• Auction 23541

    Modern American Art

    17 April 2025, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 14,228,382 (USD)
100 Lots for Sale 23541
Lot 1
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
Crows in March
conté crayon, ink and pencil on paper
image, 13 x 9 ½ in. (33 x 24.1 cm.);
sheet, 16 ¾ x 13 ¼ in. (42.5 x 33.7 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$63,000
Lot 2
MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001)
Surf Bird
mixed media on paper
image, 22 ¾ x 26 ¼ in. (57.8 x 66.7 cm.);
sheet, 26 ¾ x 30 ½ in. (67.9 x 77.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$60,480
Lot 3
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
Pear Tree in September
watercolor, pen and pencil on paper laid down on paperboard
22 ½ x 31 in. (57.2 x 78.7 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$277,200
Lot 4
JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)
Boat with Sun, Deer Isle, Maine
watercolor and gouache on paper
17 x 13 ½ in. (43.2 x 34.3 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$176,400
Lot 5
ANDREW WYETH (1917-2009)
Front Door
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
29 ½ x 21 ½ in. (74.9 x 54.6 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$214,200
Lot 6
HELEN TORR (1886-1967)
White Dish on Abstract Design
oil on canvas
7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$44,100
Lot 7
HENRIETTA M. SHORE (1880-1963)
White Radiance
oil on canvas
14 ¼ x 10 in. (36.2 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$277,200
Lot 8
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986)
White Pitcher—Red Flower
oil on canvas mounted on panel
12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

Lot 9
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986)
Red Canna
oil on board
12 x 8 ¾ in. (30.5 x 22.2 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$2,833,000
Lot 10
ARTHUR G. DOVE (1880-1946)
Two Brown Trees
oil on canvas
20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

Lot 11
MARVIN CONE (1891-1964)
Hill Farms
oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$403,200
Lot 12
THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975)
The Chute, Buffalo River Above Willems Landing
oil and tempera on gessoed panel
7 ¾ x 10 in. (19.7 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$529,200
Lot 13
THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975)
Conversation
oil and tempera on gessoed canvas mounted on masonite
17 ¾ x 28 in. (45.1 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$500,000 - $700,000

price realized
$453,600
Lot 14
FAIRFIELD PORTER (1907-1975)
South Meadow, Afternoon
oil on masonite
24 x 28 in. (61 x 71.1 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$189,000
Lot 15
ROCKWELL KENT (1882-1971)
Alaskan Inlet
oil on canvas mounted on board
28 x 34 in. (71.1 x 86.4 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$201,600
Lot 16
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986)
Landscape—Lake George, N.Y.
oil on canvas
7 x 20 in. (17.8 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$1,134,000
Lot 17
JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)
Downtown New York from River
oil on paperboard laid down on paperboard
8 ¼ x 10 ½ in. (21 x 26.7 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$176,400
Lot 18
OSCAR FLORIANUS BLUEMNER (1867-1938)
Afterglow
oil on board
15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

Lot 19
OSCAR FLORIANUS BLUEMNER (1867-1938)
Farmyard
oil on panel
15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$403,200
Lot 20
STUART DAVIS (1892-1964)
Study for 'The Paris Bit'
oil on canvas
28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 21
JACOB LAWRENCE (1917-2000)
Flower Woman
tempera on board
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$2,228,000
Lot 22
WALT KUHN (1877-1949)
The Grenadier
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$119,700
Lot 23
ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988)
Solo Flight
mixed media and collage on board
6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$30,240
Lot 24
ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988)
The Letter
mixed media and collage on panel
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

Lot 25
DORIS EMRICK LEE (1905-1983)
Butterfly Catchers
oil on canvas
32 x 42 in. (81.3 x 106.7 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$289,800
Lot 26
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Two Fish
oil on canvasboard
9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$63,000
Lot 27
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Blue Teapot
oil on canvasboard
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$113,400
Lot 28
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Window on the Bay
oil on canvas
48 x 32 in. (121.9 x 81.3 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$289,800
Lot 29
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
A Noisy Silence
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$44,100
Lot 30
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Point of the Great Meadows
oil on canvas
14 x 22 in. (35.6 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$40,320
Lot 31
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Delaware Canal
oil on canvas
36 x 72 in. (91.4 x 182.9 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$94,500
Lot 32
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Barn in Early Summer
oil on canvas
30 x 40 ¼ in. (76.2 x 102.2 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$37,800
Lot 33
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Sun Over Firs
watercolor on paper
22 ¼ x 30 ¾ in. (56.5 x 78.1 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$69,300
Lot 34
JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)
Deer Isle, Maine #4
watercolor and pencil on paper
13 ¾ x 17 ¼ in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$35,280
Lot 35
JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)
Green and Red Motif
watercolor and charcoal on paper
14 x 16 ¾ in. (35.6 x 42.5 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$47,880
Lot 36
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
March Pools at Twilight
watercolor and gouache on paper
21 x 17 ¾ in. (53.3 x 45.1 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$214,200
Lot 37
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
The Promise of Spring
watercolor and charcoal on paper laid down on board
40 x 27 in. (101.6 x 68.6 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$315,000
Lot 38
JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)
The Little Maple Tree, Castorland, New York
oil and pencil on canvas
27 x 22 in. (68.6 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$88,200
Lot 39
ROBERT GWATHMEY (1903-1988)
Flowers for the Pulpit
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$9,450
Lot 40
GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948)
Daisies
gouache on paperboard
7 ¾ x 6 in. (19.7 x 15.2 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$23,940
Lot 41
CHARLES DEMUTH (1883-1935)
Red and Yellow Gladioli
watercolor and pencil on paper
20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$201,600
Lot 42
STUART DAVIS (1892-1964)
Underpass #2
gouache and pencil on paper
image, 9 ¾ x 12 ½ in. (24.8 x 31.8 cm.);
sheet, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

