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California and Western Paintings & Sculpture

Auction 20071
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11 Dec 2012, starting at 18:00 PST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 782,500 inc. premium
Guy Rose (American, 1867-1925) Woman sewing 29 x 24in
Sold for US$ 326,500 inc. premium
Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922) Field of bluebonnets at sunset 30 x 40in
Sold for US$ 206,500 inc. premium
Bernard von Eichman (American, 1899-1970) China #3, 1924 19 1/4 x 16 1/2in
Sold for US$ 206,500 inc. premium
Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947) Cows and Pasture 12 1/4 x 16in

Lots

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1 Thomas Hill (American, 1829-1908) Thought to be the Russian River 12 x 18in US$ 6,875
£4,552
€5,319
2 Edwin Deakin (American, 1838-1923) Mount Shasta, California, 1878 36 x 28in US$ 7,500
£4,966
€5,803
4 Fredrick A. Butman (American, 1820-1871) Lake Tahoe 11 1/4 x 14 1/4in US$ 5,625
£3,724
€4,352
5 William Keith (Scottish/American, 1838-1911) A clearing among the oaks, Alameda 24 1/4 x 36 1/4in US$ 5,000
£3,310
€3,869
6 William Keith (Scottish/American, 1838-1911) Cattle watering at dusk 22 x 28in US$ 5,000
£3,310
€3,869
8 Frederick Ferdinand Schafer (German/American, 1839-1927) Cypress Point, Monterey 12 x 20in US$ 2,500
£1,655
€1,934
10 Elizabeth Strong (American, 1855-1941) English setters beside a lake 22 x 26 1/4 US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,418
11 Henry Alexander (American, 1860-1894) Darning 22 1/4 x 27 1/4in US$ 18,750
£12,415
€14,509
15 William Keith (Scottish/American, 1838-1911) A herd of sheep, Marin County 19 1/2 x 26 1/2in US$ 3,500
£2,317
€2,708
18 William Barr (British/American, 1867-1933) Evening sunshine, Golden Gate Park 24 1/4 x 32 1/4in US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,418
19 Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff (Russian/American, 1886-1933) Stream through a mountain landscape 18 x 24in US$ 1,875
£1,241
€1,450
20 Granville Redmond (American, 1871-1935) Moon at dusk 10 3/4 x 14in US$ 10,000
£6,621
€7,738
21 Will Sparks (American, 1862-1937) Twilight, adobe house, 1917 12 x 16in US$ 9,375
£6,207
€7,254
23 Percy Gray (1869-1952) California landscape, 1918 19 x 28in US$ 47,500
£31,452
€36,756
25 Charles Dormon Robinson (American, 1847-1933) White Hills Canyon, Marin County, 1907 28 1/4 x 36 1/4in US$ 11,250
£7,449
€8,705
27 Thaddeus Welch (American, 1844-1919) Hunting rabbits at sunset 14 x 24in US$ 4,000
£2,648
€3,095
28 Percy Gray (1869-1952) The entrance to the Golden Gate from Elephant Rock, 1922 7 x 18in US$ 15,000
£9,932
€11,607
29 Soren Emil Carlsen (American, 1848-1932) Opaline sea 25 x 30in US$ 35,000
£23,175
€27,083
30 Thaddeus Welch (American, 1844-1919) Morning, Bolinas Road 20 1/4 x 36 1/4in US$ 7,500
£4,966
€5,803
32 Percy Gray (1869-1952) Eucalyptus on a sloping hill, 1921 10 x 14in US$ 10,625
£7,035
€8,221
36 William Alexander Coulter (1849-1936) Sailing ship in rough seas 26 1/4 x 42in US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,901
37 William Alexander Coulter (1849-1936) Three-masted ship on open seas 29 1/2 x 20 1/2in US$ 4,375
£2,896
€3,385
39 William Alexander Coulter (1849-1936) A Black Ball Liner 24 3/4 x 20 3/4in US$ 4,375
£2,896
€3,385
40 Paul de Longpre (American, 1855-1911) Poppies in an Indian basket, 1910 14 3/4 x 22 3/4in US$ 25,000
£16,553
€19,345
41 Paul Delongpre (French/American, 1855-1911) Poppies and blackberry blossoms 13 3/4 x 29 3/4in US$ 27,500
£18,209
€21,279
42 Jules Eugène Pages (American, 1867-1946) A view of a French street 18 x 15in US$ 6,000
£3,972
€4,642
44 Abel George Warshawsky (American, 1883-1962) Sardine Boats, Port d'Audierne, 1937 32 x 25 3/4in overall: 41 x 34 3/4in US$ 12,500
