- W. H. Phipps (1841- ) watercolor
W. H. Phipps (1841- ) watercolor on paper cliffs and oceans signed lower right matted and framed behind glass ss: 6 1/2'' h. x 10'' w.
- PAINTING, STUDIO OF PHILLIPS WOUWERMAN
PAINTING, STUDIO OF PHILLIPS WOUWERMAN Studio of Phillips Wouwerman (Dutch, 1619-1668), Resting at the Encampment, oil on panel, bears intials "P.W." lower right, panel: 14.5"h x 19"w, overall (with frame): 18"h x 22.5"w
- HPW SCHUMACHER DUTCH PAINTINGLuminist
HPW SCHUMACHER DUTCH PAINTINGLuminist oil painting on wood panel of a Dutch or European cityscape with bridge and spires. Signed HPW Schumacher 189-. Size: 8.5 x 6 inches, framed 12 x 10 inches. (Harald Peter William Schumacher 1836-1912 Dutch artist)
- Pillin Vase marked with (hand incised)
Pillin Vase marked with (hand incised) W+P Pillin mint condition 15.25''h.
- 4PC H. WILBUR IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE
4PC H. WILBUR IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE WC PAINTINGS United States20th CenturyIncludes a depiction of a flower lined path leading to a beach, a depiction of a Venetian canal, a street view of a dirt road with a single red roofed building, and a harbor scene depicting sailboats and daffodils. Largest sight 10" x 16" Largest frame 12 1/4" x 18"
- Paul H. Winchell (American 1903
Paul H. Winchell (American 1903 - 1972) Portrait of a Young Woman. Oil on canvas signed at the lower right not framed.
- WPA MILWAUKEE HANDICRAFT PROJECT
WPA MILWAUKEE HANDICRAFT PROJECT CIRCUS BANNERWPA Milwaukee Handicraft Project block printed fabric banner, depicting a circus scene. Signed Warren along the lower center, for Barbara Warren (American, 1915-2005). Inkstamped "WPA Handicraft Project, sponsored by Milwaukee State Teachers College, Milwaukee, Wis." along the fabric border.
The Works Progress Administration (later Works Projects Administration), often shortened to WPA, was a U.S. government program designed to stimulate the economy by employing large numbers of Americans left destitute by the Great Depression. Created in 1935 as part of Franklin D. RooseveltÃs New Deal, the WPA employed approximately 8.5 million people over the course of its eight year existence to work on diverse projects ranging from road construction to experimental theatre.
The Milwaukee Handicrafts Project, or MHP, was a project of the WPA active from November 1935 to 1943. The MHP was the brainchild of Harriet Clinton, the district director of the WomenÃs Unit of the WPA in Milwaukee County, who was looking for a way to employ unskilled women on relief rolls. She got the idea to teach these women handicrafts, so she reached out to Elsa Ulbricht, an art instructor at Milwaukee TeacherÃs College. Ulbricht took her idea and ran with it, creating a program that trained these unskilled women, providing them with useful skills that would allow them to eventually join the workforce as skilled workers.
This bold plan worked even better than expected. The women of the MHP were often tragically underqualified for any job when they arrived, often illiterate, unable to speak English, and incapable many skills, even those considered as basic as sewing. With the help of UlbrichtÃs designer-foremen--who were primarily UlbrichtÃs former students at Milwaukee TeacherÃs College--they quickly learned a variety of handicrafts with such great success that the MHP experienced an extremely high turnover as women left for successful careers in industry jobs. MHPÃs success was due in part to the openness of the program and focus on treating workers with respect. One notable example of this is when a group of African-American women joined the program, the governmentÃs intention was for them to be segregated and work in a different space. However, Mary Kellogg, the programÃs art director, put her foot down and insisted they be integrated. This group of women ended up being some of the most skilled workers in the MHP, as they had been passed over for skilled work WPA projects due to their race, and they quickly became integral members of the program.
Eventually, the MHP grew to include eleven units: the bookbinding unit, the block printing unit, the screenprinting unit, the weaving unit, the rug unit, the appliquÈ unit, the doll unit, the cloth toy unit, the costume unit, the wood unit, and the furniture unit. All of these products were available to public institutions for the price of materials, and they were extremely popular due to their quality and variety. In fact, many MHP pieces are still in use in public institutions in Wisconsin and around the country. The wide usage of the products of the MHP speaks for itself as to how powerful this innovative project was in the way it gave these initially unskilled workers skills, dignity, and a way to make a useful contribution during difficult times.
Block-printed designs on textiles, such was the present lot, were a popular product from the MHP. The block-printed textiles created by the MHP were used for book covers, curtains, and wall hangings for many schools and institutions. These portfolios were used to display exemplary designs of block printing for use in high schools and colleges as well as for training and inspiration purposes within the WPA.
Height: 32 1/2 in x width: 34 1/4 in.
