Mayna Treanor Avent Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1868 - d. 1959

See Artist Details

0 Lots

Sort By:

Categories

    Auction Date

    Seller

    Seller Location

    Price Range

    to
    • Mayna Treanor Avent O/C, Tennessee Landscape Painting
      Jul. 24, 2021

      Mayna Treanor Avent O/C, Tennessee Landscape Painting

      Est: $800 - $1,000

      Mayna Treanor Avent (Tennessee, 1868-1959) impressionistic oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a bridge spanning a body of water, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage, a red farm visible in the background beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Mayna T Avent" lower right. Handwritten note describing treatment performed by Frances de Brun Brown, circa July 1984, affixed en verso. Housed in carved giltwood frame. Sight: 18 1/2" H x 24 1/2" W. Framed: 24 1/2" H x 30 1/2" W. Biography: Mayna Treanor Avent was the daughter of Thomas O. and Mary Andrews Treanor. She was born September 17, 1868 at Tulip Grove Mansion, across the Lebanon Pike in Nashville from Andrew Jackson's Hermitage. Study at Cincinnati was followed by two years at the Academie Julien in Paris. In 1891 she married Frank Avent, a Murfreesboro attorney who later served as State Railroad Commissioner for many years. He died in 1941. Avent taught painting in Nashville for many years and exhibited throughout the US. She painted in Mass. and SC, as well as TN. She produced oil and watercolor paintings, occasional drawings, and wood block prints in the Japanese manner. She was a member of the Nashville Studio Club, the Nashville Artists Guild, and the Centennial club, which in 1951 held a retrospective of her 68 year artistic career. She spent her last 3 years with her son in Sewanee, TN, where she died on Jan. 2, 1959. (source: THE SOUTH ON PAPER: LINE, COLOR AND LIGHT, "The South on Paper: Line, Color and Light" by James C. Kelly, published by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 1985, p. 22).

      Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
    • Mayna Avent Tennessee Landscape
      Jan. 26, 2019

      Mayna Avent Tennessee Landscape

      Est: $800 - $1,000

      Mayna Treanor Avent (Tennessee, 1865-1959) Impressionist oil on canvas painting laid to board depicting a worm's eye view of a Tennessee landscape, with a wildflower lined path leading to mountains in the background. Signed lower right "Mayna T Avent". Housed in a wide molded giltwood frame with Lyzon framing label en verso. 15 1/2" x 18 1/2" sight, 21" x 24" framed. American, late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: A Nashville, Tennessee estate. Biography: Mayna Treanor Avent was born at Tulip Grove Mansion (across from the Hermitage), studied in Cincinnati and at the Julian Academy in Paris. Her work is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute's National Portrait Gallery, The White House, and The Tennessee State Museum, Nashville. Her cabin studio was in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (source: James C. Kelley, "The South on Paper: Line, Color and Light" and The Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Winter 1987). (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)

      Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
    • MAYNA TREANOR AVENT (1868-1959): YELLOW FLOWERS AND A GREEN BOTTLE
      Mar. 03, 2018

      MAYNA TREANOR AVENT (1868-1959): YELLOW FLOWERS AND A GREEN BOTTLE

      Est: $200 - $400

      MAYNA TREANOR AVENT (1868-1959): YELLOW FLOWERS AND A GREEN BOTTLE Oil on masonite, signed 'Mayna Treanor Avent' lower left. 25 x 30 in., unframed. Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, TN

      STAIR
    • Mayna Treanor Avent oil on board, The Hermitage
      Oct. 06, 2012

      Mayna Treanor Avent oil on board, The Hermitage

      Est: $700 - $900

      Mayna Treanor Avent (Tennessee, 1868-1959) oil on board painting of The Hermitage (home of President Andrew Jackson), mansion with white columns surrounded by trees. Signed lower right. Original molded giltwood frame. 16" x 19" sight, 22-1/2" x 25-1/2" framed. Circa 1920. Provenance: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection. Biography: Mayna Treanor was born in 1868 at Tulip Grove Mansion, just across Lebanon Pike in Nashville from Andrew Jackson's Hermitage. She studied art in Cincinnati followed by two years at the Academie Julien in Paris. In 1891 she married Frank Avent, a Murfreesboro attorney. Avent taught painting in Nashville for many years and exhibited throughout the United States. She produced oil and watercolor paintings, occasional drawings, and wood block prints in the Japanese manner. She was a member of the Nashville Studio Club, the Nashville Artists Guild, and the Centennial club, which in 1951 held a retrospective of her 68 year artistic career. She spent her last 3 years with her son in Sewanee, TN, where she died on Jan. 2, 1959. The log cabin she used as a studio has been preserved by the State of TN and is open to the public. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Source: James C. Kelley, "The South on Paper: Line, Color and Light".

      Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
    • Lot of 2 Watercolor paintings, 1 Mayna Tranor
      May. 21, 2011

      Lot of 2 Watercolor paintings, 1 Mayna Tranor

      Est: $300 - $350

      Lot of 2 Watercolor paintings, 1 Mayna Tranor Avent. 1ST ITEM: Mayna Tranor Avent(Tennessee, 1865-1959) watercolor depicting a river landscape. Signed and dated "Mayna Treanor Avent, Nov. - 1898" lower left. Overall very good condition with some toning. U

      Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
    • Mayna Treanor Avent painting (Tennessee,
      Sep. 06, 2008

      Mayna Treanor Avent painting (Tennessee,

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      Mayna Treanor Avent painting (Tennessee, 1868-1959), still life with fruit and teapot, signed lower right "M.T. Avent", oil on canvas, 18 x 25 in.; modern gilt and paint wash wood frame. Restretched on old stretcher, lined, crackle, cupping, cleavage, flaking, stretcher marks; frame with abrasions. Private Collection, Nashville, Tennessee

      Brunk Auctions
    Lots Per Page:

    Popular Artists

    Devices

    Get Invaluable on Your Phone

    Download the app via text link to get instantly notified if you’re outbid and receive auction reminders so you never miss out!

    Bid On-the-Go!

    Download the Invaluable app and never miss an auction from your iOS or Android device.

    App Store badgeGoogle Play badge
    Invaluable Logo

    As the world's leading online auction marketplace, thousands of auction houses use Invaluable to deepen relationships with millions of clients around the world. Stay connected to the things you love with curated items and auctions sent to your inbox.

    You can unsubscribe at any time. View ourPrivacy Policy.

    © 1986-2024 Invaluable, LLC. and participating auction houses. All Rights Reserved.

    TermsSubscription AgreementPrivacy PolicyCopyrightGDPR InfoPrivacy ChoiceYour Privacy ChoicesSite Map