Important American and European Paintings — June 12, 2012 Auction Results
Auction results appear in US dollars. Sales results are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.
Auction Lots
Lot 1
British School, late 16th Century
British School, late 16th Century
Portrait of Dorothy Petre, Lady Wadham (1534-1618), 1595
Inscribed with sitter and age upper right
Oil on Canvas
36 x 29 inches
Provenance: Newhouse Galleries, circa 1960′s
Other Notes: Dorothy Wadham (1534/4-1618), the daughter of Sir William Petre, co-founded Wadham College at Oxford University with her husband, Nicholas Wadham. A similar portrait of her is in the collection of Petworth House, in Petworth, West Sussex, England, where it is accompanied by a companion portrait of her husband.
Estimate: $5,000-10,000
The property of a Distinguished American Collector
Lot 2
British School, late 16th Century
British School, late 16th Century
Edward Hastings, Baron Hastings of Loughborough (1512/15-1572)
Inscribed variously verso
Oil on cradled panel
35 x 27 inches
Provenance: Newhouse Galleries, circa 1960′s
Exhibitions: National Portrait Gallery, 1866
Other Notes: Edward Hastings, Baron Hastings of Loughborough (1512/15-1572) served as a privy to Queen Mary I. He was elected to the Order of the Garter in 1555, and is pictured here wearing the Order’s collar around his neck. The inscription surrounding his coat of arms, “Honi soit qui mal y pense” refers to the Order’s motto. This picture was exhibited at
Lot 3
British School, early 18th Century
British School
Pair of early 18th Century Portraits of a Man
and a Woman
Oil on canvas
In early carved and gilt wooden frames (2)
30 x 24 inches (oval)
Provenance: Purchased by the present owner at Hubley’s Auction Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, circa 1970
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Property of a Massachusetts Gentleman
Lot 4
Attributed to Roelof Koets, (1592-1653)
Attributed to Roelof Koets,(1592-1653)
Grapes, Quinces, Plums and Pears on a Tabletop
Unsigned
Oil on panel
20 1/2 x 32 5/8 inches
”
Provenance: Donald Antiques, London, England, October 1951;
By descent in the family
”
Estimate: $8,000-15,000
Lot 5
Attributed to Jost Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591)
Attributed to Jost Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591)
Sampson Carrying Off the Gates of Gaza
Ink on paper
10 x 6 1/2 inches
Other Notes: The drawing includes two collector’s marks. This first (Lugt L.2672), distinguished by the inclusion of a lion, belongs to the Austrian collector Ludwig Zatzka (b. 1857) whose collection included around 2,000 folios, European paintings and bronze sculptures. The other mark (Lugt L.2347), which includes the initials “SAG”, is unidentified but possibly belongs to Count Saint-Germain or the Artaria publishing house in Vienna.
