Pdf Catalogue - California Art Auction

California & American 

Paintings Auction 

Preview opens at 12:00 noon 

Sale promptly at 6:30 p.m. 

Pasadena Convention Center 

300 East Green Street Pasadena California 

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 

Inquiries welcome: 

Paintings Dept. 

626 793 1833 

Jeffrey Moran 

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On the front cover: 

Lot 124 William Wendt (1865-1946) 

Laguna Houses 

oil on canvas 24x30 

est:$100,000/150,000 

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On the back cover: 

Lot 152 Maurice Logan (1886-1977) 

San Francisco ferry dock and city 

skyline oil on canvas 22.75x35.75 

est:$25,000/35,000 

Antique & Fine Art Auctioneers Inc 

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Artist Index 

Abril, Ben 204 

Adams, Charles Partridge 40 

Albert, Karl 57, 196 

Aldrich, George Ames 105 

Backus, Jr., Standish 81, 161 

Bentley, John W. 119 

Bischoff, Franz A. 12, 56 

Borg, Carl Oscar 149 

Botke, Jessie Arms 22 

Bradbury, Bennett 221 

Brandt, Rex 86, 159 

Braun, Maurice 48, 52, 68, 99, 187, 

190 

Brown, Benjamin C. 104 

Brown, Frank E. 198 

Brownscombe, Jennie A. 172 

Buehr, Karl Albert 121 

Buff, Conrad 197 

Cahill, William V. 33 

Carlson, John Fabian 118 

Colman, George Sumner 14 

Cooper, Colin Campbell 20 

Cotton, John Wesley 32 

Coutts, Alice 136 

Cromwell, Joane 18, 25 

De Erdely, Francis 199 

De Haas, Mauritz F. 109 

Dike, Phil 75, 85, 177 

Dorsey, William 215 

Ellenshaw, Peter 216, 217, 218, 219, 

220 

Espoy, Angel 69 

Fechin, Nicolai 39 

Firfires, Nicholas S. 139, 140, 142, 

144 

Foster, Ben 120 

Frame, Robert 202 

Fraser, Douglass 183 

Frey, Joseph P. 150 

Fried, Pal 176 

Fries, Charles A. 5, 49, 141 

Frost, John 66 

Gamble, John Marshall 98,184 

Gauss, Eugene 200 

Gearhart, Frances H. 71 

Gleason, Joe Duncan 35, 59 

Green, Charles Edwin Lewis 107 

Griffith, William Alexander 7 

Grimm, Paul 1, 19, 193, 194,195 

Hamilton, Helen 30 

Harris, Sam Hyde 127, 128 

Hills, Anna A. 16 

Hilton, John W. 210, 211 

Holdredge, Ransome G. 115 

Holmes, Ralph 96, 97 

Hulett, Ralph 151 

Hunt, Esther 173 

Hunt, Thomas L. 31 

Johnson, Harvey William 135 

Jorgensen, Christian A. 9 

Keith, William 117 

Kelsey, Richmond I. 206 

Kosa, Jr. , Emil J. 37, 91, 92, 155, 

170 

Kosa, Sr., Emil J. 154 

Kuntz, Roger 153 

Latimer, Lorenzo P. 11 

Lauritz, Paul 62, 90, 94, 189 

Laycox, Jack 78, 79 

Lemos, Pedro J. 29 

Liljestrom, Gustav F. 70 

Logan, Maurice 152 

Lohr, August 72, 73 

Loran, Erle 80 

Lutz, Dan 213

Artist Index 

Mannheim, Jean 44 

McCarthy, Frank C. 133, 134 

McCloskey, William Joseph 112 

McCracken, James 207 

McFee, Henry 36 

Mitchell, Alfred R. 2, 3, 8 

Moessel, Julius 208, 209 

Moon, Carl 130 

Morgan, Mary DeNeale 13, 53 

Moses, Walter Farrington 126 

Murray, Ralph Victor 203 

Nelson, Bruce 101 

Nielsen, Peter 95 

Norton, Crandall 163 

Oliveira, Nathan 201 

Otis, George Demont 26, 58 

Pages, Jules 178 

Paradise, Phil 77, 87 

Parker, Lawton S. 102, 175 

Payne, Edgar A. 10, 21, 60, 191 

Payzant, Charles 83 

Pelton, Agnes 67 

Peters, Charles Rollo 28 

Peterson, Jane 174 

Phelps, William P. 110 

Piazzoni, Gottardo F. 6, 180 

Podchernikoff, Alexis M. 123 

Pohl, Ernest H. 185, 186, 212, 214 

Post, George 160, 166, 167, 168, 

169 

Potter, Ken G. 88 

Raphael, Joseph M. 27 

Ream, Carducius Plantagenet 113 

Redmond, Granville 42, 100 

Reed, Marjorie 131, 132, 137, 138 

Reeves, Jr., Joseph Mason 222, 

223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230 

Rich, John Hubbard 34 

Richards, William Trost 108 

Ritschel, William 106 

Rollins, Warren E. 148 

Sammons, Carl 17, 65, 93, 192 

Sample, Paul 74, 158 

Schmidt, Karl 54 

Schneider, Rose 50 

Sharp, Louis H. 47 

Sheets, Millard Owen 82, 84, 156 

Sklar, Dorothy 164, 165 

Smith, Harry Pember 111 

Smith, Jack Wilkinson 129 

Spangenberg, George 51 

Sparks, Will 179 

Spencer, John Clinton 114 

Strong, Elizabeth 43 

Stuart, James Everett 116 

Swinnerton, James G. 145, 146 

Tange, Herman 181 

Valentien, Anna M. 15 

Van Ryder, Jack 143 

Villa, Hernando G. 188 

Wachtel, Elmer 63 

Wachtel, Marion Kavanagh 23, 24, 

45, 64 

Wallis, Kent R. 205 

Warner, Nell Walker 4, 38 

Warshawsky, Abel G. 103 

Wendt, William 124 

White, Orrin A. 46, 61, 125, 182 

Wood, Robert 55, 122 

Woolley, Virginia B. 89 

Wores, Theodore 41 

Yens, Karl 171 

Zornes, Milford 76, 147, 157, 162

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1 Paul Grimm (1891-1974 Palm 

Springs, CA) Sierra landscape, 

signed lower right: Paul Grimm, oil 

on board, 8" x 10", est:$2000/3000. 

Provenance: Sold, John Moran 

Auctioneers, 14 November 2000, 

lot 159; Property from a Laguna 

Niguel Estate, acquired from the 

above. Condition: Visual: Generally 

good condition. Blacklight: Spots 

and areas of touch-up scattered 

along the edges, in the sky and on 

the lake in the lower left quadrant. 

2 Alfred R. Mitchell (1888-1972 San 

Diego, CA) "Passing Storm" signed 

lower left: Alfred R. Mitchell, 

signed again and titled verso, oil 

on board, 8" x 10", est:$3000/5000. 

Provenance: Private Collection, 

Carlsbad, CA, acquired 1970s. 

Condition: Visual: Generally good 

condition. Blacklight: No evidence 

of restoration under blacklight. 

3 Alfred R. Mitchell (1888-1972 

San Diego, CA) "Desert Castles" 

Death Valley, signed lower left: 

Alfred R. Mitchell, signed again 

and titled verso, oil on board, 8" x 

10", est:$3000/5000. Provenance: 

Private Collection, Carlsbad, 

CA, acquired 1970s. Condition: 

Visual: Generally good condition. 

Blacklight: No evidence of 

restoration under blacklight. 

4 Nell Walker Warner (1891-1970 

Carmel, CA) "Pala Mission Tower" 

Mission San Antonio de Pala, 

signed lower right: Nell Walker 

Warner, titled verso, oil on 

board, 10" x 8", est:$1000/2000. 


San Luis Obispo, CA. Condition: 




5 Charles A. Fries (1854-1940 San 

Diego, CA) "Above the Gorge" 1929, 

signed lower left: C.A. Fries, titled 

and numbered verso: #939, oil on 

canvas laid to artist's board, 9" 

x 12", est:$3000/5000. Condition: 

Visual: Generally good condition 

with a spot of paint loss along the 

upper center edge. Blacklight: 

No evidence of restoration under 

blacklight. 

6 Gottardo F. Piazzoni (1872-1945 

San Francisco, CA) trees in a 

summer landscape, signed and 

dated lower right: G. Piazzoni '22, 

signed and dated again verso, oil 

on canvas, 8" x 10", est:$6000/8000. 

Provenance: Edan Milton Hughes 

Collection; Private Collection, Los 

Angeles, CA, acquired from the 

above. Condition: Visual: Generally 

good condition. Blacklight: 

Scattered spots of touch-up in the 

landscape and the sky. 

7 William Alexander Griffith 

(1866-1940 Laguna Beach, 

CA) "Desert" desert landscape 

with clouds and distant blue 

hills, signed lower right: 

William A. Griffith, titled verso, 

oil on canvasboard, 7" x 9", 

est:$1500/2500. Provenance: 

Private Collection, Wisconsin. 

Condition: Visual: Generally good, 

original condition. Dirty. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

8 Alfred R. Mitchell (1888-1972 San 

Diego, CA) "Santa Rosa from the 

Dunes" signed lower right: Alfred 

R. Mitchell, signed again and 

titled verso, oil on board, 8" x 10", 

est:$3000/5000. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good condition with 

minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: 

Two surface drips in the center 

visible under blacklight. No 

evidence of restoration under 

blacklight. 

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9 Christian A. Jorgensen (1860-1935 

Piedmont, CA) El Capitan, 

Yosemite, signed lower right: 

Chris Jorgensen, watercolor on 

paper under glass, sight size: 

10" x 7", est:$3000/5000. Note: 

Paper dimensions: 11.5" x 8.5". 


Salmon, ID. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good condition with no 

evidence of staining, foxing or 

tears. Remnants of old paper tape 

along the left and lower edges. 

Hinged with paper tape to the 

front mat in the center of the four 

edges. 

10 Edgar A. Payne (1883-1947 Los 

Angeles, CA) "Mountains - Near 

Pasadena, Cal." signed lower 

left: Edgar Payne, oil on board, 

6" x 7.75", est:$6000/8000. Note: 

Inscribed on the original verso 

backing paper with title and: To 

Kitty From Daddy 1917 Chicago. 


San Diego, CA. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good, original condition. 

Retains the original frame. 

Dirty. Blacklight: No evidence of 


11 Lorenzo P. Latimer (1857-1941 

Berkeley, CA) "At Pacific Grove, 

California" signed lower left: 

L.P. Latimer, signed again, titled 

and dated verso: July 1911, 

watercolor on paper laid to 

artist's board, board size: 14" x 


Private Collection, Los Angeles, 

CA. Condition: Visual: Generally 

good condition with toning to the 

paper and burn along the extreme 

edges. No evidence of foxing or 

tears. 

12 Franz A. Bischoff (1864-1929 

Pasadena, CA) pink mountains 

in a landscape, signed lower 

right: Franz A. Bischoff, oil on 

canvas laid to board, 6.75" x 9.5", 


2 

Private Collection, San Diego, CA. 




13 Mary DeNeale Morgan (1868-1948 

Carmel, CA) "Point Lobos" 

signed lower right: M. DeNeale 

Morgan, titled and numbered 

verso: No. 5, gouache and pastel 

on board under glass, 5" x 14", 


Private Collection, San Diego, 


good condition with no evidence 

of foxing, staining or tears. Not 

examined out of the frame. 

14 George Sumner Colman (1881-1934 

Laguna Beach, CA) sailboat 

along the California coast, signed 

lower right: Geo. S. Colman, oil on 

unstretched waxed canvas, 8" x 


Private Collection, Long Island, NY. 


condition. Blacklight: A spot of 

touch-up in the upper center along 

the upper edge and a few spots 

of touch-up in the water along the 

left center edge. 

