Lot 189
Moyal Stovall Gallo Framed Art Collection
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- Estimate
- $150–$250
- Starting bid
- $45
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About this lot
Country of Origin: Israel / Israeli School; United States; Italy
Period: 20th century. Queena Stovall image after her 1952 original painting; exact date of this reproduction unknown. Giovanni Gallo work dated 1983.
Artists: J. Moyal, signed; Queena Stovall (1887–1980), reproduction after the artist’s original work; Giovanni Gallo, signed.
Titles:
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J. Moyal — Jerusalem scene with Western Wall and Dome of the Rock; exact artist-given title unknown.
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Queena Stovall — Making Sorghum Molasses.
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Giovanni Gallo — Pompei, il Vittorioso.
Medium:
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Moyal — ink and watercolor on heavily textured artist paper. Examination under magnification shows no visible halftone or offset-print dot pattern.
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Stovall — vintage color photomechanical reproduction on textured/embossed support after Stovall’s original 1952 oil painting.
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Gallo — gouache and watercolor on dark paper.
Dimensions: Approx. 9 x 12 in. each
Condition: All three works are framed. Frames and matting show expected age-related wear, surface dust/soiling and minor handling wear. No major damage to the visible image areas is apparent. Works have not been removed from their frames for examination.
Additional Information: Group of three framed 20th century works representing Israeli, American folk art and Italian/Pompeian subjects.
The first is a signed J. Moyal Jerusalem composition depicting figures before the Western Wall area with the Dome of the Rock rising above. The image is executed in ink and transparent watercolor washes on pronounced textured artist paper. Loupe examination shows no regular mechanical print-dot pattern, supporting identification as an original hand-executed work.
The second is a vintage reproduction of Queena Stovall’s Making Sorghum Molasses, based on her October 1952 oil painting depicting traditional rural Virginia sorghum production. The scene shows a mule powering the cane mill while workers crush stalks, collect juice and cook it down into molasses. Close magnification reveals a regular photomechanical screen throughout the image, confirming this example as a reproduction rather than the original painting. Stovall was a noted Virginia folk painter known for detailed scenes of rural life in Amherst County and central Virginia.
The third is an original work by Italian artist Giovanni Gallo, signed and dated 1983 and inscribed Pompei, il Vittorioso. Executed in gouache and watercolor on dark paper, the composition depicts classical figures and putti derived from ancient Pompeian decorative imagery. Gallo is documented for a series of small Pompeii-inspired gouache and watercolor works.
Lot details
- Lot
- 189
- Category
- Antiques and Fine Art Auction
- Estimate
- $150–$250
- Starting bid
- $45
- Bids
- 0
- Bidding closes
- Oct 29 at 1:15 pm ET
