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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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123 John Bond Francisco (American, 1863-1931) The Apache trail 33 1/2 x 45 3/4in US$ 22,500
£14,849
€17,487
126 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Sailboats at anchor 25 1/4 x 30 1/4in US$ 31,250
£20,623
€24,288
127 Thomas Lorraine Hunt (American, 1882-1938) The yellow boat 20 X 24in US$ 31,250
£20,623
€24,288
128 Sam Hyde Harris (American, 1889-1977) Mañana 30 x 40in US$ 23,750
£15,673
€18,459
129 William Wendt (American, 1865-1946) Rolling hills, California, 1910 24 1/4 x 36 1/4in US$ 68,500
£45,207
€53,241
130 Marion Kavanagh Wachtel (American, 1870-1954) Landscape with oak trees 20 x 16in US$ 37,500
£24,748
€29,146
134 Sam Hyde Harris (American, 1889-1977) Clear Lake 16 x 20in US$ 5,625
£3,712
€4,371
135 Sam Hyde Harris (American, 1889-1977) Hillside houses 15 3/4 x 20in US$ 7,500
£4,949
€5,829
136 Robert Wood (American/British, 1889-1979) Lake Tahoe, California, 1945 28 x 36in US$ 8,125
£5,362
€6,315
138 Alson Skinner Clark (1876-1949) Old Pasadena doorway, 1928 15 1/4 x 18 1/4in US$ 10,625
£7,012
€8,258
140 Hanson Puthuff (American, 1875-1972) Shadow of the oaks 20 1/4 x 26in US$ 12,500
£8,249
€9,715
141 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) Swiss village scene 20 1/4 x 24 1/4in US$ 15,000
£9,899
€11,658
143 Duncan Gleason (1881-1959) Topsail Schooner Porpoise 25 x 30in US$ 5,000
£3,299
€3,886
145 Edgar Payne (1883-1947) High Sierras (Rider with pack horses beneath Mount Whitney), 1942 20 1/4 x 24 1/4in US$ 12,500
£8,249
€9,715
146 Paul A. Grimm (American, 1891-1974) Majestic San Jacinto 36 1/4 x 46 1/4in US$ 12,500
£8,249
€9,715
147 James Swinnerton (American, 1875-1974) Black lava 28 x 34in US$ 5,000
£3,299
€3,886
148 James Swinnerton (American, 1875-1974) Lone blue smoke tree 40 x 30in US$ 3,125
£2,062
€2,428
149 James Swinnerton (American, 1875-1974) Canyon de Chelly 16 x 20in US$ 4,000
£2,639
€3,108
150 John Bond Francisco (American, 1863-1931) Tonto's bridge, Arizona 20 x 16in US$ 2,750
£1,814
€2,137
151 Paul A. Grimm (American, 1891-1974) Restful retreat 24 x 30in US$ 4,375
£2,887
€3,400
152 Paul A. Grimm (American, 1891-1974) Autumn in the desert, Bishop 18 x 24in US$ 5,250
£3,464
€4,080
155 Rita Hoffman Shulak (American, born circa 1947) Stormy waters, La Jolla shores 12 1/4 x 14 1/4in US$ 17,500
£11,549
€13,601
156 Si Chen Yuan (1911-1974) Farmhouse 24 x 29 1/2in US$ 5,250
£3,464
€4,080
158 Si Chen Yuan (1911-1974) Cafe Tabac 24 x 30in US$ 8,125
£5,362
€6,315
160 Robert Reid (American, 1862-1929) Portrait of a boy, 1920 36 x 24in US$ 11,250
£7,424
€8,743
162 Francis Luis Mora (American, 1874-1940) Bather, 1924 16 x 12in US$ 3,125
£2,062
€2,428
163 Otis Oldfield (American, 1890-1969) Industrial riverside 20 x 14 1/4in US$ 11,250
£7,424
€8,743
166 Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (American, 1903-1968) Whispering silver 30 1/4 x 40 1/4in US$ 10,000
£6,599
€7,772
167 Millard Sheets (American, 1907-1989) Pomona ranch horses 16 x 20in US$ 8,125
£5,362
€6,315
168 Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (American, 1903-1968) White stallion 12 x 16in US$ 3,500
£2,309
€2,720
169 Phil Latimer Dike (American, 1906-1990) Drying peppers, San Fernando Valley 20 x 24 1/4in US$ 23,750
£15,673
€18,459
171 David Chapple (American, born 1947) Alpine meadow 24 x 30in US$ 3,125
£2,062
€2,428
173 Rinaldo Cuneo (American, 1877-1939) View of Lake Merced with Pacifica in the distance 15 x 18in US$ 5,250
£3,464
€4,080
174 Millard Sheets (American, 1907-1989) Evening ridge route 15 1/2 x 22 3/4in US$ 3,750
£2,474
€2,914
175 George Gibson (American, 1904-2001) Albion, California, 1963 22 x 30in US$ 5,625