15 Anna M. Valentien (1862-1947 

San Diego, CA) double-ender in a 

harbor, signed lower right: Anna 

M. Valentien, oil on board, 9" x 


Estate, California. Condition: 


with very minor frame abrasion. 



16 Anna A. Hills (1882-1930 Laguna 

Beach, CA) "The Blue Sea - 

Laguna Beach, Cal" signed and 

dated lower right: A.A. Hills '16, 

numbered verso: A1-116, oil on 

panel, 7.5" x 10", est:$10,000/15,000. 


Calabasas, CA. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good condition with very 

minor frame abrasion. Blacklight:


blacklight. 

17 Carl Sammons (1883-1968 Oakland, 

CA) "Carmel Coast" signed lower 

right: Sammons, titled verso, oil on 

canvas laid to artist's board, 6" x 

8", est:$1000/2000. Provenance: Mr. 

and Mrs. David and Pada Jones, 

purchased on their honeymoon, 

July 1949; by descent in the family 

(see label verso). Condition: 


Blacklight: A minor area of touchup 

in the upper right quadrant in 

the sky. 

18 Joane Cromwell (1895-1969 

Laguna Beach, CA) "Enchanted 

Sea" signed lower left: Joane 

Cromwell, titled verso, oil 

on canvasboard, 12" x 16", 


The Victor Hugo Inn, Laguna 

Beach, CA; Private Collection, 

Texas, acquired from the above. 





Springs, CA) the Liberty at dock, 

signed lower left: Paul Grimm, 

oil on board laid to board, 9" x 

12", est:$3000/4000. Condition: 


Blacklight: Touch-up in the upper 

left and right corners and some 

scattered dime-sized areas of 

touch-up in the sky. Tiny spots of 

touch-up on the landscape and 

in the water and a small area of 

touch-up on the boat's bow. 

20 Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937 

Santa Barbara, CA) "Florence" 

landscape with clouds, signed 

with estate stamp lower left and 

verso: Colin Campbell Cooper, 

titled verso, oil on board, 5" x 




3 

good condition with some very 

minor craquelure in the clouds. 

Blacklight: Touch up and a few 

spots that fluoresce in the sky and 

on the clouds. 

21 Edgar A. Payne (1883-1947 

Los Angeles, CA) "Tuna Boats, 

Concarneau, France" signed lower 

left: Edgar Payne, titled verso, oil 

on canvas laid to artist's board, 

13.5" x 14", est:$20,000/30,000. 


Arkansas. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good condition, recently 

cleaned. Blacklight: A few very 

minor spots of touch-up in the sky 

and one spot of touch-up on the 

central boat's hull. 

22 Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971 

Ojai, CA) "Forest Pool" forest 

interior, estate stamped lower left: 

Jessie Arms Botke, titled verso, 

oil on canvas laid to masonite, 

10.5" x 11.5", est:$3000/4000. Note: 

Together with the book "Birds, 

Boughs & Blossoms - Jessie 

Arms Botke" by Patricia Trenton & 

Deborah Epstein Solon, Published 

by Karges Fine Art, Carmel, CA, 

1995. See an illustration of a 

similar example, p. 26, plate 18. 



of touch-up under blacklight. 

23 Marion Kavanagh Wachtel 

(1870-1954 Pasadena, CA) San 

Gabriel Mountains with eucalyptus 

trees, estate signed lower right: 

Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, oil 

on canvas laid to board, 16" x 

20", est:$15,000/20,000. Condition: 


with a tiny surface abrasion on 

the mountains in the upper right 

quadrant. Blacklight: No evidence 

of restoration under blacklight.


(1870-1954 Pasadena, CA) "Sierra 

Foothills" estate signed lower 

left: Marion K. Wachtel, oil on 

canvas laid to board, 16" x 20", 

est:$9000/12,000. Condition: 




25 Joane Cromwell (1889-1966 

Laguna Beach, CA) "The Glory of 

God" Mt. San Jacinto landscape, 

signed lower right: Joane 

Cromwell, titled on the artist's 

label affixed verso, oil on canvas, 

30" x 36", est:$4000/6000. Condition: 




26 George Demont Otis (1879-1962 

Kentfield, CA) "Wildflowers by 

the Creek" 1929, signed lower 

right: Geo. Demont Otis, titled 

verso, oil on canvas, 24" x 30", 

est:$9000/12,000. Provenance: 

Private Collection, Northern 

California. Condition: Visual: 


a few minor spots of stable 

craquelure. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

27 Joseph M. Raphael (1869-1950 San 

Francisco, CA) landscape near 

the artist's home outside Uccle, 

Belgium, circa 1917, appears 

unsigned, oil on canvas, 15.75" x 

18.75", est:$20,000/30,000. Note: 

This painting will be included in 

Johanna Raphael Sibbett and 

Phyllis Hattis Fine Arts, Inc's 

forthcoming catalogue raisonne‚ 

of the artist's work (see note 

affixed verso). Provenance: 

Private Collection, Redding, CA. 


condition with a scattered 3" x 1.5" 

area of paint loss on the tree in 

the upper left quadrant. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

28 Charles Rollo Peters (1862-1928 

Monterey, CA) "Yerba Buena" 

expansive view of the 

Embarcadero with Yerba Buena 

Island and Berkeley and Oakland 

in the distance, signed lower right: 

Charles R. Peters, oil on canvas, 

10" x 16", est:$20,000/25,000. 

Exhibited: Thomas Welton 

Stanford Art Gallery, "Exhibition of 

Paintings by Charles Rollo Peters", 

Leland Stanford Junior University, 

Palo Alto, CA, April 24 - May 4, 

1920, no. 12 (see original exhibition 

brochure). Note: Together with 

the original note from the artist, 

dated May 8, 1920: My dear Mr. 

Brady - Haig told me you wished 

to acquire the "Yerba Buena" 

study. I am very happy to have 

you have it at the sum Haig told 

me. It is a work that I am quite 

proud of and I thank you for your 

encouragement. Gratefully and 

sincerely yours, Charles Rollo 

Peters. Provenance: Private 

Collection, Los Angeles, CA. 




29 Pedro J. Lemos (1882-1954 Palo 

Alto, CA) Monterey coastal 

nocturne, signed lower left: 

Pedro J. Lemos, signed again 

and inscribed verso: Oil Painting, 

oil on board, 18.25" x 25", 

est:$12,000/18,000. Provenance: 

Trotter Galleries, Carmel, CA; 


CA, acquired from the above. 

Condition: Visual: Minor, stable 

craquelure throughout. Blacklight: 

Spots of touch-up and crack fill 

scattered throughout the sky, in 

the lower center quadrant and 

along the edges. 

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30 Helen Hamilton (1899-1970 

Norwalk, CT) crashing waves on 

rocks - seascape, signed lower 

center: Helen Hamilton, oil on 

canvas laid to canvas, 29" x 36", 


Fine, stable craquelure scattered 

throughout. Blacklight: Scattered 

spots of touch-up throughout. 

31 Thomas L. Hunt (1882-1938 Santa 

Ana, CA) coastal (probably 

Carmel, CA), signed lower left: 

Th. L. Hunt, oil on artist board laid 

to wood panel, 15.25" x 19.75", 


William A. Karges Fine Art, 

Carmel, CA; Private Collection, 

Orange County, CA. Condition: 


Blacklight: A few minor spots of 

touch-up in the upper left corner. 

32 John Wesley Cotton (1869-1931 

Glendale, CA) figures and covered 

ox cart in a village scene, signed 

lower right: J. Cotton, oil on 

canvas, 22" x 31", est:$3000/5000. 

Provenance: Property from the 

Estate of Dale Beebe, West 

Hollywood, CA. Condition: Visual: 


some minor scattered craquelure. 

Blacklight: No evidence of touchup 

under blacklight. 

33 William V. Cahill (1878-1924 

Woodstock, NY/Chicago, IL) "The 

Reflection" signed, inscribed 

and dated lower left: W.V. Cahill 

Woodstock 1910, oil on canvas, 


Visual: Generally good condition, 

light stetcher bar marks visible 

on canvas. Blacklight: Scattered 

spots of crack-fill and touch-up on 

the figure's face, arms and skirt, 

in the right center quadrant and in 

the upper left on the darker wall. 

Other spots of touch-up in the 

background. 

34 John Hubbard Rich (1876-1954 Los 

Angeles, CA) "Maria" portrait of a 

girl wearing a floral shawl, signed 

upper right: John Hubbard Rich, 

oil on canvas laid to canvas, 20" 



Blacklight: A 12" horizontal 

scattered 'T' shaped line of 

touch-up across the figure's chest 

approximately 4" from the bottom 

edge. A 4" horizontal scattered line 

of touch-up in the lower center 

approximately 2" from the lower 

edge. Other scattered spots of 

touch-up in the lower quadrant 

and a few small spots on the 

figure's head. 

35 Joe Duncan Gleason (1881-1959 

Glendale, CA) seated nude, signed 

lower right: Duncan Gleason, oil 

on canvas laid to canvas, 20" x 


Private Collection, Redding, CA. 




36 Henry McFee (1886-1953 Altadena, 

CA) still life - fruit, tulips and 

vases, signed lower right: 

McFee, oil on canvas, 23" x 27", 


Shindler's Art and Antiques; Dr. 

Wayne Norwood, acquired from 

the above, 1967; John Farr Art 

and Antiques,1991; Newnan Art 

Galleries, GA; acquired by the 

present owner from the above, 

2003. Condition: Visual: Generally 

good condition with stretcher 

bar creases and surface dirt. 



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37 Emil J. Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968 Los 

Angeles, CA) "Pink Mums" signed 

lower left: E.J. Kosa Jr., oil on 

masonite, 30" x 24", est:$5000/7000. 




Uneven varnish. 

38 Nell Walker Warner (1891-1970 

Carmel, CA) still life with cherry 

blossoms, signed lower left: Nell 

Walker Warner, oil on canvas, 30" 

x 36", est:$3000/5000. Provenance: 

Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los 

Angeles, CA; Private Collection, 

Simi Valley, CA. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good condition. The 

artist intentionally crosshatched 

into the wet paint on the Asian 

screen in the background to 

create a gauzy effect. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

39 Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955 Taos, 

NM) "The Wood Engraver, W.G. 

Watt, A.N.A." signed and dated 

lower right: N. Fechin '24, signed 

again and titled on a partial label 

affixed verso, oil on canvas, 

50" x 40", est:$400,000/600,000. 

Exhibited: Winter Exhibition, 

National Academy of Design, 

New York, NY, 1924, winner of 

the Thomas R. Proctor Prize for 

portraiture ($200). Literature: The 

American Magazine of Art', New 

York, NY, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 9 & 

16, illustrated; M.N. Balcomb, 

"Nicolai Fechin", Northpoint Press, 

1975, pp. 48 and 50, illustrated. 

Note: The Wood Engraver, W.G. 

Watt, A.N.A. was painted in 

1924 shortly after Fechin and 

his family arrived in New York 

from Russia. The portrait depicts 

William G. Watt, an engraver and 

graphic artist and an Associate 

of the National Academy of 

Design, in profile at work on an 

engraving in his Stroudsburg, 

PA studio. This masterwork 

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exhibits Fechin’s unique painting 

style with its bold brushwork 

and complex composition, 

while also demonstrating the 

artist’s extraordinary ability to 

capture a sitter’s personality. 

Together with the magazine 

"The American Magazine of 

Art", New York, NY, Vol. 16, No. 

1, and the book M.N. Balcomb, 

"Nicolai Fechin", Northpoint 

Press, 1975. Provenance: The 

J.D. Trust, Paradise Valley, AZ. 


condition with spots of craquelure 

concentrated across the center of 

the canvas. Two areas of unstable 

craquelure on the oil can and on 

the white element on the table top. 

