Lot #144
John James Audubon - (American, 1785-1851) "Red Breasted Merganser" J. J. Audobon elephant folio. J. Whatman watermark. Full margins. Very clean.
25 3/4" x 38 1/4"
Provenance: A Western NY Estate
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot #145
John James Audubon - (American, 1785-1851) "Downey Woodpecker" - Hand colored print. J. Whatman watermark. Purchased from The Old Print Exchange, New York City, in 1944. 1 corner torn, otherwise very good. 26 1/2" x 32 1/2"
Provenance: The Estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #157
Walter Launt Palmer - (American, 1854-1932) "Winter's Wane" W/C & gouache. Excellent condition & original frame. 18" x 24"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $30,000-$50,000

Lot #158
Charles Woodbury - (American, 1864-1940) "Winter Coast Line" C. 1906. Sgn. On reverse in pencil. O/C. Excellent original condition. 29" x 36"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot #159
Charles Woodbury - (American, 1864-1940) "Steamer" Sgn. & estate stamp on reverse "Charles H. Woodbury" O/C. 1910. Excellent original condition. 17" x 21"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #160
Louis Aston Knight - (American, 1873-1948) Stream Landscape. Sgn. Aston Knight, Paris. C. 1925. Stretcher inscribed: "The Wharf E Near Bolton Abbey". Label: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. "A Pastoral Legacy: Daniel Ridgeway Knight & Louis Aston Knight. May 5, 1989 - Feb. 28, 1990. Original canvas, some cracqueleur, no inpaint or restoration. 32" x 26"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Lot #161
Walter Koeinger - (American, 1881-1943) "Autumn in the Hills". Sgn. W. Koeinger. O/C in Carrig Rohane giltwood frame, signed "1929, Carrig Rohane, Shopily. R.C. Vose, Boston. #377. Original condition & old varnish. No inpaint or restoration. Original signed & carved giltwood frame. 25" x 30"
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000

Lot #162
Anthony Thieme - (American, 1888-1954) "Seagulls & Fisherman" O/C. Purchased from Broadhead Galleries, Rochester, NY. Excellent original condition & frame. 30" x 36"
Provenance: Estate of Louis Guzzetta, Rochester, NY.
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000

Lot #163
Anthony Thieme - (American, 1888-1954) "A Grey Day, Gloucester Harbor" Sgn. A. Thieme. O/C. Overall craqueluer, areas of paint loss & some stretcher marks, original canvas & frame. 25" x 30"
Estimate: $10,000 -$15,000

Lot #164
Charles Henry Gifford - (American, 1839-1904) Sgn. C.H. Gifford, 1876. O/C laid on board. Some scattered inpaint. Original period frame. 12" x 20"
Provenance: Rochester, NY Family.
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Lot #165
Cornelius David Krieghoff - (Canadian, 1812-1872) Caughnawaga Indians in Snowy Landscape. Sgn. C. Krieghoff. O/C. Original frame & canvas. Small tear to canvas.
11" x 14"
Provenance: A Buffalo, NY Estate
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000

Lot #166
Walter Launt Palmer - "#3, Winter Afternoon" Sgn. W.L.Palmer. W/C. Gallery label on reverse reads "Annesley & Co. Albany Art Gallery, Albany, NY." In excellent condition, no restoration, original frame. 17" x 13"
Provenance: Buffalo NY estate.
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot #167
Louis Aston Knight - (American, 1873-1948) "The Bay, Rochester" Sgn. The Bay, Rochester, January 1, 1927, Aston Knight. O/Canvas Board. All original, reproduction frame. 9" x 12"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #168
W.C. Fitler - (American 1857-1915) Sunset Scene. Sgn. W.C. Fitler. O/C. No inpaint or restoration. Original condition & frame. 8" x 10"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot # 169
W.C. Fitler - (American 1857-1915) "Under the Willow" Sgn. W.C. Fitler. O/C. No inpaint or restoration. Purchased from Sotheby's sale # 1318 in 1990. No inpaint or restoration. Original condition & frame. 8" x 10"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #170
Jonas Lie - (American, 1880-1940) "In the Path of the Sun" Sgn Jonas Lie 1919. O/C harbor scene of Eastport, Maine. The gallery label on the reverse reads: "Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 7th exhibition of Contemporary American Oil Paintings, 1919." Totally original, undisturbed condition & old varnish. No inpaint or restoration. Original frame. 30 1/2" x 45"
Provenance: Estate of Carolyn Sibley Wolfe.
Estimate: $20,000 -$40,000.

