Modern & Post-War Art
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Modernism
Abraham walkowitz (1878 - 1965, russian/american)
Untitled, (City Abstraction).
Ink and watercolor on paper, 1917. 565x305 mm; 22¼x12 inches. Signed, A Walkowitz, and dated, 1917, lower right.
Estimate
$2,500 – $3,500
James daugherty (1887 - 1974, american)
Untitled, (Female Nude).
Pastel on paper, 1916. 476x298 mm; 18¾x11¾ inches. Signed, Daugherty, lower left. Inscribed, Made in Arthur B Frost’s Jr / sketch class / January 1916 in / his studio at 8 East 14th St. and signed, james H. Daugherty, lower right.
Provenance: Provenance: Estate of the Artist; Henry M. Reed; Thence by descent to the current owner.
Exhibited: Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, James H. Daugherty Retrospective, January 28 - March 25, 1973; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, The World of A.B. Frost: His Family and Their Circle, April 24 - June 19, 1983; Hollis Taggart Galleries, NY, The Color of Modernism: The American Fauves, April 29 - July 26, 1997.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
James daugherty (1887 - 1974, american)
Untitled, (My First Abstraction).
Pastel on paper, 1915. 476x305 mm; 18¾x12 inches. Inscribed, My first abstraction / 8 East 14th St., signed, James Daugherty, and dated, 1915, lower right.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist; Henry M. Reed; Thence by descent to the current owner.
Exhibited: Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, James H. Daugherty Retrospective, January 28 - March 25, 1973; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, The World of A.B. Frost: His Family and Their Circle, April 24 - June 19, 1983.
Estimate
$1,200 – $1,800
James daugherty (1887 - 1974, american)
Untitled.
Pencil on paper, 1920. 330x216 mm; 13x8½ inches. Signed, JD, and dated, 1920, lower right. Dated, March 14, 1917, on verso.
Provenance: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York; Janet Marqusee, New York; The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection, Wilton, CT.
Exhibited: Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, CT, 35th Annual Wilton Historical Society Antiques Show: American Modern Art, 1920-1945, Mar. 2002; New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection of American Modern Art (1918-1949), Jul. 13- Nov. 4, 2007, no. 10 (as Futurist Nude).
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
James daugherty (1887 - 1974, american)
New England Autumn.
oil on canvas, 1952. 813x406 mm; 32x16 inches. Stamped with the artist’s estate stamp, verso.
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
James daugherty (1887 - 1974, american)
i) Untitled, and ii) Lazarus Come Forth, (Pair).
i) Pastel on paper, 248x203 mm; 9¾x8 inches. Signed, J.D., lower left.
ii) Pastel on paper. 254x203 mm; 10x8 inches. Signed, JD, upper left. Inscribed as titled, lower left.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist; Henry M. Reed; Thence by descent to the current owner.
Exhibited: Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, Synchromism from the Henry M. Reed Collection, April 6 - April 27, 1969.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Jan matulka (1890 - 1972, czech/american)
Figure Studies 395 and 396, (Double Sided).
Pencil on paper. 356x216 mm; 14x8½ inches. Numbered, 395, lower right. Stamped, Estate of Jan Matulka, and numbered, 396, on verso.
Provenance: Tom McCormick Gallery, Chicago; The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection, Wilton, CT.
Exhibited: New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection of American Modern Art (1918-1949), Jul. 13- Nov. 4, 2007, no. 37 (as Female Nudes).
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
American Abstract Art I.
Karl knaths (1891 - 1971, american)
i)Untitled, (Abstraction), and ii)Untitled, (Abstraction).
i)Untitled, (Abstraction), and ii)Untitled, (Abstraction).
i) Oil on paper. 457x457 mm; 18x18 inches. Signed lower right. ii) Oil on paper. 457x457 mm; 18x18 inches. Signed lower right.
Provenance: Paul Rosenberg Gallery, NY; thence by descent; Private collection.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Ibram lassaw (1913 - 2003, american)
Untitled, (Biomorphic Abstraction).
Pencil on paper. 178x216 mm; 7x8½ inches. Signed, Ibram Lassaw, on verso.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Ibram lassaw (1913 - 2003, american)
Untitled.
Pencil and gouache on paper, 1941. 216x292 mm; 8½x11½ inches. Signed, Ibram Lassaw, and dated, 41, lower right.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Ibram lassaw (1913 - 2003, american)
Untitled.
Colored pencil on paper. 280x228 mm; 11x9 inches. Dated, Apr 27, lower left.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Charles green shaw (1892 - 1974, american)
Music and Art.
Oil and sand on canvasboard, 1935. 267x211 mm; 10½x8½ inches. Signed, Shaw, lower right.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection, NY.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Charles green shaw (1892 - 1974, american)
Catalysis.