Condition:
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- American monogrammist, WHC, 12"
American monogrammist, WHC, 12" x 10" o/c, Family at Blacksmith Shop, probably a Wilmington, DE scene Estimate $100-200
- FOUR WPA PUPPETS. American 2nd
FOUR WPA PUPPETS. American 2nd quarter-20th century. Papier mache faces with wooden arms and legs. Machine sewn clothing with tags ''State-Wide Museum Extension Philadelphia Unit W.P.A.'' Some wear. Average 20''h.
- HANS WATZEK (1843-1908): POPLARS
HANS WATZEK (1843-1908): POPLARS AND CLOUDS Photogravure 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (sight).
- WILLIAM PERRY Pottery vase Free
WILLIAM PERRY Pottery vase Free form clay vase, with green glaze, signed 'WP' on bottom. H: 6 in.
- WELLER POTTERY, HUDSON LINE VASE,
WELLER POTTERY, HUDSON LINE VASE, ARTIST SIGNED First quarter 20th c., American, polychrome decorated ceramic, decorated with pink and white chrysanthemums on a gradating blue ground, initialed "HP" for Hester Pillsbury, incised "Weller" to underside, 10"h x 5"dia
- P.W. SIGNED CHARCOAL PORTRAITDESCRIPTION:
P.W. SIGNED CHARCOAL PORTRAITDESCRIPTION: P.W. signed charcoal on paper portrait. Features the portrait image of a male figure. Pencil signed lower right: "P.W." mounted in a carved wood frame.
CIRCA: Early to Mid 20th Cent.
ORIGIN: Continental
DIMENSIONS: (Image) H: 19.5" x L: 15" (Framed) H: 31" x L: 26.75"
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- PSALMS AND HYMNS BY WATTPsalms
PSALMS AND HYMNS BY WATTPsalms and Hymns. Author: Watt. Publisher: London: Houlston and Stoneman.
- Pennsylvania watercolor portrait
Pennsylvania watercolor portrait of William Thompson 1762-1829 seated at a table in a Windsor chair 8 3/4" x 6 1/2". ?
- William Parry. vessel. c. 1950,
William Parry. vessel. c. 1950, glazed stoneware. 13 h × 10 w × 7½ d in. estimate: $1,000–1,500. Incised signature to underside and to one opening ‘WP’. Partial original paper label.
- W.P.M. Porcelain Figurine of a
W.P.M. Porcelain Figurine of a RussianWolfhound 12'' tall 14'' long circa 1900.
- G. H. BLAIR (AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH
G. H. BLAIR (AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY) 7 ½" x 5" "Walt Whitman", 1922. Oil on panel, inscribed verso "Walt Whitman GH Blair, 82 Copeland St. Roxbury, Mass", gilt mat in a black frame, overall 13" x 10 ¼".
- Weller Hudson vase with white and
Weller Hudson vase with white and pink rose decoration on a blue background by Hester Pillsbury (signed HP). Marked Weller in script. Mint. 7'' tall.
- WPA SCHOOL, OIL ON CANVAS, 1946
WPA SCHOOL, OIL ON CANVAS, 1946 F. Puntelli (American, 20th c.), Public Pool, signed lower right, 31"h x 21"w (canvas), 34"h x 24"w (frame)
- G.W. MICHAS, (2) POP ART PRESIDENTIAL
G.W. MICHAS, (2) POP ART PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAITS G.W. Michas (American, 20th c.), c. 1978, color ink on paper, mirror and reverse-color image portraits of Warren G. Harding and Woodrow Wilson, each pencil signed, titled and numbered 3/50 along lower margins, aluminum slat framed under glass, each 32"h x 16"w
- Two Pennsylvania child's Windsor
Two Pennsylvania child's Windsor chairs ca. 1805 stamped Love and P.M. ?
