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California and Western Paintings and Sculpture

Auction 18408
22 Nov 2010, starting at 18:00 PST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 410,000 inc. premium
Guy Rose (American, 1867-1925) La Jolla Beach 24 x 29in
Sold for US$ 362,000 inc. premium
E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) The Pool, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco (Court of the Four Seasons), circa 1915 16 ...
Sold for US$ 326,000 inc. premium
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) Moraine and meadow, Sierra Nevada, Inyo County, California, 1924 25 1/4 x 30 1/4in
Sold for US$ 254,000 inc. premium
Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Indians on the plains 29 x 54in Overall: 34 x 59in

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1 Edwin Deakin (American, 1838-1923) Indian country, Tahoe, 1905 16 x 24 1/4in US$ 11,590
£7,690
€8,992
3 California School (19th Century) Lake Tahoe, circa 1870 30 1/4 x 50 1/2in US$ 10,980
£7,285
€8,519
4 Richard Thompson Taggart (American, 1904-1989) Old Pine at Tahoe, 1936 30 x 25in US$ 3,050
£2,023
€2,366
5 Lemuel Maynard Wiles (American, 1826-1905) Penetentia Canyon near Santa Clara, California, 1876 11 x 9in US$ 1,830
£1,214
€1,419
8 William Keith (Scottish/American, 1838-1911) In the Richmond district, San Francisco 7 3/4 x 10 1/2in US$ 4,575
£3,035
€3,549
9 William Keith (Scottish/American, 1838-1911) Mt. Shasta, 1878 18 1/4 x 24 1/4in US$ 30,500
£20,237
€23,665
10 Thomas Hill (American, 1829-1908) Figures on a horse drawn sledge and figures ice fishing on a frozen river with a town beyond 36 x 60in US$ 36,600
£24,284
€28,398
11 Albert Bierstadt (German/American, 1830-1902) Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, 1875 12 x 18in US$ 115,900
£76,902
€89,928
12 Charles Dormon Robinson (1847-1933) Mt. Tamalpais from the Headlands 14 x 20in US$ 5,490
£3,642
€4,259
13 Theodore Wores (1859-1939) Sand dunes of San Francisco, 1911 9 1/4 x 12 1/4in US$ 3,965
£2,630
€3,076
15 William Franklin Jackson (American, 1850-1936) California landscape, thought to be Sutter Buttes 13 3/4 x 23 1/4in US$ 6,100
£4,047
€4,733
18 Charles Dormon Robinson (American, 1847-1933) Waves crashing on a rocky shore, 1902 16 1/4 x 20in US$ 5,490
£3,642
€4,259
19 Raymond Dabb Yelland (1848-1900) Coastal view 8 1/2 x 14 1/2in US$ 2,440
£1,618
€1,893
20 Charles Dormon Robinson (American, 1847-1933) Stranded whales on Ocean Beach below the Cliff House, San Francisco, 1882 38 x 76in US$ 15,860
£10,523
€12,306
22 Grace Carpenter Hudson (American, 1865-1937) Love's messenger, 1926 21 x 17in US$ 17,080
£11,332
€13,252
23 Grace Carpenter Hudson (American, 1865-1937) We got him, 1915 20 1/4 x 16 1/4in US$ 20,740
£13,761
€16,092
25 Frederick von Luerzer (German, 1858-1917) Figures in the redwoods, 1905 11 3/4 x 24in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
28 Charles Dormon Robinson (American, 1847-1933) California landscape, 1891 9 3/4 x 12 1/2in US$ 1,464
£971
€1,135
29 Willis E. Davis (American, 1855-1910) Northern California Farm Scene, 1903 16 x 20in US$ 2,440
£1,618
€1,893
30 Sydney Janis Yard (American, 1855-1909) Among the Monterey County hills 11 x 14 3/4in US$ 2,745
£1,821
€2,129
32 Percy Gray (1869-1952) California Oaks, 1919 sight: 9 3/4 x 13 1/2in US$ 7,930
£5,261
€6,153
33 Percy Gray (1869-1952) Cattle grazing amongst Marin oaks 30 x 38in US$ 103,700
£68,807
€80,462
34 Theodore J. Richardson (American, 1855-1914) Three Northern California landscapes first sight: 6 1/4 x 14 1/4in; second sight: 7 3/4 x 13 3/4in; third sight: 6 1/2 x 11 3/4in US$ 6,100
£4,047
€4,733
35 Cleveland Rockwell (American, 1837-1907) Mt. Shasta 11 x 20 3/4in US$ 3,050
£2,023
€2,366