Oil on wood panel, 1942. 197x134 mm; 7¾x5¼ inches.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection, NY.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Charles green shaw (1892 - 1974, american)
Cheers.
Oil on wood panel, 1943. 165x130 mm; 6½x5⅛ inches. Signed, C.G.Shaw, and dated, 1943, on verso.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection, NY.
Estimate
$2,000 – $4,000
Charles green shaw (1892 - 1974, american)
Yale vs. Harvard.
Oil on canvasboard, 1944. 229x305 mm; 9x12 inches. Signed, Charels G. Shaw, and dated, 1944, on verso.
Provenance: Harvey and Francoise Rambach, NJ; Private Collection, CA; [Clars Auction Gallery, Los Angeles, April 3, 2005, lot 2144]; Washburn Gallery, NY; Private collection, NY.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Vaclav vytlacil (1892 - 1984, american)
Menemsha Harbor.
Pastel on paper, 1969. 457x603 mm; 18x23¾ inches. Signed, Vytlacil, and dated, 1969, lower right.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner, 1975.
In the summer of 1975, the current owner of this drawing drove Vaclav Vytlacil to Martha’s Vineyard where the artist and his wife owned a home. As a gesture of gratitude, Vytlacil asked his driving companion to select a drawing from a group of works the following day. This pastel was chosen specifically because the recipient had enjoyed a dinner at Menemsha the evening prior.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Byron browne (1907 - 1961, american)
In Central park.
Oil on canvas, 1960. 508x660 mm; 20x26 inches. Signed, Byron Browne, and dated, 1960, lower left. Signed, Byron Browne, inscribed as titled and dated, 1960, on verso.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
John von wicht (1888 - 1970, german/american)
Untitled, (Force Series).
Pencil on paper, c. 1946. 273x165 mm; 10¾x6½ inches.
Provenance: Rosa Esman Gallery, New York; The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection, Wilton, CT.
Exhibited: Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, CT, 35th Annual Wilton Historical Society Antiques Show: American Modern Art, 1920-1945, Mar. 2002; New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection of American Modern Art (1918-1949), Jul. 13- Nov. 4, 2007, no. 48C.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Judith rothschild (1921 - 1993, american)
Untitled.
Oil on canvas, 1944. 254x457 mm; 10x18 inches. dated, 1944, on stretcher.
Provenance: The Artist; Private collection, New York, NY.
This work is registered with the Judith Rothschild Foundation (no. 44.05).
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000
Judith rothschild (1921 - 1993, american)
Nauset Heights.
Oil on canvas, 1968. 635x1016 mm; 25x40 inches. Signed, Rothschild, lower left. Signed, Rothschild, on verso.
Provenance: The Artist; Private collection, New York, NY.
This work is registered with the Judith Rothschild Foundation (no. 68.01).
Estimate
$8,000 – $12,000
Non-Objective Painting I.
Hilla rebay (1890 - 1967, german/american)
Subtlety, (#594).
Pencil, colored pencil and collage on paper, c. 1927. 292x223 mm; 11½x8¾ inches. Signed, H v Rebay, on mount at lower right.
Provenance: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; Acquired from above by the current owner.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Rolph scarlett (1889 - 1984, canadian/american)
Untitled, (Green and Mauve Biomorphic).
Gouache on paper. 305x400 mm; 12x15¾ inches. Signed, Scarlett, lower right.
Provenance: Brian Smith, New York, NY; Acquired from above by current owner.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Rolph scarlett (1889 - 1984, canadian/american)
Untitled, (Red and Green Overlap).
Gouache on paper. 305x400 mm; 12x15¾ inches. Signed, Scarlett, lower right.
Provenance: Brian Smith, New York, NY; Acquired from above by current owner.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Rolph scarlett (1889 - 1984, canadian/american)
i) Untitled, (D431), and ii)Untitled, (D429).
i) Monoprint on rice paper, c. 1945. 298x280 mm; 11¾x11 inches. Stamped, RS, lower right.
Provenance: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, accession number D431; Acquired from above by the current owner.
ii) Monoprint on rice paper, c. 1945. 298x280 mm; 11¾x11 inches. Stamped, RS, lower right.
Provenance: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, accession number D429; Acquired from above by the current owner.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,000
Rolph scarlett (1889 - 1984, canadian/american)
Untitled, (Geometric Abstraction).
Ink and gouache on paper, c. 1950. 292x470 mm; 11½x18½ inches. Signed, Scarlett, lower left.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Blake Benton Fine Art, Cragsmoor, NY; Acquired from above by the current owner.
Estimate
$4,000 – $6,000
Rolph scarlett (1889 - 1984, canadian/american)
Untitled, (Drip - 6563).
Ink, watercolor and enamel on paper, c. 1950. 597x444 mm; 23½x17½ inches. Signed, Scarlett, lower right. and again, upper left.
