Bull and Bear , 1967, pencil and acrylic on paper, 25 x 22 1/4 inches, signed and dated lower right SOLD

31. Water Jar 1, 2003, oil on Masonite, signed, dated and titled verso, 16 x 16 inches SOLD

32. Water Jar 2 Horizon, 2003, oil on Masonite, signed, dated and titled verso, 16 x 16 inches SOLD

36. MGM Barn, West , 2005, oil on Masonite, signed, dated and titled verso, 24 x 28 inches, literature: Marina Stern Paintings and Drawings , privately published (2015), p. 38 SOLD

Jones & Laughlin Mills (Untitled) , 1934, oil on panel, signed lower right, 20 x 24 inches, signed and dated August, 1934 verso, inscribed "Miss Perry" verso, nails from old exhibition label verso; literature: Oh, for the Life of a Carnegie Tech Artist on a Breezy Hilltop This Weather! , The Pittsburgh Press , July 29, 1934 (illustration featuring the artist painting this work (or a study for this work)) SOLD Bernice Perry Sutton was an American painter who worked mainly in P

RFD #1 , 1937, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled verso, 24 x 30 inches SOLD Iowa had Grant Wood. Missouri had Thomas Hart Benton. Kansas had John Steuart Curry. And, Nebraska had Dale Nichols. Although not as well known as the big three regionalists who captured America’s artistic attention during the 1930s, Dale Nichols was an important chronicler of his home state as well as the broader Midwest. Stylistically, Nichols is known for his spare, idealized port

Indian Dance , 1935, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 30 x 24, label verso reads: “A Kutka / Indian Dance”, title and artist’s name inscribed verso together with number “121”; literature: Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian and Kovinick, Phil, An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West , University of Texas Press, Austin (1998), p. 179 (illustrated), provenance: the artist to Martin-Zambito Fine Art SOLD Anne Kutka McCosh painted Indian Dance  during her honeymoon.

Impending Shadow, 1941, oil on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, 24 x 30 inches, exhibited: 32nd Annual Exhibition of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh , Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, February 12 – March 12, 1942 (label verso) SOLD Impending Shadow  is a remarkable depiction of wartime America. Likely painted around the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and within a few years of the outbreak of World War II in Europe, Dean depicts the view from an

The Gas Station , c. 1930s, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 25 x 20 inches; presented in newer frame SOLD The Gas Station  is a rare Southern California urban scene from the Great Depression. At a time when California art was recognized primarily for watercolors and bucolic plein air paintings of rural scenes, Gilbert’s canvases went in a different direction.  As Los Angeles Times  art critic Arthur Millier noted, “Gilbert is heavy but he looks outside himself for local cha

Goldmine, Central City, Colorado , c. 1936 - 38, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, signed lower right; provenance includes Platt Fine Art, Chicago (label verso); likely original frame painted gold; included with this work are two studies illustrated below SOLD Joseph Meert’s painting, Goldmine, Central City, Colorado , depicts the short-lived resurrection of a once prominent city just outside Denver. Central City was founded in 1859 soon after John Gregory struck gold in the are

Revelation, 1943, oil and tempera on Masonite, signed and dated lower left, 24 ½ x 18 5/8 inches, titled verso SOLD William Ashby McCloy was an American artist, educator, and clinical psychologist known for his contributions to painting and printmaking. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, McCloy spent much of his childhood in China before returning to the United States at age 13. He pursued an education at the University of Iowa, earning a B.A. in Art in 1933 with highest distinctio

Lonely Road (perhaps also known as The Road Home) , c. 1930s, oil on Masonite, signed lower right, 20 x 30 inches, label verso reads: “Painted CA. 1930s Oil City, PA Sister to Jo (Yvonne) Allmon,” likely exhibited New Year Show , Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, OH, 1948 (label verso), perhaps exhibited at the 47th Annual Exhibition of American Paintings & Sculpture , Art Institute of Chicago, October 22 – December 6, 1936 (Note: there is a second remnant of an exhibition la

High School Freshman , 1948, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 36 x 30 inches, exhibited 14th Annual New Year Show , Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, OH, January 1 to 30, 1949, no. 77 (listed in the catalog) (see also Watercolors Better in 1949 Show , The Binghamton Press , Binghamton, NY, January 7, 1949 (illustrated)) SOLD Martin J. Murray's High School Freshman captures an awkward, suspended moment of adolescence with a haunting mix of formality and vulnerabili

Traffic Post, 14th Street, oil on Masonite, 1952, signed and dated lower right, 48 x 12 inches, exhibited: Reginald Marsh , Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), September 21 to November 6, 1955, #42, The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, November 27 to December 25, 1955, The Detroit Institute of Arts, January 13, to February 12, 1956, The City Museum of St. Louis March 2 to April 1, 1956, The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, April 15 to May 20, 1956, The Los Angeles county Muse

Excavation , c. 1930, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 22 x 26 inches, literature: Achieving Recognition, American Fine Art Magazine ,...

Dinner at May’s Boarding House , 1954, oil on Masonite, 16 x 24 inches, exhibited: Aunt Clara The Paintings of Clara McDonald Williamson,...

Fruit and Leaves , 1951, oil on board, signed lower left, 6 x 8 inches, inscribed verso: “Lundeberg 1951 Fruit & Leaves Exhibited (Pasa,...

Georgina Klitgaard  (1893 – 1976) The Ledge , by 1931, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 32 1/8 x 50 1/8 inches, exhibited: 1) 44th Annual Exhibition of American Paintings & Sculpture , Art Institute of Chicago, October 29 – December 13, 1931, no. 102; and 2) Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by Georgina Klitgaard , Capricorn Gallery, Bethesda, MD, June 22 – July 21, 1974; literature: Jonas, Louise, Her Light Became a Symbol   of Courage , Poughkeepsie Sunday Reporter ,

Negro Boy, 1932, oil on canvas board, 16 x 13 inches, exhibited: 1) Third Local Artists Exhibition , Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio...

Witches Pot, c. 1947, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 30 x 28 inches, exhibited: Emerging Women , Creative Arts Group, Sierra Madre,...