| Lot | Description | Estimate |
| 2561 |
SULKOWSKI CLASSICAL PORTRAIT STUDY. Dated 2001. Oil on canvas, mounted on a birch wood panel. Signed lower right. This is a several hour study of a woman's head painted by the well known local artist James Sulkowski. Size: 10" h., 8" w., unframed. Condition: no defects. |
250 - 300 |
| 2562 |
SULKOWSKI SOUTHPORT, NC. 20th c. Oil on canvas, mounted to luan plywood. Signed lower right. James M. Sulkowski is a Canonsburg, PA painter; his work resides in private collections throughout the country and his work has been published in art instruction/technique books. This a several-hour demonstration piece from one of Mr. Sulkowski's painting workshops. It shows willow trees and a house with a veranda in the background. Size: 8" h., 10" w., unframed. Condition: the upper right corner is not adhered to the plywood and so is dogearred. |
200 - 300 |
| 2563 |
SUNSET OVER BALD ROCK, NC. 20th c. Oil on canvas, mounted to luan plywood. James Sulkowski is a nationally recognized painter. His subjects include floral, figurative and landscape. This several-hour demonstration painting shows Bald Rock in North Carolina. Size: 8" h., 10" w., unframed. Condition: no defects. |
200 - 300 |
| 2564 |
SULKOWSKI PORCH AND YARD STUDY. 20th c. Oil on canvas, mounted on luan plywood. Signed lower left. This study by local artist James Sulkowski is a three hour demonstration piece, showing a porch in afternoon light (lavender shadows color the scene). Size: 8" h., 10" w., unframed. Condition: no defects. |
200 - 300 |
| 2566 |
SULKOWSKI SUNSET SHENANDOAH VALLEY. 20th c. Oil on canvas, mounted on luan plywood. Signed lower right. James Sulkowski is a nationally known painter. This is a demonstration piece from one of Mr. Sulkowski's painting workshops. Size: 8" h., 10" w., unframed. Condition: no defects. |
200 - 300 |
| 2566 |
SULKOWSKI SILVER AND STRAWBERRIES. 20th c. Oil on canvas, mounted on luan plywood. Signed lower right. James Sulkowski's paintings are held in numerous private and public collections such as the collection of the Metropolitan Opera, New York and former President George H.W. Bush. This is a demonstration piece from one of Mr. Sulkowski's workshops; it shows a silver pitcher and several strawberries (which are reflected in the silver). Size: 10" h., 8" w., unframed. Condition: one corner has some missing plywood and the canvas is slightly dogearred. |
250 - 300 |
| 2567 |
SULKOWSKI BOATHOUSE IN MAINE. 20th c. Oil on canvas, mounted to luan plywood. Signed lower right. James Sulkowski is a local (Canonsburg, PA) painter who leads painting workshops throughout the country. This is a study or demonstration piece of a boathouse in Maine, done from a trip to Monhegan. Size: 8" h., 10" w., unframed. Condition: no defects. |
200 - 300 |
| 2568 |
SULKOWSKI NUDE STUDY. 20th c. Oil on masonite. Signed lower right. Shows a seated nude female leaning against a draped form. Mr. Sulkowski is a nationally known painter from the Pittsburgh area. Size: 12" h., 16" w., unframed. Condition: one chip missing from the lower right edge. |
450 - 500 |
| 2569 |
SULKOWSKI LIGONIER "RAINY DAY" STUDY. 20th c. Oil on canvas, mounted on luan plywood. Signed lower right. Mr. James Sulkowski is a Canonsburg, PA painter who leads painting techniques workshops across the USA. This scene shows a field in a lavender haze of a rainy day, in Ligonier, PA. Size: 12" h., 16" w., unframed. Condition: the lower right corner is lifted from its wooden substrate. |
450 - 500 |
| 2570 |
ALICE W. SMITH HOUSE IN FOREST. 20th c. Oil on canvas. Signed in red lower right. Size: 20" h., 24" w., framed 26" h., 30" w. Condition: no visible defects; frame as is. |
120 - 180 |
| 2607 |
SIGNED RIVERA RUINS O/C. 1966. Oil on canvas. Shows ruined buildings with rounded top windows, stucco fronts. Size: 15 1/2" h., 23" w. Condition: no visible defects. |
50 - 80 |
| 2608 |
