Pdf Catalogue - California Art Auction

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
33", est:$5000/7000. Provenance:
Residence, Los Angeles, CA.
Condition: Visual: Generally good
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:
Visual: Generally good 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
stretcher, oil on canvas, 8" x 18",
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
quadrant. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight.
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
16", est:$3000/5000. Provenance:
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