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Painter, Etcher, Illustrator, b. 1869 - d. 1943

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Watercolor Drawing Sillouette c1915
    Mar. 23, 2025

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Watercolor Drawing Sillouette c1915

    Est: $200 - $300

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Watercolor Drawing Sillouette c1915. Signed with monogram. Provenance: From the Xavier Martinez Family Estate. 3 3/8"h x 2.25"w. Matting board 5 7/8"h x 4.5"w. FREE NATIONWIDE SHIPPING for all of your purchases at our Two Day Auction within the lower 48 states. No matter whether you buy one small piece or a large piece of furniture, all of your SHIPPING WILL BE FREE If you purchase 15 pieces of furniture, your shipping will still be free within the lower 48 states. We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or FedEx Ground. We deliver larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Two Girls in a Field c1910s
    Mar. 22, 2025

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Two Girls in a Field c1910s

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Two Girls in a Field c1910s. Signed with Xavier Martinez’ red monogram. Excellent condition. Provenance: Xavier Martinez Estate. Tim Holton custom walnut frame.  7.25″ x 7.25″.  Frame 11″ x 11″. FREE NATIONWIDE SHIPPING for all of your purchases at our Two Day Auction within the lower 48 states. No matter whether you buy one small piece or a large piece of furniture, all of your SHIPPING WILL BE FREE If you purchase 15 pieces of furniture, your shipping will still be free within the lower 48 states. We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or FedEx Ground. We deliver larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Mission with figures
    Mar. 11, 2025

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Mission with figures

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Mission with figures Oil on canvas laid to board With the artist's red circular monogram by hand, lower right: XM; inscribed in ink, possibly in another hand: "Artist / Xavier Martinez / Bohemian Club / Port + Taylor / San Francisco / Calif."

    John Moran Auctioneers
  • Watercolor, Xavier Martinez
    Feb. 21, 2025

    Watercolor, Xavier Martinez

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    Xavier Martinez (American, 1869-1943), California Foothills with Lupine, watercolor, monogrammed lower right, sight: 10.5"h x 14"w, overall (with frame): 12.5"h x 16"w

    Clars Auctions
  • Attrib. Xavier Timoteo Martinez, 1869-1943, Nymphs in Field, Oil on canvas
    Oct. 24, 2024

    Attrib. Xavier Timoteo Martinez, 1869-1943, Nymphs in Field, Oil on canvas

    Est: $600 - $800

    Attrib. Xavier Timoteo Martinez 1869-1943 Nymphs in Field Oil on canvas Appears to be unsigned. La Jolla Museum of Art, California tonalist painting.

    Nye & Company
  • Elsie Martinez Portrait Sketches, with others.
    Oct. 12, 2024

    Elsie Martinez Portrait Sketches, with others.

    Est: $100 - $200

    [CALIFORNIA ARTISTS/BOHEMIANS.] A small collection of items related toELSIE WHITAKER MARTINEZ (1890-1984), wife of artist XAVIER MARTINEZ (1869-1943); their daughter, artist MICAELA MARTINEZ (1913-1989); and Elsie's partner, HARRIET DEAN (1892-1964). 1.) Pencil sketch of Elsie Martinez ("Pellie Martinez"). Signed "J.A.(?) Perkins(?),"dated 5/29/77, Carmel. 7 1/4" x 5" (sight); 12 9 3/4" (frame). 2.-4.) Three pencil sketches, signed (unidentified), and inscribed/dated 1940, Carmel by the Sea; depicting Elsie Martinez, Micaela Martinez, and Harriet Dean. Each 12" x 9". 5.-7.) Three drawingsby a young Micaela Martinez, including one signed (monogrammed)still life watercolor; a pencil/watercolor drawing of figures in the ocean; and a pencil sketch of whale(?) bones. 8.) Mark Twain Quarterly, Winter-Spring, 1942; signed/inscribed to Elsie Martinez from Cyril Clemens (a distant cousin of Samuel Clemens). 9.) Notebook with Harriet's miscellaneous notes (in her tight, somewhat challenging hand), which mostly appear to be on literary works (Cervantes, Anatole France, and letters of St. Teresa), 10.)Typed manuscript (copy?) of James Robinson Smith's "The Earliest Lives of Dante," which appears to have proofing/review notes by Harriet. ELSIE WHITAKER was the daughter of author/journalist Herman Whitaker (1867-1919) and grew up among her father's artistic and literary crowd in San Francisco and Oakland. As a child, she attended lectures and meetings at the Ruskin Club with her father and Jack London and was admired among her father's Bohemian set, becoming the subject of paintings, drawings, and photographs. When she was sixteen, she met painter Xavier "Marty" Martinez at the San Francisco Bohemian haunt, Coppa's Restaurant. After the 1906 earthquake, Martinez was among Whitaker's friends who took refuge at his property in the Piedmont hills. He and Elsie married soon after, and their daughter Micaela ("Kai") was born in 1913. HARRIET DEAN was from an Indianapolis, Indiana industrialist family, manufacturers of Dean's Pumps/Dean Brothers' Steam Pump Works. Her parents were Ward Hunt Dean and Nellie Moore Reed. Dean attended Vassar College, but in 1915 (before graduating) she joined Margaret Anderson's Little Review, a modernist literary magazine out of Chicago.Xavier ("Marty") and Elsie Martinez met Harriet Deanin 1916 while Harrietwas working at the Little Reviewin San Francisco. When the magazine's brief stint in the City ended, Harriet stayed. After returning from a year abroadwith Harriet in 1923, Elsie and her daughter,Kai,moved in with her. From this period onward (in Piedmont, then Carmel),Elsie and Harriet cared for and stayed close to Marty, becoming "A two-house family" (see Elsie's oral history, "Artists and Writers of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bancroft Library, 1962-1969:99, 101, etc.). MICAELA"KAI" MARTINEZgrew up amongher parents' artistic Bohemian milieu. Kai began drawing as a child with her father, and as a young girl developed an interest in religious/Catholic themes. As a teenager, she took classes at the California School of Arts and Crafts (CCAC/CCA) in Oakland, and with sculptor Ralph Stackpole at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. She also studied with muralist Victor Arnautauff, and later stonework with Ruth Cravath. Following her studies, she painted the library murals for the Franciscans in San Francisco, painted fresco murals for the seminarian's library at the San Luis Rey Mission, created Stations of the Cross paintings and sculptures for the cloisters of the Franciscan Sisters, and altar/mural at the U.S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Monterey. She was also a stagecraft artist/set painter, and later taught liturgical art classes at the San Francisco College for Women at Lone Mountain, and lectured at Holy Names University in Oakland. In 1944 she married painter Ralph DuCasse (1940-2003), and had two daughters. They eventually divorced, and Kai remained at the family's Piedmont house, where she maintained her studio to the end of her life. PROVENANCE: Acquired from the Turner Auctions + Appraisals sale, "The Bohemian World of Xavier Martinez," February 25, 2023, featuring property from The Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