JOE YOUNG TOGETHER PAINTING. 2000. Watermedia on paper. Signed in the lower right. Reminiscent of Joan Miro's art, this blue and red composition is punctuated with calligraphic black strokes. Mr. Young lives in Northwestern PA and exhibits in Pittsburgh and in New York. Size framed: 22" h., 15" w. Condition: no visible defects. |
70 - 110 |
| 2609 |
JOE YOUNG ABSTRACT. 2000. Oil on reclaimed canvas. Signed in sgrafitto. Joe Young is a northwestern Pennsylvanian artist and instructor whose colorful paintings recall the style of symbology seen in Miro's artwork, as well as more exuberant color studies that are idiosyncratic. This heavily impastoed and sgrafittoed painting features pastel blues, pinks, and lime greens. Size: 10" h., 20" w., framed 17 1/2" h., 28" w. Condition: painted over an old painting; frame as is. |
100 - 200 |
| 2610 |
ALICE W. SMITH SEASCAPE. 20th c. Oil on canvas. Signed in red lower left. A stormy sky is seen over breaking waves. Size: 24" h., 36" w., framed 30" h., 42" w. Condition: no visible defects; must be shipped by a 3rd party due to its size. |
300 - 400 |
| 2651 |
FRUIT AND SILVER STILL LIFE. 19th or early 20th c. Oil on wooden panel. Unsigned. This decorative still life represents grapes, peaches, apples (?), cantaloupe, and a silver pitcher. Size: 9 1/2" h., 14" w., framed 17" h., 21" w. Condition: repaired area in the upper right corner that has been inpainted; frame as is. |
300 - 500 |
| 2655 |
A. GARFIELD LEARNED DRAWING. Dated 1927. Black, white, clue and red chalk on paper. Signed lower right. Learned (Amer., 1882-?) is a listed artist, designer, etcher, and decorator. Learned illustrated two volumes of Poe. This is a finely drawn portrait of a woman in a loose chemise. Size: 24" h., 17" w., framed 26" h., 19" w. Condition: water and possible mold damage with concomitant discoloration in the lower portion and upper right corner; frame is as is. |
200 - 300 |
| 2734 |
LEONARD LIEB WATERCOLOR. 1940s (43 or 48?). Watercolor and gouache on paper. Signed. This shows children playing among ruins. The children appear to represent the races of the world. Lieb (Polish-American, 1912-1977) was a Pittsburgh painter whose Social Realist-type paintings hang in the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Size: about 16" h., 19" w., unframed. Condition: slight water damage to the lower left corner and it is taped with old masking tape to the window mat; otherwise no defects. |
400 - 600 |
| 2781 |
H. MOSER DOCKSIDE WATERCOLOR. Later 19th c./before 1913. Watercolor on paper. Signed H. Moser lower right. James Henry Moser is a listed American artist (1854-1913) active in Washington DC who was born on Ontario, Canada. He painted many watercolors which have gone to auction. His work is in the following collections: The Corcoran, Wash. DC; The White House; Smithsonian American Art Museum; National Gallery of Art, Wash. DC; and The Phoenix Art Museum. Size: 9" h., 11 7/8" w. Condition: missing upper right corner area, part of which has been repaired; abraded areas at each corner; no mat, no frame. |
300 - 500 |
| 2784 |
LEONARD LIEB INDUSTRIAL NOCTURNE. Dated '43 (1943). Oil on masonite. Signed in sgraffitto lower right. Lieb was a Pittsburgh painter of genre scenes who was born in Poland (1912-1977); his work has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Three of his oils are in the collection of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA. This lot shows a river harbor upon which is a large ship, various factories and electrical lines and poles. Size: 28" h., 36" w., framed 32 1/2" h., 40 1/2" w. Condition: some light craquellure in the dark green paint and some very minor scuffs to the upper edge; frame is as is. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
| 2787 |
PASTEL OF A MUDDY ROAD. Late 19th c./early 20th c. On paper. Signed, but the signature is illegible (H. G...?). Size framed: 17 1/2" h., 33 1/2" w. Condition: some pastel is floated on to the glass; frame as is. |
