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Exhibition Hours:
Monday, November 29, 12–5; Tuesday, November 30, 12–5; Wednesday, December 1, 12–5
Max liebermann (1847 - 1935, german)
Interior.
Gouache and Watercolor on paper. Signed, M Liebermann, lower right. 235x305 mm; 9¼x12 inches.
Provenance: Galerie Dominion, Montreal; [Sotheby's New York, Arcade Fine Arts: European and American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture. October 7, 2003, lot 140]. Private collection, NY, acquired from above.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Sir jacob epstein (1880 - 1959, american/british)
Romilly John.
Bronze with brown patina, conceived in 1907. This is one of nine castings. 203x158x191 mm; 8x6¼x7½ inches.
The subject of this bronze is Romily John (1906-1986), son of artist Augustus John (1878-1961). Jacob Epstein was born in America but moved to France at a young age to study art. In 1905 he left Paris and settled in London where he met and befriended Augustus John. This bronze was a commission by John. Epstein created two other known variations on this subject. You can see, in the simplification of the facial features as well as the smooth abstracted cap, the beginning of Epstein's exploration of modernist forms.
Provenance: Kathleen Esther Garman, (Lady Epstein); Edward P. Schinman; Private collection, by descent from above; Martin Diamond Fine Arts Inc, NY; Private collection, acquired from above January 10, 1978.
Exhibited: The Jewish Museum, NY, The Immigrant Generations: Jewish Artists in Britain 1900-1945, May - October 1983.
Estimate
$15,000 – $20,000
Alexander archipenko (1887 - 1964, russian/american)
Walking.
Bronze with green patina, Conceived in 1957 and cast in 1966 by foundry Sheidow, USA. 413mm; 16¼ inches. Inscribed, Archipenko, and numbered 8/8.
One of an edition of eight casts made.
This work is recorded in the online Catalogue Raisonne of the artist as CR No: S.57-01, Item No: 4885.
Provenance: The Estate of the artist; Donald Karshan, acquired from above; Thence by descent, to the estate of above.
Estimate
$20,000 – $30,000
Henry moore (1898 -1986, british)
Mother with Child on Knee.
Bronze with dark brown patina, 1982. Signed, Moore, and numbered, 2/9, on base. 220 mm; 8⅜ inches (height).
Provenance: Private collection; [Sotheby’s NY, May 4, 2006, lot 412]; Leslie J. Sacks, Los Angeles, acquired from above; Estate of Leslie J. Sacks, as of 2013.
Literature: Bowness, Alan, Henry Moore, Sculpture 1980-86, London, 1999, volume 6, number 874 (another cast illustrated).
Estimate
$15,000 – $20,000
André masson (1896 - 1987, french)
Nature Morte Devant la Mer.
Pastel on paper, 1923. Signed, André Masson, lower left. 571x413 mm; 22½x16¼ inches.
This lot is accompanied by a photo-certificate, signed by Diego Masson, Comité André Masson, CAM number 1744, dated July 2, 2008.
Provenance: Paul Cocteau, brother of Jean Cocteau; Private collection, inherited from above; [Sotheby’s, Paris, July 2, 2008, lot 296]; Collection Leslie J. Sacks, Los Angeles, CA, acquired from above; Estate Leslie J. Sacks, by descent from above 2013.
Estimate
$5,000 – $7,000
Hans moller (1905 - 2000, german/american)
Untitled, (Card Tower).
Gouache and pastel on illustration board, 1947. Signed, Moller, and dated, 47,</i> lower right. Inscribed, To Henry from Hans Dec, 47, lower right. 489x381 mm; 19¼x15 inches.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Raoul dufy (1877 - 1953, french)
Panorama de Paris.
Chinese ink on paper, 1944. Stamped, Raoul Dufy, lower left. Inscribed as titled, lower center. Stamped, Authentifie Raoul Dufy par André Robert, and numbered, 40 76, on verso. 318x483 mm; 12½x19 inches.
This work is accompanied by a Photo Certificate, issued by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, dated May 19, 2010. Certificate Number D10-1812.
Provenance: Private collection, Boston.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Oscar bluemner (1867 1938, german/american)
Color Psychology.
Oil on paper laid to card, c. 1933. Inscribed, Record 280, on mount at lower right. Inscribed, 280, and as titled on the reverse. 127x152 mm; 5x6 inches.
Provenance: J. B. Neumann, Chicago; Irma Rudin, New York; Private Collection; Sid Deutsch Gallery, NY; Private collection, acquired from above 1989.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
Abraham walkowitz (1878 - 1965, russian/american)
View of Piazza San Marco.
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 1914. Signed, A. Walkowitz, and dated, 1914, lower right. 482x610 mm; 19x24 inches.
Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$8,000 – $12,000
Abraham walkowitz (1878 - 1965, russian/american)
Untitled, (Cityscape).
Pencil on paper, c.1909-10. Inscribed with artist's estate numer EAW 302, on verso. 356x216 mm; 14x8½ inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Abraham walkowitz (1878 - 1965, russian/american)
Abstraction.
Watercolor on paper. Signed, A. Walkowitz, lower right. 381x508 mm; 15x20 inches.
Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Charles burchfield (1893 - 1967, american)
Untitled, (Pair).
i) Pencil on paper. 140x108 mm; 5½x4¼ inches.
ii) Pencil on paper. 165x108 mm; 6½x4¼ inches.
Provenance: Sid Deutsch Gallery, NY; Private collection, acquired from above Octover 7, 1978.
Estimate
$500 – $700
Blanche lazzell (1878 - 1956, american)
Abstract Composition.
Pencil on thin paper, 1928. Signed, Lazzell, and dated, 1928, lower left. 292x210 mm; 11½x8¼ inches.
Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts Inc, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Stuart davis (1892 - 1964, american)
Configuration with Texture.
Ink and pencil on paper, c.1932. Signed, Stuart Davis, lower right. 298x407 mm; 11¾x16 inches.
Exhibited: Houston Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Stuart Davis: Drawings and Prints, 1979, no. 23, described as Untitled; National Gallery of Art, Encounters with Modern Art: Works from the Rothschild Family Collection, 1996-1998, no. 13, pp. 138-9, illustrated, continuing on to other venues.
Literature: Boyajian, Ani, Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II, New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, no. 543, p. 256, illustrated.
This composition relates to an oil on canvas titled, Composition with Red Polygon, painted in 1941.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Grace Borgenicht Gallery, NY; Waddington Galleries, London; Rosa Esman Gallery, NY; Kay Hillman, NY; Judith Rothschild, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$7,000 – $9,000
William zorach (1887 - 1966, american)
Cornstalk.
Pencil and watercolor on paper, 1913. Signed, William Zorach, and dated, 1913, lower right. 280x216 mm; 11x8½ inches.
Provenance: Private collection.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
John graham (c.1881 - 1961, russian/american)
Untitled, (double-sided drawing).
Pencil and crayon on paper. 273x210 mm; 10¾x8¼ inches.
Provenance: Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, NY; Private collection, acquired from above, 1967.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Joseph stella (1877 - 1946, italian/american)
Portrait of a young girl.
Silver point and colored pencil on Bristol board. Signed, Joseph Stella, lower right and again beneath the fold at lower right. 667x502 mm; 26¼X19¾ inches.
Provenance: ACA Galleries, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Béla kadar (1877 - 1956, hungarian)
Woman with Hat.
Gouache on paper, c. 1930s. Signed, Kadar Béla, lower right. 464x298 mm; 18¼x11¾ inches.
Provenance: [Heritage Auction, Dallas, TX, October 27, 2010]; Leslie J. Sacks, Los Angeles, CA, acquired from above; Estate of Leslie J. Sacks, by descent from above 2013.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Rudolf bauer (1889 - 1953, german/american)
Untitled, (Strollers on a Path).
Pastel on tan paper. Signed, Rudolf Bauer, lower left. Inscribed, #69, on verso. 578x438 mm; 22¾x17¼ inches.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Lorser feitelson, (1898 - 1978, american)
Seated Figure in Movement.
Oil on board, 1919-20. Signed, Feitelson, lower left. Signed, Feitelson, dated, 1919-20, and inscribed, Nude Seated, on verso. 330x337 mm; 13x13¼ inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection, Los Angeles, CA.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Lorser feitelson, (1898 - 1978, american)
Girl Reading.
Oil on canvasboard, 1920. Signed, Feitelson, and dated, 20, lower right. Signed, Feitelson, and dated, 1920, on verso. 463x260 mm; 18¼x10¼ inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Allen Collection; Private collection, Los Angeles, CA. Exhibited: The Art Center School Gallery, Los Angeles, A Selected Group of Paintings by Lorser Feitelsonand Helen Lundeberg, July 10 through July 24, 1949, number 7; Pasadena Art Institute, Lorser Feitelson Retrospective, March 21 through April 27, 1952, number 51; Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, Paintings and Drawings by LorserFeitelson, January 7 through January 31, 1955, number 3; Scripps College Art Galleries, Claremont, CA, Paintings by Lorser Feitelson, March 1958,number 22.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Helen stein (1896 - 1964, russian/american)
Untitled, (Woman Smoking).
Oil on paper board. Signed, Helen Stein, lower left. 635x482 mm; 25x19 inches.
Provenance: Private collection, Boston.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
E. e. cummings (1894 - 1962, american)
The Rake.
Oil on card. 451x215 mm; 17¾x8½ inches.
Provenance: The artist; Doris Cummings, daughter of the artist; Gifted through the Estate of Doris Cummings to Luethi-Peterson Camps, NH, 1969; Private collection, Boston.
E. E. Cummings Collection label on backing.
Estimate
$1,200 – $1,800
George ault (1891 - 1948, american)
Provincetown, Mass. Boats.
Pencil on paper, 1921. Signed, G.C. Ault, and dated, '21, lower left. Inscribed with artist's mark, dated, Aug. 1921, and inscribed as titled on verso. 197x229 mm; 7¾x9 inches.
Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Edmund lewandowski (1914 - 1998, american)
Life Boat Station #4.
Gouache and watercolor on paper, 1991. Signed, Edmund Lewandowski, and dated, 1991, lower right. Signed, Edmund Lewandowski, dated, 1991, and inscribed as titled on verso. 476x698 mm; 18¾x27½ inches.