Lot 43
STUART DAVIS (1892-1964)
Gloucester (Davits)
oil on canvas
19 x 24 ¼ in. (48.3 x 61.6 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$63,000
Lot 44
STUART DAVIS (1892-1964)
Twilight in Turkey
oil on canvas
14 ¼ x 18 ¼ in. (36.2 x 46.4 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

Lot 45
KONRAD CRAMER (1888-1963)
Rondout Bridge with Boat
oil on masonite
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$6,930
Lot 46
EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI (1914-1998)
Lifeboat
oil on canvas
44 x 36 in. (111.8 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$27,720
Lot 47
EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI (1914-1998)
Trestle Bridge
gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper
image, 19 ¼ x 23 ¾ in. (48.9 x 60.3 cm.);
sheet, 22 ½ x 29 ½ in. (57.2 x 74.9 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 48
EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI (1914-1998)
The Pride of Algoma
watercolor on paper
18 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (47.6 x 60.3 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$18,900
Lot 49
OSCAR FLORIANUS BLUEMNER (1867-1938)
Study for 'Morning Light (Dover Hills, October)'
charcoal on paper
21 ¾ x 30 in. (55.2 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

Lot 50
CHARLES SHEELER (1883-1965)
Polyphony
mixed media on paper
6 ¾ x 12 ¼ in. (17.1 x 31.1 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$20,160
Lot 51
OSCAR FLORIANUS BLUEMNER (1867-1938)
Farm in New Milford, Connecticut
watercolor and pencil on paper
7 ¼ x 10 in. (18.4 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,394
Lot 52
ARTHUR G. DOVE (1880-1946)
Cows (3)
watercolor, gouache and pen on paper
5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$60,480
Lot 53
MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001)
Study of Geese
pencil on paper laid down on paper
30 x 39 ½ in. (76.2 x 100.3 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$5,292
Lot 54
MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001)
For the Study of Ultra Violet Healing
marble, brass and glass
41 ¼ in. (104.8 cm.) high
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,300
Lot 55
ELIE NADELMAN (1882-1946)
Standing Female Figure
ink on paper laid down on paperboard
14 ¼ x 6 ½ in. (36.2 x 16.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$6,048
Lot 56
ELIE NADELMAN (1882-1946)
Kneeling Figure
ink and pencil on paper
23 ½ x 19 ½ in. (59.7 x 49.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$15,120
Lot 57
PAUL HOWARD MANSHIP (1885-1966)
Spring
parcel-gilt bronze
24 in. (61 cm.) high
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$163,800
Lot 58
REBECCA SALSBURY JAMES (1891-1968)
Untitled
colcha embroidery
2 ½ x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 59
FRITZ WINOLD REISS (1886 - 1953)
Landscape
mixed media on paperboard
32 ¾ x 21 in. (83.2 x 53.3 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$5,040
Lot 60
MARSDEN HARTLEY (1877-1943)
Cerise Cactus
oil on canvas
35 ½ x 22 ½ in. (90.2 x 57.2 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$138,600
Lot 61
NICOLAI FECHIN (1881-1955)
Luisa Triana
oil on canvas
14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$119,700
Lot 62
NICOLAI FECHIN (1881-1955)
Portrait of a Woman
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

Lot 63
AGNES PELTON (1881-1961)
Intimation II
oil on canvas
25 x 21 in. (63.5 x 53.3 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$126,000
Lot 64
LEON SHULMAN GASPARD (1882-1964)
Girl in Red Shawl
oil and pencil on canvasboard
8 x 7 in. (20.3 x 17.8 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$13,860
Lot 65
LEON SHULMAN GASPARD (1882-1964)
Bazaar
oil on canvas laid down on board
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$8,820
Lot 66
MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (1859-1924)
Country Lane, Rockport
watercolor and pastel on paper
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

Lot 67
MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (1859-1924)
Figures on the Beach
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
13 ¾ x 20 in. (34.9 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$81,900
Lot 68
ERNEST LAWSON (1873-1939)
Winter—New York Snow Scene with Madison Square Garden in the Distance
oil on canvas
17 ½ x 14 in. (44.5 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$88,200
Lot 69
ERNEST LAWSON (1873-1939)
Tibbett's Creek—Winter
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

