Pair of 19th-century still life paintings in gilt frames signed "L Parker" (Lawton Silas Parker, 1868-1954, American). The paintings depict game scenes and are housed in ornate frames. Both frames show wear, with some chipping. The paintings themselves are in good antique condition. Measurments: 16.5"L x 2.75"D x 14.5"T (Painting itself is 9.5"L x 8"T)
Lawton Silas PARKER (American, 1868-1954): "Sarah Parker, The Artist's Mother". Etching on wove paper. The plate quite a bit larger than the composition and printed close to the sheets' edges. No known edition. Scarce. Signed in pencil. Sheet size: 7 7/8 x 5 inches.
Lawton Parker (1868 - 1954): Portrait Study aquatint and etching on paper; signed with initials in pencil lower right, framed together with artist's handwritten notes
Lawton S. Parker (American, 1868-1954) Sylvia, c. 1910 oil on canvas signed Lawton Parker (lower right) 32 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches. Provenance: Graham Gallery, New York Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles Private Collection, Arizona and California Debra Force Fine Art, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2016 Exhibited: Evanston, Illinois, Henry Kitchell Webster residence, June 27 - July 1911 Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Lawton Parker, March 5 - 27, 1912, no. 12, illus. New London, Connecticut, The Lyman Allyn Museum, The Art Colony at Old Lyme 1900-1935, February 5 - March 13, 1966, no. 82, p. 38 (loaned by Larry Parker) Washington, DC, Adams Davidson Galleries, Four Decades of American Impressionism: 1880-1920, May 30 - July 6, 1985 Los Angeles, California, Goldfield Galleries, American Impressionists in Giverny New York, Berry Hill Galleries, The Giverny Luminists: Frieseke, Miller, and their Circle, November 29, 1995 - January 27, 1996, no. 21, p. 42 San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art, Monet’s Followers: American Impressionists in Giverny, June 27 - August 30, 1998 Literature: Harriet Monroe, "Lawton Parker's Paintings on Exhibition; De Monvel's Decoration Panel Arrives," Chicago Tribune, July 16, 1911, p. A9 H. Effa Webster, "Parker Paintings Catch Glint of Summer: Sunshiny Canvases Now at the Art Institute," Chicago Examiner, March 7, 1912, p. 7 George Breed Zug, "The Art of Lawton Parker," The International Studio, vol. LVII, no. 226, December 1915 The Arts Guild Galleries, An Illustrated Annual of Works by American Artists & Craft Workers, Chicago, 1916, p. 22, illus. Like many painters of his generation, Lawton Parker was lured to the American art colony outside of Claude Monet’s home in Giverny. He joined the second generation of American painters drawn to the small French village in 1903 and became a part of the resident assemblage of Impressionists called the Giverny Group. It was in this picturesque setting that Parker painted Sylvia, c. 1910. A brilliant American painting imbued with then revolutionary French elements of quick, loose brushstrokes, a vivid color palette, and acute attention to light and shadow, Sylvia is a remarkable example of American Impressionism. Born in Fairfield, Michigan in 1868, Parker first studied at the Chicago Art Institute and in 1889 went to Paris, where he enrolled at the Académie Julian with William Bouguereau, Robert Fleury, and later with James Abbott McNeill Whistler. He then traveled to New York and attended the Art Students League as a student of William Merritt Chase and Henry Siddons Mowbray, and then returned to Paris for training in mural painting. In 1897, Parker enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts with Jean Léon Gérôme. He had intermittent teaching positions including the St. Louis School of Fine Arts in 1892 and the Chicago Fine Arts Academy. In Paris, he ran the Parker Academy, his own school of painting, from circa 1900-1903. Once the artist arrived in Giverny, he became close friends with Guy Rose, Frederick Carl Frieseke, and Richard Miller, who were also in residence there, and eventually they exhibited together in New York City, sometimes referring to themselves as The Luminists. In 1913, Parker was awarded the gold medal from the Société des Artistes Français for his painting, La Paresse (Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut), the highest award available to a foreigner by the annual Paris Salon. Originally Parker focused on portrait paintings executed in a solid Academic manner, but