2007 Fall Select Auction

American Paintings and Art, Page Two of Two
See Also: Cincinnati Art
114. Hudson River School forest interior, oil on canvas, 17" x 14", unsigned. 400-600
162. Impressionist riverside with houses, oil on canvas, 18" x 20", back bears the name Ernest Lawson NA. 400-600
163. Marie Goth, Indiana, 1887-1975, Portrait of woman in lavender dress, oil on canvas, 28" x 24", signed. 400-600

Goth was considered one of the premier portrait painters from Indiana. She studied under Otto Stark, the John Herron Institute, the Cincinnati Art Academy, and the Art Students League in New York. She received several awards in her lifetime, including ones from the Hoosier Salon and the National Academy of Design.
99. Indiana forest interior path, oil on canvas, 6.5" x 12", unsigned, ornate carved and gilt wide frame, back of frame stamped F.W. Walker Art Department Madison Ind. 300-400
105. Israel Abramofsky, Ohio, 1888-1975, Snowscape with houses, oil on board, 8" x 10", signed, reverse of board has unfinished scene with two figures and houses. 300-500

Abramofsky was born near Kiev, Russia, and studied in Paris at the Academie Julian under J.P. Laurens and Lucien Simon. He eventually settled in Toledo, Ohio, where he organized the Toledo Independent Artist Club.
106. Marjorie Rey Rickard, California, 1893-1968, Landscape with colorful trees, oil on board, 8" x 10", signed. 300-500

Rickard was an active artist and conservationist in the Belvedere-Tiburon area before marrying a Mendocino rancher.
107. Marjorie Rey Rickard, California, 1893-1968, Landscape with blue and green hills, oil on board, 8" x 10", signed. 300-500
281. Robert Mapplethorpe, USA, 1946-1989, Calla Lily, 1984, transfer on porcelain. Stamped "Swid Powell, Robert Mapplethorpe," titled and dated. In original box. 400-500
6. Jean Rathborne, USA, 20th century, pair of floral still lifes, watercolor, 24" x 18", matching green matts and gold frames. 300-500
68. Edward R. Sitzman, Indiana, 1874-1949, Landscape with pink blossoms, watercolor, 20" x 14", signed. 250-350

Sitzman was born in Cincinnati, where he studied at the Art Academy with Duveneck and Farny. He also studied in London and Munich. He set up a studio in Indianapolis, and was a member of the Indiana Art Club, Indianapolis Art Association, and the Chicago Galleries Association.
72. Gordon Hope Grant, New York, 1875-1962, Sailors singing in the rain, lithograph, 10" x 13", pencil signed. 200-300

A painter, etcher and illustrator born in California, Grant is known best for his maritime subjects, though he also covered wars for newspapers and did illustrations for the pulp fiction trade. He was honored many times by the American Watercolor Society, and his memberships included the Salmagundi Club.
14. Formal portrait of George Pallender of Eureka Illinois, watercolor, 9" x 7.5", hand written dedication on back, 3" tear near bottom. 100-300
386. Wilma Yoder, Progress, WPA illustration featuring airplane and automobile, watercolor, 17" x 11", signed. 100-300

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