• Auction 16084

    American Art

    22 May 2018, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 32,843,500 (USD)
70 Lots for Sale 16084
Lot 1
Romare Bearden (1911-1988)
Mama's Knee
collage on board
14 x 8 ¾ in. (35.6 x 22.2 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$50,000
Lot 2
John R. Grabach (1886-1981)
Alley Friends (Old Newark)
oil on canvas
42 x 48 in. (106.7 x 121.9 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$23,750
Lot 3
Douglass Crockwell (1904-1968)
Machinists
oil on canvas
48 x 36 1/8 in. (121.9 x 91.8 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$106,250
Lot 4
Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962)
5th Ave. Mid-Town, Winter
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.6 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 5
Leon Kroll (1884-1974)
Railroad Bridge, Hudson River
oil on canvas
26 x 32 in. (66 x 81.3 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 9
George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)
Tumble of Waters
oil on panel
15 x 19 ½ in. (38.1 x 49.5 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$275,000
Lot 10
George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)
Evening Blue (Tending the Lobster Traps. Early morning)
oil on panel
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,272,500
Lot 11
Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
The Yachts, Gloucester Harbor
oil on canvas
34 1/8 x 36 ¼ in. (86.7 x 92 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$1,812,500
Lot 12
Louis Ritman (1889-1963)
Woman With Watering Can
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 36 in. (92.1 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$360,500
Lot 13
Philip Leslie Hale (1865-1931)
The Rose Tree Girl
oil on canvas
40 ¼ x 20 1/8 in. (102.2 x 51.1 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 14
Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939)
The Lattice Gate
oil on canvas
32 x 25 ½ in. (81.3 x 64.8 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$492,500
Lot 15
Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1859-1924)
The Flying Horses
watercolor and pencil on paper
13 ¼ x 20 7/8 in. (33 x 53 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$972,500
Lot 16
Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
Conversation on the Avenue
oil on panel
16 1/8 x 12 5/8 in. (41 x 32 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$2,412,500
Lot 17
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)
Hibiscus
oil on canvas
19 x 16 1/8 in. (48.3 x 41 cm.)
estimate
$4,000,000 - $6,000,000

price realized
$4,812,500
Lot 18
Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)
Cherry Blossom Snow
watercolor, gouache and charcoal on joined paper laid down on board
39 ¾ x 56 in. (100.9 x 142.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,812,500
Lot 19
Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)
Cicada Sun
mixed media on paper
26 x 35 in. (66 x 88.9 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$162,500
Lot 20
John Marin (1870-1953)
Peach Trees in Blossom, Saddle River District, New Jersey No. 1
oil on canvas
22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 22
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Red Nude
oil on canvas
48 x 29 ¾ in. (121.9 x 74.3 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$3,012,500
Lot 23
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
General MacArthur on the Rocks
gouache and watercolor on paper
22 ½ x 30 ¾ in. (56.1 x 77.1 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 24
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Green Lamp
oil on canvasboard
18 x 13 ¾ in. (45.7 x 34.9 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$137,500
Lot 25
Milton Avery (1885-1965)
Sleeping Nude
oil on canvas
20 x 36 in. (50.8 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$372,500
Lot 27
Fairfield Porter (1907-1975)
Portrait of Robert Dash
oil on canvas
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 28
Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009)
Storm Signal
watercolor, gouache, drybrush and pencil on paper
22 x 29 7/8 in. (55.9 x 75.9 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$250,000
Lot 30
Anna Mary Robertson 'Grandma' Moses (1860-1961)
Come On
oil and glitter on masonite
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 31
John Kane (1860-1934)
Scots' Day at Kennywood
oil on canvas
19 x 27 in. (48.3 x 60.6 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 32
Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Race Horse
mixed media on paperboard
16 ½ x 22 ½ in. (41.9 x 57.2 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$324,500
Lot 33
Stevan Dohanos (1907-1994)
The Splendid Outcast A groom clings...
gouache on paperboard
30 x 23 ¼ in. (76.2 x 59.1 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 34
Stevan Dohanos (1907-1994)
The No-Cal
casein on canvas
26 x 25 ¼ in. (66 x 64.1 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$35,000
Lot 35
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Tender Years: Mowing the Lawn
oil on canvas
18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$672,500
Lot 36
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Barefoot Boy Daydreaming
oil on canvas
24 x 22 in. (61 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,572,500
Lot 37
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Piano Tuner
oil on canvas
34 x 31 in. (86.4 x 78.7 cm.)
estimate
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000

