Fine Paintings & Sculpture

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William Aiken Walker (American, 1838-1921)

Sharecropper Cabin Scene

Monogram signature “WAWalker” l.l.

Oil on artist board, 6 1/4 x 12 5/16 in. (15.9 x 31.3 cm), framed.

Condition: Minor surface grime, trimmed board with partial score to the

lower edge.

N.B. We wish to thank John Fowler for his assistance with cataloguing

the lot; the work will be included in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné

on Walker.

$8,000-12,000

365.

Ben Austrian (American, 1870-1921)

Florida View

Signed and dated “Ben Austrian 1915.” l.r., inscribed “On way to

Jupiter/near Palm Beach Fla/Painting by/Ben Austrian/Reading Pa.” on

a gummed label affixed to the reverse.

Oil on academy board, 12 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (30.8 x 26.0 cm), framed.

Condition: Warping, crack to surface c.r., surface grime, water staining

to the reverse.

$500-700

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