Lot 70
GEORGE BENJAMIN LUKS (1867-1933)
Saltbox
gouache and watercolor on paper laid down on paperboard
15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.3 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$63,000
Lot 71
ROBERT HENRI (1865-1929)
Portrait of Miss Louise Getz
oil on canvas
41 x 33 in. (104.1 x 83.8 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

Lot 72
REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
Summer Stroll
tempera and oil on masonite
16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,394
Lot 73
JARED FRENCH (1905-1987)
Coupla Girls
casein on paperboard
19 ¼ x 11 ½ in. (48.9 x 29.2 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

Lot 74
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Town Laundress
gouache, watercolor and charcoal on paper
30 ¾ x 22 ¼ in. (78.1 x 56.5 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$44,100
Lot 75
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Bearded Recorder Player
oil on canvasboard
24 x 17 ¾ in. (61 x 45 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

Lot 76
ALFRED HENRY MAURER (1868-1932)
Abstract Heads
gouache on paper
21 ½ x 18 in. (54.6 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$12,600
Lot 77
ALFRED HENRY MAURER (1868-1932)
Landscape
oil on paper
11 x 15 ½ in. (27.9 x 39.4 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$9,450
Lot 78
PATRICK HENRY BRUCE (1881-1936)
Landscape
oil and pencil on canvas
17 ¼ x 21 ½ in. (43.8 x 54.6 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$16,380
Lot 79
ARMIN HANSEN (1886-1957)
The Lonesome Salmon Trawler
oil on board
25 ¾ x 38 in. (65.4 x 96.5 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$302,400
Lot 80
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Marsh Near Wiscasset
oil on canvas
16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$21,420
Lot 81
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Purple Barn, Brown Doors II
oil on canvas
22 x 26 in. (55.9 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$35,280
Lot 82
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Orange Towpath (C+O Canal)
oil on canvas
52 x 66 in. (132.1 x 167.6 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$151,200
Lot 83
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Rainbow
oil on canvas
34 x 52 in. (86.4 x 132.1 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$113,400
Lot 84
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Goat Wading
oil on canvasboard
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

Lot 85
FAIRFIELD PORTER (1907-1975)
Maine Coast
oil on canvas
20 x 36 ½ in. (50.8 x 92.7 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

Lot 86
FAIRFIELD PORTER (1907-1975)
Still Life with Flower Basket, Shells, Scissors
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$56,700
Lot 87
JAMIE WYETH (b. 1946)
Where W. Rat Lives
mixed media on paper
36 ½ x 25 ½ in. (92.7 x 64.8 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$18,900
Lot 88
ANDREW WYETH (1917-2009)
Wood Choppers
watercolor on paper laid down on paperboard
sheet, 21 ½ x 29 ½ in. (54.6 x 74.9 cm.);
overall, 24 x 31 ¾ in. (61 x 80.6 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$75,600
Lot 89
NEWELL CONVERS WYETH (1882-1945)
Figure Studies
pencil on paper
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$2,394
Lot 90
NEWELL CONVERS WYETH (1882-1945)
Portrait of a Lumberjack
oil on canvas
22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$126,000
Lot 91
MAXFIELD PARRISH (1870-1966)
Villa Scassi, Genoa
oil on paper
17 x 11 ½ in. (43.2 x 29.2 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$56,700
Lot 92
NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978)
Missed (Four Sporting Boys: Golf)—Study
pencil on paper
image, 16 x 13 ½ in. (40.6 x 34.3 cm.);
sheet, 19 ¾ x 17 ¼ in. (50.2 x 43.9 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

Lot 93
NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978)
Choosing Up (Four Sporting Boys: Baseball)—Study
pencil on paper
image, 16 x 13 ¾ in. (40.6 x 35 cm.);
sheet, 19 x 18 in. (48.3 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$100,800
Lot 94
DOUGLASS CROCKWELL (1904-1968)
Quiet Evening at Home
oil on gessoed masonite
22 ¾ x 25 ¼ in. (57.8 x 64.1 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$20,160
Lot 95
BYRON BROWNE (1907-1961)
Untitled (#2)
ink, watercolor and pencil on paper
14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.)
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$6,930
Lot 96
CHARLES BIEDERMAN (1906-2004)
New York 2/36
gouache and pencil on paper
image, 19 ½ x 13 ¼ in. (49.5 x 33.7 cm.);
sheet, 23 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (60.3 x 45.1 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$11,970
Lot 97
WERNER DREWES (1899-1985)
Entering the Path of the Heavenly Bodies
oil on canvas
36 x 40 in. (91.4 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$44,100
Lot 98
ROLPH SCARLETT (1889-1984)
Untitled
oil on canvas
22 x 29 in. (55.9 x 73.7 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$11,970
Lot 99
ROLPH SCARLETT (1889-1984)
Abstract Composition
oil on canvas
37 x 50 in. (94 x 127 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$37,800
Lot 100
GEROME KAMROWSKI (1914-2004)
Autumn Flow (Landscape)
oil on canvas
48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$69,300
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