400 - 500 |
| 2851 |
DISNEY CEL: SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959). This movie production cel is from the 1959 feature length Disney movie. It shows King Stefan angrily adjusting his crown. The lot consists of the acetate cel and a photomechanical background after the original background painting. A tag on the back reads "This is an original handpainted celluloid drawing actually used in a Walt Disney production, released exclusively by Disneyland, 1313 Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, California." Size: 8" h., 10" w. Condition: matted; very slight scratches to the surface. |
1,500 - 2,000 |
| 2852 |
DISNEY CEL: SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959). This is a movie production cel from the Walt Disney feature length film. It shows jolly, fat King Hubert and King Stefan laughing. There are three acetate sheets to comprise this animated moment; the background is a photomechanical reproduction after the original background painting. See the previous lot-- it also was issued by Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. Size: 8" h., 10" w. Condition: matted; very slight surface scratches. |
1,500 - 2,000 |
| 2853 |
DIANE JORSTAD FRUIT PATTERN. Dated 1995. Oil on canvas. Signed. Diane Jorstad is a local painter whose work includes still life and landscape. Her paintings are characterized by strong patterned effects within an arrangement of bright color and lighting effects. She is represented by several galleries in Manchester, NH; Pittsburgh, PA; Boston, MA; and Butler, PA. This lot shows pears and apples placed among a strawberry print napkin, a vase of flowers and a black and white striped tablecloth. Size: 36" h., 24" w. Condition: no defects. |
2,000 - 2,400 |
| 2854 |
DIANE JORSTAD TEACUP AND FERN. Dated 1996. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. This shows a still life comprised of a fern, a teacup and saucer, a pitcher and apples, all of which are lit by a pinkish morning light. Ms. Jorstad's work is collected throughout the Northeast and she has exhibited in group shows locally. Size: 24" h., 30" w. Condition: no defects. |
1,500 - 2,000 |
| 2858 |
EDWIN LAMASURE ROCKY STREAM WATERCOLOR. Late 19th c/very early 20th c. On paper. Signed lower left E. Lamasure. Edwin Lamasure (Washington DC, 1867-1916) is a listed landscape artist who was self taught, born in Philadelphia, who worked in Washington DC. This shows bare trees in a forest, among large gray-green rocks and a stream. Size: 9 1/2" h., 29" w., framed 17" h., 36" w. Condition: foxed with dark spots all over, this watercolor needs conservation; the period frame has many pieces of molding missing. |
300 - 400 |
| 2860 |
GRAND FRUIT STILL LIFE. 19th c. Oil on canvas. No signature visible or existing anymore. This paintingis in the manner of precisely limned still life paintings of the first half of the 19th c., such as by Severin Rosen, but it remains unidentified. Size: 25" h., 36" w., framed slightly larger. Condition: it must be entirely rehabilitated: there are many large punctures and tears and paint is flaking and has flaked throughout. |
300 - 400 |
| 2904 |
R. THROWER SHIPS IN A HARBOR. Recent (last 30 years). Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Shows masted ships in an antique harbor; painted in an impasto style. Size: 20" h., 24" w., framed 28"h., 33" w. Condition: no defects to the recto, however the edges of the canvas stretched behind the stretcher bars is ripped. |
100 - 120 |
| 2908 |
PASTEL STILL LIFE AND FOREST OIL. The pastel may be early 20th c, the forest oil is mid 20th century or later. The pastel shows grapes and apples. The forest scene shows an alpine lake with fir trees. Sizes: 10 1/2" h., 21" w. and 14" h., 18" w. Condition: no major defects to either. |
120 - 200 |
| 2909 |
WALLACE NUTTING WITCH WATER. Tinted photographic image. Signed and titled in pencil below. Various trees are reflected in a pool of water. Size: 9 5/8" h., 4" w., framed 17" h., 11" w. Condition: frame as is. |