Three tiny spots of paint loss along 

the lower left edge. Blacklight: 

A quarter-sized spot fluoresces 

along the upper right edge and a 

quarter-sized spot fluoresces in 

the white pigment on the figure's 

shoulder but these appear to be in 

the hand of the artist. No evidence 


40 Charles Partridge Adams 

(1858-1942 Pasadena, CA) "Sunset 

Light Near Monterey, California" 

signed lower left: Charles 

Partridge Adams, titled on the 

stretcher, oil on canvas, 18" x 24", 


Private collection, Palm Desert, 

CA, by descent in the family to 

the present owner. Condition: 


with minor stable craquelure. 



41 Theodore Wores (1859-1939 

San Francisco, CA) sand dunes 

with wildflowers, signed lower 

left: Theodore Wores, oil on 

canvas, 16" x 20", est:$8000/10,000. 



Generally good condition. 

Blacklight: No evidence of

estoration under blacklight. 

42 Granville Redmond (1871-1935 

Los Angeles, CA) lupine and 

poppies, central coast, California, 

signed with initials lower right: 

G.R., oil on board, 9" x 12", 

est:$30,000/50,000. Note: Inscribed 

partially indistinctly verso: "water 

- cerulean blue & white distanc*". 


East Coast; Trotter Galleries, 

Carmel, CA, 2003 (see letter affixed 

verso); Private Collection, Ventura, 

CA . Condition: Visual: Generally 

good condition. Blacklight: Two 

scattered spots of touch-up in the 

sky and a dot of touch-up in the 

center on the distant hills. 

43 Elizabeth Strong (1855-1941 

Carmel, CA) eucalyptus in a 

California landscape, signed lower 

right: Elizabeth Strong, oil on 

canvas, 24" x 22", est:$2000/4000. 


Glendora, CA. Condition: Visual: 


approximately 4 tiny spots of paint 

loss in the lower right quadrant 

and one in the lower left quadrant. 



44 Jean Mannheim (1875-1945 

Pasadena, CA) "Mount San 

Gorgonio" snow-capped 

mountains, signed lower left: J. 

Mannheim, titled on a label affixed 

to the stretcher, oil on canvas laid 

to canvas, 20" x 24", est:$5000/7000. 

Condition: Visual: Stable 


Scattered spots of touch-up 

in the sky and the background 

mountains. 


(1870-1954 Pasadena, CA) brook in 

a Sierra landscape, estate signed 

lower left: Marion Kavanagh 

Wachtel, oil on canvas laid to 

board, 16" x 20", est:$5000/7000. 

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Altadena, CA, by descent in the 

family to the present owner. 

Condition: Visual: Canvas 

is not laid evenly to board. 

Extensive paint flaking and loss 

concentrated mainly in the left 

center quadrant and lower right 


of touch-up under blacklight. 

46 Orrin A. White (1883-1969 

Pasadena, CA) Arroyo Seco 

landscape, signed lower right: 

Orrin A. White, oil on canvas laid 

to panel, 18" x 24", est:$4000/6000. 

Provenance: Estate, Arcadia, 


good condition. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

47 Louis H. Sharp (1874-1946 

Pasadena, CA) eucalyptus 


Louis H. Sharp, signed again 

on the original frame, oil on 

board, 15.5" x 20", est:$3000/4000. 

Condition: Visual: Generally 

good condition with very minor 

frame abrasion with some small 

losses along the extreme lower 

edge. Blacklight: No evidence of 


48 Maurice Braun (1877-1941 San 

Diego, CA) San Diego landscape 

(probably Decker Canyon), signed 

lower left: Maurice Braun, oil on 



Private Collection, Calabasas, CA. 


condition with very minor, stable 

craquelure. Blacklight: A few 

minor spots of touch-up in the 

sky.


Diego, CA) "Among the Pines 

at Laguna Mountains" signed 

lower right: C.A. Fries, titled and 

numbered verso: #787, oil on 

board, 12" x 18", est:$4000/6000. 




50 Rose Schneider (1895-1976 

Southern California) shacks and 

figures in a rural valley landscape 

(possibly San Diego, CA), signed 

lower right: Rose Schneider, oil 

on board, 20" x 24", est:$1500/2000. 


condition. Blacklight: Minor 


sky with the largest area in the 

extreme upper right corner. 

51 George Spangenberg (1907-1964 

San Diego, CA) farm in a San 

Diego landscape, signed lower 

left: G. Spangenberg, oil on 

canvas laid to board, 12" x 13.5", 


Purchased in San Diego, circa 

late 1940s; by descent in the family 

to the present owner. Condition: 





Diego, CA) San Diego landscape, 

signed lower right: Maurice 

Braun, oil on canvas, 24" x 30", 


Private Collection, New York, NY, 

acquired early 1980s. Condition: 


with minor, scattered craquelure. 



53 Mary DeNeale Morgan 

(1868-1948 Carmel, CA) Point 

Lobos landscape, signed lower 

right: M. DeNeale Morgan, oil on 

canvas, 18" x 24", est:$9000/12,000. 


Palm Desert, CA. Condition: 


with a few very minor areas of 



blacklight. 

54 Karl Schmidt (1890-1962 Santa 

Barbara, CA) "Off the coast" 

crashing waves, signed lower 

right: Karl Schmidt, oil on panel, 

12.75" x 16", est:$3000/5000. Note: 

Remnants of another signature by 

the artist and indistinct date lower 

left: 191*. Provenance: Private 

Collection, Orange County, CA. 


condition. Blacklight: A few very 

minor spots of touch-up in the 

lower right corner. 

55 Robert Wood (1889-1979 Bishop, 

CA) "Sea of Gold" signed lower 

right: Robert Wood '55, titled 






56 Franz A. Bischoff (1864-1929 

Pasadena, CA) "Surf Breaking 

over Rocks" signed lower right: 

Franz A. Bischoff, titled verso, 

signed and titled again on a verso 

label, oil on canvas, 20" x 28", 


Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles, 

CA, no. 876 (see label verso); 

Private Collection, Glendale, CA. 


condition with some very minor 

scattered craquelure. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

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57 Karl Albert (1911-2007 Long 

Beach, CA) "San Simeon Surf" 

signed lower left: Karl Albert, 

signed again and titled on 

artist's label affixed verso, oil on 

canvas laid to masonite, 12" x 24", 

est:$2000/3000. Provenance: M.J. 

Kjelstrur, Sept. 1969. Condition: 




58 George Demont Otis (1879-1962 

Kentfield, CA) "The Harbor" sail 

and steam ships in a harbor, 

signed lower right: Geo. Demont 

Otis, titled verso, oil on board, 14" 


Private Collection, Northern 

California. Condition: Visual: 


artist pin holes in the upper 

left and upper right corners. 



59 Joe Duncan Gleason (1881-1959 

Glendale, CA) atmospheric 

seascape, signed lower right: J. 

Duncan Gleason, oil on board, 

12.5" x 14.5", est:$5000/7000. 


condition. Blacklight: Small, minor 

spots of touch-up along the upper 

left and right edges, in the center 

and in the lower center quadrants. 

60 Edgar A. Payne (1883-1947 Los 

Angeles, CA) "Sierra Peaks & 

Lake" signed lower left: Edgar 

Payne, signed again and titled 

on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 

29" x 29", est:$40,000/60,000. 

Provenance: Property from a 

Laguna Niguel Estate. Condition: 

Visual: Minor scattered, stable 

craquelure. Blacklight: Two spots 

of touch-up in the sky. 

61 Orrin A. White (1883-1969 

Pasadena, CA) Arroyo landscape 

with eucalyptus, signed lower left: 

Orrin A. White, oil on metal, 16" x 

20", est:$4000/6000. Note: With an 

unfinished landscape on the verso. 


Encinitas, CA. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good condition with a 

small spot of frame abrasion along 

the upper left edge. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

62 Paul Lauritz (1889-1975 Glendale, 

CA) "Hills at Kernville Cal." 

signed lower left: Paul Lauritz, 

titled on the stretcher, oil on 

canvas, 24" x 34", est:$2000/3000. 


San Luis Obispo, CA. Condition: 


with a few minor, stable cracks. 



63 Elmer Wachtel (1864-1929 

Pasadena, CA) High Sierra 

landscape, signed lower left: 

Wachtel and with artist's 

monogram, oil on canvas laid to 

board, 14" x 18", est:$12,000/18,000. 

Provenance: Estate, Modesto, CA. 





(1870-1954 Pasadena, CA) Sierra 

scene, estate signed lower left: 

Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, oil on 



Private Collection, Altadena, CA, 

by descent in the family to the 

present owner. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good condition. Recently 

cleaned, relined and with new 

stretcher bars. Blacklight: Very 

minor spots of touch-up in the four 

corners and a few scattered spots 

of touch-up on the mountains. 

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CA) "Mt. San Jacinto, Palm 

Springs, Calif." signed lower left: 

Carl Sammons, titled on the verso 

before being laid down, oil on 

canvasboard laid to masonite, 16" 


Private Collection, Cloverdale, 


good condition. Blacklight: Minor 

spots of touch-up throughout 

concentrated mainly in the sky. 

Areas fluoresce on the hills and 

desert in the center but this 

appears to be due to the artist 

painting thinly with the gesso layer 

coming through. 

66 John Frost (1890-1937 Pasadena, 

CA) Salton Sea, signed and 

dated lower right: John Frost 

1919, oil on canvas, 24" x 28", 

est:$40,000/60,000. Condition: 


with minor, stable craquelure. 

Blacklight: Some minor spots of 

touch-up in the sky and a 2.5" 

horizontal repaired tear in the 

lower center with a few scattered 

spots of touch-up. 

67 Agnes Pelton (1881-1961 Palm 

Springs, CA) desert landscape, 

estate stamped lower left: Agnes 

Pelton, estate stamp on backing 

verso, oil on canvasboard, 14" 



Blacklight: No evidence of touchup 

under blacklight. 


Diego, CA) mountain landscape, 




Private Collection, Orange County, 


good condition with very minor, 

stable scattered craquelure. 



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69 Angel Espoy (1879-1963 Seal 

Beach, CA) sheep grazing in a field 

of California poppies, signed lower 

left: A. Espoy, oil on canvas, 24" x 


Private collection, West Covina, 


good condition with minor, stable 

craquelure and stretcher bar 

creases. Blacklight: A quartersized 

area of touch-up in the 

upper center quadrant in the sky 

and there are a few other tiny 

dots of touch-up scattered in the 

sky, mostly the upper left and left 

center quadrants of the sky, and a 

small area of touch-up along the 

upper right edge. 

70 Gustav F. Liljestrom (1880-1958 

San Francisco, CA) poppies on a 

coastal hillside, signed lower left: 

Liljestrom, oil on canvas, 47.5" x 

50", est:$8000/12,000. Note: The 

painting with notched corners. 

Provenance: S. & G. Gump Co. San 

Francisco, CA (see label verso); 

Private Collection, Fullerton, CA. 


condition. Blacklight: Scattered 

spots of touch-up throughout 

concentrated mainly in the lower 

quarter of the painting. 

71 Frances H. Gearhart (1869-1958 

Pasadena, CA) "Fair Weather" c. 

1915, signed in pencil lower right: 

Francis H. Gearhart, titled in pencil 

lower left, color woodcut on paper 

under glass, plate size: 10.25" x 

7.25", est:$3000/5000. Condition: 


with no evidence of staining, 

foxing or tears. Colors strong. Not 


72 August Lohr (1843-1919 San 

Francisco, CA) landscape - 

Wehner Mansion, San Jose, CA, 

signed and dated lower left: A. 

Lohr 1899, watercolor on paper 

under glass, sight size: 9.25" 

x 13.25", est:$4000/6000. Note:

William Wehner settled in San 

Jose from Chicago in 1887. He 

purchased 718 acres there and 

built Villa Lomas Azules (Blue Hills 

Estate) and started Evergreen 

Vineyards on the property. Prior 

to coming to California, Wehner 

founded The American Panorama 

Company in Milwaukee, WI. The 

company produced large scale 

panoramic views of historic 

battles including the Civil War, 

based on a style of painting 

developed in Germany. August 

Lohr was the first German painter 

hired by Wehner to come to 

America to paint for the company 

(see copies of articles affixed to 

the painting). Condition: Visual: 


few tiny, minor spots of staining 

scattered. No evidence of tears. 

