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The Treachery of Mahtoree Original Charcoal

The Treachery of Mahtoree Original Charcoal. Drawing after Felix Octavius Carr Darley (American, 1822–1888). Felix Octavius Carr Darley's illustration was for James Fenimore Cooper's "Prairie," p. 100. Signed with the initials F.W.S. lower right, possibly Frank Wilbert Stokes (New York, Tennessee, 1858-1955). Measures 11 x 14 inches sheet size. Very good condition. Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. Provenance: Estate collection of William Greenbaum, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Proprietor of William Greenbaum Fine Prints. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as condition can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.

FRANK WILBERT STOKES (1858 - 1955)

"Surf outside Marblehead neck" oil on board 12 x 18 1/2 inches. Presented in a lemon gold frame 18 x 25 inches (overall). Initialed F.W.S.

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955 )" Antarctica "

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955) Crayon and colored pencil on paper , Signed , measures 21" x 25" , 26.5 x 31"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, Bowdoin Bay

Frank Wilbert Stokes Bowdoin Bay oil on canvas laid to board 17.75 h × 24 w in (45 × 61 cm) condition: Work is in good overall condition. Scattered areas of inpainting visible when examined under blacklight. Surface accretion to lower right quadrant. One vertical abrasion with associated loss to lower left quadrant. Light surface soiling throughout but work presents well. Framed without glazing measuring 18 x 25 inches.

Frank Wilbert Stokes, McCormick Bay, Greenland

Frank Wilbert Stokes McCormick Bay, Greenland 1892 oil on canvas 10.75 h × 18 w in (27 × 46 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'F. Stokes 92'. Provenance: Christie's London, Travel and Exploration, 18 April 2000, Lot 120 condition: Work has been lined and is in good overall condition. Inpainting evident primarily to left side, top and bottom edge, visible only when examined under blacklight. Light surface soiling. Colors present well. Framed without glazing measuring 18 x 25 inches.

Frank Wilbert Stokes (VT 1858-1955)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (Vermont 1858-1955) Cavendish Gorge oil on board monogrammed lower left 9 x 12"

Attributed to Frank Wilbert (William) Stokes. American, (1858-1955). "A Winter Landing at Minot's Light". Oil on Board. Unsigned. Titled on reverse. Sight size: 11-5/8" x 8-1/2". Overall size: 18-1/4" x 15". Original frame.

Attributed to Frank Wilbert (William) Stokes. American, (1858-1955). "A Winter Landing at Minot's Light". Oil on Board. Unsigned. Titled on reverse. Sight size: 11-5/8" x 8-1/2". Overall size: 18-1/4" x 15". Original frame.

(ARCTIC.) Stokes, Frank Wilbert. The Departure of the Norge for the North Pole from King's Bay, Spitsbergen, 80th North Lat.

AMUNDSEN DEPARTING FOR THE NORTH POLE--BY AN EYEWITNESS (ARCTIC.) Stokes, Frank Wilbert. The Departure of the Norge for the North Pole from King's Bay, Spitsbergen, 80th North Lat. Oil on board, 12 x 16 inches, initialed in lower left; a bit worn at lower corners. Np, May 1926

(ARCTIC.) Stokes, Frank Wilbert. The Departure of the Norge for the North Pole from King''s Bay, Spitsbergen, 80th North Lat.

PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR A CLASSIC ARCTIC PAINTING (ARCTIC.) Stokes, Frank Wilbert. The Departure of the Norge for the North Pole from King''s Bay, Spitsbergen, 80th North Lat. Oil on board, 12 x 16 inches, initialed in lower left; a bit worn at lower corners. Np, May 1926

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Oil on board. Cabin. slight damage - pinhole top center. Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12",Width: 16" (fine art, painting, Americana) STERLING ASSOCIATES STRIVES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, OBJECTIVE, & FAIR INFORMATION ON ALL LOTS. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. WE ADVISE THAT YOU, OR SOMEONE ON YOUR BEHALF, INSPECT ANY ITEM(S) AND COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS BEFORE BIDDING. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS.

