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      • FAITH CORNISH MURRAY 1935 EDISTO LAUNDRY
        Mar. 29, 2020

        FAITH CORNISH MURRAY 1935 EDISTO LAUNDRY

        Est: $500 - $700

        Original c. 1935 Faith Cornish Murray (Charleston, SC 1897-1984) Tempera and Watercolor Gullah Woman and Laundry, Edisto Island, SC. Image 7 1/2"x5 1/2". In frame 14 1/2"x12 1/2"x1/2". Weight 2 pds. Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Faith Cornish Murray spent the better part of her life painting in the Lowcountry. Born in Charleston, she attended Ashley Hall and graduated with an associate degree from Fairmount College in Monteagle, Tennessee. After college, Murray worked as a draftsman in Washington, D.C. during World War I and then attended Teachers' College at Columbia University in New York City in 1920 for two years, studying with the noted modernist Arthur Wesley Dow. Murray subsequently returned to Charleston, living there and on Edisto Island during her remaining years and painting the daily life of the Gullah population on Edisto Island. Faith Cornish Murray died in Greenville, South Carolina in 1984.

        Charleston Estate Auctions
      • Faith Cornish Murray (3pcs)
        Dec. 12, 2014

        Faith Cornish Murray (3pcs)

        Est: $300 - $500

        Faith Cornish Murray (South Carolina/Tennessee, 1897-1984) three works: FIGURAL SCENES watercolor, unframed, signed sheet H13 1/2" W20" to H22" W15" (3pcs) Provenance: Charleston, South Carolina private collection

        Charlton Hall
      • Faith Cornish Murray (6pcs)
        Dec. 12, 2014

        Faith Cornish Murray (6pcs)

        Est: $500 - $800

        Faith Cornish Murray (South Carolina/Tennessee, 1897-1984) six works: COASTAL SCENES and FIGURAL SCENES watercolor, unframed, signed and some dated sheet H9" W12" to H11" W15" (6pcs) Provenance: Charleston, South Carolina private collection

        Charlton Hall
      • Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Porgy Walk, Porgy Talk..." and "Is You Got Honey..." pair of watercolors on paper from the...
        Oct. 25, 2009

        Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Porgy Walk, Porgy Talk..." and "Is You Got Honey..." pair of watercolors on paper from the...

        Est: $100 - $200

        Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Porgy Walk, Porgy Talk..." and "Is You Got Honey..." pair of watercolors on paper from the "Cries of Charleston" series each signed "Faith Murray" ll 10 x 7 1/2 in., framed

        Alex Cooper
      • Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Lady if You Want Something Fine..." and "Monkey Meat..." pair of watercolors on paper from...
        Oct. 25, 2009

        Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Lady if You Want Something Fine..." and "Monkey Meat..." pair of watercolors on paper from...

        Est: $100 - $200

        Faith Cornish Murray American, 1897-1983 "Lady if You Want Something Fine..." and "Monkey Meat..." pair of watercolors on paper from the "Cries of Charleston" series signed "Faith C. Murray" lr 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in., framed

        Alex Cooper
      • Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston,
        Dec. 07, 2008

        Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston,

        Est: $400 - $600

        Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston, 1897-1983), "Cries of Charleston, Sweet Potato Man", watercolor, signed lower right, titled lower center, sight 8 in. x 10 in.

        Neal Auction Company
      • Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston,
        May. 04, 2008

        Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston,

        Est: $500 - $700

        Faith Cornish Murray (American/Charleston, 1897-1983) , "Cries of Charleston, Sweet Potato Man", watercolor, signed lower right, titled lower center, sight 8 in. x 10 in * NO RETURNS ARE ACCEPTED ON THE BASIS OF CONDITION * PLEASE READ ALL CONDITIONS OF

        Neal Auction Company
      • Faith Murray (SC, 1897-1983), "St. Michaels," oil
        Mar. 15, 2008

        Faith Murray (SC, 1897-1983), "St. Michaels," oil

        Est: $500 - $700

        Faith Murray (SC, 1897-1983), "St. Michaels," oil on board, unsigned, retains paper label en verso reading "St. Michaels / Faith Murray / $50," winter view of St. Michael's steeple towering above the Charleston row houses below, housed in the likely original pickled and paint decorated wooden frame. Provenance: Estate of Frank W. Ryan, Jr. SS 19.5" x 15.5"; DOA 23.75" x 19.75"

        Leland Little Auctions
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