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Edward Bruce (American, 1879 - 1943) An Italian Village

Edward Bruce (American, 1879 - 1943) An Italian Village oil on canvas signed Bruce (lower right) 28 x 45 inches. This lot is located in Palm Beach. Provenance: The Marbella Gallery, New York

Edward Bright Bruce. "Foster Farm," oil

(American, 1879-1943). Oil on canvas, signed "Edward Bruce" lr, signed and titled on verso, 16 x 22 1/4 in., framed.

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943), Abbey of Santa Scolastico

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943), Abbey of Santa Scolastico oil on canvas, signed at lower left, circa 1925, presented in an attractive period frame. Stretcher size 40 1/2 x 60 in.; Frame dimensions 50 x 60 3/4 in. Edward Bright Bruce left a successful law career at the age of 43 to become an artist. While working as a lobbyist for the Calamba Sugar Estate of San Francisco in Washington, D.C. he was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to be director of the Public Works of Art Project. Bruce was greatly influenced by the art he encountered while living in China and East Asia during his banking and law career. He built an important collection of early Chinese hand and hanging scrolls. In 1923, his collection was donated to Harvard's Fogg Art Museum and formed the core of its holdings in that area. His own paintings are in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. ex. collection Ralph Pulitzer Exhibited: Charlotte, North Carolina, Mint Museum Randolph, Personal Preferences: Paintings from the Jim Craig and Randy Johnson Collection, February 1 - June 3, 2007 From the Collection of James H. Craig and Randy S. Johnson, Sarasota, Florida Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com

Edward Bruce (NY, 1879-1943), In the Abruzzi

Edward Bruce (NY, 1879-1943), In the Abruzzi oil on canvas, faint signature at lower left, presented in the original gilt frame with gallery plaque, inscribed to stretcher "In the Abruzzi / Property of Edward Bruce / To Scott & Fowles 667 5th Ave. N.Y.", presented in a period frame with gallery plaque. Sight size 25.25 in x 60 in.; Frame dimensions 33 x 67.5 in. From the Collection of James H. Craig and Randy S. Johnson, Sarasota, Florida Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com

Edward Bruce (CA,NY,FL,1879-1943) oil painting antique

ARTIST: Edward Bright Bruce (New York, California, Florida, 1879 - 1943) NAME: Carros MEDIUM: oil on canvas. Canvas applied to board. CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 90 cm FRAME SIZE: 32 x 44 inches / 80 x 110 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right NOTE: has original artist's label SIMILAR ARTISTS: Lawton Silas Parker, Olaf Carl Wieghorst, Lawton Silas Parker, Olaf Carl Wieghorst, Walter Koeniger, Milton Clark Avery, Theodore Earl Butler, John George Brown, Julian Rix, Francis Hopkinson Smith, David Davidovich Burliuk, Daniel Ridgway Knight, John Whorf, Thomas Alexander Harrison, Paul Cornoyer, Alexander Helwig Wyant, Guy Carleton Wiggins, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116159 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $149 + insurance. Edward Bright Bruce (New York, California, Florida, 1879 - 1943) A successful lawyer and businessman, Edward Bruce later turned to painting when he went to Italy for six years of art study and then returned to the United States in 1929. By that time, he was nationally recognized for his painting. He was born in Dover Plains, New York and began painting landscapes at age 14 but did not pursue that talent until later. He got his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1904 and practiced law in New York and Manila and then went into foreign trade in the Far East. He also became president of the Pacific Development Corporation of California. In 1929, he and his wife settled in California, living in Carmel, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara. He was active there until 1933 when he returned to the East and became an organizer in Washington DC of the Public Works of Art Project. Bruce was also a collector of Chinese paintings and sculpture, and the collection is a prestigious part of the Fogg Museum.

