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GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT

• GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,
  GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 1872)George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925), "Bob White Quail", 1921, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, 23 11/16 in. x 15 7/8 in., unframed
• GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LA)George
  GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LA)George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925), "Nature Morte: Squirrel", 1918, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, 25 3/4 in. x 17 3/4 in., period frame . Provenance: Neal Auction Company, Oct. 4, 2003, lot 1071
• GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA)George
  GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA)George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925) , "Nature Morte: Goggle-Eye Perch", 1920, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, 15 3/4 in. x 11 in., framed
• GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA)George
  GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA)George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925) , "Nature Morte: Woodcock", 1916, watercolor on paper, signed, dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left, 25 1/4 in. x 19 1/2 in., framed
• GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,
  GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 1872)George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925), "Nature Morte: Pintail Drake", 1913, watercolor on paperboard, signed, dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left, 28 3/4 in. x 21 1/4 in., framed . Provenance: Acquired from the artist; thence by descent.
• GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,
  GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 1872)George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925), "Nature Morte: Crawfish", 1920, watercolor on paper mounted to board and affixed to mat, signed, dated and inscribed lower left, 19 1/4 in. x 12 1/4 in., framed, 22 1/2 in. x 16 1/2 in. x 1 1/4 in.
• GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA,
  GEORGE LOUIS VIAVANT (AMERICAN/LOUISIANA, 1872)George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925), "Nature Morte: Blue Crab", 1920, watercolor on paper mounted to board and affixed to frame, signed, dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left, sight 15 3/8 in. x 9 3/8 in., framed, overall 22 1/2 in. x 16 1/2 in. x 1 1/4 in.
• George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana
  George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana 1872-1925) "Nature Morte: Woodcock" 1921 watercolor signed and dated lower left accompanied by original cardboard backing bearing partial Seebold Gallery New Orleans label 25 1/2 in. x 19 1/2 in. period frame.
• Ruby Viavant (American/Louisiana 1904-1925)
  Ruby Viavant (American/Louisiana 1904-1925) "Nature Morte: Killdeer" 1920 gouache and watercolor signed and dated lower left sight 21 in. x 14 in. period frame. Provenance: Installed for many years at 496 Audubon Street New Orleans; descended in a New Orleans family. Note: The daughter of George Louis Viavant the accomplished wildlife artist and Louisiana sportsman Ruby Viavant's talents were evident at a young age; the work offered here was painted when she was sixteen years old. Unfortunately Ruby died at age twenty-one which so devastated her father that he himself died within a year.
• George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans
  George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans 1872-1924) "Nature Morte: Woodcock" 1921 watercolor and gouache signed dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left 20 in. x 16 in. framed.
• George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans
  George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans 1872-1924) "Nature Morte: Squirrel" 1913 watercolor signed dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left sight 19 1/2 in. x 11 1/2 in. in a period wood frame. Provenance: Descended in the family of Mrs. Joseph Airey 555 Audubon Street New Orleans. Note: Interestingly both this George Louis Viavant and the previous Achille Perelli nature morte of a squirrel (lot 206) descended in the same local estate collection. In 1884 when Viavant was 12 years old he began to study under Perelli at the Southern Art Union. These two artists were the most acclaimed for their skill in depicting the game of Louisiana in the nature morte style.
• George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana
  George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana 1872-1924) "Nature Morte: Pintail" 1913 watercolor and gouache on paper signed inscribed "N.O." and dated lower left sight 26 1/2 in. x 16 1/2 in. period frame. Provenance: Succession of Harry T Howard III.
• George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana
  George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana 1872-1924) "Nature Morte: Snipe" 1913 watercolor and gouache on paper signed inscribed "N.O." and dated lower left sight 17 1/2 in. x 11 1/2 in. in a period wood frame. Provenance: Succession of Harry T Howard III.
• George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans
  George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans 1872-1925) "Bobwhite Quail" 1921 watercolor signed dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left 24 in. x 16 in. matted and framed.
• George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans
  George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans 1872-1925) "Woodcock" 1920 watercolor signed dated and inscribed "N.O." lower left 23 3/4 in. x 16 in. matted and framed.
