$900
Howard Norton Cook (American, 1901-1980). "Bar Scene - Norfolk, Virginia" - 1942, charcoal on paper, signed, dated, and titled lower right. Well rendered genre figural scene drawing depicting a sailor and waitress standing at a bar, the waitress at left smiling toward the man at right as she reaches to lift two drinks off the bar and he stretches both hands out to meet them with a cigarette hanging from his lips. Verso of frame with label from Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Accompanied with catalogue list prices from Owings-Dewey Fine Art from 1994 listing the retail price as $850. Framed approximately 18.875" x 14.125". Sight size approximately 13.375" x 8.875". Provenance: From the Private Collection of Benno & Babette Rothschild, Columbus, Georgia.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-01-03