£8,276
€9,672
45 Joseph Raphael (American, 1869-1950) Old stone bridge 16 x 20in US$ 3,500
£2,317
€2,708
47 William Frederick Ritschel (American, 1864-1949) Katwyk Strand, Holland sight: 25 x 31in US$ 4,000
£2,648
€3,095
48 Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1866-1936) Four plein air oil studies of Etaples in Pais-de-Calais, Picarday first 10 1/2 x 7 1/2in; second, third and fourth 7 x 9in US$ 8,750
£5,793
€6,770
49 Giuseppe Cadenasso (American, 1858-1918) Red carnations 14 1/4 x 22 1/4in US$ 4,375
£2,896
€3,385
50 Theodore Wores (1859-1939) The garden of the Alcazar, Seville, Spain, 1903 12 x 16in US$ 15,000
£9,932
€11,607
51 Theodore Wores (1859-1939) Viewing the plum blossoms of Sugita 9 1/4 x 12 1/4in US$ 10,000
£6,621
€7,738
52 Theodore Wores (American, 1860-1939) Idyll afternoon 12 x 16in US$ 12,500
£8,276
€9,672
53 Paul Delongpre (French/American, 1855-1911) La France and bride roses, 1900 19 1/2 x 13 1/2in US$ 18,750
£12,415
€14,509
54 Grace Carpenter Hudson (American, 1865-1937) Greenie with two yellow puppies, 1896 10 1/4 x 8in US$ 12,500
£8,276
€9,672
55 Alexander F. Harmer (American, 1856-1925) Gaspar de Portola arrives in Monterey 20 1/4 x 36 1/4in US$ 9,375
£6,207
€7,254
56 Thomas Lorraine Hunt (American, 1882-1938) The first American flag, 1926-1927 78 x 90in US$ 50,000
£33,107
€38,690
57 Charles Rollo Peters (American, 1862-1928) Custom house, Monterey, 1899 19 1/4 x 25 1/4in US$ 9,375
£6,207
€7,254
61 Albert Thomas DeRome (American, 1885-1959) Los Gatos, picnic grounds, 1944; Spring showers on El Torro / Monterey Bay, 1947 (a pair) each 6 x 8in US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,901
62 Albert Thomas DeRome (American, 1885-1959) Sand Dunes, Point Pinos, bush lupine, mesam, 1945; Carmel Bay from Pescadero Point, 1946 (a pair) each 6 x 8in US$ 4,375
£2,896
€3,385
63 Mary DeNeale Morgan (1868-1948) Carmel dunes and coastal trees 16 x 21 3/4in US$ 13,750
£9,104
€10,639
64 Albert Thomas DeRome (American, 1885-1959) Moss Beach, Monterey Bay, Point Pinos, 1948; Point Pinos pines, evening fog, 1945 (a pair) each 6 x 8in US$ 3,500
£2,317
€2,708
65 Gottardo Piazzoni (American, 1872-1945) Study for summer at the ranch, 1920 7 3/4 x 10in US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,418
66 Albert Thomas DeRome (American, 1885-1959) Carmel Bay from Pescadero Point, 1955 18 x 24in US$ 10,625
£7,035
€8,221
67 Charles Rollo Peters (American, 1862-1928) Houseboats in moonlight, Greenbrae, 1899 11 x 14in US$ 13,750
£9,104
€10,639
68 Mary DeNeale Morgan (1868-1948) Shoreline, south of Carmel 24 x 24in US$ 12,500
£8,276
€9,672
69 Ferdinand Burgdorff (American, 1881-1975) The California coast, 1929 14 x 14in US$ 6,250
£4,138
€4,836
71 Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947) Cows and Pasture 12 1/4 x 16in US$ 206,500
£136,734
€159,792
72 Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947) Main Street, Tiburon, with boats, circa 1928 18 x 22in US$ 194,500
£128,788
€150,506
73 Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947) The Bathers, 1929 18 x 15in US$ 92,500
£61,249
€71,577
74 Selden Connor Gile (American, 1877-1947) Three Fishing Boats, 1925 11 x 13in US$ 6,250
£4,138
€4,836
75 William Clapp (American, 1879-1954) Rose Mist, 1924 15 x 18in US$ 25,000
£16,553
€19,345
76 August Gay (American, 1890-1948) Woman in the garden, circa 1923 20 1/4 x 16 1/4in US$ 176,500
£116,869
€136,578
77 August Gay (American, 1890-1948) Fisherman's Wharf; Oliver Street, Monterey, California; Monterey shacks (group of three) first 4 1/2 x 5 1/4in; second and third 4 x 5in US$ 2,500
£1,655
€1,934
79 Maurice Logan (American, 1886-1977) Belvedere Waterfront 15 1/4 x 18 1/4in US$ 74,500
£49,330
€57,649
80 Bernard von Eichman (American, 1899-1970) China #3, 1924 19 1/4 x 16 1/2in US$ 206,500
