| Lot | Sale Price | ||
| 1169 |  |
LEIGHTON-JONES, Barry, (British, 1932-2011): Study for La Jeunesse, depicts a Young Girl Before a Vanity Mirror, Oil/Canvas, 40'' x 30'', signed and titled lower left, dated '78, framed, 47'' x 37''. | 200 |
| 1172 |  |
BACKUS, Albert Ernest (Beanie), (American, 1906-1990): Florida Highwaymen Scene, St Johns River, Oil/Canvas, 24'' x 30'', signed lower right, dated 1981, custom framing, 31'' x 37''. Regarded as The Dean of Florida Painters, Backus focused his work almost entirely on Florida - landscapes, people, skyscapes and botanicals. He is recognized as the most influential of the Highwaymen artists, a group of African-American artists who sold their works from the side of the road. Backus donated generously to charities and paid for the academic art education of numerous young people he thought deserving and personally took in people who needed help. His generosity and humility were personal trademarks. | 9000 |
| 1173 |  |
BACKUS, Albert Ernest (Beanie), (American, 1906-1990): River Landscape, Offset Lithograph, sight size 20.75'' x 25'', numbered 499/1000 lower left in pencil, custom barn wood frame, 30.25'' x 34.25''. | 100 |
| 1174 |  |
WHEELER, Charles (Chico), (American, 20th Century): Florida Highwaymen Indian River Lagoon scene with sailboat and palm tree, Oil/ Masonite, heavy impasto palette knife, 8 1/4'' x 11'', framed 14 3/4'' x 17''. | 350 |
| 1189 |  |
EBANO BRONZED CAST RESIN GIRL ON AMETHYST SCULPTURE: Cast resin figure of a scantily clad woman lying on a cascading rug, natural semi-precious stone mount, polished stone plinth. Ebano sticker on base, overall measures 20 1/2'' h. x 15 1/2'' x 10''. | 300 |
| 1195 |  |
CORNEJO, Francisco, (American, 1892-1963): WPA Era New York City Scene with Empire State Building, Gouache, sight size 19'' x 14'', signed lower left, encased in contemporary frame, 25.5'' x 19.5''. A painter and archaeologist, Francisco Cornejo was born in La Paz, Mexico in 1892. Cornejo moved to Los Angeles in 1911 where he executed several interior and exterior mural decorations for the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles designed by the noted architectural firm of Morgan Wells and Clements. He was a resident of Los Angeles from 1911-32 except during 1919-24 when he was in San Francisco, where he lectured on ancient American art to San Francisco public school teachers. He exhibited his work in Mexico City, at Stanford University, and at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. He was most known for reviving Pre-Colombian art specializing in Mayan and Aztec themes and the California Missions. In 1919 he designed Mayan and Toltec sets and costumes for Ted Shawn, head of the pioneering Denishawn Dancers. Then during the 1920's he designed homes in the Mayan Revival style. In 1926 he curated a well-publicized exhibition of ancient American art and its modern applications in Los Angeles. In 1930 Cornejo moved back to Mexico, where he continued to live until his death in 1963. Exhibited: California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco; Stanford University. Source: www.askart.com CONDITION: Glued to mat and backboard, several touches of spotting, mat shows wear, sold as is. |
500 |
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