Estimate: $5,000-10,000
Lot 6
Italian School, 18th Century
Italian School, 18th Century
Italian Ruins
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
30 x 40 1/4 inches
Estimate: $2,000-4,000
Lot 7
Harry Fenn (American, 1845-1911)
Harry Fenn (American, 1845-1911)
Rushing Forest Stream
Signed lower left “”H Fenn””
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 inches
Provenance: Private collection, New York
Estimate: $4,500-6,500
Property of a New York Gentleman
Lot 8
Edward Moran (American, 1829-1901)
Edward Moran (American, 1829-1901)
Unloading the Boat, Sunset
Signed lower left “Ed Moran”
Oil on canvas
18 x 14 inches
Estimate: $5,000-10,000
Lot 9
Thomas Doughty (American, 1793-1856)
Attributed to Thomas Doughty (American, 1793-1856)
Rushing River through a Ravine
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
Retains its original spandrel frame
34 1/4 x 44 1/4 inches
Estimate: $10,000-20,000
Lot 10
American School, 19th Century
American School, 19th Century
River Scene
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 x 32 inches
Estimate: $2,000-4,000
Lot 11
James Brade Sword (American, 1839-1915)
James Brade Sword (American, 1839-1915)
Wish We Could Go Play, 1883
Signed and dated lower right “”J B Sword ’83″”
Inscribed with title verso
Oil on canvas
24 x 15 1/2 inches
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 12
James Gale Tyler (American, 1855-1931)
James Gale Tyler (American, 1855-1931)
Busy Harbor
Signed lower left “”J. G. Tyler””Oil on canvas 22 x 18 1/8 inches
Estimate: $2,000-4,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 13
Samuel S. Carr (American, 1837-1908)
Samuel S. Carr (American, 1837-1908)
Picking Goldenrod
Signed lower left “”S.S. Carr””
Oil on canvas
10 x 14 inches
Estimate: $5,000-8,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 14
David Johnson (American, 1827-1908)
David Johnson (American, 1827-1908)
Sunset on the Unadilla River, New York,
1856
Signed and dated lower left, “”D Johnson 1856″”
Inscribed and titled on a label affixed to the frame
Oil on Canvas
Retains the original frame
19 x 28 1/8 inches
”
Other Notes: Johnson claimed to be self-taught, but records show he studied at the National Academy of Design, and with Hudson River artist Jasper Cropsey (a student of Frederic Edwin Church).
Johnson exhibited at the National Academy of Design regularly and became an associate in 1860 and a full academician the following year.
Lot 15
19th Century American School
19th Century American School
Landscape with Native American Warrior
Signed on stretcher in chalk “”T J Jones (?)”” in early 19th C. script
Oil on canvas
20 x 26 3/4 inches
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
Various Owners
Lot 16
George William Whitaker (American, 1841-1916)
George William Whitaker (American, 1841-1916)
Rainbow After the Storm, 1898
Signed and dated lower right “G W Whitaker / -98-”
Oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 24 3/8 inches
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Lot 17
Alexander Lawrie (American, 1828-1917)
Alexander Lawrie (American, 1828-1917)
Mountain Lake with Rocky Shoreline in Autumn
Signed lower left, “”A. Lawrie””
Oil on panel
An old label verso from Curtis H Moyer of Hartford, Connecticut
6 7/8 x 8 5/8 inches
Estimate: $500-700
Property from a Prominent New England Family
Lot 18
William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)
William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)
The Otter Cliffs, Mount Desert Island, Maine
, 1866
Signed and dated lower right “”WM T Richards / 1866″”
Oil on panel backed canvas
36 1/4 x 29 inches
Other Notes: William Trost Richards returned from Germany in the spring of 1866. He traveled to Mount Desert Island, Maine, perhaps encouraged by fellow artists Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Jervis McEntee and William Stanley Haseltine. This is one of the few paintings extant from that trip. It signifies an important transition from pure landscape painting to his signature coastal scenes,
Lot 19
Edward Mitchell Bannister (American, 1828-1901)
Edward Mitchell Bannister (American, 1828-1901)
Sheep Grazing in a Newport, Rhode Island Landscape
Signed lower right “”E M Bannister””
Oil on canvas
12 x 16 inches
Estimate: $8,000-12,000
Various Owners
Lot 20
Henri Rondel (French, 1857-1919)
Henri Rondel (French, 1857-1919)
Young Girl Fishing at a Stream
Signed lower right “”H Rondel””
Oil on canvas
12 1/8 x 9 ¼ inches
Estimate: $1,500-2,500
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 21
George William Whitaker (American, 1841-1916)
George William Whitaker (American, 1841-1916)
An Opulent Fruit Still Life with Grapes, Oranges, Plums and Pears with a Silver Charger, 1899
Signed and dated lower left “”G. W. Whitaker ’99″”Oil on canvas
26 x 22 inches
“
Provenance: On the remnants of a label, the artist inscribed the gift to the Dining Hall of the Moses Brown School, Providence, Rhode Island.
Gift from the artist to Moses Brown School, Providence, Rhode Island, 1902;Gift to a custodian of the school, circa 1965;Thence by descent;Private Collection.”