• Charles Wellington Boyle (American/Louisiana
  Charles Wellington Boyle (American/Louisiana 1861-1925) "Nature Morte: Mallard Drake" and "Nature Morte: Mallard Hen" pair of oils on canvas each signed lower left 26 in. x 19 in. in matching period oak frames. Provenance: Gift from Archbishop Joseph Rummel of New Orleans thence by descent. Note: In mid-19th century America still life trompe l'oeil painting was a new style which became popular across the country. After-the-hunt images were among the most sought after with nature mortes of wildlife among the first subjects for still life painting in Louisiana. Achille Perelli and George Louis Viavant were the most well-known painters of nature mortes compositions in Louisiana. William Aiken Walker and the many artists of the Coulon family also contributed to the genre. Charles Wellington Boyle is best known as a painter of the Louisiana landscape but here has rendered a pair of mallard ducks with fine detail and excellent trompe l'oeil technique their dark shadows creating dimension as if the birds are hanging right before our eyes.
• George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans
  George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans 1872-1925) "Daybreak on the Bayou" watercolor on board signed lower center left 8 1/8 in. x 20 3/4 in. matted and framed. Provenance: Descended in the family of a friend and hunting companion of the artist New Orleans. Note: An avid hunter and fisherman as well as a talented artist George Louis Viavant combined his two passions to create a successful career as a painter of swamp scenes and nature mortes of the indigenous animals of Southern Louisiana. Using his preferred medium of watercolor on paper Viavant captures in this evocative painting the peaceful moment when the sun rises over the bayou. Often his clients were hunting and fishing friends and acquaintances who brought their daily catch to be painted by the artist. Jordan George E. George Louis Viavant: Artist of the Hunt The Historic New Orleans Collection 2003.
• After George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana
  After George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana 1872-1924) "Wood Duck" and "Rabbit" offset lithographs signed and dated in plate sight 21 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in. and 27 3/4 in. x 15 in. both framed. Note: These works were reproduced by the Viavant family in the 1970s and printed by Upton Printing in an edition of 300. They are illustrated in George E. Jordan's George L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt pp. 115 and 116.
• George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans
  George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans 1872-1935) "Mallard Duck: Nature Morte" watercolor on board signed dated "1921" and inscribed "N.O." lower left 29 7/8 in. x 19 7/8 in. in a period wood frame. Provenance: Acquired from the artist by a U.S. Army Major during his World War I service in Biloxi Mississippi; descended in the family. Note: George Louis Viavant achieved critical and popular local acclaim for his natures mortes paintings of the indigenous birds and wild life of Southern Louisiana. Hunters often brought their prized game to his studio/home on Bayou Sauvage to be painted for posterity. An avid hunter and sportsman Viavant was adept at accurate naturalistic watercolors of the wide variety of wildlife submitted to him. Reference: Jordan George E. George L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt The Historic New Orleans Collection 2003.
• George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans
  George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans 1872-1935) "Mallard Duck: Nature Morte" watercolor signed and dated "N. O. 1922" lower left sight 28 in. x 19 in. matted and in a period wood frame. Provenance: Dr. Louis Merritt Hanemann New Orleans a close personal friend of the artist; descended in the family. According to family history this painting was a gift from the artist to Dr. Hanemann for delivering one of the Viavant children. Reference: Jordan George E. George L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt The Historic New Orleans Collection 2003 p. 97.
• After George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana,
  After George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1935) "Hanging Gadwall Drake", limited edition chromolithograph, 30/250, sight 32" x 21-3/4", litho-signed and dated lower left "G. L. Viavant 1921", litho-inscribed lower left "Presented to the Tally Ho Club Dec. 1921 by H. T. Howard, Jr. and H. W. Kinabrew". Glazed, matted and presented in a stained frame.
• After George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana,
  After George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1935) "Hanging Canvasback Drake", limited edition chromolithograph, 30/250, sight 32" x 21-3/4", litho-signed and dated lower left "G. L. Viavant 1921", litho-inscribed lower left "Presented to the Tally Ho Club Dec. 1921 by H. T. Howard, Jr. and H. W. Kinabrew". Glazed, matted and presented in a stained frame.
• George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans,
  George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans, 1872-1925) "Nature Morte: Cedar Waxwings", 1918, watercolor and gouache, signed, dated and inscribed lower left "G. L. Viavant N. O. 1918", sight 18-3/4" x 11". Glazed, matted and framed. Provenance: Private collection, Old Metairie, Louisiana. Reference: George E. Jordan, George L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt. It is believed that Viavant painted his first bird, a cedar waxwing, in 1888, thus leading to his life's work of painting game birds and other wildlife.
• Circle of George Louis Viavant (New
  Circle of George Louis Viavant (New Orleans, 1872-1925), pair of avian nature mortes on mahogany, fourth quarter 19th/first quarter 20th century, presented in matching period carved oak and mahogany frames in the neo-rococo taste, one panel featuring a pair of ring-neck pheasants, and the other a ptarmigan and a grouse, each 29" x 18" overall.