- DOUGLAS PARSHALL (AMERICAN, 1899-1990)
DOUGLAS PARSHALL (AMERICAN, 1899-1990) TREE AND LARGE ROCK Acrylic on artist board. Signed 'Douglas Parshall' (lower left).
Douglas Parshall (American, 1899-1990)
Douglas Parshall was an American painter and muralist. As a child Douglas began to draw under the guidance of his father, Dewitt Parshall. By age 10, he was painting landscapes and at 15 he had one of his works exhibited at the National Academy of Design. Parshall traveled extensively seeking subject matter in the remote corners of the world. Using mixed media, his subject matter is very diverse including landscapes with figures, portraits, and horses.
- 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.
- BENJAMIN CHAMPNEY OIL ON CANVAS LANDSCAPEBenjamin
BENJAMIN CHAMPNEY OIL ON CANVAS LANDSCAPEBenjamin Champney (Massachusetts/New Hampshire, 1817 - 1907) oil on canvas landscape titled "Mountain Lake" depicting a panoramic mountain scene with scattered trees in the foreground and figures ascending a winding mountain path w/ a large lake depicted in the middle ground bordered by rugged mountains. Signed lower left and dated, "B. Champney '69". Housed in a carved gilt wood molded frame. Sight - 8 3/4" H x 17 1/4" W. Framed - 14 1/2" H x 22 1/2" W. Provenance: Property of the Birmingham Museum of Art. Biography: Born in New Hampshire, Benjamin Champney began his career as a lithographer in Boston, but became a renowned landscape, portrait and floral painter. He was especially associated with scenes of the White Mountains of New Hampshire and has been called the "Dean of the White Mountain painters". In 1841, he took the first of several European trips, and these early travels inspired him to paint landscapes. About 1850, he began painting landscapes in America and spending his summers on the Saco River at North Conway, New Hampshire, and winters at Woburn, Massachusetts. He was a founder of the Boston Art Club and exhibited widely in Boston and New York. Sources: Michael David Zellman, 300 Years of American Art; Peter Hastings Falk (editor), Who Was Who in American Art.
Condition:
Some yellowing to varnish layer; wax relining. No inpainting visible under blacklight.
- RUSSELL MAY OIL ON CANVAS MOUNTAIN SCENERussell
RUSSELL MAY OIL ON CANVAS MOUNTAIN SCENERussell May (Kentucky, 1921-1990) oil on canvas panoramic mountain scene titled MOUNTAIN ROAD depicting a mountain cabin homestead with river valley and mountains in the background. Signed RUSSELL MAY and dated 1977 lower left and en verso. Housed in a wooden and gilt painted frame. Sight: 14 3/4" H x 29 3/8" W. Framed: 21 1/2" H x 37" W. Biography: (Courtesy of AskArt) Russell May was born in Floyd County, Kentucky and resided in Floyd County until his death. May was a successful business man in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, who also ran a sign painting business. He also painted well known advertising on barns across the Kentucky landscape. May began a second career painting landscapes in oils in the late 1960's. By 1973 he had sold the sign shop and opened May Art Gallery. He was a founding member of the Kentucky Heritage Artists. He most loved to paint familiar scenes from Floyd county that were close to home. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Overall very good condition.
