John Moran Auctioneers - California Art Auction

1147 Paul Grimm (1891-1974 Palm Springs, CA)
‘’Sierra Heights’’, Snow-capped Mountain and Lake, signed
lower right: Paul Grimm, signed again, titled and dated
verso: 1960, oil on canvas laid to artist’s board, 16’’ x 20’’,
est:$2000/3000
Provenance: Private Collection, Escondido, CA. Visual:
Generally good condition. Discolored varnish throughout with
an uneven area in the upper right. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
1148 Hanson Duvall Puthuff (1875-1972 Corona Del Mar,
CA)
‘’Fragment - Superstition Mt.’’, signed lower right: H. Puthuff,
signed again and titled verso, oil on canvas laid to board,
12’’ x 16’’, est:$2500/3500
Note: Estate Certificate of Authenticity stamped verso.
Provenance: With Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA;
Private Collection, Northern California. Visual: Generally
good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under
blacklight.
1149 Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947 Hollywood, CA)
Mountain Scene over a Lake, High Sierras, signed lower
left: Edgar Payne, oil on canvas laid to board, 11.25’’ x 14’’,
est:$5000/7000
Provenance: Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, no. EP-142,
1978 (see verso labels); Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA.
Visual: Generally good condition with minor frame abrasion.
Blacklight: Apparently no evidence of restoration under
blacklight, the signature with some possible enhancement.
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