working closely with his friend and neighbor Frieseke, he transitioned to painting the female figure in various garden settings. According to Dr. William H. Gerdts, it is possible that Parker explored the theme even earlier than Frieseke. Dr. Gerdts writes of Parker: "he tackled plein air in earnest in his water gardens at Giverny; he began studying the full outdoor light on things: how foliage and dresses and naked human flesh look against the light, down the light, across the light." (American Impressionism, New York, 1984, p. 270) By the time he painted Sylvia, the artist had fully developed his characteristic style of depicting his subjects, often female nudes posing in gardens, in various angles of shifting sunlight. Parker spent the summer of 1911 in Chicago, where a large exhibition of his work was held at his friend Henry Kitchell Webster’s home in Evanston, just north of the city. In her July 16th Chicago Tribune review of the show, critic Harriet Monroe was effusive in her praise, which included 22 paintings by the artist: “Most of the pictures are studies of women out of doors in Giverny gardens or verandas or beside pools, lit by dappled sunlight… painted last summer, others the summer before, when Mr. Parker first fell in with Richard Miller, Frederick Frieseke, and other Americans of the plein air school who use the little French village as their summer headquarters… Never did [a] painter effect a more complete revolution in style, nor with happier results. Giverny taught Mr. Parker to throw away the heavy and somber secondary tones…The result is a series of fresh, clear, finely inspired pictures…” Monroe also singled out Sylvia for admiration, stating that the painting was “…especially remarkable for [its] flower-like grace, and for the iridescent quality of the flesh painting.” The following year, Sylvia was also included in a solo exhibition on the artist at the Art Institute of Chicago. In a review, the critic Monroe said of the group of paintings that, “...sunshine and shadows seem to ripple and shimmer like a running brook; flesh and draperies take the sunlight in spots of gold and melt into the blue and green of shadowed leaves.” With its brilliant light, dense and lush landscape, and intense color, Syliva is certainly among Parker's best and most beautiful works.
Attributed to Lawton Silas Parker (1868-1954) "Study for Preparing for the Bath III" Oil on paperboard Appears unsigned; titled from a gallery label affixed to the frame; framed together with an unsigned drawing on beige paper of a nude woman standing, verso
Lawton Silas Parker Am., 1868-1954 "Sunlit Landscape" Oil on board, framed Signed, Goldfield Galleries, Adamson-Duvannes Galleries, The Edward Goldfield Collection and Lawton S. Parker Retrospect Bicentennial Presentation labels verso
Alson Skinner Clark (1876-1949) and Lawton Parker (1868-1954) Giverny Countryside signed 'Alson Clark / Lawton Parker' (lower right) and inscribed and dated 'A Joint effort by Clark and Parker - Done when the Clarks were guests of the Parkers at Giverny - 1910' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 25 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. framed 29 x 38 in.
Lawton Silas Parker (1868-1954) Amaryllis (Woman at an Outdoor Table) signed and dated 'Lawton Parker 1910' (lower left) oil on canvas 32 x 25 1/2 in. framed 41 x 35 in.
Lawton Silas Parker (1868-1954) Summer in Giverny signed 'PARKER' (lower left) oil on canvas laid to board 19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. framed 29 x 24 in. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Water cascading over a rocky river in a tree-lined landscape. Pencil signed lower right. On paper laid on paper., matted and framed under glass. Along with a book on the artists' drawings. Provenance: Property of an Ann Arbor, MI private collector.
Lawton S. Parker (American, 1868-1954) Landscape with Stream oil on canvasboard signed lower right 13" x 13 5/8" Provenance: David Ramus Fine Art, New York, New York and Atlanta, Georgia (label verso) R.H. Love Galleries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois (label verso) The Marshall Collection, Peoria, Illinois Catalog Note: This work has a catalogue raisonné stamp verso.
Water cascading over a rocky river in a tree-lined landscape. Pencil signed lower right. On paper laid on paper., matted and framed under glass. Along with a book on the artists' drawings.
