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Louis Bosa, After Dinner Tango.  Oil on masonite, 10 x 24 inches. 

Provenance:  The Frank Oehlchlaeger Gallery, Chicago, IL.

 

 

Walter Stuempfig, Queen of the Seas (Casino). 

Oil on canvas, 18 x 21 inches.

Exhibited at Woodmere Art Gallery.

Provenance:  From collection of Mr. Van Day Truex.



 

 

Mel Stark, Autumn Road.  Oil on board, 25 x 30 inches.

Illustrated in color on page 79, figure 64 in Martha Young Hutson-Saxton's "Walter Emerson Baum" book relating to Pennsylvania Impressionism.

Provenance:  From the collection of Muriel and Philip Berman.

 

 

 

 

Ranulf Bye (De Bayuex), Pennsylvania, 1916 - 2003.  Winter In Bucks County,  Watercolor, 21 x 29 inches.

 

 

James Carlin, The Checker Players in Military Park (Newark, NJ).  Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches.

 

 

 

Bernard Corey, Massachussetts, 1914 - 2000, New England Landscape

Oil on board, 10 x 14 inches.

 

 

Bella De Tirefort, New York City, 1894 - 1993, Washington Square. (Born in Eastern Europe, Bella is known for his striking New York scenes, painted mostly between the 1930's and '50's.)

Oil on artist board, 9 x 12 inches. 

Provenance:  Florence Young - Old Queens Gallery, George Street, New Brunswick, NJ.

 

 

 

 

Cristophe Fratin (attributed to), France, 1800 - 1864.

19th century French bronze Animalaire Compote attributed to Fratin, known for his fanciful depictions of animals.  Beautifully detailed, 8 inches high x 10 inches diameter.

 

 

 

John Grabach, New Jersey, known for his depictions of urban life and landscapes in Newark and other NJ towns in the early through mid - 1900's. 

Clown and Piglet, oil on board, 12 x 16 inches.

Provenance:  Christie's.

 

 

 

Willis R. Lohse, Born Dresden, Germany 1890.  NYC artist and illustrator known for his children's books and Cityscapes.

Industrial Landscape, Gouache, 16.5 x 11 inches.

 

 

 

 

Emile Stange, Jersey City, NJ 1863 - 1943.

House by Passaic Falls, oil on board, 20 x 16 inches.

 

 

 

 

Paul Burrows, Wings of Freedom, 1990. Oil on canvas, 24 x 42 in.



 

Edmund Greacen, On the Lake. Oil on artist’s board, 12 x 16 in.

Bosa, Rockport

 


Alexander Farnham, Short Hills, NJ, 1947.Oil on canvas, 8x10 in.

Provenance: letter from the artist (January 1990) is attached.



 

Elsie Driggs, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1978. Conte crayon on paper; elevated legs; in original Lucite enclosure, 33 in. x 44 in. x 3 in.



 

Elsie Driggs, New Planet, 1968. Oil on canvas, 38 x 36 in.

Provenance: from the estate of the artist.



 

Elsie Driggs, Polo, 1941. Oil on canvas, 17x 27 in.

Provenance: estate of the artist.



 

Elsie Driggs, Toreador, ca. 1980. Collage with flyleaf paper, 16x20 in. Original Lucite frame.

Provenance: estate of the artist.



 

Elsie Driggs, A Study for Indian Village Mural (Inwood section of Bronx), 1936. Watercolor, 20 x 24 in.

Provenance: estate of the artist.


Bosa, Rockport

 


John Fulton Folinsbee (1892-1972), Shad Fishing.Etching. Sight 5x 7.5 in.



 

Waylande Gregory, Head of a Girl, ca. 1935. Terracotta, 10 in. high x 8 in. wide.

Provenance: estate of the artist.



 

Waylande Gregory, Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha, oil on wood, 35 x 48.

Provenance: estate of the artist.

W. Gregory, Female Nude

 

Waylande Gregory, Female Nude, terracotta, 13 in high x 14 in. wide x 12 in. deep; on wooden plant, 3 in. high.

Provenance: estate of the artist.
W. Gregory, Female Nude

W. Gregory, Ceramics

 

Waylande Gregory, Ceramics.

Provenance: estate of the artist.


