Earl Cunningham Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Earl Cunningham Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 17, 2022
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978) Bird's Day Out 6 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (16.5 x 35.2 cm.)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978) Bird's Day Out signed 'Earl Cunningham' (lower right) oil on Masonite 6 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (16.5 x 35.2 cm.)
Bonhams
Feb. 25, 2022
EARL CUNNINGHAM (ME/FL, 1893-1977)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
"Grey Day II", oil on masonite, signed lower left, housed in artist made pine frame with later tag giving title, OS: 18 1/2" x 24 1/4" SS: 10 1/2" x 16 1/4". The painting is in fine condition, scuffs to frame.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 25, 2022
EARL CUNNINGHAM (ME/FL, 1893-1977)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
"Grey Day I", oil on masonite, signed lower left, housed in artist made pine frame with later tag giving title, OS: 18 1/2" x 24 1/2" SS: 10 1/2" x 16 1/2". The painting is in fine condition, scuffs to frame.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Dec. 10, 2021
Earl Cunningham (American 1893-1978), Port Royal Island, Oil on Board, 16 x 24 in
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Earl Cunningham (American 1893-1978) Port Royal Island Signed Earl Cunningham l.l. Oil on board 16 x 24 in (40.6 x 61 cm)
Weschler's
Jul. 10, 2021
EARL CUNNINGHAM (ME/FL, 1893-1977)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
"Sunday Afternoon", oil on masonite, signed lower left, circa 1960, titled and dated on label verso, a second label verso from the January 1987 Exhibition at the Southern Arts Federation. Housed in artist made pine frame, OS: 171/2" x 32 1/2", SS: 10 1/2" x 25 1/2". Painting is in fine condition, a few small dings to frame.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 10, 2021
EARL CUNNINGHAM (ME/FL, 1893-1977)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
"Little Church in the Vale", oil on masonite, signed lower left, housed in artist made pine frame with later tag giving title, OS: 17 1/4" x 33", SS: 10 1/2" x 26". Fine condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 10, 2021
EARL CUNNINGHAM (ME/FL, 1893-1977)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
"Grey Day II", oil on masonite, signed lower left, housed in artist made pine frame with later tag giving title, OS: 18 1/2" x 24 1/4" SS: 10 1/2" x 16 1/4". The painting is in fine condition, scuffs to frame.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 10, 2021
EARL CUNNINGHAM (ME/FL, 1893-1977)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
"Grey Day I", oil on masonite, signed lower left, housed in artist made pine frame with later tag giving title, OS: 18 1/2" x 24 1/2" SS: 10 1/2" x 16 1/2". The painting is in fine condition, scuffs to frame.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 10, 2021
EARL CUNNINGHAM (ME/FL, 1893-1977)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
"Fantasy Island", oil on masonite, signed lower left, circa 1955, titled and dated on label verso, a second label verso from the March 1986 Exhibition "The Care Free American World", The Mennello Collection, presented at the New York University Galleries by The Museum of American Folk Art, New York University, Center for American Art. Housed in artist made pine frame, OS: 22 1/2" x 30 1/4", SS: 15 1/2" x 23 1/4". Painting is in fine condition, a few small dings to frame.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jan. 17, 2020
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978) Purple Sail oil on Masonite 20 x 36 in.
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978) Purple Sail signed Earl Cunningham lower left oil on Masonite 20 x 36 in.
