20th Century Decorative Arts

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Treadway/Toomey Galleries, announces their Sunday, March 6th, 20th Century Art and Design Auction located at the John Toomey Gallery in Oak Park Illinois. Included are over 1200 lots of furniture, lighting, metalwork, pottery, and glassware from the Arts and Crafts/Art Nouveau period through a broad range of Modern Design, as well as a selection of fine European and American paintings, prints, and sculpture. The first session will feature several important Dirk van Erp pieces, an early Gustav Stickley bookcase, as well Limbert, Arts & Crafts,and others Fine glassware, lamps, and pottery are represented by Galle, Daum, Oscar Bach, Tiffany, and Loetz, Steuben, Amphora, Rookwood, Grueby, Marblehead, as well as a rare Weller Rhead umbrella stand. Session two include a mixture of traditional and modern paintings by such artists Fairfield Porter, Paul Turner Sargent, Alexander Brook, Pal Fried, Guy Wiggins, Carl Kraft, Frank Bennett, Potthast, and others. Fine sculptures by Jospeh Goethe, Douglas Abdell, and others. The third and final session of the sale, 1950s/Modern. Such designers as, George Nelson, Gio Ponti, Eames, Nakashima, Tommy Parzinger, Harvey Probber, Daniel Rhodes, Knoll, Mies van der Rohe, Paul Frankl, Higgins, Wormley’s, Gilbert Rohde, Paul McCobb, Robert Probst, Eero Saarinen, Frank Lloyd Wright, Finn Juhl, and much more.
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Leo Politi, Family Gathering, watercolor755 - Leo Politi, Family Gathering, watercolor
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Leo Politi (American, b. 1908), "Family Gathering", c. 1936; watercolor, 13" x 10", signed and dated. Los Angeles painter. Pol...
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Diego Rivera, Sketch of a Man, ink756 - Diego Rivera, Sketch of a Man, ink
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Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957), "Sketch of a Man Seated at a Table", c. 1920; ink drawing/paper, 8" x 5.5", signed.
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Diego Rivera, Sketch of a Classical Figure, ink757 - Diego Rivera, Sketch of a Classical Figure, ink
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Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957), "Sketch of a Classical Figure", c. 1920; ink drawing/paper, 5" x 4.5", signed. Rivera produc...
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Diego Rivera,  Sketch of a Nude Female Figure, in758 - Diego Rivera, Sketch of a Nude Female Figure, in
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Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957), "Sketch of a Nude Female Figure", c. 1920; ink drawing/paper, 7" x 3", signed. Rivera produc...
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Frank Beatty, lot of two works, watercolor 759 - Frank Beatty, lot of two works, watercolor
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Frank Beatty (American, 20th century), lot of two works, one pictured:"Chicago City Scene", c. 1940; watercolor and drawing, 9" x 12&...
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Grace Spongberg, lot of three lithographs760 - Grace Spongberg, lot of three lithographs
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Grace Spongberg (American, b.1906), lot of three lithographs, one pictured: "Johnny", c.1940, 11.5" x 8.5", signed and numbered ...
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Grace Spongberg, Dock Workers, watercolor761 - Grace Spongberg, Dock Workers, watercolor
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Grace Spongberg (American, b.1906), "Dock Workers", c. 1940; watercolor, 9.5" x 14", signed.
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Norman Rockwell, Interior, colored lithograph762 - Norman Rockwell, Interior, colored lithograph
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Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), "Shuffleton’s Barbershop", c. 1950; colored lithograph, 18" x 17", signed. This illustra...
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Frank Perri, Woman in a Yellow Sweater, watercolo763 - Frank Perri, Woman in a Yellow Sweater, watercolo
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Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Woman in a Yellow Sweater", c. 1940; watercolor, 16" x 12" , signed . Perri immigr...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to lu*** for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
 
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Issachar Ber Ryback, Fiddler, bronze764 - Issachar Ber Ryback, Fiddler, bronze
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Issachar Ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), "Fiddler", c. 1920; bronze, 11" x 6", signed. Highly important artist associated with...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to mapa1030 for (2,700.00 + 607.50BP) = 3,307.50
 
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Lee Wallas, oil/board765 - Lee Wallas, oil/board
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Lee Wallas (American, 20th century), "Vashti", c. 1960; oil/board, 36" x 24", signed; titled verso. St Louis painter. 300-500
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Issachar Ber Ryback, bronze sculpture766 - Issachar Ber Ryback, bronze sculpture
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Issachar Ber Ryback (Russian, 1897-1935), "Old Man with Ducks", c. 1920; bronze, 11" x 6.5", signed. Highly important artist as...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to mapa1030 for (2,000.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,450.00
 
