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MORRIS GRAVES

American, 1910-2001

A Collection of Drawings and Watercolors

ca. 1930s, comprising:
A sketchbook (11 3/4 x 8 3/4 in) with:
- pencil sketches of birds on the interior cover
- watercolor flower studies; the verso a watercolor of a flicker and a pileated woodpecker, with extensive color notes
- double sided pencil studies of geese
- pencil and watercolor studies of ducks; a watercolor landscape with a sketch of a duck with color notes
- a watercolor of a trout with sketches of ducks with color notes; pencil sketches of ducks, a house, and a seated girl
- watercolor and pencil sketches of ducks on the interior back cover
19 loose sheets ( each approx. 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.), comprising:
- double sided pencil sketch of birds
- double sided pencil sketch of plants
- double sided colored pencil study of a seated horse
- double sided watercolor and pencil studies of birds, with extensive color notes
- watercolor and pencil study of birds, with pencil sketches of birds verso
- two sheets with pencil sketches that when laid together depict a seated cow, both sheets with other pencil sketches verso
- watercolor study of a duck, with other pencil sketches, and pencil sketches of monkeys verso
- double sided pencil sketch of chickens
- pencil sketch of a seated horse from behind, with pencil sketch of a seated bull, verso
- pencil sketch of a seated horse, with another pencil study of a horse verso
- double sided pencil sketch of a rooster, with extensive color notes
- double sided pencil sketch of ducks, with color notes
- double sided watercolor and pencil studies of chickens
- pencil sketch of a seated bull, with pencil study of a monkey's head in profile verso
- pencil sketch of a standing bull, with pencil study of a monkey verso
- watercolor of a goat
- pencil sketch of a chicken and a goat, on wallpaper
- pencil sketch of a bird
- colored pencil sketch of a seated horse
Five paper fragments:
- watercolor of a pheasant
- pencil sketch of a bird and fish
- pencil sketch of birds
- watercolor of a redwinged blackbird
- pencil sketch of a goat
One framed watercolor of a bird, painted on wallpaper.

  • Provenance: Sotheby's New York, American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, September 16, 2005, Lot 5; The Collection of an Oregon Gentleman.
  • Condition: Most pages have minor wear consistent with handling/being part of a sketch book. A few pages with minor staining and/or tears.

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