January 2024 Annual New Year's Day Auction

After David II Teniers (Flemish 1610 – 1690)
Figures Outside a Tavern,18th century
Oil on wood panel
Unsigned
9″ x 14″
Provenance: A private collection from Fifth Avenue, New York
Condition: varnish drips, some paint loss throughout, inpainting, some chipping to wood
Black light: heavy varnish with drips, inpainting throughout, see photos

Realized Price: $

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Follower of Lucas the Elder Cranach (German 1472 – 1553) 19th century
Portraits of Fridrich Kurfurst, Johann Der Kurfurst, Martin Luther and Calvin
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed illegibly upper right and dated 1543
8″ x 12″
Provenance: Christie’s sale 7819 from the collection of Lord Michelham
Condition: yellowing, paper undulation
Black light: inpainting to corners, see photos

Realized Price: $58,425

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Russian Orthodox Icon of St. Nicholas
The Wonderworker Alongside Christ and the Virgin Mary, 18th century or later
Tempera and gilt on wood panel
17 1/2″ x 14 1/2″
Condition: cracking to wood and paint, worm holes throughout, paint loss, bowed wood, repairs to wood
Black light: heavy varnish, heavy inpainting and restoration work throughout, concentrating in center, see photos

Realized Price: $352

Estimate: $300 - $500

Large Russian Icon of Jesus Christ Pantocrator
Probably 18th century
Tempera and gilt on wood panel
33″ x 24 1/2″
Condition: cracking to wood and paint, worm holes throughout, paint loss, bowed wood, repairs to wood
Black light: heavy inpainting and restoration throughout, concentrating in face, corners and background, see photos

Realized Price: $704

Estimate: $200 - $400

18th Century Portrait of Louis XIV
Half length bust
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
28″ x 22 1/2″
Provenance: from a Beverly Hills, California collection
Condition: relined, surface grime, wear, minor paint loss, unframed
Black light: heavy varnish, heavy inpainting throughout, see photos

Realized Price: $2,560

Estimate: $500 - $1000

A Russian Icon of “Our Lady of Joy to Those Who Suffer”
17th/18th century
Oil on wood
Rough translation of bottom inscription “This is the image of the mother of the creator of all, there is great joy for the people who mourn, she turns their grief sweet”
14″ x 11 1/2″
Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 29 February – 1 March 1980, lot 551
Condition: vertical wood cracking, paint loss throughout concentrating on Mary’s face and lower center, some inpainting focusing in the sky, pink velvet applied to verso
Black light: heavy varnish, inpainting and restoration work throughout, see photos

Realized Price: $1,920

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Asher Brown Durand (American 1796 – 1874)
Landscape with Rocks and Stream
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right A.B. Durand
24″ x 17″
Provenance: Sotheby’s Philadelphia from a private collection December 1, 2004 lot 97 est. $30,000 – $50,000, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York April 23, 1981
Condition: relined, restretched, restored, subtle surface grime, edge wear, overall good condition
Black light: heavy varnish, large inpainting/repair to middle of canvas, see photos

Realized Price: $24,320

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

David Ject-Key (Chinese/Canadian 1890 – 1968)
“Summer Day”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left D. Wu Ject-Key, and red signature stamp, titled on verso
16″ x 26″
Provenance: Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, original seller’s label on verso
Condition: subtle undulation to canvas, some paint loss upper right and thin paint throughout, overall good condition
Black light: heavy varnish, inpainting lower right and in trees, see photos

Realized Price: $3,520

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Doug Ohlson (American 1936 – 2010)
Untitled Abstract, 1970
Acrylic on canvas
Signed and dated on verso Ohlson 1970
66″ x 66″
Condition: some surface grime and staining, slight creasing to canvas, thin paint

Realized Price: $8,610

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Carroll Dunham (American b.1949)
Untitled 8/6, 8/7/90
Pencil and crayon on paper
Signed top C.Dunham
18″ x 23″
Provenance: Sonnabend Gallery, New York
Condition: overall good condition, some creases to paper

Realized Price: $6,400

Estimate: $8000 - $12000

David Dewey (American b.1946)
“Merion’s”, 1982
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right Dewey ’82
28 1/2″ x 21 1/2″
Condition: overall good condition, some undulation to paper

Realized Price: $320

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Vito Hannibal Acconci (American 1940 – 2011)
“Skating the Building”
Collage on paper with Acconci’s handwritten notes “turn the building into a support for the half-pipes and ramps onto the building into the building through the building…”
Signed Acconci Studio: Skate Park
33″ x 38 1/2″
Provenance: purchased from White Columns, New York, 2001 ($7,500)
Condition: under glass, abrasion to lower center, slightly bowed paper, appears to be taped on verso