    Turner Auctions + Appraisals
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Signatures/Drawing.
    Oct. 12, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Signatures/Drawing.

    Est: $200 - $300

    [XAVIER MARTINEZ (1869-1943).]Two art books signedby artist Xavier Martinez, one with a drawing: 1.) DICKERSON, ALBERT I. [Ed.]. The Orozco Frescoes at Dartmouth. Hanover: Dartmouth College, 1934. 4to. Green printed paper wraps. Signed by Xavier Martinez; with tipped in postcard andinscription "From Naya, July 1934." Naya was the nickname of artist Virginia Swinburne Hale (1887-1981), a close friend to Martinez's wife, Elsie Whitaker Martinez, and her partner Harriet Dean.Condition: Good; come creases, soiling, corner tears to wraps. 2.) KURTH, JULIUS. Der Chinesische Farbendruck. Plauen: C. F. Schulz & Co., 1922. 4to. Gilt-stamped paper boards, cloth spine. The front pastedownwith a monogrammed drawingby Martinez, withsignature/inscription, Tecolotepec, 1923.Condition: Fair-Good; tear to spine, boards toned/soiled; edge/corner wear; pages toned at margins.

    Turner Auctions + Appraisals
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943.)
    Aug. 10, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943.)

    Est: $300 - $500

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: "1 Year After"; a caricature self-portrait depicting a humorous take on parenthood as an artist, with Elsie Whitaker Martinez, and their daughter Micaela in a buggy along with a canvas and paintbrushes. Unsigned. Date: Circa 1914. Medium: Charcoal on paper. Size: 10" x 12". Condition: toning, scattered foxing; a few small edge tears. PROVENANCE: Acquired from the Turner Auctions + Appraisals sale, "The Bohemian World of Xavier Martinez," February 25, 2023, featuring property from The Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989). Xavier "Marty" Martinez was an earlymember of the Bohemian Club, being invited to join in 1897. Hewas a noted artist among the ranks and was elected to the List of Fifty.Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he moved to the Piedmont/Oakland hills, where he built a studio behind the home of writer and fellow Bohemian, Herman Whitaker, and soon after married Whitaker's daughter, Elsie. TOGETHER WITH: Neubert, George W. Xavier Martinez (1869-1943); The Oakland Museum Art Special Gallery (Exhibition Catalog, February 12-April 7, 1974). Oakland: The Oakland Museum, Art Department, 1974. 4to. Pictorial paper wraps. Condition: overall Good; crease to front cover; small pencil mark to cover; library stamps to cover and fore-edges.

    Turner Auctions + Appraisals
  • MEXICAN LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING BY XAVIER MARTINEZ
    Aug. 10, 2024

    MEXICAN LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING BY XAVIER MARTINEZ

    Est: $100 - $150

    Xavier Martinez, Mexican, American, 1869 to 1943, oil painting on board depicting a forest landscape, 1929. Signed with monogram and dated, lower left. Framed. Xavier Martinez is known for Landscape and coastal painting, graphics. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Xavier Timoteo y Orozco Martinez was a painter noted for his Tonalist style, an etcher, lithographer and long time art activist in northern California. He began his art studies in Mexico, and moved to San Francisco in 1893 when his stepfather became consul general from Mexico. Martinez enrolled at the School of Design as a pupil of Arthur Mathews and won high honors including a scholarship to study with Jean Leon Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where he stayed five years, 1897 to 1901. During this time, he adopted Tonalism with somber greys, greens and browns. He also spent time with James McNeill Whistler, who had a strong influence on his work, especially with the Tonalist aesthetic. Mexican and Latin American Fine Art, Landscape Oil Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.

    Antique Arena Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (Mexican/American, 1869-1943), Rolling California landscape, oil on board, 8 1/2 x 11 1/2in (21.5 x 29cm)
    Jul. 17, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (Mexican/American, 1869-1943), Rolling California landscape, oil on board, 8 1/2 x 11 1/2in (21.5 x 29cm)

    Est: $700 - $900

    Xavier Martinez (Mexican/American, 1869-1943) Rolling California landscape oil on board signed lower right with artist's device

    Andrew Jones Auctions
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Southwest Watercolor 1926
    Jun. 30, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Southwest Watercolor 1926

    Est: $1,800 - $2,200

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Southwest Watercolor 1926. Signed on back. Excellent condition. Provenance: Xavier Martinez Estate. Tim Holton custom hand-carved frame.  8.5"h x 11.5"w.  Frame 14 7/8"h x 17.5"w. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Tonalist Field c1910s
    Jun. 30, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Tonalist Field c1910s

    Est: $900 - $1,200

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Tonalist Field c1910s. Signed with Xavier Martinez’ red monogram. Excellent condition. Provenance: Xavier Martinez Estate. Tim Holton custom walnut frame. 3" x 3".  Frame 7 5/8"h x 7 3/8"w. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Girls Dancing in a Field c1910s
    Jun. 29, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Girls Dancing in a Field c1910s