- WARD PATTERSON, GREEK WARRIORS
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- WORK ON PAPER, WILLIAM T. WILEY
WORK ON PAPER, WILLIAM T. WILEY William T. Wiley (American, b. 1947), Untitled (Having a Nice Stay), charcoal rubbing with pencil and colored pencil, signed "Sir Vant" lower right, inscribed lower left/right, sheet (unframed): 24"h x 18"w
- AFTER PHILIPS WOUWERMAN PAINTING
AFTER PHILIPS WOUWERMAN PAINTING ON PANEL CAVALRYFramed oil on panel painting, Cavalry Battle, initialed lower left PW, after Philips Wouwerman (Dutch, 1619-1668), panel split and braced, sight: approx 8.25"h, 11.5"w, overall: 10.75"h, 14"w, 1lbs **Provenance: from the estate of a German antiques dealer who immigrated to the United States post World War II**
- EMIL HOLZHAUER W/C, WPA TENEMENT
EMIL HOLZHAUER W/C, WPA TENEMENT HOUSES, LIKELY SOUTHER...Emil Eugen Holzhauer (German/American, 1887-1986) 1930s watercolor painting depicting a street scene, likely Southern, with closely spaced houses. Signed lower right. Unframed, 15" x 22 1/4". Artist biography (from The Johnson Collection): "Emil Eugen Holzhauer was born in Schwabisch-Gmund, Germany. In 1906, he moved to New York City without a job, money, or any knowledge of the English language. He initially worked in manufacturing plants to support himself and save money for art instruction. After settling into his adopted city, Holzhauer registered for night classes at the New York School of Art in 1909 where he studied with Robert Henri. Henri, a Social Realist, was a passionate and energetic teacher. He stressed the importance of painting from a personal point of view and urged his students to develop a uniquely American art, one based on their own individual experiences and perspectives. Henri remained an inspiration for Holzhauer throughout his career and the two men became close friends. In 1913, Holzhauer attended the famed Armory Show and was inspired by the work of the American and European modernists. He held his first solo exhibition in 1915 and exhibited regularly in New York, both individually and as part of a group, over the next ten years. In the summer of 1932, he began to teach art at a summer camp in upstate New York and found teaching to be a rewarding and gratifying experience. In 1938, he briefly taught at a junior college in New York State, before moving south to Asheville, North Carolina. In 1942, he became an art professor at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. Throughout the 1930s, Holzhauer became identified with the American Scene movement in art, and the scenes that he painted while in the South are among his best-known. The subjects were often homes and neighborhoods of the working class. The images are quiet glances into a private world. He often chose narrow side streets or back alleys and portrayed the dilapidated buildings in a simple non-judgmental way. He neither idealized his subject nor romanticized it, but rather found beauty in simple scenes from daily life. During the late 1940s and into the 1950s, Holzhauer began to move into a more expressive and less realistic style. The color became more intense and less true to nature, and his figures became more stylized. In 1953, Holzhauer retired from his professorship at Wesleyan. He and his wife moved to Florida where he held several exhibitions. He continued to travel and paint until 1972 when his eyesight began to fail. Holzhauer died just before his hundredth birthday in 1986."
Condition:
Light toning to front, pinholes at each corner; tape residue with acid burn to back, overall good condition.
- WORK ON PAPER, WILLIAM WOOD William
WORK ON PAPER, WILLIAM WOOD William Wood (American, b. 1960), Untitled, 1999, oil on paper, signed and dated verso, paper: 15"h x 11.5"w, overall (with frame): 23"h x 19.5"w. Provenance: Danese Gallery, New York. Proceeds from the sale to benefit Make It Home.
- Weller Hudson floral vase by Hester
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- PAIR OF PENNSYLVANIA CHALKWARE
PAIR OF PENNSYLVANIA CHALKWARE WHIPPETS, 19TH C.Pair of Pennsylvania chalkware whippets, 19th c. , 7 3/4" h., 10 3/4" w. Provenance: Harry Hartman.
- Paul Hermann Wagner (German 1852-1937)
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- W. W. Harding, Philadelphia, \"Universal
W. W. Harding, Philadelphia, \"Universal Photograph Album\" and Three Daguerreotypes, the album third quarter 19th century, containing forty-one carte-de-visite photographs and daguerreotypes, many of them of children, l. 6\", w. 5\", the trio of daguerreotypes consisting of a gem-cased daguerreotype of an appealing lad in a top hat, third quarter 19th century, a larger gem-cased daguerreotype of a young girl seated with hand-colored flowers in her hair, and a smaller gem-cased daguerreotype of a bearded man in a plaid shirt, also third quarter 19th century (four pieces).
- W.S. Woodward (American mid 20th
W.S. Woodward (American mid 20th c.) oil on canvas of a country inn signed lower right and dated 1946 11 1/4" x 14 3/4". ?
- E. O. Pinhey (Continental, Early
E. O. Pinhey (Continental, Early 20th Century) Windsor from the Thames. Watercolor on paper, signed at the lower left, titled and dated 1905 at the lower right, the paper size approx. 10" x 14", floated in the matting and framed under glass overall approx. 16-1/2" x 20-1/2".
- WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES (WASHINGTON,
WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES (WASHINGTON, D.C./ILLINOIS, 1846-1933), "HARBOR SCENE THROUGH WISTERIA"., OIL ON BOARD, 14" X 18". FRAMED 26" X 30".WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES, Washington, D.C./Illinois, 1846-1933, "Harbor Scene through Wisteria". Unsigned. Identified on gallery label verso. Dimensions: Oil on board, 14" x 18". Framed 26" x 30". Provenance: Debra Force Fine Art, New York.
- Paul Wehr (American, 1914-1973)
Paul Wehr (American, 1914-1973) Railroad station WPA black and white lithograph with original sketch 11" x 16 1/2"
- Pennsylvania writing arm Windsor
Pennsylvania writing arm Windsor chair ca. 1825 retaining a green surface with a floral decorated crest. ?