American Non-Regional Paintings

José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (Mexican/Louisiana, c.1750-1802), "Major General James Wilkinson (1757-1825)", New Orleans, November/December 1799, oil on canvas (within an oval), signed and dated "Salazar fecit anno 1799" on fictive oval border lower right, titled on card en verso, 37 in. x 28 1/2 in., original coved and beaded giltwood frame. Sold for $591,000.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1866-1936), "T"The Evening Camp", 1905, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 24 in. x 29 in.
Sold on December 1, 2007 for $257,000.00, THE MOST EXPENSIVE COUSE PAINTING TO HAVE BEEN SOLD IN YEARS AT ITS TIME OF AUCTION.

William Henry Buck (Norway/New Orleans, 1840-1888, active New Orleans, 1869-1888), "Bayou Scene", 1881, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 12 in. x 20 in., period giltwood and gesso frame. Sold for $155,350.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Charles Willson Peale (American/Pennsylvania, 1741-1827), "Colonel John Laurens of Charleston, South Carolina (1754-1782)", rare miniature watercolor on ivory, unsigned, 1 1/2 in. x 1 1/8 in., in a gold frame with a pendant fob and a pin clip; accompanied by an Albert Rosenthal (American, 1863-1939) engraving after the miniature, 1898, signed lower right, 9 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in., in a black and gold églomisé frame; and an enlarged photograph of the miniature, 4 in. x 3 1/4 in., matted and framed, (3 pcs.) Sold for $109,800.00 on November 21st, 2009. WORLD RECORD PRICE AT AUCTION.

William Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1859-1939), "French Opera House, New Orleans", Raffaelli oil crayon on board, signed lower left, titled lower right, exhibition label "National Arts Club, Members Exhibition of Small Paintings, April 16 to October 1, 1930" en verso, sight 13 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in., framed. Sold for $95,600.00 on July 13th, 2013.

Charles Giroux (France/Louisiana, c. 1828-1885, active New Orleans, 1868-1885), "View from Spanish Fort: Lake Pontchartrain near Bayou St. John", c. 1870s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, hand-written title on old card tacked en verso of frame, 14 in. x 24 in., original stenciled and gilded frame. Sold for $86,637.500 on November 3, 2013
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William Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1859-1939), "Hyams Wading Pool, City Park (New Orleans)", 1921, oil on canvas board, signed and dated "May 24th '21", lower right, titled lower left and center, sight 13 1/4 in. x 19 in., antique frame. Sold for $83,650.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Edwin Lord Weeks (American, 1849-1903), "Bullock Cart before Stores and Houses, Ahmedabad, India", oil on canvas, signed lower left, with "W.E. Seebold/New Orleans" label en verso of frame, 25 in. x 32 1/8 in., finely carved period giltwood frame. Sold for $74,687.50 on September 14th, 2013.

William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905), "New England Hillside with Rocky Stream, (possibly the Adirondacks)", 1878, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, titled on typed label with artist information en verso, 24 1/4 in. x 20 in., carved and gilded frame. Sold for $68,115.00 on November 21, 2014.

Robert S. Duncanson (American/Ohio, 1821-1872), "Ohio River Valley Landscape", oil on canvas, unsigned, 28 1/2 in. x 52 in., framed. Sold for $65,725.00 on April 21st, 2012.

Dale William Nichols (American, 1904‑1995), "Country Church", 1947, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, exhibition label en verso, 30 in. x 40 in., framed; accompanied by copies of the Sotheby Parke Bernet catalogue page and invoice. Sold on February 11, 2017 for $64,050.00

Francois Bernard (French, b. 1812, active New Orleans, 1856-1875), "Portrait of Madame Jeanne Roman de la Villebeuvre (1836-1889), daughter of Louisiana Governor Andre Bienvenu and Aimée Parent Roman", 1858, oil on canvas, signed and dated mid-right, 42 in. x 32 in. (oval), period frame. Sold for $58,555.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Charles Dorman Robinson (American, 1847-1933), "The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip," oil on canvas, signed and dated "1902" lower right, 60 in. x 108 in., in an attractive gilt frame. Sold for $54,040.00 on October 11th, 2008.  WORLD RECORD PRICE AT AUCTION.

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), "'At the Vets' (Study for the March 29, 1952 Cover of The Saturday Evening Post)", charcoal on paper laid on card, monogrammed lower right, inscribed "Best wishes to my friend / Dr. Henry Cooper, cordially Norman Rockwell" lower margin and initialed and inscribed "Sketch for / figure on Post Cover / NR" en verso, 18 1/2 in. x 8 3/8 in., framed. Sold for $52,275.00 on April 25, 2014.