Christie's
Aug. 23, 2019
EARL CUNNINGHAM (FL/ME, 1893-1977)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (FL/ME, 1893-1977) Naive View of a Harbor with Two Schooners, oil enamel on paper, laid to corrugated cardboard, signed lower left, dated 1977, marked "Mockup", in black box frame, double-glazed, showing same information verso in pencil, giving his Florida address. OS: 16 1/2" x 37", SS: 15" x 36". Lower left corner gone, near signature, rippling.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 11, 2017
EARL CUNNINGHAM (FL/ME, 1893-1977)
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (FL/ME, 1893-1977) Two Folk Art Sculptures of Angel Gabriel in Flight, Blowing Trumpet, in painted pine with tin, on custom stands, the figures are 35" long, 18- 1/2" tall on stands, have different color schemes, very good condition. PROVENANCE: Sold, Sotheby''s New York, The Howard and Jean Lipman Collection of Important American Folk Art and Painted Furniture, Nov 14, 1981, lot 84.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Mar. 13, 2016
EARL CUNNINGHAM OIL PAINTING (1893-1977) CHRISTIES
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
FOLK ART PAINTER NATIVE AMERICAN MOTIF OIL ON BOARD / MASONITE PAINTING. 23" x 18" (VIEW), 27" x 21" (FRAME). ENTITLED "INDIAN ENCAMPMENT" THIS WAS IN CHRISTIE'S 9/25/13 AUCTION, LOT 78.
Imperial Auction
May. 18, 2014
EARL CUNNINGHAM PRIMITIVE DOCKSIDE PAINTING
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
CUNNINGHAM, Earl, (American, 1893-1977): Boat at Dockside, Oil/Masonite, 21 7/8" x 25 3/4", signed lower right, original painted frame, 26 1/2" x 30 1/2".
Burchard Galleries Inc
May. 18, 2014
EARL CUNNINGHAM PRIMITIVE DOCKSIDE PAINTING
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
CUNNINGHAM, Earl, (American, 1893-1977): Dockside Painting with White Three Masted Clipper Ship, Oil/Masonite, 14" x 24", encased in original cypress frame 20 1/2" x 31".
Burchard Galleries Inc
Apr. 30, 2014
Earl Cunningham - Busy Days, a Triptych : Dry Dock, Two Worlds, and Red Three Masted Portrait
Est: $35,000 - $55,000
Earl Cunningham Am. 1893-1977 Busy Days, a Triptych : Dry Dock, Two Worlds, and Red Three Masted Portrait Signed "Earl Cunningham" l.l. Oil on board 16 x 24 in. 40.6 x 61.0 cm Property of Mary Belote, Bradenton, Florida
Barridoff Auctions
Feb. 26, 2014
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978) >Covered Bridge <br>signed 'Earl Cunningham' (lower left) >oil on board <br>16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 24, 2014
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978) Red and Black Sailboats signed Earl Cunningham lower left oil on masonite 11 3/8 x 22¼ in.
Christie's
Jan. 24, 2014
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Earl Cunningham (1893-1978) Seascape with Pink Building signed Earl Cunningham lower left oil on masonite 11¾ x 24 in.
Christie's
Jun. 24, 2012
EARL CUNNINGHAM EXHIBITIED OIL PAINTING
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
CUNNINGHAM, Earl, (American, 1893-1977): "Mouth Of Yellow River", Oil/Board, 16" x 16", signed lower left, custom wood frame, 22 1/2 X 22 1/2", exhibition labels verso from the Huntington, Orlando, Jacksonville, Triton, Monterey Peninsula, and Polk Museums from the Mennello Collection. Please Note: Start Price USD $4000
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jun. 24, 2012
EARL CUNNINGHAM PAINTING WITH VIKINGS
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
CUNNINGHAM, Earl, (American, 1893-1977): Naive Landscape with Figures and Viking Ships, Oil/Board, 12" x 15 1/4", signed lower left, custom wood frame, 21 1/2"x 25 1/4". From the Mennello Collection. Please Note: Start Price USD $6000
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jun. 24, 2012
EARL CUNNINGHAM "BLACK SCHOONER AT FULL SPEED
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
CUNNINGHAM, Earl, (American, 1893-1977): "Black Schooner At Full Speed", Oil/Board, 15" X 16", signed lower left, custom wood frame, 22 1/2" x 22", exhibited in the office of Commissioner Betty Castor. From the Mennello Collection. Please Note: Start Price USD $6000
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jun. 24, 2012
EARL CUNNINGHAM "RED ROOF INN" PAINTING
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
CUNNINGHAM, Earl, (American, 1893-1977): "Red Roof Inn", Oil/Board, 13" x 23 1/2", signed lower left, custom wood frame, 24" x 35", exhibited at the Southern Arts Federation, 1977, from the Mennello Collection. Please Note: Start Price USD $8000
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jan. 20, 2012
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Dixieland Paddle Wheeler oil on canvas 12 x 15 in.