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Girls Dancing in a Field c1910s. Signed with Xavier Martinez' red monogram. Some light wrinkling in upper left, otherwise excellent condition. Provenance: Xavier Martinez Estate. Tim Holton custom walnut frame. 7.25" x 7.25".  Frame 11" x 11". Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) PPIE Color Monotype "At the Grove" 1916
    Jun. 29, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) PPIE Color Monotype "At the Grove" 1916

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) PPIE Color Monotype "At the Grove" 1916. Signed with Xavier Martinez’ PPIE original exhibition label. Excellent condition. Provenance: Xavier Martinez Estate. Tim Holton custom walnut frame.  7.25" x 7.25". Frame 11 1/8" x 11 1/8". Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Tonalist Salmon c1910s
    Jun. 29, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Tonalist Salmon c1910s

    Est: $900 - $1,200

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Color Monotype Tonalist Salmon c1910s. Signed with Xavier Martinez’ red monogram. Excellent condition. Provenance: Xavier Martinez Estate. Tim Holton custom walnut frame.  5.75" x 5.75".  Frame 11.5"h x 11.25"w. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Watercolor Drawing Sillouette c1915
    Mar. 24, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Watercolor Drawing Sillouette c1915

    Est: $200 - $300

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Watercolor Drawing Sillouette c1915. Signed with monogram. Provenance: From the Xavier Martinez Family Estate. 3 3/8"h x 2.25"w. Matting board 5 7/8"h x 4.5"w. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Signature Stamp or Seal c1910s/20s
    Mar. 24, 2024

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Signature Stamp or Seal c1910s/20s

    Est: $150 - $200

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Signature Stamp or Seal c1910s/20s. Signed. Excellent condition. Unframed. Provenance: From the Xavier Martinez Family Estate. 1.25"h x 1 1/8"w. Matting board 4.75"h x 4"w. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.

    California Historical Design, Inc
  • Xavier Martinez (1869 - 1943) American
    Dec. 14, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869 - 1943) American

    Est: $3,500 - $4,500

    Xavier Martinez (1869 - 1943) Oil on Board, Signed Lower Right, Measures ( 16 x 20 inches ) w/frame ( 21 x 25 inches ) Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Xavier Timoteo (Tizoc) y Orozco Martinez was a painter noted for his Tonalist style, an etcher, lithographer and long-time art activist in northern California.He began his art studies in Mexico, and moved to San Francisco in 1893 when his stepfather became consul-general from Mexico. Martinez enrolled at the School of Design as a pupil of Arthur Mathews and won high honors including a scholarship to study with Jean Leon Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he stayed five years, 1897-1901. During this time, he adopted Tonalism with somber greys, greens and browns. He also spent time with James McNeill Whistler, who had a strong influence on his work, especially with the Tonalist aesthetic.In 1901, he established a studio in San Francisco and became one of the city's most colorful, popular Bohemian characters.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Summer Hills 12 1/4 x 18 in. framed 21 x 26 1/2 in.
    Nov. 08, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Summer Hills 12 1/4 x 18 in. framed 21 x 26 1/2 in.

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Summer Hills stamped with monogram 'M' (lower right) and indistinctly inscribed (lower left) oil on canvas 12 1/4 x 18 in. framed 21 x 26 1/2 in.

    Bonhams
  • Xavier Martinez (1869 - 1943) American
    Aug. 22, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869 - 1943) American

    Est: $3,500 - $4,500

    Xavier Martinez (1869 - 1943) Oil on Board, Signed Lower Right, Measures ( 16 x 20 inches ) w/frame ( 21 x 25 inches ) Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Xavier Timoteo (Tizoc) y Orozco Martinez was a painter noted for his Tonalist style, an etcher, lithographer and long-time art activist in northern California. He began his art studies in Mexico, and moved to San Francisco in 1893 when his stepfather became consul-general from Mexico. Martinez enrolled at the School of Design as a pupil of Arthur Mathews and won high honors including a scholarship to study with Jean Leon Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he stayed five years, 1897-1901. During this time, he adopted Tonalism with somber greys, greens and browns. He also spent time with James McNeill Whistler, who had a strong influence on his work, especially with the Tonalist aesthetic. In 1901, he established a studio in San Francisco and became one of the city's most colorful, popular Bohemian characters.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) California Hills 8 x 10 3/4 in. framed 12 x 14 in.
    Aug. 02, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) California Hills 8 x 10 3/4 in. framed 12 x 14 in.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) California Hills signed with monogram 'XM' (lower right) and titled in another hand (on the reverse) oil on board 8 x 10 3/4 in. framed 12 x 14 in.

    Bonhams
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Fountain in Paris and Interior Sketch (a group of two) first 4 x 6 in., second 6 x 4 in. first framed 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in., second framed 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
    Aug. 02, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Fountain in Paris and Interior Sketch (a group of two) first 4 x 6 in., second 6 x 4 in. first framed 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in., second framed 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Fountain in Paris and Interior Sketch (a group of two) first signed with monogram 'XM' (lower left), second apparently unsigned first oil on panel, second oil on board first 4 x 6 in., second 6 x 4 in. first framed 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in., second framed 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.

    Bonhams
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Trees with Distant View Beyond 8 x 10 in. framed 13 x 15 in.
    Apr. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Trees with Distant View Beyond 8 x 10 in. framed 13 x 15 in.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Trees with Distant View Beyond signed with monogram 'XM' (lower right) oil on board 8 x 10 in. framed 13 x 15 in.

    Bonhams
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Monterey Bay at Dusk 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. framed 12 x 14 1/2 in.
    Apr. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Monterey Bay at Dusk 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. framed 12 x 14 1/2 in.

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Monterey Bay at Dusk signed, dated, and inscribed 'Monterey Cal / 92 / Martinez' (lower right) oil on board 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. framed 12 x 14 1/2 in.

