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Gaines Ruger Donoho (American, 1857-1916) Autumnal Leaves, 1891

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American, 1857-1916) Autumnal Leaves, 1891 oil on canvas signed Ruger Donoho and dated (lower right) 24 3/8 x 44 in.

GAINES RUGER DONOHO (1857-1916) The Mount oil on canvas 29 x 22 in. (73.7 x

GAINES RUGER DONOHO (1857-1916) The Mount oil on canvas 29 x 22 in. (73.7 x 55.9 cm.)

GAINES RUGER DONOHO IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE 1902

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, France, 1857-1916). "Blossom Time, Left of Path, Marlotte" -1902, oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left; titled on stretcher. 1977 Parrish Art Museum, Southampton NY exhibition label; Biltmore Galleries, Scottsdale AZ label; Hirschl and Adler NY label; 1983 Robert M. Hicklin Jr label; 1979 Mississippi Museum of Art "Collector's Choice" exhibition label; and several Sotheby's American Paintings sales labels; all verso. Approx. 31.5" x 27.5" (frame), 24" x 20" (canvas)

GAINES RUGER DONOHO (AMERICAN, 1857-1916).

Oil on canvas. "Long Island Farm House". 1911. Signed and dated lower right. The Milch Gallery label affixed verso. From a Larchmont, NY collection.

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916)

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916), "Trees of Heaven No. 2", oil on canvas, signed and initialed "M.A.D." by the artist's wife lower right, "Parrish Art Museum" and "Hirschl and Adler Galleries Inc." labels en verso, 25 in. x 30 in., framed. Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Exh.: "G. Ruger Donohoe (1857-1916): A Retrospective Exhibition", Parrish Art Museum and Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, 1977 and listed in accompanying catalogue as no. 15. Note: After studying at the Academie Julian in Paris, Ruger Donoho returned to the United States and worked in New York, exhibiting his paintings at the National Academy and the Society of American Artists. Having painted in the Barbizon and Impressionist styles in France, Donoho was accustomed to working in the outdoors and continued to do so near his home in East Hampton. In the painting offered here, “Trees of Heaven No. 2,” Donoho utilizes the plein air green and brown of the Barbizon school to realistically depict the sun-dappled light under the trees in the forest, while employing the short brushstrokes and airy color palette of Impressionism.

GAINES RUGER DONOHO (AMERICAN/FRENCH, 1857-1916) MARINE OIL ON CANVAS 16 X 30 IN

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/French, 1857-1916) Marine Oil on canvas 16 x 30 inches (40.6 x 76.2 cm) Signed and indistinctly inscribed lower right: Ruger Donoho / [....] Signed and titled on the stretcher: Marine by Ruger Donoho PROVENANCE: Hirschl & Adler, New York. HID04901242017

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857)

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916), "Autumnal Landscape", oil on canvas laid on masonite, signed lower left, 30 in. x 36 in., framed. Note: Gaines Ruger Donoho was born in Church Hill, Mississippi in December 1857, the son of a prosperous plantation owner. The onset of the Civil War, coupled with the death of his father, disrupted Donoho’s childhood in Mississippi. His mother’s relatives arranged for their move at the end of the war and eventually they ended up in Washington, D.C. By 1878, Donoho was studying painting in earnest and left for New York to enroll at the newly formed Art Students League where his teachers were William Merritt Chase and Walter Shirlaw. After only a year, Donoho traveled to France to further his painting studies at the Académie Julian in Paris. He studied under noted French artists William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Rodolphe Boulanger and Jules-Joseph Lefebvre. When the “ecoles” of Paris closed for the summer months, the American artists went on painting excursions to the countryside, notably to Fontainebleau forest and its environs, Barbizon and Grez. Drawings made during these trips became the basis for his first major compositions, which were included in important exhibitions. Between 1881 and 1886, Donoho’s paintings were regularly exhibited at the Paris Salon and beginning in 1882, he was sending his work back to America for exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and National Academy of Design. In 1885, his painting Bords de Foret (sold in these rooms Feb. 5, 2000, lot 286, and now in the collection of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art) won an award at the New Orleans Cotton Centennial Exposition. In 1887, he returned to New York, eventually settling in East Hampton. The painting offered here shows Donoho’s love of nature and the influence of the Barbizon school and Impressionism in his paintings. An old stone wall creates an interesting diagonal composition, surrounded by fallen autumn leaves and brightened by moss on the rocks. Gnarled trees stand in the background like sentinels. Donoho’s work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Mississippi Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, and the New Orleans Museum of Art among many others. His oil paintings rarely are seen on the market. Ref.: G. Ruger Donoho (1857-1916): A Retrospective Exhibition. Hirschl & Adler Galleries. New York, March 12-April 2, 1977. Barilleaux, Rene Paul and Victoria J. Beck. G. Ruger Donoho, A Painter’s Path. Jackson: Mississippi Museum of Art, 1995.