Lot #171
Alex Fournier - (American, 1865-1948) "The Swimming Hole" Sgn. Alex Fournier. O/C. Minor craqueleur & traces of stretcher marks. Small paint flake in sky. 18" x 24"
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot #172
Alex Fournier - (American, 1865-1948) Faintly signed A. Fournier, 26. Oil/canvas board. Period frame. 14 1/2" x 12"
Estimate: $2,500-$3,500

Lot #173
Robert Wood - (American 1889-1979) "Saddle Mountain Way" Sgn. Robt. Wood. O/C. Gallery label: H.F. Marks Gallery, 280 Park Ave, NY. 5" scratch in sky, otherwise excellent original condition & frame. 30" x 40 1/2"
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000

Lot #174
Robert Wood - (American 1889-1979) "Autumn in the Rockies" Sgn. Robt. Wood. O/C. Gallery label: H.F. Marks Gallery, 280 Park Ave, NY. Excellent original condition & frame. 30" x 40 1/2"
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000

Lot #175
Emile Gruppe - (American, 1896-1978)"Frozen Harbor, Gloucester" Sgn. Emile A. Gruppe. Excellent original condition. 30" x 40"
Provenance: A private collection, purchased directly from Emile Gruppe.
Estimate: $25,000-$35,000

Lot #183
Diego Rivera - (Mexican, 1886-1957) Sgn. Diego Rivera, '37. W/C on rice paper.
Excellent condition. 15 1/2" x 11"
Provenance: Estate of Arthur Victor, Jr.
Estimate: $30,000-$50,000

Lot #184
Charles Burchfield - (NY, 1893-1967) "In Memoriam" Sgn. C.E.B. 1936. W/C depicting a cemetery on Warsaw Road, a few miles west of Varysburg, NY. Exhibited at: Albright Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY in "A Retrospective Exhibition of Watercolors & Oils, by Charles Burchfield" in 1963, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA in 1938, and Clevland Museum of Art in "Thirteenth Exhibition of Watercolors & Pastels" in 1953. Pictured in the corresponding book for the show, plate 40. Excellent original condition & frame. 23" x 35"
Estimate: $30,000-$50,000

Lot #185
Gustave Adolph Wiegand - (German born American, 1870-1957) "The Trout Stream" Sgn. Wiegand. O/C. Minor paint knicks have been touched up, otherwise excellent condition. Original frame. 24" x 36"
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #186
Charles Woodbury - (American, 1864-1940) "Island Town W.I." Estate stamp on reverse. O/C. Excellent original condition & frame. 8" x 10"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #187
Maurice Utrillo - (French, 1883-1955) "Impasse Trainee A Montmartre" O/C. Plate #2173, p. 284/285, "L'auvre complet de Maurice Utrillo III" by Paul Petrides. Certificate of authenticity by Gilbert Petrides, dated 1991.
No restoration, original condition & frame. 18" x 22"
Provenance: Estate of Arthur Victor, Jr.
Estimate: $75,000-$125,000

Lot #188
Maurice Utrillo - (French, 1883-1955) "Montmartre, Le Lapin Agile sous la neige" C. 1940. Gouache. Certificate of authenticity by Gilbert Petrides, dated 1991.
No restoration, original condition & frame. 13" x 19 1/2"
Provenance: Estate of Arthur Victor, Jr.
Estimate: $20,000-$40,000

Lot #189
Albert Bierstadt - (American, 1830-1902) "Landscape of Cottage" Sgn. A.B. 1859. O/Panel. Landscape scene w/thatched-roof cottage, two figures & pond. Purchased from Park-Bernet in 1971. Pictured in "The Bierstadt Project." Original condition & frame. 8" x 11"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $8,000-$12,000