    Bonhams
  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Cloud Sensations (San Francisco Bay) sight 9 x 12 in. framed 18 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.
    Apr. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Cloud Sensations (San Francisco Bay) sight 9 x 12 in. framed 18 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943) Cloud Sensations (San Francisco Bay) signed with monogram 'XM' (lower right) pencil on paper sight 9 x 12 in. framed 18 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.

    Bonhams
  • Xavier Martinez: Letters to His Daughter, 1932-1942.
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez: Letters to His Daughter, 1932-1942.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    MARTINEZ, XAVIER. 1869-1943. A group of well over 200 autographed letters signed and written to Martinez's daughter, Micaela"Kai" Martinez DuCasse, 1932-1942. A number of letters include drawings. Condition is overall very good; the letters are crisp and readable. Almost all lack envelopes, and those that are present (holding bunches of letters together), have tears and stamps removed. There are twelve packets, each containing approx. 10 to 50 letters. Note: letters have only been spot-read, so there is much content to discover. Many are on Martinez's personal letterhead, with his red monogram. The earlier letters are newsy and more voluminous, expressing interest and support for his daughter's work and career, thoughts on art, his colleagues and classes at the California College of Arts and Crafts, memories, and anecdotes about friends and socializing. The later letters, towards the end of his life, are briefer, reporting on his health and resulting struggles with teaching, expressing melancholy, worry, and loneliness. He often writes of "Olympia", who it seems helped him around the house in Piedmont (there are several letters from Olympia, updating Kaion her father, her own artwork, and sharing general news). PACKETS: 1932 to 1935: Over 50 letters, several of which are illustrated, including drawings of Sappho the Cat, and a landscape. He writes of art, acting, and music, Greco and Rembrandt; discussion of the Lindbergh little boy, and that he believes he's dead; that the Bohemian Club is building a new clubhouse, and Fred paid his fair and "a good lunch at Coppa's", where he saw "very few of my old friends and there was Bertha". He writes of going to the Legion of Honor and seeing Ramos Martinez paintings, and his own painting in Golden Gate Park. June 1936: Approx. 20 letters. There is a postcard with a small silverpoint pencil artwork, and topics include Spooky the dog; mention of Roman Hubbell (son of John HubbellHubbell's Trading Post, AZ), and how he and his father were "the only pale faces the Navajo befriended". Also, letters from Olympia. July 1936: Approx. 11 letters. Includes a letter with a wonderful cartoon of Martinez and Olympia; a drawing of a neighbor's house; a story about the "girl who danced for Lester (Horton); a scene Naya (Virginia Hale painted); his "cloud drawings" and the San Francisco Museum. May 1937: Approx. 11 letters. Includes two letters from Olympia, including an amusing and newsy letter updating on Marty's health; she bumped into Mrs. Roberts at Capwell's lunch counter, who says she wants to drive Marty and her up to Porter Garnett's place, but Olympia is afraid Marty is going to back out. June 1937: Approx. 15 letters. Topics include his worry for Kai as she travels; mention of artist Kisa (Beck); an invite for an "old guard dinner" at Bohemian Grove that he feels he can't attend; discussion of bookbinding, and remembering his father (who was a bookbinder in Mexico); word of his sick sister; and news of Mexico from Armando (Valdes Peza). April 1940: Approx. 28 letters. Topics include: sending money for Roos Bros. bill; Louis Miljarak and Vatinia Sulprizio giving him rides home from the school; Olympia not showing up; his ill health asthma; Kai's visit with Ralph Pearson. November 1940: Approx. 22 letters. Topics include news of the Lattimores; Kisa Beck; his friend Louis Dean's death; his foster mother's(Rosalia de Coney) uncle, an Arch Bishop of Mexico; discussion of Gogol stories he wants Kai to read; June (Hass?) asking for Walter Pach's address. March 1941:Approx. 16 letters. Topics include: his old friend Albert Bender, from 1895, has died; Marion visits (possibly George Sterling's younger sister); students; Kai's theater work; June and Sidney take him to a Mexican dinner; he sends $2 for Pal's (Harriet Dean) birthday; a lonely Easter. April 1942: Approx. 18 letters. Among the subjects, he writes that he is going to meet an old student, Joe Raphael, "who with Piazzoni was one of my closest friends in the old art school". January 1942: Approx. 16 letters. Talk of war, blackouts, and Kai joining the Red Cross; he is worried that she is in Carmel by the sea, not safer in Piedmont. July 1942: Approx. 9 letters. He writes of his health, arthritis, difficulty getting to his next session of classes, and a planned trip to Carmel. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Bohemian Club/Xavier Martinez Photos and Ephemera.
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Bohemian Club/Xavier Martinez Photos and Ephemera.

    Est: $100 - $200

    [BOHEMIAN CLUB; MARTINEZ, XAVIER, 1869-1943.] A group of six photographs and approx. 24pieces of ephemera(including a signed program and 12 postcards) relating to the Bohemian Club, Xavier Martinez, and other members, from 1908 to 1941. Photos: 1.) redwood trees, 10 7/8in x 3 3/8in.2.) snapshot of Martinez standing outside at an encampment, 5 1/2in x 3 1/8in. 3.) Formal portrait of club members on carved log bench at Bohemian Grove, including Martinez, Francis McComas, and Arnold Genthe, 6in x 8in(#76, 1909). 4.) Formal portrait of club members, with portraits hanging on trees in background, Martinez and others, 6in x 8in (#37, 1915).5.) At Bohemian Grove, preparing for theatrics, George Sterlilng, Martinez, and others, 6in x 8in (#101, 1908). 6.) A banquet in a large hall, 6in x 8in (poor condition). 6.) Unidentified man in fisherman's hat, 5 1/8in x 2 1/4in. 7.) plus a reproduction image of Charles Warren Stoddard. Ephemera: 1.-12.) Six photo postcards of Bohemian Grove scenes/events, one addressed/written to Mrs. Herman Whitaker (signature unclear, possibly Herman), the rest not written on (but with remnants of adhering to album pages); and six printed cardswith similar scenes (some with creases/stains), and one of Sterling and Martinez. 13.) Invitation to Martinez for "dinner in honor of The Old Guard to be given in Bohemian Grove" 1939. 14.) The Hamadryads, A Masque of Apollo, program for Bohemian Grove Midsummer High Jinks, 1910, Second Edition; signed/inscribed by Martinez to his daughter (tears, foxing/soiling). 15.-16.) Two programs for Bohemian Club Art Exhibit, 1911, marked with Martinez's name (creases/bends). From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez Family Photo Album, with Artwork.
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez Family Photo Album, with Artwork.

