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William Henry Cotton, New York, USA (1880-1958)

William Henry Cotton, New York, USA (1880-1958) Painting, Oil on Canvas Glued to Board "Indoor Scene". Signed Lower Right. Probably in Original Frame. Condition: Generally Good with Craquelure. Dimensions: Sight- 23" x 19", Frame- 29.5" x 25.5". Provenance: From a Long Island, NY Home, purchased at the Sotheby's NY. Please note the absence of a Condition Report does not imply that there are no condition issues with this lot. Please contact us for a detailed Condition Report. It is the Buyer's responsibility to inspect each lot and deem their own opinions on Condition, Description, Provenance, and Validity before purchasing. Please make an appointment to preview or ask for Condition Reports. Condition Reports are rendered as an opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. REMEMBER ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS-IS, WHERE IS.

COTTON, WILLIAM HENRY (1880-1958) Untitled.

COTTON, WILLIAM HENRY (1880-1958) Untitled. A butler plants flowers in the flower box on the ledge of an apartment building while his mistress holds on tight to his coattails. Pastel on paper; 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. Rejected cover design for The New Yorker, 1940. Matted. Will Cotten became one of the most celebrated American caricaturists of his generation when he began contributing to Vanity Fair in 1931. Eleanor Roosevelt thought the one he did of her was the best she had ever seen. He began contributing cover designs to The New Yorker the next year. Artists often submitted finished unsolicited cover ideas to the magazine that were never used. Cotton was also a portraitist and playwright and painted murals in several theaters in New York City. 1940

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON (AMERICAN, 1880-1958).

Illustration Portrait of Man and House. Pastel on paper. Signed upper left. From a New Jersey collection.

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON (AMERICAN, 1880-1958).

Illustration Portrait of Man and Shadow. Pastel on paper. Signed upper left. From a New Jersey collection.

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON (1880-1958) (THE NEW YORKER) Spring Fairy Running the Red Light.

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON (1880-1958) (THE NEW YORKER) Spring Fairy Running the Red Light. Illustration for the cover of The New Yorker May 1, 1943. Gouache on board. 380x280 mm; 15x11 inches, image, on 19x15-inch board. Signed and inscribed "To Bobby / W. Cotton" in lower image; printing indications on verso.

William Cotton American, 1880-1958 Morning

William Cotton American, 1880-1958 Morning Signed WILLIAM COTTON (ll) Oil on canvas 26 x 20 inches (66 x 50.8 cm) C 

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON (1880-1985): PORTRAIT OF A LADY

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON (1880-1985): PORTRAIT OF A LADY Pastel on grey/green paper, signed ''William Cotton'' lower right, with label from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. 12 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (sheet), 17 x 14 1/2 in. (frame). Exhibited: Mississippi Museum of Art, Collector''s Choice, November 25, 1984 - January 6, 1985. Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph Verner Reed

Portrait Sketch by William Cotton.

William H. Cotton (1880-1958) "Portrait sketch for New Yorker magazine", oil pastel on illustration board,1930-1940's, signed lower right. Size 10" x 7 -1/2".

Portrait Sketch by William Cotton.

William H. Cotton (1880-1958) "Portrait sketch for New Yorker magazine", oil pastel on illustration board,1930-1940's, signed lower right. Size 10" x 7 -1/2".

Portrait Sketch by William Cotton.

William H. Cotton (1880-1958) "Portrait sketch for New Yorker magazine", oil pastel on illustration board,1930-1940's, signed lower right. Size 10" x 7 -1/2".

Portrait Sketch by William Cotton.

William H. Cotton (1880-1958) "Portrait sketch for New Yorker magazine", oil pastel on illustration board,1930-1940's, signed lower right. Size 10" x 7 -1/2".

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON (AMERICAN, 1880-1958) MOTHER AND CHILD, 1911 Oil on canvas: 30 1/2 x 25 in.

