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OWEN GROMME PRINTS

• Owen J. Gromme American 1896-1991
  Owen J. Gromme American 1896-1991 Two Grouse color screenprint ed. 107/950 signed ''Owen J. Gromme'' lr 20 1/4 x 27 in. framed Estimate $ 70-100 Paintings have not been examined by blacklight.
• OWEN GROMME FRAMED PRINT -
  OWEN GROMME FRAMED PRINT - GOSHAWK AND YOUNG. Offset lithograph signed in pencil lower right and numbered lower left 61/850; Published by Wild Wings Inc. Lake City MN and Owen Gromme; Frame: 27.50'' x 31'' 17.75'' x 22'' Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is
• Owen J. Gromme Print ''By the
  Owen J. Gromme Print ''By the Roadside ruffled Grouse'' pencil signed and dated 22'' x 17''
• Owen J. Gromme Print
  Owen J. Gromme Print ''Approaching Storm -Whooping Cranes'' image area 18'' x 27'' from endangered species series with certificate and stamp excellent unframed pencil signed and numbered
• OWEN GROMME (1896-1991)Passenger
  OWEN GROMME (1896-1991)Passenger Pigeon, 1986 signed and dated "© O.J. Gromme.'86." lower left oil on canvas, 16 by 20 in. Owen Gromme was born in Wisconsin in 1896 and spent much of his childhood hunting in the wetlands and forests near his home. Gromme made his career as the curator of birds and mammals at the Milwaukee Public Museum, staying in this position for over four decades. In this capacity, he traveled across the United States and to Africa documenting the wildlife he encountered. Although he was a high school dropout, by the time of his death in 1991 Owen Gromme had received five honorary doctorates. He also wrote and illustrated "Birds of Wisconsin." Known for his conservation ethos, Gromme's paintings reflect his love of the outdoors.
• Owen J. Gromme Print ''Distant
  Owen J. Gromme Print ''Distant Thunder -Passenger Pigeons'' image area 16'' x 25'' pencil signed and numbered with certificate and stamp excellent unframed
• Owen J. Gromme Print
  Owen J. Gromme Print ''TrumpterSwans - A New Beginning'' with certificate and stamp pencial signed and numbered excellent unframed image area 18'' x 25-1/2''
• OWEN J. GROMME (1896-1991)Rising
  OWEN J. GROMME (1896-1991)Rising Black Ducks, 1962 signed and dated "O.J. Gromme 62" lower left oil on canvas, 18 by 24 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Wisconsin
• OWEN J. GROMME (1896-1991)Wild
  OWEN J. GROMME (1896-1991)Wild Turkeys, 1943 signed and dated "Owen Gromme 43" lower right oil on canvas, 30 by 24 in. The successful reintroduction of the wild turkey to nearly the entirety of its historical range of North America is one of the great conservation stories of the last century. The onslaught of this majestic bird began with the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. The number of wild turkey at the time of their arrival was, by some estimations, as many as ten million birds. Clear-cutting, a common practice in the colonies, destroyed the forests where the turkey made its home. As a result of the loss of its habitat, by 1700 local bird populations had dwindled. Benjamin Franklin was an early admirer of the wild turkey and in a letter to his daughter in 1784, he pronounced his displeasure over the choice of the bald eagle as the national bird instead of the iridescent bronze game bird. John James Audubon (1785-1851) reported seeing wild turkeys by the hundreds along the Upper Mississippi in 1810. By 1951 the entire population in North America was estimated at a little over 300,000 birds with a legal annual harvest in fifteen states of 47,000 birds. This clearly unsustainable quota placed the bird in dire straits. Due to the tireless effort of conservation groups and hunters around the country, by 1999 the wild turkey population had rebounded to over five million birds, present in forty-nine of the fifty United States. This work, completed in 1943, was painted at a time when turkey stocks were at near collapse. The Spanish moss in the background places the work in the South, which due to its extensive habitat, was one of the wild turkey’s last bastions for the surviving population. Owen Gromme was born in Wisconsin in 1896, and he spent much of his childhood hunting in the wetlands and forests near his home. Gromme made his career as the Curator of Birds and Mammals at the Milwaukee Public Museum, staying in this position for over four decades. In this capacity, he traveled across the United States, as well as to Africa, documenting the wildlife he encountered. Although he was a high-school dropout, by the time of his death in 1991 Owen Gromme had received five honorary doctorates, as well as published "Birds of Wisconsin," which he also illustrated. Known for his conservation activism, his paintings reflect his love of the outdoors. Provenance: Private Collection, Georgia Private Collection, Wisconsin, acquired from the Sporting Sale 2011, lot 24 Literature: James E. Cardoza, "The Wild Turkey: An Astonishing Success Story," MA, 2002.