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Eduoard Buk Ulreich, Woman with Panther, watercol767 - Eduoard Buk Ulreich, Woman with Panther, watercol
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Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889) "Woman with Panther", c. 1920; watercolor and gouache/paper, 25" x 19", signed w...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Eduoard Buk Ulreich, Woman with a Frog, watercolo768 - Eduoard Buk Ulreich, Woman with a Frog, watercolo
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Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889) "Woman with a Frog", c. 1916; watercolor, 13" x 17", signed and dated, inscribed...
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Eduoard Buk Ulreich  Paris Café, pastel769 - Eduoard Buk Ulreich Paris Café, pastel
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Eduoard Buk Ulreich (American/Austrian, b.1889) "Paris Cafe", c. 1920; pastel/dark paper, 17" x 23.5", monogram, new matte with ...
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J.H.Peteris, Harbor Scene, oil770 - J.H.Peteris, Harbor Scene, oil
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J.H. Peteris "Cargo Ships, Calumet Harbor", c. 1930; oil/canvas, 24" x 36", signed.
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Jack Frankfurter, Friends, oil/canvas771 - Jack Frankfurter, Friends, oil/canvas
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Jack Frankfurter (American, 20th century), "Friends", c. 1960; oil/canvas, 39.5" x 25.5", signed. Frankfurter worked in Brookly...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Edmund P.Kellogg, oil, Nordic Sailing Vessel772 - Edmund P.Kellogg, oil, Nordic Sailing Vessel
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Edmund P. Kellogg (American, b. 1879 ), "Nordic Sailing Vessel", c. 1924; oil/canvas, 24" x 34.5", initialed. Chicago illustrat...
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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H.G.Aschoff, The Pioneer, oil773 - H.G.Aschoff, The Pioneer, oil
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H.G. Aschoff (American, 20th century), "The Pioneer", c. 1945; oil/board, 25" x 43", signed; label verso from Art Institute of C...
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Edmund Strauchen, Skating Party, oil774 - Edmund Strauchen, Skating Party, oil
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Edmund Strauchen (American, b. 1910), "The Skating Party", c. 1950; oil/board, 22.5" x 30", signed. Cincinnati illustrator. St...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to antiqfrk12 for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
 
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Lou Kousens Chicago Street Scene, watercolor775 - Lou Kousens Chicago Street Scene, watercolor
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Lou Kousens "Chicago Street Scene", c. 1950; oil/board, 20" x 24", signed verso.
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Frank Perri, Portrait of a Woman, watercolor 776 - Frank Perri, Portrait of a Woman, watercolor
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Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), " Portrait of a Woman", c. 1940; watercolor, 23" x 15" , signed . Perri immigrated ...
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Gerald Lee Nees, Winter Scene, oil777 - Gerald Lee Nees, Winter Scene, oil
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Gerald Lee Nees (American, b.1938), "Winter Scene", c. 1980; oil/board, 23.5" x 30", signed. Nees was paralyzed as a young boy ...
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Louise Woodroofe, HarborScene, oil778 - Louise Woodroofe, HarborScene, oil
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Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "HarborScene", c.1935; oil/board, 17" x 22", signed verso . Woodroofe worked in...
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Gerald Lee Nees, Market, oil779 - Gerald Lee Nees, Market, oil
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Gerald Lee Nees (American, b.1938), " Market", c. 1980; oil/canvas laid down, 24" x 30", signed. Nees was paralyzed as a young ...
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Frank Perri, Harbor ,watercolor780 - Frank Perri, Harbor ,watercolor
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Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Harbor", c. 1948; watercolor, 22" x 28" , signed and dated . Perri immigrated from...
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Paul Strayer, Gun Fight, oil781 - Paul Strayer, Gun Fight, oil
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Paul Strayer (American, b. 1885), "Gunfight", c. 1929; oil/canvas, 31" x 21.25", signed and dated. Park Ridge, Illinois Illustr...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Paul Gregg,  Mountain Trail, oil782 - Paul Gregg, Mountain Trail, oil
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Paul Gregg (American, 1876-1949), "Mountain Trail", c. 1947; oil/canvas, 27" x 22", signed and dated. Colorado painter and illu...
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Thomas Moran, Arizona Landscape, chromolithograph783 - Thomas Moran, Arizona Landscape, chromolithograph
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Thomas Moran (American,1837-1926 ), "Grand Canyon of Arizona from Hermit Rim Road" , c. 1913; chromolithograph, 26.5" x 35", ori...
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Leslie B.Demille, Street Scene, oil784 - Leslie B.Demille, Street Scene, oil
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Leslie B. Demille (American, b. 1927), "Flowers for Her Hair", c. 1985; oil/canvas, 40" x 30", signed and dated, unframed.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to antiqfrk12 for (500.00 + 112.50BP) = 612.50
 