Colors strong. Not examined out of 

the frame. 

73 August Lohr (1843-1919 San 

Francisco, CA) view of the Golden 

Gate, San Francisco, signed lower 

right: A. Lohr, watercolor on paper 

under glass, sight size: 8.75" x 13", 



few tiny, minor spots of staining 

scattered. No evidence of tears. 


the frame. 

74 Paul Sample (1896-1974 Pasadena, 

CA) California coastal view with 

tent campers, signed lower right: 

Paul Sample, watercolor on paper 

under glass, sight size: 13" x 16.25", 



few spots of stain in the sky and 

minor mat burn along the edges. 

No evidence of tears. Colors 

strong. Hinged. 

75 Phil Dike (1906-1990 Claremont, 

CA) Carlsbad coast at sunset, 

signed and dated lower right: Phil 

Dike 77, watercolor and gouache 

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on paper under glass, sight size: 

14.5" x 21.5", est:$6000/8000. 


condition with no evidence of 

staining, foxing or tears. Not 


76 Milford Zornes N.A. (1908-* 

Claremont, CA) "Desert Valley" 

signed and dated lower right: 

Milford Zornes 1953, titled on 

artist's label affixed to the verso 

backing, re-signed and dated 

by the artist on verso backing: 

Milford Zornes N.A. 3/24/2002, 

watercolor on paper under 

glass, sight size: 21.5" x 25.25", 


Acquired directly from the artist; 

Private Collection, Alta Loma, CA, 




no evidence of staining, foxing 

or tears. Not examined out of the 

frame. 

77 Phil Paradise (1905-1997 Santa 

Barbara, CA) horses in an autumn 

landscape, signed lower left: Phil 

Paradise, watercolor on paper 

under glass, paper size: 22" x 30", 

est:$10,000/15,000. Condition: 

Visual: Remnants of hinge tape 

along the upper left and upper 

right edge. Framed floating with 

four deckled edges visible. 

78 Jack Laycox (1921-1984 San 

Francisco, CA) "Bait and Tackle" 

figures and buildings on a 

pier, signed lower right: Jack 

Laycox, watercolor on paper 

under glass, paper size: 22" x 30", 



evidence of foxing, staining or 

tears. Colors strong. Not examined 

out of the frame.

79 Jack Laycox (1921-1984 San 

Francisco, CA) "Tugboats and 

Towers" view of San Francisco 

with boats in the harbor, signed 

lower right: Jack Laycox, titled on 

artist's label affixed to the verso 

backing, watercolor on paper 

under glass, sight size: 14.25" x 

21.25", est:$2500/3500. Condition: 


with a small surface abrasion 

in the upper left quadrant. No 



out of the frame. 

80 Erle Loran (1905-1999 Berkeley, 

CA) "Above Stinson Beach" signed 

and dated lower right: Loran '46, 

titled verso, watercolor on paper 

under glass, sight size: 14" x 21.5", 





frame. 

81 Standish Backus, Jr. (1910-1989 

Santa Barbara, CA) "Hawaii 

Waterfront Residence" figures, 

house and boat in a lush Hawaiian 

cove, signed and dated lower 

right: S. Backus 1950, signed 

again and titled on the verso, 

signed again and inscribed on 

artist's verso label, watercolor 


14.5" x 21.5", est:$6000/8000. Note: 

Inscribed on label verso: Santa 

Cruz Island. Paper dimensions: 

15.25" x 23". Provenance: Estate, 

Detroit, MI. Condition: Visual: 



tears. Affixed with paper tape to 

the front mat along the four edges. 

82 Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989 

Gualala, CA) "Beached Outriggers, 

Hawaii" signed lower right: Millard 

Sheets 1951, watercolor on paper 

under glass, paper size: 22" x 

29.5", est:$15,000/20,000. Exhibited: 

12 

"Millard Sheets: Paintings from 

Around the World", Dalzell Hatfield 

Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, 

1975, illustrated (see exhibition 

catalogue). Note: Together with 

the book "A Tapestry of Life: The 

World of Millard Sheets", The 

Millard Sheets Center for the Arts 

at Fairplex, 2007. Provenance: 

Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los 

Angeles, CA; A. Garth Wilson, 

acquired from the above; Private 




foxing, staining or tears. Colors 

strong. Not examined out of the 

frame. 

83 Charles Payzant (1898-1980 Los 

Angeles, CA) woman feeding 

goats in a rural landscape, signed 

lower right: Charles Payzant, 







frame. 


Gualala, CA) "Ladies of Jaliaza, 

Mexico" figures before a church 

entrance, signed and dated lower 

right: Millard Sheets 1985, signed 

and dated again and titled on 

verso backing, watercolor on 

paper under glass, paper size: 22" 


Sold, John Moran Auctioneers, 29 

October 2002, lot 85; Property from 

a Laguna Niguel Estate, acquired 

from the above. Condition: Visual: 


no evidence of foxing, staining 


frame.


CA) city scene with figures, signed 

lower right: Phil Dike, watercolor 

on paper under glass, sight 

size: 9.5" x 12.5", est:$4000/6000. 



foxing, staining or tears. Not 


86 Rex Brandt N.A. (1914-2000 Corona 

Del Mar, CA) "Cloud Cap" signed, 

titled and dated lower left: Rex 

Brandt 7/66, watercolor on paper 

under glass, sight size: 13" x 21", 



few minor spots of stain in the sky. 

No evidence of foxing or tears. 


the frame. 

87 Phil Paradise (1905-1997 Santa 

Barbara, CA) "Sunday Rest - A 

Small Farm Near Comitan, 

Chiapas" 1953, signed lower left: 

Phil Paradise, watercolor on paper 


11.5", est:$2000/3000. Provenance: 

Stary-Sheets Art Gallery, Irvine, 

CA (see label verso). Condition: 



foxing or tears. Not examined out 

of the frame. 

88 Ken G. Potter (1926-* California) 

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, 

signed lower right: Ken G. Potter, 

unframed watercolor on paper 

laid to artist's board, paper size: 



with no evidence of foxing, 

staining or tears. 

89 Virginia B. Woolley (1884-1971 

Laguna Beach, CA) "House on 

Dumaine St." New Orleans, signed 

and dated lower right: Virginia 

Woolley 1938, titled and numbered 

verso: #15, mixed media on board 


13.5", est:$2500/3500. Condition: 



staining or tears. Paper loose and 

held to the front mat with corners, 

not hinged. 

90 Paul Lauritz (1889-1975 

Glendale, CA) Sierra landscape, 

signed lower right: Paul 

Lauritz, oil on canvas, 28" x 32", 


Estate, San Diego, CA. Condition: 





Angeles, CA) "After the Shower" 

green foothills landscape, signed 

lower right: E.J. Kosa Jr., signed 

again and titled on tape affixed 

verso, oil on masonite, 24" x 36", 

est:$15,000/20,000. Condition: 





Angeles, CA) "Coming Home" 

signed lower left: E. Kosa Jr., 

signed again and titled on the 

stretcher, oil on canvas, 24" x 

34", est:$10,000/15,000. Condition: 




93 Carl Sammons (1883-1968 

Oakland,CA) California landscape 

with blooming flowers, signed 

lower right: Carl Sammons, oil 



Private Collection, Miami, FL. 




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CA) California hills, signed 

lower right: Paul Lauritz, oil on 

canvas, 22" x 32", est:$8000/12,000. 

Condition: Visual: A few scattered 

areas of concentrated craquelure 

with one spot of instability in the 

upper left quadrant. Blacklight: 

A few very minor scattered 

small spots of touch-up on the 

mountains, 2 spots of touch-up in 

the lower right corner and a small 

spot of touch-up in the sky in the 

upper left quadrant. 

95 Peter Nielsen (1873-1965 Santa 

Ana, CA) California valley view, 

signed lower left: Peter Nielsen, 

signed again verso, oil on 

canvas, 20" x 24", est:$3000/5000. 


Seattle, WA. Condition: Visual: 


stable craquelure throughout. 



96 Ralph Holmes (1876-1963 San Luis 

Obispo, CA) "The Landing" signed 

lower right: Ralph Holmes, titled on 

the original frame, oil on canvas, 

34" x 36", est:$10,000/15,000. 


condition. Dirty. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

97 Ralph Holmes (1876-1963 San Luis 

Obispo, CA) trees in a mountain 


Ralph Holmes, oil on masonite, 16" 





98 John Marshall Gamble (1863-1957 

Santa Barbara, CA) sunset valley 

in the Santa Ynez Mountains, 

signed lower right: John M. 

Gamble, oil on canvas laid to 

board, 12" x 16", est:$7000/9000. 


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Santa Barbara, CA, acquired 

directly from the artist, 1948; 




minor frame abrasion along the 

edges. Blacklight: No evidence of 


99 Maurice Braun (1877-1941 

San Diego, CA) "Springtime" 

wooded landscape, signed 

and dated lower right: Maurice 

Braun 1911 Cal., titled on the 



Sold, John Moran Auctioneers, 

16 June 1998, lot 49; Property 

from a Laguna Niguel Estate, 

acquired from the above. 


condition with a few minor spots 

of stable craquelure. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

100 Granville Redmond (1871-1935 

Los Angeles, CA) moonlit 


Granville Redmond, signed again 

on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 

12" x 16", est:$50,000/70,000. 


Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: 





101 Bruce Nelson (1888-1952 New 

York, NY) clouds in a summer 


Nelson, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", 


Private Collection, Latrobe, PA. 


condition with a minor stretcher 

bar crease along the upper 


restoration under blacklight.

102 Lawton S. Parker A.N.A. 

(1868-1954 Pasadena, CA) woman 

in landscape with city through 

the trees, signed lower right: L. 

Parker, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", 

est:$10,000/15,000. Exhibited: 

Lawton S. Parker Retrospective 

Bicentennial Presentation, 

California Institute of Technology, 

Baxter Gallery, Pasadena, CA, 

April 1976 (see Los Angeles Times 

article dated 11 April 1976 affixed 

verso). Condition: Visual: Generally 

good condition. Blacklight: A spot 

of touch-up in the upper right 

quadrant in the sky and two other 

dots of touch-up in the sky. 

103 Abel G. Warshawsky (1883-1962 

Monterey, CA) "Pont Neuf" figures 

along the Seine, Paris, signed 

lower right: A.G. Warshawsky, 

oil on canvas, 25.5" x 32", 


Stouder Thompson, purchased 

in New York, NY, circa 1928; 


present owner, Palm Desert, CA. 


condition with stable craquelure 

concentrated mainly in the 

sky. Blacklight: No evidence of 


104 Benjamin C. Brown (1865-1942 

Pasadena, CA) "Windmill, Holland" 

1908, signed lower right: Benjamin 

C. Brown, oil on canvas, 10" x 14", 

est:$6000/8000. Exhibited: Throop 

College, Pasadena, CA, March 

7-21, 1914. Literature: "Benjamin 

Chambers Brown (1865-1942), A 

Chronological and Descriptive 

Biography" compiled by John 

Alan Walker, 1989, p.7, No. 23. 


condition. Blacklight: A spot of 

touch-up in the sky. 

105 George Ames Aldrich (1872-1941 

Chicago, IL) Brittany scene in 

winter bathed in moonlight, 

signed lower right: G. Ames 

Aldrich, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", 



some uneven varnish. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

106 William Ritschel (1864-1949 

Carmel, CA) horse and cart on 

a beach, signed lower right: W. 

Ritschel, oil on canvas, 12" x 

16", est:$4000/6000. Condition: 


with a few spots of very minor 

craquelure. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

107 Charles Edwin Lewis Green 

(1844-1915 Lynn, MA) cattle 

grazing among the trees, signed 

lower right: C.E.L. Green, oil on 

canvas laid to board, 18" x 14", 



some scattered stable areas of 

craquelure. Blacklight: A few 

spots of touch-up scattered 

throughout concentrated mainly 

in the upper center and upper left 

quadrants. 

108 

William Trost Richards 

(1833-1905 Newport, RI) "A 

Quiet Sea" calm waters along 

the shore, signed and dated 

lower left: Wm. T. Richards. 98., 

titled verso, oil on board, 9" x 

16", est:$9000/12,000. Condition: 


with minor frame abrasion and 

a few tiny dots of loss along 

the upper edge. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

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109 Mauritz F. De Haas (1832-1895 

New York, NY) figures and boats 

along a rocky coast at sunset, 

signed lower right: M.F.H. De Haas, 

oil on canvas laid to canvas, 11" x 

20.75", est:$3000/5000. Condition: 

Blacklight: A large scattered area, 

approximately 3" x 6", of touchup 

in the sky above the sun, and 

other scattered spots of touch-up 

throughout. 

110 William P. Phelps (1848-1923 

Chesham, NH) mischief in the 

barn - interior barn scene with 

calf and lambs, signed lower right: 

W.P. Phelps, oil on canvas, 24" x 


Residence, Los Angeles, CA. 


condition with concentrated 

areas of craquelure on the cow 

and the window. Canvas is loose 

on the stretcher bars. Blacklight: 

Evidence of older minor retouches 

to top edge of canvas and in the 

lower left quadrant. 

111 Harry Pember Smith (1854-1907 

New York, NY) "Apple Blossoms, 

Springtime" apple trees and a 

house along a river, signed lower 

left: Harry P. Smith, titled on a 

label affixed to the stretcher, oil on 

canvas, 20" x 28", est:$3000/5000. 

Provenance: Property from an 

Estate, San Marino, CA. Condition: 


with a few spots of minor, stable 

craquelure. Blacklight: Some 

minor spots of touch-up on 

the tree trunk in the left center 

quadrant, in the lower left 

quadrant and in the sky. Scattered, 

minor touch-up along the edges, 

particularly the upper edge, due to 

frame abrasion. 

112 William Joseph McCloskey 

(1859-1941 Orange, CA) "Florida 

Oranges" still life - oranges and 

paper wrappers, signed and dated 

lower right: W.J. McCloskey 

16 

1891, signed and dated again on 

an artist's label affixed to the 


est:$100,000/150,000. Exhibited: 

"Annual", National Academy 

of Design, New York, NY, April 

6 - May 16, 1891, no. 435, ($100). 

Literature: N. Moure, "Partners 

in Illusion: Alberta Binford and 

William J. McCloskey", Santa 

Ana: Bowers Museum of Cultural 

Art, 1996, no. 91.6.W., p. 93. 

Provenance: John W. Greene; 

The Auction for British War Relief, 

The Society of the Four Arts, 

Palm Beach, FL, March 1941, 

donated from the above; Dr. and 

Mrs. M.T. Field, purchased from 

the above; Robert Burkhardt, 

Kutztown, PA, acquired from the 

above, by 1965; Private Collection, 

Saratoga Springs, NY, acquired 

from the above, 1970s (see 

attached provenance documents). 

Condition: Visual: Minor, stable 

craquelure throughout and some 

minor varnish bloom in the upper 

left quadrant and lower center 



113 Carducius Plantagenet Ream 

(1837-1917 Chicago, IL) still 

life - grapes, pear and walnuts, 

signed lower right: C.P. Ream, oil 

on canvas laid to canvas, 12" x 


Private Collection, Long Beach, 

CA. Condition: Visual: A stabilized 

1" tear in the center on the 

pear. Scattered, fine unstable 

craquelure in the upper left 

quadrant with a few tiny spots of 

loss and a few small areas of fine 

craquelure in the lower center 

quadrant. An area of apparent 

overpaint in the lower left corner. 

Stable scattered craquelure 

throughout. Blacklight: Evidence 

under blacklight of a bottle and 

stopper in the left center and 

upper left quadrants that was

painted out. Difficult to read under 

blacklight. 

114 John Clinton Spencer (1861-1919 

Rhode Island) still life with 

raspberries, signed and dated 

lower left: J.C. Spencer 1916, oil 

on canvas laid to canvas, 7" x 12", 


Generally good, some very light 

cracquelure. Blacklight: Scattered 

spots of touch-up throughout. 

115 Ransome G. Holdredge (1836-1899 

San Francisco, CA) "On Russian 

River (possibly)" California river 

landscape with mountains in 

the distance, signed lower 

left: R.G. Holdredge, titled and 

dated indistinctly verso: * / 59 

(possibly), oil on canvas, 22" x 




good, original condition. A few 

tiny spots of paint loss scattered 

throughout. A 2" diameter repaired 

area in the upper left quadrant. 

Dirty. Blacklight: No evidence of 


116 James Everett Stuart (1852-1941 

San Francisco, CA) "Sunset 

Glow - Mt. Hood from Lake Bull 

Run, Oregon" signed, dated and 

numbered lower left: 2589 J.E. 

Stuart Jan. 7. 1919, signed, dated 

and numbered again verso, 

titled verso, oil on canvas, 30" 



with minor, stable craquelure 

throughout. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

117 William Keith (1838-1911 Berkeley, 

CA) two figures picnicking near 

a pond, signed and inscribed 

lower right: W. Keith, S.F., oil on 

canvas, 16" x 28", est:$4000/6000. 


Altadena, CA. Condition: Visual: 

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Blacklight: A few minor spots of 

touch-up on the middle tree line 

on the left side of canvas and a 

few small spots of touch-up in the 

lower right quadrant. 

118 John Fabian Carlson (1874-1945 

New York, NY) cottages in a 

mountainous landscape, signed 

with initials and dated lower left: 

J.F.C 1914, oil on panel, 8" x 10.5", 


Private Collection, Sweden. 


condition with frame abrasion 

along the edges and some minor 

losses along the left and right 

center edges. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

119 John W. Bentley (1880-1951 

Kingston, NY) "Saw Mill at Shady, 

N.Y." winter landscape with a 

rustic sawmill, signed lower left: 

John W. Bentley, signed again, 

titled and with artist's address 

and price of $150.00 on an original 

board affixed verso, oil on canvas 

laid to board, canvas size: 11.75" x 





evidence of touch-up under 

blacklight. 

120 Ben Foster (1852-1926 New 

York, NY) "Frosty Morning" man 

working a field in the early 

morning, signed lower right: 

Ben Foster, signed again and 

titled on label verso, oil on 

canvas, 24" x 18", est:$3000/5000. 

Exhibited: Milwaukee Art 

Society, Milwaukee, WI, n.d. 

(see label verso). Provenance: 

Private Collection, Altadena, CA. 




121 Karl Albert Buehr (1866-1952 

Chicago, IL) country house, 

signed lower right: K.A. Buehr, 

oil on panel, 13.75" x 10.25", 



minor 1" vertical surface crack in 

the lower left corner, a surface 

abrasion along the left center 

edge and a small gouge to the 

board in the lower right quadrant. 



122 Robert Wood (1889-1979 Bishop, 

CA) "Catskill Country" signed 

lower left: Robert Wood, titled on 

the stretcher, oil on canvas, 16" 





123 Alexis M. Podchernikoff 

(1886-1933 Pasadena, CA) sunlit 

glow on a desert landscape, 

signed lower left: A.M. 

Podchernikoff, oil on canvas, 30" 



with minor craquelure. Blacklight: 

A 2.5" vertical repaired tear with 

minor touch-up in the lower right 

quadrant with corresponding 

verso patch. 

124 William Wendt (1865-1946 Laguna 

Beach, CA) "Laguna Houses" 

signed lower right: William 

Wendt, oil on canvas, 24" x 30", 

est:$100,000/150,000. Exhibited: 

Comprehensive Retrospective 

Exhibition, William Wendt A.N.A.', 

Stendahl Art Galleries, Los 

Angeles, CA, March 4-29, 1928, 

no. 8 (see label verso). Literature: 

John Alan Walker, "Documents on 

the Life and Art of William Wendt 

(1865-1946)", Big Pine, CA, 1992, pp. 

109 and 159, no. 337. Provenance: 

Estate, Florida; Private Collection, 

Florida, acquired from the above, 

circa early 1960s. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good condition. Canvas 

was originally 25" x 30" and was 

restretched to 24" x 30". Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

125 Orrin A. White (1883-1969 

Pasadena, CA) Arroyo Seco 

landscape, signed lower left: Orrin 

A. White, oil on masonite, 19" x 


Private Collection, Venice, CA; 

Private Collection, Sacramento, 


good condition. Blacklight: Minor 

scattered spots of touch-up 

throughout concentrated mainly in 

the sky, on the trees at the upper 

right and in the center on the 

rocks. 

126 Walter Farrington Moses 

(1874-1947 Los Angeles, CA) 

Southern California eucalyptus 

mountain landscape, signed lower 

left: Farrington, oil on canvas, 24" 


Findlay Galleries, Chicago, IL 

(see label verso); The J.D. Trust, 

Paradise Valley, AZ. Condition: 


with minor, stable craquelure 

and surface dirt. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

127 Sam Hyde Harris (1889-1977 

Los Angeles, CA) barn with 

sycamore, circa 1930s, estate 

stamped lower right: Sam Hyde 

Harris, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", 

est:$3000/5000. Note: There is 

an authentication stamp verso 

signed by Mrs. Sam Hyde Harris. 




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128 Sam Hyde Harris (1889-1977 Los 

Angeles, CA) eucalyptus trees, 

circa 1930s, estate stamped lower 

right: Sam Hyde Harris, oil on 

canvas, 16" x 20", est:$3000/5000. 

Note: There is an authentication 

stamp verso signed by Mrs. 

Sam Hyde Harris. Condition: 




129 Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873-1943 

Alhambra, CA) High Sierra 


Jack Wilkinson Smith, oil on 



Edenhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, 

CA; Private Collection, Los 

Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: 


minor, stable craquelure scattered 

throughout. Blacklight: Spots 

and areas of scattered touch-up 

throughout the sky with the largest 

area 1.5" x 3". Minor spots and tiny 

dots of touch-up to the landscape 

in the left quadrant. 

130 Carl Moon (1879-1948 San 

Francisco, CA) Indian riders in 

a Southwest landscape, signed 

lower right: Carl Moon, oil on 

canvas, 16" x 20", est:$5000/7000. 

Note: With two original black and 

white photos of the artist and his 

wife Grace, dated 1920, affixed to 

the frame verso. Condition: Visual: 


an 'L' shaped repaired tear and 

corresponding patch verso in the 

lower left quadrant. Minor, stable 


Possible evidence of small spots 

of touch-up corresponding to the 

tear under blacklight. Difficult to 

read under blacklight. 

131 Marjorie Reed (1915-1996 

Vallecito, CA) "Jack O'Diamonds" 

three cowboys playing cards while 

their horses graze in a western 


Marjorie Reed, signed again, titled 

and dated verso: 1956, titled again 

on an artist's label affixed to the 



Private Collection, Perris, CA. 





Vallecito, CA) "Sunset Departure 

from Cooke's Spring Station" 

signed lower left: Marjorie Reed, 

signed again and titled on an 

artist's label verso, numbered and 

inscribed verso: #5, Sketch for 

New Mexico-Texas Butterfield 

Trail Series, oil on canvasboard, 

12" x 16", est:$4000/6000. Literature: 

M. Reed, "The Butterfield Overland 

Stage through New Mexico and 

Texas: Reproductions in Color of 

25 Paintings From the Collection 

of Dave and Valona Crowell and 

H.D. and Lela Varnum", Old Adobe 

Gallery, 1980, p. 5, illustrated. Note: 

Together with the book: Marjorie 

Reed, "The Butterfield Overland 




of Dave and Valona Crowell and 

H.D. and Lela Varnum", Old Adobe 

Gallery, 1980, signed twice by the 

artist. Provenance: Kesler Art 

Galleries, San Diego, CA; Private 

Collection, Dallas, TX. Condition: 




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133 Frank C. McCarthy (1924-2002 

Sedona, AZ)"Return From the 

Raid" returning war party at full 

gallop, signed and dated lower 

right: McCarthy 73, oil on board, 

22" x 36", est:$45,000/60,000. 

