Summer Leisure and Summer Reading

Paulette Van Roekens Picnic Scene

Paulette Van Roekens (1895-1988) Picnic Scene Oil on canvas 12 1/8 x 14 ¼ inches Signed lower center

Hoops

Blue and pink sashes,

Criss-cross shoes,

Minna and Stella run out into the garden

To play at hoop.

Up and down the garden-paths they race,

In the yellow sunshine,

Each with a big round hoop

White as a stripped willow-wand.

Round and round turn the hoops,

Their diamond whiteness cleaving the yellow sunshine.

The gravel crunches and squeaks beneath them,

And a large pebble springs them into the air

To go whirling for a foot or two

Before they touch the earth again

In a series of little jumps.

-- Excerpt from A Roxbury Garden by Amy Lowell (1874-1925)

Martha Walter Bathers (at a Tidal Pool)

Martha Walter (1875–1976) Bathers (at a Tidal Pool) Oil on canvas 14 x 18 inches Unsigned

Henrietta Dunn Mears Provincetown Dunes in Summer

Henrietta Dunn Mears (1877-1970) Provincetown Dunes in Summer Oil on canvas 18 x 22 inches Signed lower right

Edmund Darch Lewis Glimpse of the Village seen on the Saco River, Maine

Edmund Darch Lewis (1835-1910) Glimpse of the Village seen on the Saco River, Maine Oil on canvas 11 x 19 inches Signed lower right

Miss M. J. Whaley Beach Scene at Coney Island

Miss. M.J. Whaley (American 1871-1938) Beach Scene at Coney Island, 1905 Watercolor on paper 10 1/8 x 14 1/4 inches Signed and dated lower right: M.J. Whaley

George Debereiner A Summer Morning

George Debereiner (1860-1939) A Summer Morning Oil on Canvas 30 x 28 inches Signed lower right

Pearl Hill Worthington Portrait of a Woman

Pearl Hill Worthington (1884-1949) Portrait of a Woman Pastel on paper 27 ½ x 21 ½ inches Signed lower right

Beatrice Whitney Van Ness The Shore

Beatrice Whitney Van Ness (1888-1981) The Shore Watercolor on paper 11 1/4 X 15 3/8 inches Signed lower right

May Fairchild After-Noon

May Fairchild (1872-1959) After-Noon Oil on board 8 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches Signed lower left Inscribed with title, artist’s name, studio address and price on verso

Francis Hopkinson Smith The Courtyard at the Inn of William the Conqueror, Ca. 1905-1910

Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915) The Courtyard at the Inn of William the Conqueror, Ca. 1905-1910 Watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper 24 x 36 inches Signed lower left: F. Hopkinson Smith Original frame with plaque Provenance: From the collection of Norman S. Rice, Albany (former Director of The Albany Institute of History and Art.), ca. 1960’s or 70’s until 2022

Francis Hopkinson Smith Giverny

Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915) Giverny Watercolor and gouache on paper 20 x 24 inches Signed lower right

Edward Ruggles The Oxbow from Mount Holyoke, 1866

Edward Ruggles (1818-1867) The Oxbow from Mount Holyoke, 1866 Oil on panel, mounted on board 5 x 7 1/8 inches Inscribed with locale and dated 1866, verso

Clark Greenwodd Voorhees “Tranquility,” Somerset Parish

CLARK GREENWOOD VOORHEES (1871-1933) “Tranquility,” Somerset Parish Oil on board 4 x 5 5/16 inches Estate stamp verso