1.Rug, Southwest, presumed Navajo, 20 x 14”
(framed 28 x 25”)
$40.00
- which they set up to publish their prints. After WWII
he created a number of designs for the publisher Uchida
Publishing, of which these are two.
4.Knute Heldner (American, born Sweden, 1877-1952)
Monument (probably Jackson Square, New Orleans), oil
on Masonite, 9 ¾ x 11” Signed “Knute Heldner” lower
left corner; Tweed Museum of Art label, verso.
$950.00
2.Reproduction poster, after original 1873 work
Nymphs & Satyr by William Bougereau; framed 39 x 30”
$30.00
3. Eiichi Kotozuka (Japanese 1906-1979)
2 woodblock prints of Bamboo, circa 1960, image 15 ½ x
10 3/8” paper 17 ½ x 12” Publisher: Uchida Art Co.
(one presented with, one without, its complete original
frame package) $80.00 for both
Biography: Born in Osaka, graduated from the Kyoto
Kaiga Semmon Gakko (Technical School) in 1930. From
1932, exhibited prints with Shun’yokai (Spring Principle
Association), an organization showing Western style
art. He also exhibited with the government sponsored
Teiten. He was a member of Nihon Hanga Kyokai (Japan
Print Association) from 1938. Kotozuka exhibited
Japanese-style paintings with the organization
Seiryusha, which he helped found in 1929. He was also
a co-founder of Koryokusha in 1948 three other artists Estate of Value - for what it's WORTH!
Biography:
Sven August Knut (Knute) Heldner, born in Vederslov,
Smoland, Sweden in 1877. His early art training was at
Karlskrona Technical School and the National Royal
Academy of Stockholm. He immigrated to America
about 1902, moving from Boston to the Great Lakes. He
held a variety of jobs -- miner, cobbler, lumber camp
cook -- and continued his art education at the
Minneapolis School of Fine Art. His early carvings and
paintings focused on manual labor, with titles like
Veterans of the Mines and The Lumberjacks. He first
exhibited around 1915, entering a painting in the
Minnesota State Fair where he won the Gold Medal. He
married Colette Pope, one of his Duluth students, and
they began wintering in New Orleans, where they both
painted street scenes and bayou “swamp idylls.”
Subjects like The Cotton Pickers and The Pig Herder
continued an interest in the physical labor. He returned
to Duluth in summers, where Lake Superior and the
boreal forest were his main subjects. Heldner was an
active member of local art communities and a mentor
to younger artists in both New Orleans and Duluth.
Heldner died in 1952 in New Orleans; his work
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continues to be collected by individuals and museums
at both ends of the Mississippi.
5. Tom McCann (American, Grand Marais, MN)
Temples of Time, 1995, oil on board, 9 x 11”
$100.00
Biography: Tom has worked in watercolor, oil, acrylic,
as well as with relief and intaglio printmaking processes.
He has been a plein air painting instructor at the Grand
Marais Art Colony for many years. He works in GIS for
the US Forest Service in Grand Marais, MN.
9. Charles W. Caughell (American)
Valor, oil on board, 12 x 18”
$200.00
Caughell was a Great Lakes sailor, captain of the FW
Gilchrist in 1912. The “Valor” featured in his painting is
a three masted ship of a design common to the late 19th
century.
6. E. R. Lamm (Canadian, Calgary, Alberta, active in
1940s) Untitled (Western mountain scene), oil on
canvas, 12 x 15 ¾”
$50.00
10. Beth Anderson
Whale / Kayak, print after original work, edition #
9/500, 8 ½ x 11”
$30.00
7. signed “Braafladt”
Untitled landscape, watercolor on paper, 6 x 15”
$25.00
8. John Landry
Headhorse Tavern, 1967, oil on linen, 10 x 14”
$40.00
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11-13.
John Schuss (American, Grand Marais, MN)
11.Woodsman, carving, 9 ¾ Signed bottom $60.00
12.Hunter, carving, 8 ¾ Signed bottom $60.00
13.Blacksmith & anvil, carving, 7 ¾” unsigned $40.00
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14.-15. two watercolors, Rue St. Genevieve and Porte
St. Louis, Quebec, 1967, 13 x 7” each
$40 for both
16. unsigned monochrome pictorialist style vintage
photograph, 13 ½ x 9”
$15.00
17. Theresa Marie Bonnette (American, Afton, MN
1925-2010)
Figure Group, bronze, signed “Theresa Bonnette” on
edge of base
$100.00
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18. The Deserted Inn-- Engraving by Xavier LeSueur,
after original 1892 work by Wordsworth Thompson, 8 x
12” Pub. by George Barrie, 1894
$40.00
19. Seller of Images -- Engraving Eugene Deeisy, after
original work by Ivan Tvorojnikoff, 12 x 9”
Published by George Barrie
$40.00
20. A Winter Moon-- Engraving Gaston A. Manchon,
after original work by Joseph Nash, 8 ¼ x 13”
$40.00
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21.Beadwork panel (student quality), 17 x 19” in barn
board frame $15.00
22.Ron Kokal (American, Eveleth, MN, born 1930)
Untitled (Fish), watercolor on illustration board, 14 x 19
½” signed $80.00
Former art teacher, who at various times lived and
worked in Duluth and in Eveleth and Virginia, MN
23. Irving Zane Taran (American, born 1940, Duluth.
Lives and works in Michigan)
N. Radium Falls, 2000, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 18”
$200.00
realized I wasn’t interested in the threedimensional form. I just wanted to display the
glaze on the surface.” The Interference,
Pearlescent, and Irridescent acrylic paints change
color with the viewer’s movement and the
lighting. Taran lives in East Lansing, Michigan,
and has taught at Michigan State University since
the 1960s. He has shown consistently over the
years and his work is in numerous corporate and
museum collections. He spends a great deal of
time in nature seeking to create, in his words, “a
vigorous pictorial event…” Taran says landscape
“allows for the potential of abstraction.”
24. Reproduction of original drawing “In the Night, Pine
Forest” by Francis Lee Jacques, 15 x 12”
Published by University of Minnesota Press, 1944.
$20.00
25. Artist and sitter unknown (American, probably early
20th c.) Portrait of man with mustache; oil on academy
board, 24 x 18” (FW Devoe & Co., NYC art supply label)
$80.00
Biography:
Taran started out in ceramics, working with
Glenn C. Nelson at UMD. During his first year of
graduate work at Michigan State University,
glazes became his focus and he sensed that the
painting medium and acrylic paints would better
serve him. “A lot of people…say it doesn’t look
like paint. It looks very viscous and fluid… That’s
my ceramic background coming through. I
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26. illegibly signed, and by appearances a “factory
painting” Untitled (landscape with large rock), oil on
canvas, 20 x 24” $50.00
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27. illegibly signed, and by appearances a “factory
painting” Untitled (Rabbi), oil on canvas, 24 x 20”
$50.00
31. Bentwood box, NW Coast, 20th c.
Carved wood, abalone shell, paint, 10 ½ x 21 x 8”
unsigned
$250.00
28. Allingham (probably British, early 20th c.)
Untitled (three horses, dog), ca. late 19th c.; oil on
beveled wood panel, 12 x 16” signed lower right corner
$150.00
32. artist unknown, and by appearances a “factory
painting” Untitled (still life), 14 x 22”
$30.00
29.China, 20th c.
Laughing man, ink on paper, mounted on silk, thin wood
frame, 10 5/8 x9 ½”
$60.00
33. Bag, hand tanned hide, beadwork on both sides,
brass bells, 7 x 6” without hide strap
$229.00
30. Norman Drysdale
Untitled (geese), etching, 7 ½ x 7” pencil signed, no
edition #, poor condition
$20.00
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36. Mittens, moose hide, fur, beadwork, 16 x 9” each
$139.00
34.Bag, hand tanned hide, beadwork on one side, brass
bells, 8 x 8” with fringe
$179.00
37. Cree, possibly La Pas, Manitoba
Moccasins, hide, beadwork, 10 ½” long
$65.00
38. Child’s Moccasins, hide, sheep fur, lined, 6” long
$65.00
35. Novelty postcard, Germany - Silhouetten postkarte,
Der lustige Ehemann, Berlin, 3 ½ x 5 3/8”
$15.00
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39. Mukluks, hide, rabbit fur, beadwork, 17 x 12” each
$199.00
43. Medallion of beadwork, commemorating 14th
Armored Cavalry Reunion, 6 ½ x 3 ½” without ties
$20.00
40. Mukluks, moose hide, rabbit fur, braided yarn ties,
beadwork, 14 x 10” each
$159.00
44. Two loom beaded bands on blue cloth with pink
ribbons, 20 ½ “ long each
$32.00 for both
41. Band of beadwork, thunderbird design, 17” long
$25.00
42. Artist unknown
Hair drop / beadwork, 10 ½ ” long without ties
$40.00
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45. Loom beaded band, black / yellow, 28” long
$30.00
46. Artist unknown
Loom beaded band, with shells and metal beads, 6 ½ ”
long without ties
$20.00
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47. Cree or Ojibwe
Bag, hand tanned hide, brass button closure, 9 x 5”
without ties and fringe
$249.00
50. Moccasins, sealskin hide and fur, 10” long “Elsie