    Est: $600 - $800

    [MARTINEZ, XAVIER, 1869-1943; MARTINEZ, ELSIE WHITAKER, 1890-1984]. The album (12 1/4in x 14in)with approx. 67 original snapshot photographs, depicting Xavier ("Marty") andElsie in the early days of parenthood with their daughterMicaela ("Kay"/"Kai") in Piedmontand Carmel. The album itself is contemporary, likely assembled by Kai, c. 1970s-1980s. Numerousimages show the undeveloped Oakland/Piedmont Hills (where the family lived together in Marty's studio, 1907-1922), and several show the family at a Carmel cottage, and possibly other spots in Carmel. There are approx. 11 images featuring Marty with Elsie and/or Kai;some with Friends and family, with two that appearto show Harriet Dean (Elsie's friend/later partner) holding four-month-oldKai, and one snapshot showing Harriet with Elsie and Kai in 1919. Included is an unsignedportrait (7 3/8in x 4 1/2in ) of Elsie and Kai by photographer Bianca Conti (1881-1954); anunsigned portrait (9 3/8in x 8in) of Elsie, c. early 1900s, possibly by Conti; and an image of Kai with artist Peter Stackpole's son, Ralph, in Piedmont, 1919 (identified verso as being by a Life Magazine photographer). Condition: The photos are overall good, and for the most part have not grievously fused to the sticky album pages. The large portrait of Elsie has edge tears/creases. Together with artwork: Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title Description: Five humorous/whimsical drawings related to parenthood: 1.) "1 year after" (Self-portrait pushing buggy with baby Kai painting, Elsie beside them). 2.) "Kay / Peli-can" (Kai and Elsie, who Marty called "Pelican" or "Pelly/Pellie"). 3.) "1918, Out for a Walk" (Self-portrait with Kai). 4.) Kai as a toddler. 5.) Kai in the Oakland Hills with the Bay beyond. Together with a watercolor figure that may be painted by Kai (or depicts her). Signature: "Out for a Walk" is signed with both monogram and stamp; toddler drawing signed with monogram; the others unsigned. Date Created: 1913-1918. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/Conte crayon, pastels, ink and watercolor on paper. Size: Ranging from approx. 8 1/2in x 7in to 10in x 12in. Condition: One with considerable tears/losses and tape repair; the 1918 image laid onto cardboard, with scratches/creases; toning and spotting. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez Early Family Photos and Ephemera.
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez Early Family Photos and Ephemera.

    Est: $600 - $800

    [MARTINEZ, XAVIER. 1869-1943.] An archive of numerous items belonging to Xavier Martinez, who was born Javier Timoteo Martinez y Orozco, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The grouping was saved together and includes family letters, photographs, and assorted personal ephemera. Many of the photos and several letters are from his aristocratic foster mother, champion of his artistic education and career,Rosalia LaBastida de Coney (1844-1897), and several official documents/letters relate toher husband, Alexander K. Coney (1847-1930), Consul-General of Mexico. INCLUDES: -- Aformal photograph of Martinez, signed/inscribed anddated 1905. -- 5 photosof an unidentified funeral; 7 photos of RosaliaLaBastida de Coney (various sizes), and 10+ cabinet cards and card de visites of unidentified family. -- 2 small signed artworks/cards, by Martinez, including a silverpoint. --Approx. x 19th/early 20th century photographs (many of his stepmother, Rosaliade Coney). -- Approx. 15 family letters from Mexico, in Spanish (1894; 1897; 1906-1907; 1926; 1936). They are from his father, brother, sister, and nephew. The 1906-1907 letters express worry following the San Francisco earthquake. --Approx. 7 lettersfrom Rosalia De Coney, in Spanish, most illustrated with her drawings(1893-1896). -- One letter from his fosterfather, Consul General Alexander K. de Coney, on mourning paper(both 1897); and 10letters sent to the Consul General, most appearing to be of an official nature (in Spanish). -- A collection of approx. 34 photo postcards (unsent) of mostly musicians and actresses, late 19th/early 20th century. -- 2 photos of the interior of the Piedmont studio. -- Approx. 17 postcards sent to Martinez from Elsie, Micaela, and others, 1910s-1940s. -- An assortment of misc. personal items, such as canceled checks, a payment contract for a Sherman Clay piano (paid off by Martinez and others); a leather wallet with Martinez inscribed name/address, a copper plate for a visiting card, deed/receipts for housein Carmel (from friend/artist Virginia S. Hale), two programs signed by Enrique Munguia (1933), and other misc. The family letters express affection and closeness from his far-away family. His brother writes on May 17, 1906 (soon after the earthquake): "My very dear brother, Your letter came to calm me down completely. Since I knew of the catastrophe I didn't have a moment of tranquility. I saw you in the rubble or taken by fire or dying of hunger and thirst". His father writes to him in 1907: "My dear son, Since the catastrophe that happened in that country, and [after] Julia [Xavier's sister] wrote to you I haven't had any news from you". His father also writes of his bookstore and bookbinding tools, and requests money from his son. His sister, addressing him as "my dear and unforgettable brother", writes of general family/local news and gossip. The letters from Martinez's foster mother, Rosalia de Coney, are interesting in that they show a close and affectionate relationship, and also Rosalia's own artistic spirit. It was Rosalia who brought him to San Francisco, and she arranged for and advocated for him in his early art education, including encouraging his studies in Europe. She addresses him as "My dear son", frets about his health, tells him that she loves him and is proud of him, and that his father is sending him tobacco and paints.She also seems to discuss his friends and associates, sends a hug to his "woman friend", and giving social advice, discussesa female friend and "tact",and tellshim that she wisheshe would "separate from his friend". She writes of the death and memories of her father (possibly the funeral photos are for her father). From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $100 - $150

