Pdf Catalogue - California Art Auction

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"
x 22", est:$2000/3000. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition
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.
Provenance: The J.D. Trust,
Paradise Valley, AZ. Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
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",
est:$2500/3500. Provenance:
Private Collection, Bend, OR.
Condition: Visual: Generally good
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.
Provenance: Private Collection,
San Diego, CA. Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition.
Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
187 Maurice Braun (1877-1941 San
Diego, CA) California landscape,
signed lower right: M. Braun,
oil on waxed canvas, 12" x 18",
est:$8000/12,000. Provenance:
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.
Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight.
189 Paul Lauritz (1889-1975 Glendale,
CA) "Opalescent Sea, Carmel,
Cal." rocky coastal, signed lower
left: Paul Lauritz, titled verso,
oil on canvas laid to panel, 40" x
30", est:$4000/6000. Provenance:
Property from a Laguna Niguel, CA
Estate. Condition: Visual: Stable
craquelure throughout. Blacklight:
No evidence of restoration under
blacklight.
190 Maurice Braun (1877-1941
San Diego, CA) seascape,
signed lower right: Maurice
Braun, oil on canvas, 20" x 24",
est:$12,000/18,000. Provenance:
Private Collection, Carlsbad, CA,
acquired San Diego County, 1970s.
Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight.
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