John Moran Auctioneers - California Art Auction

1022 William Wendt (1865-1946 Laguna Beach, CA)
‘’Southern California’’, Cloud-filled Landscape with Soaring
Birds, circa 1925, signed lower left: Wm. Wendt, oil on board,
8’’ x 10’’, est:$4000/6000
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA. Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
1023 William Wendt (1865-1946 Laguna Beach, CA)
Verdant Summer Landscape, unsigned, oil on board, oval:
7.5’’ x 9.25’’, est:$2000/3000
Provenance: The artist; given to his sweetheart (later wife),
Julia Bracken, Chicago, IL, circa 1894-1901; given to P.G.
Napolitano, from his sculpture teacher at Otis Art Institute, Los
Angeles, CA, Julia Bracken Wendt, circa 1924-1934; given to
Emma Amalie Goetz-Napolitano, wife of the above, 1935. Visual:
Generally good condition with very minor frame abrasion and
discolored varnish. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
blacklight.
1024 Maurice Braun (1877-1941 San Diego, CA)
Blooming Hills and Distant Mountains, California, signed lower
right: Maurice Braun, oil on board, 6’’ x 9’’, est:$3000/4000
Provenance: Private Collection, Northern California. Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
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