Bruce Richards (20 th Century) California

DANCE OF LIFE, 1982, watercolor on paper, initialed lower right and dated lower left in pencil, artist’s labels on back, image 26 x 11”, sheet 30 ¼ x 14”, frame 32 ¼ x

Glazed Roku earthenware urn, signed underneath, 19” tall, 9 ½” diameter.

Framed oil and encaustic on board by Bruce Xavier Balfour (20th century California). The painting depicts figures crowded on a San Francisco cable car, the Powell / Mason Line. Signed lower right. Mea

Framed oil and encaustic on canvas by Bruce Xavier Balfour (20th century California). The abstract painting depicts a tugboat. Signed lower right. Measures 23-3/8" x 17.25". Framed 27-5/8" x 21-5/8".

ONE CUBITS III, welded aluminum sculpture, signed lower right, approximately 24” height 63” length and 25” deep. From the Ellie Gorman Estate.

(lot of 2) Wood turned bowls, each signed Bruce Mitchell (California, 20th/21st century), 5"h x 10"dia. Property from the collection of Dr. Jerome and Mrs. Evelyn Oremland, Sausalito, CA

Artist Unknown (American, 20th century) Monterey Cypress on Midway Point, Pebble Beach, California orotone 7" x 9 3/8" Provenance: Monterey Cypress No. E393, Size 7 x 9, Tallimit Art, C&A Richards, B

TWISTER, 2005, paper, glass and metal sculpture, signed and dated and titled underneath, 13 ½ x 8 x 8”. From the Collection of Laura Lee Stearns, Los Angeles.

XRAY (Death Behind You), 2008; THE SHADOW, 2007, a pair metallic jet prints, both initialed and dated and titled in pen, with artist’s stamp on frame verso, each with finger-joint frames 31 x 3

ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINES, photo on plasticized canvas, mounted on board, a signature not found, 71 x 71”. Provenance: Diana Zlotnick Collection.

BLING, 2004, acrylic painting with collage on paper, a signature not found, possibly signed on verso, 50 x 38”, frame 53 x 41 ¼”. Provenance: Diana Zlotnick Collection.

CORNER STONE, 1988, cut and welded and painted metal sculpture, signed and dated and titled, 34 ¼ x 21 ½ x 14”, weight 22 lbs.

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, five color screenprints, each signed in pencil, each from a numbered edition or an artist’s proof, all published by Mirage Editions with blind stamps, sheets average 36 x 30&rd

CAMEL, hand-painted resin sculpture, signed and inscribed AP (artist’s proof) from an unrealized edition, overall including Plexiglas box 3 ¼ x 7 x 3”.

SHOOT OUT, oil painting on Masonite, signed lower left, 22 x 20”, frame 27 x 25”.

RITUALS AND HOMAGES, 1977-78, gouache and watercolor on illustration board, signed, 40 x 30", framed, original illustrations for exhibition poster for B. Lewin Gallery, Beverly Hills.

GETTING RATIONAL: THE SPACE ELEVATOR, 2003-4, acrylic painting and collage on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled and dated on verso, 55 x 46”. Provenance: Artist’s label on vers

SWING, moveable metal sculpture, signed, 24” tall; RIBBED CYLINDER, metal sculpture, a signature not found, 5 x 17 ½ x 5”, combined weight just under 20 lbs.

ALLIGATOR, hand-painted resin sculpture, signed and numbered 2/8 from an unrealized edition, mounted to a walnut wood base, overall 3 ½ x 12 ½ x 6 ¾”.

A TORCH FOR POSTERITY, 1986, painted wood construction, signed and dated on verso, 72 x 35”. Provenance: Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA.

Dennis Mukai BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, four color screenprints, each signed in pencil, each from a numbered edition or an artist’s proof, all published by Mirage Editions with blind stamps, sheets avera

GEISHAS, oil painting on Masonite, signed lower right, 30 x 24”, frame 35 x 29”.

PARK CINEMA, 1961, oil painting on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 ½ x 48”, frame 24 x 50”. Provenance: New York Circulating Library of Paintings.

PATCHWORK FIELDS, oil painting on canvas, initialed lower right, inscribed on verso, 30 x 24”, frame 31 ½ x 25 ¾”.