36 Eustace Paul Ziegler (American, 1881-1969) Sunset down the valley, Nugget Creek, Alaska, 1919 8 1/4 x 10 3/4in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
37 Sydney Laurence (American, 1865-1940) Alaskan farmland, 1920 16 x 12in US$ 15,860
£10,523
€12,306
38 Sydney Laurence (American, 1865-1940) The North Star 16 x 12in US$ 14,640
£9,713
€11,359
39 Franz Arthur Bischoff (American, 1864-1929) Large ovoid vase with peonies height: 21in US$ 21,960
£14,570
€17,039
39A Franz Arthur Bischoff (American, 1864-1929) Pink and yellow roses, 1901 diameter: 16in US$ 5,795
£3,845
€4,496
41 Franz Arthur Bischoff (American, 1864-1929) Tall pitcher with red and green grapes, 1905 height: 15in US$ 4,880
£3,237
€3,786
42 Arthur Putnam (American, 1873-1930) Skunked lynx kitten height: 5in US$ 9,150
£6,071
€7,099
43 Arthur Putnam (American, 1873-1930) Fawning jaguar height: 3in US$ 5,490
£3,642
€4,259
44 Paul Delongpre (French/American, 1855-1911) California Sweet Peas 10 x 20in US$ 6,100
£4,047
€4,733
45 Paul Delongpre (French/American, 1855-1911) Gentle waking (Apple blossoms) 10 1/2 x 17in US$ 5,490
£3,642
€4,259
46 Giuseppe Cadenasso (Italian/American, 1858-1918) Pink roses, 1896 22 1/2 x 37in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
47 John Bond Francisco (American, 1863-1931) Still life with trombone and books on a table 29 x 23in US$ 3,050
£2,023
€2,366
48 Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937) Yellow Chrysanthemums 22 x 18in US$ 45,750
£30,356
€35,498
49 E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) The Pool, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco (Court of the Four Seasons), circa 1915 16 1/4 x 20in US$ 362,000
£240,195
€280,881
50 Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947) The barn; Tree and shed, 1922 (double sided) 10 3/4 x 13 3/4in US$ 10,370
£6,880
€8,046
51 Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947) Piers at Oakland estuary; House over water with hills beyond (double sided) 11 1/4 x 14 1/4in US$ 17,080
£11,332
€13,252
52 Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947) Farmhouse with rolling hills in the distance, 1938 15 1/4 x 18 1/4in US$ 33,550
£22,261
€26,031
53 William Clapp (American, 1879-1954) Vibrant trees and hills, 1939 15 x 18in US$ 4,880
£3,237
€3,786
54 American School (20th Century) Wharf scene 18 1/4 x 24in US$ 7,320
£4,856
€5,679
56 Arthur Hill Gilbert (American, 1894-1970) Rustic road 12 x 16in US$ 7,930
£5,261
€6,153
57 Albert DeRome (American, 1885-1959) Near Elkhorn, Lupin, Monterey County, 1945; Carmel River, 1944 (two) each 6 x 8in US$ 3,355
£2,226
€2,603
60 Armin Hansen (American, 1886-1957) Salmon trawlers 18 x 24in US$ 97,600
£64,759
€75,729
62 Albert DeRome (American, 1885-1959) Man fishing, Monterey Bay, 1945; View along Monterey Bay (two) each 6 x 8in US$ 2,440
£1,618
€1,893
64 Mary DeNeale Morgan (1868-1948) Trees along a path near the coast 18 x 24in US$ 7,930
£5,261
€6,153
65 Edwin Deakin (American, 1838-1923) Entrance To Henry VII Chapel, Westminister Abbey, 1898 54 x 36in US$ 5,490
£3,642
€4,259
66 Edwin Deakin (American, 1838-1923) Alpine castle, 1906 22 3/4 x 18 3/4in US$ 4,270
£2,833
€3,313
67 Francis J. McComas (American, 1875-1938) English farmhouse, 1908 16 3/4 x 21 3/4in US$ 5,795
£3,845
€4,496
68 Alson Skinner Clark (1876-1949) Ile Saint Louis, Paris 13 x 16in US$ 4,880
£3,237
€3,786
69 E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) Scavengers, St. Ives, 1922 12 x 16in US$ 182,000
£120,761
€141,216
73 Lloyd Lozes Goff (American, 1917-1982) Contemplation (The Morning After) 30 x 24in US$ 3,050
£2,023
€2,366
75 Otis William Oldfield (American, 1890-1969) Hard at work 11 3/4 x 8 3/4in US$ 5,490
£3,642
€4,259
76 Frank Coburn (American, 1862-1938) Bryant Park, New York City; A mood, 1921 (a pair) each 10 x 12in US$ 3,965