- PAUL SAWYIER O/B, VALE OF CASHMERE,
PAUL SAWYIER O/B, VALE OF CASHMERE, PROSPECT PARKPaul Sawyier (American, 1865-1917) oil on board impressionist landscape titled "Vale of Cashmere, Prospect Park, Brooklyn". Depicts a path alongside the park's reflecting pool, surrounded by flowering bushes and trees, and set under a partly cloudy sky. Signed lower left. Fragment of original title label secured to back of giltwood frame. Sight - 13 1/2"H x 16 1/2"W. Framed - 20 1/4"H x 23 1/4"W. History: The Vale of Cashmere was originally part of a formal garden in Prospect Park (designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the mid-19th century). The secluded area eventually fell into near abandonment, but is currently the subject of a restoration effort. Biography: Paul Sawyier is regarded as one of Kentucky's most important painters, and one of the few to work successfully in the Impressionist style. Sawyier was born in Ohio but moved to the Bluegrass State as a child. He studied portraiture at the Cincinnati Art Academy, and went on to New York to study at the Art Student's League under William Merritt Chase. He also studied with painter Frank Duveneck in Covington, Kentucky and abroad, before returning to Frankfort, Kentucky. There he painted landscapes and portraits. From 1908 to 1913 he lived on a houseboat, moving up and down the Kentucky River and painting landscapes. In 1913, he made the decision to leave Kentucky and moved to Brooklyn; in 1915, he moved to the Catskill Mountains, although he continued to paint Kentucky scenes from photographs and send them back home. He died in New York of a heart attack at age 52. (source: Askart: The Artists' Bluebook). Provenance - Lexington, Kentucky area collection. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Overall excellent condition, small black scuffs along top left to middle of painting near frame.
- MELBOURNE HARDWICK, TWO WATERCOLORSMelbourne
MELBOURNE HARDWICK, TWO WATERCOLORSMelbourne Havelock Hardwick (Canadian/American, 1857-1916) Two watercolors on paper of women waiting at the shore. 1st Item: Watercolor/Gouache of three female fish gatherers walking on shore with larger group by boats in background. Signed lower right. Sight: 8" H x 12" W. Gilt paneled frame with linen liner: 15 1/2" H x 19 3/8" W. 2nd Item: Watercolor of four female gatherers with baskets in foreground and others in background by boats. Church and other buildings on hillside. Sight: 10 5/8" H x 15" W. Gilt paneled frame with linen liner: 17 1/4" H x 21 3/4" W. Provenance: Estate of Bill Zarnon, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): Canadian-born artist Melbourne Havelock Hardwick specialized in painting landscapes, figures, marines, genre, farms, and interiors in oil and watercolor. He studied painting in Boston and Europe and was a pupil of Triscott, Luyton, and Blummers. Hardwick was a member of the Boston Art Club; the Boston Society of Watercolor Painters; the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts; and the Salmagundi Club (1907) in New York City. He exhibited with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; the National Academy of Design in New York City; and annually with the Boston Art Club from 1891 to 1909. His work is represented in several Boston and Pennsylvania museums. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
1st item: Very good condition. 2nd item: 1" tear and 1" scratch upper left edge. Three spots, possibly foxing, in right quadrant of sky. Image not examined out of frame.
- FRANCIS E JAMIESON OIL ON CANVAS LANDSCAPEFrancis
FRANCIS E JAMIESON OIL ON CANVAS LANDSCAPEFrancis E Jamieson (United Kingdom, 1895-1950) oil on canvas painting landscape depicting a shepherd tending a flock of sheep on a rocky mountainside at sunrise. Signed lower right with the artist's pseudonym "Aubrey Ramus". Housed in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight - 19 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed - 27 1/2" H x 37" W. Early 20th century. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Overall light craquelure to canvas. Some rubbing of canvas on frame. Slight losses to upper right corner of frame.
- ARCHIVE OF 24 LEO B. BLAKE ART WORKSGroup
ARCHIVE OF 24 LEO B. BLAKE ART WORKSGroup of twenty-four (24) items by or owned by the artist Leo B. Blake (American, 1887-1976). Includes pencil, ink, or gouache drawings on paper, cardstock, or canvasboard depicting harbor scenes, landscapes, and farming scenes, including one (1) titled "Study of a Sailboat Docked" and one (1) winter scene illustration mock-up for "The Capper Foundation for Crippled Children, Topeka Kansas" stamp, designed by Blake. One (1) signed "Leo B. Blake," three (3) with artist's name or studio stamp, and twenty (20) unsigned. "Study of a Sailboat Docked" is matted and housed under plexiglass in a wooden frame, all other items unframed. Framed Study: 8 1/4" H x 11 1/4" W. Unframed items ranging in size from 9" H x 11" W to 16" H x 20" W. Biography: Leo B. Blake studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1908-1912, and began his career in illustration and commercial art. In 1933, he relocated to New England and set up a studio in the Berkshires, where he focused on painting landscapes and taught classes, including at Williams College (1937-1941) and the Berkshire Museum (1943-1953). Blake was a member of numerous organizations including the Pittsfield Art League (where he served as president), the North Shore Arts Association, the Illinois Academy of Fine Arts, and the American Artists Professional League. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the Salmagundi Club, and the Berkshire Museum.
