HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 1.Herbert Roy Bartlett (American, Chippewa County, WI 1884 – 1943 Baron, WI) Superior Entry, 1934 oil on canvas, 14 x 11” (framed 16 x 13”) Signed “H. Bartlett”; on verso a copy of a Duluth Herald article from December 19, 1934 about the painting and the history of the 1857 lighthouse, the ruin of which is on Minnesota Point very close to the Superior entry to the harbor. In 1918, Bartlett’s WW I draft card listed him as a self-employed sign painter. S200.00 2. L. Cassidy (American, 20th c.) Dachshund oil on canvas, 8 x 10” (framed 13 x 15”) Purchased from private party, Superior, WI. $350.00 sold for $188 in June 2017, Susanins Chicago, 6 x 9” oil of Pug, signed “L Cassidy” sold for $200 in Dec 2009, Clars, California - 16 x 14” painting of Pointer dog, signed “L. Cassidy” 1 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 3. R. J. Owens Notre Dame from the Seine, Paris, 1917 watercolor on paper, 12 x 9” (framed 17 x 14”) $100.00 4. William B. Robertson (American, b. 1872, Cincinnati, OH) Indian Hill, 1931 etching on paper, 7 ½ x 6 ¾” (framed17 x 14”) (Indian Hill is a suburb near Cincinnati, OH) $140.00 2 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 5. Karl Koepping (German, Dresden 1848 – 1914 Berlin) Zierglaeser (Decorative Glasses), 1896 etching on paper, 10 x 6” (framed 17 x 12”) $150.00 Köpping was a German painter and engraver who also designed glass art objects. He studied chemistry at the Dresden Polytechnic and in 1871 moved to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and studied painting. In 1876 he continued his studies in Paris. He was primarily an etcher. In 1889 he became a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts , Berlin (director of the copper engraving studio), appointed professor in 1891. Between 1896-1900 he was employed by the magazine Pan. He created etchings after famous works of the past, including Rembrandt , Hals , Gainsborough and Munkácsy. He was awarded the Order of the Knights of the Legion of Honor and the first-class medal of the Munich Art Exhibition and the Grand Prix of the Paris World's Fair in 1889. 6. Nina Aimee Langjord (Canadian, Courtenay, Vancouver Island, B.C., died in 1983) Harvest acrylic on board, 14 ½ x 11” $165.00 3 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 7. artist unknown (Continental, 19th / 20th c.) Untitled (genre scene, peddler and women by seashore) oil on canvas, 8 x 10” (framed 12 x 14”) $100.00 8. R. L. Vassey ? Hunting Dogs oil on academy board, 15 x 11” (framed 17 ½ x 14”) $150.00 9. artist unknown Untitled (Children playing), 1931 oil on board, 8 x 10” (framed 10 x 12”) $100.00 4 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 10. Artist unknown (Flemish, Dutch, German 18th c) Man with tankard, oil on cradled panel, 8 ¾ x 6 ¼” (framed 11 ½ x 9 ½ x 2”) Purchased from private party, Superior, WI $400.00 11. artist unknown Untitled (Indian girl) oil on masonite, 23 ¼ x 9 ½” (framed 27 ½ x 13”) $175.00 12. artist unknown Moose bull and cow etching with color, 12 x 17” (framed 20 x 24”) $350.00 5 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 13. Sylvia Smilanich Reasor (American, Hibbing, MN 1910 – 2006 Duluth, MN) Split Rock Lighthouse, 1975 oil on canvas, 20 x 16” (framed 27 x 19”) (verso: “painted for Patricia Trudeau”) $150.00 14. & 15. Frank Waller (American, New York City 1842 - 1923) King’s Meal, 1920-25 oil on canvas, 16 x 20” Peasant’s Meal, 1920-25 oil on canvas, 16 x 20” Sold only as a set $3,600.00 Born in New York City, Frank Waller was a painter and architect. He studied at the New York Free Academy and at the Art Students League with William Merritt Chase. He was a founder and president of the Art Students League and exhibited there from 1870 to 1887 as well as the Pennsylvania Academy and the Boston Art Club. He traveled extensively including to Egypt where he made many studies for future work. He also painted in Venice, other parts of Italy, upstate New York, New Hampshire, and Bermuda. 16. signed “Gold” River scene oil on canvas, 20 x 12” (framed 24 x 16”) $100.00 6 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 17. artist unknown Calla Lilies, ca. 1880s oil on canvas, 18 x 14” (framed 22 ½ x 18 ½ x 2 ½”) $150.00 18. Dale Lucas (American, Duluth, MN) Untitled (Lake Superior) acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20” (framed 19 x 23”) $100.00 19. Artist unknown (illegibly signed lower right) Untitled (Greek ruins) watercolor on paper, 16 x 12” (framed 27 x 17”) $100.00 7 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 20. Higgins German Laundry Soap cards lithographs on paper, 7 cards, each 4 1/8 x 2 ¾” (framed 25 x 21”) $300.00 21. Laura (Gross) Moland (American, Billings, MT 1911 – 2003 Duluth, MN) Fluorescent Tiger Lilies watercolor on paper, 14 x 10” (framed 20 ½ x 16 ½”) $150.00 Born in Montana, Moland was a teacher in South Dakota and Wisconsin, before marrying and moving to Duluth in 1941. She then taught Adult Education classes in Duluth, and continued to paint in oils and watercolors. 