Lathrop, Canal Boat

 


William L. Lathrop (1859-1938), Canal Boat.Pencil on paper, 7 1/2 x 9 in.

Provenance: estate of the artist.


LAthrop, Field in Winter

 


William L. Lathrop (1859-1938), Field in Winter, Bucks County.Watercolor, 9x14 in.

Provenance: estate of the artist.


Bosa, Rockport

 


William L. Lathrop (1859-1938), The Old Farm, ca 1910.Watercolor, 9 1/2 x 15 in (sight).

Provenance: family of the artist.









 

 

Edward Redfield (1869-1965), Plum Blossoms, ca. 1920, oil on canvas, 38 x 50 inches, with signed 5 inch carved black and gold frame by Fred Harer.

Provenance:

  • Estate of Edward Redfield- included in Dorothy Redfield’s itinerary.
  • George Redfield, his grandson.
  • Private collection, New Jersey ca. 1983.

Exhibitions

  • Catalogue of Paintings by Edward Redfield, the Art Club of Philadelphia, November 17- December 5, 1920, no. 9.
  • Catalogue of an Exhibition of Oriental Art, Period Embroideries, Paintings by Edward Redfield and Harry Hoffman, the Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, New York, November 1927, no. 4.
  • A Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Edward Redfield N.A., Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City, April 16- May 4, 1968, no. 29.
  • The 127th, Annual Exhibition, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1932.
  • Thomas Folk, The Pennsylvania School of Landscape Painting, An Original American Impressionism, the Allentown Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania, September 16- November 25, 1984; and traveling to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. December 14- 1984- February 10, 1985; the Westmoreland Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, March 2- May 5, 1985; and the Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, June 1- September 2, 1985, figure 2:14, illus. p. 41.
  • Thomas Folk, Edward Redfield, First Master of the Twentieth Century Landscape, Allentown Art Museum, September 20, 1987- January 10, 1988; and traveling to the Butler Institute, Youngstown, Ohio, February 14- April 2, 1988, catalogue no. 13, illus. p. 68.

Literature:

  • Arienne Redd, “Exhibit Places Painter in Historical Context,” Globe- Times Reviewer, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 16, 1987, illus. p. D3.
  • Thomas C. Folk, The Pennsylvania Impressionists, Associated University Presses, 1997, illus. plate 12.



 

 

 

 

Ann Spencer, daughter of Robert Spencer (New Hope Impressionist), known for her warm illustrations for children's books.

Cat Fishing by Rabbit Run Bridge.  Ink on paper, 8 x 6 inches.

Provenance:  acquired from the family of the artist.

 

 

 

 

 

Ann Spencer, daughter of Robert Spencer (New Hope Impressionist), known for her warm illustrations for children's books.

Cat Smelling Flower Along the Canal.  Ink on paper, 6 x 8 inches.

Provenance:  acquired from the family of the artist.



 

Mel Stark, Rockport, Massachusetts. Oil on masonite, 16x20 in.
Provenance: recent acquisition from a southern collector.
Artist's autoportrait on reverse:




 

Mel Stark, Boats at Dock, oil on board, 16 x 20



 

Mel Stark, Purple Sky, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches


 

John Sharp, New York City, Nantucket Boat Race, oil on masonite, 16 x 20 inches, 3 inch modern gold frame.

Provenance: Private collection, Boston, MA.



 

Anne Whitsell, Hudson River. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in.



 

Harry Leith-Ross (1886 - 1973), Derelict, oil on canvas board, 8.5 x 10 inches.

Provenance:  Godel & Company Fine Art, New York City.



 

Richard Gibson Wedderspoon (1889 - 1976), Stone Crusher, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, 3 inch mahogany frame.

Provenance:

  • Family of the artist.
  • Bianco Gallery, Pennsylvania.


 

Babette Martino, Study for Snow on Tower. Oil on masonite, 16 x 17 in.


 

Babette Martino, Full Snow Moon in February. Oil on board. 13 x 20 in. Exhibited Audubon Artists 64th Exhibition (2006). Illustrated in New American Painting Exhibition (Institute of Contemporary Art), p. 108.


 

Babette Martino, Rector’s Tower. Oil on paper, 13 x 24 in.


 

John Foster, Snowy Road to the Church. Oil on board, 12 x 16 in.

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