Provenance: The artist; Franklin Riehlman Fine Art, NY; [Shannon's, October 24, 2013, lot 237]; Private collection.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Jehudith sobel (1924 - 2012, polish/american)
Untitled, (Landscape).
Oil on linen. Signed, J Sobel, lower right. 610x915 mm; 24x36 inches.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Lucile blanch (1895 - 1981, american)
The Adding Machine.
Oil on canvas, 1947. Signed, Lucile Blanch, lower right. 1270x915 mm; 50x36 inches.
Provenance: The artist; The Wichita State University Endowment Association Art Collection, Number 72 50 41, gifted from above; Pricate collection.
Estimate
$5,000 – $7,000
Jose de Creeft (1884 - 1982, American)
Untitled.
Oil on masonite. Signed, J. de Creeft, lower right. 445x807 mm; 17½x31¾ inches.
Provenance: The Artist; Lorrie Goulet, NY; Private collection, NY.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Karl knaths (1891 - 1971, american)
Lilac.
Oil on canvas, 1950. Signed, Karl Knaths, lower right. 762x508 mm; 30x20 inches.
Provenance: [Sotheby's Arcade, NY, March 25, 1997, lot 303]; Joseph Solman, NY; Mercury Gallery, Rockport, MA; Private collection.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
James daugherty (1887 - 1974, american)
Abstraction.
Oil on masonite, c. 1965. Stamped, James Daugherty,on verso. 1219x1219 mm; 48x48 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Rolph scarlett (1889 - 1984, canadian/american)
Untitled, (#7).
Gouache on card, c. 1940. Signed, R.S., lower left. 203x178 mm; 8x7 inches.
Provenance: Washburn Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
John von wicht (1888 - 1970, german/american)
Untitled.
Watercolor and pencil on card, c. 1940. Signed, v. Wicht, lower right. 127x178 mm; 5x7 inches.
Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
Louis schanker (1903 - 1981, american)
Untitled.
Monotype with gouache and ink on paper, 1938. Signed, Shanker, and dated, 38, lower right. 381x559 mm; 15x22 inches.
Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., NY; Private collection, acquired from above February 16, 1979.
Estimate
$1,200 – $1,800
Werner drewes (1899 - 1985, american)
Untitled.
Oil on canvas laid to marine grade linoleum, 1940. Signed, Drewes, lower right. Inscribed with artist's mark, lower left. 114x197 mm; 4¾x7¾ inches.
Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Ltd., NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Hananiah harari (1912 - 2000, american)
Overseas.
Oil on canvas, 1940. Signed, Harari, and dated 40, upper left. Signed, Harari, and inscribed as titled on stretcher. 254x381 mm; 10x15 inches.
Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,500 – $3,500
Arthur christie (1891 - 1980, american)
Ironing Board.
Ink on paper laid to secondary paper, c. 1937. Signed, A Christie, lower right. 229x203 mm; 9x8 inches.
Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., NY; Private collection, acquired from above April 3, 1980.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Carl holty (1900 - 1973, american)
Untitled.
Pastel on paper laid to card, 1938. 305x203 mm; 12x8 inches.
Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., NY; Private collection, acquired from above May 2, 1977.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Carl holty (1900 - 1973, american)
Untitled, (Abstraction).
Pastel on paper laid to card, 1936. Signed by the widow of the artist, Carl Holty E.H., and dated, 1936, lower right. Numbered 987, at lower right on mount. 305x203 mm; 12x8 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; [Martin Diamond Fine Arts Inc, NY]; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,200 – $1,800
Dwinell grant (1912 - 1991, american)
Contrathemis #552.
Colored pencil and collage on tissue paper, 1941. Initialed, DG, and dated, 41, lower left. Numbered, 552, in lower left margin. Signed, Dwinell Grant, and inscribed, Contrathemis 1941 frame 552, on verso.
This work of art is one of over four thousand similar works created by Dwinell Grant. These objects, photographed in sequence, are the stills in his 1941 stop motion film, Contrathemis. The artist used thin paper for its transparency so, when backlit using car headlights and color gels, he brought another effect to the stop motion process.
Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts Inc, NY; Private collection, acquired from above October 19, 1979.
Estimate
$700 – $900
Jean Xceron (1890 - 1967, Greek/American)
i) Composition 44, and ii) Untitled, (No. 69).
i) Ink and wash on paper tipped to secondary paper, 1934. Signed, Xceron, lower left. dated, 1934, on mount at lower left, and numbered 18, on mount at lower right. Inscribed, 44, on verso of mount. 127x89 mm; 5x3½ inches.
Provenance: Kouros Gallery, NY; Private collection.
ii) Ink and gouache on tan paper laid to secondary paper, 1939. Signed, Xceron, lower right. Dated, 1939, on mount at lower left. 279x178 mm; 11x7 inches.
Provenance: Kouros gallery, NY; Private collection, acquired from above May 1, 1986.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
Rolph scarlett (1889 - 1984, canadian/american)
Untitled, (Face).
