Bruneau – Historic Illustration Art Auction
Saturday, October 14th at 10AM EST
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63 4th Ave. Cranston, RI

CRANSTON, R.I. — On Saturday, October 14, at 10 am Eastern time, Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers will present the illustration art collection of Carl J. Pugliese (American, 1916-1982), a painter, illustrator, sculptor and historian who, from an early age, had a passion for the American West as well as United States military history, cemented during his four years of service in World War II.

Following his honorable discharge from the Army, Pugliese enrolled in the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he studied under Harry Fisk, Ben Dale and Burne Hogarth, honing his own skills as an artist. Carl also had a passion for great illustration art and collected works by many of the most renowned artist-illustrators of the time.

The auction contains 150 lots of great illustration art, including works by Howard Pyle, Tom Lovell, J.C. Leyendecker, Dean Cornwell, John McDermott and Herbert Morton Stoops, among many others. There are a large number of single Norman Price paintings/illustrations, as well as groups he did for books. Works for The Rogues Moon, Treasure Island and My Cousin Will Rogers are represented in this auction, as well as other great examples of Price’s work.

Pugliese was friends with many of the artists. In the collection are drawings and paintings signed to him. He had a keen eye and collected a large number of wonderful pieces. These will be coming to market for the first time in this auction.

A plaster and wood frame with gilt finish painting by Howard Pyle (American, 1853-1911), titled “Death of Montcalm,” depicting French General Montcalm on horseback riding into the City of Quebec through the Saint-Louis gate with a crowd of civilians, soldiers and wounded soldiers around him with blood on his shirt and his right arm in the air ($5/8,000).

An oil on illustration board of Arctic exploration by Tom Lovell (American, 1909-1997) depicts a climber with a pick in one hand, a rope over his shoulder and wearing goggles, with vast snow and ice-covered mountains surrounding him ($2/4,000).

An oil on board painting by Dean Cornwell (American, 1892-1960), titled “Explorers on a Ship Painting,” depicts a group of armed men on a ship wearing pith helmets, and a woman, with the lower part of the sail, and crew in the bow ($5/7,000).

An oil on illustration board by Norman Price (1877-1951), depicting a large group of Native Americans meeting with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during the Corps of Discovery Expedition, some looking on with distrust, plus a central figure on horseback, done for the book Meriwether Lewis: Trail Blazer written by Flora Warren Seymour ($2/3,000).

An oil on canvas mounted on board by J.C. Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951), titled “Peeling Apples Study,” depicting an old woman peeling apples for Thanksgiving with unfinished bowl and visible layout grid, painted for the Thanksgiving Saturday Evening Post cover in 1925 is estimated $800-$1,200.

The event will be held live in the Bruneau & Co. gallery located at 63 Fourth Avenue, as well as online via LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Bidsquare.com, bidLIVE.Bruneauandco.com and the mobile app “Bruneau & Co.” on iTunes or GooglePlay.

A preview will be conducted in the Cranston gallery on Thursday and Friday, October 12 and 13, from 9 am to 4 pm Eastern time, as well as on auction day, October 14, or by appointment. For information, 401-533-980 or www.bruneauandco.com.

Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers is proud to present the illustration art collection of Carl J. Pugliese (May 25,1916 – October 3,1982).
Carl was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and historian who from an early age had a passion for the American West and United States military history, which was cemented during his four years of service in World War II. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, he enrolled in the School of Visual Arts in New York where he studied under Harry Fisk, Ben Dale, and Burne Hogarth, honing his own skills as an artist. Carl had a passion for great illustration art and collected works by Howard Pyle, Tom Lovell, J.C. Leyendecker, Norman Price, Dean Cornwell, Herbert Morton Stoops, amongst many others. He had a keen eye and posessed a large number of wonderful pieces, which will be coming to the market for the first time in this auction.
Howard Pyle Death of Montcalm
Dean Cornwell Explorers on a Ship
Matt Clark Fishermen in a Canoe
Tom Lovell Bombay Nights
JC Leyendecker Peeling Apples Study
Norman Price Lewis & Clark
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