• Auction 1869

    California, Western and American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

    24 October 2007, Beverly Hills

    SALE TOTAL: 3,866,625 (USD)
65 Lots for Sale 1869
Lot 2
Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873-1949)
Mountain Rain
oil on canvasboard

12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 4
James Ormsbee Chapin (1887-1975)
Indian Sheepherder, New Mexico
oil on masonite

11½ x 17½ in. (29.2 x 44.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 6
John Modesitt (b. 1955)
Ceanothus Along the Pacific
oil on canvas

16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 7
Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873-1949)
Trees
oil on canvasboard

16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 8
Thaddeus Welch (1844-1919)
Willow Tree and Hills, Marin County
oil on canvas

13 x 24¼ in. (33 x 61.6 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 9
Thaddeus Welch (1844-1919)
Marin Hills
oil on canvas

13 x 24¼ in. (33 x 61.6 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 11
William Wendt (1865-1946)
Summer in the Park, Del Monte
oil on canvas

30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$43,000
Lot 12
Hanson Puthuff (1875-1972)
Rocky Coast
oil on masonite

12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 13
John Marshall Gamble (1863-1957)
California Meadow
oil on canvas

16¼ x 22¼ in. (41.3 x 56.5 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$61,000
Lot 15
Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922)
Road Through the Trees
oil on canvas

25¼ x 30¼ in. (64.1 x 76.8 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$205,000
Lot 17
Paul Lauritz (1889-1975)
California Foothills
oil on canvas

22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 18
FRED GRAYSON SAYRE (1879-1939)
Day's End
oil on canvas

24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 21
Fernand Harvey Lungren (1859-1932)
Mesa Land Sunset
oil on canvas

20 x 40¼ in. (50.8 x 102.2 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$27,400
Lot 22
Carl Hoerman (1885-1955)
Grand Canyon
oil on canvas

48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 25
Carl Kauba (1865-1922)
'Ready for Action'; 'On the Warpath'
the first, bronze with greenish brown patina; the second, bronze with reddish brown patina

the first, 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; the second, 11 in. (27.9 cm.) high (2)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 26
Anton Schonborn (1829-1871)
The Witchita Mountains. View Northward from the Lower Valley of Cache Creek;...
each, watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on paperboard

each, 6½ x 11 in. (16.5 x 27.9 cm.) (image size), 9¼ x 14½ (23.5 x 36.8 cm.) (sheet size) (4)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 27
William de la Montagne Cary (1840-1922)
Buffalo Hunt
oil on canvas

20¼ x 32¼ in. (51.4 x 82 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$29,800
Lot 28
Carl Rungius (1869-1959)
Antelope
oil on canvas laid down on board

15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$39,400
Lot 30
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)
Coastal Landscape
oil on board

7¼ x 17½ in. (18.4 x 44.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$55,000
Lot 33
Birge Harrison (1854-1929)
The Old Wagon Trail
oil on canvas

13¼ x 20 in. (33.7 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 34
Leon Shulman Gaspard (1882-1964)
Forest
oil on board

12½ x 15 in. (31.8 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 35
Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955)
Storm Lights
oil on canvas

10¼ x 15 in. (26 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$46,600
Lot 36
Philip Shelton Sears (1867-1953)
Pumanangwet (He Who Shoots the Stars)
bronze with brown patina

15¼ in. (38.7 cm.) high
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$11,250
Lot 37
Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944)
'Appeal to the Great Spirit'
bronze with brown patina

21¼ in. (54 cm.) high
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$91,000
Lot 38
Henry Balink (1882-1963)
Holy Woman
oil on canvas

24¼ x 20 in. (61.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 41
Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955)
Tonita
oil on canvas

24¼ x 20¼ in. (61.6 x 51.4 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$1,105,000
Lot 42
Clemente Spampinato (B. 1912)
At the Gate
bronze with greenish brown patina

27½ in. (69.9 cm.) high with a 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) metal base
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 43
Clemente Spampinato (B. 1912)
Man Killer
bronze with brownish black patina

25½ in. (64.8 cm.) high with a 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) green marble base
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 45
Christian Jörgensen (1860-1935)
Grand Canyon
oil on canvas

22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 46
Ralph Love (1907-1992)
Canyon Dawn, Opus II
oil on canvas

18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 47
Fremont F. Ellis (1897-1985)
Change of Seasons
oil on canvas

24 x 30¼ in. (61 x 76.8 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$27,400
Lot 48
Richard Lorenz (1858-1915)
Backfire
oil on canvas

35 x 51 in. (88.9 x 129.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$23,750
Lot 49
Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988)
Bull Dogging #2
oil on canvas

