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  • FAITH CORNISH MURRAY 1935 EDISTO LAUNDRY
    Mar. 29, 2020

    FAITH CORNISH MURRAY 1935 EDISTO LAUNDRY

    Est: $500 - $700

    Original c. 1935 Faith Cornish Murray (Charleston, SC 1897-1984) Tempera and Watercolor Gullah Woman and Laundry, Edisto Island, SC. Image 7 1/2"x5 1/2". In frame 14 1/2"x12 1/2"x1/2". Weight 2 pds. Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Faith Cornish Murray spent the better part of her life painting in the Lowcountry. Born in Charleston, she attended Ashley Hall and graduated with an associate degree from Fairmount College in Monteagle, Tennessee. After college, Murray worked as a draftsman in Washington, D.C. during World War I and then attended Teachers' College at Columbia University in New York City in 1920 for two years, studying with the noted modernist Arthur Wesley Dow. Murray subsequently returned to Charleston, living there and on Edisto Island during her remaining years and painting the daily life of the Gullah population on Edisto Island. Faith Cornish Murray died in Greenville, South Carolina in 1984.

    Charleston Estate Auctions
  • Faith Cornish Murray (3pcs)
    Dec. 12, 2014

    Faith Cornish Murray (3pcs)

    Est: $300 - $500

    Faith Cornish Murray (South Carolina/Tennessee, 1897-1984) three works: FIGURAL SCENES watercolor, unframed, signed sheet H13 1/2" W20" to H22" W15" (3pcs) Provenance: Charleston, South Carolina private collection

    Charlton Hall
  • Faith Cornish Murray (6pcs)
    Dec. 12, 2014

    Faith Cornish Murray (6pcs)

    Est: $500 - $800

    Faith Cornish Murray (South Carolina/Tennessee, 1897-1984) six works: COASTAL SCENES and FIGURAL SCENES watercolor, unframed, signed and some dated sheet H9" W12" to H11" W15" (6pcs) Provenance: Charleston, South Carolina private collection

    Charlton Hall
  • Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Porgy Walk, Porgy Talk..." and "Is You Got Honey..." pair of watercolors on paper from the...
    Oct. 25, 2009

    Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Porgy Walk, Porgy Talk..." and "Is You Got Honey..." pair of watercolors on paper from the...

    Est: $100 - $200

    Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Porgy Walk, Porgy Talk..." and "Is You Got Honey..." pair of watercolors on paper from the "Cries of Charleston" series each signed "Faith Murray" ll 10 x 7 1/2 in., framed

    Alex Cooper
  • Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Lady if You Want Something Fine..." and "Monkey Meat..." pair of watercolors on paper from...
    Oct. 25, 2009

    Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Lady if You Want Something Fine..." and "Monkey Meat..." pair of watercolors on paper from...

    Est: $100 - $200

    Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Lady if You Want Something Fine..." and "Monkey Meat..." pair of watercolors on paper from the "Cries of Charleston" series signed "Faith C. Murray" lr 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in., framed

    Alex Cooper
  • Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston,
    Dec. 07, 2008

    Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston,

    Est: $400 - $600

    Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston, 1897-1983), "Cries of Charleston, Sweet Potato Man", watercolor, signed lower right, titled lower center, sight 8 in. x 10 in.

    Neal Auction Company
  • Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston,
    May. 04, 2008

    Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston,

    Est: $500 - $700

    Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston, 1897-1983) , "Cries of Charleston, Sweet Potato Man", watercolor, signed lower right, titled lower center, sight 8 in. x 10 in * NO RETURNS ARE ACCEPTED ON THE BASIS OF CONDITION * PLEASE READ ALL CONDITIONS OF

    Neal Auction Company
  • Faith Murray (SC, 1897-1983), "St. Michaels," oil
    Mar. 15, 2008

    Faith Murray (SC, 1897-1983), "St. Michaels," oil

    Est: $500 - $700

    Faith Murray (SC, 1897-1983), "St. Michaels," oil on board, unsigned, retains paper label en verso reading "St. Michaels / Faith Murray / $50," winter view of St. Michael's steeple towering above the Charleston row houses below, housed in the likely original pickled and paint decorated wooden frame. Provenance: Estate of Frank W. Ryan, Jr. SS 19.5" x 15.5"; DOA 23.75" x 19.75"

    Leland Little Auctions
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