Edward Bruce (CA,NY,FL,1879-1943) oil painting antique

ARTIST: Edward Bright Bruce (New York, California, Florida, 1879 - 1943) NAME: Carros MEDIUM: oil on canvas. Canvas applied to board. CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 90 cm FRAME SIZE: 32 x 44 inches / 80 x 110 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right NOTE: has original artist's label SIMILAR ARTISTS: Lawton Silas Parker, Olaf Carl Wieghorst, Lawton Silas Parker, Olaf Carl Wieghorst, Walter Koeniger, Milton Clark Avery, Theodore Earl Butler, John George Brown, Julian Rix, Francis Hopkinson Smith, David Davidovich Burliuk, Daniel Ridgway Knight, John Whorf, Thomas Alexander Harrison, Paul Cornoyer, Alexander Helwig Wyant, Guy Carleton Wiggins, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116159 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $149 + insurance. Edward Bright Bruce (New York, California, Florida, 1879 - 1943) A successful lawyer and businessman, Edward Bruce later turned to painting when he went to Italy for six years of art study and then returned to the United States in 1929. By that time, he was nationally recognized for his painting. He was born in Dover Plains, New York and began painting landscapes at age 14 but did not pursue that talent until later. He got his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1904 and practiced law in New York and Manila and then went into foreign trade in the Far East. He also became president of the Pacific Development Corporation of California. In 1929, he and his wife settled in California, living in Carmel, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara. He was active there until 1933 when he returned to the East and became an organizer in Washington DC of the Public Works of Art Project. Bruce was also a collector of Chinese paintings and sculpture, and the collection is a prestigious part of the Fogg Museum.

Edward Bruce (NY, 1879-1943), River Landscape

Edward Bruce (NY, 1879-1943), River Landscape oil on canvas, signed at lower right, inscribed on the verso of the period frame "X-Mas 194(?)." DOA 23.25 x 19.5 in. From the Collection of James H. Craig and Randy S. Johnson, Sarasota, Florida Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com

Edward Bright Bruce (NY, 1879-1943), The Nun

Edward Bright Bruce (NY, 1879-1943), The Nun oil on panel, signed at lower left, retains an exhibition label from the New Society of Artists, presented in a period white gold frame. DOA 32.5 x 26 in. From the Collection of James H. Craig and Randy S. Johnson, Sarasota, Florida Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com

Edward Bruce (CA,NY,FL,1879-1943) oil painting antique

ARTIST: Edward Bright Bruce (New York, California, Florida, 1879 - 1943) NAME: Carros MEDIUM: oil canvas. Canvas applied to board. CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 90 cm FRAME SIZE: 32 x 44 inches / 80 x 110 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right NOTE: has original artist's label SIMILAR ARTISTS: Lawton Silas Parker, Olaf Carl Wieghorst, Lawton Silas Parker, Olaf Carl Wieghorst, Walter Koeniger, Milton Clark Avery, Theodore Earl Butler, John George Brown, Julian Rix, Francis Hopkinson Smith, David Davidovich Burliuk, Daniel Ridgway Knight, John Whorf, Thomas Alexander Harrison, Paul Cornoyer, Alexander Helwig Wyant, Guy Carleton Wiggins, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116159 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $149 + insurance. Edward Bright Bruce (New York, California, Florida, 1879 - 1943) A successful lawyer and businessman, Edward Bruce later turned to painting when he went to Italy for six years of art study and then returned to the United States in 1929. By that time, he was nationally recognized for his painting. He was born in Dover Plains, New York and began painting landscapes at age 14 but did not pursue that talent until later. He got his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1904 and practiced law in New York and Manila and then went into foreign trade in the Far East. He also became president of the Pacific Development Corporation of California. In 1929, he and his wife settled in California, living in Carmel, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara. He was active there until 1933 when he returned to the East and became an organizer in Washington DC of the Public Works of Art Project. Bruce was also a collector of Chinese paintings and sculpture, and the collection is a prestigious part of the Fogg Museum.

Edward Bruce (AM 1879-1943) Seascape

Edward Bruce (American 1879-1943) Seascape oil on canvas signed lower right 24 x 44" sold to benefit the Middlebury College Museum of Art

Edward Bruce (1879-1943 American) ''Cassis-Sur-Mer'' 1926 Oil on Canvas 29''x48''. An impressive large cityscape with rolling hills. Signed l.l. with title placard on frame. Gallery framed 38''x57''. Some scattered craquelure.