£2,630
€3,076
77 Shirley Marie Russell (American, 1886-1985) Waves on a rocky coast, 1973 28 x 42in US$ 6,100
£4,047
€4,733
78 Ellis Silas (British, 1883-1972) Tropical Blue Nocturne 24 x 20in US$ 1,830
£1,214
€1,419
79 David Howard Hitchcock (American, 1861-1943) Haleakala, rim of the crater at sunrise, 1916 18 1/4 x 24in US$ 19,520
£12,951
€15,145
80 Theodore Wores (1859-1939) Hawaiian Home, 1901 12 x 16 1/4in US$ 14,640
£9,713
€11,359
81 Anna Althea Hills (American, 1882-1930) The emerald sea, 1926 10 x 14in US$ 15,860
£10,523
€12,306
82 Arthur Grover Rider (American, 1886-1975) California coast 32 1/4 x 36 1/4in US$ 48,800
£32,379
€37,864
83 George Demont Otis (American, 1879-1962) Farm at the base of the hill 20 x 26in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
84 George Demont Otis (American, 1879-1962) School across the water 24 x 30in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
85 Anna Althea Hills (American, 1882-1930) Gulls at Play 10 x 14in US$ 24,400
£16,189
€18,932
87 Guy Rose (American, 1867-1925) La Jolla Beach 24 x 29in US$ 410,000
£272,044
€318,125
88 Dedrick B. Stuber (American, 1878-1954) Capistrano Hills 12 x 16in US$ 3,355
£2,226
€2,603
89 Dedrick B. Stuber (American, 1878-1954) White Sand 12 x 16in US$ 3,050
£2,023
€2,366
90 David Chapple (American, born 1947) Lake View 30 x 40in US$ 5,490
£3,642
€4,259
92 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Indians on the plains 29 x 54in Overall: 34 x 59in US$ 254,000
£168,535
€197,082
95 Jack Wilkinson Smith (American, 1873-1949) Sierra lake with mountains in the distance 18 x 20in US$ 20,740
£13,761
€16,092
96 Hernando Gonzallo Villa (American, 1881-1952) Believed to be Edgar Payne's cabin, 1944 18 x 24in US$ 3,965
£2,630
€3,076
97 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Payne Lake 40 x 50in US$ 170,000
£112,799
€131,905
99 Alfred R. Mitchell (1888-1972) View from Bishop, California, after a storm, 1934 8 x 10 1/4in US$ 3,050
£2,023
€2,366
101 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) California landscape 6 x 8in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
102 Robert Wood (American/British, 1889-1979) Blue bonnet time, 1965 24 x 36in US$ 10,980
£7,285
€8,519
104 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) San Gabriel Canyon 28 x 34in US$ 73,200
£48,569
€56,797
105 Charles Bradford Hudson (American, 1865-1939) Sunset over the coast 18 x 32in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
106 Burt Procter (1901-1980) Shallow Waters 20 x 30in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
107 Paul Dougherty (American, 1877-1947) Sunlight and Surf 36 x 48in US$ 24,400
£16,189
€18,932
108 Elmer Wachtel (American, 1864-1929) Wild buckwheat 16 x 20in US$ 19,520
£12,951
€15,145
109 Alson Skinner Clark (1876-1949) Ramona's Marriage Place (San Diego), 1926 26 1/4 x 32 1/4in US$ 57,950
£38,451
€44,964
110 Robert Wood (American/British, 1889-1979) Spring 24 x 30in US$ 8,540
£5,666
€6,626
111 Franz Arthur Bischoff (American, 1864-1929) House with orange roof 13 x 19in US$ 4,270
£2,833
€3,313
112 Franz A. Bischoff (1864-1929) Arroyo seco 12 1/2 x 16in US$ 9,760
£6,475
€7,572
113 Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (American, 1903-1968) Meadow Lark's Retreat 30 x 40in US$ 10,980
£7,285
€8,519
114 Arthur Hill Gilbert (American, 1894-1970) Capistrano Hills 40 x 50in US$ 36,600
£24,284
€28,398
118 Elmer W. Schofield View of the bay (believed to be Santa Monica) 13 x 16in US$ 3,660
£2,428
€2,839
121 Clarkson Dye (American, 1869-1955) Evening ceremony, Santa Barbara Mission 20 x 24in US$ 3,965
£2,630
€3,076
123 Elmer Wachtel (American, 1864-1929) Boathouse; A field of poppies (two) 7 x 15; 4 1/2 x 6 1/4in US$ 2,196
£1,457
€1,703
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