Christie's
Aug. 05, 2011
Earl Cunningham Oil on Masonite
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Earl Cunningham. Goose Rocks Beach, Maine ca. 1960. Signed "Earl Cunningham" l.l.
Barridoff Auctions
Jun. 26, 2011
IMPORTANT EXHIBITED EARL CUNNINGHAM PAINTING
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
CUNNINGHAM, Earl, (American, 1893-1977): ''Walterboro, South Carolina'', Oil/Masonite, 22'' x 29'', signed lower left, custom cypress wood frame, 29'' x 35 1/2'', from the Marilyn L. and Michael A. Mennello Collection Once Exhibited at the Office of Commissioner Betty Caster, exhibition date 1987, title of the exhibition was ''His Carefree American World - The Mennello Collection.'
Burchard Galleries Inc
Mar. 03, 2011
Earl Cunningham (1893-1977)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Earl Cunningham (1893-1977) River Through Chickee Village signed 'Earl Cunningham' (lower right) oil on canvasboard 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 29, 2010
EARL CUNNINGHAM
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM 1893-1977 HOUSE BY THE SEA signed Earl Cunningham , l.r. oil on masonite, unframed 15 3/4 by 20 in. 35 by 50.8 cm.
Sotheby's
Sep. 12, 2010
Earl Cunningham
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Earl Cunningham Florida (1893-1977) MOCK UP -1956, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. NO 4 oil on paper, framed, signed lower left overall: H16 5/8" W37 1/8" Provenance: Rediscovered in a New England home. James D. Julia, 27 August 2008, Lot 2152. Upstate South Carolina private collection. Other Notes: Titled on verso: Mock Up-1956-St Augustine-FLA- No 4
Charlton Hall
May. 22, 2010
OOP Everglades Cabin by Earl Cunningham FL
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
OOP - Everglades Cabin by Earl Cunningham (FL, 1893-1977), depicting two buildings at mouth of river, men in rowboats, flamingos, distant fires (?), in artist made stepped tan painted frame, SS: 15 3/4" x 23 1/2", OS: 24 1/4" x 32", very good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 04, 2010
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977) A TROPICAL PARADISE.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Unsigned oil on panel shows a land and seascape with tropical features. Two sections of land are separated by water thoroughfare. The right section of land has tall wide trunk trees and small evergreens, a few having colorful flowers. The ground is covered in high colorful grass and there is a brown, tan and black house with chimney. Four white egrets are seen along with three pink flamingos. There is a dock with figure, a boat on dry cradle, a man rowing a small rowboat and two ducks. The left section of land has similar trees with the addition of what appear to be palm trees. A longer house is seen with dock and man in rowboat. The background has brightly colored yellow/gold sky which reflects in far water and down the thoroughfare. Housed in a painted wood frame. SIZE: Sight: 15-3/4" x 23-3/4". PROVENANCE: Found in a New England home. CONDITION: Very good. 9-94195
James D. Julia
Jan. 21, 2010
EARL CUNNINGHAM (1893-1977)
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (1893-1977) Angel Gabriel Carvings, C. 1930 Painted pine and sheet metal 10¼ x 34½ in. (2)
Christie's
Nov. 07, 2009
OOP A Seaside Farm Earl Cunningham FL/ME
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
OOP - 'A Seaside Farm' by Earl Cunningham (FL/ME, 1893-1977), signed lower left, a naive landscape with ducks and boats that are the same size, farm with cows and barn, fence with large entry gate, island in foreground with house dock and boat, textured blueberry fields in background, in stained pine frame, SS: 15 1/2" x 23 1/4" OS: 19" x 26 1/2", fine condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 06, 2009
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977) TWO SCHOONERS.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Unframed oil on masonite scene shows two two-mast schooners with white sails sailing left to right on a light slate blue sea with yellow dashes. A colorful red, yellow and brown sky beyond. An inlet is seen in foreground with green land and brown and black edges. Unsigned. SIZE: 12" x 16". PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Very good. 9-94198
James D. Julia
Feb. 06, 2009
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977) VIKING SHIPS AND ISLAND.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Unframed oil on masonite scene shows two Viking ships with white sails on a mustard/orange sea dotted with white splashes, three ducks and two white sailboats. A sky of red, yellow and brown is seen beyond a central square island having two trees and colorful rock border. Unsigned. SIZE: 12" x 16". PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Very good. 9-94197