Edward Bruce (1879-1943 American) ''Cassis-Sur-Mer'' 1926 Oil on Canvas 29''x48''. An impressive large cityscape with rolling hills. Signed l.l. with title placard on frame. Gallery framed 38''x57''. Some scattered craquelure.

Edward Bruce, painting

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943), "An Italian Garden", oil on board, signed lower right, titled verso, 29"h x 25"w (sight), 36.5"h x 32.5"w (frame)

EDWARD BRUCE (AMERICAN, 1879-1943) San Gimignano

EDWARD BRUCE (AMERICAN, 1879-1943) San Gimignano oil on canvas signed lower right: Edward Bruce 34 x 56 cm

EDWARD BRUCE (American, 1879-1943)

EDWARD BRUCE (American, 1879-1943), canyon river through the trees, oil on canvas, signed lower right. Light craquelure. Canvas 18''h, 14''w. (Fine Art)

Edward Bruce, (1879 - 1943 Hollywood, FL), 'The Nun', figure walking down a road, Oil on canvas laid to panel, 26' H x 19.75'

Edward Bruce (1879 - 1943 Hollywood, FL) 'The Nun', figure walking down a road Oil on canvas laid to panel Signed lower left: Edward Bruce, titled on an exhibition label affixed verso 26' H x 19.75' W Provenance: Private Collection, Tehachapi, CA. Notes: Framed size: 32.5' H x 26.5' W x 3' D.

Edward Bruce (1879-1943), Under the Bridge

oil on canvas, unsigned, inscribed on the stretcher with the title, presented in a later decorative frame. SS 26.5 x 25.5 in.; DOA 32 x 31 in. In 1916, at the age of forty-three, Edward Bruce left a successful career as a lawyer and entrepreneur to pursue art full-time. By 1932 he was forced to join the business world again in order to make a living. However, by late 1933, Bruce was appointed by the Treasury Department as administrator of the first federally supported arts program, the Public Works of Art Project.

EDWARD BRUCE SAN GIMIGNANO | San Gimignano

signed Edward Bruce lower right. oil on canvas.

EDWARD BRUCE (American, 1879-1943)

EDWARD BRUCE (American, 1879-1943), canyon river through the trees, oil on canvas, signed lower right. Canvas 18''h, 14''w. Light craquelure.

Edrward Bruce Italian landscape o/c c.1940s

Bruce, Edward Bright (United States, 1879-1943) Landscape with houses. c.1920s. Oil on canvas of Italian landscape with red roofed buildings. Signed l.r. "Edward Bruce". 2' damage to l.c. of painting. Exhibition card attached to the reverse with artist name and title. Unframed. 15" x 24".

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943)

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943) The village church signed 'Edward Bruce' (lower right) oil on canvas 23.5/8 x 28¾ in. (60 x 73.1 cm.)

EDWARD BRIGHT BRUCE (American, 1879-1943) The Valley of

EDWARD BRIGHT BRUCE (American, 1879-1943) The Valley of Horace Oil on canvas 26 x 60 inches (66.0 x 152.4 cm) Signed and titled on exhibition label verso: Edward Bruce / The Valley of Horace EXHIBITED: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, "Fifth Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting", June 11-July 13, 1925. NOTE: Edward Bright Bruce began his art career with a six year journey to Italy where he likely painted The Valley of Horace. He returned and settled in California in 1929, spending most of his time in San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Carmel. During the depression Bruce worked with Millard Sheets to hire artists for the W.P.A. Art Project.