Mooers”
$65.00
48. probably NW Coast, Makah / Tlingit
Lidded Basket, woven grasses, dyes, 5 ¼ x 6 ½”
$60.00
51. Knife and beaded sheath, hide, beads, antler, steel,
wood, metal, tin cones, porcupine quills, 24 x 5 x 1”
overall
One side of sheath decorated with beadwork, quillwrapped fringe, with tin cones, other side rubbed with
red pigment; knife of wood, steel, lead/pewter with
handle of deer antler, 10 5/8 x 1 ¼ x 1”
$175.00
49. signed “gritchie” lower right corner
Untitled (NW coast motif), paint on canvas, 28 x 22”
$30.00
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52. Elk hide bag with antler, 13 x 14” (strap is 18” long)
$159.00
53. Eastern Woodlands, possibly Iroquois, ca. 1930s
Beaded collar band with ribbon ties, 10 x 16” without
ties
$65.00
55. Mittens, beaded with polar bear design, 15 x 9”
$175.00
56. Long straps of commercial leather, black fabric,
beaded, 61 x 17”
$159.00
57. signature illegible
“Clear Brule’ Sioux” 1984
Paint on leather over wood, leather fringe, 24”
diameter, 37 x 24” overall
$150.00
54. Mittens, Canada; moose hide,blue birds, 15 x 9”
$100.00
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60. Small pouch with beaded American flag, 4 ½ x 2”
(pouch and flag)
$20.00
58. Mary McDunn (American, Duluth and Minneapolis)
(and other photographers) black and white
photographs, ca. 199os
$15 each
61. Wallet, snakeskin, red sateen, beadwork, 3 x 4”
$10.00
62. Victorian beadwork band, on fabric, 7 ½ x 2”
$18.00
Biography: McDunn has been Associate Professor,
Minneapolis College of Art & Design; MA Degree from
University of Wisconsin - McDunn is an educator, artist,
and writer whose research has focused on the lives of
women in the Lake Superior region. Post-graduate work
at Hamline University and the University of Minnesota.
McDunn has exhibited her work regionally and
nationally, and she has taught in the liberal arts
department at MCAD for more than twenty years.
59. Beaded Barette, 6 x 4 ¾”
$39.00
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63. Beaded medallion on black mesh, long strands of
beads, 18 x 4 ½”
$20.00
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64.commercial beaded tie, 9 x 2 ¾”
$15.00
65.commercial beaded wallet, 3 ½ x 7 ½”
$20.00
68. Dreamcatcher, sinew, turquoise, 2 ¾” diameter
$
66. Pouch, hand tanned deer hide with beaded blue
cross, 4 x 3 ½” (13 ½” ties and fringe)
$20.00
69. Beaded medallion on beaded necklace, 2” diameter,
13 ½” long
$15.00
67. Beaded patch, on green commercial leather, paper
pattern sewn in; 5 ¼ x 3 3/8”
$20.00
70. Necklace of 3 graduated medallions, 17 x 2” overall
$25.00
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71. Southwest (Pima, Papago) mat of woven and dyed
grasses, 13” diameter
$80.00
74.Beaded bag, black fabric, 8 ½ x 6”
$69.00
72. Southwest (Pima, Papago) Mat of woven and dyed
grasses, 14” diameter
$80.00
75. Baby moccasins, commercial leather, embroidered
star, ribbon on vamp, 4 ½ x 2”
(mocs were in bag #74)
$10.00
73.Kenneth Nystrom (Fond du Lac)
Knife and sheath, 15 x 4 x 2 ½” panel of loom beaded
floral; 4 strands of large glass beads
$279.00
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76. Black cloth bag, leather fringe and ties, 4” diameter
bunchwork beadwork medallion, 9 ½ x 8 ½”
$69.00
79.Beaver tail knife, 12 x 2 x 1”
$79.00
77. Gauntlet gloves, smoked tanned moose hide, mink
fur, heart shaped beadwork design, 16 x 10”
$175.00
80.Pouch, commercial leather, 15 x 7”
S10.00
78. Moccasins, beaded raven design, 10 ½ x 4 x 3”
$100.00
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81. Rattle, combination of natural and commercial
elements, 13” long
$39.00
82. Pipe bag, hide and beads, 29 x 5” with 13” fringe
140.00
83.Vest (unfinished sewing); blue velvet/sateen,
loom beaded band at waist and 6” diameter beaded
medallion
of figure wearing feather headdress, 24 x 20” overall
$89.00
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Among the Yoruba people of Nigeria, beadwork is
the province of the Ife diviner, who is like a priest.
