Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

112 743. Ronald Davis (American/New Mexico, b. 1937) , “Untitled: Music Series”, 1984, acrylic and mixed media on paper, signed, dated and inscribed “P/P EA” lower right, 22 3/4 in. x 30 in., framed. $1500/2500 744. Ronald Davis (American/New Mexico, b. 1937) , “Composition in Indigo and Lime: Object Series”, 1982, acrylic and mixed media on paper, signed, dated and inscribed “G1” lower right, 11 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in., Plexiglas frame. $1500/2500 Note: Ron Davis is a nationally reknowned West Coast artist who came into prominence in the 1970s and 1980s for his geometric, lyrical and illusional abstract paintings. 745. Harold Thurman (American/New Orleans, mid‑20th c.) , “Landscape”, ink on handcrafted paper, signed lower right, “Downtown Gallery, 521 St. Ann, New Orleans” label en verso, 9 in. x 12 1/2 in.; together with Hasmig Vartanian (Israeli/ Louisiana, b. 1946), “Architectural Drawing #1”, 1997, mixed media and collage on paper, pencil‑signed lower right, “Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans” label with title and date en verso, 4 1/2 in. x 14 7/8 in., each framed, (2 pcs.) $500/700 746. Sandra Burshell (American/New Orleans, b. 1950) , “Outdoor Market in Israel: Bedouin Series” and “Outdoor Cafe”, oil on canvas and oil on canvas board, signed lower left and right, 16 in. x 31 1/2 in. and 12 in. x. 16 in., framed, (2 pcs.) $800/1200 Note: A graduate of Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Sandra Burshell furthered her painting studies at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art. In 1978, Burshell spent a year in Israel, where she developed a fascination with the people and culture of the seminomadic Bedouin Tribes. 747. Robert Mercer Davis (American/ Mississippi, 1901‑1987) , “Clown”, oil on canvas, signed en verso; “Mardi Gras King”, oil on paper, signed lower right; “Figures and Church”, oil on paper, initialed lower right; and “Modernist Landscape with Nun and Figure”, oil on paper, unsigned, 20 in. x 16 in. to 10 3/4 in. x 8 in., 2 framed. (4 pcs.) $500/700 748. George Thompson Pritchard (New Zealand/California, 1878‑1962) , “A Southern Bayou: Cypress Trees”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 25 in. x 30 in., framed. $1200/1800 Note: After World War II, the New Zealand artist, George T. Pritchard made a tour of the South where he lectured and exhibited at colleges and universities. 749. Two New Orleans School Watercolors , late 19th/early 20th c., “Cypress Tree: Design for Newcomb Pottery or Metalwork” and “Live Oak Trees with Spanish Moss”, each unsigned, 13 1/4 in. x 10 in. and 9 1/4 in. x 6 in., both framed. $700/1000