Marie Shannon, The Pursuit of Cosiness

MARIE STOBBE, American (1909-2003), Playing on the Beach, oil on masonite, 20 x 24 inches, signed "Stobbe" lower left, PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Massachusetts.

JANET SCUDDER American (1873-1940) Frog Baby bronze, signed "Janet Scudder" and stamped with foundry mark "Gorham Co. Foundry" height: 12 1/2 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Georgia; Shannon's,

AMERICAN SCHOOL 20th Century Venice Scene oil on canvasboard, signed lower right 16 x 15 1/4 inches Provenance: A Connecticut estate; Private Collection, Connecticut.

HENRY KOERNER Austrian (1915-1991) The Pub pencil and gouache on illustration board, signed "Koerner" lower right 14 x 8 3/4 inches (sight)Provenance: Midtown Galleries, New York, New York; Private Co

JULES GIRARDET, French (1856- c.1946), Romantic Catch, oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 20 inches, signed lower left "Jules Girardet" PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Long Island, New York

JERVIS MCENTEE American (1828-1891) Evening Light, Winter oil on canvas, estate stamp on the reverse 8 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist; Sotheby's, New York, September 23, 1993, lo

NEWCOMB MACKLIN FRAME, American, Early 20th Century,,Stamford-White style, hand-carved, gilded frame, fits an 8 x 10 inch canvas, 13 1/2 x 15 5/8 inches (overall), PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New

SIGMUND JOSEPH MENKES Ukrainian (1896-1986) Girl with Hat mixed media on paper, signed "Menkes" upper right 14 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (sight)Provenance: Private Collection, New York, New York. Other Notes

DAVID BURLIUK, American/Russian (1882-1967), Wife of Priest (Snow Scene), oil on board, 10 x 14 inches, signed lower right "Burliuk" PROVENANCE: ACA Gallery, New York, New York; Private Collection, Ne

ROGELIO DE EGUSQUIZA s Panish (1845-1915) At the Window oil on canvas, signed "Egusquiza 73" lower left 25 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches Provenance: Private Collection, New York.

OTTO EDUARD PIPPEL, German (1878-1960), "Fruhling in Paris", oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches, signed lower right "Otto Pippel" PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Long Island, New York. Tags: Paris,

KAORU YAMAGUCHI, Japanese (1907-1968), Apples, oil on canvas, 12 x 14 inches, signed lower left "Kaoru Yamaguchi," inscribed with Japanese characters on the reverse, PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Co

PHILIP EVERGOOD American (1901-1973) "Episode at Fire Island" oil on canvas, signed "Philip Evergood" lower left, dated "LXVII" lower right, and titled on the stretcher 14 x 18 inches Provenance: ACA

RACKSTRAW DOWNES American/British (b. 1939) Riverside Drive with the Gates of Columbia, 1979 pencil on paper, initialed "RD" lower right 17 5/8 x 32 inches (sheet)Provenance: Tatistcheff and Company,

THEODORE J. ROSZAK American/Polish (1907-1981) Untitled (Study) ink, pencil and marker on paper, signed "T. Roszak" and dated "1939" lower right, dated upper right, artist stamp on the original mattin

JOAN MIRO, Spanish (1893-1983), Plate VII from Serie Mallorca, 1973,etching and aquatint on Guarro wove paper, 21 1/4 x 26 1/2 inches (plate, sight), signed in pencil "Miro" lower right, numbered in p

LOUISE NEVELSON, American (1899-1988), Six-Pointed Star, 1980,handmade cast paper relief, published by Pace Editions Inc. 1990, 40 1/4 x 34 1/4 inches (sight), signed and dated in pencil "Louise Nevel

ALFRED WORDSWORTH THOMPSON American (1840-1896) Crossing the River oil on canvas, signed "Wordsworth Thompson" lower right 8 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches Provenance: Private Collection, New York, New York. Oth

SEYMOUR NOSBIL, American (20th century), The Day's Catch, oil on masonite, 26 x 36 inches, signed on the reverse "Seymour Nosbil", PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Connecticut.

AMERICAN SCHOOL, (20th century), Two Views of New York City, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, signed illegibly lower right (each), PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Connecticut.

ANDRE VIGNOLES, French (b. 1920), Flower Vases, oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 35 inches, signed lower left "A.Vignoles", PROVENANCE: Wally Findlay Galleries, New York, New York NOTES: French canvas maker st

DAVID JOHNSON American (1827-1908) Deer in a Forest Clearing oil on canvas, initialed "DJ" lower right 10 1/2 x 8 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut.

JESUS GUERRERO GALVAN, Mexican (1910-1973), Two Women,gouache on paper, 21 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches (sight), signed lower right "Guerrero Galvan 1949", PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Connecticut. Tags: Wo

VINCENT LONGO, American (b. 1923), Grid in Terracotta,acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72 inches, unsigned PROVENANCE: The artist; Private Collection, Connecticut.