Provenance: The J.D. Trust, 





134 Frank C. McCarthy (1924-2002 

Sedona, AZ) "A Shot Rang 

Out" group of mountain men 

on horseback in a landscape, 


Frank McCarthy CA 76, signed 

again and titled verso, numbered 

verso: #312, oil on canvas laid 

to artist's masonite, 18" x 24", 


The J.D. Trust, Paradise Valley, AZ. 




135 Harvey William Johnson 

(1921-2005 Santa Fe, NM) 

"Comancheria West" mounted 

Indian riders in a landscape, 


H.W. Johnson 74 CA, oil on 

masonite, 20" x 32", est:$6000/8000. 

Provenance: The JD Trust, 





136 Alice Coutts (1879-1973 Piedmont, 

CA) "The Fire Worshippers" 

inscribed with title verso, oil on 

board, 9" x 12", est:$1500/2500. 

Exhibited: Gump's, San Francisco, 

CA, 1910, prize winner (according 

to inscription verso). Provenance: 

Private Collection, Mentone, CA. 


condition. Blacklight: A few tiny 

dots of touch-up in the left center 

quadrant and two tiny dots of 

touch-up on the figures' faces. 

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Vallecito, CA) "Whipping Up the 

Lazy Mules in the Cross Timbers" 

signed lower left: Marjorie Reed, 

signed again and titled on an 

artist's label verso, inscribed 

verso: Sketch for New Mexico- 

Texas Butterfield Trail Series, 

oil on canvasboard, 8" x 10", 

est:$2000/3000. Literature: M. 

Reed, "The Butterfield Overland 




of Dave and Valona Crowell 

and H.D. and Lela Varnum", 

Old Adobe Gallery, 1980, p. 20, 

illustrated. Provenance: Kesler Art 

Galleries, San Diego, CA; Private 

Collection, Dallas, TX. Condition: 





Vallecito, CA) "On Guard" herd 

of horses in a landscape, circa 

1940s, signed lower right: 

Harvey Day, oil on canvas, 16" 

x 20", est:$3000/5000. Note: 

Marjorie Reed painted under the 

pseudonym "Harvey Day", the 

name of her second husband, 

during the 1940s. Provenance: 

Private Collection, Encinitas, CA. 


condition. Blacklight: Two spots of 

touch-up in the sky. 

139 Nicholas S. Firfires (1917-1990 

Montecito, CA) "Whoa, Damn You" 

mounted cowboys roping steer in 

a Southwest landscape, signed 

lower right: Nicholas S. Firfires, 

titled and numbered on an artist's 

label affixed to the stretcher: 

No. 388, oil on canvas, 30" x 44", 

est:$3000/5000. Provenance: The 






Montecito, CA) "Bedding Them 

Down" mounted cowboys and 

cattle in a sunset landscape, 

signed lower left: Nicholas S. 

Firfires 1965, titled and numbered 

on an artist's label affixed to 

the stretcher: No. 257, oil on 

canvas, 24" x 30", est:$2500/3500. 




with a few small spots of 

unstable paint or tiny losses in 

upper left, left center and lower 

right quadrants. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 


Diego, CA) "A Desert Prospector" 

signed and dated lower left: C.A. 

Fries 1936, titled and numbered 

verso: #1659, oil on canvas, 20" x 


Kesler Art Galleries, San Diego, 

CA; Private Collection, Carlsbad, 

CA, acquired from the above, 1972. 


condition. Dirty. Canvas uneven 

and loose on the stretchers. 




Montecito, CA) "Trail Drive" 

cowboy herding cattle in 


Nicholas S. Firfires CA, titled 

and numbered on an artist's 

label affixed to the stretcher: 







143 Jack Van Ryder (1899-1967 Tucson, 

AZ) Arizona desert landscape, 

signed lower left: Jack Van Ryder, 

oil on canvasboard under glass, 



Blacklight: A few very minor 


sky and in the lower left quadrant. 


Montecito, CA) "Looking Him 

Over" corral scene, signed lower 

left: Nicholas S. Firfires, titled 

and numbered on label verso: 







145 James G. Swinnerton (1875-1974 

Palm Springs, CA) desert 


Swinnerton, oil on canvas, 28" x 


Estate of Billie Bowlby, Pasadena, 


good condition with some areas 

of uneven varnish. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

146 James G. Swinnerton (1875-1974 

Palm Springs, CA) Southwest 


Swinnerton, oil on canvas, 25" x 


Estate of Billie Bowlby, Pasadena, 



craquelure and paint shrinkage 

concentrated mainly in the center 



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Claremont, CA) "Territorial Prison, 

Yuma" signed, inscribed and 

dated lower right: Milford Zornes 

Yuma 1945, titled verso, unframed 

watercolor on paper, paper 

size: 15" x 22", est:$2000/3000. 


Beverly Hills, CA. Condition: 


with artist's pin holes in the four 

corners. A spot of soiling along the 

right center edge and in the lower 

center quadrant. Hinged along the 

top edge. Colors strong. 

148 Warren E. Rollins (1861-1962 

Winslow, AZ) houses in a 

mountain landscape, signed 

lower right: W.E. Rollins, oil on 

canvas laid to canvas, 21.75" x 39", 


Minor stretcher bar creases along 

the upper and lower edges. A 

few spots of paint loss along the 

right side. Blacklight: A 6" vertical 

repaired tear in the lower left 

quadrant. An area fluoresces on 

the mountain with the highest 

peak. 

149 Carl Oscar Borg (1879-1947 Santa 

Barbara, CA) "Santa Yenez (sic) 

Mts, Santa Barbara, Cal" signed 

lower right: Carl Oscar Borg, 

titled verso, oil on canvas laid to 

canvas, 16" x 20", est:$9000/12,000. 

Condition: Visual: Stable 


Scattered spots and dots of touchup 

throughout and along the edges 

due to frame abrasion. Three 

approximately dime-sized spots of 

touch-up in the upper center on 

the cloud. 

150 Joseph P. Frey (1892-1977 

Hawthorne, CA) diptych: rugged 

town landscape, the smaller 

signed lower left: Joseph Frey, 

each: oil on masonite, the larger: 

36" x 36", est:$3000/5000. Note: 

Dimensions of the smaller: 

22 

36" x 18". Provenance: Private 

Collection, San Luis Obispo, CA. 

Condition: Visual: Each: Generally 

good condition. Dirty. The larger 

with a mild vertical surface 

scratch in the lower left quadrant. 



151 Ralph Hulett (1915-1974 Los 

Angeles, CA) laundry day at 

fishing shacks on a pier, signed 

lower right: Ralph Hulett, oil on 

canvas, 20" x 30", est:$2500/3500. 




Uneven varnish under blacklight. 

152 Maurice Logan (1886-1977 Orinda, 

CA) San Francisco ferry dock 

and city skyline, signed lower 

right: Maurice Logan (under 

frame edge), oil on canvas, 

22.75" x 35.75", est:$25,000/35,000. 

Condition: Visual: A few minor, 

stable scattered cracks with a 

few spots of paint loss scattered 

throughout, signature faint but 

legible. Blacklight: Scattered 

areas and spots of touch-up in the 

sky, with a larger area in the upper 

left corner. Scattered areas and 

spots of touch-up on the buildings 

and on the foreground water. An 

area of touch-up on the white 

smoke near the Ferry Building 

tower approximately 3" x 2". 

153 Roger Kuntz (1926-1975 Santa 

Barbara, CA) boats moored in a 

harborside town, signed upper 

right: Kuntz, oil on canvas, 30" 





154 Emil J. Kosa, Sr. (1876-1955 Los 

Angeles, CA) Eastern Sierra 

landscape, signed lower left: Emil 

J. Kosa 1929, oil on canvas laid 

to board, 12" x 16", est:$4000/6000.


condition. Blacklight: Spots of 

touch-up scattered throughout. 


Angeles, CA) backyards, probably 

Los Angeles, signed lower left: 

Emil J. Kosa Jr., watercolor on 

paper under glass, sight size 

14.5" x 17.75", est:$3000/5000. 


La Verne, CA. Condition: Visual: 



tears. Hinged in the corners. 


Gualala, CA) Hawaiian landscape 

with horses, signed verso: Millard 

Sheets, watercolor on paper 

under glass, sight size: 21" x 29", 



some very mild spots of stain in 

the sky. No evidence of foxing or 


out of the frame. 


Claremont, CA) "Morning Bathers" 

two figures walking along the 

beach, signed and dated lower 

left: Zornes 44, signed again and 

titled on backing verso, watercolor 


19.5" x 29.5", est:$3000/4000. 



staining, foxing or tears. Colors 


frame. 

158 Paul Sample (1896-1974 Pasadena, 

CA) figures working on a pier, 

signed lower right: Paul Sample, 





one spot of foxing on the clouds 

in the left center quadrant and 

very minor toning to the paper. Not 


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159 Rex Brandt N.A. (1914-2000 Corona 

del Mar, CA) "Dory Fleet" signed, 

titled and dated lower right: Rex 

Brandt 6-30-77, watercolor on 


13.75" x 20.25", est:$3000/4000. 


Whittier, CA, acquired directly 

from the artist, 1977. Condition: 


with no evidence of foxing, tears 

or stains. Hinged along the top 

edge. Not examined out of the 

frame. 

160 George Post A.W.S. (1906-1997 

San Francisco, CA) "South Bay" 

ships docked in Long Beach 

harbor, signed lower center: 

George Post, titled and numbered 

verso: #8756B, unframed 

watercolor on paper, paper 

size: 18" x 24", est:$2500/3500. 





corners and very minor tears from 

the holes in the extreme corners. 

Remnants of hinge tape along 

the upper edge. Some minor, 

scattered staining throughout and 

minor mat burn along the edges. 

Colors strong. 

161 Standish Backus, Jr. (1910-1989 

Santa Barbara, CA) Lone Pine train 

depot, signed and dated lower 

right: Backus '52, ink and colored 

pencil on paper under glass, sight 

size: 14.25" x 21.25", est:$5000/7000. 


Los Angeles. Condition: Visual: 

Hinged along the upper edge. Very 

mild toning to the paper with stain 

from old tape in the upper, left and 

right center edges and in three 

places along the lower edge. Mild 

handling creases along the edges 

and in the corners.


Claremont, CA) double-sided 

work: snow-clad peak and 

"Nevada Sketch", signed and 

dated lower right: Milford Zornes 

'41, watercolor on paper, paper 

size: 15" x 22", est:$2000/3000. 


Santa Barbara, CA. Condition: 


with very minor mat burn along the 

edges. Remnants of tape along the 

verso edges. Loose in the mat and 

held to the back mat with archival 

plastic corners. 

163 Crandall Norton A.W.S. (1920-* 

Pasadena, CA) "Palms" huts behind 

a stand of palms, signed and dated 

lower right: Norton 65, watercolor 

on paper under glass, sight 

size: 25" x 28.5", est:$3000/5000. 



staining, foxing or tears. Colors 


frame. 

164 Dorothy Sklar (1906-1996 Los 

Angeles, CA) Mexican wood 

sellers, signed and dated lower 

right: Dorothy Sklar '53, watercolor 


15.75" x 21.25", est:$2000/3000. 



staining, foxing or tears. Not 


165 Dorothy Sklar (1906-1996 Los 

Angeles, CA) figures in a park, 

signed and dated lower left: 

Dorothy Sklar '43, watercolor on 

paper under glass, sight size: 14" 




foxing or tears. Not examined out 

of the frame. 