Hermann Ottomar Herzog (German/American, 1832-1932), "St. Augustine House with Palm Tree", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 14 1/4 in. x 18 in., framed. Sold on March 24, 2018 for $50,000.00

William Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1859-1939), "The Archbishop's Palace, New Orleans", c. 1900-10, oil on canvas, signed and titled by artist on period label on stretcher, 16 in. x 22 in., original gilt frame with artist plaque signed and titled in Woodward's hand. Sold for $47,800.00 on September 14th, 2013.

Helen Maria Turner (American/New Orleans, 1858-1958), "The Laughing Girl", 1917, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 24 1/8 in. x 18 1/4 in., in a period giltwood frame. Sold for $47,800.00 on September 10th, 2011

Louis Oscar Griffith (American, 1875-1956, active New Orleans, 1916-17), "Old Basin, New Orleans, Louisiana", oil on canvas affixed to board, signed upper right, typewritten artist label and pencil inscribed title en verso, 10 in. x 12 in., framed. Sold for $46,605

Attributed to David Martin, FSA (British, 1737-1797), "Lieutenant John Ross of the 34th Foot (Cumberland) Company", c. 1769, oil on canvas, 49 1/2 in. x 40 in., antique frame. Sold for $45,140.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932), “Luz del seiscientos #3”, 1956, oil on canvas, signed “Botero” lower left, titled and dated en verso on stretchers with stamp on stretcher of “Casa del Arte, Independencia 101-(?), Mexico D.R.(?)”, 15 3/4 in. x 19 3/4 in.
Sold for $44,062.00 on June 9, 2007

David Hockney (British, b. 1937), "Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes with Green Wash", 1978‑1980, color lithograph in colors on TGL handmade paper, pencil‑signed and dated lower right, pencil‑numbered "67/85" lower left, published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York with blindstamp lower right, image 21 1/2 in. x 29 in., sheet 29 1/2 in. x 34 1/2 in., framed. Sold on September 9, 2017 for $43,920.00

Walter Inglis Anderson (American/Mississippi, 1903-1965), "Two Pelicans in Flight", c. 1945, watercolor and pencil on paper, estate stamp lower right, 24 1/2 in. x 18 3/4 in. Sold for $41,825.00 on September 10th, 2011

George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans, 1872-1925), “A Green Wing Teal”, watercolor on paper, signed and dated “N.O. 1922” lower left, sight 23 1/8 in. x 16 5/8 in. Sold on March 4, 2006 for $37,600.00
Provenance: Acquired from the artist and descended through the Mellon Family.

Gen Paul (French/American, 1895-1975), "Vermouth O' Clock", oil on canvas, signed upper right, signed, titled, and inscribed "no. 54" en verso, 25 1/2 in. x 32 in., framed. Sold for $37,045.00 on June 27, 2015.

Attributed to Cephas Thompson (American/Massachusetts/Virginia, 1775-1856), "James Barbour (1775-1842), with Thomas Jefferson's first project for Barboursville", 1810, oil on canvas (over penciled guidelines for the façade), unsigned, 29 in. x 24 in., framed; Estate Collection. Sold for $37,045.00 on November 17th, 2012.

Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858-1924), "Blue Landscape", c. 1910-1914, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed lower right, "D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY", "University of Maryland Art Gallery", "Sarah Lawrence College Art Gallery", and "Davis & Long Company, New York, NY" labels en verso, sight 10 1/2 in. x 15 in., in a giltwood Arts and Crafts-style frame. Sold for $35,850.00 on November 19th, 2011

Walter Inglis Anderson (American/Mississippi, 1903-1965), "A Study for the Proposed Jackson, Mississippi Court House Mural", c. 1963, oil on trapezoidal wood panel, unsigned, 23 3/4 in. x 10 1/2 in., unframed. Sold for $35,850.00 on September14th, 2013.

James "Mac" Anderson (American/Mississippi, 1907-1998), "Soft Shelling", 1989, oil on masonite, signed and dated lower right, 48 in. x 24 in., framed. Sold for $34,655.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Joseph Rusling Meeker (American/Louisiana, 1827-1889), "Bayou View with Trumpet Vine and Wildflowers", 1878, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, monogrammed and dated en verso, 14 in. x 10 in., antique frame. Sold for $33,460.00 on September 14th, 2013.

