A few examples of appraisal values for
PIONEER WOMAN

• 3 PC. MISC. LOT OF PATINATED
  3 PC. MISC. LOT OF PATINATED METAL FIGURAL ITEMS 3 piece misc. lot of patinated metal figural items consisting of a pair of patinated metal figures of the pioneer woman; along with a bookend with peasants marked Angelus; 9"H 4?W 4.5?D
• Marie Madeline Seebold Molinary
  Marie Madeline Seebold Molinary (American/New Orleans 1866-1948) "Holy Name of Jesus Church from Audubon Park New Orleans" oil on canvas signed lower left 18 in. x 12 1/4 in. in a giltwood frame. Note: In 1884 the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition brought the Arts and Crafts movement to New Orleans. Held on the site that is now Audubon Park the Exposition included many works by women including pottery needlework fabrics and furniture. That same year the Woodward brothers came to New Orleans and began to develop what would become the Newcomb Art School; they had been recruited by Tulane University President William Johnston. The presence of these remarkable artists in the city inextricably linked the Arts and Crafts Movement New Orleans Tulane University and Audubon Park. Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary was a pioneer woman artist in New Orleans and the second female member of the Artists' Association of New Orleans to which William and Ellsworth Woodward also belonged. Painting scenes of Audubon Park would have been a popular activity for any New Orleans artist particularly those associated with Newcomb as Tulane University is directly across St. Charles Avenue from the park. Fellow artists Ellsworth Woodward and Robert Bledsoe Mayfield both painted landscapes from similar vantage points as the current lot including the lagoon in the park and the tower of Holy Name of Jesus Church in the background. The inclusion of Holy Name's tower dates this painting to after the church's rebuilding which took place between 1913 and 1918. Marie Madeline Seebold Molinary's father Frederic William Emile Seebold was a well-known art connoisseur who owned a gallery on Carondelet Street between 1913-1918. It is very easy to posit that the Seebold family home and gallery were the nexus of the vibrant art community of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in New Orleans. Almost every celebrated artist who visited New Orleans came to the Seebold home or gallery during this time period fostering a creative environment for his children who were both artists. Reference: Mahé et al. Encyclopedia of New Orleans Artists 1718-1918. New Orleans The Historic New Orleans Collection 1987.