150 - 200 |
| 2910 |
INDUSTRIAL WATERCOLOR. 20th c. Unsigned or no signature is visible. Shows a iron truss bridge, telephone poles, and cursory indications of people leaning over the bridge's railing. Size framed: 21" h., 28" w. Condition: yellowed paper and mat; the art appears to be adhered to the window mat. |
100 - 200 |
| 2959 |
TWO LANDSCAPE WATERCOLORS. 20th c. Watercolor on paper. One is a winter scene signed Keith Horn. The other is a mill scene done in a semi-abstract way (no signature visible). Size: 18" h., 21" w., and 19" h., 22" w. Condition: no visible defects. |
60 - 80 |
| 2961 |
JOE YOUNG PLAYFOOL MIND. 2000. Paint on canvas. Signed. Joe Young is a Pennsylvanian painter whose ebullient colors and subject matter is evident in this lot,which resembles a cross between a Miro and Matisse. Size: 19" h., 25" w. Condition: frame as is. |
80 - 120 |
| 2962 |
JOE YOUNG ABSTRACT CITYSCAPE. 2000. Paint on canvas. Signed. This is a very green, multi-layered abstract that resembles a city block. Size: 24" h., 18" w. Condition: frame as is. |
70 - 110 |
| 2963 |
JOE YOUNG "WHERE ARE THE ANIMALS?" 2001. Paint on canvas. Signed. Shows a blue neighborhood with no animals. Size: 24" h. 20" w. Condition: frame as is. |
70 - 120 |
| 2964 |
JOE YOUNG COELESCING FORMS. 2000. Paint on canvas. Signed. Joe Young is a prolific Pennsylvanian artist whose work is exhibited in Pittsburgh. This painting shows various blue and green liquidy forms interlocking. Size: 22" h., 29" w. Condition: frame as is. |
120 - 160 |
| 2968 |
FRED HAINES ONTARIO FARMHOUSE. 20th c. Paint or silkscreen ink paper or canvas textured paper.. Signed. Shows a red house in winter and there are people and a horse drawn sleigh. Frederick Stanley Haines (1879-1960) is a listed Canadian artist, known for landscape and animal paintings. Size: 4" h., 5" w., framed 7 1/2" h., 8 1/2" w. Condition: no visible defects. |
60 - 100 |
| 2969 |
CARRIE NOSS COW PAINTING. Dated (on a verso paper tag) 1907. Signed and on the paper tag also "Carrie Noss, Carrie Noss Studios 1907. Mt. Pleasant, PA." This shows several cows walking along a path by a stream. Size: 16" h, 28" w., framed 21" h., 34" w. Condition: various lacunae lower left quadrant, some minor craquellure; frame is as is. |
700 - 900 |
| 2970 |
DECORATIVE MILL PAINTING. Date unknown, probably 20th c. Oil on chamfered, finished wood. Unsigned. Painted as a tondo (round) image with a vignetted foreground; shows a mill or barn by a stream and a waterfall. Probably part of a door's panel decoration. Size: 19 1/4" h., 17 1/2" w. Condition: no visible defects. |
300 - 500 |
| 3011 |
IRENE BAUCHER HOUSE OF CARDS. 19th c. Oil. Signed Irene Baucher after J.B. Simeon. The title is indicated on the back of the frame as "House of Cards". The painting, done with fine brush strokes and rather dark colors, is of the profile of a woman playing cards. Size: 23 1/2" h., 17 1/2" w., framed 28 3/4" h., 22 3/4" w. Condition: slight abrasions along the top edge. |
150 - 200 |
| 3013 |
A.W. SMITH BLOOMING TREE OIL. 20th c. Oil on canvas. Signed in red along the lower left. This alla prima, possibly plein air, painting shows blooming pink trees in a golden-green grass field. Size: 8" h., 10" w., framed 11 1/2" h., 13" w. Condition: no visible defects. |
75 - 100 |
| 3015 |
HUGHES WATERCOLOR. N/R. 19th c. On paper. Signed "Hughes" lower right. A man walks among blossoming trees in a meadow. Size: 8 1/2" h., 8 3/4" w., framed 15 1/2" h., 16" w. Condition: foxing throughout; modern mat and frame. |
200 - 400 |
| 3020 |
PAIR OF ARTWORKS. Includes one watercolor of dahlias (or snowball mums) in a bowl. Unsigned. Also includes a naive oil painting of a mill in autumn. Sizes framed: 18" h., 21" w. and 16" h., 23" w. Condition: age appropriate wear to each and their supports and frames; as is. |
100 - 160 |
| 3051 |