EDWARD BRIGHT BRUCE (American, 1879-1943) Landscape of

EDWARD BRIGHT BRUCE (American, 1879-1943) Landscape of Provence, circa 1929 Oil on canvas on cradled panel 21 x 31-1/2 inches (53.3 x 80.0 cm) Signed lower right: Edward Bruce Titled and signed by artist on label on verso of frame THE JEAN AND GRAHAM DEVOE WILLIFORD CHARITABLE TRUST EXHIBITED: The Corcoran Gallery of Arts, Washington, D.C., "Twelfth Exhibition of Contemporary American Oil Paintings," 1930-31, (lent by Reinhardt Galleries, New York) (label verso). NOTE: The painting retains its original frame. Edward Bruce was a successful lawyer and businessman before pursuing a career in art. Born in Dover Plains, New York, he began painting landscapes at age 14 but did not pursue that talent until after he had gotten a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1904, practiced law in New York and Manila, and then went into foreign trade in the Far East. He also became president of the Pacific Development Corporation of California. In his 30s he went to Italy for six years of art study with the American painter Maurice Sterne, and upon his return to the United States in 1929, he was nationally recognized for his paintings. In 1929, he and his wife settled in California, living in Carmel, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara. He was active there until 1933 when he returned to the East to became an organizer in Washington DC of the Public Works of Art Project under the New Deal. The following year he was tapped to direct a longer-lived mural program administered by the Treasury Department. Bruce was also a collector of Chinese paintings and sculpture, and his collection forms a prestigious part of the Fogg Art Museum. The present work depicting the landscape of Provence, which Cezanne had memorialized in many canvases a generation earlier, was probably painted toward the end of Bruce's study with Sterne in Europe, around 1929.

EDWARD BRUCE (AMERICAN, 1879-1943) A WALNUT TREE Oil on canvas: 20 x 16 in.

EDWARD BRUCE (AMERICAN, 1879-1943) A WALNUT TREE Oil on canvas: 20 x 16 in. Framed, lower left signed: Bruce

Edward Bright Bruce (American, 1879-1943) Succulent. Signed "Edward Bruce" l.r., signed and inscribed on the reverse. Oil on canvas,...

Edward Bright Bruce (American, 1879-1943) Succulent. Signed "Edward Bruce" l.r., signed and inscribed on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 15 x 18 in., framed. Condition: Frame abrasions, craquelure, surface abrasions, puncture u.l.

EDWARD BRUCE (AMERICAN, 1879-1943): "A RAINY DAY"

EDWARD BRUCE (AMERICAN, 1879-1943): "A RAINY DAY" Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Provenance: Property from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. 34 x 31 1/2 in., 43 x 40 1/2 x 3 in. (frame).

Edward Bright Bruce (American, 1879-1943) Succulent. Signed "Edward Bruce" l.r., signed and inscribed on the reverse. Oil on canvas,...

Edward Bright Bruce (American, 1879-1943) Succulent. Signed "Edward Bruce" l.r., signed and inscribed on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 15 x 18 in., framed. Condition: Frame abrasions, craquelure, surface abrasions, puncture u.l.

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943) Anticoli Corrado, Italy 48 x 27in

Anticoli Corrado, Italy signed partially 'Edward ...ruce' (lower right) oil on canvas 48 x 27in overall: 56 1/4 x 35in

EDWARD BRIGHT BRUCE

EDWARD BRIGHT BRUCE 1879 - 1943 RAINY DAY signed Edward Bruce , l.r.; signed Edward Bruce and titled Rainy Day on an old label affixed to the frame oil on canvas 33 1/2 by 31 1/2 in. 85 by 80 cm.

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943)

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943) The corner of a field signed 'E.BRUCE.' (lower right) oil on canvas 22¾ x 28¼ in. (57.8 x 71.7 cm.)

Attributed to Edward Bright Bruce (American, 1879-1943), River Through a Canyon/A Southwestern Landscape., Signed "Bruce" l.r. Oil on c

Attributed to Edward Bright Bruce (American, 1879-1943) River Through a Canyon/A Southwestern Landscape. Signed "Bruce" l.r. Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 in., framed. Condition: Surface grime.

Edward Bright Bruce (American, 1879-1943) The Pear Tree Signed "Edward Brice" l.r., a letter ...

Edward Bright Bruce (American, 1879-1943) The Pear Tree Signed "Edward Brice" l.r., a letter from the artist discussing the work, dated 1928, is affixed to the reverse. Oil on panel, 29 x 25 in. (73.6 x 63.5 cm), framed. Condition: Cradle to the reverse, mild retouch and varnish inconsistencies.

EDWARD BRUCE OIL ON CANVAS (Washington D.C.