Lot #190
David Johnson - (American, 1827-1908) "A Hudson River Reminiscence" gn. D.J. 1870. O/C, also signed on reverse, dated 1869/1870. "Constitution Island" signed on original stretcher. Purchased from Park-Bernet Galleries in 1971. Exhibited at "Nature Transcribed: The Landscapes & Still Lifes of David Johnson 1827-1908." Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca NY & The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, College Park. Bernard Daneberg Gallery Inc. label on reverse. NY, NY, 1870. Very good condition. Original carved & gilded frame. Old relining, stretchers replaced. 13 1/2" x 21 1/2"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $20,000-$30,000

Lot #191
John Frederick Kensett - (American 1816-1872) Mountain & Stream Landscape Sgn. JFK '65. O/C. Relined, some inpaint in sky. 5" x 7"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500

Lot #192
George Hyde - (British) "London by Night" Sgn. Geo. Hyde. Oil/Panel. No inpaint or restoration. Original condition & frame. 5 3/4" x 9"
Estimate: $700-$1,000

Lot #193
Samuel Conkey - (American 1830-1904). Sgn. Saml. Conkey. O/C. Purchased from D'Arcangelo Fine Arts, Buffalo, NY, 1989. Original condition & frame, no inpaint or restoration. 10" x 14"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $700-$1,000

Lot #194
Arthur Wesley Dow - (American, 1857-1922) "Shadow of the Apple Tree" Sgn. Arthur W. Dow Excellent condition. 18" x 24"
Provenance: A Buffalo Estate.
Estimate: $8,000-$12,000

Lot #195
Charles Gruppe - (American, 1928) "Low Tide Dutch Coast" Sgn. Chas P Gruppe. O/C. Purchased from Broadhead Galleries, Rochester, NY. Excellent original condition & frame. 30" x 36"
Provenance: Estate of Louis Guzzetta, Rochester, NY
Estimate: $7,000-$10,000

Lot #203
George Macco - Untitled ocean scene. Sgn. G. Macco. O/C. All original, no inpaint. Original period frame. 14 1/2" x 21 1/2"
Provenance: A Private Estate
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #204
Henry Ward Ranger- "Landscape". Sgn. Ranger 94. O/C. Purchased from Kennedy Galleries in 1971. Exhibited "Henry Ward Ranger Centennial Exhibition" 1858-1959. National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. Relined & new stretchers. 18" x 25"
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot# 205
Eric Sloane - (American, 1905-1985) Barn scene in winter. Sgn. Eric Sloane. O/Masonite. Excellent condition. 18 1/2" x 34"
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000

Lot #206
Eric Sloane - (American, 1905-1985) Covered Bridge Scene & "The Old Stone Barn" Sgn. Eric Sloane. 2 pen & ink drawings. Both excellent. 7" x 11 3/4" & 9 1/2" x 14"
Estimate: $500-$800

Lot #207
Emile Gruppe - (American, 1896-1978) "First Snow" Sgn. Emile A. Gruppe. O/C. Excellent original condition & frame. 36" x 40"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000

Lot #208
Anthony Thieme - (American, 1888-1954) "Moored" Sgn. A. Thieme. Oil/Artist board. Boston, Mass. (1900-1925). Signed & estate stamped. Original condition in old varnish. No inpaint or restoration. Appropriate period frame. 12" x 16"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $6,000-$10,000

Lot #209
Frederic Judd Waugh - (American, 1861-1940) "Crashing Waves" Sgn. F.J. Waugh. Oil/board. 1 1/2" hole lower left, otherwise original condition, no inpaint. 25" x 30"
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot #210
Otto Erdmann - (German, 1834-1905) Two Figures in a Ball Room Scene. Sgn. O. Erdmann, O/C Some cracqueleur, original carved & gilded frame. 29 1/2" x 25"
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000