Provenance: The artist’s studio; Acquired from above by the current owner.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Irene rice pereira (1902 - 1971, american)
Untitled, (Abstract Figure).
Ink on paper, c. 1930. 559x457 mm; 22x18 inches. Signed, I Rice Pereira, lower left.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Andre Zarre Collection, NY; Acquired from above by the current owner.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Anthony lapaglia (1897 - 1993, american)
Untitled.
watercolor on paper, 1938. 228x279 mm; 9x11 inches. Signed, La Paglia, and dated, 38, lower left.
Provenance: Snyder Fine Art, NY; The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection, Wilton, CT.
Exhibited: Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, CT, 35th Annual Wilton Historical Society Antiques Show: American Modern Art, 1920-1945, Mar. 2002; New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection of American Modern Art (1918-1949), Jul. 13- Nov. 4, 2007.
Estimate
$700 – $900
Abstract Expressionism
Hedda sterne (1910 - 2011, american)
Untitled.
Ink on paper, 1968. 18.4x29.2 mm; 7¼x11½ inches. Inscribed, To Ben / love, signed, Hedda, and dated 1968, on verso.
Provenance: Private collection.
Estimate
$1,200 – $1,800
Jimmy ernst (1920 - 1984, german/american)
Mineral #45.
Gouache on card, 1953. 184x127 mm; 7¼x5 inches. Signed, Jimmy ernst, and dated, 53, lower right. Inscribed as titled on verso.
Provenance: The Artist; Grace Borgenicht Gallery, NY; Private collection.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
Angelo ippolito (1922 - 2002, american)
Untitled.
Oil and mixed media collage on illustration board, 1955. 298x419 mm; 11¾x16½ inches. Signed, Ippolito, and dated, 1955, lower left.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
John von wicht (1888 - 1970, german/american)
Newton’s Law.
Oil on rice paper laid to linen board, 1957. 629x864 mm; 24¾x34 inches. Signed, V. Wicht, lower left. Signed, John von Wicht, dated, 1957, and iscribed as titled on verso of mount.
Provenance: Passedoit Gallery, NY.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
John opper, (1908 - 1994, american)
Untitled, (70-16).
Oil on canvas, 1970. 1372x1676 mm; 54x66 inches. Signed, John Opper, and numbered, 70-16, on verso.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
Joseph stefanelli (1921 - 2017, american)
Certain Song.
Oil on masonite, 1962. 1016x660 mm; 40x26 inches. Signed, Stefanelli, dated, 62, and inscribed as titled on stretcher.
Provenance: The artist; Edna R. Russmann, NY (ex-wife of the artist).
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Jorge fick (1932 - 2004, american)
Untitled.
Ink and gouache on paper. 432x355 mm; 17x14 inches. Signed, J. Fick, upper right.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
Gandy brodie (1925 - 1975, american)
Faith of Onions.
Oil on plywood panel, 1957. 1048x1225 mm; 41¼x48¼ inches. Signed, Gandy Brodie, dated, 1957, and inscribed as titled on verso.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Constantino nivola (1911 - 1988, italian/american)
Untitled.
Painted sand cast concrete, 1968. 286x158x140 mm; 11¼x6¼x5½ inches. Signed, Nivola, and dated, 68.
Estimate
$7,000 – $9,000
David hare (1917 - 1992, american)
Untitled, (Four Studies).
Charcoal on paper, c. 1946. 260x210 mm; 10¼x8¼ inches. Signed, Hare, and dated circa 1946, on verso.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner.
Estimate
$800 – $1,200
David hare (1917 - 1992, american)
Barre.
Bronze rod weldement on a steel file, c.1960. 210 mm; 8¼ inches high on a 45x83 mm; 1¾x3¼ inch base.
Provenance: Saidenberg Gallery, NY; Private collection.
David Hare showed at Saidenberg Gallery from 1960 - 1964, with five one person exhibitions in that time period. The title, Barree, may possibly refer to the French artist, Martin Barre. Hare is known for his creative license with spelling. During the time period when this work was created, the artist divided his time between New York and paris, interacting with intellectuals and artists in both cities. Barre and hare shared similar concepts about art, and it is within reason David hare would honor his fellow artist with an enigmatic sculpture of his own.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Dorothy dehner (1901 1994, american)
Candles and Mellons.
Corten steel with oxidized patina, (Probably Unique), 1987. Signed, Dehner, and dated, ‘87.1321x2083x355 mm; 52x82x14 inches.
Provenance: Private collection.
Exhibited: Twining Gallery, NY, travelled to Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, Dorothy Dehner: Heroic Sculpture, 1990.
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000
Shinkichi tajiri (1923 - 2009, american)
Warrior.
Bronze, unique, 1964. 940x330x343 mm; 37x12x13½ inches. Stamped, Tajiri, dated, 64, and titled, Warrior.