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Fall landscape. Oil on artist's board. Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16" (fine art, painting, Americana) STERLING ASSOCIATES STRIVES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, OBJECTIVE, & FAIR INFORMATION ON ALL LOTS. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. WE ADVISE THAT YOU, OR SOMEONE ON YOUR BEHALF, INSPECT ANY ITEM(S) AND COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS BEFORE BIDDING. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS.

FRANK WILBERT STOKES (AMERICAN, 1858-1955) BEND IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER Oil on canvas: 14 x 16 in.

FRANK WILBERT STOKES (AMERICAN, 1858-1955) BEND IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER Oil on canvas: 14 x 16 in. Framed; lower right initialed: FWS; verso: inscribed: "A bend in Conn. River/ The Mt. Tom Range/ Holyoke/ Mass./ F.W.S."

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955) Arctic Landscape. Oil on artist's board. Height: 13", Width: 17" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16" STERLING ASSOCIATES STRIVES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, OBJECTIVE, & FAIR INFORMATION ON ALL LOTS. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. WE ADVISE THAT YOU, OR SOMEONE ON YOUR BEHALF, INSPECT ANY ITEM(S) AND COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS BEFORE BIDDING. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS.

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Barren Valley scene. O/C signed on bottom right. Obtained from estate of artist's family. Height: 14 1/2", Width: 18 1/2", Image Size: Height: 11 1/2", Width: 15 1/2" STERLING ASSOCIATES STRIVES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, OBJECTIVE, & FAIR INFORMATION ON ALL LOTS. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. WE ADVISE THAT YOU, OR SOMEONE ON YOUR BEHALF, INSPECT ANY ITEM(S) AND COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS BEFORE BIDDING. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS.

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955) Arctic Landscape. Oil on artist's board. Height: 13", Width: 17" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16" STERLING ASSOCIATES STRIVES TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, OBJECTIVE, & FAIR INFORMATION ON ALL LOTS. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. WE ADVISE THAT YOU, OR SOMEONE ON YOUR BEHALF, INSPECT ANY ITEM(S) AND COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS BEFORE BIDDING. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE SEE TERMS & CONDITIONS.

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 Aurora Borealis, Inglefield Gulf

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 Aurora Borealis, Inglefield Gulf Oil on canvas 33 x 22 inches Provenance: Property of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Spanierman Gallery, New York C 

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 Aurora Borealis (South Greenland)

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 Aurora Borealis (South Greenland) Oil on canvas 34 x 22 inches Provenance: Property of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Spanierman Gallery, New York C 

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Fall landscape. Oil on artist's board. Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Barren Valley scene. O/C signed on bottom right. Obtained from estate of artist's family. Height: 14 1/2", Width: 18 1/2", Image Size: Height: 11 1/2", Width: 15 1/2"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955) Arctic Landscape. Oil on artist's board. Height: 13", Width: 17" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Oil on board. Cabin. slight damage - pinhole top center.Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12",Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Oil on board. Cabin. slight damage - pinhole top center.Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12",Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Fall landscape. Oil on artist's board. Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 An Evening Effect, Greenland, 1935

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 An Evening Effect, Greenland, 1935 Signed F. W. Stokes and dated 1935 (lr); inscribed A Sunset Effect, Greenland, signed with the artist's initials FWS on the reverse and inscribed A Sunset Effect, Greenland/Polar Bear... on the stretcher Oil on canvas 34 x 48 inches Provenance: Property of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Spanierman Gallery, New York