Lot #211
John Harrison Witt - (NY, 1840-1901) "Young Lady in Landscape"
Sgn. J.H. Witt. O/Panel, 1880. Original condition, original carved & gilded frame.
17" x 12"
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot #212
Fredrick Arthur Bridgman - (American, 1847-1928) Sgn. F.A. Bridgman, 1882. O/C. Young lady w/ red flowers in hair, gold jewelry. Original condition. 17" x 13 1/2"
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot #213
Ptg. Young Lady - Unsigned. O/C. Italian or Spanish. New stretchers & lining. 31" x 25"
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #214
Prosper L. Senat - (1852-1925) Bermuda Scene. O/Panel. Newman Gallery label. Some craqueleur, some areas of inpaint, mostly in sky. 28" x 19"
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #215
Gilbert Gaul - (American, 1855-1919) Southwestern genre scene w/horse & figures. Sgn. Gilbert Gaul. Oil/panel. Excellent original condition w/no inpaint or restoration. Original frame. 16" x 19 1/2"
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #216
William S. Parrott - (1844-1915) "Black Jack of Tower Hill" Sgn. W. Parrot, 1865. O/B. Old label on reverse, Parke-Bernet Galleries, NY, NY.
Overall Craqueleur. 12" x 13"
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000

Lot #217
Emile Gruppe - (American, 1896-1978) Dock Scene. Sgn. Emile A. Gruppe. O/Artist board. Estate stamp. Excellent original condition & frame. 12" x 16"
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #217A
James Wells Champney - (American, 1843-1903) Two Young Girls w/Bird's Nest. Sgn. J.W. Champney. Pastel. Original frame. 23" x 28"
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500

Lot #217B
George W. Waters - (NY, 1832-1912) Sgn. G.W. Waters, Dec. 1870. O/Panel of 2 young boys in orchard w/ dog. Original condition, minor craqueleuar, no inpaint. 24" x 29"
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #218
Charles P. Gruppe - (American, 1860-1940) "Old Wide Waters" Sgn. Chas. P. Gruppe. O/C scene from East Brighton, Rochester, NY after 1910.
All original, no inpaint. Original frame. 14 1/2" x 20"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000

Lot # 219
Charles P. Gruppe - (American, 1860-1940) "The Old Mill, Long Island" C. after 1905. Sgn. Chas. P. Gruppe. Oil/Canvas Board. In excellent condition, all original, no inpaint. 12" x 16"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #220
Charles P. Gruppe - (American, 1860-1940) "Reflections"
12 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Provenance: Property from Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500

Lot #221
Ed Schleich - Mountain Stream Scene. Sgn. illegible. Oil/wood panel. Original condition & frame, excellent. 9" x 7"
Estimate: $700-$1,000

Lot #222
Samuel Lovett Waldo - (1783-1861) "Portrait of Lucinda Mack" C. 1825. O/C. Lucinda Mack was the daughter of Daniel Mack, Esq. & the daughter of James Steen. The portrait was presented to her sons, James & William Steen, by her husband James, on August 11, 1825. Original carved & gilded frame. 30" x 25"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000

Lot #223
Hunt Scene. Possibly Richard Newton Jr, NY, 1920. O/C.
Trimmed, old repairs. 30" x 36"
Estimate: $5,000-$8,000

Lot #224
Alexander Francois Loemans (Canadian d. 1889) Sgn. Loemans. O/C. All original condition & frame. Some craqueleur in sky otherwise very good. 22" x 35 1/2"
Provenance: A Buffalo Estate.
Estimate: $2,000-$4,000

Lot #225
Attributed to Jasper Francis Cropsey - Miniature Sunset Scene. O/C. V.G. Fischer Art Co., Washington, D.C. label on reverse. Excellent. 3 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Estimate: $2,000-$4,000

Lot #226
Otto Henry Schneider - Western Landscape. (American, 1865-1950) Sgn. Otto H. Schneider. O/C Excellent original condition & frame. 13" x 16"
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #227
Carl Wuermer - (NY, 1900-1983) "Still Life #58" Sgn. Carl Wuermer on reverse. O/C. Original frame & condition. 28 1/2" x 26"
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000