Provenance: The artist; Private collection, Minneapolis, MN; Thence by descent to the current owner.
Estimate
$15,000 – $25,000
David hayes (1931 2013, american)
Screen Sculpture #54.
Painted steel and diamond plate steel weldement, 1994. 1372x558x1473 mm; 54x22x58 inches. Signed, Hayes, dated, 1994, and numbered, 54.
Provenance: Noah Burke collection.
This work has been authenticated by the Hayes Estate.
Estimate
$7,000 – $9,000
David hayes (1931 2013, american)
i) Untitled, and ii) Study for Acrylic Painting, (Pair).
i) Ink and gouache on paper. 610x559 mm; 24x22 inches. ii) Ink and gouache on paper, 2004. Dated, 2004, lower right. Inscribed, study for acrylic painting, and dated, June 2001, on verso. 623x565 mm; 24½x22¼ inches.
Provenance: Noah Burke collection.
These works have been authenticated by the Hayes Estate.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Ward lockwood (1894 - 1963, american)
Woman in a lanscape.
Polymer on artist’s board, 1959. 762x559 mm; 30x22 inches. Signed, Lockwood, and dated, 59, lower right. Stamped with estate number, KU/182/JWL, on verso.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Kansas University, Lockwood Collection; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Ward lockwood (1894 - 1963, american)
Battle.
Polymer on artists board. 508x762 mm; 20x30 inches. Signed, Lockwood, lower right. Stamped with the estate number, Stamped with estate number, KU/179/JWL, on verso.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Kansas University, Lockwood Collection; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Ward lockwood (1894 - 1963, american)
Juggler.
Polymer on masonite. 762x610 mm; 30x24 inches. Signed, Lockwood, lower right. Stamped with estate number, KU/188/JWL, on verso.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Kansas University, Lockwood Collection; Private collection.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Robert berkeley green (1909 - 2007, american)
Untitled.
Tempera on masonite mounted on stretchers. 419x521 mm; 16½x20½ inches. Signed, RBG, lower left. Signed, Robert B. Green, and Robert Green, on stretcher.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Kansas University; Private collection.
Robert Berkeley Green Studied at Carnegie Mellon University where he earned his undergraduate degree and then received a Masters of Fine Arts from Yale. Green then traveled to Europe on a two-year prix de Rome fellowship award to study at the American Academy in Rome. He taught at the University of Kansas from 1946 until his retirement in 1979.
Estimate
$1,500 – $2,500
Robert lee neal (1916 - 1987, american)
Untitled, (Abstraction).
Oil and collage on canvas, 1985. 610x762 mm; 24x30 inches. Signed, Robert Neal, and dated, 85, lower right.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection, Ohio.
Estimate
$7,000 – $9,000
Robert lee neal (1916 - 1987, american)
Untitled, (Still Life with Salt).
Oil in canvas, 1986. 762x610 mm; 30x24 inches. Signed, R. Neal, and dated, 86, lower right.
Provenance: Estate of the artist; Private collection, Ohio.
Estimate
$7,000 – $9,000
César domela (1900 - 1993, dutch)
Untitled.
Gouache on dark gray paper, 1955. 514x660 mm; 20¼x26 inches. Signed, Domela, and dated, 1955, lower center. Signed, Domela, and dated, Sept. 1955, on verso.
Provenance: Private collection, NY.
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Dora maar (1907 - 1997, french)
Untitled, (Still Life with Fruit).
Ink on paper, 1998. 210x298 mm; 8¼x11¾ inches. Stamped with the estate stamp and dated, DM 1998, lower right. Initialed, DM, on verso. Provenance: John Daniel Tilford Collection, with collector's stamp on frame backing.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Op Art
James meikle guy (1909 - 1983, american)
Untitled.
Oil on plywood panel. 1219x1219x51 mm; 48x48x2 inches.
Provenance: Estate of Ray Blanco, NJ; Private collection.
Estimate
$5,000 – $7,000
James meikle guy (1909 - 1983, american)
Untitled, (Construction).
Oil on wood and steel. 1016x190x83 mm; 40x7½x3¼ inches.
Provenance: Estate of Ray Blanco, Plainfield, NJ; Private collection; Sotheby’s, NY, American Paintings:Drawings and Sculpture, June 9, 2016, Lot 51.
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000
Masuho ohno (b. 1936, japanese)
Work 69 3-5.
Acrylic on linen stretched over panel, 1969. 889x889 mm; 35x35 inches. Signed, Masuho Ohno, inscribed, Work ‘69 3-5, and stamped with artists chop on verso.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
Masuho ohno (b. 1936, japanese)
Work 69 1-5.
Acrylic on linen stretched over panel, 1969. 889x889 mm; 35x35 inches. Signed, Masuho Ohno, inscribed, Work ‘69 1-5, and stamped with artists chop on verso.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner.
Estimate
$1,000 – $1,500