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Batik design of a face. Signature: Signed with monogram. Date Created: c. 1900s (possibly 1909, based on "9" in design?). Medium/Ground: Batik processon silk piece, tied with twine to cardboard frame. Size: 7 1/2in x 4in. Condition: Overall good; one small stain, a pinhole, wrinkled. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $200 - $300

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Vaquero and owl; and Man walking in a fanciful scene with owl and other creatures. Signed: Both signed with monogram lower left. Date Created: c. 1910s-1920s. Medium/Ground: Pencil, charcoal on paper. Size: 9 3/4in x 7 3/4in (sight); 17 1/4in x 14 5/8in (frame); 11 3/4in x 13 1/2in (loose drawing). Condition: The signature and title, and "Original" are very faded on the framed drawing; the loose drawing is toned at margins, with edge tears, and folded twice. Possibly illustrations/designs related to the Bohemian Club, of which Martinez was a member. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • California Bohemian Crowd Caricatures.
    Feb. 25, 2023

    California Bohemian Crowd Caricatures.

    Est: $500 - $700

    XAVIER MARTINEZ, 1869-1943; [BAY AREA BOHEMIAN CROWD]. A collection of twenty caricatures (including Martinez self-portrait, BeniaminoBufano, and Porter Garnett),that were saved together with a "title" card in Xavier Martinez's hand: "The Order of the Bath". It appears to have been a humorous "club" of friends from the San Francisco/East Bay/Carmelcrowd, c. 1905-1923, where Xavier Martinez (and possibly others) drew character sketches of members.Most if not all appear to be in Martinez's style, and two are signed with his monogram, some dated. In charcoal/Conte crayon, watercolor, ink. Ranging in size from approx. 5in x 4 3/4in to 10in x 6in. Condition: Some spotting/staining, tears/losses, creases, at least one with tape repair. IDENTIFIED/POSSIBLE: 1.) "Beniamino Bufano" (1890-1970). 2.) "Isabel"; possibly Isabel Fraser, or Carmel friend Isabel Hunter? 3.) "Jean-o, 1916"; likely Gene Frances McComas, 1886-1982, journalist/artist and wife of artist Francis McComas. 4). "P.G. 1902": Porter Garnett (1871-1951), Bohemian Club member, writer (plays, The Lark), and assistant curator at the Bancroft Library. 5.) A self-caricature by Xavier Martinez, signed with monogram, 1907. 6.) "Tolmie"; Robert Tolmie, a pianist who lived in the Oakland Hills. TO BE IDENTIFIED: 7.) "The Alberts". 8.) "Billy"; signed with Martinez monogram; on Oakland Art Gallery invitation dated 1926. 9.) "Basket, 1905-1908". 10.) "Dr. Betty, 1906". 11.) "Charley & Pearl, 1916-1920". 12.) "Eleanor". 13.) "J". 14.) "Juno". 15.) "Looney"; In a 1913 journal of an Arizona trip (see Lot), Martinez refers to Looney as being part of his "harem" with wife Elsie Whitaker. 16.) "Lionel, 1905". 17.) "Louis". 18) "Paulina". 19.) "Rud". 20.) "Suzanne, July 9, 1921". From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $150 - $250

    Portrait profile of poet George Sterling, together with a sketch of Arizona pueblos. Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: "George Sterling"; "SichumoviAriz." (2 works). Signature: Both signed with monogram. Date Created: c. 1900s. Medium/Ground: Pencil on paper. Size: 5in x 3 1/4in; and 4 5/8in x 7 1/4in. Condition: Good; pale bands of toning on one; each tipped-on to carboard at top margin. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Silhouettes of California Bohemians.
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Silhouettes of California Bohemians.

    Est: $300 - $500

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Large silhouettes: Henry Anderson Lafler, Perry H. Newberry, withBertha Newberry("Butsky") verso (3 works on two sheets). Signature: Unsigned. Date Created: c. 1900s-1910s. Medium/Ground: Watercolor/washon paper. Size: approx. 24 3/4in x 18 3/4in; and 24in x 18 3/4in. Condition: Both with foxing, toning, edge tears/losses; one with large tear/loss at right margin. Henry Anderson Lafler (1878-1935). Lafler was a poet, author, editor, and Bohemian Club member. He was part of Xavier Martinez's artistic, Coppa's Restaurant circleof friends, the Crowd, which included Newberry, Herman Whitaker, Ambrose Bierce, George Sterling, and James Hopper. Perry Harmon Newberry (1870-1938). Newberry was a newspaper editor, writer, and artist.He was a friend of Lafler and the rest of the Bohemian/Coppa'sRestaurant Crowd, including Herman Whitaker and Xavier Martinez, and one of the original denizens of Carmel Art Colony. Of his wife Bertha's nickname, "Butsky", Elsie Martinez explained that she was "...the only woman smoker in the group, she was always running out of cigarettes..." and hunting for butts (San Francisco Bay Area Artists and Writers, Bancroft Library 1962-1969:212). From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Silhouettes of Xavier Martinez and Elsie Martinez.
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Silhouettes of Xavier Martinez and Elsie Martinez.

    Est: $300 - $500

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Large silhouettes: Xavier Martinez self-portrait; and Elsie Whitaker Martinez, with self-portrait caricature of Xavier Martinez verso (3 works on two sheets). Together with "Don Quixote". Signature: Silhouettes unsigned; Don Quixote signed upper left with monogram. Date Created: c. Early 1900s-1910s. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/watercolor wash on paper. Size: 19 1/2in x 18in; 24 3/4in x 18 3/4in; and 16in x 18 1/2in. Condition: Both silhouettes with toning, foxing, edge tears/losses. Don Quixote with considerable tears/losses (including image) at top margin, and losses at the bottom margin. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Silhouettes of George and Carrie Sterling, and Charmian London.
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Silhouettes of George and Carrie Sterling, and Charmian London.