Realized Price: $2,560

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

Robert Ellis Kushner (American b.1949)
“Fiery”, 1984
Acrylic on cotton, mixed fabric collage
Titled lower left Fiery
46 1/2″ x 44 1/2″
Provenance: Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, label on verso
Condition: overall good condition, some fraying to fabric

Realized Price: $14,760

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Robert Dash (American 1931 – 2013)
“Ochre Sky, Tall Grass”, 1981
Pastel on paper
Unsigned
26″ x 19 1/2″
Condition: tac holes in corners, taped back

Realized Price: $1,230

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Alphonse Mucha (Czech 1860 – 1939)
“La Dame Aux Camelias” circa 1896
Color lithograph
Signed in plate lower left Mucha, and marked in plate Imp. F. Champenois. Paris
80″ x 28″
Condition: some water damage, tearing, folds, minor repairs, yellowing to paper

Realized Price: $6,400

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

Salvador Dali (Spanish 1904 – 1989)
Le Bestiaire De La Fontaine Dalinisé
Velvet folio of 12 colored lithographs
Edition 170/250
Each pencil signed lower right Dali
Having certificate of Authenticity signed by editor Robert Mouret
31″ x 23″
Condition: overall good condition

Realized Price: $8,320

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

Scott Duce (American b. 1956)
“Southern Airport: Runway”, 1995
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left Duce 95
Signed, titled and dated on verso
42″ x 48″
Provenance: Phyllis Weil & Company, New York City, label on verso
Condition: overall good condition, some surface grime
Black light: inpainting concentrating on lower section

Realized Price: $738

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Zao Wou-Ki (French 1921 – 2013)
“Hortensias”, 1953
Aquatint
Edition 22/50
Signed and dated lower right Zao Wou-Ki ’53
17 3/4″ x 23 1/4″
Condition: subtle paper undulation

Realized Price: $4,480

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Souleymane Keita (B 1954)
Untitled Abstract
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left Souley Keita
23″ x 18 1/2″
Condition: yellowing and undulation to paper, good condition

Realized Price: $

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Emile Albert Gruppe (American 1896 – 1978)
“Drying the Nets”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Emile A Gruppe
25″ x 30″
Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, MA
Condition: overall good condition, recent cleaning
Black light: heavy varnish under black light

Realized Price: $9,840

Estimate: $6000 - $10000

Pair of Armand Henrion (French 1875 – 1958)
Clown in Yellow Cap and Clown in Red Cap
Oil on board
Signed lower right Arm. Henrion
Both 7″ x 5″
Provenance: The Wiley Gallery Inc.
Condition: some staining to lower left of yellow clown, overall good condition

Realized Price: $4,305

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (Danish/American 1850 – 1921)
Ship Portrait of the C.C. Chapman
Oil on board
Signed lower right and dated Antonio Jacobsen 1917
written on verso “From Chap Tammer. 145 Summit Place Kingsbridge, New York”
22″ x 35″
Condition: some edge wear, surface grime and paint loss
Black light: extensive restoration work visible under black light, heavy inpainting and many repairs to sky, sails, frame, see photos

Realized Price: $2,560

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat (French 1910 – 1992)
Landscape
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Nessi
50 1/2″ x 76″
Provenance: The Gould Estate, Sutton Place, New York
Condition: overall good condition

Realized Price: $1,920

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Hendrick Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein (Dutch 1636-1691)
Set of eight hand colored and illustrated copperplate botanical engravings from Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, originally published 1678, Amsterdam, to include
F.42 Canfchi, Fig.27 Arealu, Fig.52 Cada-pilava, F.18 Belilla, F.6 Kaida Taddi, Fig.18 Nati-Schambu, F.41 Scharigenam
Each 15″ x 19″
Provenance: Bernd Goeckler Antiques, October 2000 ($14,000), from a private collection designed by Cullman & Kravis Inc.
Condition: yellowing to paper, some creases and paper undulation, slightly faded

Realized Price: $15,360

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

Arieh (Nisselevitch) Aroch (Russian/Israeli 1908 – 1974)
Untitled Abstract, 1966
Oil pastel on paper
Signed and dated lower left A Aroch 66
11 1/2″ x 9 1/4″
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: minor creases to corners, overall good condition

Realized Price: $2,767

Estimate: $4000 - $8000