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Various Owners
Lot 22
George Henry Hall (American, 1825-1913)
George Henry Hall (American, 1825-1913)
A Plea for Peace, 1861
Signed and dated lower left “”G.H. Hall / 1861″”
Oil on board
18 3/4 x 15 inches
”
Provenance: Late Ms. Delia P. Frissora of Watertown, Mass.
Other Notes: This work was purportedly loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1972.
George Henry Hall’s A Plea for Peace
called into question the feminine qualities generally associated with floral still-lifes. Hall, who earlier in his career painted historical and allegorical subjects, managed to reflect the political turbulence of the times by depicting flowers in
Lot 24
Salomon Leonardus Verveer (Dutch, 1813-1876)
Salomon Leonardus Verveer (Dutch, 1813-1876)
Figures by a Stream at Sunset, Windmill Beyond, 1861
Signed and dated lower right “”S. L. Verveer 1861″”
Oil on canvas
15 1/4 x 22 inches
Estimate: $4,000-8,000
Property of Various Owners
Lot 25
Alexandre Defaux (French, 1826-1900)
Alexandre Defaux (French, 1826-1900)
Study of Cows and Chickens
Signed Lower Right “”A. DeFaux””Oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Lot 26
Frederic Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928)
Frederic Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928)
Camel and Merchant at a Town Gate
Signed with initials and inscribed, “”To my friend WB””
Oil on panel
22 x 16 1/2 inches
Estimate: $5,000-10,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 27
Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928)
Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928)
Sierras
1873
Signed and dated and inscribed with title lower right “”Hamilton Hamilton ’73 / Sierras S****”” (indistinct)
Oil on canvas
18 x 29 7/8 inches
Other Notes: Hamilton Hamilton was largely self-taught, however, in 1870; he traveled to Europe studying in Paris. After two years, he returned home opening a portrait studio in 1872. In 1873 he made a sketching trip west to Colorado and spent much of the summer and winter there, completing forty-seven paintings, filled with brilliant and luminous color. Few of these works are known to exist today.
Lot 28
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Mother and Child Reading
Signed upper right “”F. Wagner””
Pastel on paper
8 x 10 1/2 inches
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
Property of Another Owner
Lot 29
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Public Building with American Flags
Signed lower left “”F. Wagner””
Pastel on paper
9 x 11 1/2 inches
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
Property of Another Owner
Lot 30
George W. Seavey (American, 1841-1916)
George W. Seavey (American, 1841-1916)
Fresh Cut Roses
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
10 x 14 inches
Provenance: Mrs. Delia Fissora, Watertown, Massachusetts
Estimate: $600-800
Property of Various Owners
Lot 31
David Johnson (American, 1827-1908)
David Johnson (American, 1827-1908)
On the Wa-wa-yan-da Orange Co. NY
, 1875
Signed with conjoined initials and dated ’75 lower right
Signed again verso and dated DJ. 1875
Inscribed with title and Orange Co. NY on the stretcher
Inscribed indistinctly on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
9 1/4 x 12 inches
Provenance: Curtis H. Moyer Pictures and Framers, Hartford Conn
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Property from a Prominent New England Family
Lot 32
William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)
William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)
Guernsey, Low Tide
Signed lower left “”Wm. T. Richards””
Oil on artist’s board
9 x 16 inches
Estimate: $8,000-12,000
Property of a Private American Collection
Lot 33
Harriet Bowdoin (American, 1880-1947)
Harriet Bowdoin (American, 1880-1947)
Figures by Shore
Signed lower left “”Harriet Bowdoin””Oil on panel 9 x 11 inches
Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Property of Another Owner
Lot 34
John Henry Dolph (American, 1835-1903)
John Henry Dolph (American, 1835-1903)
Still Life with Grapes and Pears, Butterflies Fluttering, 1864
Signed with conjoined initials and dated lower right “”JHD, 1864″”
Oil on artists board
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Estimate: $800-1,200
Lot 35
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Boys Fishing on a Seaside Dock
Signed lower left “”F. Wagner””Pastel on paper 5 x 6 inches
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
Property of Another Owner
Lot 36
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Inner Harbor
Signed lower right “”F. Wagner””Pastel on paper 4 1/2 x 6 inches
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
Property of Another Owner
Lot 37
Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)
Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)
Wintertime In New York
1893
Signed and dated lower left Childe Hassam, New York 1893
Watercolor and gouache with pen and ink on paper
Retains original gilt frame
2 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
Provenance: Descended in a prominent New York family, to the present owner, a New Jersey gentleman
Literature: This painting will be included in Stuart P. Feld’s and Kathleen M. Burnside’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s works.
