Jackson's Indiana Art Auction Results & Prices June 16th, 2013

A Signature Edward K. Willams sells at Indianapolis auction for $15,000

The signature painting at the June 16th Jackson auction held at 617 E. North St. Indianapolis, In., was a 1947 Hoosier Salon entry by artist Edward K. Williams (1870 - 1950).  Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Williams studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In his early years, he stayed at the Pittman Inn along with fellow artists while painting Brown County. Eventually, Williams moved to Nashville, Indiana in 1926 and was a charter member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association.  Wanting to paint snow scenes out of doors all winter, he would leave Brown County for painting the snowy landscape of Door County, Wisconsin. The painting titled "The Bridge" measured 34x40 SLL/SLR and sold it to the highest bidder for $15,000.

L. W. Bonsib Painting
"Morning Light"

A very well executed Louis W. Bonsib (1892 - 1979) oil on canvas titled "Morning Light"  measured 25x30, signed lower right, and sold in its period gold frame for $1,300.  After graduating from Indiana University, Louis took a position with the Indianapolis Engraving Company, providing him with the experience needed to open his own advertising agency business in 1923. He set up his own shop in Peru, Ind. and then moved it to Fort Wayne In where it continued to grow and became one of the most successful and highly regarded agencies in the state. Primarily a self-taught artist he used Oils and Watercolors to capture scenes of his favorite places including Brown County Indiana

Frank Myslive, one of the founding members of the Hammond Indiana district art association was represented with a painting depicting a barnyard scene. Frank, along with nine other artists, Laverne Thornton, H Tom Tuniman, William J. Bachman, Eunice McCullough, Clyde Price, Lenore Conde Lawson, Martha Ellyson, O.O Haag, and Ann Geyer formed the art association in 1936. Initially limiting the membership to those artists from the Hammond and Calumet City, the association eventually expanded its membership to the East Chicago area. The oil on board  painting reached a high bid of $1,250, measuring 20x27 and was signed lower left

 Other Indiana Art Auction Prices of the day included:

John Zwara, 16x20 WC, SLR 1941, "White River" sold for $450
John Zwara, 16x20 WC, SLR 1941,  Brown County Homestead, sold for $450
John Zwara, 10x15, WC, SLL 1941, Path along the River sold for $225
Arthur Humpal, 16x20, OC, SLR, "Hacienda" sold for $450
Carl Lotick, 9x14, O/B, SLL, Along the Path sold for $175
J. C. Templeton, 25x30, O/C. SLR, Indiana Dunes sold for $900