Donald Roller Wilson (American/Arkansas, b. 1938), "Beverly in the Woods with her Pencil !!! and Waiting and Thinking of Mr. Metzdorf", 1982, oil on canvas, signed, dated and titled upper center, signed, dated and inscribed on stretcher bars, "Russeck Gallery" label en verso, 26 1/4 in. x 22 in., framed. Sold on July 14, 2018 for $32,940.00

George Robert Bonfield (American, 1805-1898), "Running Ashore on the Florida Coast", oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and dated "1863", with "Newman Galleries, Philadelphia" label and remnants of a typed label reading "This picture represents the running ashore of the Steamer...of New York - about year 1850 - with a..." en verso, 16 in. x 30 1/4 in., framed. Sold for $32,265.00 on January 30th, 2010.

Ettrick (German/American, 19th c.), "A Church Boating Party on Otsego Lake", mid-19th c., oil on canvas laid on masonite, signed lower left, 24 in. x 48 in., framed. Sold for $31,070.00 on April 25, 2014.

Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967), "Yachting Scene", c. 1905, watercolor, unsigned, Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY label en verso, 5 in. x 6 3/4 in., attractive gilt frame. Sold for $30,750.00 on February 4th, 2012.

John E. Alexander (American/Texas, b. 1945), "Jealousy", oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and titled en verso of canvas and on "Gallerie Simonne Stern/New Orleans" label en verso, 60 in. x 50 in., framed. Sold for $29,875.00 on November 19th, 2011

Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965), "Dogwood in a Vase", oil on canvas, signed lower left, "Mitchell Brown Duncan Gallery, Inc., Santa Fe, NM" label en verso, 32 in. x 32 in., framed with artist and title plaque. Sold for $29,280.00 on February 19, 2016

Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951), "Dog River, Alabama", 1930, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, sight 14 1/2 in. x 22 1/2 in., matted and framed. Sold for $27,705.00 on November 21, 2014.

Joseph Rusling Meeker (American/Louisiana, 1827-1887), "Near Manchac Bayou (Louisiana)", 1880, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, monogrammed, titled and dated en verso, 20 in. x 12 in., period frame. Sold for $28,680.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Clarence Millet, A.N.A. (American/New Orleans, 1897-1959), "Saturday Night, French Quarter Cafe", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 25 in. x 30 in., original painted frame. Sold on July 14, 2018 for $28,060.00

Ida Kohlmeyer (American/New Orleans, 1912-1997), "Cirrus Series #24", 1978, mixed media on canvas, signed and dated lower middle, titled on several labels en verso, 52 in. x 52 in., framed. Sold for $27,485.00 on July 13th, 2013.

George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1924), "Nature Morte: Pintail Drake", 1915, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, 30 in. x 20 in., period frame. Sold for $27,485.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Wolf Kahn (German/American, b. 1927), "Barn, Stark Road", oil on canvas, signed lower center, titled in red pencil and inventory "18350 E. Long" label en verso, 30 in. x 40 in., framed. Sold for $27,485.00 on September 14th, 2013.

Frank Henry Shapleigh (American/New Hampshire, 1842-1906), "Old Gate in Hypolita Street, St. Augustine, Florida", 1889, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, signed and titled en verso, 16 in. x 10 in., framed. Sold on March 24, 2018 for $26,840.00

Edgar Alwin Payne (American, 1883-1947), "Laguna Seascape", 1911, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled en verso, 24 in. x 28 in., framed. Sold for $25,095.00 on November 17th, 2012.

William Louis Sonntag, N.A. (American, 1822 1900), "Figures Hunting and Fishing at Sunset", 1846, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 40 in. x 50 in., framed. Sold on November 21, 2015 for $24,500.

Walter Inglis Anderson (American/Mississippi, 1903-1965), "Amaryllis", watercolor and pencil on paper, estate stamp lower right, 9 3/4 in. x 8 1/2 in., framed. Sold for $23,900.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Milton Avery (American, 1885‑1965), "The Eclipse", c. 1930s, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, pencil‑titled and various inscriptions incl. "owned by March Avery" en verso, "DC Moore Gallery, New York" and "George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA" labels with artist, title and date en verso of backing board,  15 in. x 22 in., framed; accompanied by a copy of DC Moore Gallery invoice, 2006. Sold on April 22, 2017 for $23,180.00

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otis Lyman Boott Duveneck (American, 1846-1888), "A Southern Ox Cart", 1883, oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated lower left, 19 3/4 in. x 30 1/2 in., framed. Sold for $22,705.00 on May 4th, 2013.