Other Notes: Frederick Childe Hassam was born in 1859, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He married in 1884 and moved to
Lot 38
Jean Francois Raffaelli (French, 1850-1924)
Jean Francois Raffaelli (French, 1850-1924)
Shoreline with a Fisherman in Foreground
Signed lower left “”JF. Raffaelli””Oil on board 25 x 30 inches
“
Other Notes: Jean Francois Raffaelli was born in Paris on April 20, 1850. He was accepted at the Paris Salon of 1870 despite his lack of formal training. He was known for picturesque views of quaint Paris neighborhoods and focused on scenes of middle-class life. He was associated with the Realists as well as the Impressionists, yet his work does not fall into either category. While in his earlier work his characterized
Lot 39
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (Dutch, 1831-1915)
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (Dutch, 1831-1915)
Morning Fishing Boats at Anchor
Signed lower right “”H W Mesdag””
Oil on canvas
Inscribed with title on a label affixed to the stretcher
24 x 51 inches
This work retains its original frame
Provenance: Purchased by Eliza Hall Park McCullough and John G. McCullough circa 1900;
And by descent in the family;
The Park McCullough House Association, 1975
Other Notes: Hendrik Willem Mesdag was the first of the artists to move to The Hague in 1869, followed by Maris, Israels Mauve and Weissenbruch, amongst many others. The group became
Lot 40
John Fabian Carlson (American, 1874-1945) , “May Mo
John Fabian Carlson (American, 1874-1945)
Sunrise on the Shore
Signed lower right “”John F. Carlson””Signed again dated “”jan, 7th 1917″” and inscribed “”To Susan and Boardman Tyler/ In memory of a very/ wonderful day/ From Margaret G. and John F. Carlson/ with affectionate regard””Oil on board mounted to paperboardUnframed
8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inchesTogether with May Morning, Oil on canvasboard, 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches.
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
The property of a Prominent New England Family
Lot 41
Chauncey Foster Ryder (American, 1868-1949)
Chauncey Foster Ryder (American, 1868-1949)
Egremont, Massachusetts
Signed lower left “”Chauncy F Ryder””
Oil on canvas
12 x 16 inches
Estimate: $2,000-4,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 42
Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937)
Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937)
Spring Walk
Signed lower right “”BRUCE CRANE””
Oil on canvas
22 x 32 inches
Estimate: $8,000-12,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 43
American School, circa 1850
American School, circa 1850
Holding the Fort
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
Unframed
20 x 16 inches
Estimate: $800-1,200
Property from Various Owners
Lot 44
Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926)
Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926)
Wood Nymph with Rabbit
UnsignedOil on canvas
Byron Price (Director, Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of the American West, University of Oklahoma) has authenticated this painting. 9 x 5 1/4 inches
“
Provenance: Trails End Gallery, Pasadena, California;The Hammer Brothers, New York, New York by 1957To Private Collection, circa 1972
Exhibitions: Los Angeles, California, Department of Municipal Art, August 29- September 13, 1957; San Francisco California palace of the Legion of Honor (September ’57); Fine Art Gallery, October 1-12, 1957; Great Falls Montana, The C.M. Russell Foundation, Inc.,
Lot 45
Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926)
Charles Marion Russell (American, 1864-1926)
The Burning of the Tonquin
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
Byron Price (Director, Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of the American West, University of Oklahoma) has authenticated this painting.