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857)

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916), "Springtime", 1885, pen and ink on cream board, signed and dated lower right, 9 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in., matted and framed

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857)

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916), "Primevere", 1885, pen and ink on cream board, signed and dated "Ruger Donoho '85" lower right, 9 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in., attractively matted and framed

GAINES RUGER DONOHO (AMERICAN / MISSISSIPPI, 1857-1916) ATTRIBUTED HARPER'S FERRY DRAWING

GAINES RUGER DONOHO (AMERICAN / MISSISSIPPI, 1857-1916) ATTRIBUTED HARPER'S FERRY DRAWING, pencil on paper, titled "A ledge of rock at Harpers Ferry - Saturday 18 August / 1877" across bottom, no signature visible, giltwod frame. Hirschl-Adler and Christie's labels on verso.

Attributed to Gaines Ruger Donoho American, 1857-1916 "A Ledge of Rock at Harpers Ferry, Saturday 18 August 1877" attribution on Her...

Attributed to Gaines Ruger Donoho American, 1857-1916 "A Ledge of Rock at Harpers Ferry, Saturday 18 August 1877" attribution on Herschler-Adler Gallery label on verso 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in., framed

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi,

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916), "Primevere", 1885, pen and ink on cream board, signed and dated "Ruger Donoho '85" lower right, 9 3/4 in. x 6 1/2 in., attractively matted and framed.

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi,

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916) "Forges Les Eaux", pencil on paper, initialed, titled and dated "1881" lower left, sight 9 3/4 in. x 13 in., sheet 10 1/4 in. x 13 1/2 in., exhibition labels en verso from Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, and Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, attractively matted and framed. Exhibited: Parrish Art, Southampton, New York, April 10-May 15, 1977 and listed as no. 44 in the exhibition catalogue.

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi,

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916), "City", pencil on paper, titled and dated "Nov 11 1881" lower left, sight 9 3/4 in. x 13 in., attractively matted and framed.

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi,

Gaines Ruger Donoho (American/Mississippi, 1857-1916), "Forges Les Eaux", pencil on paper, initialed, titled and dated "1881" lower right, sight 9 3/4 in. x 13 in., sheet 10 1/4 in. x 13 1/2 in., exhibition label en verso from Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York and Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, attractively matted and framed.

RTO - Gaines Runger Donoho, (American, 1857-1916), Snow Laden Trees Near Garden Studio, Marlotte

RTO - Gaines Runger Donoho (American, 1857-1916) Snow Laden Trees Near Garden Studio, Marlotte oil on canvas signed "Runger Donoho 1910 AD " (lower right) 20 1/4 x 30 inches.

Gaines Runger Donoho (American 1857-1916)

Snow Laden Trees Near Garden Studio, Marlotte oil on canvas signed "Runger Donoho 1910 AD " (lower right) 20 1/4 x 30 inches.

Roger Gaines Donoho (American, 1857-1916)

A jetty, Gretz, inscribed and dated 1883 on stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 23 x 18.5cm

GAINES RUGER DONOHO

GAINES RUGER DONOHO(American, 1857-1916)LANDSCAPE WITH HAY STACKS signed Ruger Donoho, l.l.; oil on canvas; 22 x 30 inches

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(American 1857-1916) FRENCH VILLAGE SCENES two pencil drawings (2) 9 7/8 x 13 1/4 in. each Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York

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(American 1857-1916) FRENCH VILLAGE SCENES two pencil drawings (2) 9 7/8 x 13 1/4 in. each Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York

RUGER DONOHO (American, 1857-1916) Chailley inscribed Chailley 1880, l.l.; pencil on paper; 10 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches; Bears exhibition label Parrish Art Museum, 1977; Provenance: Hirshl & Adler, New York

GAINES RUGER DONOHO

1857-1916 AURATUM LILIES Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches 61 x 50.8 cm.