Pdf Catalogue - California Art Auction

140 Nicholas S. Firfires (1917-1990
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.
Provenance: The J.D. Trust,
Paradise Valley, AZ. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition
with a few small spots of
unstable paint or tiny losses in
upper left, left center and lower
right quadrants. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under
blacklight.
141 Charles A. Fries (1854-1940 San
Diego, CA) "A Desert Prospector"
signed and dated lower left: C.A.
Fries 1936, titled and numbered
verso: #1659, oil on canvas, 20" x
24", est:$4000/6000. Provenance:
Kesler Art Galleries, San Diego,
CA; Private Collection, Carlsbad,
CA, acquired from the above, 1972.
Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Dirty. Canvas uneven
and loose on the stretchers.
Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
142 Nicholas S. Firfires (1917-1990
Montecito, CA) "Trail Drive"
cowboy herding cattle in
landscape, signed lower right:
Nicholas S. Firfires CA, titled
and numbered on an artist's
label affixed to the stretcher:
No. 582, oil on canvas, 24" x 36",
est:$3000/5000. Provenance: The
J.D. Trust, Paradise Valley, AZ.
Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight.
143 Jack Van Ryder (1899-1967 Tucson,
AZ) Arizona desert landscape,
signed lower left: Jack Van Ryder,
oil on canvasboard under glass,
12" x 16", est:$1500/2500. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: A few very minor
scattered spots of touch-up in the
sky and in the lower left quadrant.
144 Nicholas S. Firfires (1917-1990
Montecito, CA) "Looking Him
Over" corral scene, signed lower
left: Nicholas S. Firfires, titled
and numbered on label verso:
No. 389, oil on canvas, 28" x 38",
est:$3000/5000. Provenance: The
J.D. Trust, Paradise Valley, AZ.
Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight.
145 James G. Swinnerton (1875-1974
Palm Springs, CA) desert
landscape, signed lower right:
Swinnerton, oil on canvas, 28" x
34", est:$4000/6000. Provenance:
Estate of Billie Bowlby, Pasadena,
CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition with some areas
of uneven varnish. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under
blacklight.
146 James G. Swinnerton (1875-1974
Palm Springs, CA) Southwest
landscape, signed lower right:
Swinnerton, oil on canvas, 25" x
25", est:$3000/5000. Provenance:
Estate of Billie Bowlby, Pasadena,
CA. Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition with minor, stable
craquelure and paint shrinkage
concentrated mainly in the center
quadrant. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight.
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