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON (AMERICAN, 1880-1958) MOTHER AND CHILD, 1911 Oil on canvas: 30 1/2 x 25 in. Framed; lower left signed and dated: William Cotton, 1911 Provenance: A. J. Kollar Fine Paintings, Seattle Washington; Private Collection Delaware

William Henry Cotton Oil on Canvas.

American, (1885-1958). "Sonny: A Portrait of the Artist's Wife & Son". Size 30 - 1/4" x 25 - 1/4".

William Henry Cotton Oil on Canvas.

American, (1885-1958). "Sonny: A Portrait of the Artist's Wife & Son". Size 30 - 1/4" x 25 - 1/4".

William Henry Cotton painting.

William Henry Cotton, N.A., 1880-1958, NY/NJ, oil on canvas portrait of, "Jeanette," signed lower center right, 'William H. Cotton, 16?," 26" x 20", original gallery label in a pouch on verso, in the original painted gesso frame.

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON, American, 1880-1958, Portrait of a young woman., Oil on canvas, 28" x 28". Framed.

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON American, 1880-1958 Portrait of a young woman. Signed lower right "William Cotton". Oil on canvas, 28" x 28". Framed.

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON, American, 1880-1958, Portrait of a young woman., Oil on canvas, 28" x 28". Framed.

WILLIAM HENRY COTTON American, 1880-1958 Portrait of a young woman. Signed lower right "William Cotton". Oil on canvas, 28" x 28". Framed.

WILLIAM COTTON (American, 1880-1958) Sherwood Anderson,

WILLIAM COTTON (American, 1880-1958) Sherwood Anderson, Another Pretty Little Play Done to Death Pastel and watercolor on board 12 x 9.25 in. Signed upper right

WILLIAM COTTON (American, 1880-1958) George Bernard Sha

WILLIAM COTTON (American, 1880-1958) George Bernard Shaw with Ellen Terry, As in a Looking Glass Pastel and watercolor on board 12 x 9 in. Signed upper right

William Henry Cotton

William Henry Cotton New York/New Jersey (1880-1958) CREPUSCULAR LIGHT OVER FOREST oil on canvas, framed, signed: lower left, William Cotton H20" W30" Provenance: Property from a West Viginia private collection.

William Henry Cotton (American, 1880-1958), Sonny:

William Henry Cotton (American, 1880-1958), Sonny: A Portrait of the Artist's Wife and Son, oil on canvas, 30 1/4" x 25 1/4", signed LL. Relined, spots of inpainting throughout, otherwise good condition. In a fine reproduction Arts and Crafts frame meas

Cotton, William Henry

Cotton, William Henry New York/New Jersey (1885-1958) MOTHER & CHILD oil on canvas, framed signed: lower left, WH Cotton H30 1/4" W25 1/4" *Artist biography: A painter, illustrator, and cartoonist, William Cotton depicted portraits and figures and did magazine illustrations including "The New Yorker." He was also a muralist and cartoonist, and his murals are in theatres in New York City as well as in the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in Easton's Beach in Newport, Rhode Island. Cotton was born in Stockton, New Jersey, and his birth date has been given as both 1880 and 1885, but likely is 1880 because that is what he listed in his entries in "Who's Who in American Art" of 1947 and 1953. Exhibition venues included the National Academy of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy, and the Corcoran Gallery.

William Henry Cotton (American, 1885-1958)

"Mother and Child", c. 1925; oil/canvas, 30.25" x 25.25", signed.

William Henry Cotton 1885-1958 SONNY

William Cotton (American, 1885-1958), ; lot of three pastels, one pictured: "The Couple and the

Trunk", c. 1930; 11.5" x 8.5", unsigned, identified with label from unknown gallery verso (the work is undoubtedly by Cotton and they may not have been signed if used as an illustration; the label indicates that they may have been used in The New Yorker ). The other two are similar in size and subject. Cotton worked as a painter and cartoonist. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.