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Artist
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Title | Thumbnail |
Notes old |
Media |
Signature status |
| Frank Virgil Dudley |
Spring's First Blossoms |
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Oil on Canvas |
Signed Lower Right |
| John (Jan) Zwara |
Moonlit Campsite |
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This painting was featured in our weekly email on 1/19/18 along with the following gallery comments:
Gallery Comments
Jan Zwara’s life in the States, where he emigrated as a young man, was spent as an itinerant. He had what was probably undiagnosed schizophrenia. He lived a lonely, isolated life. But good lord he painted well. You can tell we hold him in high regard through the volume of paintings we’ve handled over the last ten-plus years. He worked mostly in oil and gouache and occasionally in straight-up watercolor. Today’s piece, Moonlit Campsite (our title; an oil on board) is very representative of his style and technique – especially the handling of light. That said, it’s an illustration or a genre piece featuring a figure. Very unusual. And of course, it’s not talking ;-). Painting has been cleaned and re-varnished and is in very good condition. Housed in a hand-leafed reproduction frame (created in-house), not original to the work. |
Oil on Board |
Signed Lower Left |
| John (Jan) Zwara |
Peonies |
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Oil on canvas |
Signed lower right |
| George Jo Mess |
Winter Magic |
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SOLD
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This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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This painting was featured in our weekly email on 1/26/18 along with the following gallery comments:
Gallery Comments
George Jo Mess began studying painting but was exposed to etching and printmaking largely by his artist-wife, Evelynne. And it was printmaking for which he is most remembered. Today’s work, Winter Magic (artist’s title), is nicely representative. It shows Mess' treatment of trees and his interest in a slightly skewed perspective. We’ve put several works on paper through conservation lately, this piece included. It’s in marvelous shape, housed in an acid free double mat and simple black frame and ready to hang.
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Etching |
Signed Lower Right |
| Frank Hohenberger |
Owl Creek Cabin |
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SOLD
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This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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This painting was featured in our weekly email on 2/2/18 along with the following gallery comments:
Frank Hohenberger was one of the early Brown County artists and really, in the context of historic Indiana art, the only photographer that we deal in. I wish there had been more photographers, ‘back in the day’, as I think it would have brought more attention and interest. Nevertheless, the first and last name in historic, native Indiana photography is Frank Hohenberger. And my gosh, he must have over 10,000 works preserved over at Lilly Library in Bloomington. He was a busy man. Today’s piece, Owl Creek Cabin is a neat example of the Brown County compositions Hohenberger is known for. It features figures in the midst of their daily, rugged existence. A nostalgic image, even at the time of its creation.
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This painting will appear in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art taking place Sunday April 8, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
"Click here":https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/sbnab2u53c for online catalog and pre-sale bidding.
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Photographic Print |
Signed Lower Right |
| William Forsyth |
Irvington Winter |
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This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
This painting was featured in our weekly email on 2/9/18 along with the following gallery comments:
William Forsyth was a member of the famed ‘Hoosier Group’ and an integral part of the history of Indiana art. He taught at Herron for nearly 30 years and as a result, directly influenced the work of literally hundreds of our next generation of artists. Today’s piece, Irvington Winter (our title) was painted near the Forsyth home, also located in Irvington. It’s a nice, broken-pallet example that showcases Forsyth’s approach. It will soon be married back with its original frame which is off being re-leafed. This painting will be among one hundred pieces which will come to market at our Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art taking place at the Indianapolis Art Center on April 8, 2018. The sale begins at 1:00p. I’ve been occasionally asked what the ‘curated’ aspect to the sale means. The idea is that every piece in the auction has been through our hands. Everything has been cleaned (as applicable), is surrounded by archival (non-acidic) materials and properly framed. In other words – put together and ready to hang. We hope you are able to make the sale – it will be a fun event and feature many nice Hoosier paintings that have not ever previously come to market. |
Oil on Board |
Signed lower right |
| Arnold Turtle |
The Wharfs |
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Original frame. |
Oil on Board |
Signed lower right |
| Carl Woolsey |
Martinsville Redbud |
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SOLD
This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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Housed in an original hand=-carved, gilded frame created by Christian Woolsey.
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Oil on canvas |
Signed lower right |
| Carl Woolsey |
Still Pond |
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SOLD
This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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Oil on canvas |
Signed lower left |
| Adolph Robert Shulz |
October Idyl |
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This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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Oil on Canvas |
Signed Lower Right |
| Martha Hinkle Mosier |
Peaceful Valley |
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SOLD
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This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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Oil on Canvas |
Signed Lower Left |
| James Eccles |
Untitled Brown County #2 |
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SOLD
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This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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Original frame
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This painting, along with three other like-size and framed painting-siblings, was featured in our weekly email on 10/27/17 along with the following gallery comments:
Gray and rainy in Indianapolis today. What a wonderful six months of temperate weather we leave behind--one of the nicest summers I can remember. Sucks to be you, California ;-). James Eccles had a career as a banker in Chicago and in his retirement, painted full time. Most of his works were Brown County landscapes. He combined travel and other paintings emanate from the Far East and Caribbean. Today's four pieces are great little examples. They're all in Eccles trademark 'high-key' style and typical of his Brown County work showing the spare, rural existence. The 8x10 format works really well for Eccles -- his style and composition ring very true in this small size. All four pieces are in excellent shape, have been through light cleaning and all are housed in the original frames (Eccles specials -- gesso over a gold base). Charming paintings. |
Oil on board |
Signed lower right |
| James Eccles |
Untitled Brown County #3 |
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Original frame
Original frame
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This painting, along with three other like-size and framed painting-siblings, was featured in our weekly email on 10/27/17 along with the following gallery comments:
Gray and rainy in Indianapolis today. What a wonderful six months of temperate weather we leave behind--one of the nicest summers I can remember. Sucks to be you, California ;-). James Eccles had a career as a banker in Chicago and in his retirement, painted full time. Most of his works were Brown County landscapes. He combined travel and other paintings emanate from the Far East and Caribbean. Today's four pieces are great little examples. They're all in Eccles trademark 'high-key' style and typical of his Brown County work showing the spare, rural existence. The 8x10 format works really well for Eccles -- his style and composition ring very true in this small size. All four pieces are in excellent shape, have been through light cleaning and all are housed in the original frames (Eccles specials -- gesso over a gold base). Charming paintings. |
Oil on board |
Signed lower right |
| James Eccles |
Brown County Farmstead |
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This painting SOLD in our 3rd Annual Sale of Historic Indiana Art.