James D. Julia
Feb. 06, 2009
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977) A TROPICAL PARADISE.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Unsigned oil on panel shows a land and seascape with tropical features. Two sections of land are separated by water thoroughfare. The right section of land has tall wide trunk trees and small evergreens, a few having colorful flowers. The ground is covered in high colorful grass and there is a brown, tan and black house with chimney. Four white egrets are seen along with three pink flamingos. There is a dock with figure, a boat on dry cradle, a man rowing a small rowboat and two ducks. The left section of land has similar trees with the addition of what appear to be palm trees. A longer house is seen with dock and man in rowboat. The background has brightly colored yellow/gold sky which reflects in far water and down the thoroughfare. Housed in a painted wood frame. SIZE: Sight: 15-3/4" x 23-3/4". PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Very good. 9-94195
James D. Julia
Feb. 06, 2009
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977) A SEASIDE FARM.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Oil on fiberboard scene shows an expansive farm on the edge of an ocean with island in foreground. The farm has a large barn with fence area with figure herding cattle. A smaller house is seen beside a gate leading up the hillside to the farmers house which has smoke billowing from the chimney. A wagon is seen on this grassy area with two figures. The hillside is covered with multi-color grasses and bushes. A mustard colored sky with white birds, a flock of black birds and brown and black clouds. The water is a mustard/brown with black wash and supports five teeny single mast sailboats with colorful sails. Six red hooded ducks are seen swimming left to right. The island in dome shape with six triangular top green trees, some supporting a single branch with white birds. The red and white saltbox style house has two figures walking down a path toward dock with another figure and two sailboats. Three flowering trees complete the island. Signed lower left "Earl Cunningham". Housed in a flat molded edge wood frame. A fine example of Cunningham's work. SIZE: 16" x 24". PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Very good. 9-94194
James D. Julia
Feb. 06, 2009
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977) THE CURVING STAIRCASE.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Oil on fiberboard scene shows a New England Salt Box Colonial home on a grass covered area with five trees supporting black and white tropical birds. A path leads from the house to another house which is partially viewed having a curving stairway to its fourth floor. A dock is on edge of shoreline with small three-mast boat leading to blue water with a white sailed black hulled schooner. Signed lower left "Earl Cunningham". Housed in a stained carved wood frame. SIZE: 16" x 16". PROVENANCE: From a New England home. CONDITION: Very good. 9-95596
James D. Julia
Feb. 06, 2009
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977) THE COVERED BRIDGE.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Outstanding folk art oil on masonite scene shows a large red roofed covered bridge spanning two green land masses and a line of wagons crossing. The foreground water has three red birch bark canoes with depictions of Native Americans with oars. Also two white hulled, white sailed schooners. The land masses have trees and flowers and there is one house with a dock with two men fishing. The background is in a mottled blue sky with two three-mast sailboats on the horizon. Several white birds fly in the sky. Signed lower left. Unframed. SIZE: 16" x 36". PROVENANCE: From a New England home. CONDITION: Very good. 9-95595
James D. Julia
Nov. 08, 2008
OOP Covered Bridge & Sailboat E Cunningham FL
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
OOP - 'Covered Bridge and Sailboat' by Earl Cunningham (FL, 1893 - 1977), signed ll, in wide wood frame, SS 16" x 16", OS: 22 1/2" x 22 1/2", fine condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Aug. 27, 2008
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American 1893-1977)"MOCK UP