7 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches
”
Provenance: Trails End Gallery, Pasadena, California;
The Hammer Brothers, New York, New York by 1957
To Private Collection, circa 1972
Exhibitions: Los Angeles, California, Department of Municipal Art, August 29- September 13, 1957; San Francisco California palace of the Legion of Honor (September ’57); Fine Art Gallery, October 1-12, 1957; Great Falls Montana,
Lot 46
Walter Farndon (American, 1876-1964)
Walter Farndon (American, 1876-1964)
The Old Grist Mill
Signed lower left “”Walter Farndon NA””
Inscribed with title and Roslyn, New York verso
also inscribed “”From Marie and Walter”” verso
Oil on masonite
14 x 18 inches
Estimate: $1,500-3,000
Property of Various Owners
Lot 47
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892)
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892)
Summer Stream
UnsignedOil on canvas
Retains the original frame 30 1/8 x 40 1/4 inches
Estimate: $5,000-10,000
Lot 48
Mabel May Woodward (American, 1877-1945)
Mabel May Woodward (American, 1877-1945)
Sketching By the Sea
Signed lower left “”M. Woodward””
Oil on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 49
Theodore Wores (American, 1859-1939)
Theodore Wores (American, 1859-1939)
The Shrine in Spring
Signed lower right “”Theodore Wores””
Watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board
13 x 19 1/2 inches
”
Other Notes: Wores was one of the best-known and most admired artists of California, based primarily in San Francisco during his long career. After entering the first classes at the California School of Design in 1874, he went the following year to Munich, Germany, which was second only to Paris for the artistic education of American painters in the 1870′s and ’80′s. Wores trained in the academic manner
Lot 50
John LaFarge (American, 1835-1910)
John LaFarge (American, 1835-1910)
Study on the Reef at Tautira, Tahiti
, 1891
Unsigned
Watercolor and gouache on paper
8 x 9 inches (sight)
”
Provenance: Vance Jordan Fine Art, Inc., circa 2002
Exhibitions: Records of Travel, New York, no. 170; Paris, no. 169
John LaFarge’s Second Paradise, Voyages in the South Seas 1890-1891: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, Oct. 19, 2010- January 2, 2011; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts, January 22- March 27, 2011, Catalogue number 38
Other Notes: In February of 1891, John LaFarge and Henry Adams were traveling from
Lot 51
John LaFarge (American, 1835-1910)
John LaFarge (American, 1835-1910)
Flower Study: Cobaea Scandens (Cup and Saucer Vine), circa 1906UnsignedWatercolor and gouache on brown toned paper 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
Provenance: Vance Jordan Fine Art Inc., New York, NY
Estimate: $5,000-7,000
Lot 52
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Sunrise
Signed lower right center “”F. Wagner””Pastel on paper 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
Property of Another Owner
Lot 53
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Frederick R. Wagner (American, 1864-1940)
Path to the Barn
Signed lower right “”F. Wagner””Pastel on paper 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches
Estimate: $1,000-2,000
Property of Another Owner
Lot 54
Hayley Lever (American, 1876-1958)
Hayley Lever (American, 1876-1958)
Pears Still Life, 1943
Signed and dated lower right “”Hayley Lever 1943″”Signed again, inscribed and dated versoOil on board 16 x 24 1/2 inches
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 55
George Benjamin Luks (American, 1867-1933)
George Benjamin Luks (American, 1867-1933)
Children of the Street
Signed lower right “”George Luks””
Inscribed with title verso
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 1/8 inches
”
Other Notes: Luks made many paintings of working class subjects and scenes of the urban street. Luks’s representations of immigrant shoppers, pushcart peddlers, casual strollers and curious onlookers of the ethnic variety characterized metropolitan, turn-of-the century New York. It was very important for the artists associated with the Ashcan school to depict real life.