Paul Sawyier (American/Kentucky, 1865-1917), "Flower Peddler at the South Entrance to the Old Covered Bridge, Frankfort, Kentucky", pastel, signed lower left, sight 9 3/4 in. x 17 3/4 in., attractively framed. Sold for $22,705.00 on May 4th, 2013.

George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1924), "Nature Morte: Green Wing Teal Drake", 1915, watercolor on paper, signed, dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left, "E.G. Gagg, Picture Framery, Knoxville, Tennessee" label en verso, 22 in. x 16 in., period frame. Sold for $22,705.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Louis Agassiz Fuertes (American, 1874-1927), "Pygmy Nuthatch, Brown-Headed Nuthatch, Red-Breasted Nuthatch, White-Breasted Nuthatch", on branches, c. 1912, signed "Louis A. Fuertes" lower right, on board, 18 1/2 in. x 14 3/4 in. cropped by glued mat to sight 13 in. x 9 in.; "Phainopeple, Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing", on branches, c. 1912, signed in full lower right, on board, 16 5/8 in. x 13 3/8 in. cropped by glued mat to sight 14 1/2 in. x 11 in.; "Pine Siskin, Goldfinch", [numbered in pencil both obverse and reverse] on flowering twigs, c. 1912, signed in full lower left, on Chapman board, 14 in. x 10 3/4 in.; and "Worthern's Sparrow, Texas Sparrow, Green-Tailed Towhee" on rocks and twigs, c. 1912 (dated "July 20th" en verso), signed in full lower right, on Chicago board, 14 in. x 11 in., all unframed, 4 watercolors total. Sold for $22,705.00 on March 27th, 2010.

George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1924), "Nature Morte: Green Wing Teal", watercolor on paper, posthumously inscribed "G.L. Viavant, N.O." lower left, sight 21 1/4 in. x 13 1/2 in., framed. Sold for $22,140.00 on September14th, 2013.

Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926), "Baby Embracing Her Mother," c. 1898-99, pastel counterproof on Japan paper, signed lower left, Adelson Galleries label en verso, sight 30 in. x 25 1/4 in., in a Lowy frame. Sold for $21,960.00 on February 23rd, 2013.

Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (American/Louisiana, 1912-1997), "Untitled", 1977, oil and collage on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 28 1/2 in. x 82 1/2 in., framed. Sold for $21,510.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

George Elmer Browne, N.A. (American, 1871‑1946), "Montricoux in the Bas‑Quercy", oil on canvas, signed lower center, titled "Montrico in the Basque [sic]" on exhibition, "Grand Central Art Galleries, NYC", "Coe Kerr Gallery, NYC" and "Wally Findlay Galleries, NYC" labels en verso, 50 in. x 40 in., framed. Sold on February 11, 2017 for $21,350.00

Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (American/New Orleans, 1912-1997), "Untitled: Synthesis Series", 1982, mixed media on canvas, signed and dated mid-left, 20 1/2 in. x 21 3/4 in., framed. Sold on July 14, 2018 for $20,740.00

Percival Leonard Rosseau (American/North Carolina, 1859 1937), "Study of a Pointer's Head", 1914, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, titled en verso, 25 3/4 in. x 18 1/4 in., giltwood frame. Sold for $20,315.00 on June 27, 2015.

Paul Poincy (American/New Orleans, 1833-1909), "View of St. Charles Avenue Streetcar", 1898, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left,exhibition label and "W.E. Seebold, New Orleans" label en verso, 6 in. x 8 1/2 in., original frame. Sold for $20,315.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

387. Clarence Millet, A.N.A. (American/ Louisiana, 1897-1959), “Old Oaks on the Teche, Village on the Creek”, oil on board, signed lower left, titled en verso, Springfield High School Art Ass’n. Inc. label en verso with Millet’s address, the Art League Building, 628 Toulouse St., in a period frame. Sold on March 4, 2006 for $19,975.00
Provenance: Descended in the family of the artist.

J.S. Marsh (American, 19th c.), "Mouth of the St. John's River, Fla-Looking out to Sea", 1872, oil on board, signed and dated lower left, signed, titled, and dated on period label en verso, 11 3/4 in. x 19 3/4 in., framed. Sold for $19,120.00 on February 23rd, 2013.

Louisiana School, mid-19th c., "View in Orleans Parish, LA", pencil, chalk and oil crayon on card, inscribed "Orleans Parrish [sic], La, Mrs. Sias" lower left, 9 1/2 in. x 13 3/4 in., rosewood-grained frame. Sold for $19,120.00 on November 23rd, 2013.

Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965), "Sailboat, Gloucester Harbor", oil on canvas, signed lower right, "D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY" label en verso, 18 1/4 in. x 18 1/4 in., in a giltwood Arts and Crafts-style frame. Sold for $19,120.00 on November 19th, 2011

Peter Max (German/New York, b. 1937), "Statue of Liberty", 1992, oil on canvas, signed upper right, signed, dated and inscribed "12879" en verso, 72 in. x 36 in., unframed. Sold on September 12, 2015 for $17,150.

Lilly Martin Spencer (British/New York, 1822-1902), "The Centennial", 1895-1902, oil on canvas, unsigned, 54 1/4 in. x 72 1/2 in., in an attractive giltwood frame. Sold for $16,730.00 on February 12th, 2011

Will Henry Stevens (American/Louisiana, 1887-1949), "Wooded Landscape in the Great Smoky Mountains", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 22 in. x 18 in., framed. Sold for $15,990.000 on September14th, 2013.

Attributed to Ralph Albert Blakelock (American/New York, 1847‑1919), "Landscape Silhouette at Twilight", oil on wood panel, signed lower right, "University of Nebraska, Blakelock Inventory No. NB1‑1719" and numbered "#15847" en verso, 7 1/4 in. x 9 1/2 in., framed with artist plaque. Sold on July 8, 2017 for $15,860.00

Achille Perelli (American/New Orleans, 1822-1891), "Nature Morte: Blue Wing Teal", watercolor on paper, signed and localized "NO" lower left, sight 24 in. x 19 in., original frame. Sold for $15,535.00 on September14th, 2013.

Theodore Wendel (American/Ohio, 1859-1932), "View of Venice, along the Rio Nuovo Canal", c. 1878-80, oil on canvas, signed "Theo Wendel" lower right, 21 in. x 24 in., in a period Arts and Crafts-style carved and giltwood frame. Sold for $14,340.00 on April 16th, 2011

Louis Agassiz Fuertes (American, 1874-1927), "Crissal Thrasher, California Thrasher, Le Conte's Thrasher", on cactus and spiked twigs, c. 1912; signed in full lower right, on board, 15 in. x 11 1/2 in. cropped by glued mat to 13 3/4 in. x 10 in.; "Gray-Headed Junco, Arizona Junco, Pink-Sided Junco, Guadalupe Junco, Baird's Junco", on conifers and rocks, c. 1912, signed in full lower right, directed to Fuertes' collaborator "F. M. Chapman" en verso, on board, 14 in. x 11 in.; and "Cañon Towhee, California Towhee Abert's Towhee", on twigs and on ground, signed in full lower right, dated "June 28, 1912" and "Wanted July 20th" en verso, on Chapman board, 13 7/8 in. x 11 in. cropped by glued mat to sight 12 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in., all unframed, 3 watercolors total. Sold for $13,145.00 on March 27th, 2010.

Frederick William Jackson (American/British, 1859-1918), "Harbor with Cliffs, possibly Dover", 1890, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 20 1/4 in. x 30 1/2 in., framed. Sold for $13,115.00 on April 25, 2014.

Frederick Judd Waugh (American, 1861 1940), "Waves Crashing on Rocks", oil on canvas, signer lower right, 29 1/2 in. x 36 in., period frame. Sold for $11,950.00 on April 17, 2015.

Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1860 1936), "Two Hunters", oil on canvas, unsigned, 9 in. x 12 in., period frame. Sold for $11,950.00 on April 17, 2015.

Edward Henry Potthast (American, 1857-1927), "Breezy Day, Gloucester Harbor", oil on wood panel, signed lower right, pencil-signed, inscribed and titled en verso, 12 in. x 16 in., original gilt frame; accompanied by a copy of a letter of authentication from Mary Ran. Sold for $11,950.00 on September 13, 2014.

William Skilling (American/California, 1892-1964), "Two Monkeys in a Tropical Setting", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 48 in. x 60 in., framed. Sold for $11,352.50 on September 13, 2014.

George Caleb Bingham (American/Missouri, 1811-1879) "Portrait of William Joseph Eddins, Jr. (1814-1870s)", 1844-45, oil on canvas, unsigned, 30 1/4 in., x 25 1/4 in., in an ornately carved, gessoed, and giltwood frame. Sold for $11,352.50 on April 16th, 2011

Peeter Sion (Flemish, 1649 1695), "Samson and Dalila" and "Judith and Holofernes", oils on copper, the first signed "P. Sion" lower right, each titled en verso, 24 1/2 in. x 30 7/8 in., framed alike, (2 pcs.) Sold for $8,610.00 on April 17, 2015.