TWO JOE YOUNG ARTWORKS. 1992 & 2004. Paint on paper and paint on board. Both are signed. The art on paper is titled "Back Alive" and it shows a magenta sea over which hovers a oval, yellow sun. The second artwork shows a stack of colored blobs over a lime green field. Sizes: 25 1/4" h., 19 1/4" w., and 16" h., 22" w. Condition: frames are as is. |
120 - 160 |
| 3052 |
JOE YOUNG DRIP PAINTING. 2002. Paint on masonite. Signed. Swirly drip painting in rust red, lime green, and yellow. Size: 24" h., 49" w. Condition: painted on the frame as well; frame as is. |
70 - 100 |
| 3053 |
JOE YOUNG ABSTRACT FLORAL. 2000. Paint on canvas. Signed. This represents what appears to be an abstracted version of a floral close-up. Green. Titled "Lush." Size: 37" h., 25" w. Condition: frame as is. |
70 - 100 |
| 3054 |
THREE ARTWORKS. Includes a Julia Curtis painting on cardboard of a child's head; includes a Maxfield Parrish reproduction; includes a painted glass image of a masted ship at sea (unsigned). Size: all are small. Condition: all are as is. |
20 - 30 |
| 3055 |
COURTHOUSE AND WATERCOLOR ART. One is signed Phil Wilson 1970 and it shows the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh. The other artwork shows several houses by a lake. Sizes: 20" h., 15" w. and 10 1/2" h., 20" w. Condition: yellowing to both, water stains to the courthouse watercolor. |
60 - 70 |
| 3056 |
JOE YOUNG CALLIGRAPHY PEOPLE. 2001. Paint on canvas. Signed. Like a Keith Haring painting, Joe Young's image features dancing, stylized people, but it also recalls other calligraphic or pictographic human representations, such as Native American rock engravings. Blue and yellow are the colors. Size: 24" h., 48" w. Condition: pressured dent in the yellow field; frame as is. |
70 - 100 |
| 3132 |
VIRGIL CANTINI ENAMEL. 1975 Enamel plate by Virgil Cantini, noted Pittsburgh artist, former chairman of Studio Arts Department, University of Pittsburgh whose work appears at many sights throughout the Western Pennsylvania area. Enamel tray in bright bold pattern with signature orange color highlights. Marked: Cantini 1975. Size: 10 1/4"Diam. Condition: good. |
100 - 200 |
| 3198 |
PAIR OF U.S. WAR POSTERS. Offset lithographs, date unknown. "Over the Top" (Sydney Riesenberg, artist) and "U.S. Food Admin." (Harvey Dunn, artist). Size matted: 28" h., 20" w. & 26" h., 20" w. Condition: no visible defects (wrapped in plastic). |
250 - 350 |
| 3200 |
JOSLIN PREGNANT MOTHER PASTEL. 20th c. Pastel on paper. Signed "Joslin PSA." Shows a woman in purple and a baby in diapers. Size: 22" h., 10 3/4" w., framed 29 1/2" h., 18 1/4" w. Condition: some pastel has shaken off onto the mat, otherwise no defects. |
100 - 200 |
| 3222 |
ROBERT RACKHAM LITTLE STORE WATERCOLOR. 20th c. On paper. Signed. An information tag on the back indicates that Rackham, of Pittsburgh, entered this image of a little, white storefront in a competition. Brightly colored. Size: 12 1/4" h., 17 1/2" w., framed 19 1/2" h., 25" w. Condition: no visible defects to the painting; frame and mat are as is. |
75 - 125 |
| 3223 |
SUSAN GURRENTZ OIL PAINTING. 20th c. Oil on canvas. Signed and notated on the stretchers "75 Acres For Sale, Westmoreland County, PGH, PA." This shows a simply rendered and decoratively painted farm with a yellow field and path. Gurrentz is an Aspen based artist now painting florals and rodeo cowboys; she was once based in Pittsburgh. This appears to be one of her early works. Size: 24" h., 30" w., framed slightly larger. Condition: slight water staining top verso of the canvas; frame as is. |
350 - 450 |
| 3230 |
G.M. HAMMELL WATERCOLOR. 20th c. Watercolor on paper. Signed lower right in red. This landscape shows yellow hillside fields and a stone footbridge. Size: 9" h., 16" w., framed 15 1/2" h., 28" w. Condition: no visible defects. |
240 - 300 |
| 3305 |
