Cape Cod Artists: Past & Present & Beyond Art Auction
Sunday, February 17, 2008,  President's Day Weekend
Provincetown Town Hall: 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown

Preview: 2:00 pm
Live Auction: 4:00 pm

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Alphabetical Lot List:  all "Unknown" and "Illegibly signed" listed at the end of this list in numerical lot order.

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Lot 74:  Allen, Courtney
Biography:
  (1869-1969)  Studied at the Corcoran Art Sch., NAD and with Charles Hawthorne, C.C. Curan, Felix Mahoney and WH Bicknell.  Member of Beachcombers, Provincetown AA (pres., 1952-52 and 56-58).  Exhibits include: Allied Artists Am., PAAM, Chrysler Art Mus., Provincetown Historical Mus.  Works at: Nat. Mus. Amer. History.  He began illustrating juvenile magazines and later Colliers, Sat. Evening Post and other magazines.  Was trustee of Chrysler Art Museum in Provincetown (1960-68) and pres. Truro Hist. Soc. in 1969.  Known as an illustrator, sculptor, painter, etcher, and printmaker.  Listed in Who was Who in American Art.

Title:  Untitled Original for Illustration
Medium:  oil on canvas on wood
Size (H x W):  21.75 x 33.5
Frame size (exterior, H & W):  -
Signed:  slr
Notes: 
Condition:  excellent
Frame style:  unframed

est. $800 - $1000

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Lot 83:  Balla, James
Biography:
  (born 1956)  Represented by the Albert Merola Gallery, Provincetown.  Born in Norwalk, Ct. and studied at Parson's School of Design.  Exhibits include SF Mus. of Art, PAAM (in permanent collection), Michael Martin Galleries, SF., Carrie Haddad Gallery and others.  Has been reviewed by the Village Voice, the Boston Phoenix and more.  Very collected artist.

Title:  Untitled
Medium:  monotype on kitikata
Size (H x W):  10 x 10
Frame size (exterior, H & W):  21.25 x 19.5
Signed:  slr
Notes:  dated 1995, Albert Merola Gallery label verso
Condition:  excellent
Frame style:  gold gild/glass

est. $500 - $700

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Lot 13:  Bicknell, William H.
Biography:
  (1860 - 1947)  Known for his landscapes and etchings.  Studied under Frederic Crowninshield, BMFA School, member of Copley Society, Chicago SE, Boston SE and PAAM.  Exhibited at B.A.C. (1884-85 and 88-89), PAFA 1898 and St. Louis Expo (award winner, 1904).  Works at AIC, BMFA, N.Y.P.L.  Well listed and collected artist.  Who's Who, Askart.com, etc.

Title:  Provincetown
Medium:  etching
Size (H x W):  4.5 x 6
Frame size (exterior, H & W):  10.675 x 12.75
Signed:  slr in hand, lower left in plate
Notes:  dated 1926
Condition:  good
Frame style:  wood/double matte/glass

est. $200 - $400

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Lot 29:  Bicknell, William H.
Biography:
  Information previously listed, Lot 13.

Title:  Abraham Lincoln
Medium:  etching
Size (H x W):  12 x 9
Frame size (exterior, H & W):  19.5 x 14.5
Signed:  slr in hand, lower left in plate
Notes:  dated 1928 lower left
Condition:  excellent
Frame style:  matte only

est. $200 - $300

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Lot 90:  Black, Constance
Biography:
  Represented by Teichman Gallery, Brewster. Also has studio at 6 Priscilla Alden Road, Provincetown. Studied at Vesper George School of Art, Boston (1947-50), Cape School of Art (summer, 1950), PAAM (printing and etching, Bill Behnken, 1993-94), Mono print and etching with Andrew Mochler and Michael Mazur at FAWC (1995).  Also with Robert Townsend, FAWC, 2000-2001.  Also studied extensively with Jim Forsberg.  Exhibitions include: PAAM (1954-present, open and juried), Provincetown Group Gallery (1964-74, 1 and 2 person shows), Sun Gallery Group Show, Front Street Gallery, 2 man show, The Cobb Gallery, Barnstable, The Wellfleet Art Gal