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Painter, b. 1904 - d. 1954

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  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Mar. 21, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $600 - $900

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "St. Thomas From Judith's Fancy St. Croix, US Virgin Islands," 1950, mixed media and watercolor on paper affixed to panel, inscribed "17" lower right, label (artist's studio) affixed verso, panel (unframed): 3.75"h x 18.75"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media and Gouache, Cady Wells
    Mar. 21, 2025

    Mixed Media and Gouache, Cady Wells

    Est: $500 - $700

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "White Stone," mixed media and gouache, unsigned, inscribed verso, sight: 4.75"h x 6.75"w, overall (with frame): 10.25"h x 12.25"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Mar. 21, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $500 - $700

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Bronze Head," 1952, mixed media, initialed lower right, inventory number and title verso, sight: 7.5"h x 5.5"w, overall (with frame): 8.25"h x 6.25"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Mar. 21, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $500 - $700

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Abstract Landscape #4," 1953, mixed media on paper, initialed lower right, labels (artist's studio and California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA) affixed verso, sight: 7.5"h x 5.5"w, overall (with frame): 14"h x 12"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Mar. 21, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $500 - $700

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Black Figures," 1953, mixed media, initialed lower right, sight: 7.5"h x 5.5"w, overall (with frame): 8.25"h x 6.25"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Mar. 21, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $400 - $600

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Wind Land & Plains (Wind Blown Shrubs)," 1952-53, mixed media, initialed lower right, 5.75"h x 7.75"w, overall (with frame): 6.5"h x 8.5"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Mar. 21, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $400 - $600

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Barranca & Two Trees," 1953, scratched drawing in black paint on gessoed masonite, unsigned, inscribed verso, sight: 5.75"h x 11.75"w, overall (with frame): 6.5"h x 12.5"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Cady Wells, Phobic, 1946
    Mar. 12, 2025

    Cady Wells, Phobic, 1946

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Cady Wells (1904 - 1954) Phobic, 1946 pastel on paper signed lower right: Cady Wells inscribed verso: TITLE: / "PHOBIC" / 1946

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Feb. 20, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Night," 1950, mixed media, signed lower right, title and various inscriptions verso, sight: 12.5"h x 10"w, overall (with frame): 20"h x 17.5"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Feb. 20, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Still Life, Black Vase," 1950-51, mixed media on paper, unsigned, labels (artist's studio, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Amon Carter Museum, 1968, Fort Worth, TX) affixed verso, sight: 19"h x 13.5"w, overall (with frame): 28"h x 22.5"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Feb. 20, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Fetishes #2," 1952/53, mixed media, initialed upper left, exhibition history inscribed verso, sight: 7"h x 10"w, overall (with frame): 14.5"h x 17.5"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Feb. 20, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Canyon Landscape," 1953, mixed media, initialed lower right, label (California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA) affixed verso, sight: 5.5"h x 12"w, overall (with frame): 13"h x 20"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Painting, Cady Wells
    Feb. 20, 2025

    Painting, Cady Wells

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Basket and Fruit," 1954, mixed media on masonite, initialed lower right, label (California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA) affixed verso, masonite: 7.25"h x 10.5"w, overall (with frame): 14"h x 17"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Feb. 20, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Barranca No. 1," 1951, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, titled and dated verso, various inscriptions verso, sheet: 18"h x 13.5"w, overall (with frame): 23.5"h x 17.75"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Jan. 17, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Chimney," 1946, mixed media, signed and inscribed "14" lower right, label (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY) affixed verso, sight: 10.25"h x 14.75"w, overall (with frame): 17"h x 21.5"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Painting, Cady Wells
    Jan. 17, 2025

    Painting, Cady Wells

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Fruit and Green Goblet," 1954, oil on masonite, label (California Palace of the Legion of Honor) affixed verso, sight: 5.75"h x 11.5"w, overall (with frame): 14.5"h x 20.75"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Jan. 17, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Red Implement," circa 1946, mixed media, signed lower right, labels (artist's studio and Amon Carter Museum, 1968, Fort Worth, TX) affixed verso, sight: 11.25"h x 17.5"w, overall (with frame): 18.75"h x 24.75"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Jan. 17, 2025

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Object on the Plateau," 1946, mixed media, signed lower right, labels (artist's studio, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Amon Carter Museum, 1968, Fort Worth, TX) affixed verso, sight: 27.5"h x 19.25"w, overall (with frame): 39.25"h x 31.25"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Dec. 20, 2024

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $500 - $700

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Pajaro," 1946, mixed media, signed lower right, labels (artist's studio, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Amon Carter Museum, 1968, Fort Worth, TX) affixed verso, sight: 9.5"h x 13.25"w, overall (with frame): 19.5"h x 23.25"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Dec. 20, 2024

