Neal Auction 2012

W denotes the lot is illustrated at www.nealauction.com 7 7. American or English School, late 19th c ., two designs for ceilings, “Hall” and “Dining Room”, watercolor and pencil on cardstock, titled on original mats, sheet 10 in. x 19 1/4 in. and 6 1/4 in. x 17 in., matted together. $400/600 8. George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925) , “The Death of Gold”, 1922, Conte crayon and pencil on paper, signed and titled lower center, H.V. Allison and Co., NY label en verso, sheet 22 in. x 22 in., image 21 in. x 21 in., framed. $3000/4000 Note: In 1922, Hearst International Magazines commissioned George Bellows to illustrate H.G. Wells’ novel Men Like Gods in serial form. The Utopian story gave Bellows the opportunity to create a fantasy world, far different from the harsh realities of life reflected in his Ashcan School roots. Bellows completed 27 drawings for the project and later created lithographs from 10 of the drawings. The three drawings here are recorded in Bellows’ personal Record Book B in the collection of the Columbus Museum of Art in Bellows’ hometown of Columbus, OH. 9. George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925) , “Crystal”, 1922, Conte crayon and pencil on paper, titled lower center, H.V. Allison & Co., New York label en verso, sheet 29 in. x 23 in., image 21 1/2 in. x 15 in., framed. $3000/4000 10. George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925) , “The Rescue”, 1922, Conte crayon, pencil and ink wash on paper, signed lower right, titled lower center, titled and dated en verso, Santa Fe Festival of Arts label and Frederick Keppel & Son, New York labels en verso, sheet size 20 3/4 in. x 16 1/2 in., image size 18 1/8 in. x 14 5/8 in., framed. $2000/3000 9 10 8 7