Lot #228
19th Cent. American Still Life of Fruit - Unsigned. O/C. Good condition. Original stretchers & frame. 16" x 20"
Estimate: $15,000-$20,000

Lot 228A
Heinrich Breling - (1849-1914) Man in Stable Scene. Sgn. H. Breling 1888. Oil/Board. Original gilt frame. 9 1/2" x 7"
Provenance: The McClellan Family.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #229
Clarence Hailey O/C - 1" cut to canvas. 20" x 27"
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #230
Clarence Hailey O/C - Some craqueleur. 20" x 27"
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #231
William Aiken Walker - (American, 1839-1921) "Louisiana" & "New Orleans" Both sgn. W.A. Walker & titled. New Orleans scene also dated 1885. O/Copper.
Original frames, cloth missing. 10" dia.
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000

Lot #231A
William Aiken Walker - (American, 1839-1921) Two Cotton Pickers in Field w/Palmtree & Cabin. sgn. W. Walker. Oil on Academy Board. 12 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Estimate: $20,000-$30,000

Lot #232
Charles Joseph Staniland - (British, 1836-1916) Fishermen Scene. Sgn. C.J. Staniland. W/C. 6" x 11"
Estimate: $800-$1,200

Lot #233
Anthony Thieme - (American, 1888-1954) Harbor Scene. Sgn. A. Thieme. Hand colored etching. Excellent. 5" x 7"
Estimate: $200-$400

Lot #234
Michael Hannaford - (Canadian, 1832-1891) Niagara Falls Scenes. Sgn. M. Hannaford. O/panel. Excellent condition. 14" x 10"
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #235
George H. Broadhead - Stream Scene. Sgn. Geo. H. Broadhead. Pastel. Gallery label on reverse, Rochester, NY. Excellent original condition & frame. 10" x 14 1/2"
Estimate: $400-$600

Lot #236
South American Scene.
Unsigned O/C, possibly Ecuador. Some tight overall cracqueleur, no restoration, but cleaned some time ago. Replaced gilt wood frame. 10" x 16"
Estimate: $800-$1,200

Lot #237
L.A.G. - Florida Landscape. Sgn. L.A.G. O/C, c. 1880. Good condition, no restorations. Original carved & gilded frame. 22" x 17"
Estimate: $500-$800

Lot #240
G. Watson - "The Battle of Lake Erie" Sgn. G. Watson, 1840, on reverse. W/C folk painting. Original gilt wood frame. 19" x 23 1/2"
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500

Lot #241
Ezra Ames - (NY, 1768-1836) "Portrait of His Father" C. 1809. O/C laid on board. On reverse: See "Ezra Ames of Albany" by Bolton & Cortelyou for photo of portrait of Jesse Ames, father of Ezra Ames, taken 1819 age 80. Scattered inpaint. 31" x 25"
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500

Lot #252
C. 1900. O/C. NY state Native American scene of two longhouses, Chief Ogenonda-weh-hon of Sago-yeh-wat-ha & Chief Dah-heh-de, indians, canoes, tepees, etc. Orginal condition & canvas. Scattered inpaint in sky. 28" x 60"
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000

Lot #272
Ptg. Young Lady w/Feather Boa - Early 19th century. Oil/wood panel. Excellent original condition. Period frame appears to be original. 30" x 25"
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500

Lot #286
L. A. Briggs - (Mass.) "Flying Clouds" Sgn. L.A. Briggs. W/C on laid paper.
17 1/2" x 23 1/2"
Provenance: Estate of Carolyn Sibley Wolfe.
Estimate: $800-$1,200

Lot #291
Portrait of Gentleman in Military Dress - O/Copper. Some paint flakes. Original frame.
8" x 6 3/4"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $200-$400

Lot #292
Portrait of Stephen Decatur (NOT Zachary Taylor) - O/C. Purchased from Hammer Galleries, NY. Some minor inpaint. 14" x 12 1/2"
Provenance: The estate of Benjamin Buerk, Buffalo, NY.
Estimate: $400-$600