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $600 - $900

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "The Flame," mixed media, museum label (California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1953) affixed verso, sight: 29"h x 11"w, overall (with frame): 37"h x 19"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Watercolor, Cady Wells
    Dec. 20, 2024

    Watercolor, Cady Wells

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Blue Study," watercolor, signed lower right, labels (artist's studio, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1948, Museum of New Mexico Exhibitions) affixed verso, sight: 19"h x 13"w, overall (with frame): 30"h x 24"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Mixed Media, Cady Wells
    Dec. 20, 2024

    Mixed Media, Cady Wells

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954), "Santo No. 2," 1948, mixed media with black India ink washes, signed lower right, labels (artist's studio, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Amon Carter Museum, 1968, Fort Worth, TX) affixed verso, sight: 29"h x 21"w, overall (with frame): 37"h x 29"w. Provenance: Formerly owned by artists Frank O. Hamilton and Cady Wells.

    Clars Auctions
  • Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract Landscape sheet 15 x 22 1/2 in. unframed
    Nov. 07, 2023

    Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract Landscape sheet 15 x 22 1/2 in. unframed

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract Landscape signed 'Cady Wells.' (lower right) watercolor on paper sheet 15 x 22 1/2 in. unframed

    Bonhams
  • Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract Landscape sheet 15 x 22 1/2 in. unframed
    Apr. 26, 2023

    Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract Landscape sheet 15 x 22 1/2 in. unframed

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract Landscape signed 'Cady Wells.' (lower right) watercolor on paper sheet 15 x 22 1/2 in. unframed

    Bonhams
  • Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract composition sight 22 x 15 in. framed 33 1/2 x 26 in. (Painted circa 1950.)
    Apr. 26, 2022

    Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract composition sight 22 x 15 in. framed 33 1/2 x 26 in. (Painted circa 1950.)

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Cady Wells (1904-1954) Abstract composition unsigned on recto gouache on black paper sight 22 x 15 in. framed 33 1/2 x 26 in. Painted circa 1950. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Cady Wells, Plant Study, ca. 1952
    Nov. 14, 2020

    Cady Wells, Plant Study, ca. 1952

    Est: $2,500 - $5,000

    Cady Wells (1904 - 1954) Plant Study, ca. 1952 mixed media on paper initialed lower right: C. W. 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (26.04 x 20 cm.), Frame: 19 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (50.17 x 42.55 x 3.49 cm.)

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • CADY WELLS (NM, 1904-1954) MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
    Nov. 17, 2019

    CADY WELLS (NM, 1904-1954) MIXED MEDIA PAINTING

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Framed mixed media painting, "Storm Forms," signed lower right Cady Wells (Henry Cady Wells, New Mexico, Massachusetts, 1904-1954), sight: approx 14.5"h, 10.5"w, overall: approx 20.75"h, 16.75"w, 4.75lbs *Provenance: The family of Alfred A. King (Texas, 1916-2006) great-grandson of Captain Richard King, founder of the now 825,000 acre Texas King Ranch.* Start Price: $700.00

    Austin Auction Gallery
  • Cady Wells, Taos, 1947
    Nov. 09, 2019

    Cady Wells, Taos, 1947

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    CADY WELLS (1904 - 1954) Taos, 1947 ink and watercolor on paper titled and dated verso: "Taos 1947" inscribed verso: MB Wells Inv. #115 / UofNM Collection Apr. 7, 1970 Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches Framed Dimensions: 20 5/8 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches Provenance: M. B. Wells Collection University of New Mexico Collection Peyton Wright, Santa Fe, New Mexico Private Collection, New Mexico

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954)
    Jun. 23, 2018

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Untitled. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed (l.r.). Sight size 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Framed. Notice to bidders: Condition reports and additional photographs are provided by request as a courtesy to our clients, as such any condition report is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, restoration, wear and tear, or the effects of aging. Capo Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission, additionally all lots are sold 'As Is' and in accordance with the conditions of sale.

    Capo Auction
  • Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954)
    May. 19, 2018

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    Untitled. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed (l.r.). Sight size 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Framed. Notice to bidders: Condition reports and additional photographs are provided by request as a courtesy to our clients, as such any condition report is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, restoration, wear and tear, or the effects of aging. Capo Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission, additionally all lots are sold 'As Is' and in accordance with the conditions of sale.