Luks’s work typifies the ‘real-life’ scenes painted by the Ashcan School artists, in Children
Lot 56
Reginald Marsh (American, 1898-1954)
Reginald Marsh (American, 1898-1954)
Two Women on a Boardwalk, 1943
Signed and dated lower right “”R. Marsh 1943″”
Watercolor on paper
11 x 9 1/2 inches
Provenance: Hudson’s Department Store, Detroit, Michigan
Other Notes: Reginald Marsh was known for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s through 1950s. Crowded Coney Island beach scenes, popular entertainments such as vaudeville and burlesque, women, and jobless men on the Bowery are subjects that reappear throughout his work. Two Women on the Boardwalk
is an iconic example of Marsh’s watercolors from the depression era, his women
Lot 57
Jerome Myers (American, 1867-1940)
Jerome Myers (American, 1867-1940)
Carousel, 1930
Signed and dated lower right “”Jerome Myers 1930″”
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches
”
Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, MA
Other Notes: Myers studied at in Paris and in NY at the Art Students League but his main classroom was the streets of New York’s lower East Side. His strong interest and feelings for the new immigrants and their life resulted in hundreds of drawings, paintings, etchings and watercolors. He capturing the whole panorama of their lives as found outside of the crowded tenements which were their first homes
Lot 57A
George Ford Morris (American, 1873-1960)
George Ford Morris (American, 1873-1960)
Byerly Turk, circa 1943
Unsigned
Oil on board
23 1/2 x 30 inches
Provenance:
Collection of the artist, 1943
Thence by descent to Mrs. Patricia Morris Davis, daughter of the artist;
Purchased by the current owner from the above, circa 1981
Exhibitions:
Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown, MD
Estimate: $8,000-12,000
Other Notes: George Ford Morris was known for painting famous horses, their owners and their riders. He was largely influenced by artists such as George Stubbs and Benjamin Marshall, and strove to elevate the painting of animal portraits
Lot 58
Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965)
Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965)
Beach Photographer, 1930
Signed lower left center “”Milton Avery””
Watercolor and gouache on black paper
17 1/2 x 24 inches (sight)
Provenance: Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Purchased from the gallery by the present owner.
Estimate:$20,000-40,000
Property of a Private American Collection
Lot 59
Charles Demuth (American, 1883-1935)
Charles Demuth (American, 1883-1935)
Two Men and a Woman on the Beach
1912
Signed and dated lower right “”C. Demuth 1912″”
Watercolor over pencil on paper on board
8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches (sight)
”
Provenance: Durlacher Brothers, New York
Purchased from the above by the Estate of a Midwestern collector
Exhibitions: New York, NY, The Museum of Modern Art, Charles Demuth, 1950, cat. no. 10
New York, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Charles Demuth, sometime in 1950, catalogue no. 10-A Retrospective Exhibition March – June 11, 1950
Other Notes: Charles Demuth was
Lot 60
Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965)
Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965)
Red Reflections, 1959
Signed and dated lower left “”Milton Avery 1959″”
Oil crayon on paper
15 x 22 inches
”
Provenance: The Avery Trust;
David Barnett gallery;
Private Collection”
Estimate: $8,000-12,000
Property of Various Owners
Lot 62
Paul A Grimm (American, 1891-1974)
Paul A Grimm (American, 1891-1974)
San Jacinto’s Front Yard
Signed lower right “”Paul Grimm””Signed and inscribed with title versoOil on canvas 24 x 30 inches
Estimate: $2,500-4,500
Property from Various Owners
Lot 63
Esteban Vicente (American, 1903-2001)
Esteban Vicente (American, 1903-2001)
On Space, 1987
Signed, dated and inscribed with title verso “”Esteban Vicente””
Oil on Canvas
54 x 64 inches
Provenance: Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, circa 1988. Purchased by the present owners from the Riva Yares Gallery.
