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Untitled (image of a banana flower)

Untitled (image of a banana flower)

  • Artist Georgia O'Keeffe
  • Date 1934
  • Materials  Charcoal on paper
  • Dimensions 21 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches
  • Estimate 100,000 to $150,000

Purchased directly from the artist in 1948 by the Equity Organization's arts staff, this framed charcoal on paper by Georgia O'Keefe is a prime example of her powers of observation and keen understanding of lines and composition. Along with other fine art, antique furniture, and decorative arts, this piece will be available at Weschler's Sept. 13 Capital Collections sale.

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Woods in Winter

Woods in Winter

  • Artist Louis Rémy Mignot
  • Location New York
  • Date 1861
  • Materials  Oil on wood panel
  • Dimensions 11x16
  • Estimate $20,000 to $40,000

Louis Rémy Mignot was born in Charleston, South Carolina and studied painting in the Netherlands. Upon returning to the United States, he was embraced by the Hudson River School and was a friend and rival of Frederic Edwin Church. Mignot’s romantic landscapes span continents, seasons, and sentiments. This framed painting is being sold to benefit a Southeastern institution and will be available at Leland Little's fall auction Sept. 21.

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Eight Panel Korean Tiger Hunt Screen

Eight Panel Korean Tiger Hunt Screen

  • Artist Unknown
  • Location Korea
  • Date 19th Century
  • Materials  Ink and colors on paper
  • Dimensions 69x117
  • Estimate $5,000 to $10,000

This exceptional Korean eight-panel screen is decorated with the tiger hunt theme popular during the 19th century. The painting exemplifies the bravery and skill of the hunters, finely depicted in fashionable attire and bearing elaborate banners in pursuit of tigers, foxes, boars, and deer across a rocky landscape. The eight painted panels were acquired in the 1970s and cleaned, conserved, and mounted in the traditional Korean style.
 Available at Leland Little's Sept. 21 fall auction.

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Styka Family at Carnac Beach, Brittany

Styka Family at Carnac Beach, Brittany

  • Artist Tadeusz Styka
  • Location France
  • Date 1920
  • Materials  Oil on board
  • Dimensions 17 3/8 x 20 3/4
  • Estimate $3,000 to $6,000

Polish painter Tadeusz Styka was born to an artistic family—both his father, Jan Styka, and his brother, Adam, were accomplished artists. Tadeusz was a widely sought after society portraitist, and this painting is a refreshing and charming depiction of his own family at play in the waters off the coast of France. Available at Leland Little's fall auction, Sept. 21.

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The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

  • Artist Henry Scott Tuke
  • Location London
  • Date 1919
  • Materials  Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions 20x14 inches
  • Estimate $73,000 to $97,000

The figure in this painting by artist Henry Scott Tuke is Charlie Mitchell, who was Tuke's chief boat handler and one of the artist's most regular models. The title comes from the inclusion of St. Anthony's Lighthouse, which can be seen at a distance. This work is signed and dated by the artist and will be available at Bonham's 19th Century European, Victorian, and Impressionist Art auction Sept. 26.

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War Pony bronze

War Pony bronze

  • Artist Allan Houser
  • Location Santa Fe
  • Date 1978
  • Materials  Bronze
  • Dimensions 20x14 inches
  • Estimate $20,000 to $40,000

From 1962 to 1975, Allan Houser taught sculpture at the Institute of the American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, eventually becoming the head of the sculpture department. During that period, and following, the artist was prolific, producing a variety of figures and busts in bronze, steel, and other metals. "War Pony" represents Houser's synthesis between natural forms and the abstract and will be available at Bonham's Modern Native American Art sale Sept. 16 in Los Angeles.

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Untitled (horse)

Untitled (horse)

  • Artist Maqbool Fida Husain
  • Location India
  • Date Unkown
  • Materials  Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions 20x14 inches
  • Estimate $80,000 to $120,000

Regarded as one of India's preeminent modern artists, Maqbool Fida Husain was prolific with his horse paintings, as well as other subjects. Influenced by ancient Chinese depictions of equines, Husain signed this work and also inscribed it with Chinese letters. Available from a private collection at Christie's Sept. 11 South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale.

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Head of a Woman

Head of a Woman

  • Artist Francis Newton Souza
  • Date 1956
  • Dimensions 38 x 28 inches
  • Estimate $180,000 to $250,000

Signed and dated by the artist, this piece was acquired by the seller directly from painter Francis Newton Souza during the height of his career. The work will be available at Christie's South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale Sept. 11.

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Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirits of the Dead)

Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirits of the Dead)

  • Artist Paul Gauguin
  • Date 1893-1894
  • Materials  Woodcut prints on Japan paper
  • Dimensions 38 x 28 inches
  • Estimate $30,450 to $42,630

This page from Paul Gauguin's manuscript NOA NOA depicts how the artist, returning home late one night to his Tahitian village, discovered his mistress Tehamana overcome by a nightmare. Available at Christie's Prints and Multiples auction Sept. 18 in London.

