Pdf Catalogue - California Art Auction

Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Blacklight: Spots of
touch-up scattered throughout.
155 Emil J. Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968 Los
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.
Provenance: Private Collection,
La Verne, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition with no
evidence of foxing, staining or
tears. Hinged in the corners.
156 Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989
Gualala, CA) Hawaiian landscape
with horses, signed verso: Millard
Sheets, watercolor on paper
under glass, sight size: 21" x 29",
est:$5000/7000. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition with
some very mild spots of stain in
the sky. No evidence of foxing or
tears. Colors strong. Not examined
out of the frame.
157 Milford Zornes N.A. (1908-*
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
on paper under glass, sight size:
19.5" x 29.5", est:$3000/4000.
Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition with no evidence of
staining, foxing or tears. Colors
strong. Not examined out of the
frame.
158 Paul Sample (1896-1974 Pasadena,
CA) figures working on a pier,
signed lower right: Paul Sample,
watercolor on paper under
glass, sight size: 5.5" x 7.5",
est:$3000/5000. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition with
one spot of foxing on the clouds
in the left center quadrant and
very minor toning to the paper. Not
examined out of the frame.
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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
paper under glass, sight size:
13.75" x 20.25", est:$3000/4000.
Provenance: Private Collection,
Whittier, CA, acquired directly
from the artist, 1977. Condition:
Visual: Generally good 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.
Provenance: Private Collection,
Beverly Hills, CA. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition
with artist's pin holes in the four
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.
Provenance: Private Collection,
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.