
Appraisal: Walter Inglis Anderson Watercolor, ca. 1960
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Appraisal: Walter Inglis Anderson Watercolor, ca. 1960
In Vintage Chattanooga, Hour 1, Alasdair Nichol appraises a Walter Inglis Anderson watercolor, ca. 1960.
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Appraisal: Walter Inglis Anderson Watercolor, ca. 1960
Clip: Season 27 Episode 18 | 2m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
In Vintage Chattanooga, Hour 1, Alasdair Nichol appraises a Walter Inglis Anderson watercolor, ca. 1960.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: Walter Anderson was born in New Orleans, but lived most of his life in Mississippi.
He did not become famous, though, until after his death.
He was a very interesting person, but, as many artists, had his own way of doing things, and would leave his family for, for much time and go off and paint.
His family also has pottery.
There now is a museum down in Mississippi with his work.
APPRAISER: That would be Shearwater Pottery, yes.
GUEST: Part of it.
APPRAISER: Mm-hmm, yes.
GUEST: When he died of lung cancer, the family needed money, so what they did was collect a lot of his work, because they found a lot of it in his cottage so they could get some money for... continue their business in the pottery and they came to Memphis, Tennessee, in about '69, I believe it was.
APPRAISER: And is that where you acquired this one?
GUEST: And that's when... when we got these.
APPRAISER: Do you remember what you paid for it back then?
GUEST: Um, I think it was around $75, $80.
APPRAISER: Many of his works aren't signed.
This one isn't signed, in fact.
GUEST: No.
APPRAISER: And occasionally the you'll see a monogram by him, where he'll sign with initials.
And I don't think I've ever heard of any being dated.
I think he's a fascinating individual.
He's a- he really epitomizes the visionary, driven artist.
And it was very important for him to be both in and of nature, which is why he spent so much time in isolation on Horn Island.
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: Leading a very frugal existence and really just creating art.
And here was a man who really believed in the transformative power of art.
It, it was really a, a mission for him.
He wanted to create work that was... had mass appeal, but was well-produced, that a lot of thought had gone into, and that was affordable to many people, too, which is why he would produce pottery, through Shearwater, and why he produced linocuts as well, which was a good mass medium to, to get his work out there.
You can see this work embodies an... energy that you see in, in his watercolors.
And in this one you get a glimpse of his working method.
It looks as though he perhaps uses a little bit of pencil line here.
You can see traces of the graphite here and around here, and even here, where there is some pencil drawing which he hasn't, in fact, filled in.
So he would lay out the bare bones of the composition, and then go at it with his, with his brush.
And this one has terrific color, great rhythm to it.
I think this one, at auction, GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: would reach probably $10,000 to $15,000 or so.
GUEST: Hmm... very nice.
APPRAISER: It's got a wonderful energy to it that I, I really enjoy very much.
Appraisal: 1826 P. & E.W. Blake Model 1822 Rifle
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 1m 17s | Appraisal: 1826 P. & E.W. Blake Model 1822 Rifle (1m 17s)
Appraisal: 1866 Currier & Ives Lookout Mountain Lithograph
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 1m 13s | Appraisal: 1866 Currier & Ives Lookout Mountain Lithograph (1m 13s)
Appraisal: 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games Banner
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 1m 52s | Appraisal: 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games Banner (1m 52s)
Appraisal: 1948 Truman Presidential 8-Ball Award
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 53s | Appraisal: 1948 Truman Presidential 8-Ball Award (2m 53s)
Appraisal: 19th C. Courtois Table Clock
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 5s | Appraisal: 19th C. Courtois Table Clock (2m 5s)
Appraisal: 19th C. German Target Pistols & English Case
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 32s | Appraisal: 19th C. German Target Pistols & English Case (2m 32s)
Appraisal: Acoma Water Jar, ca. 1900
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 35s | Appraisal: Acoma Water Jar, ca. 1900 (2m 35s)
Appraisal: Chippendale Walnut Tall Chest, ca. 1790
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 3m 10s | Appraisal: Chippendale Walnut Tall Chest, ca. 1790 (3m 10s)
Appraisal: Diamond & Pearl Necklace, ca. 1905
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 3m 29s | Appraisal: Diamond & Pearl Necklace, ca. 1905 (3m 29s)
Appraisal: French Jewelry Collection
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 1m 2s | Appraisal: French Jewelry Collection (1m 2s)
Appraisal: Lionel Freight Train Set, ca. 1935
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 17s | Appraisal: Lionel Freight Train Set, ca. 1935 (2m 17s)
Appraisal: Lookouts Baseball Team Collection, ca. 1945
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 1m 50s | Appraisal: Lookouts Baseball Team Collection, ca. 1945 (1m 50s)
Appraisal: Maw & Company Encaustic Tile Panel, ca. 1870
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 1m 6s | Appraisal: Maw & Company Encaustic Tile Panel, ca. 1870 (1m 6s)
Appraisal: Over-the-shoulder Saxhorn, ca. 1865
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 3m 27s | Appraisal: Over-the-shoulder Saxhorn, ca. 1865 (3m 27s)
Appraisal: Rolex Red Submariner Watch, ca. 1970
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 1m 26s | Appraisal: Rolex Red Submariner Watch, ca. 1970 (1m 26s)
Appraisal: Rookwood Pottery Collection
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 3m 13s | Appraisal: Rookwood Pottery Collection (3m 13s)
Appraisal: Royal Doulton Sung Ware Bowl, ca. 1930
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 16s | Appraisal: Royal Doulton Sung Ware Bowl, ca. 1930 (2m 16s)
Appraisal: Southern Needlework Picture, ca. 1830
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 16s | Appraisal: Southern Needlework Picture, ca. 1830 (2m 16s)
Appraisal: T. H. Benton Watercolor & Drawing, ca. 1940
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 43s | Appraisal: T. H. Benton Watercolor & Drawing, ca. 1940 (2m 43s)
Appraisal: Tootsietoy Dollhouse Furniture, ca. 1935
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Clip: S27 Ep18 | 2m 51s | Appraisal: Tootsietoy Dollhouse Furniture, ca. 1935 (2m 51s)
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