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Circle of FRANCESCO GUARDI (formerly called LUCA CARLEVARIJS) (Italian 1712 - c. 1793)
View of the Grand Canal, Venice wi...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25004 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $478,000.00
FROM A PRIVATE INDIANAPOLIS COLLECTION

BIRGER SANDZÉN (American, 1871-1954)
Late Moon Rising (Wild Horse Creek), 1923
Oil on canvas
36-1/4 x 48-1/4 inches (92.1 x 122.6 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Birger Sandzén / 1923

Auction 5062 | Lot: 64233 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $262,900.00

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FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON (American, 1861-1909)
Apache Signal Fire, circa 1891
Oil en grisaille on canvas
34 x 24 inches (86.4 x 61.0 cm)
Signed lower right: Remington

Auction 5062 | Lot: 64270 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $262,900.00
GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Bear Facts (A Modest Look; Bearback Rider), 1962
Oil on canvas
...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87386 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $191,200.00
Attributed to GIACOMO GUARDI (Italian 1764 - 1835)
Doge in the Bucintoro Departing for the Lido on Ascension Day and ...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25001 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $179,250.00
FERNANDO BOTERO (Columbian b. 1932)
Woman in the Kitchen, 1981
Watercolor on paper
63in. x 43.5in.
Signed and dated lowe...
Auction 620 | Lot: 23591 | May 11, 2005

Sold For: $149,375.00
GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Jackpot, 1961
Oil on canvas
29 x 22.5 in.
Signed lower right...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87387 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $131,450.00
MARC CHAGALL (Belarussian-French 1887-1985)
Femme au bouquet, circa 1960s-70s
Colored crayons on Japon paper
26-3/4 x 20-1/2 inches (68 x 52 cm)
Signed at lower right in brown crayon: Marc Chagall

Provenance:
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 24 March 1999, Lot 82, to the following;
Crow Art Partnership collection (Dallas, Texas)

In 1923, after witnessing the enormous toll Germany's aggression had taken on his native Vitebsk, Belarussia, Marc Chagall went into exile and settled in Paris where he was embraced by the avant-garde artists of the day. In Paris Chagall found a freedom of artistic expression that he would not have found in his country, yet he felt strongly that his work reflected his homeland. Chagall thrived in Paris during the 1920s and 30s.

After the war Chagall settled along the Cote d'Azur where he was inspired by the lush gardens and topography of the region. In 1952 Chagall married Russian-born Valentia Brodsky (Vada). She was his model for many of the subsequent floral bouquet and lover themed compositions.

Marc Chagall was a compulsive draftsman who was equally attracted to color and line. During the later decades of his career, drawing took on a new importance for him, and with it came a lighter and sparer line. Despite Chagall's tendency to work with a rather restricted set of imagery, it is possible nonetheless, to date his efforts on the basis of style, compositional arrangements of motifs, and choice of media and way of manipulating them. The present work, Femme au bouquet, has a nimbler touch in its use of materials. In contrast to his paintings, which the artist tended to work over at length, Chagall's late drawings are more spontaneous and playful. In Femme au Bouquet, his favorite motifs are present-the woman, the bouquet, the goat, and the embracing couple-but are sometimes superimposed upon one another in a childlike manner. The sumptuous bouquets found throughout his oeuvre
Auction 652 | Lot: 25191 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $101,575.00
JULES JOSEPH LeFEBVRE (French 1836 - 1911)
Mignon
Oil on canvas
25-3/4 x 16 inches

PROVENANCE:
Newhouse Galleries...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25075 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $83,650.00
ENOCH BOLLES (American, 1883-1976)
Sure to Make a Hit, Film Fun magazine cover, October 1935
Oil on ...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87344 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $80,662.50
GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
The Final Touch (Keep 'Em Flying), 1954
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 i...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87388 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $77,675.00

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ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Reverie, c. 1923
Watercolor on paper
27 x 10.5 in.
Signed...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87551 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $77,675.00
JULES-JOSEPH LEFEBVRE (French 1836-1911)
Springtime
Oil on canvas
55-1/2 x 34 inches (140.6 x 86.4 cm)
Signed lower right: Jules Lefebvre

While elegant young women remained Lefebvre's preferred subject throughout his long and distinguished career, his beautiful sitters remained sensitive to the dominant esthetic tastes of the day. In the late 1880s and 1890s, as the Symbolist and Classicist mode of artists such as Puvis de Chavannes or Gustave Moreau supplanted the Naturalist or exotic tendencies of earlier decades, Lefebvre's work shifted accordingly. The present work, most likely of this period, presents an allegorical figure of Springtime crowned with a wreath of pale blossoms and carrying fresh stems in the folds of her classical gown. Despite the idealized, symbolist subject, Lefebvre's commitment to painting from life is evident in the very specific, crisply painted flowers and foliage and in the translucent tones of flesh and fabric.

