidden images of cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny into his abstract works. Condition: Please see photos for attached conservation report
- THOMAS HART BENTON, LETTER TO AN ART
THOMAS HART BENTON, LETTER TO AN ART STUDENTA letter from Thomas Hart Benton to an art student who had written him for his thoughts on painting from reference photos versus painting from life, offering a glimpse into the artist's process and philosophy. The letter is written in the artist's unmistakable hand on his personal letterhead from his later years on Martha's Vineyard, and it is framed with a printed reproduction of Benton's self-portrait on glossy paper. The glazed frame measures 15 1/4" x 20 1/4".
July 19 - 74
Dear James Camner,
Your teachers are right.
Even though most commercial artists use photographs it is because they are generally too pressed for time to make references to life.
In the photo you get a second hand version of life and a one eyed one at that. You don't see life, in our human sense, with a fixed focus like a camera.
Better try to create your figures from your own direct experiences. When you have learned to do that effectively you will know how to use photos for documentation as I have been forced to do a couple of times because the architectural scene I was painting had been destroyed.
Anyhow - Why copy a photograph? Better to get a camera and make one if you like photographs.
Sincerely
Thomas H. Benton
Condition
Very good condition.
- HENRY RANKIN POORE (1859-1940), THE
HENRY RANKIN POORE (1859-1940), THE BRIDGE - CLOSE OF A CITY DAY Title: Henry Rankin Poore (1859-1940), The Bridge - Close of a City Day Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 48 x 76 Frame dimensions: 52 1/2 x 80 3/4 x 1 3/4 Notes: Born on the east coast, and raised in California, Henry Rankin Poore moved to New York in 1876. He studied for a year in the National Academy of Design Antique School, studied in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Peter Moran, traveled to New Mexico in 1882 to study and illustrate the Pueblo Indians for the U.S. government, and made a similar trip West at the end of the 1880s.
In 1883, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Poore left for two and a half years to Europe, where his teachers included William-Adolphe Bouguereau. In England, he became enamored of fox hunting, and the depiction of hunting dogs became a standard subject for him.
After a second European trip to France and England in the early 1890s, Poore returned home to become professor of composition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1896, he married Katherine Goodnow Stevens, moved to Orange, New Jersey, and beginning around the turn of the century, Poore spent summers at the art colony at Old Lyme, Connecticut. He developed a new subject, hazy, soft landscapes without animals during this time. Poore published Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures in 1903, which he described as a “handbook for students and lovers of art”. In it, he recommended both painters and photographers consider how to draw the viewer “into the picture” as he did.
- HERMANN HERZOG (1832-1932), LANDSCAPE
HERMANN HERZOG (1832-1932), LANDSCAPE WITH WATERFALL AND ANGLER Title: Hermann Herzog (1832-1932), Landscape with Waterfall and Angler Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 28 3/8 x 42 3/8 Frame dimensions: 35 3/4 x 49 3/4 x 2 1/2 Notes: Born 1832 in Bremen, Germany, Hermann Herzog began his studies in 1948 at the famed Düsseldorf Academy. Deeply influenced by his teachers, who urged him to travel in search of scenic beauty and inspiration, he trained while traveling extensively throughout Europe. His travels led him to paint sweeping Romantic landscapes, depicting unique views of fjords, lakes, waterfalls and mountains.
Herzog exhibited paintings in Germany and France, winning a prize at the Paris Salon in 1863. Distinguished patrons of his work included Queen Victoria, the Grand Duke Alexander of Russia and other members of royalty. While still living in Germany, Herzog sent paintings to the Pennsylvania Academy’s annual exhibitions from 1863 to 1869, establishing an American market for his work.
After immigrating to the United States in 1869, he settled in Philadelphia and traveled widely throughout the eastern United States, painting landscape scenes of Niagara Falls, the Chesapeake Bay, New Hampshire’s White Mountains and the Maine coast.
By the mid 1870s he ventured west and discovered the rugged, mountainous landscapes of Utah, Oregon and California’s Yosemite Valley. Throughout his career, he remained steadfast in his romantic view of the world, his canvases painted in a polished, realistic manner, imbued with luminous light.
Today his work can be found in several museum collections, including the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum, the Farnsworth Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. Hermann Herzog continued to paint until his death in 1932 at the age of 99.