£136,734
€159,792
82 Edwin Roscoe Shrader (American, 1878-1960) California landscape, La Cañada 20 x 26in US$ 5,625
£3,724
€4,352
83 Granville Redmond (American, 1871-1935) California wildflowers 5 x 7in US$ 16,250
£10,759
€12,574
84 Ralph Davison Miller (American, 1858-1945) Poppies and lupine, 1918 20 x 30in US$ 5,625
£3,724
€4,352
85 Elmer Wachtel (American, 1864-1929) A view along the Santa Barbara coast 20 x 26in US$ 27,500
£18,209
€21,279
86 Granville Redmond (American, 1871-1935) California landscape with poppies and eucalyptus 12 x 16in US$ 60,000
£39,729
€46,428
87 Guy Rose (American, 1867-1925) Woman sewing 29 x 24in US$ 782,500
£518,134
€605,509
88 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) A view from the valley floor towards the Sierras 12 x 15 3/4in US$ 13,750
£9,104
€10,639
89 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Rocky crags 10 x 14in US$ 7,500
£4,966
€5,803
90 Jack Wilkinson Smith (American, 1873-1949) Desert near Palm Springs, California 16 x 20in US$ 8,125
£5,379
€6,287
91 Jack Wilkinson Smith (American, 1873-1949) Rocky coast 16 x 14in US$ 5,625
£3,724
€4,352
92 John Marshall Gamble (American, 1863-1957) Santa Barbara landscape 30 x 48in US$ 68,500
£45,357
€53,006
94 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) The Topmost Peak 48 x 58in US$ 170,500
£112,897
€131,935
96 Frank Tolles Chamberlin (American, 1873-1961) Eucalyptus with mountains beyond 10 x 6 1/2in US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,901
98 William Lees Judson (American, 1842-1928) Early morning 25 1/4 x 40 1/4in US$ 9,375
£6,207
€7,254
99 Lockwood De Forest (American, 1850-1932) Montecito, California, 1909; Matilija Canyon, Ojai, 1916 (a pair) each 9 3/4 x 14in US$ 5,625
£3,724
€4,352
100 Charles A. Fries (American, 1854-1940) Early morning above San Diego mission dam 12 x 19in US$ 3,750
£2,483
€2,901
101 Frank William Cuprien (American, 1871-1948) Arch beach, Christmas, 1917 16 x 22in US$ 2,750
£1,820
€2,127
102 Clarence Hinkle (American, 1880-1960) Laguna coast, 1915 30 x 36in US$ 15,000
£9,932
€11,607
103 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Old Laguna, 1911 18 1/4 x 23 1/4in US$ 43,750
£28,969
€33,854
104 Guy Rose (American, 1867-1925) The scattered covey 22 1/4 x 28 1/4in US$ 62,500
£41,384
€48,363
105 Newell Convers Wyeth (American, 1882-1945) A California Mission, 1918 39 x 26in US$ 122,500
£81,113
€94,792
106 Frank William Cuprien (American, 1871-1948) Santa Monica Mountains, from the old pier, 1910 20 x 28in US$ 13,750
£9,104
€10,639
107 Paul Sample (American, 1896-1974) San Pedro harbor 20 1/4 x 24 1/4in US$ 35,000
£23,175
€27,083
108 Orrin A. White (American, 1883-1969) Lake near head of Pine Creek 25 x 30in US$ 3,500
£2,317
€2,708
109 Walter Elmer Schofield (American, 1867-1944) Irvine Park 20 x 24in US$ 3,125
£2,069
€2,418
110 Benjamin Chambers Brown (American, 1865-1942) Lights and shadows, High Sierras 28 1/4 x 36 1/4in US$ 11,250
£7,449
€8,705
111 Howard Arden Edwards (American, 1884-1953) Topanga, 1914 26 x 34in US$ 4,375
£2,896
€3,385
112 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Mount Gayley and Mount Sill, Big Pine, High Sierras, California 25 x 30in US$ 47,500
£31,452
€36,756
113 Maurice Braun (American, 1877-1941) A wall of granite 36 1/4 x 42in US$ 92,500
£61,249
€71,577
115 Granville Redmond (American, 1871-1935) California poppies with a lake and mountains beyond 14 x 12in US$ 74,500
£49,330
€57,649
117 William Wendt (American, 1865-1946) Santa Ana River, 1928 25 1/4 x 30 1/4in US$ 60,000
£39,729
€46,428
118 Edouard Vysekal (American, 1890-1939) Picnic on the grass 30 1/4 x 40 1/4in US$ 11,250
£7,449
€8,705
122 Arthur Hill Gilbert (American, 1894-1970) Oaks in sunshine 9 x 12in US$ 4,750
£3,145
€3,675
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