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Houston, TX, United States
Auction Details
Fine Art & Antiques
Simpson Galleries' Fine Art & Antiques auction will be held on Saturday, February 25th, 2023. Celebrating a generational tradition of selecting notable examples of paintings, fine furniture, Asian textiles, sterling silver, ceramics, drawings, bronze sculptures, abstract expressionist prints, diamond jewelry, and sculpture; Simpson Galleries takes pride in curating each lot.
In this catalog you will discover a world of history. Selected for their rarity and timeless quality, the bidder will find curiosities including items from the lifelong collection of the late Donald James Douglass. The items in this collection will be sold to benefit the Douglass Foundation, established in 1982 exclusively for educational, entrepreneurial, scientific, and artistic purposes. The foundation has provided funds to schools of business, the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas for graduate level scholarships, and Douglass Fellowships in American art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The foundation has also supported Texas Biomedical Research Institute Post Doctorate Fellowship in gene function.
Mr. Douglass expressed his love for American art, impressionist art, and sculptures that inspire beauty, love, and spirituality. Among the many names in this collection are Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Alexander Stirling Calder, Paul Howard Manship, Doris Porter Caesar, and Aristide Maillol.
In addition there are a number of other smaller collections. Works by Dorothy Hood, Stanley Boxer, Friedel Dzubas, and Robert Natkin are among the items from two private collections of art in Houston, Texas.
• Private Collection, Goodyear, Arizona • Collection of Judy Youens, owner of Youens Gallery, specializing in Art Glass, Houston, Texas • Estate of Donald James Douglass, San Antonio, Texas; proceeds to benefit the Douglass Foundation. • Estate of Laurence Cartledge, Los Angeles, California, and Houston, Texas.
In this catalog you will discover a world of history. Selected for their rarity and timeless quality, the bidder will find curiosities including items from the lifelong collection of the late Donald James Douglass. The items in this collection will be sold to benefit the Douglass Foundation, established in 1982 exclusively for educational, entrepreneurial, scientific, and artistic purposes. The foundation has provided funds to schools of business, the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas for graduate level scholarships, and Douglass Fellowships in American art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The foundation has also supported Texas Biomedical Research Institute Post Doctorate Fellowship in gene function.
Mr. Douglass expressed his love for American art, impressionist art, and sculptures that inspire beauty, love, and spirituality. Among the many names in this collection are Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Alexander Stirling Calder, Paul Howard Manship, Doris Porter Caesar, and Aristide Maillol.
In addition there are a number of other smaller collections. Works by Dorothy Hood, Stanley Boxer, Friedel Dzubas, and Robert Natkin are among the items from two private collections of art in Houston, Texas.
• Private Collection, Goodyear, Arizona • Collection of Judy Youens, owner of Youens Gallery, specializing in Art Glass, Houston, Texas • Estate of Donald James Douglass, San Antonio, Texas; proceeds to benefit the Douglass Foundation. • Estate of Laurence Cartledge, Los Angeles, California, and Houston, Texas.
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0001: JAMES BETTISON (American/Texas b. 1957) A DRAWING, "Three Figures," 1993,Est. $100-$200
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0002: attributed to RENÉ COUTELLE (French 1927-2012) A SCULPTURE, "Nu Accroupie (Crouching Nude),"Est. $100-$200
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0003: PETER HURD (American 1904-1984) A PRINT, "The Little Circus," SIGNED, 20TH CENTURY,Est. $100-$200
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0004: ABRAHAM ROYSTER (American 20th Century) A PAINTING, "Happy Chaos," 1991,Est. $100-$200
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0006: A MID CENTURY TOBACCO ADVERTISEMENT POSTER, "Cigarillos Indiana," GERMAN, 1940,Est. $100-$200
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0007: after FRANCISCO ZÚÑIGA (Costa Rican/Mexico 1912-1998) A PRINT, "Desnudo Recostado," 1970s,Est. $100-$200Lot Passed
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0008: MICHAEL MACEDO MEAZELL (American b. 1968) A PAINTING, "Black and White," LATE 20TH CENTURY,Est. $100-$200
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0009: ANNE-MARIE PAUL (French 1949-2005) A SCULPTURE, "Le Lys," 1997,Est. $200-$400
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0010: PONCIANO CÁRDENAS CANEDO (Argentinian 1927-2019) A PAINTING, "Toro," 1972,Est. $200-$400
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0011: JOSEPH WYCKOFF (American b. 1882/83) A PAINTING, "Coastal Bay in Landscape,"Est. $200-$400
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0012: TERENCE LANOUE (American b. 1941) A PRINT, "The Dreams of Gods," 1987,Est. $200-$400
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0013: AMERICAN SCHOOL, AN ABSTRACT PRINT, "Reflections I," 20TH/21ST CENTURY,Est. $200-$300
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0014: AN ASSEMBLAGE OF TWENTY-FOUR HEISEY CLEAR COFFEE CUPS, STEMS, JUICE GLASSES AND A PITCHER, 20THEst. $200-$300
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0015: THIRTY-SIX HEISEY CLEAR GLASS PLATES, BOWLS, AND PLATTER, 20TH CENTURY,Est. $200-$300
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0016: MARK MONTAGUE (American/Texas 20th Century) A PAINTING, "Sailboats Racing,"Est. $200-$400
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0017: CAREY GRAY (American/Texas 1939-2001) AND LINDA GRAY (American/Texas 20th Century) A SCULPTURE,Est. $200-$400
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0018: HANK MURTA ADAMS (American b. 1956) AN ART GLASS SCULPTURE, "Cache of Quarrel," 1981,Est. $200-$400
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0019: JOHN NYGREN (American b. 1940) AN ART GLASS SCULPTURE, "Frog Jar," SIGNED, 1981,Est. $200-$400
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0020: THOMAS DEDECKER (American b. 1951) A PAINTING, "Crow at the Chehalis Crossing," 21ST CENTURY,Est. $200-$400
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0021: THÉO TOBIASSE (Israeli/French 1927-2012) A PRINT, "Histoire de Meor Hagola la Lumière deEst. $200-$400Lot Passed
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0022: ANA CRISTINA MEJÍA BOTERO (Colombian/Mexico b. 1958) A SCULPTURE, CIRCA 2000,Est. $200-$400
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0023: A FRENCH LOUIS PHILIPPE WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS, MID 19TH CENTURY,Est. $200-$400
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0024: PAULINE HOWARD (American/Texas b. 1951) A DRAWING, "Tobin Stable," 1986,Est. $200-$400
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