30 x 40¼ in. (76.2 x 102.2 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$39,400
Lot 50
Carl Kauba (1865-1922)
'Running Fire'
polychrome bronze

12½ in. (31.8 cm.) high
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 51
Hubert Paton (active early 20th century)
Indian Brave with Bow
bronze with greenish brown patina

22 in. (55.9 cm.) high
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 52
Henry Balink (1882-1963)
Chief Bad Yellow Hair
oil on canvas

20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 53
Henry Balink (1882-1963)
Chief Soaring Eagle
oil on canvas

15 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$17,500
Lot 56
Louis McClellan Potter (1873-1912)
The Great Horn Spoon
bronze with brown patina

16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 57
Arthur Frank Mathews (1860-1945)
Portrait of Xavier Martinez
oil on canvas laid down on panel

9½ x 8½ in. (24.1 x 21.6 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$39,400
Lot 58
Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955)
Portrait of a Man
oil on canvas

19 x 15¼ in. (48.3 x 38.7 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$145,000
Lot 59
Leon Shulman Gaspard (1882-1964)
Market Square, Tunis
oil on canvas laid down on board

12¾ x 16 in. (32.4 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 61
Leon Shulman Gaspard (1882-1964)
Souks in Tunis
oil on canvas laid down on board

12 x 13½ in. (30.5 x 34.3 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 62
Joseph Raphael (1869-1950)
Rue Engeland, Uccle
oil on canvas

24¾ x 32 in. (62.9 x 81.3 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$75,400
Lot 63
Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955)
Portrait of Glendora Rollins
oil on canvas

24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$43,000
Lot 64
Mary Bradish Titcomb (1858-1927)
The Blue Parasol
oil on canvas

30¼ x 25¾ in. (76.8 x 65.4 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$49,000
Lot 65
Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937)
Samarkand, Santa Barbara
oil on canvas

25½ x 30 in. (64.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$289,000
Lot 66
Emil Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968)
Hills of California
oil on canvas

30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 67
Arthur Hoeber (1854-1915)
Hillside Path
oil on canvas

20¼ x 28 in. (51.4 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 69
Charles Reiffel (1862-1942)
Autumn Design #2
oil on canvas

34 x 37 in. (86.4 x 94 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$73,000
Lot 70
Guy Rose (1867-1925)
Carmel Coast
oil on canvas

15 x 18 in. (38.1 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$241,000
Lot 71
Thomas L. Hunt (1882-1938)
Newport Harbor, California
oil on canvas

28¼ x 30¼ in. (71.8 x 76.8 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$199,000
Lot 72
Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873-1949)
Canyon Meadow
oil on canvas

20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$39,400
Lot 73
Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873-1949)
The Pathfinders
oil on canvas laid down on masonite

18 x 26 in. (45.7 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$29,800
Lot 74
Raymond Jonson (1891-1982)
Mountain Landscape
oil on canvas

40 x 50¼ in. (101.6 x 127.6 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$39,400
Lot 76
Conrad Buff (1886-1975)
Along the Freemount, Utah
oil on masonite

11½ x 19¾ in. (29.2 x 50.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 78
Harvey T. Dunn (1884-1952)
Me and Ol' Beanbelly, We Was Sure Cuttin' 'Em, Weren't We?
oil on canvas

14¾ x 36 in. (37.5 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$73,000
Lot 79
Harvey T. Dunn (1884-1952)
Sword Fight
oil on canvas

38 x 24 in. (96.5 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$91,000
Lot 80
Maynard Dixon (1875-1946)
Figure for Sun: Study for The Legend of Earth and Sun Mural
pastel, charcoal and pencil on paper laid down on board

36 x 21½ in. (91.4 x 54.6 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$67,000
Lot 82
Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971)
Rose Breasted Cockatoos
oil on canvas laid down on board

25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$34,600
Lot 83
Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971)
Cockatoos and Avocado
oil on canvas laid down on board

25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$85,000
Lot 85
Raoul M. De Longpré (1843-1911)
Yellow Roses and Lilacs
watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on paperboard

21 x 28¾ in. (53.3 x 73 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 86
Rex Brandt (1914-2000)
Mesa Land
watercolor and pencil on paper

14½ x 21¾ in. (36.8 x 55.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 87
Emil Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968)
Farm Scene
watercolor and pencil on paper

15½ x 23 in. (39.3 x 58.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 88
Charles Payzant (1898-1980)
Old Barn, Pomona Valley
watercolor on paper

11½ x 15¼ in. (29.2 x 38.7 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 89
Paul Starrett Sample (1896-1974)
Pulling the Dory
tempera and pencil on masonite

10½ x 27½ in. (26.7 x 69.9 cm.) (image size), 11¾ x 28¾ (29.9 x 73 cm.) (board size)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$17,500
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