Oil on plywood, c.1940. Signed, Scarlett, lower left. 24¼x18½ inches. 615x470 mm;
Provenance: The Artist; Harriet Tannin, Administrator for the Estate of Rolph Scarlett, Woodstock, NY; Jamie Black, NY.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
Rolph scarlett (1889 - 1984, canadian/american)
Untitled.
Oil on masonite, c.1930. Stamped, Estate of Rolph Scalett, on verso. 610x915 mm; 24x36 inches.
Provenance: The Artist; Harriet Tannin, Administrator for the Estate of Rolph Scarlett, Woodstock, NY; Jamie Black, NY.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Irene rice pereira (1902 - 1971, american)
I) Untitled, (Two Figures), AND II) Untitled, (Woman Under Water).
I) Colored inks on paper, 1955. 603x451 mm; 23¾x17¾ inches. Signed, Pereira lower center. Dated, 8/29/55 lower right.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Andre Zarre, NY.
II) Charcoal and watercolor on paper, 1957. 603x451 mm; 23¾x17¾ inches. Signed, Pereira and dated, 8/20/57 lower right.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Andre Zarre, NY.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Lester johnson (1919 - 2010, american)
3 Crouching Figures #1.
Acrylic on paper, 1968. Signed, Lester johnson, and dated, 1968, lower right. Inscribed as titled on varso. 483x711 mm; 19x28 inches.
Provenance: Martha Jackson Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Fay Lansner (B.1921, American)
i) Untitled, (Seated Woman). ii) Untitled, (Mother and Child). iii) Untitled, (Woman in Pearls).
i) Ink on paper. Signed, Fay Lansner, lower right. 178x133 mm; 7x5¼ inches.
ii) Ink on paper. 317x241 mm; 12½x9½ inches.
iii) Pastel on green paper, 1955. Signed, Fay,</i> and dated, 55, lower right. Signed, Lansner, and dated, 55, on verso. 292x229 mm; 11½x9 inches.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Patrick procktor (1936 - 2003, british)
Ossie.
Pencil on paper, 1965. Signed, Patrick Procktor, and dated, 65, loer right. Inscribed as titled lower left. 457x305 mm; 18x12 inches.
The subject of this drawing is that of fashion designer, Raymond Ossie Clark. The nickname derives from his childhood home of Oswaldtwistle, a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. Ossie's designs were very influential in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s. The dress worn by Peter Gabriel on the Genesis album, Foxtrot, is an Ossie design.
Provenance: John Kluge, Metromedia Collection; [Sloan's, Miami, sale 31, lot 133, 2001]; Private collection.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
Hans hofmann (1880 - 1966, german/american)
Untitled, (Landscape).
Ink and gouache on paper. Signed, Hans Hofmann, lower left. Inscribed, 3969A, on verso. 216x280 mm; 8½x11 inches.
Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc, NY; Collection of a prominent NY physician; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Hans hofmann (1880 - 1966, german/american)
Untitled, (Landscape).
Ink and gouache on paper laid to card. Signed, HH, lower right. Inscribed, 1403-3, on verso. 210x273 mm; 8¼x10¾ inches.
Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc, NY; Collection of a prominent NY physician; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Hans hofmann (1880 - 1966, german/american)
Provincetown.
Watercolor on paper, 1946. Signed, Hans Hofmann, and dated, 46, lower right. 248x311 mm; 9¾x12¼ inches.
Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc, NY; Collection of a prominent NY physician; Private collection.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Hans hofmann (1880 - 1966, german/american)
Untitled.
Gouache on paper, 1948. Signed, Hans Hofmann, and dated, 48, lower right. 280x211 mm; 11x8½ inches.
Provenance: Collection of a prominent NY physician; Private collection.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Hans hofmann (1880 - 1966, german/american)
Anger and Silence.
Ink and watercolor on paper, 1944. Signed, Hans Hofmann, dated, VIII.18.44, and inscribed as titled lower right. Inscribed, 1862A, M814-2/SP16, and A.G.212.1948g, on verso. 502x610 mm; 19¾x24¼ inches.
Hans Hofmann Estate number M814-2.
Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc, NY; Collection of a prominent NY physician; Private collection.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
John von wicht (1888 - 1970, german/american)
Untitled.
Oil on paper. Signed, V. Wicht, lower right. Stamped with the Artist's estate stamp, lower right. 508x660 mm; 20x26 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection, NY; Sage Fine Art, NY; Private Collection, NJ.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Franz kline (1910 - 1962, american)
The Orr Family.
Ink and watercolor on paper. Signed with artist's mark, and dated, 46, lower left. 114x95 mm; 4½x3¾ inches.
Provenance: The artist; Mr. and Mrs. I. David Orr; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,500 – $3,500
Theodoros stamos (1922 - 1997, american)
Untitled.
Gouache on paper, 1954. Signed, Stamos, in Greek at lower left. 571x330 mm; 22½x13 inches.
Provenance: The Artist; Private Collection, Providence, RI; Private Collection, NY.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Dorothy dehner (1901 1994, american)
Signpost.
Corten steel with oxidized patina, from an edition of two, 1987. Signed, Dehner, and dated, '87.1905x870x710 mm; 75¼x34¼x28 inches.
Exhibited: Twining Gallery, NY, Dorothy Dehner: Sculpture and Works on Paper, 1988. Twining Gallery, NY, travelled to Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA; Dorothy Dehner: Heroic Sculpture, 1990.
