Williams American Art
by Appointment
4119 Hillsboro Road
Nashville, TN 37215
(615) 297-2547
(615) 948-2835 (cell)

Paintings

Available

	“WOMAN’S BUILDING & GRAND STAND, TENNESSEE STATE FAIR GROUNDS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE” (ca. 1940’s) by JOHN (JACK) KARL KERSHAW (Nashville, Tennessee, 1913 – 2010) "A rendering of a Tennessee historical site, which no longer exists, by a very interesting 20th century Nashville character, political figure, and artist."
	“SALT MARSHES” (ca. 1895) by FRANCIS HENRY RICHARDSON (American, 1859 - 1934)
	“FUN AT THE BRIDGE” by Santos Zingale dated 1945 Painted in Boulder, Colorado in 1945.
	"CHRISTMAS CAROLERS" by Louis S. Adams dated 1920 A delightful rendering reminiscent of the Arts & Crafts Movement.
	"GILL MOUNTAIN, WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK" by Fanny (Francis) Bond Palmer, ca. 1860's Rare piece of the artist's original artwork.
	"VIEW FROM CENTRAL PARK" by Frank Swift Chase ca. 1920 An interesting small painting by an accomplished artist.
	"NIGHT SCENE, HAMILTON FISH PARK" by Jerome Myers New York City, ca. 1910 “In the manner of the Ashcan artists of the time.”
	"RAINY DAY" by Thomas Hart Benton 1938 Thomas Hart Benton is the Icon of American Art.
	"MAKING CAMP" by Thomas Hart Benton 1972 Thomas Hart Benton is the Icon of American Art.
	"REFLECTIONS" attr. to Gifford Beal ca. 1925 An excellent rendering by the artist.
	"GLOUCESTER DOCKS" by Robert Connavale Dated 1943 An exceptional work by a noted New York artist.
	"CINDER SNITCHER" by Clyde J. Singer dated "Dec. 1933" A powerful example of Social Realism.
	“LADY IN THE GARDEN” by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1910 A strong painting evocative of the period.
	ART DECO MODERNIST IMAGE OF ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR. by Emily Rasiske, dated 1929 An extraordinary and powerful early rare rendering.
	"SUNDAY MORNING" by Edmund Marion Ashe ca. 1929 Painting exhibited: Ferargil Galleries, New York, ca. 1930.
	"WINTER AFTERNOON" by Peter Bela Mayer ca. 1918 One of the artist's finest works. A large canvas in pristine condition.
	"FREE MASON ST., NORFOLK, VA" by Robert Barritt Verso: "Painted Feb. 4, 1935" A very interesting American Regionalist painting with a Southern subject-matter.
	“THE SENATE IN SESSION” by Peppino Gino Mangravite ca. 1926 A political satire no less relevant today than the day the painting was completed
	“THE OLD BRIDGE” by Anthony Thieme ca. 1925 (Dutch-American, 1888 - 1954) A fine example by a very prominent American artist. Wonderful brushwork and a rich palette.
	RARE MODERNIST PORTRAIT OF JOSEPHINE BAKER Dated verso: “April 18, 1925.” Josephine Baker (1906 – 1975) was a Parisian dancer and singer, the most famous American expatriate in France. This is a powerful stylized rendering of the famous entertainer.
	UNTITLED WATERCOLOR by William C. Craig Dated 1873 A beautiful 19th Century watercolor painting in pristine condition.
	"GLOUCESTER" by Morris Hall Pancoast ca. 1920 Desirable subject matter, by a well known Cape Anne school painter.
	"AT THE OPERA” by Helen Farnsworth Sawyer, N. A. ca. 1925 A riveting rendering of a hauntingly beautiful woman out for an evening's entertainment.
