Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

68 389. Emerson Bell (American/ Louisiana, 1932‑2006) , “Crucifix”, 1995, carved wood, 19 1/4 in. x 14 1/4 in. $500/800 390. Helen Hunt Bencker Hoie (American, 20th c., act. New Orleans, 1930‑1940) , “French Market, Vieux Carré”, oil on paperboard, unsigned, Carnegie exhibition label en verso, 14 in. x 16 in., unframed. $800/1200 391. Knute Heldner (Swedish/New Orleans, 1875‑1952) , “Cabin on the Bayou with a Man in a Pirogue”, oil on canvas board, signed lower right, 16 in. x 20 in., framed. $2500/3500 Provenance: Succession of Charles Duke Zucker (1925‑2014), New Orleans, LA. 392. Alexander John Drysdale (American/New Orleans, 1870‑1934) , “Live Oaks on the Louisiana Bayou”, oil wash on paper, signed lower left, sight 19 1/2 in. x 29 1/2 in., period frame. $2500/3500 393. James Lamantia (American/New Orleans, 1923‑2011) , “Grove with Palms”, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, sight 11 in. x 18 in., framed. $300/500 394. Max Pollak (Austrian/California, act. New Orleans, 1939‑1941) , “Street Scene, New Orleans”, 1941, oil and graphite on wood panel, signed, titled and dated lower left, 12 in. x 15 1/2 in., period frame. $600/800 395. Terry DeLapp (American, b. 1934) , “The Blue House ‑ Patterson (Naked Ladies)”, acrylic on canvas, signed lower right, titled en verso, 26 in. x 26 in., framed. $2500/3500 396. Philippe Henri Noyer (French, 1917‑1985) , “Blue Jeans”, 1967, oil on linen, signed lower left, titled in ink and on “Le Monde Galleries, New York” label on stretcher, “Hammer Galleries” stamped en verso of frame, 39 1/2 in. x 19 7/8 in., framed. $2000/3000 Provenance: A Shreveport, LA Collector.