Provenance: Private collection.
Estimate
$8,000 – $12,000
John opper (1908 1994, american)
Pale Yellow Field II.
Acrylic on canvas, 1971. Signed, John Opper, and dated, 22-71, on verso. 1524x1372 mm; 60x54 inches.
Provenance: The artist; Grace Borgenicht Gallery Inc, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Norman bluhm (1921 - 1999, american)
Steel Grass.
Acrylic on paper, 1964. Signed, Bluhm, and dated, 64, lower right. 571x768 mm; 22½x30¼ inches.
Provenance: The artist; Hackett Mill, San Francisco, CA; Private collection, San Francisco, CA; Private collection.
Estimate
$12,000 – $18,000
Norman bluhm (1921 - 1999, american)
Untitled.
Acrylic on paper, 1967. Signed, Bluhm, and dated, 67, lower right. Signed, Bluhm, dated, 67, and inscribed, To Philip / Natalie Pavia, on verso. 762x565 mm; 30x22¼ inches.
Provenance: The artist; Hackett Mill, San Francisco, CA; Private collection, San Francisco, CA; Private collection.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
John little (1907 - 1984, american)
Ebullient Tide.
Oil on canvas, 1951. Signed, John Little, and dated, '51, lower right. Inscribed, Ebullient Tide, and with the estate number, JL95, on stretcher. 762x610 mm; 30x24 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Estimate
$7,000 – $9,000
John little (1907 - 1984, american)
Untitled.
Oil on canvas. Signed, John Little, lower left. Inscribed, VII, on stretcher., and inscribed with estate number, JL-18, on frame verso. 915x1321 mm; 36x52 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
John little (1907 - 1984, american)
Untitled.
Oil on canvas. Inscribed with estate number, JL-55, on overlap. 660x560 mm; 26x22 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Jack roth (1927 - 2004, american)
Burrow’s World.
Acrylic on canvas, 1975. Signed, Roth, and dated, 75, on verso. Atamped with estate stamp on stretcher. Inscribed with estate number, JR-314-75, and as titled on stretcher. 1524x1676 mm; 60x66 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Estimate
$5,000 – $7,000
Jack roth (1927 - 2004, american)
Benchmark.
Acrylic on canvas, 1976. Signed, Roth, and dated, 76, on verso. Estate stamp on stretcher and overlap. Inscribed with estate number, JR-312-76, on stretcher. 1575x1690 mm; 62x66½ inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Estimate
$5,000 – $7,000
Jack roth (1927 - 2004, american)
Untitled.
Acrylic on canvas, 1976. Signed, Roth, and dated, 76, on verso. Stamped with estate stamp on stretcher, and again on overlap. Inscribed with estate number, JR-120-76, on stretcher. 1372x1207 mm; 54x47½ inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Alexander liberman (1912 - 1999, russian/american)
Untitled.
Charcoal and acrylic on Strathmore paper. Signed, Alexander Liberman, and dated, 76, lower right. 762x559 mm; 30x22 inches.
Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc, NY; Collection of a prominent NY physician; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
David hayes (1931 2013, american)
Untitled, (Pair).
i) Ink and wash on paper. 565x762 mm; 22¼x30 inches. ii) Ink and gouache on paper, 2006. dated, 2006, lower right. 565x343 mm; 22¼x13½ inches.
We thank the Estate of David Hayes for confirming the authenticity of this lot.
Provenance: Collection of Mary Smith.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
David hayes (1931 2013, american)
Cutout Forms.
Polychromed steel, 2004. Signed, Hayes, and dated, 2004. 20¼x24¾x9½ inches.
We thank the Estate of David Hayes for confirming the authenticity of this lot.
Provenance: Collection of Mary Smith.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
David hayes (1931 2013, american)
Totem.
Steel with oxidized patina, 2012. Signed, Hayes, and dated, 2012. 1994x717x711 mm; 78½x28¼x28 inches.
We thank the Estate of David Hayes for confirming the authenticity of this lot.
Provenance: Collection of Mary Smith.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Robert motherwell (1915 - 1991, american)
Untitled.
Tempera, ink, and newsprint on cardboard, 1966. 559x356 mm; 22x14 inches.
This work will be included in the online supplement to the Robert Motherwell catalogue raisonné.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner.
Estimate
$25,000 – $35,000
Ward lockwood (1894 - 1963, american)
Yellow and Pink.
Polymer on canvas. Signed, Lockwood, lower right. Stamped with estate number, KU/150/JWL, on verso. 915x1219 mm; 36x48 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Kansas University, Lockwood Collection; Private collection.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Marino marini (1901 - 1980, italian)
Danzatrice.
Tempera on paper, 1951. Signed, Marini, lower right. Inscribed, NY11763, and J1204, on verso. 381x293 mm; 15x11½ inches.
Included in this lot is a photo-certificate issued by Fondazione Marino Marini, and numbered #651, dated April 12, 2012.
