Current Auctions

Carlo Canevari (Italian 1922-1996)
“Handstand” (two nuns and a priest watching an acrobat)
Oil on wood panel
Signed lower right Carlo Canevari
13 1/2″ x 10 1/4″
Provenance: Frank J. Oehlschlaeger Gallery, Chicago, IL ($575)
Condition: overall good condition, subtle inpainting upper right, water damage mark to frame lower left

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Max Kuehne (German/American 1880-1968)
“The White Church”
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left Kuehne
14 1/2″ x 20″
Provenance: Provenance: From a Bloomfield, Connecticut estate,
Eldred’s, July 30, 2021, lot 2041 ($850)
Condition: overall very good condition, some undulation to paper, framed under glass

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Set of Three: Peter Loftus (American B.1948)
“California Field Study, Coastal Evergreens, Variation #1″, 1981
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed and dated lower right Loftus 6/11/81
8″ x 8 1/2” sight size
“Dunes of Ano Nuevo, Field Study for #16″, 1981
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed and dated lower left Peter Loftus 1981
8″ x 8 1/2” sight size
“Dunes of Ano Nuevo, Field Study for #18″, 1981
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed and dated lower left Loftus 5/29/81
8″ x 8 1/2” sight size
Provenance: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, New York
Condition: overall good condition

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Marie Laurencin (French 1883-1956)
Portrait of a Mother and Daughter
Depicting a woman with a laurel wreath crown holding a young girl in a blue striped dress
Watercolor on paper
Signed in pencil lower left Marie Laurencin
13 1/2″ x 10″ sight size
Provenance: Kennedy and Co., Rare Prints, New York
Condition: overall good condition, some possible foxing, undulation to paper due to watercolor

Estimate: $6000 - $8000

George Ehrenfried Grosz (German 1891-1959) Doubled Sided Piece
Two Gentlemen by a Park Bench
Pen and ink on paper
Pencil signed lower right Grosz
22″ x 16″
Gentleman with a Horned Crown
Pen and ink on paper
18 1/4″ x 11 3/4″
Condition: presents well, both in one double sided frame undulation and wrinkling to paper, some yellowing, stain upper left

Estimate: $5000 - $8000

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864-1901)
“À La Gaieté Rochechouart: Nicolle”, 1893
Lithograph, from the edition of 100
Artist’s red monogram stamp lower left, published by L’Escarmouche, Paris.
14 1/2″ x 10″ sight
Literature: Götz Adriani, “Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Graphic Works; A Catalogue Raisonné,” New York, 1988, no. 53
Condition: presents well, possible acid burn from matting

Estimate: $1000 - $3000

Follower of Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)
A man and a child approaching a portico towards a campiello
Pen and brown ink wash on laid paper
Watermark initials VO
7 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
Provenance: Christies, February 1, 2024, sale 22326 lot 51, label verso
Condition: overall good condition, some undulation to laid paper, some yellowing due to age

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881-1973)
“Le Repos de Sculpteur IV” plate 65 from La Suite Vollard, circa 1933
Etching on laid Montval paper, with Vollard watermark
Pencil signed lower right Picasso
13 1/2″ x 17 1/2″ sheet size 7 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ plate size
Condition: the piece presents well, unframed laid paper, watermark, yellowing due to age, some foxing, crease to upper right corner, some undulation to paper

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881-1973)
“Femme Dans L’Atelier”, 1956
Collotype with pochoir printed in color, edition 315/350
Pencil signed lower right Picasso, with blindstamp of publisher Guy Spitzer
18 1/2″ x 22″ image size
Condition: overall good condition, slight yellowing to paper, small water damage on the right border

Estimate: $10000 - $20000

Hermann Ottomar Herzog (German/American 1832-1932)
Waterfall and Loggers in the Mountains of Hallingdal, Norway, 1858
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right H.Herzog ’58
24″ x 36″
Condition: presents well, relined and restretched canvas, craquelure throughout, heavy varnish throughout hindering the view of any inpainting underneath, surface grime

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Henry Pember Smith (American 1854-1907)
Cottage by a Stream
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left Henry P Smith
20″ x 30″
Condition: presents well, relined and restretched canvas, craquelure throughout, heavy varnish concentrating in lower half of canvas, inpainting visible under black light, concentrating along borders and small marks to sky, surface grime

Estimate: $800 - $1200

George Augustus Williams (British 1814-1901)
“Road Through the Woods”
Forest landscape with women drawing water from a well and a cottage in the distance
Oil on canvas
Unsigned, label on verso with title, name plate on frame
24″ x 20″
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut
Condition: presents well, relined and restretched canvas, craquelure throughout, heavy varnish concentrating in upper half of canvas, inpainting visible under black light, inpainting concentrating along borders

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Edmund Aylburton Willis (American 1808-1899)
Sporting Scene with Dogs and Pheasants, 1872
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right A.V Willis 1872
22″ x 36″
Condition: overall good condition, relined and restretched canvas, some edge ware, inpainting throughout, concentrating in sky, dogs, bottom center, craquelure throughout

Estimate: $500 - $1000

George Lafayette Clough (American 1824-1901)
“Waterfront Scene”
featuring fishermen bringing their boats to shore
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left “G.L. Clough”
14″ x 24″
Condition: overall good condition, relined and restretched canvas, some edge ware

