Frank Earle Schoonover (American, 1877-1972) The Sloop Dropped Anchor Near the Upper End of the Harbor, The Crimson Cutlass interior book illustration, 1933 Oil on canvas 30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm) Signed and dated lower right: Frank E. Schoonover / 33 Inscribed on the reverse: Chapter 6 127 / 1967 PROPERTY FROM THE BRADBERRY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS PROVENANCE: Luther D. Reed, acquired circa 1970s; Christie's, New York, June 26, 1984, lot 317; Mr. & Mrs. E.G. Bradberry, Fayetteville, Arkansas, acquired from the above; By descent to the present owner. LITERATURE: R.G. Carter, The Crimson Cutlass, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1933, p. 127, illustrated; C. Schoonover, Frank Schoonover, Illustrator of the North American Frontier, New York, 1976, p. 141; J. Schoonover, L. Schoonover Smith, L. Dean, Frank E. Schoonover Catalogue Raisonné, New Castle, Delaware, 2009, n.p., no. 1967. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved