Spring Select Auction (2006)

Cincinnati Paintings and Art: Page Two of Two
206. Thomas Jefferson Willison, OH and KY, 1864-1940, Forest interior, oil on board, 11" x 15", signed. 600-800

Willison was born in Brent, KY, and studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati with Duveneck and others.
212. Carl Zimmerman, Cincinnati, 1900-1985, Men on river bank, oil on canvas, 24" x 30", signed. 800-1,000
213. Carl Zimmerman, Cincinnati, 1900-1985, Chickens behind fence, watercolor, 17" x 23", signed. 400-600
211. Carl Samson, Cincinnati, 20th century, Canadian Waterfall, 1991, oil on canvas, 13" x 9", signed, dated. 800-1,200

Carl Samson is a well-respected Cincinnati painter. Among his many famous portraits, his depiction of the Corbetts hangs in Cincinnati Music Hall. He was elected Governing Board Chairman for the American Society of Portrait Artists.
203. Victor Casnelli, Cincinnati and Michigan, 1867-1961, Fall landscape with creek, watercolor, 11.75" x 13.25", signed. 600-800

An accomplished painter of Native Americans, Casnelli is also known for his landscapes and Mediterranean scenes. William Howard Taft commissioned Casenelli to paint murals in his home. He started his career in Cincinnati, then moved to Michigan. He spelled his name in varying ways during his career.
201. Martin Rettig, Cincinnati, 1869-1956, Floral still life, oil on board, 18" x 24", unsigned. 400-600

Student of Frank Duveneck and brother of John Rettig, Martin had a long career as a painter and decorator for Rookwood Pottery.

131. Edward T. Hurley, Cincinnati, 1869-1950, Arts and Crafts style landscape of gnarled brown trees and green pasture, 1917, pastel on paper, 13.5" x 19.5", signed and dated. 1,000-1,500

Hurley exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Art Institute of Chicago, Panama Pacific Exhibition, and others. He was a decorator for Rookwood Pottery, and studied with Frank Duveneck at the Art Academy of Cincinnati.
134. Edward T. Hurley, Cincinnati, 1869-1950, Nine rooks on branch, 1927, etching, 12" x 8.75", signed in pencil and etching. Striking image, rarely seen. 400-600
132. Edward T. Hurley, Cincinnati, 1869-1950, Street market scene, 1933, original etching plate, 8.25" x 11.75", mounted to matting within oak Arts and Crafts frame with bow tie joints to corners, 16.5" x 20.5". 300-500
133. Edward T. Hurley, Cincinnati, 1869-1950, Spires of 8th Street -Cars in Snow, 1915, original brass etched print plate, 12.25" x 9.25", signed and dated, framed. This is one of Hurley's more popular scenes. 300-500
135. Edward T. Hurley, 1869-1950, Constance Kentucky farm scene with children, 1902, ink on paper, 9.5" x 12.5", signed. 300-500
136. Edward T. Hurley, 1869-1950, Woman on steps with chickens, 1912, pencil sketch with hand written notes, 13.5" x 10.5", signed. 300-500
137. Edward T. Hurley, 1869-1950, Man with rowboat in stream, 1895, ink on paper, 10.5" x 13.5", signed, titled Title Hill. 300-500
138. Two books of E.T. Hurley etchings: Streets & Spires of Cincinnati, 1926, St James Press, 8" x 6" board bound, 23 illustrations, excellent condition with typical wear to edges; Old Mills and Covered Bridges, 1929, St James Press, 8" x 6" board bound, 24 illustrations, excellent condition interior, foxing and ballpoint writing to cover. 50-100.
128. Emma Mendenhall, Cincinnati, 1873-1964, Portrait of young woman, charcoal, 21.5" x 16.5", unsigned. 300-500
259. Don Dennis, Cincinnati, 20th century, Farm buildings, watercolor, 12" x 22", signed. 400-600
257. Charles C. Svendsen, Cincinnati, 1871-1959, Black boy under tree, oil on board, 20" x 18", signed. 300-500

Cincinnati-born Charles Svendsen studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and the Academie Julian and Academie Colorossi in Paris. He painted murals in churches in Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and Washington DC. He spent time in Munich working out of John Hauser's studio.
265. John Franklin Earhart, Cincinnati, 1853-1938, Landscape with boulders, 1913, oil on board, 6" x 8", signed and dated. 250-450

This listed Cincinnati artist worked almost exclusively in landscapes. He exhibited his works at the Art Institute of Chicago and Pennsylvania Academy, and was a member of the Society of Independent Artists and the Cincinnati Art Club.
346. William Purcell McDonald, Cincinnati, 1863-1931, Reclining nude, etching, 3.5" x 3", signed in etching. 200-300
260. George William Dinckel, Rockport and Cincinnati, 1890-1976, Elsa docked at Rockport, watercolor, 20" x 14", signed. 200-300

George Dinckel studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati under Frank Duveneck and L.H. Meakin, and pursued further studies in Europe.
263. Fred Pye, Cincinnati, 1882-1964, Corsican landscape with hut, watercolor, 10" x 13.5", signed, titled Paysage Corse. 150-250
264. Charles Townsend, Cincinnati, 20th century, Rocky ocean bay, pastel on paper, 9" x 11.5", signed. 100-200

Born in Indianapolis, Townsend studied privately under William Forsyth, and later at the John Herron Art School and the Art Academy of Cincinnati.
333. Gertrude Marx, Cincinnati, Sunday Afternoon, 1958, woodblock print, 12" x 13", signed. 100-200

Gertrude Marx's works were hung in the Maisonette for years.
261. Framed Cincinnati photograph, riverfront scene with paddle wheelers, Suspension Bridge, Ohio Tobacco Warehouse, and seated workman in foreground, 16" x 22", nicely matted and framed. 300-500
262. Framed Cincinnati photograph, riverfront scene with crowd disembarking from the Coney Island Co Island Queen, 16" x 20", nicely matted and framed. 300-500

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