Neal Auction 2012

70 287. Edward Hopper (American, 1882- 1967) , “Yachting Scene”, c. 1905, watercolor, unsigned, Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY label en verso, 5 in. x 6 3/4 in., attractive gilt frame. $15000/25000 Provenance: Collection of the artist; to his widow, Josephine Hopper, 1967; to the Reverend Arthayer R. Sanborn, Nyack,1968; to Kennedy Galleries, NY; to Richard Gottschalk Hirsch, New Orleans, 1992. 288. Attributed to Alexander John Drysdale (American/New Orleans, 1870-1934) , “Fishing at Twilight”, oil on canvas, signed en verso on stretcher, 15 in. x 21 3/4 in., attractively framed. $2500/3500 289. William S. Robinson (American/Mississippi, 1861-1945) , “Biloxi Ferry”, 1937, oil on canvas, signed lower right, monogrammed, inscribed “Biloxi, Miss” and dated en verso, 18 in. x 24 in., framed. $10000/15000 Note: William S. Robinson moved to Biloxi, MS in 1937 following the closing of the Old Lyme Art Colony in Connecticut where he had spent the previous decades. A true American Impressionist, Robinson applied his skills to the depiction of the environs of the Gulf Coast and produced a notable body of work in and around Biloxi. In the 1930s, the waterfront and back bay of Biloxi were very active places, with shrimp boats, canneries, and yacht clubs on the Gulf of Mexico. The work offered here depicts a ferry boat moored at the dock. The buildings visible on the horizon in the background indicate that this is a scene on the back bay of Biloxi. 290. Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965) , “Beach at Gloucester”, 1915, gouache on board, signed lower left, D. Wigmore, Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY label en verso, 9 in. x 11 in., framed. $1000/1500 287 288 290 289