	“PASTORAL LANDSCAPE” by Edward Gay, N. A. Dated 1905 A beautiful painting in the Barbizon tradition; an impressively sized canvas by a noted American painter.
	“SPANISH LADY OF CALIFORNIA” by Charles Arcieri ca. 1920 A lovely woman, sitting on a park bench, wearing traditional Spanish garb.
	“CALIFORNIA SEASCAPE” by John Califano ca. 1915 A large & impressive work depicting a pastoral coastal scene.
	“LATE AUTUMN LANDSCAPE” by Richard Creifelds ca. 1910 A pleasing, snowy tonalist landscape.
	“REFLECTIONS” by Charles Harsanyi ca. 1950 A striking modernist landscape reminiscent of Rockwell Kent.
	“RAILROAD YARD” by Thomas Attardi ca. 1930 An interesting industrial scene.
	“WOMAN WITH PARASOL” by Ernest Roth, N.A. ca. 1910 An impressionist painting of the famed Luxembourg Gardens.
	“MOUNTAIN LAKE IN AUTUMN” by Charles Chapin Dated 1869 A large, well executed painting of New York's Hudson River Valley.
	"CALIFORNIA HILLSIDE" by Phil A. Horner ca. 1940 An intensely colored, evocative watercolor.
	"WESTERN LANDSCAPE" by Albertus Jones ca. 1930 A painting of the American West rendered in the "Regionalist" genre.
	"WITH THE CHICKENS" by George Washington Nicholson ca. 1870 A charming 19^th Century genre painting depicting a couple courting in a barn.
	UNTITLED LANDSCAPE WITH BRIDGE by William C. Craig Dated 1871 A meticulously rendered watercolor in a beautiful period frame.
	UNTITLED LANDSCAPE with Waterfall by William Craig ca. 1871 A masterfully painted watercolor in an ornate period gold leaf frame (likely to be the original).
	"CLIPPER SHIP, SEA WITCH" by Hunter Wood Dated 1936 A very well rendered painting with a maritime theme.
	"WINTER MORNING" by Charles Surendorf Dated 1949 A rural scene in the Regionalist genre.
	"WINTER WOODLAND LANDSCAPE" by Georges Schreiber Dated 1944 A Regionalist watercolor evocative of Charles Burchfield.
	SPRING MORNING by John Costigan, N. A. ca. 1927 A large, impressive, painterly rendering depicting the artist's wife and two young children in a bucolic setting.
	ON THE POTOMAC by Max Weyl Dated 1882 A crisp academic rendering.
	"MODERNIST STUDY" by Sterling Strauser Dated 1939 Probably Strauser’s wife, a rare early work by the artist.
	“ON THE HILL” by Walter Emerson Baum Easton, Pennsylvania, ca. 1929 One of Baum's masterworks.
	“WINTER AFTERNOON” by Leighton Cram Dated 1926 A beautiful scene, rendered with excellent, heavily textural brushwork.
	"HORSES IN WESTERN LANDSCAPE" by P. Delfino ca. 1938 A very well executed watercolor painting, in the Regionalist tradition.
	"THE TOWER" by Stanley Bielecky ca. 1933 An interesting scene, a view of the 1933 World’s Fair, Chicago, Illinois.
	“HOT PRETZELS” by Saul Weinstock ca. 1940 A nostalgic scene depicting a bustling city street.
	“STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT” by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1900 A pleasing still-life painting by noted Nashville artist Cornelius Hankins.
	BOAT IN FROM BALTIMORE by Edmund Marion Ashe ca. 1929 An extraordinary Southern Regionalist painting: a glimpse of the "Old South."
	“POT OF TEA AND ICE CREAM” by edmund Marion Ashe ca. 1920’s A nostalgic interior scene of a luncheonette from a unique perspective.
	“HUNTER WITH MULE” by Edmund Marion Ashe ca. 1920’s An iconic scene.
	"SPECIAL 98¢" by Frank Anderson Trapp ca. 1950 A highly creative mid-century modern painting by an accomplished artist.