EDWARD BRUCE OIL ON CANVAS (Washington D.C. 1879-1943) Landscape with lake and stone bridge 15" by 22.25" Signed Edward Bruce lower right. In custom gilt wood frame. Provenance: from a Portland collector.

Edward Bright Bruce American, 1879-1943 A Walnut Orchard, 1929

Edward Bright Bruce American, 1879-1943 A Walnut Orchard, 1929 Signed Edward E. Bruce and dated '29 Oil on canvas 21 x 31 1/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Ronald G. Pisano Turning to painting after a successful career in law and business, Edward Bright Bruce studied art in Italy for six years, returning to the United States in 1929 and moving to California. After living in Carmel, San Francisco and then Santa Barbara, he headed back east in 1933, when he became an organizer for the Public Works of Art Project in Washington, D.C. Depicting a walnut grove, the present work appears to date from early in Bruce's California sojourn. Although walnuts were first cultivated along the California coast in the early 1800s, the nut was not commercially cultivated until 1867, when a grove was planted in Santa Barbara. By the 1930s, the commercial walnut industry had relocated northward and is today concentrated in the center of the state, which currently produces two-thirds of the world's supply of walnuts.

Edward Bruce (NY/CA, 1879-1943), Forest Bridge,

Edward Bruce (NY/CA, 1879-1943), Forest Bridge, oil on canvas, unsigned, glimpse under a bridge as a creek flows through a sun dappled forest interior, housed in a carved wood frame with gilt and paint highlights. - SS 26.75h x 25.75w; DOA 32.25h x 31.25w

EDWARD BRUCE 1879-1943

THE KLAMATH RIVER measurements 30 1/2 by 36 1/4 in. alternate measurements 77.5 by 92 cm. signed Edward Bruce, lower right; signed Edward Bruce and titled The Klamath River on an old label affixed to the frame oil on canvas Condition Note: Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in fairly good, original condition; very dirty varnish--could use a cleaning; craquelure throughout (with minor cupping in sky) UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting; scattered dark spots throughout appear to be surface mold and general soiling We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. EXHIBITED Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, One Hundred and Thirty-Seventh Annual Exhibition, in Oil and Sculpture, 1937; San Francisco, Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, n.d. NOTE The Klamath River, about 250 miles long, flows from southern Oregon in a roughly southwestward direction into northern California and the Pacific Ocean. Its waters pass through a very scenic, mountainous terrain, which includes one of the largest salmon runs on the Pacific coast. Bruce lived in California from 1929-1933, when he was president of the Pacific Development Corporation of California.

A Pair of Landscapes by Bruce

Edward Bruce 1879-1943 A Pond; A Blossoming Tree (A Pair) the first is signed l/r: Edward Bruce and inscribed on the stretcher: A Pond by Edward Bruce and the second is signed l/l: Edward Bruce each oil on canvas First: 18 x 24 inches ( 45.7 x 61.0 cm ) Second: 20 x 24 inches ( 50.8 x 61.0 cm )

A Pair of Landscapes by Bruce

Edward Bruce 1879-1943 A Pond; A Blossoming Tree (A Pair) the first is signed l/r: Edward Bruce and inscribed on the stretcher: A Pond by Edward Bruce and the second is signed l/l: Edward Bruce each oil on canvas First: 18 x 24 inches ( 45.7 x 61.0 cm ) Second: 20 x 24 inches ( 50.8 x 61.0 cm )

Edward Bruce (American 1879-1943) Forest Scene with creek flowing under bridge Unsigned Oil on canvas 27 x 26 in (68.6 x66 cm) Provenance: Gift of the artist to Mary and Charlie Keyser, 1930 By descent to present owner

Edward Bruce (American, 1879-1943) Mountain Farm. Signed l.l. Oil on canvas, 13 x 18 in., unframed.

EDWARD BRUCE (AMERICAN, 1879-1943)

"MEADOWS" Signed "Edward Bruce" l.r., identified on label on the reverse and on presentation plaque. Oil on canvas, 29 x 39 in. (73.7 x 99.1 cm.), in a period frame. CONDITION Good, retouch, craquelure.