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

American School (19th Century)
Naval Battle between U.S.S. Essex and H.M.S Alert, August 13, 1812
Depicting the American and British warships at sea in the early morning
Oil on canvas laid on board
9″ x 12″
Literature: Appraised by Joseph Carvalho III, president of the Springfield Library and Museum Association, 1997
Condition: presents well, heavy varnish, craquelure throughout, edge ware, inpainting concentrating on horizontal craquelure lines to left border, some loss upper right corner

Estimate: $300 - $500

John George Brown (American 1831-1913)
“Shoeshine Boy with Dog”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Copyright J.G. Brown N.A.
24″ x 17″
Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, May 24, 1989, lot 42 ($9,900)
Condition: piece presents very well, restretched and relined canvas, repair to center left right below the dog, inpainting can be seen

Estimate: $6000 - $10000

Chauncey Foster Ryder (American 1868-1949)
“Trees on a Hill”, circa 1916
Oil on board
Signed lower right “Chauncey F. Ryder”
6 1/2″ x 8 3/4″
Provenance: Estate from Old Lyme, Connecticut,
Florence Lewison Gallery
Condition: very good condition overall, some surface grime, possible edge ware

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Edward Gregory Smith (American 1880-1961)
“Smith Neck”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right “Gregory Smith”
8″ x 10″
Provenance: Estate from Old Lyme, Connecticut,
The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme CT
Condition: very good condition, thick impasto paint, possible edge ware

Estimate: $300 - $500

George Matthew Bruestle (American 1871-1939)
“September”
Oil on panel
Signed lower left “Bruestle” signed and titled verso
“September, Geo. M. Bruestle”
old museum label verso original price ($80)
7 1/2″ x 9 3/4″
Provenance: Estate from Old Lyme, Connecticut
Condition: piece presents well, craquelure throughout, small inpainting marks to center

Estimate: $300 - $500

Charles Vezin (American 1858-1942)
“Gray Twilight” NY Cityscape Scene, 1937
Oil on board
Signed lower left “Vezin” signed title and dated on
verso
8″ x 10″
Provenance: Estate from Old Lyme, Connecticut,
The William Benton Museum of Art,
exhibited 1993
Condition: piece presents well, craquelure throughout, small inpainting marks to center

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Nina Maguire (American B.1933)
“Park Bench”
Acrylic on board
Signed lower right Nina Maguire
11″ x 11″
Provenance: The Green Art Gallery, Guilford, CT, September 9, 1995 ($1325)
Condition: overall good condition

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Eugene Louis Boudin (French 1824-1898)
“Port de Trouville” circa 1880-85
Harbor scene with sailboats and figures at the water’s edge
Oil on panel
Signed lower right E.Boudin
8 1/4″ x 10 1/2″
Provenance: Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, Inc. New York, Exhibited: Barnard Collects The Educated Eye Sept. 28 – Oct. 31,1989
Mrs. Francis H. Burr, Beverly, MA
Condition: very good condition, subtle inpainting concentrating in sky, some edge ware

Estimate: $40000 - $70000

Peter Poskas (American B.1939)
“Heavy Snow, Evening Clearing, Parmelee Farm”, 1994
Oil on panel
Signed lower left Poskas
12″ x 19 1/4″
Provenance: Schmidt, Bingham Gallery, 41 East 57 St, New York
Condition: overall good condition, some edge ware, a few scuffs to board

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Ten: Eliot Porter (American 1901-1990) from “Intimate Landscapes” Suite
“River Edge at Sunset, below Piute Rapids, San Juan Rover, Colorado, May 24, 1962”
“Stones and cracked mud, Black Place, New Mexico, June 9, 1977”
“Frostbitten Apples, Tesque, New Mexico, November 21, 1966”
“Rock Eroded Stream Bed, Coyote Gulch, Utah, August 14, 1971”
“Colorful Trees, Newfound Gap Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, October 1967”
“Columbine Leaves. Great Spruce Head Island, Maine. July 27, 1974”
“Redbud Trees in Bottomland. Near Red River Gorge, Kentucky. April 17, 1968”
“Shadbush, Near Hillsborough, New Hampshire. April 28, 1957”
“Trunks of Maple and Birch with Oak Leaves, Passaconaway Road, New Hampshire. October 7, 1956”
“Foxtail Grass. Lake City, Colorado. August, 1957″
Dye transfer print
Each signed lower right Eliot Porter
13″ x 10 1/2” each
Provenance: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
Condition: overall good condition

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Two: John James Audubon (French/American 1785-1851)
“American Redstart” No.8, plate 40
Aquatint engraving with original hand color
Published: London, Robert Havell, circa 1830
19″ x 12″ plate size, 25″ x 18″ sheet size
“Autumnal Warbler” No.18, plate 88
Aquatint engraving with original hand color
Published: London, Robert Havell, circa 1830
19″ x 12″ plate size, 25″ x 18″ sheet size
Provenance: Provenance: A collection from East 80th Street, New York, New York,
Kennedy Galleries, Inc. Fifth Avenue, New York
Condition: some wrinkling and undulation paper, paper yellowing due to age, some foxing and sun fading

Estimate: $2000 - $4000