price realized
$2,772,500
Lot 38
Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
Brandywine Landscape
oil on canvas
47 ¾ x 43 in. (121.3 x 109 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$250,000
Lot 39
Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
Breaking the Log Jam
oil on Renaissance panel
28 ½ x 41 in. (72.4 x 104.1 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$732,500
Lot 41
Harvey T. Dunn (1884-1952)
That'll be About Enough, Dusty...
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$87,500
Lot 42
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874-1952)
Old Faithful, Yellowstone
oil on paper laid down on board
18 7/8 x 42 7/8 in. (47.9 x 108.9 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 43
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874-1952)
Cowboy Mess Camp
oil on canvas
21 1/8 x 45 in. (53.6 x 114.3 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$37,500
Lot 45
Gerard Curtis Delano (1890-1972)
The Proud People
oil on canvas
30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.44 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$396,500
Lot 46
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)
Island in the Lake
oil on canvas
30 ¼ x 44 in. (76.8 x 111.8 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$396,500
Lot 47
Thomas Moran (1837-1926)
Grand Cañon after a Storm (Grand Canyon of Arizona at Sunrise)
oil on canvas
16 x 20 1/8 in. (40.6 x 51.1 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$1,032,500
Lot 48
Thomas Moran (1837-1926)
The Lagoon, Venice
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 30 in. (51.1 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$275,000
Lot 49
Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900)
Sailing on the Lake
oil on canvas
12 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (30.8 x 51.1 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$250,000
Lot 50
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)
Salem, Massachusetts
oil on panel
10 x 15 7/8 in. (25.4 x 40.3 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$468,500
Lot 51
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)
Autumn Landscape: The Catskills
oil on canvas
30 x 44 ¼ in. (76.2 x 112.4 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$175,000
Lot 52
William Bradford (1823-1892)
The Archway
oil on canvas
25 ¼ x 40 in. (64.1 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$175,000
Lot 53
Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908)
Landscape on the Hudson
oil on canvas
20 x 40 in. (50.8 x 124.5 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 54
Daniel Chester French (1850-1931)
George Washington
bronze with golden-brown patina
31 ½ in. (80 cm.) high
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 55
William J. McCloskey (1859-1941)
Wrapped Oranges
oil on canvas
10 x 17 in. (25.4 x 43.2 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$516,500
Lot 58
George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)
Old Barn, Grey Day
oil on panel
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$81,250
Lot 59
George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)
Deserted Factory
oil on panel
16 ½ x 24 in. (41.9 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$87,500
Lot 60
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980) and Karl Illava (1896-1954)
Diana (The Hunt)
bronze with greenish-brown patina
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high on a 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) marble base
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 61
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
Joy of the Waters (Joie de l'eau)
bronze with verdigris patina
61 in. (154.9 cm.) high on a 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) base
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$137,500
Lot 64
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Baby Charles Looking Over His Mother's Shoulder (No. 2)
pastel on paper
28 5/8 x 23 ½ in. (72.7 x 59.7 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$324,500
Lot 65
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Madame Helleu
oil on canvas
40 ¼ x 32 ½ in. (102.2 x 82.6 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$828,500
Lot 67
Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939)
The Hammock
oil on canvas
32 x 31 ¾ in. (81.3 x 80.6 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$225,000
Lot 68
William James Glackens (1870-1938)
Poppies, Lillies, & Blue Flower
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 15 in. (46 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 70
Lilian Westcott Hale (1881-1963)
Portrait of a Woman
pencil and charcoal on paper
sight, 22 ¼ x 14 ¼ in. (56.5 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 71
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Design for a Fan
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
6 7/8 x 19 ½ in. (17.5 x 49.5 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 72
Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1859-1924)
Rainy Day in Boston
watercolor and pencil on paper
14 1/8 x 9 in. (35.9 x 22.9 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 73
Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
Outside the Café on the Grand Boulevard
gouache and pencil on paper laid down on paperboard
15 ½ x 11 1/8 in. (39.4 x 28.3 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$200,000
Lot 74
Soren Emil Carlsen (1853-1932)
Ming Vases (and Ginger Jar)
oil on canvas
32 x 25 in. (81.3 x 63.5 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 75
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Mrs. Archibald Williamson
oil on canvas
58 x 42 ¼ in. (147.3 x 107.3 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 76
William Henry Lippincott (1849-1920)
Nantucket Beach, Idle Hours
oil on panel
7 x 15 1/8 in. (17.8 x 38.4 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 77
William Trost Richards (1833-1905)
Sunrise on the Beach
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$81,250
Lot 78
Elisha J. Taylor Baker (1827-1890)
Sunrise from Chapman Dock and Old Brooklyn Navy Yard, East River, New York
oil on canvas
30 ¼ x 50 ¼ in. (76.8 x 127.6 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$50,000
Lot 80
James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Three Schooner Yachts Racing in a Squall
oil on panel
8 ¾ x 12 1/8 in. (22.2 x 30.8 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$50,000
Lot 81
James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894)
Henrietta, Fleetwing & Vesta (Great Ocean Yacht Race)
oil on canvas
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$40,000
Lot 82
William Aiken Walker (1838-1921)
Uncle Sam
oil on canvas
38 5/8 x 20 ½ in. (98.1 x 52.1 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$125,000
Lot 83
William Aiken Walker (1838-1921)
A Distinguished Visitor to the Exposition
oil on canvas laid down on board
16 x 10 in. (40.6 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 84
William Aiken Walker (1838-1921)
Man with Pipe on a Horse
oil on board
sight, 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 85
William Aiken Walker (1838-1921)
Man and Woman with Cotton Basket on Her Head
oil on board
6 ½ x 12 ¼ in. (16.5 x 31.1 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$8,750
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