Pdf Catalogue - California Art Auction

65 Carl Sammons (1883-1968 Oakland,
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"
x 20", est:$3000/5000. Provenance:
Private Collection, Cloverdale,
CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
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:
Visual: Generally good 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"
x 20", est:$2000/3000. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: No evidence of touchup
under blacklight.
68 Maurice Braun (1877-1941 San
Diego, CA) mountain landscape,
signed lower right: Maurice
Braun, oil on canvas, 14" x 18",
est:$25,000/35,000. Provenance:
Private Collection, Orange County,
CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition with very minor,
stable scattered craquelure.
Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
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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
30", est:$5000/7000. Provenance:
Private collection, West Covina,
CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
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: Visual: Generally good
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:
Visual: Generally good condition
with no evidence of staining,
foxing or tears. Colors strong. Not
examined out of the frame.
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: