• Auction 19998

    American Art

    18 November 2021, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 28,931,500 (USD)
66 Lots for Sale 19998
Lot 1
RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901-1989)
Feral Benga
bronze with brown patina
18 3⁄4 in. (47.6 cm.) high on a 3⁄4 in. (1.9 cm.) marble base
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$56,250
Lot 2
JACOB LAWRENCE (1917-2000)
Builders—19 Men
gouache and tempera on paper
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$650,000
Lot 3
STUART DAVIS (1892-1964)
Final Study for Radio City Music Hall Mural
ink, crayon and pencil on paper
23 x 35 in. (58.4 x 88.9 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$162,500
Lot 4
CHARLES SHEELER (1883-1965)
Conference #1
tempera and pencil on paperboard
image, 3 7⁄8 x 5 in. (9.8 x 12.7 cm.);
overall, 7 1⁄4 x 8 in. (18.4 x 20.3 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 5
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
Ancient Maples in August
watercolor, charcoal and crayon on joined paper laid down on board
17 x 22 in. (43.2 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$143,750
Lot 6
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Artist by the Sea
watercolor, charcoal and ink on paper
31 x 22 1⁄2 in. (78.7 x 57.2 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 7
HENRIETTA M. SHORE (1880-1963)
Unity
oil on canvas
38 1⁄4 x 27 1⁄2 in. (97.2 x 69.9 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$350,000
Lot 8
MARSDEN HARTLEY (1877-1943)
Flowers from a Lonely Child - for Mary of the Volcanoes
oil on canvasboard
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$375,000
Lot 9
STUART DAVIS (1892-1964)
Coast Town Landscape Study
oil on canvas
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$450,000
Lot 10
ARTHUR G. DOVE (1880-1946)
Sunset
oil on canvas
24 x 33 in. (70 x 83.8 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$7,802,500
Lot 13
WALT KUHN (1877-1949)
Chico in a Silk Hat
oil on canvas
40 1⁄2 x 30 in. (102.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$1,590,000
Lot 14
PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999)
Lloyd and Barbara Wescott
tempera on gessoed masonite
21 3⁄4 x 35 in. (55.2 x 88.9 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$2,430,000
Lot 15
THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975)
Keith Farm, Chilmark
oil on canvas
21 x 29 in. (53.3 x 73.6 cm.)
estimate
$2,000,000 - $3,000,000

price realized
$4,830,000
Lot 16
GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948)
The Plough and the Moon
oil on canvas
22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$687,500
Lot 17
DALE WILLIAM NICHOLS (1904-1995)
Farm Scene
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 18
MAXFIELD PARRISH (1870-1966)
Dingleton Farm
oil on gessoed masonite
11 1⁄2 x 15 1⁄2 in. (29.2 x 39.4 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $800,000

price realized
$858,000
Lot 19
NEWELL CONVERS WYETH (1882-1945)
The Boy, Moses...
oil on canvas
43 x 32 in. (109.2 x 81.3 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$250,000
Lot 20
ANDREW WYETH (1917-2009)
The Lone Gull
watercolor on paper laid down on board
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$56,250
Lot 21
ANDREW WYETH (1917-2009)
Cushman House
watercolor on paper laid down on paperboard
15 x 21 1⁄4 in. (38.1 x 53.9 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$75,000
Lot 22
ANDREW WYETH (1917-2009)
Tracks
watercolor and pencil on paper
21 1⁄2 x 39 1⁄4 in. (54.6 x 99.7 cm.)
estimate
$250,000 - $350,000

price realized
$300,000
Lot 23
FAIRFIELD PORTER (1907-1975)
Monument Mountain from Ingleside Cottage
oil on panel
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 24
FAIRFIELD PORTER (1907-1975)
Island Beach
oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (60.9 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$437,500
Lot 25
EDWARD HOPPER (1882-1967)
Prospect Street, Gloucester
watercolor on paper
14 x 20 (35.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,500,000 - $2,500,000