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Oil on board. Cabin. slight damage - pinhole top center. Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12",Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Fall landscape. Oil on artist's board. Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Barren Valley scene. O/C signed on bottom right. Obtained from estate of artist's family. Accompanied by correspondence between Stokes and Admiral Byrd, The Smithsonian Institute, American Museum of Natural History and more. Height: 14 1/2", Width: 18 1/2", Image Size: Height: 11 1/2", Width: 15 1/2"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Fall landscape. Oil on artist's board. Accompanied by correspondence between Stokes and Admiral Byrd, The Smithsonian Institute, American Museum of Natural History and more. Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Landscape with Cabin. O/B. slight damage, pinhole top center. Accompanied by correspondence between Stokes and Admiral Byrd, The Smithsonian Institute, American Museum of Natural History and more. Height: 16 3/4", Width: 20 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 12",Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Spitzbergen of the Dirigible Norge on its historic flight over the North Pole in 1926. Oil on Canvas on Board. Accompanied by correspondence between Stokes and Admiral Byrd, The Smithsonian Institute, American Museum of Natural History and more. Height: 16 1/2", Width: 20 1/2" & Image Size: Height: 11 5/8", Width: 15 5/8"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Spring landscape with rowboat. Oil on artist's board signed on bottom right. Accompanied by correspondence between Stokes and Admiral Byrd, The Smithsonian Institute, American Museum of Natural History and more. Height: 16", Width: 20" & Image Size: Height: 11 5/8", Width: 15 1/2"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Arctic land and seascape. O/C signed on bottom left. Accompanied by correspondence between Stokes and Admiral Byrd, The Smithsonian Institute, American Museum of Natural History and more. Height: 18", Width: 13 3/4" & Image Size: Height: 14", Width: 9 1/4"

Frank Wilbert Stokes, American (1858-1955)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955) Arctic Landscape. Accompanied by correspondence between Stokes and Admiral Byrd, The Smithsonian Institute, American Museum of Natural History and more. Oil on artist's board. Height: 13", Width: 17" & Image Size: Height: 12", Width: 16"

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 Penguins on an Ice Float, Antarctica

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 Penguins on an Ice Float, Antarctica Oil on canvas 17 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches Unframed Provenance: The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. An artist-member of the Peary Greenland Expeditions of 1892 and 1893-94, the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-02, and the Amundsen-Ellsworth Expedition of 1926, Stokes was born in Nashville and studied with Eakins and in Paris with Gérôme and other noted teachers. This scene, depicting a view toward King George Island, among the Shetlands, can be associated with Stokes's participation on the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1902. In an article of 1903 that appeared in Century Magazine, Stokes wrote of his first glimpse of the island. He recalled seeing what initially "seemed to be an iceberg," but gradually emerged through the "silver mist of nimbus," as a "mountainous, snow-clad island," which appeared in "delicate pink tones." He wrote: "It was completely snow-clad down to the edge of the dark cobalt-blue sea, where it terminated in an ice-wall two hundred feet high." Stokes also noted that "penguins sported swiftly in the waters round the ship." (August 1903, p. 521) The artist's description fits this image perfectly, which conveys his wonder at the frozen wilderness. C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Collection of American Art

FRANK WILBERT STOKES (American, 1858-1955) "LOW TIDE A BIT OF NEWBURYPORT".

Oil on artist's board scene shows a large dock area with buildings and two men. The two mast sailboat "Madge" is seen on dry land with dory, oars and lobster pots beside. A calm harbor is seen with distant shore having houses and boats. Signed "FWS" lower left. Titled on reverse. Housed in a period gilt frame. SIZE: 9" x 12". CONDITION: Minor inpainting, very good. 9-25994

Frank Wilbert Stokes, (1858-1955), "Ice Star Veils Night, Dec. 21, 1893", oil on unstretched canvas, Painted area 14" H x 16" W.

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955) "Ice Star Veils Night, Dec. 21, 1893" oil on unstretched canvas Signed lower left, dated lower right, and titled on back of canvas. Some wear and paint losses. Stokes was known for his depictions of arctic scenes and participated as a member of several polar expeditions including Admiral Peary's expedition to Greenland from 1892 to 1894. The composition was likely painted in Greenland. Stokes studied with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as well as training at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the Academie Julian. A number of Stokes' paintings are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Painted area 14" H x 16" W.