Jules-Joseph Lefebvre is best known as a romantic allegorical painter who specialized in genre scenes, portraits, and nudes. His father, a baker, encouraged his sons artistic career and sent him to Paris at age sixteen. There he studied with Léon Cogniet and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1852. He competed for the Prix de Rome, winning a second place in 1859 and first place in 1861 with his painting of The Death of Priam. While living in Rome he painted his first nude, a Bather, which was sent to Paris in 1863. During his stay in Italy he also painted many works with ancient subject matter, investing them with an elegant or amusing quality. When he returned to Paris, Lefebvre became disenchanted with the academic focus on working from memory and sought to paint directly from life. The result was a series of statuesque women, both nudes and draped, which passed from his studio under the guises of such characters as Pandora, Diana, Sappho, Mary Magdalene and Ophelia.
Auction 652 | Lot: 25157 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $77,675.00

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Attributed to MICHELE MARIESCHI (Italian 1696 - 1743)
Venice
Oil on canvas
28 x 37-1/2 inches

PROVENANCE:
Newhous...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25007 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $71,700.00

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$107,550 or more
GERARD JOZEF PORTIELJE (Belgian 1856 - 1929)
The Prank
Oil on canvas
24-3/4 x 33-3/5 inches
Signed lower left, Ger...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25058 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $71,700.00
GIL ELVGREN (American 1914-1980)
They're Easy to Handle If You Know How, 1948
Oil on canvas
30in. x 24in.
Signed...
Auction 621 | Lot: 30509 | Nov 18, 2005

Sold For: $71,700.00
SANFORD ROBINSON GIFFORD (American, 1823-1880)
View from Above, Kaaterskill Cove, 1860
Oil on canvas on board
4 x 7-1/2 inches (10.2 x 19.1 cm)
Initialed and dated lower left: S.R.G. 1860

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64439 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $68,500.00
GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
American Beauties (I Hope He Mrs. Me), 1949
Oil on Canvas
30 x ...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87390 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $65,725.00
COLES PHILLIPS (American, 1880-1927)
Holeproof Hosiery Company ad illustration, 1922
Watercolor on p...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87500 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $65,725.00
NIKOLAI KONSTANTINOVICH ROERICH (Russian 1874 - 1947)
Sharugon Monastary, Tibet, 1928
Tempera on canvas board
13 x 16...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25179 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $65,725.00
ALBERT BIERSTADT (American 1830 - 1902)
Autumn Landscape, circa 1880s
Oil on paper mounted on board
18-3/4 x 27 inche...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25089 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $62,737.50
JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT (French 1796 - 1875)
La Tour dans les Arbres, circa 1865
Oil on panel
7-3/4 x 9-7/8 inche...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25017 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $59,750.00
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (American 1880- 1980)
Dream Days, 1939
Bronze
17.5in. tall
Signed in cast
Founder's mark: Rom...
Auction 620 | Lot: 23455 | May 11, 2005

Sold For: $57,360.00
GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Looking for Trouble, 1953
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed l...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87389 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $56,762.50

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ROLF ARMSTRONG (American, 1889-1960)
Twinkle Toes, c. 1947
Pastel on board
38 x 28.5 in.
Signe...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87316 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $56,762.50
ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Vargas Girl, Playboy illustration, March 1973
Watercolor on boa...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87558 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $56,762.50
GIL ELVGREN (American 1914-1980)
Neat Trick, 1953
Oil on canvas
30.5in. x 24in.
Signed lower right: Elvgren
Th...
Auction 621 | Lot: 30512 | Nov 18, 2005

Sold For: $56,762.50
EMILIO GRAU SALA (Spanish 1911-1975)
Untitled, 1969
Oil on canvas
23-3/4 x 28-3/4 inches (60.3 x 73 cm)
Signed lower right: Grau Sala
Inscribed verso: Grau Sala / 1969
Auction 652 | Lot: 25218 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $53,775.00
LOUIS A. TESSIER (French 1843 - 1909)
La Reverie Interrompue, 1883
Oil on canvas
32 x 26 inches
Signed and dated low...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25072 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $53,775.00
FRANK MCCARTHY (American, 1924-2002)
Stolen Ponies
Oil on canvas
24 x 40 inches (61.0 x 101.6 cm)
Signed lower left: McCarthy
Titled and signed on tacking edge: "Stolen Ponies" by Frank C. McCarthy

Auction 5062 | Lot: 64282 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $50,787.50

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JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American, 1874-1951)
Record Time, Cool Summer Comfort, House of Kuppenheimer ad i...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87438 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $47,800.00
WILHELM KUHNERT (German, 1865-1926)
Zebras, 1912
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches (61.0 x 91.4 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Wm Kuhnert / 1912

Auction 5062 | Lot: 64222 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $44,812.50
EANGER IRVING COUSE (American, 1866-1936)
The Spirit of the Pool
Oil on canvas laid on board
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Signed lower left: E.I.Couse

Auction 5062 | Lot: 64247 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $44,812.50
KAREL APPEL (Dutch 1921-2006)
Untitled, 1974
Oil on canvas
19-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (49.5 x 39.4 cm)
Signed and dated at lower right: appeL.74