Pencil on paper drawing by listed Illinois, California/France artist Lawton Silas Parker (1868-1954). The drawing is titled "Landscape With Large Tree" and is unsigned. Sight measures approximately 10" tall by 71/2" across, framed it measures 18-1/2" tall x 15-5/8" across.
Oil painting on canvas by listed Illinois/California/France artist Lawton Parker (1868-1954). The painting is titled "Garden Tranquility" and stenciled en verso. Dated 1909. Sight measures approx. 29-1/2" across x 24-1/4" tall, framed it measure 36" across x 30-3/4" tall.
Lawton Silas Parker American, 1868-1954 Eve Titled and signed "Eve"/Lawton S. Parker on the reverse Oil on panel 12 x 8 7/8 inches (30.5 x 22.5 cm) Provenance: Graham Gallery, New York Exhibited: New York, Graham Gallery, Small Works, Fine Works, Jan. 1985 C
Lawton Silas Parker (Am.,1868-1954) oil on canvas, framed luminous work depicting two ladies at the lake, signed lower right "Lawton Parker", Hirschl & Adler label verso. Frame size: 30 1/4" by 30 1/4". Stretcher size: 24" by 24". Frame losses. Provenance: Private Collection, Dudley MA, by descent; Hirschl & Adler NY 1993; property from the Estate of William Kenny III. Together with the original bill of sale dated November 22,1993 and another letter from Hirschl & Adler dated November 23, 1993.
Lawton Silas Parker 1868-1954) Mountainous landscape oil on board Check for signature - old label to reverse Collection of Ronald E. Woodland / Director of the Lawton Parker Retrospective Exhibit, California Technological Institute, April 1976 16 x 20in (40.5 x 51cm)
each mixed media on paper the first: female nude figure, signed lower right, 7 x 6 1/2 inches sight; the second: figure at a table outdoors, no signature visible, 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 sight; the third: two figures at a table outdoors, no signature visible, 7 x 6 1/4 inches sight; the fourth: woman sitting in a garden, signed lower right, 6 x 5 inches sight; the largest frame: 19 x 20 inches; the smallest frame: 14 x 13 1/2 inches
Lawton Silas Parker (American, 1868-1954) Hollyhocks Oil on canvas 24 x 24 inches (61.0 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower right: Lawton Parker PROVENANCE: R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, 1987 (as Woman in Garden). EXHIBITED: C.W. Post Art Gallery, Greenvale, New York, "A Century of American Impressionism," January 30-February 28, 1982; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, "The Floral Environment in American Art," October 1-November 30, 1983; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois, (and elsewhere), "Down Garden Paths," December 13-February 12, 1984. HID01801242017
Lawton Silas Parker (1868-1954) Early Morning, Manhattan oil on canvas laid down on board 13 x 13 1/2in (33 x 34.3cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Lawson Silas Parker (American, 1868-1954), sitting lady with book, oil on canvas, signed, 16" x 20", 23 1/2" x 27 1/4" framed. Provenance: estate of an important collector, San Marino, California.
Attributed to Lawton Silas Parker (American, 1868-1954) Still life with cup and saucer oil on panel bearing signature lower right L.S. Parker, with typed biographical note to reverse 9 3/4 x 10 1/4in (25 x 26cm) Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dr. Ben Pinsky and Terry O'Neill Pinsky.
Lawton S. Parker(Church ruins in a landscape) . Colored pencil and watercolor , c. 1910. R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago Estate inventory number written verso. Size: 14 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches.
Lawton Silas Parker (1868-1954), landscape, oil on board, signed 'LP' L/R, signed verso 'Lawton S. Parker' with inscription, 5 1/2" x 7", 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Provenance: Andover, Massachusetts estate.
Lawson Silas Parker (American, 1868-1954), sitting lady with book, oil on canvas, signed, 16" x 20", 23 1/2" x 27 1/4" framed. Provenance: estate of an important collector, San Marino, California.