Provenance: Curt Valentine Gallery, NY, until 1955; Martha Jackson Gallery, NY; Collection of James Goodman, NY, until1960; Eva Lee Gallery, NY; David Pinckney, MD; Private collection, Washington, DC;Leslie J. Sacks, Los Angeles, CA, acquired from above 2010; Estate of Leslie J. Sacks, Los Angeles, by descent from above 2013.
Estimate
$8,000 – $12,000
Pierrette bloch (b.1928, swiss)
Untitled.
Oil on canvasboard, 1952. Signed, P Bloch, and dated, 52, lower left. 457x381 mm; 18x15 inches.
Provenance: The artist; Lily and Baird Hastings, Paris/NY; The estate of Baird Hastings; Private collection, acquired from above in 2006.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Judith rothschild (1921 - 1993, american)
Untitled, (Landscape).
oil on canvas, 1956. Signed, J. Rothschild, and dated, 56, lower left. 660x1067 mm; 26x42 inches.
This work is registered with the Judith Rothschild Foundation (no. JR 56.15)
Judith Rothschild was a noted abstract painter who was active in New York City, California and the Cape between 1943 and her death in 1993. She graduated from Wellesley College, studied at Cranbrook Academy of Art, the Art Students League and studied with Hans Hofmann and Karl Knaths, among others. She was a founding member of the Jane Street Gallery in NYC, the first artists' cooperative gallery in NYC with Nell Blaine, Larry Rivers and Jane Freilicher. She was a member of American Abstract Artists group, later becoming president. Rothschild has had many solo exhibitions in the United States and abroad, including a retrospective in 1998 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which travelled to the Phillips Collection and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The show was accompanied by a monograph by Jack Flam. Her work is in the collections of over 35 museums in Europe and the United States, including Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, Sammlung Ludwig in Germany, the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Art in DC.
Provenance: The Artist; Private collection, Philadelphia, PA.
Estimate
$12,000 – $18,000
Judith rothschild (1921 - 1993, american)
Untitled.
Gouache on board, c. 1945-47. 171x228 mm; 6¾x9 inches.
This work is registered with the Judith Rothschild Foundation (no. JR 116)
Provenance: The Artist; Private collection, Philadelphia, PA.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Judith rothschild (1921 - 1993, american)
Untitled.
oil on canvas, 1944. Signed, J Rothschild, and dated, 44, lower right. 305x406 mm; 12x16 inches.
This work is registered with the Judith Rothschild Foundation (no. JR 44.04)
Provenance: The Artist; Private collection, Philadelphia, PA.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Judith rothschild (1921 - 1993, american)
Untitled.
Oil on canvas, 1965. 560x915 mm; 22x36¼ inches.
This work is registered with the Judith Rothschild Foundation (no. 65.05).
Provenance: The Artist; Private collection, Philadelphia, PA.
Estimate
$5,000 – $7,000
Cleve gray (1918 - 2004, american)
Horus, (Perne Series).
Acrylic on canvas, 1979. Signed, Gray, dated, '79, and inscribed, Horus, on verso. 1524x1524 mm; 60x60 inches.
Exhibited: Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT, Cleve Gray: Perne Series, August 18 - September 30, 2012.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT; Private collection, RI, acquired from above in 2012.
Estimate
$8,000 – $12,000
Sam middleton (1927 - 2015, american)
Modern Times.
Goauche, ink and collage of various printed papers on cream wove paper, 1984. 762x1048; 30x41¼ inches. Signed, Middleton, and dated, '84, lower right.
Provenance: Private collection, Netherlands.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Sam middleton (1927 - 2015, american)
Twister.
Goauche, crayon, ink and collage of various printed papers on wove paper, 1983. 514x768 mm; 20¼x30¼ inches. Signed, Middleton, and dated, '83, lower right.
Provenance: Private collection, Netherlands.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Sam middleton (1927 - 2015, american)
Untitled.
Crayon and watercolor on paper, 1970. 337x254 mm; 13¼x10 inches. Signed, Sam Middleton and dated, 1970 lower center right.
Provenance: Private collection, Netherlands.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Wolf kahn (1927 - 2020, german/american)
Tree.
Pastel on paper, 1968. Signed, W Kahn, lower left. 229x305 mm; 9x12 inches.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner, 1969.
Estimate
$2,500 – $3,500
Wolf kahn (1927 - 2020, german/american)
Trees.
Pastel on paper, 1968. Signed, W Kahn, lower right. 356x432 mm; 14x17 inches.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner, 1969.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Sam gilliam (b. 1933, american)
Untitled.
Watercolor, ink, and metalic aluminum powder on distressed paper, 1971. Signed, Sam Gilliam, and dated, 71, lower right. 343x457 mm; 13½x18 inches.
Provenance: Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris; Private collection, France; Private collection.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
Sam gilliam (b. 1933, american)
Untitled, (Spring).
Watercolor and mixed media on distressed paper. Signed, Sam Gilliam, and dated, '70, lower right. 597x902 mm; 23½x35½ inches.
Provenance: Private Collection, Cincinnati, OH; Private Collection, New York.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
Sam gilliam (b. 1933, american)
Untitled.
Watercolor on distressed Japan paper, 1970. Signed, Sam Gilliam, and dated, '70, lower center. 610x940 mm; 24x37 inches.
