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  • George Louis Viavant, American/Louisiana 1872-1925, “Nature Morte: Mallard Duck”, watercolor on paper laid on board, Sheet: 29 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (74.3 x 50.2 cm.), Frame: 36 x 24 x 1 in. (91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm.)
    Apr. 04, 2025

    George Louis Viavant, American/Louisiana 1872-1925, “Nature Morte: Mallard Duck”, watercolor on paper laid on board, Sheet: 29 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (74.3 x 50.2 cm.), Frame: 36 x 24 x 1 in. (91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm.)

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    George Louis Viavant American/Louisiana, 1872-1925 "Nature Morte: Mallard Duck" watercolor on paper laid on board 1916, signed, dated and localized mid-left, framed. A lifelong New Orleanian, Viavant's paintings of fresh game from his hunts along the swamps and bayous surrounding the city were his particular forte. Only two artists in Louisiana, Viavant and Achille Perelli, worked predominantly in the nature morte genre, an historic and nationally popular subject matter which seemed a perfect fit given Louisiana's reputation as a hunter's paradise with a wide variety of wildlife species. During his career, Viavant successfully invented a tool for modifying a camel-hair brush that allowed him to scrumble the gouache and watercolor until he achieved the exact hues and texture needed in the brief time allowed by the medium. He often spent three to four days on one painting, and his attention to detail accomplished a completely accurate image in line, texture, and color of the fowl and fish he hunted and depicted throughout his lifetime. The mallard duck offered here is a particularly fine example of one of the artist's most sought-after subjects.

    Neal Auction Company
  • George Louis Viavant, American/Louisiana 1872-1925, "Ascending the Treacherous Path", watercolor on paper, 20 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (52.7 x 34.9 cm.), Frame: 25 5/8 x 19 x 1 in. (65.1 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.)
    Jan. 24, 2025

    George Louis Viavant, American/Louisiana 1872-1925, "Ascending the Treacherous Path", watercolor on paper, 20 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (52.7 x 34.9 cm.), Frame: 25 5/8 x 19 x 1 in. (65.1 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm.)

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    † George Louis Viavant American/Louisiana, 1872-1925 "Ascending the Treacherous Path" watercolor on paper signed lower left, framed.

    Neal Auction Company
  • George Viavant watercolor
    Mar. 23, 2024

    George Viavant watercolor

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    † George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans, 1872-1925) "Nature Morte: Reddish Egret and Gray Squirrel" watercolor on paper signed lower right. Matted, glazed and in period frame.

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • George Viavant (1872 - 1925), watercolor.
    Nov. 12, 2023

    George Viavant (1872 - 1925), watercolor.

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    Image measures 20" x 15". Signed and dated lower left, "New Orleans 1920".

    Guyette & Deeter
  • George L. Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925), "Nature Morte: Gray Squirrel"
    Dec. 03, 2022

    George L. Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925), "Nature Morte: Gray Squirrel"

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    George L. Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925) "Nature Morte: Gray Squirrel", 1912 watercolor signed, dated and localized "N.O." lower left, and "W. E. Seebold, Art Dealer, New Orleans" label en verso. Matted and framed. sight 20" x 10", framed 26-1/2" x 16-1/2"

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • George Louis Viavant (American/LA)
    Nov. 23, 2019

    George Louis Viavant (American/LA)

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1925), "Nature Morte: Squirrel", 1918, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, 25 3/4 in. x 17 3/4 in., period frame . Provenance: Neal Auction Company, Oct. 4, 2003, lot 1071

    Neal Auction Company
  • George Viavant (American, 1872-1925)
    May. 26, 2016

    George Viavant (American, 1872-1925)

    Est: $400 - $800

    13-15/16" x 9-1/2" "Nature Morte: Finch", 1920. Watercolor on paper mounted to board, signed and dated lower left, framed and matted under glass, overall 17-7/8" x 13-7/8". View and Bid on AspireAuctions.com

    Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
  • George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana)
    Sep. 14, 2013

    George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana)

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    George Louis Viavant (American/Louisiana, 1872-1924), "Nature Morte: Green Wing Teal", watercolor on paper, posthumously inscribed "G.L. Viavant, N.O." lower left, sight 21 1/4 in. x 13 1/2 in., framed Provenance: A Memphis, Tennessee, estate. Note: The inscription on this painting is identical to that on a nature morte of a snipe owned by the Viavant family and the final work resting on the easel in the artist's studio inscribed, "Unfinished time of sudden death - 1925, unsigned Viavant" Reference: George Jordan, George L. Viavant, Artist of the Hunt, New Orleans: Historic New Orleans Collection, 2003, pp. 86-87. Starting Price: USD 8000

    Neal Auction Company
  • George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans,
    Dec. 06, 2008

    George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans,

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans, 1872-1925), "Ducks in Flight over the Louisiana Marsh", watercolor on paper, signed lower right, Holmes Art Gallery, D.H. Holmes Department Store, New Orleans label en verso, sight 9 1/4 in. x 21 1/2 in., in a period frame.

    Neal Auction Company
  • George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans,
    Oct. 11, 2008

    George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans,

    Est: $9,000 - $12,000

    George Louis Viavant (American/New Orleans, 1872-1925), "Nature Morte: A Hanging Woodcock", watercolor, signed and dated "N.O. 1916" lower left, 25 in. x 19 1/2 in.

    Neal Auction Company
  • George Luis Viavant , American 1872-1925 A Hanging Snipe watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
    Nov. 29, 2007

    George Luis Viavant , American 1872-1925 A Hanging Snipe watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    signed G.L. Viavant N.O. and dated 1916 (lower left) watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard

    Sotheby's
  • George Luis Viavant , American 1872-1925 A Hanging Mallard Drake watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
    Nov. 29, 2007

    George Luis Viavant , American 1872-1925 A Hanging Mallard Drake watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    signed G.L. Viavant N.O. and dated 1918 (lower left) watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard

    Sotheby's
  • George Luis Viavant , American 1872-1925 A Hanging Green Winged Teal watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
    Nov. 29, 2007

    George Luis Viavant , American 1872-1925 A Hanging Green Winged Teal watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    signed G.L. Viavant N.O. and dated 1917 (lower left) watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard

    Sotheby's
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