ARCADIA MANSION INTERIOR PAINTING. Early 20th c. Oil on canvas. Signed Wittenburg? lower right, underneath the rabbet. Shows an elegant estate "Arcadia" of Deal, New Jersey of the 1920s or 1930s. A man plays pool, people read amongst tapestries and paintings. Size: 25" h., 30" w., framed 33" h., 37" w. Condition: two unrepaired tears in the center. |
1,500 - 2,500 |
| 3307 |
ELEGANT ARCADIA INTERIOR. 20th c. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left "Wittenburg?" Shows a woman reading in an elegant apartment, apparently a room in "Arcadia" a mansion in Deal, New Jersey. Size: 24" h., 30" w., framed 32" h., 38" w. Condition: two small unrepaired tears and one pressure indentation in the upper left quadrant; frame as is. |
3,000 - 5,000 |
| 3308 |
FEDERAL MALE PORTRAIT. Early 19th c. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Shows a man with tousled brown hair, high collar and cravat, and he wears a blue coat. Size: 26" h., 21" w., framed 29" h., 25" w. Condition: relined; some scuffed areas to the image in his hair and on his coat. |
1,000 - 1,200 |
| 3481 |
TWO POP MOMAND KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES. From Nov. 19, 1931 and June 24, 1930. India ink over pencil on illustration paper. Dated in photo blue pencil. Signed in the strip. Adhered copyright and date, The Associated Newspapers. Arthur "Pop" Momand created the comic strip in 1915-1916 which ran for over two decades in national newspapers. These two show Aloysius McGinis being shadowed by a detective and "Who is Madame Boloni?" Size: 7" h., 19 3/4" w., and 5 7/8" h., 18 1/8" w. Condition: a 2" tear in the bottom of June 24, 1930; otherwise age appropriate yellowing and light staining; unframed. |
400 - 500 |
| 3482 |
TWO POP MOMAND COMIC STRIP ART. From Jan. 6, 1932 and Oct., 9, 1931. Dated in photo blue pencil. These two strips are from Keeping Up With the Jonese: "Oh, Eddie Has Patience," and "Mr. Olsen is Cured." Arthur "Pop" Momand was a pioneer comic strip artist whose signature strip "Keeping up With the Joneses" was instrumental in showing consumerist idealogy in a popular format and inspiring some of the first moving cartoon films. Each is signed Pop Momand. Size: 6" h., 19" w., and 7" h., 18 1/8" w. Condition: light stains and edge scuffs; unframed. |
400 - 500 |
| 3483 |
TWO POP MOMAND COMIC STRIP ART. Both are Keeping Up With the Jonese strips from June 29, 1931 and Jan. 5, 1932. Dated in photo blue pencil. India ink over pencil on illustration paper. Each is signed in the strip. The date, copyright and The Associated Newspapers is adhered to the original art. They are "Eddie has a Brilliant Mind," and "Bino Obeys Instructions." Size: each is approx. 6" h., 19" w. Condition: light stains and yellowing; unframed. |
400 - 500 |
| 3487 |
TWO POP MOMAND COMIC STRIP ART. From July 16, 1931 and July 14, 1931. Dated in photo blue pencil. India ink over pencil on illustration paper. Signed in the strip. Arthur "Pop" Momand created these Keeping Up With The Jonese strips: "Speaking of the Devil," and "Big Hearted Eddie." Size: approx. 6" h., 18 1/8" w. Condition: reddish brown stains on the right edge of both (fingerprints); unframed. |
400 - 500 |
| 3488 |
TWO POP MOMAND COMIC STRIP ART. From Oct. 23, 1931 and June 13, 1931. Dated in photo blue pencil. Signed. India ink over pencil on illustration paper. Both are Keeping Up With the Joneses comic strips: "Al is Convinced" and "But Al Lost His Nerve." Arthur "Pop" Momand's comic strip began and popularized the phrase by which people covet another's material success; this was not an unusual theme for Momand who lived in an expensive area of suburban New York and finally had to leave for Manhattan. In 1915-1916 he began his comic strip and it would run in national newspapers for more than two decades. Size: 6" h., 18" w., and 7" h., 18" w. Condition: light stains and some foxing; some demilune shaped losses at the bottom edge of the strip "Al is Convinced;" unframed. |
400 - 500 |
| 3489 |
