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Auction 24917
Modern American Art Online
20 March 2026 - 17 April 2026, New York
Auction overview

Christie’s Modern American Art Online auction will offer approachably priced works by leading artists associated with early 20th‑century movements including the Stieglitz Circle, Abstraction, Magic Realism, Regionalism and Illustration. The sale will be open for bidding from 20 March through 17 April, with many works offered without reserve.

This season’s highlights include selections from several notable collections: a delightful group from The McCann Collection of American Illustration; exceptional works of Magic Realism from Mystery & Magic: An Important Greenwich Village Collection; further examples from Companions: A Collection of Works by Paul Cadmus; and noteworthy abstraction from The Blanton Museum of Art, sold to benefit the Mari and James A. Michener Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Notable artists represented in the sale include Charles Ephraim Burchfield, Wolf Kahn, Doris Lee, and many more.

Select works will be on view at Rockefeller Center beginning Friday, 10 April as part of the marquee Modern New York sale week.
Auction information
- Auction
  - Online
    
    20 Mar, 10am (Lots 101 - 170)
Contact the department
- Associate Specialist, Head of Sale
  
  Quincie Dixon
  qdixon@christies.com
  Tel: +1 212 636 2141
- Senior Vice President, Head of American Art
  
  Tylee Abbott
  tabbott@christies.com
  Tel: +1 212 707 5925

70 Lots for Sale 24917
	Lot 101 JOHN MARIN (1870-1953) From the Bridge watercolor and pencil on paperboard 5 x 6 ½ in. (12.7 x 16.5 cm.)	estimate $5,000 - $7,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 102 OSCAR FLORIANUS BLUEMNER (1867-1938) Harlem River #2 watercolor, gouache and charcoal on paper image, 5 x 6 ¼ in. (12.7 x 15.9 cm.); sheet, 5 x 8 in. (12.7 x 20.3 cm.)	estimate $2,000 - $3,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 103 JANE PETERSON (1876-1965) Adriatic Haven I gouache, watercolor, charcoal and pencil on paperboard 18 ¼ x 24 in. (46.4 x 61 cm.)	estimate $6,000 - $8,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 104 DORIS EMRICK LEE (1905-1983) Tropical Landscape gouache on paperboard 14 ½ x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm.)	estimate $8,000 - $12,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 105 ANNA MARY ROBERTSON 'GRANDMA' MOSES (1860-1961) The Covered Bridge oil on masonite 6 x 8 ¼ in. (15.2 x 21 cm.)	estimate $12,000 - $18,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 106 LESLIE THRASHER (1889-1936) Too Much Attention oil on canvas 20 x 15 ¾ in. (50.8 x 40 cm.)	estimate $3,000 - $5,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 107 ARTHUR SARNOFF (1912-2000) The Ring Bearer gouache and pencil on paperboard 21 ¾ x 19 in. (55.2 x 48.3 cm.)	estimate $4,000 - $6,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 108 JEAN WADE (b. 1910) Weekend at Woodmont mixed media on paperboard laid down on masonite 27 x 21 ½ in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm.)	estimate $500 - $700 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 109 WOLF KAHN (1927-2020) Magenta Band oil on canvas 9 x 18 in. (22.9 x 45.7 cm.)	estimate $10,000 - $15,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 110 WOLF KAHN (1927-2020) Maine Sunset I oil on canvas 12 x 22 in. (30.5 x 55.9 cm.)	estimate $20,000 - $30,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 111 JOHN FERREN (1905-1970) A Rose for Gertrude Stein oil on canvas 72 x 76 in. (182.9 x 193 cm.)	estimate $4,000 - $6,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 112 CARL ROBERT HOLTY (1900-1973) Geometric I oil on masonite 62 ¾ x 48 in. (159.4 x 121.9 cm.)	estimate $20,000 - $30,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 113 CARL ROBERT HOLTY (1900-1973) Circus Forms oil on gessoed masonite 60 x 40 in. (152.4 x 101.6 cm.)	estimate $4,000 - $6,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 114 RAYMOND JONSON (1891-1982) Abstract Three oil on canvas 24 x 15 in. (61 x 38.1 cm.)	estimate $15,000 - $25,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 115 PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999) Reclining Nude (NM247) crayon and casein on paper sheet, 12 ¼ x 22 ¼ in. (31.1 x 56.5 cm.)	estimate $15,000 - $25,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 116 PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999) Reclining Nude (NM149) crayon, casein and pen on paper 9 ¼ x 18 ¾ in. (23.5 × 47.6 cm.)	estimate $15,000 - $25,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 117 PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999) Study for 'Me: 1940-1990 / Me: Then and Now 1940:1990' pencil and crayon on paper image, 9 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (24.8 x 24.8 cm.); sheet, 15 x 15 ½ in. (38.1 x 39.4 cm.)	estimate $6,000 - $8,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 118 ROBERT REMSEN VICKREY (1926-2011) Sister Ethel tempera on gessoed board 7 ½ x 11 ¼ in. (19.1 x 28.6 cm.)	estimate $2,000 - $3,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 119 ROBERT REMSEN VICKREY (1926-2011) Slanting Shutter Patterns tempera on gessoed board 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm.)	estimate $3,000 - $5,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 120 CLARENCE HOLBROOK CARTER (1904-2000) Stairway to Hope gouache and collage on paper 10 ¼ x 7 ¾ in. (26 x 19.7 cm.)	estimate $2,000 - $3,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 121 ADRIAAN LUBBERS (1892-1954) Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan oil on canvas 36 ½ x 28 ¾ in. (92.7 x 73 cm.)	estimate $7,000 - $10,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 122 EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI (1914-1998) Roofscape gouache and pencil on paper sight, 25 x 17 in. (63.5 x 43.2 cm.); sheet, 28 x 21 in. (71.1 x 53.3 cm.)	estimate $5,000 - $7,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 123 EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI (1914-1998) Marina I watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper sight, 17 ½ x 25 ¾ in. (44.5 x 65.4 cm.); sheet, 21 ¼ x 30 ¼ in. (54 x 76.8 cm.)	estimate $2,000 - $3,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 124 EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI (1914-1998) Life Boat Station No. 3 gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper image, 26 x 18 ½ in. (66 x 47 cm.); sheet, 29 ¾ x 23 (75.6 x 58.4 cm.)	estimate $2,000 - $3,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 125 EDMUND LEWANDOWSKI (1914-1998) Amish Farmscape No. 7 gouache and pencil on paperboard image, 10 ¼ x 13 ½ in. (26 x 34.3 cm.); sheet, 11 ¼ x 15 ¼ in. (28.6 x 38.7 cm.)	estimate $2,000 - $3,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 126 GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) Le Pont Royal, Paris watercolor and charcoal on paper 13 ¾ x 19 ¾ in. (34.9 x 50.2 cm.)	estimate $6,000 - $8,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 127 CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967) Rainstorm in the Park watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.)	estimate $7,000 - $10,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 128 CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967) Sunlight on Corn gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on paperboard 20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.6 cm.)	estimate $20,000 - $30,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 129 CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967) Early Spring gouache and pencil on joined paper 20 ¾ x 28 ½ in. (52.7 x 72.4 cm.)	estimate $30,000 - $50,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 130 CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967) The Village Bell ink, pencil and charcoal on paperboard 17 ½ x 13 ¾ in. (44.5 x 34.9 cm.)	estimate $7,000 - $10,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 131 MARSDEN HARTLEY (1877-1943) Mountain Landscape (Dreitorspitze) crayon on paper laid down on paperboard 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm.)	estimate $7,000 - $10,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 132 MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001) Bird ink on paper 17 ¾ x 13 ½ in. (45.1 x 34.3 cm.)	estimate $2,000 - $3,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 133 MORRIS COLE GRAVES (1910-2001) Plover ink on paper 17 ¾ x 13 in. (45.1 x 33 cm.)	estimate $3,000 - $5,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 134 ELIE NADELMAN (1882-1946) Female Nude pen on paper laid down on paperboard sheet, 15 ½ x 7 ¼ in. (39.4 x 18.4 cm.); overall, 19 ¾ x 10 ¼ in. (50.2 x 26 cm.)	estimate $3,000 - $5,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 135 PRESTON DICKINSON (1891-1930) Figure with Fan watercolor, ink wash, gouache and pencil on paper 9 ¾ x 9 in. (24.8 x 22.9 cm.)	estimate $5,000 - $7,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 136 JOHN SLOAN (1871-1951) Washington Square Snow Battle pencil on paper 9 ¼ x 12 ¼ in. (23.5 x 31.1 cm.)	estimate $4,000 - $6,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 137 REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954) Girls with Hats oil on gessoed panel 12 x 9 ¼ in. (30.5 x 23.5 cm.)	estimate $4,000 - $6,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 138 WILLIAM GROPPER (1897-1977) Finishing Tailor oil and gold leaf on metal mounted on panel 15 x 9 ½ in. (38.1 x 24.1 cm.)	estimate $2,000 - $3,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 139 WILLIAM GROPPER (1897-1977) Torch Parade oil on canvas 21 ¼ x 25 ½ in. (54 x 64.8 cm.)	estimate $10,000 - $15,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 140 WILLIAM GROPPER (1897-1977) Elder Statesmen oil on canvas 16 x 18 in. (40.6 x 45.7 cm.)	estimate $4,000 - $6,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 141 MOSES SOYER (1899-1974) Dancers in Yellow oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)	estimate $6,000 - $8,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 142 RAPHAEL SOYER (1899-1987) The Studio oil on canvas 36 x 39 ¾ in. (91.4 x 101 cm.)	estimate $10,000 - $15,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 143 WALTER STUEMPFIG (1914-1970) Tempest oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)	estimate $3,000 - $5,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 144 LEON SHULMAN GASPARD (1882-1964) Tunis oil on canvas mounted on paperboard 11 ¾ x 15 ½ in. (29.8 x 39.4 cm.)	estimate $8,000 - $12,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 145 