Fine Art

Saturday, May 4, 2024

The spring fine art auction features a well-curated selection of 19th and 20th century paintings, prints, and sculptures. American Art highlights include 20th century works by Grandma Moses, Frank Swift Chase, and William Trost Richards, alongside more contemporary works by Hunt Slonem and Dale Chihuly. The European section of the sale features a number of portraits and townscapes, including a view of the Baie D’Alger by Albert Marquet. The auction is rounded out by an offering of prints and multiples, led by a collection of Ansel Adams photographs, Old Master etchings, and Helen Frankenthaler aquatints.

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Auction Highlights

Lot 21

Anna Mary Robertson ‘Grandma’ Moses 
Belvedere
oil on masonite
23 x 30 in.

$40,000 – 60,000

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Lot 56

Alma Woodsey Thomas
Untitled (from the My Garden Series)
acrylic and watercolor
39 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.

$30,000 – 50,000

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Lot 16

William Trost Richards
Mt. Desert, Maine
oil on canvas
13 3/4 x 24 in.

$30,000 – 50,000

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Lot 145

Albert Marquet
Baie d’Alger
oil on board
12 3/4 x 16 1/8 in.

$30,000 – 50,000

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Lot 167

Maurits Cornelis Escher
Belvedere
lithograph
sheet: 19 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.

$15,000 – 30,000

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Lot 15

Frank Swift Chase
Nantucket from Monomoy
oil on board
12 x 16 in.

$15,000 – 25,000

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Lot 67

Anne Packard
Cape Beach, Provincetown, MA
oil on canvas
36 x 48 in.

$12,000 – 18,000

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Lot 195

Robert Motherwell
Elegy Black Black
lithograph in colors
15 x 37 1/8 in.

$10,000 – 15,000

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Lot 30

Lyonel Feininger
Three Figures (Ghosties)
watercolor and ink on paper
sheet: 4 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.

$10,000 – 20,000

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Lot 24

Hunt Slonem
Cockatoos Creation (Master Plan)
oil on canvas
48 x 48 in.

$10,000 – 20,000

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Lot 149

Albrecht Dürer
Melencolia I
engraving
9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.

$10,000 – 20,000

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Lot 95

Ernest Lawson
Pond Reflections
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in.

$10,000 – 20,000

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Additional Information

Exhibition for the spring fine art auction will be held at our Charles Street gallery from Monday, April 29 – Friday, May 3. Please contact the gallery to schedule your visit.

If you would like to receive a complimentary, fully illustrated print catalogue for the fine art auction, please contact us.

We invite you to participate in our spring auction season in one of the following ways:

Attend In-Person: The auction will be held at our Beacon Hill gallery, and we welcome you to attend the auction in-person. Please register prior to the sale day in order to receive a paddle number by giving us a call at the gallery or emailing [email protected].

Bid Live Online: The auction will be live-streamed on our website so you can see and hear the auctioneer as you bid live from your computer or mobile device. In order to bid live, you will need to register for the auction. Once you have registered, you will be able to enter the live sale through the online catalogue on auction day.

Telephone Bid: We have limited telephone lines available for those who prefer not to bid online. Leave a telephone bid.

Absentee Bid: If you are unable to participate live on sale day, you may leave absentee bids through our website. In order to leave absentee bids, you will need to register for the auction. Once you have registered, you may leave absentee bids through the online catalogue.