San Francisco, CA) "Dolores 

Heights, San Francisco" signed 

lower center: George Post, titled 

verso, unframed watercolor 

on paper, paper size: 18" x 24", 

est:$2000/3000. Note: There is an 

unfinished painting on the verso 

titled "Twenty First and Sanchez". 





corners and a tiny tear and some 

very minor handling creases 

along the lower right edge. Colors 

strong. 


San Francisco, CA) "Lazy Day, Gold 

Country" signed lower left: George 

Post, titled verso, unframed 

watercolor on paper laid to artist's 

board, paper size: 15.75" x 21.75", 


Private Collection, Beverly Hills, 


good condition with artist's pin 

holes in the four corners. Colors 

strong. 


San Francisco, CA) "Zamora - 

Michoacan, Mexico" city street 

scene with a view of the cathedral, 

signed lower right: George Post, 

titled, numbered and dated verso: 

#44 1946, unframed watercolor 

on paper, paper size: 15" x 22", 





holes in the four corners, a spot 

of stain in the upper center and 

remnants of hinge tape along the 

four verso edges. Colors strong. 

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San Francisco, CA) "Dolores 

Mission" signed lower center: 

George Post, titled verso, 

unframed watercolor on 

paper, paper size: 17.5" x 23", 

est:$1500/2500. Note: Mission 

San Francisco de Asis, known 

as Mission Dolores, is the oldest 

building in San Francisco and 

survived the 1906 earthquake and 

fire undamaged. Provenance: 




holes in the four corners and along 

the upper center edge. Very minor 

tears (from the pin holes) in the 

lower corners and minor wrinkling 

to the extreme upper right corner. 

Colors strong. 


Angeles, CA) river in a moody 


E.J. Kosa Jr., watercolor on paper 


19.75", est:$5000/7000. Condition: 



staining or tears. Not examined 

out of the frame. A spot of 

apparently dark brown paint in the 

sky in the upper left. 

171 Karl Yens (1868-1945 Laguna 

Beach, CA) "Idyll" signed lower 

left: Karl Yens, watercolor on 


17.75" x 11.75", est:$1500/2000. 

Exhibited: First Annual Exhibition 

of Watercolor Paintings', Palace 

of the Legion of Honor, San 

Francisco, CA, 1931 or 1933 (see 

inscription verso). Provenance: 

Christie's sale 6311 (see 

inscription verso). Condition: 


with a minor spot of stain in the 

upper center in the sky and a spot 

of stain along the upper right edge. 

An isolated spot of craquelure on 

the tree trunk above the woman's 

head. No evidence of foxing or 

tears. Not examined out of the 

frame. 

172 Jennie A. Brownscombe 

(1850-1936 Bayside, NY) portrait 

of a seated woman playing a 

guitar, signed lower right: Jennie 

Brownscombe, watercolor 

and gouache on paper under 

glass, paper size: 12.25" x 9", 

est:$1000/2000. Note: Inscribed 

in graphite on verso in another 

hand: An early drawing by Jennie 

Brownscombe. America's first 

noted woman artist. Condition: 

Visual: Hinged along the top edge. 

Stains from old tape along the four 

verso edges. Mild toning to the 

paper. No evidence of foxing or 

tears. 

173 Esther Hunt (1875-1951 West 

Orange, CA) two works: Chinese 

girls holding an umbrella and a 

lantern, each signed lower left: 

Esther Hunt, one dated lower left: 

1903, each: watercolor on board 

under glass, each sight size: 8" 

x 5", est:$1500/3000. Note: Each 

board dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5". 



staining, foxing or tears. 

174 Jane Peterson (1876-1965 

Leawood, KS) "The Dressing 

Mirror" woman applying lipstick 

in front of a mirror, signed lower 

right: Jane Peterson, tempera 


23" x 17.75", est:$25,000/35,000. 

Condition: Visual: Artist's pin holes 

in three corners. No evidence 

of staining, foxing or tears. Not 


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175 Lawton S. Parker A.N.A. 

(1868-1954 Pasadena, CA) lady 

with a parrot, signed lower right: 

Lawton Parker, oil on canvas, 41" 

x 37.25", est:$4000/6000. Exhibited: 

Lawton S. Parker Retrospective 

Bicentennial Presentation, 

California Institute of Technology, 

Baxter Gallery, Pasadena, CA, 

April 1976 (see label verso). 


Fullerton, CA. Condition: Visual: 


minor frame abrasion and a 

few surface abrasions in the 

background. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

176 Pal Fried (1893-1976 New York, 

NY) "Mona Lisa" gloved woman 

at the opera, signed lower left: 

Fried Pal, titled verso, oil on 

canvas, 30" x 24", est:$2500/3500. 


condition with minor, scattered 

stable craquelure. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 


CA) "The Shooting Gallery" 1947, 

signed lower center: Phil Dike, oil 

on canvas laid on canvas, 24" x 

30", est:$30,000/40,000. Literature: 

J. Lovoos and G.T. McClelland, 

Phil Dike, Beverly Hills, CA: 1988, 

p.26, illustrated. Condition: Visual: 




touch-up under blacklight. 

178 Jules Pages (1867-1946 San 

Francisco, CA) a back street in 

the evening, Chinatown, San 

Francisco, signed lower right: 

Jules Pages, oil on canvas, 

18.25" x 12", est:$15,000/20,000. 


Los Angeles, CA. Condition: Visual: 


minor craquelure. Blacklight: A 

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few tiny spots of touch-up in the 

lower center quadrant. 

179 Will Sparks (1862-1937 San 

Francisco, CA) "San Miguel 

Mission, Western Side" signed 

and dated lower left: Will Sparks 

'21, titled verso, oil on panel, 8.5" x 

12", est:$9000/12,000. Provenance: 



good condition with minor frame 

abrasion and three tiny nails in the 

surface of the extreme upper edge 

and lower right edge. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

180 Gottardo F. Piazzoni (1872-1945 

San Francisco, CA) passing storm 

over a rolling hill, signed lower 

left: G. Piazzoni, oil on canvas, 16" 


Private Collection, Santa Barbara, 


good condition with stable 

craquelure throughout and a patch 

of crazing in the center. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

181 Herman Tange (1866-1942 Los 

Angeles, CA) "Santa Barbara 

Mission" signed and dated lower 

left: Herm Tange 1898, oil on 

canvas, 22" x 31", est:$2000/3000. 


Morro Bay, CA. Condition: Visual: 


very minor craquelure. Blacklight: 

Minor touch-up along the edges. 

182 Orrin A. White (1883-1969 

Pasadena, CA) "San Miguel de 

Allende, Mexico" unsigned, oil 

on canvas laid to board, 10" x 12", 


Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach, 


Visual: Generally good. Blacklight: 

Extensive touch-up scattered 

throughout.

183 Douglass Fraser (1883-1955 

Vallejo, CA) "Vallejo Hills" 

atmospheric landscape, signed, 

inscribed & dated lower right: 

Douglass Fraser Vallejo 1934, oil 

on canvas laid over plywood, 18" 



with minor, stable craquelure. 

Blacklight: A few scattered spots 

and dots of touch-up throughout 

concentrated mainly in the lower 

center quadrant in the landscape. 

184 John Marshall Gamble (1863-1957 

Santa Barbara, CA) Santa Barbara 

landscape with blooming flowers, 

circa 1920s - 30s, signed lower left: 

John M. Gamble, oil on canvas, 

20" x 30", est:$65,000/80,000. 






185 Ernest H. Pohl (1874-1956 

San Diego, CA) pine tree in a 

mountainous landscape, signed 

lower right: E.H. Pohl, pastel 

on board under glass, 25" x 19", 


Private Collection, Bend, OR. 


condition with some very minor 

surface abrasions in the upper 

right corner. 

186 Ernest H. Pohl (1874-1956 San 

Diego, CA) "Late Summer in 

Descanso Valley" signed lower 

right: E.H. Pohl, titled verso, oil on 

canvas, 24" x 30", est:$4000/6000. 







Diego, CA) California landscape, 

signed lower right: M. Braun, 

oil on waxed canvas, 12" x 18", 


Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, 

CA; Private Collection, Carlsbad, 

CA, acquired from the above 

1977. Condition: Visual: An area 

of flaking paint in the lower 

right corner. Discolored varnish. 

Blacklight: Minor spots of touchup 

along the lower edge. 

188 Hernando G. Villa (1881-1952 Los 

Angeles, CA) dogs in a seaside 

view, signed and dated lower 

right: Hernando Villa 5-45, oil on 

board, 16" x 12", est:$2000/3000. 

Provenance: Hunter Ryan Western 

Trading Post & Gallery, Austin, 

TX; Private Collection, Austin, TX. 





CA) "Opalescent Sea, Carmel, 

Cal." rocky coastal, signed lower 

left: Paul Lauritz, titled verso, 

oil on canvas laid to panel, 40" x 


Property from a Laguna Niguel, CA 

Estate. Condition: Visual: Stable 



blacklight. 

190 Maurice Braun (1877-1941 

San Diego, CA) seascape, 




Private Collection, Carlsbad, CA, 

acquired San Diego County, 1970s. 




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191 Edgar A. Payne (1883-1947 

Los Angeles, CA) seascape, 

unsigned, oil on board, 12" x 9", 

est:$4000/6000. Note: Together 

with a letter from DeWitt McCall 

stating: "This seascape. . . . was 

painted on the back of an artists 

board, on the front was an oil 

painting depicting a California 

landscape painted and signed 

by Edgar Payne. . . . Although 

the seascape is unsigned, by 

examining the brush strokes, 

subject matter and palette, as the 

official representative of Edgar 

Payne's estate, I certify that this 

artwork is an original oil painting 

by Edgar Payne". Condition: 


Blacklight: Minor scattered spots 

of touch-up along the edges due 

to frame abrasion and a spot of 

touch-up on the waves in the 

upper left quadrant. 


CA) ocotillo in desert hills, signed 

lower right: Carl Sammons, oil 



Private Collection, Altadena, CA. 





Springs, CA) "Adios! and Hasta 

La Vista, Smoke Tree Ranch, 

Palm Springs, California" signed 

lower right: Paul Grimm, titled and 

inscribed verso, oil on board, 9" x 


Private Collection, Encinitas, 


good condition with some uneven 

varnish visible on the mountains. 



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Springs, CA) "Mt. San Jacinto" 

signed lower left: Paul Grimm, 

titled verso, oil on canvas, 24" 






Springs, CA) Temple Crags, 

Palisades Glacier, 1953, signed 

lower right: Paul Grimm, oil on 

canvas, 24" x 30", est:$3000/4000. 

Provenance: George Stern Fine 

Arts, Los Angeles, CA; Sold, John 

Moran Auctioneers, 29 October 

2002, lot 751; Property from a 

Laguna Niguel Estate, acquired 

from the above. Condition: 




196 Karl Albert (1911-2007 Long 

Beach, CA) "Tahquitz" high desert 

landscape before the San Jacinto 

Mountain range, signed lower 

right: Karl Albert, signed again and 

titled on artist's label affixed verso, 

oil on canvas laid to masonite, 18" 






blacklight. 

197 Conrad Buff (1886-1975 Laguna 

Beach, CA) house in a forest, 

signed lower right: C. Buff, oil on 

artist's board laid to board, 12" x 


George Stern Fine Arts, West 

Hollywood, CA, no. CB365 (see 

label verso). Condition: Visual: 


Blacklight: A few spots of touchup 

scattered in the landscape 

and an approximately 12" long 

horizontal scattered line of tiny 

dots of touch-up 1" from the upper 

edge.

198 Frank E. Brown (active 1920s- 

Pasadena, CA) "Bird's-Eye View, 

Northwest corner of Holly Street 

& Marengo, Pasadena, California" 

circa 1923-4, signed lower right: 

Frank E. Brown, oil on canvas, 

16.25" x 31.25", est:$2000/3000. 

