The Late Summer Gallery Auction Saturday September 21st, 2024 at 11:00 am CDT
1 :: ALFRED MONTGOMERY (1857 -1922) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD 'A Rustic Still Life' (1900) The still life composition depicts a bounty of corn with each kernel depicted individually in thick impasto, the ears stored in a crate, a basket, and a green cloth bag inscribed in the painting with Alfred Montgomery's initials just above a stitched cloth patch. This large and unusual example is displayed in an appropriately rustic frame that appears to be the original. Ask Google, 'who was the corn artist' and the first entry returned reads: 'Alfred Montgomery An artist who called himself 'the farmer who paints and the painter who farms.' Board measures 22 x 35.25 with a framed size of 32.25 x 45.25 inches. Good original condition, noting a half dollar sized rub upper right and a small flake lower center. $3,000 - $5,000
2 :: DOEL REED (1895-1985) SCARCE OIL ON CANVAS (Second quarter of the 20th Century.) The large oil on canvas in an interesting and varied palette is signed in red pigment lower left and displayed in a very fine custom frame. Oil paintings by Doel Reed, especially works this large, are rarely offered at auction. Those that have appeared are typically views of the American Southwest from Reed's later Modernist period. This slightly more impressionist work displays a style and topography suggestive of the artist's career prior to his taking a position as instructor of art at Oklahoma State University. After studying and working in architecture, and prior to serving in World War One, Dole Reed studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy. He returned there to study and teach after the war. It's worth noting the similarities between the painting being offered here and a landscape by Lewis Henry Meakin (1850-1917) his instructor at the Academy. While Meakin is primarily credited with introducing Reed to printmaking, the landscape up for bid here bears a striking resemblance to the composition of Meakin's 1915 canvas titled Evening Rain. After his time in Ohio, Dole Reed took a position as head of the Oklahoma State University art department in 1924. A position he would hold until his retirement in 1959. Following retirement he moved to Taos, New Mexico where he lived until his death in 1985. Over the course of his career, Reed participated in more than 300 juried art exhibitions and was elected to the National Academy
Soulis Auctions - The Late Summer Gallery Auction
of Design for his achievements as a printmaker, specifically the medium of aquatint etching, for which he is considered a master. To this day, OSU's Dole Reed Center in Taos honors his legacy with cultural and educational programs, workshops and residencies that serve the arts community both locally and nationally. Canvas measures 20.25 x 30.25 with a framed size of 29 x 39 inches. Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up, confirmed under UV light. $8,000 - $12,000
3 :: RANDY PEYTON (B 1958) TEXAS BLUEBONNETS OIL ON CANVAS 'Untitled Footpath Through Bluebonnets' (Late 20th Century) The fine, large composition depicts live oak trees washed in sun, their trunks bathed in shade, and prickly pear cacti near a footpath through bluebonnets leading to a house by vibrant red shrubs with the Hill Country landscape beyond. Blooming prickly pear and bluebonnets dominate the landscape. The work is signed lower left front. Canvas measures 24 x 36 with a framed size of 34 x 46 inches. Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up. Examination under UV light confirms the complete absence of inpainting or touch-up. $4,000 - $6,000
4 :: MICHAEL ALBRECHTSEN (BORN 1962) OIL ON CANVAS 'Many Glacier' (Late 20th Century) The view of a Many Glacier area landscape in Glacier National Park, Montana is signed lower left front. Michael Albrechtsen is a Utah born artist residing in Olathe, Kansas. His work has been included in numerous juried exhibitions and published in Southwest Art Magazine, Art of the West Magazine and others. Canvas measures 20 x 24 with a framed size of 24.5 x 28.5 inches. Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up. Examination under UV light confirms the complete absence of inpainting or touch-up.
1