The Spring Offering of Fine & Decorative Arts
Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 781
Two Works and Tribal Photography
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Quiet Stream, 1955, signed lower right "Helen Farr '55" (Helen Farr Sloan, Massachusetts/New York, 1911-2005), oil on canvas board, unframed, 11-7/8 x 15-7/8 in., [wear at edges, slightly yellowed varnish;] Portrait of a Man, signed and inscribed "Here it is Howdy Doody/Hope you like/John Sloan" (attributed to John Sloan, New York, 1871-1951), signed upper left, inscribed verso "Howdy Doody", gouache on illustration board stamped "United Artists Local 829", unframed, 23-1/2 x 17 in., [wear at edges and corners, abrasions;] Nesmith & Associates tribal photography, circa 1930, by R.I. Nesmith & Associates, New York, two sepia photographs: one of African Zulu women in front of a hut, one of Alaskan natives and an Igloo, some hand-coloring in details, pencil inscriptions and photography notes in margins and verso, both with McCann-Erickson, Inc., New York, stamps verso, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 in. and 6 x 9-1/4 in. (sight) . Provenance: A New York Collection
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