TWO POP MOMAND COMIC STRIP ART. From June 6, 1931 and June 8, 1931. Dated in photo blue pencil. India ink over pencil on illustration paper. Signed. From Arthur "Pop" Momand's 1916-1944 strip "Keeping Up With the Joneses." These are "Midnight" and " The Midnight Meeting." Size: each is 7" h., 18 3/8" w. Condition: light stains and yellowing, minor tears in the bottom edge of "The Midnight Meeting;" otherwise good; unframed. |
400 - 500 |
| 3490 |
TWO POP MOMAND COMIC STRIP ART. From Nov.10, 1931 and Nov.21, 1931. Dated in photo blue pencil. India ink over pencil on illutration paper. Signed. From "Keeping Up With The Joneses." They are "Big Hearted Clarice" and "Eddie Con..." Size: approx. 6" h., 18" w. each. Condition: "Eddie Con..." is missing a triangular piece of paper where the remainder of the title was written, also it misses its upper right corner; otherwise both have age appropriate yellowing; unframed. |
400 - 500 |
| 3492 |
BERTHA GILL JOHNSTON LANDSCAPE. Dated 1918. Oil on academy board. Signed lower left. This oil by the Pittsburgh artist (1870-?) active in Pittsburgh and Chautauqua, NY, shows a clump of trees overlooking a serene lake. Johnston studied with George Sotter and continued a Pennsylvania landscape tradition of close observation and meticulous technique. Size: 12" h., 18" w., framed 18" h., 24 1/2" w. Condition: no major defects. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
| 3503 |
TED TRIMBLE COMIC STRIP ART. 1930s. India ink over pencil on illustration board. "Marty n' Pete" is signed Trimble. There are also unsigned Keeping Up With the Joneses comic strips that may be by Ted Trimble. The consignor relates how his grandfather, who was a friend of Pop Momand (the creator of Keeping Up With the Joneses), would sometimes copy Momand's comic strips. The four comic strips are Marty N' Pete : "Drink Wonder Pep," (after) Keeping Up...: Al gets hit by a flower pot; Marty N' Pete: Gran'Paw gets hit in the head with a baseball bat; and (after) Keeping Up...: Al plays poker with three chums. Size: each is approx. 7" h., 20 - 23" w. Condition: many losses to the two Marty N' Petes, general acid burn and browning to all; unframed; the two after Keeping Up... feature verso illustrations by Trimble of Babe Ruth studies and various character studies. |
200 - 250 |
| 3520 |
TWO POP MOMAND COMIC STRIP ART. From Dec. 3, 1931 and June 12, 1931. Dated in photo blue pencil. India ink over pencil on illustration paper. Signed. From Arthur "Pop" Momand's 1916-1944 comic strip "Keeping Up With The Joneses" They are "The Little Woman!" and "Al is Worried." Size: 7" h., 18 1/4" w. Condition: variant pencil drawings of Eddie appear underneath the inked Eddie in "Al is Worried;" a Ted Trimble pencilled Marty N' Pete strip is on the verso of "The Little Woman!" The same strip has yellow glue discoloration over Eddie's coat. |
400 - 500 |
| 3562 |
MARTY N' PETE COMIC STRIP ART. 1930s. From Ted Trimble. Signed. India ink over pencil on illustration paper. These four original comic strip artworks feature lovable, rascally boys in misadventures. One, "Right Side Up- With Care" (showing Pete roller skating) features Mr. Trimble's practiced signature. Size: each is approx. 7 1/2" h., 20" w. Condition: slightly yellowed; unframed. |
400 - 500 |
| 3563 |
TED TRIMBLE COMIC STRIP ART. 1930s. India ink over pencil on illustration paper. These four comic strips include Pete: "There is some good in the worst of us," by Ted Trimble (unsigned); (unknown strip): "Paw Needs A Private Beach," by Trimble; and two Keeping Up With the Joneses, perhaps by Trimble copying his friend Pop Momand's work. They are "Al finds Hotfoot sleeping instead of sweeping" and "Al and his wife discuss him buying a pawn shop." Size: each is approx. 7" h., 18-23" w. Condition: severe acid burn and tears and loss to the Hotfoot illustration; the others have age appropriate yellowing; unframed; several have Ted Trimble portrait sketches, etc. on the versos. |
200 - 250 |