LEON SHULMAN GASPARD (1882-1964) China (On the Pearl River) oil on canvas mounted on paperboard 12 ¼ x 14 ¾ in. (31.1 x 37.5 cm.)	estimate $8,000 - $12,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 146 LEON SHULMAN GASPARD (1882-1964) Pier Scene oil on canvas laid down on board 7 ½ x 12 ¾ in. (19.1 x 32.4 cm.)	estimate $8,000 - $12,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 147 ERNEST MARTIN HENNINGS (1886-1956) Scene at Chioggia oil on canvas laid down on panel 20 x 23 ¾ in. (50.8 x 60.3 cm.)	estimate $10,000 - $15,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 148 LEON SHULMAN GASPARD (1882-1964) Peonies (Still Life) oil on canvas mounted on paperboard 12 ½ x 14 ¾ in. (31.8 x 37.5 cm.)	estimate $7,000 - $10,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 149 WILLIAM JAMES GLACKENS (1870-1938) Sweet Peas oil on canvas 14 x 10 ½ in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm.)	estimate $15,000 - $25,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 150 MAX KUEHNE (1880-1968) The Breakfast Table oil on panel 24 x 16 in. (61 x 40.6 cm.)	estimate $6,000 - $8,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 151 LAURA COOMBS HILLS (1859-1952) Sweet Peas—Chinese pastel on paperboard 13 x 11 ¼ in. (33 x 28.6 cm.)	estimate $3,000 - $5,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 152 YASUO KUNIYOSHI (1889-1953) Bowl of Fruit pastel on paper 28 x 22 ½ in. (71.1 x 57.2 cm.)	estimate $5,000 - $7,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 153 JOSEPH STELLA (1877-1946) Tulips pencil and colored pencil on paperboard 14 x 10 ¾ in. (35.6 x 27.3 cm.)	estimate $1,000 - $1,500 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 154 WALTER MURCH (1907-1967) Study for 'The Lock' mixed media on paperboard 23 x 19 ½ in. (58.4 x 49.5 cm.)	estimate $4,000 - $6,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 155 WALT KUHN (1877-1949) Oranges on a Blue Cloth oil on canvas 30 x 39 ¾ in. (76.2 x 101 cm.)	estimate $15,000 - $25,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 156 JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971) Leaf Pattern oil on masonite 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)	estimate $15,000 - $25,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 157 JESSIE ARMS BOTKE (1883-1971) Peacock, Hollyhocks and Lilies oil on canvas mounted on masonite 27 ¼ x 32 ¼ in. (69.2 x 81.9 cm.)	estimate $30,000 - $50,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 158 COBY WHITMORE (1913-1988) Cosmopolitan Magazine Cover gouache and pencil on paperboard sight, 12 x 10 ¼ in. (30.5 x 26 cm.); overall, 15 ½ x 14 in. (39.4 x 35.6 cm.)	estimate $1,000 - $1,500 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 159 CHARLES GATES SHELDON (1889-1960) Home Magazine Cover pastel and pencil on paper sight, 13 ¼ x 10 ½ in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm.); sheet, 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)	estimate $1,000 - $1,500 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 160 JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (1874-1951) Happy New Year (Amoco Advertisement Study) watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper image, 5 ¼ x 12 in. (13.3 x 30.5 cm.); sheet, 7 ½ x 14 in. (19.1 x 35.6 cm.)	estimate $5,000 - $7,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 161 ROBERT CHILDRESS (1915-1983) She saw me at the zoo. (Dick and Jane) gouache and pencil on paperboard image, 6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm.); overall, 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)	estimate $500 - $700 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 162 ALBERT BECK WENZELL (1864-1917) Woman Presenting Holiday Platter oil on canvas 22 x 20 in. (55.9 x 50.8 cm.)	estimate $3,000 - $5,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 163 HARRY LIVINGSTON (1883-1952) Game Refuge oil on canvas 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm.)	estimate $1,000 - $1,500 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 164 HUGO ROBUS (1885-1964) Cradle Song bronze with brown patina 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high on a 1 in. (2.5 cm.) high base	estimate $7,000 - $10,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 165 MANIERRE DAWSON (1887-1969) Aztec composite wood 24 in. (61 cm.) high	estimate $7,000 - $10,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 166 CHARLES BIEDERMAN (1906-2004) New York #3 painted wood and metal 46 x 28 ½ in. (116.8 x 72.4 cm.)	estimate $12,000 - $18,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 167 PAUL BURLIN (1886-1969) Untitled oil on canvas 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)	estimate $5,000 - $7,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 168 WERNER DREWES (1899-1985) Spin-Off oil on canvas 40 x 46 in. (101.6 x 116.8 cm.)	estimate $6,000 - $8,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 169 ROLPH SCARLETT (1889-1984) Untitled oil on board 35 ½ x 29 ¼ in. (90.2 x 74.3 cm.)	estimate $3,000 - $5,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________
	Lot 170 ROLPH SCARLETT (1889-1984) Untitled oil on gessoed masonite 26 ½ x 24 in. (67.3 x 61 cm.)	estimate $6,000 - $8,000 PRICE REALIZED ________________________ ________________________

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