Provenance: Private collection, Washington, DC; [Swann Galleries, February 14, 2013, Lot 88]; Private collection, NY.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
Pat adams (b.1928, american)
The Announcement.
Ink, warercolor, and acrylic on paper, 1959. Signed, Pat Adams, and dated, 5/59, upper right. Inscribed as titled on verso. 318x235 mm; 12½x9¼ inches.
Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Pat adams (b.1928, american)
Difference In and Out.
Acrilyc on paper, 1972. Signed, P Adams, and dated 72, lower left. Signed, Pat Adams, on verso. 273x203 mm; 10¾x8 inches.
Exhibited: The Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH, Pat Adams Paintings, December 7, 1979 - January 20, 1980.
Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Richard filipowski (1923 - 2008, american)
Untitled.
Gouache, ink, and pastel on paper tipped to card, 1948. Signed, F, and dated, 48, lower right. Inscribed, Happy birthday to Ann, signed, Filip, and dated, 6/17/61, on verso of mount. 210x280mm; 8½x11 inches.
Provenance: The artist; Private collection, acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Richard filipowski (1923 - 2008, american)
Untitled.
Gouache and ink on paper, 1996. Signed, Filipowski, and dated, '96, lower right. 381x571 mm; 15x22½ inches.
Provenance: The artist; Private collection, acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Richard filipowski (1923 - 2008, american)
Untitled.
Ink on paper, 1993. Signed, Filipowski, and dated, 93, lower right. 216x140 mm; 8½x5½ inches.
Provenance: The artist; Private collection, acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate
$700 – $900
Walter darby bannard (1934 - 2016, american)
China Spring #8.
Acrylic on canvas, 1970. Signed, WD Bannard, dated, 1970, and inscribed as titled on stretcher. 508x762 mm; 20x30 inches.
Provenance: Estate of a private collection, Boston, MA.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Walter darby bannard (1934 - 2016, american)
Aloma #2.
Acrylic on canvas, 1970. Signed, WD Bannard, dated, 1970, and inscribed as titled on stretcher. 635x762 mm; 25x30 inches.
Provenance: Estate of a private collection, Boston, MA.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Louise bourgeois (1911 - 2010, french/american)
Give or Take, (How Do You Feel This Morning).
Bronze with brown/gold patina, 1990. Signed, LB, dated, 90, and numbered 14/40. This work is from an edition of 40 plus 13 artist's proofs. 101x229x140 mm; 4x9x5½ inches.
Provenance: [The New Museum courtesy Robert Miller Gallery, NY]; Private collection, acquired at The New Museum Gala, January 4, 1991.
Estimate
$15,000 – $20,000
Joseph goto (1916 - 1994, american)
Number 6.
Steel, 1963. 336x508x356 mm; 13¼x20x14 inches.
Exhibited: Zabriskie Gallery, New York. Joseph Goto, October 9 through November 3, 1973.
Liturature: Masheck, Joseph, Art Forum, December 1973, p.80 (mentioned).
Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, New York; Private collection, New York, acquired from above january 25, 1974.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Sewell sillman (1924 1992, american)
Study #9.
Oil on masonite, 1970. Signed, S.Sillman, dated, ii-70, and inscribed as titled on verso. 508x610 mm; 20x24 inches.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist; James McNair; Private collection, Boston.
Estimate
$1,200 – $1,800
Elliott thompson (1912 - 2016, american)
Eleven Thirteen, (Dancing Line Series).
Acrylic on canvas, 1972. Signed, Elliott Thompson, dated, 2/72, and inscribed, Eleven Thirteen, on verso and again on stretcher. 1118x1600 mm; 44x63 inches.
After retiring from his government job as a financial officer in the Supply and Maintenance Agency of the U.S. Army, Thompson embarked on his art career. His studies began while working in Paris. At that time, he worked in an academic setting under André Lhote, creating still life and figurative works. Finding his own paths of exploration, Thompson began painting within a range of gray tones.
Upon his retirement, Thompson returned to Washington, DC where he studied, then taught at the Corcoran School of Art. His works from 1967 until 1969 were abstractions in repetitious forms assembled on a grid and working in black and white. In 1971 he introduced color. The mature works of Elliott Thompson are focused on pattern and repetition. They have a flowing tranquility that can be compared to the emotional ranges of music, with the repeating patterns as the rhythm, and the color range that of the melodic voice of each instrument.
Thompson's work has been exhibited with Gene Davis, Alma Thomas, Sam Gilliam, and other DC Color Field painters at important galleries including the Jefferson Place Gallery and the Barbara Fiedler Gallery as well as institutions such as The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Ringling Museum of Art, and The Phillips Collection. His works are held by private and museum collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In 1974 The Corcoran Gallery of Art held a retrospective honoring the artistic contributions of Elliott Thompson.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Margaret wenstrup (1930 - 2008, american)
Untitled.
Tempera on canvas, 1967. 1632x1632 mm; 64½x64½ inches. Signed, Margaret Wenstrup, and dated, August - 1967, on verso.
Exhibited: Margaret Wenstrup & Coletta Martin, Jewish Community Center, Cincinnati, OH, May 7- May 21, 1967; Margaret Wenstrup Retrospective, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2008.