    Est: $300 - $500

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Large silhouettes: George Sterling; and Carrie Sterling, with Charmian London verso (3 works on two sheets of paper). Signature: Unsigned. Date Created: c. 1900s-1910s. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/watercolor wash on paper. Size: 16in diam; and 24 1/2in x 19in. Condition: Sterling with some fading, pinholes at margins, some waviness to the paper at perimeter. London with foxing, toning, edge tears/losses. CharmianKittredge London (1871-1955). London was a writer, outdoorswoman, and second wife of author Jack London. She grew up in Oakland, attended Mills College, and was a part of the local artistic, literary, and intellectual circles, which includedJack London, George Sterling, Xavier Martinez and other members of the Crowd. George Sterling (1869-1926). Sterling was a Bay Area and Carmel poet and playwright. He was mentored by Ambrose Bierce and Ina Coolbrith, and became a central member of the artistic and literary Crowd, along with his wife Caroline "Carrie" Rand Sterling,a groupthat included Xavier Martinez, Joaquin Miller, Gelette Burgess, James Hopper, Henry A. Lafler, and Perry H. Newberry. He became a pivotal member of the Bohemian Club, on the premises of which he eventually took his own life. Sterling is known for describing San Francisco in his poem on the city as "the cool, grey city of love". From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $400 - $600

    A group of seven sketches of Piedmont/Oakland Hills, two dated 1906, possibly done when Martinez was taken in by writer Herman Whitaker following the San Francisco earthquake. Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Houses in the hills ; a cluster of trees at a hillside; views of the Bay/Golden Gate ; a road through the hills of Piedmont, 1906; and a line of trees in the Piedmont hills, 1906. Signature: 4 signed with monogram. Date Created: 1906. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/Conte crayon on paper. Size: Ranging from 2 1/4in x 3 1/4in to 5 1/2in x 8 1/4in. Condition: Overall good; some light spotting, toning at edges. 3 fully tipped on to backing; the rest tipped-on together to two sheets of black paper; 1 loose. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $400 - $600

    A grouping consisting of Xavier Martinez's charcoal box, drawing instruments, and a small sketchbook. MARTINEZ, XAVIER. 1869-1943. 1.) Leather sketchbook with Martinez's signature on paste-down, dated April 1916. 7 1/4in x 4 7/16in. There are at least 40+ sketches, including charcoal, pencil, pastels/chalks; some appear to be plans/layout sketches for paintings or other works, and several showing figures and landscapes that look to be based on his Arizona trip (1913 or a later visit). There are also doodles of his monogram designs, and sketches dated 1917 and 1920. Condition: The book is in fair condition, with scratches/losses, spine loose; there is some toning, but overall the individual sketches are in good condition. 2.) Drawing tools, identified on an envelope in Elsie Whitaker Martinez's hand: "Marty drawing Instruments". Consists of two reed pencil/charcoal holders, one with stubs of each;two metal drawing tools, once marked Made in Germany; a Farber metal pencil holder withpencil stub; a Wahl Eversharp silver-plated mechanical pencil; and a charcoal brush. 3.) A hinged lid wood drawing box, with Xavier Martinez's "X" monogram painted on the lid; 6 5/8in x 8 3/4in x 2 1/4in. The box contains numerous pencil, charcoal, and chalk stubs, several smudging tools, a brush, and chamois cloths. Condition: The box with use wear/scratches, one hinge is detached. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $200 - $300

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Group of six sketches: landscapes, including one with mesas ; vaqueros galloping; a child in the rain. Signature: Three are signed with monogram. Date Created: c. 1920s. Medium/Ground: charcoal/Conte crayon and pencil on paper. Size: Ranging from 3 1/2in x 1 5/8in to 4 1/2in x 5 1/2in. Condition: Good; some darkening; 4 tipped-on at top margin directly, 2 tipped-on to cardboard, together on two sides of one black sheet; 1 loose. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $200 - $400

    An assortment of sixsigned drawings, with other unsigned and miscellaneous. Artist: Xavier Martinez (1859-1943). Title/Description: 1.) Watercolor portrait of a woman (with Martinez self-portrait sketch on back). 2.-3.) Profile of Elsie, and another unidentified. 4.) Sitting nude (laid down/mounted on cardboard). 4.-7.) Series of woman dancing (three). 8.-9.) Two self-portrait sketches, one titled "Taking Temperature", showing MicaelaMartinez taking her sick father's temperature, dated Jan & Feb 1929. Signature: Five drawings signed with monogram, one with monogram stamp. Date Created: c. 1900s-1920s. Size: Signed works ranging from 7in x 5 1/2in to 12in 9in. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/Conte crayon, watercolor, ink, pencil on paper. Condition: Overall good; some toning, spotting/soiling. Nude sketch is laid down on cardboard. Together with a small unsigned profile sketch, two printedimages of paintings (including one identified as Martinez's work for the cover of Sunset Magazine, 1904), and a plate/copy of a Picasso drawing, with a quote on art in Martinez's hand. The works with a marbled paper folder with monogram and "clouds" (unrelated to the contents/likely associated with other works/series). From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $150 - $250

    A series of eight sketches of a football game, 1905. Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: football game action scenes , inscribed "S.U. Nov 1905". Signature: All with monogram stamp. Date Created: 1905. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/pencil on paper. Size: Ranging in size from 2 3/8in x 3 1/2in to 5in x 3 3/4in. Condition: Overall good; some staining/spotting, one with edge tear. All are tipped-on to board/thick paper, and tipped-on together to 2 sheets of black paper. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $100 - $200