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977)"MOCK UP NO 10 1950". Oil on paper laid on corrugated cardboard scene shows a yellow ocean having a island with eight trees with connected foliage and birds. Houses are seen at each end with birds on log. A large white sailed schooner is seen beyond the trees all under a yellow and brown sky, supporting an orange sun. The foreground having two points of land connected by a long red roof covered bridge. On the left side a schooner is seen at dock and on the right side a house with covered porch, gazebo supporting a Gabriel blowing its horn weathervane. Signed lower left, "Earl Cunningham Mock Up". Housed in a modern black shadow box style frame with glass front and Lucite back to show pencil title and signature, "By Earl Cunningham". SIZE: Sight: 20"h x 40-1/4"w. PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Slice and hole losses to edges. One side has folded over painted paper and losses in right house. Appears to have been wet at one time, but generally intact. 9-93107 (2,000-3,000)
James D. Julia
Aug. 27, 2008
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American 1893-1977)"MOCK UP
Est: $6,000 - $10,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977)"MOCK UP NO 2 1950". Oil on paper laid on corrugated cardboard scene shows two long red-roofed covered bridges spanning between the coast and two islands. The left land having nine large tropical flowering trees with two paths and one walking figure. The middle island having a grove of brown trees and the larger island having four houses, four large trees and one fallen tree. The fallen tree has two red platypus-type birds while two of the other trees support white birds. Four white-sailed schooners are seen on the horizon and one appears in foreground to be in dry dock. The sky is gold and brown and the water tints from aqua to brown. Signed center bottom, "By Earl Cunningham, 1950". Housed in a modern black shadow-box type frame with glass front and Lucite back with shows the title in pencil and "By Earl Cunningham". SIZE: (sight) 15-1/4"h x 34-3/4"w. PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: The edges have small bites and tears. The bottom edge the worst with several losses to the edge. 9-93106 (6,000-10,000)
James D. Julia
Aug. 27, 2008
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American 1893-1977) "MOCK UP
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977) "MOCK UP NO 3 1949 ST AUGUSTINE FLA". Oil on paper laid on corrugated cardboard scene shows a stepped peninsula of land with three New England style houses, a green lawn with high grass at edges. Two tropical trees supporting three pelicans each. The upper tier of the peninsula has a connected white and red house with six triangular topped green trees and two other tropical style green trees. The sea in shades of yellow and gold, supporting two, three-masted schooners with blue sails in foreground and three white sailed ships beyond. A slight change to orange and pink, separates sky and sea. Signed lower left, "Earl Cunningham". Housed in a modern shadow-box type black frame with glass front and back Lucite window which shows the title in pencil. SIZE: (sight) 15"h x 35-1/2"w. PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Some losses to edges and small edge tears. Generally good. 9-93102 (8,000-12,000)
James D. Julia
Aug. 27, 2008
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American 1893-1977)"MOCK UP
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977)"MOCK UP 1956 ST AUGUSTINE FLA NO 4". Oil on paper laid on corrugated cardboard shows a harbor scene in evening or late afternoon. The scene shows three, three-masted ships with blue sails on a puce-covered water. The sun/moon is seen above the horizon casting light on the water. The red/yellow sky supporting seven birds. A green peninsula has four large triangle-topped trees and green grass covering. Three ships are seen on the horizon line. The foreground set with land having two lime colored houses with red roofs and large docks and the right side land having two trees, bird and spotted ground with two teeny ships beside. Signed lower left, "Earl Cunningham". Housed in a modern black shadow-box type frame with glass front and Lucite back showing title in pencil. SIZE: (sight) 15"h x 35-1/2"w. PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Generally good. Triangular edge loss through signature. Small edge losses and tears with a slice off left top corner. 9-93104 (8,000-12,000)
James D. Julia
Aug. 27, 2008
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American 1893-1977)"MOCK UP
