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Lot 36
Heading: Author: Forbes, HelenTitle: Original watercolor of Bryce Canyon, UtahPlace Published: Publisher:Date Published: Early to mid-20th centuryDescription: Watercolor on paper tipped into original mat showing the pink rock walls of Bryce Canyon, and identified as such in pencil on the mat. Bryce Canyon is noted for its Hoodoos, which are the odd shaped pillars of rock left standing from the forces of erosion, and are evident in this attractively painted work, in an almost abstract form. Bryce Canyon in Southern Utah was first designated as the Bryce Canyon National Monument in 1923 and reached National Park Status in 1928. The work is signed "Helen Forbes" in pencil on the lower left and measures 10x14". Helen Forbes (1891-1945), etcher, muralist and painter was born in San Francisco in 1891 into a pioneer California family. She studied under Frank Van Sloun at the California School of Fine Arts, and was awarded a lifetime scholarship there. She later traveled in Europe for many years furthering her art training in Paris and Munich. Returning to California in 1924, she studied under Armin Hansen in Carmel. In the 30's she resided in Palo Alto, and at one time lived in Death Valley in a deserted inn. Her paintings consist of subjects in the Sierra, desert scenes, landscapes of Mexico, Death Valley and still-life. She won many awards, including the 1915 PPIE, and participated in WPA Projects, murals in public buildings etc. her work is held in many California museums. Provenance: Beaux Arts Gallery S.F. Private Collection, San Francisco. Fine.
Lot 160
Heading: (Newman, Arnold)Author: Brookman, Philip and Arnold NewmanTitle: Arnold Newman - InscribedPlace Published: KölnPublisher:TaschenDate Published: [2000]Description: 276 pp. Profusely illustrated from photographic plates. (Folio) yellow cloth with pictorial dust jacket. First Edition. Inscribed by Newman on title page: "To Robert and Brenda Edelson, with my real appreciation and interest in collecting photography, Arnold Newman, 3/4/00." Arnold Newman was noted for his "environmental portraits" of artists and politicians, as well as his carefully composed abstract still life images. Slight bump to jacket and cloth at head of spine; near fine.
Lot 59
Heading: Author: Kley, HeinrichTitle: Two ink sketches of centaur figuresPlace Published: Publisher:Date Published: [Early 20th century]Description: Two ink sketches, on opposite sides of a single sheet. Approximately 14x21 cm (5½x8¼"), matted and framed (both sides of sheet viewable). Overall 37x52 cm (10¾x20½"). A great pair of images, one showing a centaur figure at a fast gallop, the other side showing a more aged figure an iron and envelope in hand. Heinrich Kley (1863-1945?) was a German illustrator, editorial illustrator and painter. Kley studied "practical arts" at the Karlsruhe Akademie and finished his studies in Munich. His early works were conventional portraits, landscapes, still-life, city scenes and historical paintings. Kley attained greater notoriety with his sometimes darkly humorous pen drawings, many appearing in periodical such as Jugend and Simplicissimus. Provenance: Butterfield & Butterfield Sale 3774P, March 12, 1987. Small label of the S.F.M.A. at lower right on rear of frame. Light wear and spotting to paper; very good.
Lot 58
Heading: Author: Kley, HeinrichTitle: Die Damen Asthet (The Lady Esthete)Place Published: Publisher:Date Published: Early 20th centuryDescription: Pen and ink drawing with watercolor wash. Approximately 22.5x33 cm (9x13") visible. Matted and framed under Plexiglas, overall 36x46.5 cm (14¼x18½"). A wonderful image of a clothier showing his wares to a trio of rather grotesque ladies. Signed at upper right. Heinrich Kley (1863-1945?) was a German illustrator, editorial illustrator and painter. Kley studied "practical arts" at the Karlsruhe Akademie and finished his studies in Munich. His early works were conventional portraits, landscapes, still-life, city scenes and historical paintings. Kley attained greater notoriety with his sometimes darkly humorous pen drawings, many appearing in periodical such as Jugend and Simplicissimus. Provenance: Butterfield & Butterfield Sale 3774P, March 12, 1987. The Collection of William Estler (label on rear). Vertical crease at center, not examined out of frame; appears very good or better.
Lot 225
JOHN ERSKINE: PETER KILLS THE BEAR, London, 1930, limited edition (530) signed and numbered, original cloth backed boards plus JEAN RHODES ZIVKOVIC: SEEDS OF THE POMEGRANATE DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS POETRY AND PROSE, Oxford 1993, 1st edition, signed, tipped in coloured plates as called for, original pictorial cloth gilt plus ELLA GUILLEMARD: MOONS OF MEMORIES, 1927 1st edition, signed and inscribed presentation copy, original boards plus JOHN AND MILES ROW: THE PONG MACHINE, 1999, 1st edition, signed by author and illustrator, original pictorial wraps plus VIVIAN H BAILEY: VERSES, Stamford 1947, 1st edition, signed and inscribed with two autographed letters signed loosely inserted, original boards plus JOHN GIBSON: STARTING FROM HERE, Hawthorne Press 1995, limited edition (100) signed by the author, original printed wraps plus WILLIAM TURNER LEVY: WILLIAM BARNES THE MAN AND THE POEMS, 1960, 1st edition, original boards plus CLARA BURDETT PATTERSON: THE DRYAD, London, Constable & Company, 1914, 1st edition, original cloth plus SHIRLEY BRIDGES: STILL LIFE WITH PRAM, 1984 1st edition, original printed wraps plus R S THOMAS: MASS FOR HARD TIMES, 1992 1st edition, original wraps plus three others similar (13)
Lot 586
A watercolour still life of a bowl of summer flowers including hollyhocks, irises, pansies, love in the mists, sweet peas, etc. signed bottom left Ralph Johnson 36 x 50 cm in swept gilt frame, together with a further smaller work by the same hand, still life with a trug containing daisies and bunches of grapes, signed bottom left Ralph Johnson and dated 1962, 14 x 22 cm in simple white frame
Lot 614
A 20th century oil painting on canvas , still life with a vase of red poppies, indistinctly signed bottom right M. Kremnith? 32 x 42 cm in gilt frame, together with a 19th century watercolour of a landscape with cattle and ruined cottage in burrwood frame, four 19th century coloured engravings of horses in stable interiors, coloured print of a hunting scene, German etching, framed postcards relating to Chipping Campden and a cashbook
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