Attributed to Frank Wilbert Stokes (American, 1858-1955) Black Samoyeds. Signed or inscribed and dated "Frank...Stokes/1935" l.r. Conte

Attributed to Frank Wilbert Stokes (American, 1858-1955) Black Samoyeds. Signed or inscribed and dated "Frank...Stokes/1935" l.r. Conte crayon and colored pencil on paper, sight size 8 x 9 1/2 in., framed.

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955) Colossal Berg, Greenland oil on canvas 30 x 34in. (76.2 x 86.3cm.)

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 Late Afternoon, Florida

Frank Wilbert Stokes American, 1858-1955 Late Afternoon, Florida Signed Stokes (ll); inscribed as titled and signed Stokes on the reverse Oil on canvas 21 x 18 inches

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

Iceberg with the Aurora Borealis oil on canvas 36 x 30in. (91.4 x 76.2cm.)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

Moonlit Arctic seascape with a Whale oil on canvas 34 x 44in. (86.3 x 111.7cm.)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

ICEBERG WITH THE AURORA BOREALIS oil on canvas 36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm.)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

MOONLIT ARCTIC SEASCAPE WITH A WHALE oil on canvas 34 x 44 in. (86.3 x 111.7 cm.)

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

The Blue Berg, Antarctica oil on canvas 421/2 x 591/2in. (107.3 x 151.2cm.).

Frank Wilbert Stokes (American, b. 1858), Restaurant Marliave, Initialed ""FWS"" l.r., Condition: Puncture to u.r. and u.l., damage to

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

Antarctic Berg off King Oscar II Land, Weddell Sea signed, inscribed and dated 'To Sir E. Shackleton from F.W. Stokes - 1914' (lower right), inscribed 'Antarctic Berg -/off King Oscar II Land /Weddell Sea - Effect of Feb - 1902/Swedish Ant. Exp.' on the reverse oil on canvas-board 12 x 151/4in. (30.5 x 38.6cm.).

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

Innuit Mourners (Aurora Borealis) signed and dated 'F.W Stokes/Greenland 1894' (lower right) oil on canvas, unframed 28 1/8 x 281/4in. (71.4 x 71.8cm.) PROVENANCE The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; sale Christie's, 17 September 1998, lot 160 EXHIBITION London, Messrs Graves and Co's Galleries, 1895, no.1: 'When an Innuit (Eskimo) dies, it is the custom to leave to the bereaved the duty of burying the dead, which consists in laying the body on the ground and building heavy stones oner it for protection from bird and beast. The ground is frozen too hard to permit of digging a grave. After sepulture has been performed, the family of the deceased return to their stone house, or igloo, and mourn silently for the departed for five consecutive days, visiting the grave each day, when they walk once around it and then return to their igloo. The Innuits say that the Aurora Borealis makes a whistling, singing noise; it is the Great Spirit, Tong-wah-hook-suah, talking. The picture represents an Innuit (Eskimo) mother on the extreme right who, with her two sons, has just walked around the grave silently, and has stopped to commune with the Great Spirit and that of her dead husband, who is now one of the stars. Mourners are visited during the five days, and when they appear outside, the rest of the tribe retire from site. The place is at an important and very ancient Innuit settlement on the shores of Inglefield Gulf, near Academy Bay, called Karnaheghlooksuah, where a large cemetery exists.' NOTES Stokes was artist on Peary's North Greenland expedition, 1893-94. For his work in the Arctic see Stokes' interview in The Studio, London 1895, V, pp.209-14, and Christie's, London, Exploration and Travel, 17 September 1998, pp.148-151.

Frank Wilbert Stokes (1858-1955)

Midnight Sun, Inglefield Gulf, Greenland 1893 signed and dated 'F.W. Stokes/94' (lower left) oil on canvas 22 x 33in. (55.8 x 83.8cm.).