Past Sales

	“SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTH” (ca. 1950) by Joseph De Mers (1910 – 1984) "A superbly rendered work, one of the artist's best." SOLD
	"NEEDLEPOINT" by William Gilbert Gaul ca. 1890 A very interesting Southern scene which was probably rendered during the time he lived in Tennessee. SOLD
	AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTING OF FIVE KITTENS ca. 1880 A very charming naïve painting in an original gilt frame. SOLD
	"STILL LIFE" by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1900 A quality rendering by the artist. SOLD
	PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN FOLK ART WATERCOLOR, attr. Reverend Henry Young, ca. 1820 An unusual naïve painting in a period hand-painted frame. SOLD
	AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTING ca. 1885 Charming naïve painting of two cows wading in a clear country stream. SOLD
	"OLD COUNTRY ROAD, NEW JERSEY" by Richard Hayley Lever, N.A. Dated 1938 Beautiful brushwork, with heavy impasto. SOLD
	"CHEEKWOOD GARDENS" by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1934 A view of the gardens at the famed Nashville estate. Called "Cheekwood," the house was built by Leslie Cheek, Sr. (of the Maxwell House coffee fortune). The mansion and gardens were eventually turned into a museum. SOLD
	"TENNESSEE LANDSCAPE" by Robert Atwood dated 1935 A pastoral scene rendered with dream-like nostalgia. SOLD
	“HUME FOGG HIGH SCHOOL” (Nashville, Tennessee, ca. 1914) by Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, 1873 – 1943) "A very rare subject by an important Tennessee artist." SOLD
	"Tennessee Landscape" by William Washington Girard ca. 1910 An introspective painting of a Tennessee stream. SOLD
	"ABSTRACT" by Irving George Lehman ca. 1940's An Important Mid-century Modern Painting by a Listed American Artist. SOLD
	“RESTING FOR THE DAY” by Alice Judson ca. 1925 A pleasing & well painted harbor scene. SOLD
	"LANDSCAPE" attributed to Ralph Albert Blakelock last half of 19th Century A small very well rendered painting attributed to an artist who was an important exponent of the Hudson River School. SOLD
	“LA CUCARACHA” by Lewis Carleton Ryan, ca. 1935 The variant “blue night” linoleum block exemplifies the artists’ mastery of color prints representing night scenes. SOLD
	"WE DANCE ALL NIGHT" by Boardman Robinson, ca. 1910 An interesting piece by a noted political cartoonist. SOLD
	AMERICAN NAIVE FOLK ART PAINTING OF PUPPIES ca. 1880 Wonderfully sentimental 19^th Century painting - very desirable subject matter. SOLD
	"COLORADO MINING TOWN" by Alene Gray Wharton (Conover) ca. 1930's. A rare "New Deal" Colorado landscape by a noted Tennessee painter. A very desireable Southern scene. SOLD
	“WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS” by Edwin L. Oman ca. 1943 A very interesting street scene with a war bonds poster, advertising signs, smokestacks, phone poles, lone figure, etc. SOLD
	“FODDER SHOCKS” by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1900 Scene was most likely rendered off Hillsboro Pike in Nashville, TN. SOLD
	"PORTRAIT OF STANLEY YOUNG" by John Steuart Curry, N.A., dated 1932 Illustrated in Laurence E. Schmeckebier, John Steuart Curry’s Pageant of America, “A portrait conceived half humorously, yet with deep sincerity, of a young writer who loved to dramatize himself as a great artist....” SOLD
	"HAY STACKS OFF HILLSBORO PIKE" by Cornelius Hankins ca. 1900 A nostalgic Nashville scene with great local appeal. SOLD
	“SUNRISE” by Frederick Rhodes Sisson ca. 1938 A painterly rendering of New Hampshire's beautiful White Mountains at dawn. SOLD
	“THE BATTLE OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN” attributed to James Walker ca. 1863-64 (Attribution by Mr. Harold Holzer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mr. Dan Hynes, Civil War Art Historian, and Williams American Art Galleries) A highly important work relating to the American Civil War with tremendous historical significance. SOLD
	“GOAT FARM” by Jean Hogan ca. 1940 An eastern United States version of American Scene painting or Regionalism. SOLD
	"CHINABERRY TREE" by Henrietta Sanderson ca. 1935 An extraordinarily well rendered impressionist Southern scene in a vibrant, pleasing palette. SOLD
	"SUNLIGHT IN A WOODLAND INTERIOR" by Harvey Joiner ca. 1890 A small gem of a painting by the well-known Kentucky artist. SOLD
	HANSOM CAB by Pompeo Coppini ca. 1925 A nostalgic urban street scene SOLD
	"AUTUMN HARVEST" by Ruby H. Williams Dated 1943 A Regionalist painting depicting a table laden with a bountiful harvest. SOLD
	“CABIN IN THE OZARKS” by Ernest Fredericks Probably near Eureka Springs, AR, ca. 1910 An early, very well painted work by the artist depicting a rural winter scene. SOLD
	"GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS” by Louis Jones ca. 1930’s A very desireable Southern scene. SOLD
	“The Last Hog” by Edmund Marion Ashe ca. 1929 A glimpse of life in rural Appalachia during the 1920's. SOLD
	FOLK ART PAINTING - CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT CUMBERLAND GAP, ca. 1860’s Appears to be a Federal encampment with the overall image probably taken from Pinnacle Overlook. SOLD
	SC SILHOUETTE OF A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN by Samuel Metford, ca. 1840 Expertly rendered man with hat, representative of Metford’s best work. Signed lower right: “Sam’l Metford fecit, Hamburg, SC.” SOLD
	USELESS: A MOUNTAIN BOY by Edmund Marion Ashe ca. 1929 Riveting subject matter, presented in a very painterly way. SOLD
	SOUTHERN PROFILE PORTAITS OF A LADY & A GENTLEMAN ca. 1825 These portraits are the work of an itinerant Southern artist. 19 pieces attributed to the same hand are currently in the collection of the Museum of Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA). SOLD
	FOLK ART PAINTING - CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT CUMBERLAND GAP, ca. 1860’s Appears to be a Federal encampment with the overall image probably taken from Pinnacle Overlook. SOLD