- JOSEPH ALBERS (1888-1976) AMERICAN/GERMANJoseph
JOSEPH ALBERS (1888-1976) AMERICAN/GERMANJoseph Albers, “White line square - III”, serigraph in colours, marked lower left “WLS – III 60-125”, monogrammed lower right and dated 66’, blind stamp lower right corner, 20.5" x 20.5" at sight. Provenance: important Ottawa Family. Note: Albers was a German born artist and educator. He was the first living artist to be given a solo show at the MoMA & the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Albers taught at the Bauhaus & Black Mountain College, headed Yale University’s Department of Design, and is considered one the most influential teachers of the visual arts of the 20th century.
- Dale Chihuly. Untitled. 1995, acrylic
Dale Chihuly. Untitled. 1995, acrylic and metallic paint on paper. 59 h × 41½ w in. result: $6,175. estimate: $3,000–5,000. By 1994 the Hilltop neighborhood in Tacoma was one of the most troubled areas on the West Coast. Chihuly, a Tacoma native, co-founded Hilltop Artists and partnered with Tacoma Public Schools with the goal of providing youth with alternatives to street violence. A full-size hot shop program was added to Jason Lee Middle School where he created quite a few splatter paintings during his three-week residency in 1995; the present lot was gifted to students and teachers. Provenance: Hilltop Artist in Residence Program, Jason Lee Middle School, Tacoma, 1995 | Private Collection
- Dale Chihuly. Untitled. 1995, acrylic
Dale Chihuly. Untitled. 1995, acrylic and metallic paint on paper. 41½ h × 25 w in. result: $5,440. estimate: $2,000–3,000. By 1994 the Hilltop neighborhood in Tacoma was one of the most troubled areas on the West Coast. Chihuly, a Tacoma native, co-founded Hilltop Artists and partnered with Tacoma Public Schools with the goal of providing youth with alternatives to street violence. A full-size hot shop program was added to Jason Lee Middle School where he created quite a few splatter paintings during his three-week residency in 1995; the present lot was gifted to students and teachers. Signed to lower right ‘Chihuly’. Provenance: Hilltop Artist in Residence Program, Jason Lee Middle School, Tacoma, 1995 | Private Collection
- M. VERN BREITMAYER (AMERICAN, 1889-1966)
M. VERN BREITMAYER (AMERICAN, 1889-1966) CALIFORNIA LAN...M. Vern Breitmayer (American, 1889-1966) California Landscape oil on canvas Signed and monogrammed verso 19 1/2 in. h. x 35 1/2. in. w., canvas 21 in. h. x 36 1/4 in. w., as framed Vern Breitmayer of Jackson, Michigan (1889 - 1966) Born April 24, 1889, Vern Breitmayer was one of five sons of William and Mary (Siegrist) Breitmayer. Always drawing, he found his initial attempts directed toward illustrations for the "Reflector," his Jackson High School yearbook. In the summer of 1907 he went to Detroit to study with John Wicker at the Detroit Art Academy. Wicker, trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, had been appointed an instructor there in 1903 after having spent seven years abroad. In the fall of 1907 Breitmayer enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. There his teachers included Charles Grafly, a noted sculptor; William Merritt Chase, considered one of the best instructors of American Impressionism; and Hugh Breckenridge, who undoubtedly had the greatest influence in the use of color in his artwork. In 1910 Breitmayer was awarded the Thouron Prize for Composition as well as a Fellowship at the Academy. Breitmayer also traveled to Paris, enrolling for a time in the classes of Canadian Percival Tudor-Hart, a noted color theorist who taught a musical system of color harmony. Returning home to Jackson, Michigan, the artist found employment at this father's furniture store while also pursuing a career as an artist. He began exhibiting his work locally, having a one-man show with the Jackson Art Association at the Public Library in 1915. He also exhibited in Chicago, Philadelphia, and at the Detroit Institute of Art. The artist spent many enjoyable summers in Charlevoix, Michigan, where he developed his talent for watercolors. In the 1940's he found employment with the Ford Motor Company as a Design Engineer. Upon retirement he moved to Santa Cruz, California, where he became a popular member of the Santa Cruz Art League. Breitmayer died of a heart attack on January 29, 1966.