Beadwork “belts” were worn around the neck of the
diviner. In the complex patterns symbol and
abstract patterns interact in a play of color and
design. The cowrie shells attached along the edges
were a form of currency in the past and would also
be used during Ifa divination. The color white is
ritually significant among the Yoruba. The crocodile
may make reference to the orisha Olokun, deity of
the river and the sea from whom wealth comes.
(The early Europeans brought their goods
upstream in ships therefore wealth and goods
came from the ocean).
84. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Beaded bag, cloth, stiffener, mirrors, 11 x 11” with 20”
shoulder strap
$100.00
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88. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 41 x 10”
$175.00
85. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 42 x 11”
$175.00
89. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 54 x 11”
$200.00
86. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 53 x 12”
$200.00
90. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 53 x 14”
$200.00
87. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 55 x 14”
$200.00
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91. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 55 x 14”
$200.00
95. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in rectangular form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 50 x 6”
$150.00
92. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 42 x 12”
$160.00
96. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in rectangular form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 49 x 6”
$150.00
93. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in crocodile form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 48 x 11”
$180.00
94. African, Yoruban, Nigeria, mid-late 20th c.
Diviner’s belt in rectangular form, beadwork, cloth,
stiffener, 51 x 6”
$150.00
Among the Yoruba people of Nigeria, beadwork is
the province of the Ife diviner, who is like a priest.
Beadwork “belts” were worn around the neck of the
diviner. In the complex patterns symbol and
abstract patterns interact in a play of color and
design. The cowrie shells attached along the edges
were a form of currency in the past and would also
be used during Ifa divination. The color white is
ritually significant among the Yoruba. The crocodile
may make reference to the orisha Olokun, deity of
the river and the sea from whom wealth comes.
(The early Europeans brought their goods
upstream in ships therefore wealth and goods
came from the ocean).
97. K.E.B. (Karl Braafladt)
Untitled (sailboats in harbor), 1979,
watercolor on paper, 20 x 15”
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$50.00
99. Griffith Harold "Grif" Teller (1899 –1993)
The New Day, 1933-34
Pennsylvania Railroad calendar poster, 29 x 28”
$130.00
98. Griffith Harold "Grif" Teller (1899 –1993)
Washington D.C. – The City Beautiful
Pennsylvania Railroad poster, ca. 1940, 40 x 25”
$100.00
Biography: In 1927 Griff Teller was given an assignment
to paint the 1928 wall calendar scene for the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The company returned to Teller
the next year, and he eventually painted all of the
calendar scenes for their calendars up to 1942. Teller
painted for the Pennsylvania RR again after WW II,
starting with the 1947 calendar. He continued to paint
for the Pennsylvania as a freelancer, until the railroad
discontinued full-size wall calendars in 1959. His
freelance work, which encompassed both railroad and
non-railroad subjects, continued into the 1980s.
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100. Dean Cornwell
Victory, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1943-44
calendar poster, 28 x 28”
$130.00
Biography: Dean Cornwell (American, 1892 - 1960) was
an American illustrator and muralist. His oil
paintings were frequently featured in popular
magazines and books as illustrations, advertisements,
and as posters promoting the war effort. Throughout
the first half of the 20th century he was a dominant
presence in American illustration - at the peak of his
popularity he was nicknamed the "Dean of Illustrators.”
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101. Bag, hide, floral beadwork
$299.00
105. Beaded Barrette, 4 x 4 ½”
$20.00
102. Ladies Gauntlets, deer hide, rabbit fur, floral
beadwork
$140.00
103. / 104.
Medallions, 1920s, 3 ¾ “ and 3”
$29.00 each
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106, 107, 108.
Coin purses, 39.00 each
109. Bag with beaded American flag, 9 x 3 ½”
$25.00
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110. NW Coast fish rattle, carved wood, paint, 13” long
$125.00
113. Canada, moose hide moccasins. 9 ½ x 5”
$80.00
111. Northern Cheyenne knife or awl sheath, hide with
dyed porcupine quills, 6” long with 14” strap
$100.00
114. Alaska, Moccasins, spotted sealskin, mink, 11 x 5”
S80.00
112. Canada, moose hide moccasins. 9 ½ x 5”
$80.00
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115 – 116. Axe heads, 4” and 7”
$15.00 and $30.00
117. Grinding stone , 4 ½” diameter
$15.00
118. stone mortar, 8”
$50.00
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