OVERVIEW OF THE ROWAN COLLECTION Edward Beatty and Leata Mae (Peer) Rowan built their collection between the late 1920s and the end of...

1. Portrait of Helene Sardeau (The Artist’s Wife), c. 1936 Fresco, 20 x 16 inches (unframed), 22 x 18 inches (framed), note verso reads:...

2. Vermont Countryside, c. 1930s Oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches (unframed), 12 x 15 inches (framed), inscribed “EB to ER” lower left $2,500...

3. Balboa Harbor, California, c. mid-1930s Watercolor on paper, 16 ½ x 22 inches (unframed sheet), 21 ¼ 27 ½ inches (framed), signed...

4. Color Arrangement, c. late 1920s Oil on panel, 15 x 13 inches unframed, 21 ½ x 19 ½ inches framed, original frame, signed lower left,...

5. Portrait of Doris Cone (previously believed to be Leata Rowan), c. early 1930s Oil on panel, 13 x 15 inches (unframed), 16 x 18 inches...

6. Flower Still Life c. 1931 Oil on canvas, 24 ½ x 19 ½ inches (unframed), 32 x 27 inches (framed), signed and inscribed “Adrian...

7. Circus Performer (Untitled), c. 1930s Wood sculpture, 10 ½ x 3 ¾ x 2 ½ inches, signed CH Gross lower right base, carved cipher on...

8. Mural Study for The Armistice Letter – Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Post Office, c. 1938 Watercolor on paper, 5 ½ x 10 ½ inches...

9. Key West, c. 1935 Watercolor and gouache on paper, 20 x 26 inches (unframed sheet), 28 ½ x 34 ½ inches (framed), signed and titled...

10. Etude de Pomme I, c. 1928 Oil on canvas board, 7 ½ x 9 ½ inches (unframed), 11 ¼ x 13 ¼ inches (framed), signed “J Theo...

11. Head of Mary Johnson, c. 1930 Ink on paper, 5 ½ x 3 ½ inches (unframed sheet), 10 x 8 inches (framed), inscribed “Head of Mary...

12. Horses (Study for, or reflection on, the central portion of Good News mural for the Brevard Post Office – Brevard, North Carolina),...

13. Blue Ships, c. 1936 Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches (unframed sheet), 24 x 30 inches (framed), signed and dated lower right...

14. Portrait of Ed Rowan, c. 1943 Ink on paper, 13 ½ x 10 ½ inches (unframed sheet), 16 ½ x 12 ½ inches (framed), inscribed “with best...

16. Bather, 1932 Oil on canvas, 8 1/8 x 10 inches (unframed), 11 ½ x 13 ½ inches (framed), signed and dated lower right, inscribed...

17. Mother and Son (Colt and Mare) , c. 1931 Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 inches (unframed), 22 x 18 inches (framed), signed and dated lower...

18. Ponte Neuf (The Old Bridge), c. 1928 Oil on panel, 14 ½ x 18 inches (unframed), 22 x 25 ½ inches (framed), inscribed “painted by...

19. Bowling, c. 1928 Watercolor on paper, 7 ¾ x 10 ½ inches (unframed), 14 ½ x 16 ½ inches (framed) signed, dated and location lower...

20. Entrance to Canal Project, 1934 Watercolor on paper, 14 ½ x 22 ¾ inches (unframed sheet), 21 ¼ x 29 ¼ inches (framed), signed D....