LAWTON SILAS PARKER American (1868-1954) View of the Pantheon from the Luxembourg Gardens oil on canvas, signed lower left "Lawton Parker" 15 x 13 inches Provenance: Private Collection, New York; Private Collection, Michigan. Other Notes: Tags: French, European, Oil Painting, Listed Artist, Signed, Paris
Lawton Silas Parker (1868-1954) Early Morning, Manhattan oil on canvas laid down on board13 x 13 1/2in Provenance: The artist.Estate of the above.R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above.Goldfield Galleries, Los Angeles, California. Sale, Butterfields, Los Angeles and San Francisco, American and California Paintings & Sculpture, June 13, 2001, lot 5080.Acquired by the present owner from the above.
LAWTON SILAS PARKER American (1868-1954) Woman Reading oil on canvas, unsigned 25 x 30 inches Provenance: De Ru Gallery, Bellflower, California; Private Collection, California. Other Notes: A copy of a letter of authenticity from DeWitt C. McCall II of De Ru's Fine Arts accompanies the lot. A copy of a letter from Bill Gerdts discussing the painting also accompanies the lot. Tags: Oil Painting, listed artist, portrait, American Impressionist / Impressionism
LAWTON SILAS PARKER American (1868-1954) View of the Pantheon from the Luxembourg Gardens oil on canvas, signed lower left "Lawton Parker" 15 x 13 inches Provenance: Private Collection, New York; Private Collection, Michigan. Other Notes: Tags: Paris, French, Oil Painting, Park, Listed Artist
Lawton Silas Parker (1868-1954) A Santa Barbara Garden signed and dated 'Lawton Parker 1914' (lower right), titled on a period label (on the stretcher bar) oil on canvas24 x 24inPainted in 1914. Provenance: with A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings, Seattle, Washington, 2000. Private collection, California.ExhibitedRochester, The Memorial Art Gallery, Paintings by Maurice Fromkes and a New York Group, Paintings and Drawings by Aston Knight, Paintings by Five American Women, and Pastels by Elizabeth F. Washington, May 1918, no. 28.Literature: The Memorial Art Gallery, Paintings by Maurice Fromkes and a New York Group, Paintings and Drawings by Aston Knight, Paintings by Five American Women, and Pastels by Elizabeth F. Washington [exh. cat.], Rochester, University of Rochester, 1918, n.p.
Lawton Silas Parker (American 1868-1954) Model seen from the back, charcoal and red chalk on brown paper. 6.75 x 5.75 in. 13 x 1o in, as framed. Condition: Laid on paper, not examined out of frame, two small holes at wrist with tear, with a couple tiny punctures, handling creases and wear.
Lawton Silas Parker (American 1868-1954) Reclining nude, charcoal on paper, 5.5 x 8 in. 10 x 13 in. as framed Condition: Smudges. Not examined out of frame.
Lawton Silas Parker (American 1868-1954) Crouching Nude with elbow to knee, graphite on paper, signed Lawton, lower right, framed. 10 x 7.5 in. 31 x 10 as framed. Condition: Smudges, soiling, handling creases, light folds and wear.
Lawson Silas Parker (American, 1868-1954), sitting lady with book, oil on canvas, signed, 16" x 20", 23 1/2" x 27 1/4" framed. Provenance: estate of an important collector, San Marino, California.
Parker, Lawton Silas (American, 1868-1954). "Reclining Nude." 20th century. Graphite and pastel on handmade paper. Sheet: 9 1/4" x 13 1/2" Support sheet: 14" x 17 7/8" Matted: 18" x 23 7/8" Condition: Richard Love Gallery inventory number noted in pencil on verso. Laid down to support sheet. Provenance: Richard Love Gallery, Chicago.
LAWTON SILAS PARKER American (1868-1954) Woman Reading oil on canvas, unsigned 25 x 30 inches Provenance: De Ru Gallery, Bellflower, California; Private Collection, California. Other Notes: Note: A copy of a letter of authenticity from DeWitt C. McCall II of De Ru's Fine Arts accompanies the lot. A copy of a letter from Bill Gerdts discussing the painting also accompanies the lot. Tags: Portrait / Portraiture, oil painting, listed artist, American Impressionist / Impressionism
