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George Vicat Cole (British; 1833 - 1893) Scottish Lake Watercolor on paper c. 1870. Signed, dated; labeled verso. Born in Portsmouth, England, the son of acclaimed landscape painter George Cole. George Vicat Cole, in his practice, followed his father's lead with marked success. He exhibited at the British Institution at the age of 19, and was first represented at the Royal Academy in 1853. His election as an associate of this institution took place in 1870, and he became an Academician ten years later. The wide popularity of his work was due both to the directness of his technical method and to his choice of attractive material. Most of his subjects were found in the counties of Surrey and Sussex, and along the banks of the Thames. 7" x 12" Estimate $1,000-1,500 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to the client. We are offering our professional opinion. We attempt to submit condition reports in the description. However, the absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Antique Helper, Inc., et al shall have no responsibility for any error or omission regarding an item's condition.

Irving Penn (American; 1917 - 2009) Father and Son with Eggs Platinum-palladium print, BF paper on aluminum Year of work: 1948 Printing: 1978 Edition: 8/14 Signed, inscribed, and stamped On verso: The number 1730, Father and Son with Eggs, platinum palladium print, BF paper on aluminum, print made May 1978, c. 1978 and the Condé Nast Publications. There is also a stamp that says "deacidified." Irving Penn's images have defined several generations of fashion and portrait photography. Penn, who was born in 1917 in New Jersey, attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (1934-1938) where he studied painting, drawing, graphics, and industrial arts under Alexey Brodovitch. After serving as art director at Saks Fifth Avenue, he spent a year painting and taking photographs in Mexico. He returned to work at Vogue where he posed subjects against a simple white or grey background. This blend of elegance and minimalism remained consistent whether he was composing a Modernist still life, photographing fashion, or capturing ethnographic portraits from around the world. For traveling to New Guinea and other locations to photograph indigenous people, Penn created a portable studio with a skylight deployed facing north with impressive results. These pictures had the same feel as his portraits of celebrities; fully adorned, naturally lighted, yet placed before the neutral backdrop, his tribal subjects appear as strangely defined models for a 19-century ethnographic investigation. Penn experimented with many printing techniques, including prints made on aluminum sheets coated with a platinum emulsion, rendering the image with warmth and maturity. In 1984, a retrospective was organized by John Szarkowski at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. From 1987 Penn's work was exhibited regularly at the Pace-MacGill Gallery in New York. In 1996 Penn presented archives and prints to the Chicago Art Institute. His work is held in collections including the Metropolitan Museum and MoMA, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, the Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna in Turin, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 11.8" x 11.4" Estimate $10,000-20,000 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to the client. We are offering our professional opinion. We attempt to submit condition reports in the description. However, the absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Antique Helper, Inc., et al shall have no responsibility for any error or omission regarding an item's condition.

Laylah Ali Hairless Jacket Mixed media on paper 2002. Provenance: the artist. Laylah Ali's (American, b. 1968) works portray an invented society both simultaneously familiar and foreign, often incorporating distinct iconography, such as American or Confederate flags, or clothing reminiscent of specific groups, like athletic uniforms or elaborate headdresses. Her illustrative and cartoon-like drawings and paintings depict anonymous and highly stylized characters, either alone or in groups, and viewers are left to decipher the meanings of their actions. The figures in her work appear confrontational, and sometime are inflicting or have been the recipients of disfiguring violence, creating a high level of emotional and psychological tension. Ali received her BA in english and studio art from Williams College (Williamstown, MA) in 1991 and an MFA from Washington University (St. Louis, MO) in 1994. Between earning her degrees, she participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program and conducted a residency at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Ali has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA; and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, among others. Her work has been included in group exhibitions on an international scale, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH; The Studio Museum, Harlem, NY; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA; and the 2004 Whitney Biennial. Ali teaches at Williams College in Williamstown, MA. 9 3/8" x 5 3/4", framed Estimate $6,000-8,000 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to the client. We are offering our professional opinion. We attempt to submit condition reports in the description. However, the absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Antique Helper, Inc., et al shall have no responsibility for any error or omission regarding an item's condition.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART Will Harvey Hunt (African-American; b. 1910) Coal Mine Oil on masonite. Initialed and dated 1940, signed and titled "Coal Mine" verso. Excellent unusual original frame. Born in Indianapolis in 1910, Will Harvey Hunt studied at the John Herron School under William Forsyth, Donald Magnus Mattison, and Henrik Martin Mayer. He exhibited at the Hoosier Salon in 1935, 1936, and 1938. His painting, Tornado won the "Outstanding Picture of the Exhibition" prize (or the John C. Schaffer Prize of $500) in the 1935 show. The same year Hunt won the Mary Milliken Award at the John Herron Art School for The Kitchen. His work can be found in the collection of Northwestern University, Chicago. 24" x 18" Estimate $6,000-8,000 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to the client. We are offering our professional opinion. We attempt to submit condition reports in the description. However, the absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Antique Helper, Inc., et al shall have no responsibility for any error or omission regarding an item's condition.

LOT 1 William J. Forsyth, (1854 - 1935), Orientalist portrait of a lady, oil on canvas, 26 1/2" X 19 1/2". Estimate: $600.00 - $900.00 Realized: $500 William J. Forsyth (1854 - 1935) Orientalist portrait of a lady oil on canvas unsigned. Possibly from the Munich series. Provenance: From a private Indianapolis collection. Previously acquired in 1969 from Forsyth's Brown County attorney, and was gifted by Forsyth in return for legal services ca. 1920s. 26 1/2" X 19 1/2".