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977)"MOCK UP 1977 ST AUGUSTINE FLA". Oil on paper laid on corrugated cardboard harbor scene shows a large orange, yellow and red building at the end of a peninsula with three figures, two of which are fishing. A large black and red hulled three masted schooner is docked beside. A teeny sailboat sails next to it with three swimming ducks. The peninsula has several trees and large fern grass. An island is seen in an expansive yellow ocean with two ships on the horizon having white sails. An orange, red and yellow sky supports three red birds and five white birds. The island having four triangular-topped trees, each of which has one branch supporting a white bird. There are two large standing birds at edge of island. The right side with large white schooner with three masts and full sail, sails toward two triangular-topped trees with white birds, below which is a depiction of a small peninsula with house, trees, figure, dock, wagon and boat. Signed lower left, "Earl Cunningham, 1977, Mock Up". Housed in a modern black shadow-box type frame with glass front and Lucite back showing title in pencil and also "By Earl Cunningham". SIZE: (sight) 15"h x 35-1/4"w. PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Generally very good with a 1" corner loss to left bottom corner. 9-93105 (8,000-12,000)
James D. Julia
Aug. 27, 2008
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American 1893-1977)"MOCK UP
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977)"MOCK UP ST AUGUSTINE FLORIDA 1976". Oil on paper, laid on corrugated cardboard scene shows a shore lined village with five houses in various shades of white, red and gray on green grass under a solid tree line of tall green trees. Yellow sunlight shines through the trees and casts shadows from the buildings and trees. Two large docks are in center with four similar figures fishing with long white poles, black line and red bobbers. Three white-hulled schooners are seen on light green water against the grassy area. Three similar figures in wagons pulled by a single whimsical animal. The foreground has two large and two small Viking-type ships, all having a single person at rudder. Unsigned front but inscribed on back of cardboard with title and "by Earl Cunningham". Housed in a modern black shadow-box style frame with glass front and Lucite window which shows back. SIZE: (sight) 15"h x 35-1/4"w. PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: There are several sections of the edge missing. A half dollar sized hole in right side and a dime sized hole off left dock. There are some other minor imperfections and some light foxing marks. 9-93101 (5,000-10,000)
James D. Julia
Aug. 27, 2008
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American 1893-1977)"MOCK UP
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977)"MOCK UP 1950 ST AUGUSTINE FLA NO 5". Oil on paper laid on corrugated cardboard winter scene shows a snow-covered harbor with large water-powered mill having red and yellow buildings, twin docks with moored ships and two ships seen on a bluish-green sea. A sliver of land separates the water and is covered with palm style trees, covered in snow. Three small boats and ducks are beyond. Signed lower left, "Earl Cunningham" and housed in a modern black shadow box style frame with glass front and Lucite back showing title in pencil. SIZE: (sight) 16"h x 35-1/4"w. PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Generally very good with losses to edges, most apparent on right side and top edge. Some light foxing. 9-93100 (10,000-15,000)
James D. Julia
Aug. 27, 2008
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American 1893-1977)"MOCK UP
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
EARL CUNNINGHAM (American, 1893-1977)"MOCK UP NO 6 1975". Oil on paper laid on corrugated cardboard scene shows a bright sunlit day with a rising sun over three points of land, one having a candy-cane colored light house with connected white and red building with chimney smoke. Rocks and brown trees surround the green peninsula. The second peninsula supports a connected blue and red building with dock and trees, having an edging of rocks. The third and largest peninsula with a "U" shaped inlet, has three large brown trees supporting two big white and red birds. The edge grass is in green, brown and red and there are three houses on the green grass. Four side-by-side three-masted schooners are seen in small inlet while four, four-masted schooners are seen in other inlet. A variety of ships and ducks are seen on a yellow, red and orange ocean while several birds fly in a similar colored sky. Unsigned front but pencil signed on reverse, "By Earl Cunningham". Housed in a modern shadow-box type frame with glass front and Lucite back showing pencil signature. SIZE: (sight) 15"h x 20"w. PROVENANCE: Recently found in a New England home. CONDITION: Several small losses and tears to edge. Generally good. 9-93103 (8,000-12,000)
James D. Julia