• Owen Jones (1809-1874) The
  Owen Jones (1809-1874) The Grammar of Ornament 30 chromolithographs from the 1856 edition 22 in. x 14 1/2 in.; and 60 plates from the 1865 octavo edition sheets 13 1/4 in. x 9 in; together with 15 misc. prints of ornament and interiors.
• OWEN J. GROMME (1896-1991)Horicon
  OWEN J. GROMME (1896-1991)Horicon Marsh - Canada Geese, 1949 signed "Owen J. Gromme" lower right oil on canvas, 29 3/4 by 39 3/4 in. According to the Webster family, “The Horicon Marsh was fairly close to where Owen [Gromme] lived, and he was a big supporter of conservation efforts there. Each fall upwards of 200,000 Canada geese migrate through, and Owen was fond of telling stories of his painting research outings, and the clouds of geese that darkened the skies." Bill Webster writes, “[I] was amazed at all the Canada geese in one painting and the different attitudes of the birds. Owen had built a wooden goose model with wire between the wooden pieces. Dad thought that was amazing because Owen could manipulate the model to show the bird in different stages of flight.” In his notes on “Horicon Marsh - Canada Geese,” Bill Webster discusses how he acquired the painting, saying, “In the Late 1960’s, exact date unknown, but probably before founding Wild Wings in 1967, I received a phone call from an elderly Mrs. Nick Kahler. She explained that someone told her I buy paintings by Owen J. Gromme. Her husband, the owner of the two largest Sports Shows in the country, Minneapolis and Kansas City, had recently passed away, and she had moved from a large home in the suburbs to a high rise condominium in downtown Minneapolis; and in the closet taking up a lot of room was a large painting of ducks or geese by Owen J. Gromme that her husband bought from Mr. Gromme in 1947 or 1948. It was a good fit in their big house, but she didn’t want it nor had any room to hang it in her new apartment. "I arranged to stop within a few days and look at it. Which I did, as having met Owen via the WBW 'knock on the door' introduction, a few years earlier, I was anxious to see the painting. Up on the 17th floor and this time a knock on Mrs. Kahler’s door which she promptly opened and ushered me in. Then pulled the painting out of the closet, and much to my surprise was the Horicon Marsh-Canada Geese original oil that on one of my visits with Owen earlier he told me about the painting he literally worked on all one summer, 30” x 40” with over 120 geese some standing some flying. At the time he didn’t tell me who it was painted for but the minute I saw it I knew this was the painting, which he had sold for $500. And would never do another one with that many birds in it, nor he said would any other artist as it was far too much work for what he sold it for. "I asked Mrs. Kahler what the price was, and she said, 'Nick probably paid $500 for it, and if you’ll haul it out of here right now for that, it’s all yours.' "I’m sure that in a lifetime of buying and selling, this 10 minutes was by far the quickest to 'seal a deal' for a painting. I had it cleaned and varnished, and have spent 40 plus years thoroughly enjoying it hanging on the wall and seeing the painting every time I walk in my office.” Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kahler William B. Webster III Collection, purchased from the above Private Collection, Wisconsin, acquired from The Winter Sale 2016, lot 46 Exhibited: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, "Wisconsin Outdoor Exposition," Sept 10-18, 1949. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, "A Retrospective Exhibition, The Wildlife Art of Owen J. Gromme," The Milwaukee Public Museum, June 6-16, 1980. Literature: Fred Ott, "The Milwaukee Public Museum Presents a Retrospective Exhibition, The Wildlife Art of Owen J. Gromme," Milwaukee, WI, 1980, p. 11, illustrated.
• JONES Owen. ''The Grammar of
  JONES Owen. ''The Grammar of Ornament.'' 1856 Folioof 100 Chromolithographs. Drawn on stone by F. Bedford. Published by Day and Son London. Owen Jones British Architect/Designer 1809 - 1874. From the home of a New Rochelle NY designer. Condition: Possibly re-bound. Cover pages with some creasing and dog-eared corners some with losses to corners. Some pages with rough edges or slight tears to margins some discoloration/staining to margins. Lithographs in overall good condition with strong colors. Occasional pencil annotations throughout as this was used as a reference book for 2 generations of designers.
• PRINTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF
  PRINTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ALBERT GROLLPhotogravures, engravings and etchings. After artists Henry Wolf, Eugene Higgins, Oliver Hall, William Shuster, Jack Van Ryder, Karl Lorenz Rettich, Charles Pinet, Wilhelm Frank. 2 prints after Albrecht Durer. 1 print after Arnold Bocklin. Henry Wolf engraving signed in pencil lower left. Jack Van Ryder etching signed in the plate and dated 1929. Oliver Hall dry point engraving signed in the plate and titled Windy Day lower left with The Studio London blind stamp lower right. Man against a wall lithograph signed in the plate L Morow. Photogravure of a landscape with Eastman WD Platinum blind stamp lower left. George Otis Hamlin Christmas card etching signed and dated in the plate John Sloan 1925. Rue Damiette and Fontaine Du Gros Horloge with artist credit lower right, Eau Forte Par Ch. Pinet. Wilhelm Frank self portrait etching signed in pencil lower right. Karl Rettich engraving: Plate: 9 3/4" x 7. Paper: 13 1/2" x 10". Wear to corners, tears to margins. Toning to paper. From the Estate of Albert Groll.
• OWEN SEVEMPTEWA: HOPI CLOWN BOY
  OWEN SEVEMPTEWA: HOPI CLOWN BOY Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 in. (sheet) signed numbered 28/50 dated 1973.
• GRAHAM SUTHERLAND, TWO-COLOR
  GRAHAM SUTHERLAND, TWO-COLOR LITHOGRAPH, 1957 Graham Vivian Sutherland (British,1903-1980), "Hanging Form and Owl", on wove paper, pencil signed, dated and numbered 2/25 lower right, printed by Fernand Mourlot, published by Berggruen & Cie, Paris, mounted to cardboard backing, loose and unframed, 20"h x 26"w (sheet)
• Graham Clark (born 1941) - Three
  Graham Clark (born 1941) - Three artists proof coloured etchings - ''Reg's Vegs'' ''Woodman'' and ''Dewdrop'' and a limited edition print - ''Rifleman'' (41 of 500) each 5.25ins x 6.75ins in modern frame and glazed
• Owen Jones The Grammar of
  Owen Jones The Grammar of Ornament 1856 first edition large folio (22 in. x 14 1/2 in.) published by Day and Son London 100 chromolithographs plus decorative title page original three-quarter morocco with decorative gilt-stamped morocco title panel mounted on cover conforming decorative spine. Provenance: First pastedown bears the ex-libris of Edward Montagu Stuart Granville Earl of Wharncliffe.
• John Piper (1903-1992) printer's
  John Piper (1903-1992) printer's proof print The Grotto Halswell Somerset signed in pencil 19 x 25in. Estimate ?700-1 000 Good strong colours clean white borders slight undulation of paper. No faults noted. Pale green cloth covered mount and slim gilt frame. FURTHER IMAGES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT WWW.GORRINGES.CO.UK Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. 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. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?550
• Mackenzie Thorpe (b. 1956)
  Mackenzie Thorpe (b. 1956) lithograph 'Owen & Chloe' signed in pencil 52/65 22 x 17in. Estimate ?250-350 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. 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. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?240
• ORI GERSHT, CHROMOGENIC PRINT, 2003
  ORI GERSHT, CHROMOGENIC PRINT, 2003 Ori Gersht (Israeli, b. 1967), "Ghost-Olive No. 1", Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum, No. 2 from an edition of 6, gallery label verso, 39.25"h x 32"w (print), 40.5"h x 33.25"w (frame)
• Michael G. Owen Jr. (American/Texas
  Michael G. Owen Jr. (American/Texas 1915-1976) "Opek" ink wash on paper unsigned 10 1/4 in. x 14 1/2 in.; together with a handwritten artist's biography sight 24 3/8 in. x 19 1/8 in. matted and framed together.
• Owen Bowen (1837-1967) oil on
  Owen Bowen (1837-1967) oil on canvasboard Wharfedale signed 12 x 16in. Estimate ?200-300 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. 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. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?340
• PRINTS, ROBERT GRAHAM (lot of 4)
  PRINTS, ROBERT GRAHAM (lot of 4) Robert Graham (American, 1938-2008), Nudes, 1993, lithographs, each pencil signed and dated lower center, sheet (each): 15"h x 10.75"w, overall (with frame (each): 20"h x 16"w
• Dame Elizabeth Frink (1930-1993)
  Dame Elizabeth Frink (1930-1993) etching with aquatint in colours Snowy owl from six owls (Wiseman 116) 1977 on BFK Rives paper signed in pencil and numbered 50/75 Waddington Galleries label verso 35 x 24in. Estimate ?800-1 200 Overall in fair- good condition. Paper not stuck down and showing slight undulation at the bottom. 4 square patch marks showing all with half way into the margins where the work has been tabbed down. Any signs of dirt are on the perspex rather than the work itself no other faults noted. Marlborough gallery label verso. Slim chrome frame FURTHER IMAGES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT WWW.GORRINGES.CO.UK Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. 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. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?1 100
• Robert Emmett Owen (1878-1957,
  Robert Emmett Owen (1878-1957, NY/CT/MA) artist winter landscape mounted in a gilt frame. 15.5" x 19.5"ss / 22.25" x 26.25"oa Condition: Relined.
• F John Owen (20th
  F John Owen (20th Century)/Beaudesert Park School/watercolour, 21.5cm x 15cm and/Jane Lampard (British Contemporary)/Cotswold Escarpment from Rose Hill School/limited edition print 53 of 150, 24.5cm x 34.5cm
• TWO R.C. GORMAN PRINTS OF WOMEN.
  TWO R.C. GORMAN PRINTS OF WOMEN. American, 1932-2005. Pencil signed offset lithographs. Woman with turquoise earrings. Cracked glass. 25.25"h. 23.75"w. And woman wrapped in blanket. Also signed and dated 1981 on plate. 22"h. 28"w. Framed sizes.
• PRINTS, HENRY EVANS (lot of 2)
  PRINTS, HENRY EVANS (lot of 2) Henry Evans (American, 1918-1990), "Madrone", 1989; "Oats", 1977, lithographs, first pencil signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, second pencil signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, first edition 58/104, second edition 194/250, first sheet (unframed): 13"h x 20"w, second sheet (unframed): 20"h x 13"w
• Chris Orr - limited edition
  Chris Orr - limited edition colour print - A Short History of Motoring' 30ins x 23ins signed and dated 1990 (unframed) a ditto colour print - 'Mozart and Handel in the Bower' 23ins x 30ins signed and dated 1996 and a quantity of artists proof prints various (all unframed)
• Graham Clarke (b. 1941) thirteen
  Graham Clarke (b. 1941) thirteen coloured etchings with aquatint History of England Edition A signed in pencil and numbered 73/200 17 x 13.5in. Estimate ?1 000-1 500 13 prints are in the lot representing the set as catalogued these comprise: Going West 87/200 Men of Kent 175/200 Jolly Good Robin Hood 38/200 Steamers 45/200 Fire Works 83/200 Ready Sir 73/200 Albert All 145/200 Waterloo Volunteers 76/200 Romans Do 93/200 Rufus Spratling Chronicle 101/200 Good Lord 88/200 The Wooden O AP Canters Chaucebury 53/200 All in very good clean condition with cream mounts and silvered frames. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. 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. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?1 250
• Laura Owens b.1970. Untitled.
  Laura Owens b.1970. Untitled. inkjet print and Flashe vinyl paint on Gampi. 19½ h × 16¼ w in. result: $845. estimate: $800–1,200. Signed and numbered to lower right ‘L Owens 52/100’. This work is number 52 from the edition of 100 plus 2 artist proofs.
• THRITEEN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN
  THRITEEN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PRINTS, SIX LOOSE AND SEVEN IN PORTFOLIO, INCLUDING SILKSCREENS AND LITHOGRAPHS BY GERRY KREGER 59TH...Thriteen contemporary American prints, six loose and seven in portfolio, including silkscreens and lithographs by Gerry Kreger 59th Street Bridge, most all signed (some indistinctly) and titled, all with wear consistent with age and may have minor damages such as loss to border, small tears, pinholes, toning, mat burn, etc., sold as is, largest size: 28 1/4" h. x 21" w.
• After Graham Smith/British Field
  After Graham Smith/British Field Sports Society poster/colour print, 55cm x 40.5cm and a Lionel Edwards print depicting the Quorn
• Frank Reynolds (1876-1953) - Eleven
  Frank Reynolds (1876-1953) - Eleven hand coloured prints - Golfing scenes various sizes each approximately 8ins x 6ins (all mounted but unframed)
• ROBERT OWEN OIL ON CANVAS
  ROBERT OWEN OIL ON CANVAS (California/Washington born 1930) Clown tugging a reluctant winged mule surrounded by laughing faces. 36'' by 48''. Signed Robert Owen lower right. In gilt wood and gesso frame.
• MARCEL GROMAIRE (FRANCE, 1892-1971)
  MARCEL GROMAIRE (FRANCE, 1892-1971) "Nu, 1944", india pen and ink on paper, signed and dated lower left, in gold molded frame, matted and glazed, OS: 18 1/2" x 22", SS: 10" x 12 1/2" sheet, lightly toned.