    A group of three watercolors and a silverpoint/autographed letter signed. Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Micaela dancing (Series of three); andMicaelain dance pose (silverpoint on letter). Signature: The series of three are unsigned, but titled in Xavier Martinez's hand. The silverpoint is signed with monogram in the image (and the letter signed). Date: c. 1920s. Size: Series 7 1/2in x 6 1/8in to 8 1/2in x 5 3/8in (see below for ALS). Medium/Ground: Watercolor on paper; silverpoint/pastels on letter. Condition: Overall good; toning, light spotting, small edge tears. ALS, The letter, 6in x 9in (folded twice), writing on both sides, with silverpoint illustration of his daughter (signed with monogram in image); dated from Piedmont, March 15, 1921. It is addressed to "My dear Queen of the Bees", and at closing "Ruth -- Queen of the Bees". The addressee is possibly Ruth Hampton , a friend of the family who is referenced in Micaela's childhood letters from France in 1922-23 (See lot of letters from Elsie and Harriet Dean's Paris trip). Martinez writes of recovering from being ill and waiting for Elsie and Kay (Kai) to return. He also writes: "I do not blame you for getting away from the 'Nuts' I wish you could get a place with normal people -- and leave the 'Nuts' for good!". He signs: "Marty, High Chief of Nub Hill". Condition: Some spotting, edge creases, folds. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $150 - $250

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). A group of four portrait/caricature sketches, c. 1900s-1920s. Ranging in size from 4 1/8in x 4 3/8in to 9 1/4in x 6 1/4in. 1.) Portrait profile pencil sketch of a woman (possibly Harriet Dean); signed with monogram. 2.) Portrait profile pencil sketch of a woman (possibly Elsie Martinez); unsigned. 3.) Pencil sketch of a man with center-parted hair (unidentified); unsigned. 4.) Pencil caricature sketch of a mustachioed man in hat; unsigned. Condition of the group: Good, light toning. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $500 - $700

    A group of 11 drawings exhibited at Hill Tolerton's Print Rooms, San Francisco, 1921; together with a placard hand-lettered by the artist, and an autograph letter signed by the artist to his daughter. Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: A Hand-lettered exhibit placard with tipped-on self-portrait; 7 drawings of Micaela Martinez as a child (and one photographic copy); a long-haired nude on a rock; a profile portrait (unidentified); and 2 Southeast Asian style dancers. Signature: All drawings are signed with monogram. Date Created: c. 1920-1921. Medium/Ground: Charcoal, silverpoint, pastel, crayon, monotypes. Size: Ranging from approx. 3in x 3 1/2in to 8in x 5in. Condition: Good; Some drawings are tipped-on to paper backing, and all tipped-on together to both sides of three sheets of black paper. Xavier Martinez ALS (n.d.)addressed to his daughter, Micaela Martinez,accompanying the collection from his exhibit of silverpoint drawings. The letterreads: "My Dear Micaela, In 1920 - I invented a way to express a sensation through a white, luminous line -- Drawings have beenn done with white chalk -- buyt they are rather mushy -- I wanted a line clear and luminous -- and I got it with a silver point -- Your daddy, Martinez". Approx. 4in x 9 1/2in. Condition: Toning, light soiling/spotting, edge tears/creases. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $100 - $150

    Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Mural sketch of Portola and Friar Miguel Costansoat the San Francisco Bay; and "Fra Junipera Serra" (2 works). The first, verso, identified as being for the University of Guadalajara, Mexico mural project, 1906. Signature: Both signed with monogram lower left. Date Created: One dated 1906, the other possibly later. Medium/Ground: Pencil/crayon, and watercolor wash on paper. Size: 9 1/4in x 11 1/4in; and 9 1/2in x 8in. Condition: Both laid down on cardboard; the mural drawing with crease or repaired tear along bottom, creases/bending and scuffing at top. The other good, with light spotting. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $100 - $200

    A sketch for a mural with an associated photograph and news clipping, together with another sketch. Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: "Portola - 1769 - Friar Miguel Costanso"; and another sketch of a friar (2 works). Signature: One signed with monogram bottom center, the other with monogram lower right. Date Created: 1930. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/Conte crayon on paper. Size: 18 3/4in x 11 3/4in; 15 1/4in x 8in (formed of two pieces of paper). Condition: The mural sketch is overall good; laid down on cardboard. The second sketch with edge tears/creases. Together with a photograph of Xavier Martinez at work on the mural (7 3/8in x 7 1/4in); and a 1931 news clipping describing the mural being painted on the outside of his friend and neighbor's (Frederick Bogle) house, across from his studio in Piedmont: "Because that niche in the wall was so tempting. It seemed to call to me to adorn it with some fitting scene, in keeping with the superb view from our hills". It is unknown if the mural is still extant From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $200 - $300

    A group of 18 gesture and other sketches: Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: Nude female gesture sketches and several head/face studies that appear to be Elsie Whitaker Martinez, and possibly other models; together with two cat sketches. Signature: Profile/head studysigned with monogram lower right. Date Created: One sketch of Elsie sewing dated April 2013; the others c. 1910s. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/Conte crayon, pencil, ink on paper (several on thin/tracing paper). Size: 11in x 8 1/2in to 12in x 9in. Condition: Overall good; toning, some creases/edge tears. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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  • Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).
    Feb. 25, 2023

    Xavier Martinez (1869-1943).

    Est: $100 - $200

    Group oflandscape and other sketches, together in a folder with Martinez's monogram/design. Artist: Xavier Martinez (1869-1943). Title/Description: 19 sketches, including landscapes, coastal, and a series of trees (all likely Bay Area and Carmel). Signed: Two drawings with monogram stamp, the others unsigned. Date Created: c. 1910s-1930s. Medium/Ground: Charcoal/Conte crayon, pencil, on paper. Size: Ranging in size from 2 3/4in x 7 1/2in to 11 3/4in x 9in. Condition: Overall good; toning, edge tears. Note: The drawings don't appear to relate to the folder; assembled at a different time. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).

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