Condition:
All items in overall good condition with light toning. Signed drawing with tears, largest 5/8", to edges of sheet. "Study of a Sailboat Docked" not examined outside of frame.
- ETTY HORTON O/C PAINTING LANDSCAPE,
ETTY HORTON O/C PAINTING LANDSCAPE, FIGURES ON A COUNTR...Etty Horton (United Kingdom, fl. 1882-1905) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a man in a horse and cart and a woman on a country road beside a pond, a small house visible in a group of trees to the left before a field in the background. Signed "E. Horton" lower right. Housed in a carved rococo style giltwood frame with carved centers and flourish corners. Sight: 11 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed: 17 1/2" H x 25 1/2" W.
Condition:
Overall craquelure, with few surface scuffs, largest 1", to sky.
- MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (1819- 1904) PAINTING,
MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (1819- 1904) PAINTING, "SUNSET"Framed Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) oil on board painting, "Sunset". Appears to be unsigned. Circa 1870. Handwritten on board verso, "6 3/4 - 12 3/4 / Vose". Bears labels verso: a) Vose Galleries, Boston, Mass. and b) Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition label, "Realism and Romanticism in 19th Century New England Seascapes / September 15 - November 29, 1989." Dimensions: 6.75"h x 12.75"w; (overall) 14.5"h x 20.5"w. Provenance: Charles Frederick Smith, Vose Galleries, Boston, Mass., Collection of William B. Ruger, Estate of William B. Ruger, Jr. Exhibitions: Southport, Connecticut, The Pequot Library, "Collector's Choice", September 26 - October 5, 1975; Stamford, Connecticut, Whitney Museum of Art, "Realism and Romanticism in Nineteenth-Century New England Seascapes, September 15 - November 29, 1989, p.11. Literature: "After the Hunt, The Art Collection of William B. Ruger, Adrienne Ruger Conzelman, pg. 187.
Heade was born in Pennsylvania and initially studied portrait painting under Thomas Hicks. He then travelled extensively in Europe and America and began painting landscapes and marsh scenes in a more Luminist style. He also travelled to South America and painted tropical landscapes as well.
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Condition:
Very good with two small bubbles in center area of sky (largest .25" diameter). Otherwise very good condition. No signs of inpainting or restoration under UV light. Witherell's strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherell's. All lots are sold "AS IS" under terms and conditions. Please be advised we do not provide porters nor packing materials for pick ups.
- SEGUNDO HUERTAS LARGE IMPRESSIONIST
SEGUNDO HUERTAS LARGE IMPRESSIONIST OIL ON CANVAS "SAIL...Segundo Huertas (Argentina 1923-2010) Large Impressionist Oil on Canvas "Sailing on the High Seas" , signed lower right S. Huertas, in carved wood frame
35.5 in. x 35.5 in. Framed 44 in. x 44 in.
Segundo Huertas [Aguiar] was born in San Juan, Argentina, in 1923. While growing up on a farm, he spent most of his spare time painting landscapes from nature. He is known for his seascapes, landscapes and street scenes. "The paintings of Segundo Huertas are landscape and seascape tributes to the beauty in nature. He paints poetic settings inspired by the outdoors. The mood ranges from the peaceful solitude of a mountain paradise to the blazing fury of the heated desert horizon." -Jan Jennings, Art Critic 1977
Condition:
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
- GOOD ITALIAN PAINTING LANDSCAPE WITH
GOOD ITALIAN PAINTING LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE BY A. DE SIMONE: Oil/Canvas, 11.75'' x 23.5'', signed lower right A. Simone Roma, encased in period pierced, carved & gilded frame, 23.25'' x 35''.
CONDITION: Needs cleaning, scattered craquelure. Frame has been overpainted. Several pieces of loss.