Provenance: Private Collection, Chicago; Private Collection, New York.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Neil williams (1934 - 1988, american)
Untitled.
Oil on canvas, c.1964. 915x1524 mm; 36x60 inches.
Provenance: Private collection, NY; Clarke Auctions, NY, December 5, 2010, Lot 130; Private Collection, NY; Sotheby's New York, June 12, 2014, Lot 26.
Estimate
$8,000 – $12,000
Benny andrews (1930 - 2006, american)
Seamstress.
Oil on linen canvas, 1968. 838x559 mm; 33x22 inches. Signed in oil, lower center recto. Signed, titled, dated and in oil, verso.
Provenance: Private collection, New York.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
Mary frank (b.1933, british/american)
Study for Time Out of Mind, (Pair).
i) Charcoal, chalk, and acrylic on paper, 1964. Signed, Mary Frank, and dated, 1964, lower right. 590x420 mm; 23<1/4>x16½ inches.
ii) Charcoal, chalk and acrylic on paper, 1964. Signed, Mary Frank, and dated, 1964, lower right. 420x590 mm; 16½x23¼ inches.
Provenance: The artist; [Byron Gallery, NY]; The collection of Charles and Elisabeth Byron; Estate of Elizabeth Byron.
Estimate
$1,200 – $1,800
Mary frank (b.1933, british/american)
Untitled, Reclining Figure (Pair).
i) Pastel on cream paper, 1964. Signed, Mary Frank, and dated, 1964, lower right. 420x590 mm; 16½x23¼ inches.
ii) Crayon, charcoal and acrylic paper, 1965. Signed, Mary Frank, and dated, 1965, lower right. 445x585 mm; 17½x23 inches.
Provenance: The artist; [Byron Gallery, NY]; The collection of Charles and Elisabeth Byron; Estate of Elizabeth Byron.
Estimate
$1,200 – $1,800
Mary frank (b.1933, british/american)
Untitled, (Figure), and Untitled, (Figure).
i) Ink on paper, 1963. Signed, Mary Frank, and dated, 1963, lower left. 13½x17 inches. ii) Ink on paper, c.1963. Signed, Mary Frank, lower right. 13½x17 inches.
Provenance: The artist; [Byron Gallery, NY]; The collection of Charles and Elisabeth Byron; Estate of Elizabeth Byron.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Timothy woodman (b.1952, american)
Fire Fighting.
Oil on aluminum, 1980. Signed, Timothy Woodman, dated, 1980, numbered, 80.34, and inscribed as titled on verso. 1016x381x127 mm; 40x15x5 inches.
Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Timothy woodman (b.1952, american)
Iron Workers.
Oil on aluminum, 1981. Signed, Timothy Woodman, dated, 1981, numbered, 81-13, and inscribed as titled on verso. 965x890x254 mm; 38x35x10 inches.
Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Albert wein (1915 - 1991, american)
The Fountain of Life.
Bronze with brown patina. Signed, Wein, dated, 87, numbered 2/12. Only three bronzes were cast, and the mold was destroyed. Stamped with the Tallix foundry mark, NY. 298x775x223 mm; 11¾x30½x8¾ inches.
Provenance: The artist; John P. Axelrod, Boston, MA; Private collection, NY.
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Karl hagedorn (1922 - 2005, german/american)
Introduction.
Oil on canvas, 1978. Signed, Hagedorn, dated, 1978, and inscribed as titled upper right. 1168x965 mm; 46x38 inches
Provenance: The artist; Sigrid Freundorfer Fine Art, NY; Private collection, acquired from above in 1981.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Rex clawson (1929 - 2007, american)
Untitled, (War on Poverty).
Oil on board mounted to masonite, 1964. Signed, Clawson, and dated, 1964, lower right. 407x343 mm; 16x13½ inches.
Provenance: Flex-Cote Corporation, Valley Stream NY; Private collection, acquired from above February 23, 1970.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Frederic bruly bouabre (1923 - 2014, ivorian)
Untitled, (La Joie de Vivre). (Group of 35 cards)
Ballpoint pen ink and colored pencil on card. Signed, FB Bouabre, and dated, 4-2-2009, on verso of each. 203x152 mm; 8x6 inches each.
We thank Sylvestre Bruly for confirmation of the authenticity of these works.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Dennis byng (1927 - 2008, american)
AW2.
Acrylic sculpture, 1979. Signed, Byng, dated, 79, and inscribed, AW2. 368x197x210 mm; 14½x7¾x8¼ inches.
Provenance: Private collection, FL.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
Jake berthot (1939 - 2015, american)
Second Side, (Volume).
Oil on linen, 1980-81. Signed, Jake Berthot, dated, 1980-81, and inscribed as titled on verso. 508x457 mm; 20x18 inches.
Provenance: David McKee Inc, NY; Private collection, acquired from above April 8, 1982.
Estimate
$3,500 – $4,500
Willy heeks (b. 1951, american)
The Table.
Oil on canvas, 1990. Signed, Willy Heeks, dated, 1990, and inscribed as titled on verso. 1220x1321 mm; 48x52 inches.
Provenance: David Beitzel Gallery, NY; Private collection, NY, acquired from above in 1990.