price realized
$1,710,000
Lot 26
EDWARD HOPPER (1882-1967)
Scrub Pines
watercolor on paper
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$125,000
Lot 27
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD(1893-1967)
July Evening
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 28
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
Glowering Trees at Twilight
watercolor, crayon and pencil on paper
13 x 19 3⁄8 in. (33 x 49.2 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$162,500
Lot 29
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
Rising Smoke
watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.5 cm.)
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 30
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
Country School House
watercolor on paper laid down on board
26 3⁄8 x 31 7⁄8 in. (66.9 x 80.9 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$300,000
Lot 31
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Looking Up-River
oil on canvas
28 x 50 1⁄4 in. (71.1 x 127.6 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 32
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Atlantic Highlands
oil on canvas
44 1⁄2 x 53 1⁄4 in. (113 x 135.3 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$212,500
Lot 33
WOLF KAHN (1927-2020)
Flowers Against Blue Bay
oil on canvas
33 x 27 3⁄4 in. (83.8 x 70.5 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$102,500
Lot 34
FAIRFIELD PORTER (1907-1975)
Wareham, Route 6
oil on canvas
17 1⁄2 x 31 in. (44.5 x 78.7 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$118,750
Lot 35
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Artist at Work
watercolor and charcoal on paper
22 5⁄8 x 31 in. (56.2 x 78.7 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$68,750
Lot 36
MILTON AVERY (1885-1965)
Rock Sitter
watercolor and charcoal on paper
22 1⁄2 x 31 in. (57.1 x 78.7 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$325,000
Lot 37
MARSDEN HARTLEY (1877-1943)
Songs of Winter, No. 3
oil on board
9 x 12 in. (22.8 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$300,000
Lot 39
GEORGE WESLEY BELLOWS (1882-1925)
Through the Trees, Monhegan Island, Maine
oil on panel
15 x 19 1⁄2 in. (38.1 x 49.5 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$162,500
Lot 40
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
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$810,000
Lot 45
ARTHUR G. DOVE (1880-1946)
Car
watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on paperboard
3 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄2 in. (8.3 x 13.9 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 46
JOHN MARIN (1870-1953)
From New York Hospital
watercolor and pencil on paper
8 3⁄4 x 12 in. (22.2 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 47
CHARLES DEMUTH (1883-1935)
Buildings, Bermuda
watercolor and pencil on paper
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$37,500
Lot 48
CHARLES SHEELER (1883-1965)
Sails
pencil and crayon on paper
14 1⁄2 x 19 3⁄8 in. (36.8 x 49.2 cm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 49
GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (1883-1962)
Church of the Ascension
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$47,500
Lot 50
COLIN CAMPBELL COOPER (1856-1937)
Wall and Broad Streets
oil on canvas
22 x 15 in. (55.9 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 52
CHILDE HASSAM (1859-1935)
Low Tide, Isles of Shoals
watercolor on paperboard
19 3⁄4 x 13 3⁄4 in. (50.2 x 34.9 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$47,500
Lot 53
JOHN LESLIE BRECK (1860-1899)
Surf at Gloucester
oil on canvas
22 1⁄4 x 18 in. (56.5 x 45.7 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 54
WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE (1849-1916)
Untitled (Shinnecock Hills, Long Island)
oil on panel
9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$375,000
Lot 55
MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (1859-1924)
The Boat Race
oil on canvas
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$350,000
Lot 56
MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (1859-1924)
Beach Scene, North Shore and Normandy Beach: A Double-Sided Work
watercolor and pencil on paper
13 x 8 1⁄4 in. (33 x 21 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 57
MARY CASSATT (1844-1926)
Sketch of Mother Jeanne's Head Looking Down (No. 2)
watercolor on paper
18 1⁄4 x 13 in. (46.4 x 33 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$22,500
Lot 58
EVERETT SHINN (1876-1953)
Paris Music Hall
watercolor, charcoal and gouache on paper laid down on board
4 x 4 3⁄4 in. (10.2 x 12.1 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,250
Lot 59
MAX WEBER (1881-1961)
Nudes
charcoal and pastel on paper
18 1⁄2 x 24 1⁄4 in. (46.9 x 61.6 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 60
REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
Coney Island
mixed media on gessoed masonite
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.9 cm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$11,250
Lot 61
WALT KUHN (1877-1949)
Woman in Red Scarf Near the Seashore
oil on canvas
20 1⁄4 x 24 1⁄4 in. (51.4 x 61.6 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 62
ROBERT HENRI (1865-1929)
Irish Girl
oil on canvas
28 x 20 in. (71.1 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$312,500
Lot 63
LOUIS RITMAN (1889-1963)
Going to the Market
oil on canvas
28 3⁄4 x 28 3⁄4 in. (73 x 73 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 66
GEORGE LOFTUS NOYES (1864-1951)
Summer's Peace
oil on canvas
34 1⁄4 x 36 1⁄4 in. (86.9 x 92.1 cm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $25,000

price realized
$37,500
Lot 68
PORFIRIO SALINAS (1910-1973)
Bluebonnet Hill Country
oil on canvas
18 x 36 in. (45.7 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 69
HENRIETTE WYETH (1907-1997)
Wildflower Still Life
oil on canvas
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$30,000
Lot 70
WALTER MURCH (1907-1967)
Cylinder and Pear
oil on canvasboard
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 60.9 cm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 71
IDA TEN EYCK O'KEEFFE (1889-1961)
Roots
oil on canvas
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 72
WALT KUHN (1877-1949)
Green Apples on Blue Cloth
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$93,750
Lot 74
GEORGE LOVETT KINGSLAND MORRIS (1905-1975)
Intrusion
oil on canvas
20 1⁄4 x 16 1⁄4 in. (51.4 x 41.2 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$68,750
Lot 75
GEORGE LOVETT KINGSLAND MORRIS (1905-1975)
Dual Projection
oil on canvas
30 x 38 in. (76.2 x 96.5 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$56,250
Lot 76
STANTON MACDONALD-WRIGHT (1890-1973)
Jazz Fragment
oil on panel
24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 77
STANTON MACDONALD-WRIGHT (1890-1973)
Jeunesse
oil on canvas
60 x 36 in. (152.4 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$100,000
Lot 78
ANNA MARY ROBERTSON 'GRANDMA' MOSES (1860-1961)
A Frosty Morning
oil and glitter on masonite
12 x 15 in. (30.5 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$60,000
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