Note: Two Pasadena Star-News 

newspaper articles (from 1918 

& 1927) reported that Pasadena 

artist Frank E. Brown was one of 

"four or five men in the world" who 

specialize in painting 'bird's eye' 

or panoramic views of scenes 

which could not be recorded by 

conventional means. Brown's 

unusual methods of working 

included climbing telephone 

poles and rooftops to make 

preliminary sketches. Condition: 


Blacklight: Two 1" x 1/2" areas 

of touch-up with some other 

scattered lines of touch-up in the 

upper center in the sky. 

199 Francis De Erdely (1904-1959 Los 

Angeles, CA) "Roofs of New York" 

1940, signed, inscribed and dated 

lower right: de erdely MCMXXXX 

New York, tempera and pastel on 

paper under glass, sight size: 19" 

x 27", est:$4000/6000. Exhibited: 

M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 

San Francisco, CA, n.d. (see label 

verso). Provenance: Sold John 

Moran Auctioneers, 1 July 1997, 

lot 67; Property from a Laguna 

Niguel, CA Estate, acquired from 

the above. Condition: Visual: 


no evidence of foxing, staining 


frame. 

200 Eugene Gauss (1905-1988 New 

Jersey) "Fiori di Dolce" incised 

with signature and date on the 

base: 1962 Eugen Gauss, titled 

in graphite on the bottom, white 

marble , 15" x 7", est:$3000/5000. 

Provenance: Collection of Eileen 

and Marvin Reingold; Private 

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condition with minor surface dirt 

and one tiny surface pit on the 

figure's right arm. 

201 Nathan Oliveira (1928-* San 

Francisco, CA) abstract figure, 


Oliveira 57, mixed media on 

paper, paper size: 32" x 21", 


Private Collection, Arizona. 


condition with mild toning to the 

paper and mat burn along the 

extreme edges. Paper loose and 

held to the back mat with corner 

hinges. 

202 Robert Frame (1924-1999 Santa 

Barbara, CA) "Monuments" 

abstract buildings, signed lower 

right: R. Frame, oil on canvas, 22" 



with a minor 1" diagonal stable 

tear that does not go entirely 

through canvas in the right center 



203 Ralph Victor Murray (1897-1991 

Monterey, CA) "Oliver Street, 

Hidden Village, Monterey" signed 

lower right: Ralph V. Murray, titled 

on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 16" 


Private Collection, La Quinta, CA, 

acquired circa 1990. Condition: 

Visual: Generally good, original 

condition with minor, stable 

craquelure. Surface dirt and 

drips. Blacklight: No evidence of 

restoration under blacklight.

204 Ben Abril (1923-1995 Los Angeles, 

CA) "Rocky Ledge Point, Laguna 

Beach, California" signed lower 

left: Ben Abril, signed again and 

titled on the stretcher, oil on 

canvas, 20" x 30", est:$4000/6000. 


Glendale, CA. Condition: Visual: 


minor stretcher bar crease along 

the upper center edge. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

205 Kent R. Wallis (1945-* Utah) 

"Santa Barbara Harbor" signed 

lower right: Kent R. Wallis, titled 

and numbered on the backing 

verso : #2212, oil on canvas, 36" x 


Private Collection, Simi Valley, CA. 


condition with a spot of surface 

grime in the center. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 

206 Richmond I. Kelsey (1905-1987 

San Diego, CA) "Queen of the 

Missions" figures sitting near 

the fountain in front of Mission 

Santa Barbara, signed lower left: 

Kelsey, titled and numbered on the 

stretcher: K112, oil on canvas, 20" 





207 James McCracken (1875-1967 

New York, NY) bulls sitting below 

trees in a landscape, signed lower 

right: James McCracken, oil on 

board, 36" x 28", est:$1500/2500. 


Santa Monica, CA. Condition: 

Visual: Frame abrasion with 

minor losses along the edges. 

Blacklight: A scattered 3" x 4" area 

of touch-up to address a repaired 

partial puncture (does not pierce 

through) in the sky in the upper left 

quadrant. 

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208 Julius Moessel (1872-1960 

Chicago, IL) "Two Show Bills & 

Maribou Stork" signed and dated 

lower left: Moessel 1942, titled on 

the stretcher, oil on canvas, 26" 



with some minor craquelure in the 

sky including a few minor, stable 

diagonal cracks in the upper left 

and right quadrants. Blacklight: A 

few scattered dots of touch-up in 

the sky. 

209 Julius Moessel (1872-1960 

Chicago, IL) Biblical scene, holy 

figures gathered, signed lower 

right: Moessel, oil on canvas, 32" 



with minor, stable scattered 

craquelure. Blacklight: Scattered 

spots of touch-up throughout the 

sky with the largest areas around 

the two figures standing in blue. 

210 John W. Hilton (1904-1983 

Twentynine Palms, CA) "Baja 

Magic" desert flora in a Laguna 

Chapala Seco landscape, signed 

lower right: John W. Hilton, titled 

and inscribed verso, numbered 

or dated verso: 65-9-3, oil on 

board, 24" x 48", est:$4000/6000. 

Note: With the artist's inscription 

about the plants depicted in the 

painting verso: "The tallest plants 

are 'Cirio' Idria Columnaris. They 

are members of the ocotillo family 

and they reach a height of 60ft. 

Except for a very few on the 

Sonora Coast, they are confined 

to Baja California. The giant cacti 

are 'Cardones' Pachycereus 

Pringlii and the gnarled plant with 

the feathering bloom on the right 

is an 'Elephant Tree'. This picture 

represents a valley south of the 

Laguna Chapala Seco in one of the 

wildest spots of North America." 

- John W. Hilton. Condition: 


with some very minor surface

scratches in the sky and some 

surface drips in the center left 



211 John W. Hilton (1904-1983 

Twentynine Palms, CA) "Rose 

Magic" signed lower right: 

John Hilton, titled verso, oil on 

board, 16" x 20", est:$2000/3000. 


condition with some minor surface 

scratches in the sky and two 

concentrated areas of spots of 

paint loss along the lower right 

edge and along the left side of the 

lower edge. 


Diego, CA) "San Vicente Creek, 

San Diego Co." signed lower 

right: E.H. Pohl, signed again, 

titled and numbered verso: #17, 

oil on masonite, 17.75" x 21.75", 


Sold, John Moran Auctioneers, 

1 July 1997, lot 80b; Property 

from a Laguna Niguel, CA 

Estate, acquired from the above. 




213 Dan Lutz (1906-1978 Santa 

Barbara, CA) "News" signed and 

dated lower left: Dan Lutz 55, titled 

on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 16" 


Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, 

Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 



with a few spots of paint loss 

and an area of unstable flaking 

along the right edge. Blacklight: 


blacklight. 


Diego, CA) "Near Warners, Hot 

Springs" signed lower right: E.H. 

Pohl, signed again and titled 





good condition with craquelure 

in the upper center and upper 

right quadrants. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 

215 William Dorsey (1942-* California) 

California landscape, signed 

lower right: Wm. Dorsey, oil on 

canvas, 48" x 36", est:$4000/6000. 




216 Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007 Santa 

Barbara, CA) "H.M.S. Victory 

1760, Flagship of Lord Nelson at 

Trafalgar, October 21, 1805" sail 

ship in moderate sunlit seas, 

signed and dated lower left: Peter 

Ellenshaw 70, oil on canvas, 30" x 

48", est:$7000/9000. Note: Together 

with a framed letter signed by 

the artist on his Walt Disney 

Productions letterhead and with 

a list of the ship's specifications: 

"Painted at the request of my 

dear friends Joe and Dorothy 

. . . I hope this picture will give 

many hours of pleasure -- it was 

a joy to paint." Ellenshaw also 

lists details about the ship on the 

letter. Provenance: The J.D. Trust, 



with some minor scattered surface 

drips. Blacklight: No evidence of 


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217 Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007 

Santa Barbara, CA) Pacific 

seascape, signed lower left: Peter 

Ellenshaw, oil on canvas, 30" x 70", 




condition with some scattered 

fine, stable craquelure and a tiny 

indentation (but not hole) in the 

sky in the upper center quadrant. 




Barbara, CA) lake scene with 

boats, signed lower left: Peter 

Ellenshaw, oil on canvas, 30" x 48", 







Barbara, CA) desert landscape 

with snow-capped mountains, 

signed and dated lower left: Peter 

Ellenshaw 69, oil on canvas, 20" x 


The J.D. Trust, Paradise Valley, AZ. 




220 Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007 

Santa Barbara, CA) mountain 

stream, signed lower left: Peter 

Ellenshaw, oil on canvas, 24" x 


The J.D. Trust, Paradise Valley, 

AZ. Condition: Visual: Generally 


paint shrinkage on the right 

side. Blacklight: No evidence of 


221 Bennett Bradbury (1914-1991 

Carmel, CA) "Lazy Surf" signed 

lower left: Bennett Bradbury, 

signed again and titled verso, 

oil on canvas, 26" x 36", 


Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc., 

New York, NY (see label verso). 


good condition. Blacklight: Spots 

fluoresce on the surf in the lower 

center and right quadrants but this 

appears to be uneven varnish. 

222 Joseph Mason Reeves, Jr. 


"Dorothy Langhorn" portrait of 

a woman in a red shawl and 

holding a black fan, signed 

lower left: Joseph M. Reeves, 

titled, inscribed and dated on the 

stretcher SF 1926, oil on unframed 

canvas, 36" x 30", est:$2500/3500. 

Provenance: Estate of the artist. 


good, original condition with 

minor abrasions along the edges. 





portrait of a woman wearing a 

black and gold shawl, holding 

a black fan, signed upper left: 

J.M. Reeves, oil on unframed 

canvas, 34" x 29", est:$2500/3500. 

Exhibited: Sacramento State Fair, 

n.d., prize winner (according to 

an inscription on the stretcher). 







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(1898-1973 Los Angeles, CA) "Miss 

Pat Padgett" seated woman in a 

blue dress, signed upper right: J. 

Mason Reeves, oil on canvas, 30" 

x 25", est:$2500/3500. Exhibited: 

Artists of the Southwest Inc.', 

Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 

No. 106, n.d. (see label verso). 









portrait of a seated woman in a 

black gown, signed upper left: J. 

Mason Reeves, oil on unframed 

canvas, 30" x 25", est:$2000/3000. 




minor abrasions along the upper 

left and right edges and a few 

other minor spots of abrasion in 

the background. Blacklight: No 


blacklight. 



portrait of a man holding a cigar 

(possibly Sam Hyde Harris), signed 

lower left: J. Mason Reeves, oil on 

canvas, 24" x 20", est:$2000/3000. 



condition with minor surface 

scratches in the upper left 





portrait of a seated woman in a 

white gown, signed upper left: 

J.Mason Reeves, oil on unframed 

canvas, 25" x 30", est:$2000/3000. 



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portrait of a woman in blue, signed 

upper right: J. Mason Reeves, oil 

on unframed canvas, 24" x 20", 

est:$2000/3000. Provenance: Estate 

of the artist. Condition: Visual: 

Generally good, original condition 

with minor abrasions and a few 

spots of loss along the lower 




(1898-1973 Los Angeles, CA) two 

works: portraits of women in 

white and red, one signed lower 

left: J.M. Reeves, each: oil on 

unframed canvas, each: 17" x 


Estate of the artist. Condition: 

Visual: Portrait of woman in white: 

the canvas was cut down to the 

current dimensions. Unsigned. 

Each: Generally good condition 

with minor frame abrasion along 

the edges. Blacklight: Each: No 


blacklight. 



two works: still life with Gerber 

daisies and still life with calla 

lilies, Gerber daisies signed lower 

left and callalillies signed lower 

right: J. Mason Reeves, each: 

oil on canvasboard, each: 20" x 


Estate of the artist. Condition: 

Visual: Each: Generally good, 

original condition with some minor 

abrasions. Blacklight: Each: No 


blacklight.

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