22. Artist unknown (American, 19th / 20th c.) Untitled (deer at lake) oil on canvas, 16 x 20 ½ ” (framed 18 x 30”) $200.00 8 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 23.Arnold Marc Gorter (Dutch 1866-1933) Untitled landscape print reproduction after original work, 21 ½ x 27 ½” (framed 29 x 35”) $200.00 Arnold Marc Gorter (1866, Almelo – 1933, Amsterdam), was a 19th-century landscape painter from the Northern Netherlands. He was a pupil of August Allebé and Pierre Cuypers in Amsterdam in 1888, and the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten there in (1889-1891). He was a member of the Pulchri studio and Arti et Amicitiae. A president of the artists' association Arti et Amicitiae, he was a favorite of the Dutch Queen Wilhelmina. Gorter is known for river landscapes and won a gold medal at the Paris salon in 1910. In 1922 he accompanied Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on a trip to Norway as her painting teacher. 24. William Henry Chandler, or School of William Henry Chandler (American, New York City 1854 – 1928) Landscape pastel on paper, 20 x 28” (framed 26 x 34”) $375.00 William Henry Chandler was an American pastel artist. His works include landscapes, winter landscapes, marine and seascapes, still life fruit and fowl. His first job was in Chicago as a carver of cameos. While in Chicago, he married and he and his wife had three daughters. His wife and youngest daughter died early in his marriage. Upon their deaths, Chandler moved to New Jersey, so that his sister could help care for his two surviving daughters. After moving to New Jersey in 1887, Chandler and his brother started the William Henry Chandler Company in New York City. It was at this company that Chandler would produce the pastel drawings he is known for. His brother was put in charge of the framing, packing and selling of the works. His art was sold through stores nationwide, including Marshall Fields and The May Company. At his company he employed 20 other artists, who also produced pastel paintings. His work was exhibited at the International Exposition in Paris in 1900–1901. He was greatly influenced by the Hudson River School of Art. In turn his work influenced other artists, such as Maxfield Parrish. Chandler was a popular artist in his own time. His style was frequently copied by other artists of the era. His original works were later mass-produced as prints and lithographs by such publishing houses as Taber-Prang, Hallen and Weiner (NY), Joseph Hoover (Philadelphia), and Mueller and Lucksinger Co. (NY). 9 HOLIDAY SOCIAL & WAREHOUSE SALE ART CATALOG 25. Katherine J. MacHarg (American, Duluth, MN 1906-1994) August Flowers, 1932 oil on linen, 25 x 30” (framed 30 x 35 ½”) signed “Katherine MacHarg ‘32” verso, Fair condition; a three corner tear at lower left corner; flaking paint along top edge and at upper left corner. $300.00 MacHarg’s work has been seen in the secondary art market (estate sales, antique shops) in northern Minnesota. She is listed on AskArt.com. Her work was exhibited nationally and in Minnesota, and she was a respected artist in Duluth, MN, where she lived and studied with David Axel Ericson (1869-1946). She exhibited August Flowers in 1934 as part of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Summer School, Chester Springs, PA. 26. artist unknown Untitled (Lake scene) oil on canvas, 21 x 25” (framed 24 x 28”) $100.00 27. Paul M. Van Ryzin (American, Appleton WI 1898 – 1980 Duluth, MN) Florida scene watercolor on paper, 14 x 18” (framed 19 x 23”) $250.00 Paul Van Ryzin was a well-known art teacher, who taught painting at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, the Duluth and Superior Vocational Technical Schools, and University of Minnesota Extension classes. In addition, Van Ryzin gave private lessons to aspiring artists of the Northland. Van Ryzin graduated from The Chicago Art Institute, and taught at Lawrence College in Appleton before moving to Duluth. His works in oils and especially in watercolor are prized by local collectors. Van Ryzin painted still lifes and landscapes, using free, expressionistic brushwork in combination with structured compositions. He painted many local landscapes, Lake Superior and Duluth’s parks and rivers, and a cycle of fifty paintings depicting the Brule River area.