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Robert MacDonald Graham, Street Scene, oil785 - Robert MacDonald Graham, Street Scene, oil
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Robert MacDonald Graham (American, b. 1919), "Hot Day in Aledo (Texas)", c. 1981; oil/canvas, 24" x 18", signed and titled on ve...
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Emilio Amero,Flower Vendor, lithograph786 - Emilio Amero,Flower Vendor, lithograph
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Emilio Amero (Mexican, b. 1910), "Flower Vendor", c. 1958; color lithograph, 13" x 10.25", signed and numbered in pencil, 50/250...
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Karl Priebe, Portrait, gouache787 - Karl Priebe, Portrait, gouache
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Karl Priebe (American, 1914-1976), "The Lady with Star Sapphire", c.1955; gouache, 9.5" x 7", signed and dated; it is also dated...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Frank Perri, Houses in Winter, tempera788 - Frank Perri, Houses in Winter, tempera
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Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Houses in Winter", c. 1946; tempera/paper, 24" x 18" , signed and dated . Perri im...
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Ben Benn, Men Carrying Nets, oil789 - Ben Benn, Men Carrying Nets, oil
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Ben Benn (Russian/American, 1884-1983), "Men Carrying Nets", c. 1931; oil/board, 10" x 20", signed and dated. New York painter...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Ben Shahn, Female Figure, ink 790 - Ben Shahn, Female Figure, ink
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Ben Shahn (American/Lithuanian, 1898-1969), "Female Figure", c. 1945; ink drawing, 4.5" x 8", signed . Highly important social r...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Albert Pels, In Lights and Shadows, oil791 - Albert Pels, In Lights and Shadows, oil
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Albert Pels (American, 1910-1998), "In Lights and Shadows", c. 1950; oil/masonite, 14" x 10", signed. Pels was born in Cincinnat...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Edna Wolff Maschgan , Still Life, oil792 - Edna Wolff Maschgan , Still Life, oil
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Edna Wolff (Henner) Maschgan (American, 1907-2001), "Still Life with Irises and Figurine", c. 1950; oil/canvas, 30" x 36", sign...
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Start Price : 1,300.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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James Penney, Portrait of a Woman, oil793 - James Penney, Portrait of a Woman, oil
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James Penney (American, 1910-1982), "Portrait of a Woman", c. 1940; oil/board, 14.5" x 12", signed; Kraushaar Gallery label vers...
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Gladys Rockmore Davis, The Red Dress, oil794 - Gladys Rockmore Davis, The Red Dress, oil
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Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967), "The Red Dress", c. 1945; oil/canvas, 30" x 25", initialed; label verso from Midtow...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to mswissie for (2,000.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,450.00
 
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Ben Shahn, Figure with Ice Cream Cone, ink795 - Ben Shahn, Figure with Ice Cream Cone, ink
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Ben Shahn (American/Lithuanian, 1898-1969), "Figure with Ice Cream Cone", c. 1945; ink drawing and watercolor, 8.5" x 6", signed...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Brook, Young Pianist, oil796 - Alexander Brook, Young Pianist, oil
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Alexander Brook (American, 1898-1980), "Young Pianist", c. 1935; oil/canvas, 36.5" x 28.5", signed. Brook was married to Peggy...
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Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Dale Nichols,Guatemala, 797 - Dale Nichols,Guatemala,
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Dale Nichols (American, b. 1904), "View of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala", 1963, 8" x 15", signed and dated. Nichols was born in Neb...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Frederic James, Landscape, gouache798 - Frederic James, Landscape, gouache
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Frederic James (American, b.1915 ), "Expansive Landscape with Farm Industry and Train", c. 1960; gouache, 19" x 33.5", signed. ...
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Frank Perri, Interior with Figures, oil799 - Frank Perri, Interior with Figures, oil
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Frank Perri (American, early 20th century), "Interior with Figures", c. 1950; oil stick/paper, 18" x 12" , signed on verso.
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Walter Krawiec , Equine Performance, oil800 - Walter Krawiec , Equine Performance, oil
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Walter Krawiec (American, b. 1889), "Equine Performance", c. 1935; oil/board, 20" x 14", signed. Chicago painter, cartoonist, a...
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Frances Chapin, Brittany, watercolor801 - Frances Chapin, Brittany, watercolor
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Frances Chapin (American, 1899-1965), "Brittany", c. 1950; watercolor, 15" x 20", signed, label verso from Campanile Gallery. W...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Spears, Reunion in Park, oil802 - Spears, Reunion in Park, oil
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Spears (American, late 20th century), "Reunion in Park", c.1990; oil/canvas, 24" x 30", signed and dated.
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Start Price : 1,800.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Gibson Byrd, Streetscene, oil803 - Gibson Byrd, Streetscene, oil
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Gibson Byrd (American, b. 1923), "Sidestreet and Evening Song", c.1960; oil/canvas, 30" x 36", signed. Byrd studied at the Univ...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lou Kousens, Botanical Gardens,Chicago,  804 - Lou Kousens, Botanical Gardens,Chicago,
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Lou Kousens (American, 20th century), "Botanical Gardens, Chicago ", c. 1981; 24" x 30", signed on verso. Kousens studied at th...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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