£3,712
€4,371
176 Rex Brandt (American, 1914-2000) Church in San Xavier, 1968 14 x 21in US$ 2,500
£1,649
€1,943
177 Barse Miller (American, 1904-1973) Walls of Erexell, 1962 22 1/4 x 30 1/4in US$ 2,500
£1,649
€1,943
178 George Booth Post (American, 1906-1997) View of San Francisco with the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance 15 x 18in US$ 4,000
£2,639
€3,108
181 Thomas E. Lewis (American, 1909-1979) The Flatiron building, 1936 22 x 29 3/4in US$ 8,750
£5,774
€6,800
182 Rex Brandt (American, 1914-2000) Newport fishing fleet 20 1/4 x 26 1/2in US$ 3,750
£2,474
€2,914
183 Elsie Palmer Payne (American, 1884-1971) High Sierras 12 x 14in US$ 6,875
£4,537
€5,343
184 William Acheff (American, born 1947) Peaches, 1988 8 x 16in US$ 11,250
£7,424
€8,743
186 Lloyd Sexton, Jr. (American, 1912-1990) Puako, The Big Island, Hawaii, 1967 18 X 22in US$ 52,500
£34,647
€40,805
187 Lloyd Sexton, Jr. (American, 1912-1990) Waves crashing, Nanakuli, Oahu 20 x 36in US$ 27,500
£18,148
€21,374
188 David Howard Hitchcock (American, 1861-1943) Sunset on Mauna Kea 8 x 12in US$ 4,750
£3,134
€3,691
190 Sydney Laurence (American, 1865-1940) A mangold field 11 1/2 x 15 1/2in US$ 1,875
£1,237
€1,457
191 Sydney Laurence (American, 1865-1940) Making camp, Valdez, Alaska 20 1/2 x 14 1/2in US$ 3,500
£2,309
€2,720
192 James Everett Stuart (American, 1852-1941) Glow of the midnight sun, Fairweather Range, Alaska, 1898 8 x 12in US$ 5,625
£3,712
€4,371
193 Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926) Deer in landscape 17 x 22in US$ 188,500
£124,401
€146,510
194 Salvador Mege (born 1854) Sitting Bull, 1889 14 X 10in US$ 12,500
£8,249
€9,715
195 Peter Moran (American, 1841-1914) Afternoon in Zuni, New Mexico 6 x 7 3/4in US$ 10,000
£6,599
€7,772
196 Joseph Henry Sharp (American, 1859-1953) Verdant landscape with clouds 6 x 9in US$ 5,625
£3,712
€4,371
197 Frank Tenney Johnson (American, 1874-1939) Wyoming sand brush 18 x 24in US$ 4,000
£2,639
€3,108
198 Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838-1909) Crow Horse Race 6 x 10in US$ 15,000
£9,899
€11,658
199 Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922) Field of bluebonnets at sunset 30 x 40in US$ 326,500
£215,475
€253,769
202 Frank Earle Schoonover (American, 1877-1972) Who made it an issue of six shooters, (California Mine; Copper Sky) 1916 30 x 36in US$ 25,000
£16,498
€19,431
203 Frank Earle Schoonover (American, 1877-1972) As the canoe swept by, 1950 28 x 46in US$ 182,500
£120,442
€141,846
204 Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) Clouds and mesa, Arizona, 1945 4 1/2 x 5 1/4in US$ 31,250
£20,623
€24,288
205 Birger Sandzen (American, 1871-1954) Four Corners sight: 11 3/4 x 17 1/2in US$ 5,250
£3,464
€4,080
206 Ernest Martin Hennings (American, 1886-1956) Fishermen mending nets, Port of Vigo, Spain 14 x 14in US$ 15,000
£9,899
€11,658
207 Eldridge Ayer Burbank (American, 1858-1949) Portrait of Bogo-o-stee-i, Apache sight: 8 x 5 1/2in US$ 8,125
£5,362
€6,315
208 Ila Mae McAfee (American, 1897-1995) Donkey and foal; Head of a horse, 1969 (two) first 16 x 20in; second 20 x 24in US$ 1,875
£1,237
€1,457
209 Herbert M. Herget (American, 1885-1950) Indians shooting buffalo 23 1/2 x 31 1/2in US$ 3,750
£2,474
€2,914
211 Charlie Dye (American, 1906-1972) Jo branding 9 x 12in US$ 10,625
£7,012
€8,258
215 Edith Anne Hamlin (American, 1902-1992) Mountain lions in the wild, 1935 45 1/2 x 56 1/4in US$ 8,750
£5,774
€6,800
218 David A. Maass (American, born 1929) Mallards in flight 26 x 36in US$ 10,000
£6,599
€7,772
219 David A. Maass (American, born 1929) Canvasbacks 13 1/4 x 18 1/2in US$ 10,625
£7,012
€8,258
220 David A. Maass (American, born 1929) Pintails 11 3/4 x 16 1/4in US$ 5,250
£3,464
€4,080
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