Estimate: $30,000-60,000
Lot 64
Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992)
Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907-1992)
Mother Earth
Signed and dated indistinctly lower right 19..?
Oil on masonite
12 x 16 inches
”
Provenance: A distinguished Midwest collection.
Other Notes: This work is a commentary on organic and inorganic substances-completely has to do with ecology-commentary on our material society and the passage of time.
Bohrod studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and Art Students League, he returned to Chicago working as an illustrator in the 1940s. In 1948 he replaced John Stuart Curry as professor of art at the University of Wisconsin, during that time he pursued
Lot 65
Lodewijk Karel Bruckman (Dutch, 1913 – 1980)
Lodewijk Karel Bruckman (Dutch, 1913 – 1980)
Egg, 1960
Signed upper right “”Lodewijk / Bruckman / f ’60 t””
Signed, inscribed and dated verso “”Lodewijk Bruckman / Providence / Cape Cod / Mass. / 1960
Tempera on canvas
20 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Estimate: $2,000-4,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 66
Roberto Anotonio (Echaurren) Matta (Chilean, 1911-2
Roberto Anotonio (Echaurren) Matta (Chilean, 1911-2002)
Topologie de I’illusion, 1990
Signed lower right
Signed again, inscribed with title verso
Acrylic on canvas 74 1/2 x 82 3/4 inches
Please Note: A certificate of authenticity is in process with Germana Matta Ferrari and will be delivered to the successful bidder. We guarantee this work as being by the artist.
Provenance: Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, circa 1991
Other Notes: Matta left Chile as a young man, for Paris to study, New York to work and Rome to live his mature years. He did not like
Lot 67
Raphael Soyer (American, 1899-1987)
Raphael Soyer (American, 1899-1987)
The Bathrobe
Signed lower right “”RAPHAEL SOYER””
Oil on canvas
24 1/2 x 16 inches
Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Property of a New Jersey Collection
Lot 68
Lester F. Johnson (American, 1919-2010)
Lester F. Johnson (American, 1919-2010)
Three Women Walking
Signed lower right “Lester Johnson”
Oil on Canvas
30 x 20 inches
Estimate: $5,000-10,000
Property of Various Owners
Lot 69
Nicola Hicks (British, 1960)
Nicola Hicks (British, 1960)
Wild Boar
Charcoal on brown wrapping paper 39 1/2 x 51 inches
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Provenance: Sold Sotheby’s London, Wed., Nov.26, 1997, Lot 126“
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Lot 70
Jean-Paul Riopelle (Canadian, 1923-2002)
Jean Paul Riopelle (Canadian, 1923-2002)
Folâtre, 1957
Signed lower right “Riopelle”
23 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches
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Provenance: Jane Kahan Gallery;
Purchased by the present owner from above, 1992
Literature: Michel Waldberg, Yseult Riopelle, Monique Brunet-Weinmann, François Odermatt (Editor), Jean Paul Riopelle : catalogue raisonné, Montreal : Hibou Éditeurs, 1999, Cat No. 1957-059, illustrated
Other Notes: Riopelle was a member of the group Les Automatistes (founded by Montreal artist Paul-Emile Bourduas, the group was influenced by Surrealism and its theory of automatism). This movement was seen as the beginning of Canadian Modern Art. Many of
Lot 71
Robert Arthur Goodnough (American, 1917-2010)
Robert Arthur Goodnough (American, 1917-2010)
Abduction By Boat, 1963 (A Tondo)
Signed and dated lower right “”Goodnough / ’63″”
Signed, dated and inscribed with title verso
Oil on canvas
47 inches, diameter
Estimate: $2,000-4,000
Property of Various Owners
Lot 72
John M. Johansen (American, b. 1916)
John M. Johansen (American, b. 1916)
Modernist Edifice, 1953
Signed and dated lower left “”John MacL. Johansen / ’53″”Watercolor and gouache on paper 26 x 19 inches (sight)
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Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist;By decent in the Family “
Estimate: $2,000-4,000