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Untitled (image of a banana flower)

Untitled (image of a banana flower)

  • Artist Georgia O'Keeffe
  • Date 1934
  • Materials  Charcoal on paper
  • Dimensions 21 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches
  • Estimate 100,000 to $150,000

Purchased directly from the artist in 1948 by the Equity Organization's arts staff, this framed charcoal on paper by Georgia O'Keefe is a prime example of her powers of observation and keen understanding of lines and composition. Along with other fine art, antique furniture, and decorative arts, this piece will be available at Weschler's Sept. 13 Capital Collections sale.

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Woods in Winter

Woods in Winter

  • Artist Louis Rémy Mignot
  • Location New York
  • Date 1861
  • Materials  Oil on wood panel
  • Dimensions 11x16
  • Estimate $20,000 to $40,000

Louis Rémy Mignot was born in Charleston, South Carolina and studied painting in the Netherlands. Upon returning to the United States, he was embraced by the Hudson River School and was a friend and rival of Frederic Edwin Church. Mignot’s romantic landscapes span continents, seasons, and sentiments. This framed painting is being sold to benefit a Southeastern institution and will be available at Leland Little's fall auction Sept. 21.

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Eight Panel Korean Tiger Hunt Screen

Eight Panel Korean Tiger Hunt Screen

  • Artist Unknown
  • Location Korea
  • Date 19th Century
  • Materials  Ink and colors on paper
  • Dimensions 69x117
  • Estimate $5,000 to $10,000

This exceptional Korean eight-panel screen is decorated with the tiger hunt theme popular during the 19th century. The painting exemplifies the bravery and skill of the hunters, finely depicted in fashionable attire and bearing elaborate banners in pursuit of tigers, foxes, boars, and deer across a rocky landscape. The eight painted panels were acquired in the 1970s and cleaned, conserved, and mounted in the traditional Korean style.
 Available at Leland Little's Sept. 21 fall auction.

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Styka Family at Carnac Beach, Brittany

Styka Family at Carnac Beach, Brittany

  • Artist Tadeusz Styka
  • Location France
  • Date 1920
  • Materials  Oil on board
  • Dimensions 17 3/8 x 20 3/4
  • Estimate $3,000 to $6,000

Polish painter Tadeusz Styka was born to an artistic family—both his father, Jan Styka, and his brother, Adam, were accomplished artists. Tadeusz was a widely sought after society portraitist, and this painting is a refreshing and charming depiction of his own family at play in the waters off the coast of France. Available at Leland Little's fall auction, Sept. 21.

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The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

  • Artist Henry Scott Tuke
  • Location London
  • Date 1919
  • Materials  Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions 20x14 inches
  • Estimate $73,000 to $97,000

The figure in this painting by artist Henry Scott Tuke is Charlie Mitchell, who was Tuke's chief boat handler and one of the artist's most regular models. The title comes from the inclusion of St. Anthony's Lighthouse, which can be seen at a distance. This work is signed and dated by the artist and will be available at Bonham's 19th Century European, Victorian, and Impressionist Art auction Sept. 26.

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War Pony bronze

War Pony bronze

  • Artist Allan Houser
  • Location Santa Fe
  • Date 1978
  • Materials  Bronze
  • Dimensions 20x14 inches
  • Estimate $20,000 to $40,000

From 1962 to 1975, Allan Houser taught sculpture at the Institute of the American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, eventually becoming the head of the sculpture department. During that period, and following, the artist was prolific, producing a variety of figures and busts in bronze, steel, and other metals. "War Pony" represents Houser's synthesis between natural forms and the abstract and will be available at Bonham's Modern Native American Art sale Sept. 16 in Los Angeles.

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Untitled (horse)

Untitled (horse)

  • Artist Maqbool Fida Husain
  • Location India
  • Date Unkown
  • Materials  Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions 20x14 inches
  • Estimate $80,000 to $120,000

Regarded as one of India's preeminent modern artists, Maqbool Fida Husain was prolific with his horse paintings, as well as other subjects. Influenced by ancient Chinese depictions of equines, Husain signed this work and also inscribed it with Chinese letters. Available from a private collection at Christie's Sept. 11 South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale.

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Head of a Woman

Head of a Woman

  • Artist Francis Newton Souza
  • Date 1956
  • Dimensions 38 x 28 inches
  • Estimate $180,000 to $250,000

Signed and dated by the artist, this piece was acquired by the seller directly from painter Francis Newton Souza during the height of his career. The work will be available at Christie's South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale Sept. 11.

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Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirits of the Dead)

Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirits of the Dead)

  • Artist Paul Gauguin
  • Date 1893-1894
  • Materials  Woodcut prints on Japan paper
  • Dimensions 38 x 28 inches
  • Estimate $30,450 to $42,630

This page from Paul Gauguin's manuscript NOA NOA depicts how the artist, returning home late one night to his Tahitian village, discovered his mistress Tehamana overcome by a nightmare. Available at Christie's Prints and Multiples auction Sept. 18 in London.

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