Original frame
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This painting, along with three other like-size and framed painting-siblings, was featured in our weekly email on 10/27/17 along with the following gallery comments:
Gray and rainy in Indianapolis today. What a wonderful six months of temperate weather we leave behind--one of the nicest summers I can remember. Sucks to be you, California ;-). James Eccles had a career as a banker in Chicago and in his retirement, painted full time. Most of his works were Brown County landscapes. He combined travel and other paintings emanate from the Far East and Caribbean. Today's four pieces are great little examples. They're all in Eccles trademark 'high-key' style and typical of his Brown County work showing the spare, rural existence. The 8x10 format works really well for Eccles -- his style and composition ring very true in this small size. All four pieces are in excellent shape, have been through light cleaning and all are housed in the original frames (Eccles specials -- gesso over a gold base). Charming paintings. |
Oil on board |
Signed lower right |
| John Cowan Templeton |
Lakeside Cabin #1 |
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John Templeton was a sign painter by trade. It was that craft which led to employment with Inland Steel in Northwest Indiana. He continued to paint creative works and even taught art. He's somewhat overshadowed in his output by Frank Dudley, known as the Painter of the Dunes. That must make Templeton, the Other Painter of the Dunes. Today's pieces are simple watercolors depicting a couple of lakeside cottages. Fun works and they would love to stay together.
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Appeared and sold in our Fifth Annual Curated Sale of Indiana Art auction, which took place in Indianapolis on 4/18/21. |
Watercolor on Paper |
Signed Lower Right |
| John Cowan Templeton |
Lakeside Cabin #2 |
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John Templeton was a sign painter by trade. It was that craft which led to employment with Inland Steel in Northwest Indiana. He continued to paint creative works and even taught art. He's somewhat overshadowed in his output by Frank Dudley, known as the Painter of the Dunes. That must make Templeton, the Other Painter of the Dunes. Today's pieces are simple watercolors depicting a couple of lakeside cottages. Fun works and they would love to stay together.
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Appeared and sold in our Fifth Annual Curated Sale of Indiana Art auction, which took place in Indianapolis on 4/18/21. |
Watercolor on Paper |
Signed Lower Right |
| Ida Nash Gordon |
Floral Still Life |
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SOLD
This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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This painting was featured in our weekly email on 11/18/2017 along with the following gallery comments:
Ida Gordon painted her whole life but her artistic career is largely defined by her last twenty years which she spent in Nashville, IN. Her resolve was (as distilled): to paint beauty. This is characterized largely by her floral works -- loose, evocotive and yes -- beautiful. Today's piece is a very nice, large example. It's been conserved and is in perfect condition. The older frame is a little goofy but suits the piece well.
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Oil on Canvas |
Signed Lower Right |
| Ruthven (Holmes) Byrum |
Autumn Lane |
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SOLD
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This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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Original frame; Cleaned and conserved
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This painting was featured in our weekly email on 11/10/17 along with the following gallery comments:
Ruthven Byrum spent most of his life in Anderson, IN though much of his output consists of tonalist (almost luminous) Smoky Mountain landscapes. Today’s piece gets after the tonal luminism though the setting is unclear. A beautiful autumn landscape, recently cleaned and housed in the original hand-carved, hand-leafed frame.
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This painting will appear in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art taking place Sunday April 8, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
"Click here":https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/sbnab2u53c for online catalog and pre-sale bidding.
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Oil on canvas |
Signed lower left |
| Wilbur Meese |
Barn and Silos |
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This painting was featured in our weekly email on 11/24/17 along with the following gallery comments:
Ah, the retail chaos of Black Friday. We had shoppers throwing punches over 5x7 rug and the self-checkout system is completely down so it's an abbreviated edition today ;-). We've featured Meese a lot this Fall. He painted almost exclusively in watercolor and the settings were often Winter, where that 'negative' white space features so prominently. And today's example is just that -- a winter watcolor employing Meese's typical love of structure. Nicely framed and presented. Have a safe conclusion to your Thanksgiving weekend! |
Watercolor on Paper |
Signed Lower Right |
| Joseph Tomanek |
Floral Still Life with Statuette |
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SOLD
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This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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This painting was featured in our weekly email on 12/1/2017 along with the following gallery comments:
Joseph Tomanek maybe considered the third mosy important painter of the Indiana Dunes, after Frank Dudley and John Cowan Templeton. And while the Dunes were certainly part of his output, unlike Dudley (and less so, Templeton), it was not his singular focus. Today's work is a wonderful floral still life. It's in excellent condition (recently cleaned and conserved) and housed in the original hand-carved frame. |
Oil on Canvas |
Signed Lower Left |