Provenance:
Private collection (Detroit, Michigan)

Appel, a Dutch expressionist painter, studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Amsterdam from 1940-1948. In 1948, he helped found CoBra, a post-War Eurpean avant-garde movement. By 1970, however, his surrealist-automatic technique gave way to a more decorative aesthetic, which is evident in this example.
Auction 652 | Lot: 25227 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $44,812.50
HERMANN DUDLEY MURPHY (American, 1867-1945)
Clouds and Water
Oil on canvas
20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Signed with artist's device lower right
Framed in the original custom-made Cassig-Rohane frame dated 1921 (marked verso), which was made by the artist

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64515 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $43,750.00
GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Surprising Catch, Brown and Bigelow calendar illustration, 1952
Oi...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87385 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $41,825.00
EUGENIO ZAMPIGHI (Italian 1859-1944)
Playing With The Baby
Oil on canvas
24 x 18 inches (61 x 45.7 cm)
Signed at lower right: E. Zampighi

Provenance:
Sale, Sotheby's New York, 19th Century European Paintings, Oct. 25, 2005, Lot 181;
Private collection (New York)
Auction 652 | Lot: 25135 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $41,825.00

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ALEXANDRE IACOVLEFF (Russian 1887-1938)
Woman, Hue - French Indo-China, 1932
Sanguine and charcaol on paper
20-1/2 x 20 inches (52.1 x 50.8 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: A Iacovleff, Hue, 1932

Provenance:
Grand Central Galleries, Inc., 1939 (New York)

Exhibitions:
Explorer's Hall, National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., 1935;
Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc. (New York), Memorial Exhibition of the work of Alexandre Iacovleff, April 11 - 29, 1939, No. 64 as "Chinese Mother and Child" Reproduced in catalogue, p. 10, with title: Woman and Child, Hue - French, Indo-China.

Literature:
Boston Sunday Herald, April 7, 1935, Section B, p. 8 (Reproduced);
National Geographic Magazine, January 1936, Plate XVI (Reproduced in color)
Auction 652 | Lot: 25196 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $41,825.00
EDOUARD LEON CORTES (French 1882-1969)
Oil on canvas
18in. x 21.5in.
Signed lower right

A Certificate of Authenticatio...
Auction 620 | Lot: 23441 | May 11, 2005

Sold For: $41,825.00
WILFREDO LAM (Cuban 1902 - 1982)
Sin Titolo, 1974
Oil on canvas
19.5in. x 27.5in
Signed and dated lower right

Conditi...
Auction 620 | Lot: 23592 | May 11, 2005

Sold For: $41,825.00
GIL ELVGREN (American 1914-1980)
Stepping Out, 1953
Oil on canvas
30.5in. x 24in.
Signed lower center: Elvgren <...
Auction 621 | Lot: 30510 | Nov 18, 2005

Sold For: $40,032.50
BIRGER SANDZÉN (American, 1871-1954)
Early Fall, Smoky River, 1927
Oil on canvas
16 x 20-1/2 inches (40.6 x 52.1 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Birger Sandzén / 1927
(Total: 3 Items)
Auction 5062 | Lot: 64234 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $38,837.50
ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Vargas Girl, Playboy pin-up illustration, December 1974
Waterco...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87555 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $38,837.50
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A. (English 1723 - 1792)
Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Greenway (Afterwards the Honorable Mrs. Jame...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25014 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $38,240.00

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EARL MORAN (American, 1893-1984)
A Mere Maid, Brown and Bigelow calendar illustration, c. late 1930s
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87468 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $35,850.00
ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Vargas Girl, Playboy illustration, January 1971
Watercolor on b...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87557 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $35,850.00
ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
10 of Hearts, playing card illustration
Ink and watercolor on p...
Auction 7015 | Lot: 87560 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $35,850.00
EUGENIO LUCAS Y VILLAMIL (Spanish 1858-1918)
The Audience Before The King Ferdinand Of Spain And His Queen (ruled 1814-1833)
Oil on canvas
21 x 43-1/4 inches (53.3 x 109.9 cm)
Signed at lower left: E Lucas Villamil

Provenance:
Private collection (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Eugene Lucas y Villamil the son of the famous Spanish painter Eugenio Lucas y Padilla (1824-1870), like his father, painted in the style of Francesco Goya (1746-1828). This colorful painting depicts a command concert at the Spanish court for King Ferdinand VII (1784-1833). Ferdinand was placed on the throne by a military coup in March of 1808, but he was promptly deposed by Napoleon in 1814 and returned to Spain and assumed his throne. He and his queen sit on thrones upon a velvet covered dais with the arms of Spain above their heads. To the right on the dais hangings is the lion of Aragon and on the left the tower of Castille. This location is the throne room of the Royal Palace in Madrid, traditionally decorated in red.
Auction 652 | Lot: 25052 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $35,850.00

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