    Capo Auction
  • Cady Wells (1904-1954) Barranca, alternatively titled, Taos Mountain shee
    Apr. 24, 2018

    Cady Wells (1904-1954) Barranca, alternatively titled, Taos Mountain shee

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Cady Wells (1904-1954) Barranca, alternatively titled, Taos Mountain sheet 22 3/4 x 30 7/8in overall: 31 x 38 1/2in

    Bonhams
  • Cady Wells, work on paper
    Nov. 13, 2016

    Cady Wells, work on paper

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Cady Wells (American/Mexican, 1904-1954), "Tonto Sea," 1946, watercolor and gouache, signed verso, artist label affixed verso, sight: 12.25"h x 19.25"w, overall (with frame): 19.25"h x 26.25"w

    Clars Auctions
  • Cady Wells, watercolor
    Nov. 13, 2016

    Cady Wells, watercolor

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Cady Wells (American/Mexican, 1904-1954), "Sea Fan," 1948-49, watercolor, signed lower right, artist label affixed verso, sight: 13.5"h x 9.75"w, overall (with frame): 20.5"h x 16.5"w

    Clars Auctions
  • CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Tonto sea
    Aug. 02, 2016

    CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Tonto sea

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Tonto sea signed, titled and dated ‘1946 / Cady Wells.’ (on the reverse) watercolor and gouache on paper 13 x 20in overall: 19 3/4 x 26 3/4in Painted in 1946

    Bonhams
  • CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Sea fan
    Aug. 02, 2016

    CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Sea fan

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Sea fan signed ‘Cady Wells’ (lower right) and titled and numbered (on the reverse) watercolor on paperboard 14 x 10in overall: 20 1/2 x 16 1/2in Painted in 1948-49

    Bonhams
  • CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Rocks #1, Jacona, New Mexico; Mesa landscape with
    Aug. 02, 2016

    CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Rocks #1, Jacona, New Mexico; Mesa landscape with

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    CADY WELLS (1904-1954) Rocks #1, Jacona, New Mexico; Mesa landscape with white clouds (Study for Rocks and Clouds)(double-sided) signed ‘Cady Wells’ (lower right); the reverse is unsigned watercolor and gouache on paper 14 1/2 x 21 1/2in overall: 22 1/2 x 29 1/2in

    Bonhams
  • CADY WELLS (AMERICAN, 1904-1954) NEW MEXICO NIGHT (PENITENTE SERIES) Watercolor and ink on paper: 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.
    Jul. 26, 2014

    CADY WELLS (AMERICAN, 1904-1954) NEW MEXICO NIGHT (PENITENTE SERIES) Watercolor and ink on paper: 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.

    Est: $1,200 - $1,600

    CADY WELLS (AMERICAN, 1904-1954) NEW MEXICO NIGHT (PENITENTE SERIES) Watercolor and ink on paper: 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. Framed; verso label: Owings-Dewey Fine Art, New Mexico: Cady Wells (1904-1954)/ New Mexico Night (Penitente Series)/ watercolor and Ink on paper/ Image 4 1/8 x 6 3/8 inches / 0D1737; label H. Cady Wells/ Christiansted/ St. Croix. V. I.

    Potomack Company
  • Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954) Wine glass and fr
    May. 19, 2013

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954) Wine glass and fr

    Est: -

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954) Wine glass and fruit 4 3/4 x 10 1/4in

    Bonhams
  • Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954) Landscape, 1933-3
    May. 19, 2013

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954) Landscape, 1933-3

    Est: -

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954) Landscape, 1933-34 15 1/4 x 22 1/4in unframed

    Bonhams
  • Cady Wells (Am, 1904-1954) Barranca #2
    Jan. 28, 2012

    Cady Wells (Am, 1904-1954) Barranca #2

    Est: $400 - $600

    Mixed media on paper. Titled on verso, and signed l.r. 12 x 9 1/4 inches. Ex. Coll. Martha Graham

    Capo Auction
  • Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954)
    Mar. 26, 2010

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954)

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Cady Wells (American, 1904-1954) Fruit and Platter ink and watercolor on paper ca 1952-painted in Antibes, France signed l.r. 14.5 in. x 9.75 in. No visible defects.

    Cowan's Auctions
  • CADY WELLS (Santa Fe, New Mexico 1904-1954)
    Oct. 22, 2007

    CADY WELLS (Santa Fe, New Mexico 1904-1954)

    Est: $600 - $800

    CADY WELLS (Santa Fe, New Mexico 1904-1954) Watercolor on paper New Mexico landscape with wind mill and steer. 14 in. by 17 1/2 in. Signed Wells l.l. with wide custom textile mat and wood frame. Provenance: purchased in Taos area by present owner.

    O'Gallerie
  • Cady Wells 1904-1954 , Orange Rocks, Jacona gouache and black ink on board
    Oct. 10, 2007

    Cady Wells 1904-1954 , Orange Rocks, Jacona gouache and black ink on board

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    signed Cady Wells , l.r. gouache and black ink on board

    Sotheby's
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