January 2024 Annual New Year's Day Auction

Robert Ellis Kushner (American b.1949)
Crane Wall Hanging, 1978
Acrylic on linen
Signed lower right Robert S Kushner
77″ x 74″
Condition: overall good condition

Realized Price: $3,690

Estimate: $6000 - $10000

George Innes (American 1825 – 1894)
“Landscape – House”, 1872
Charcoal and colored pencil on paper
Signed lower left G Inness ’72
8″ x 10″
Provenance: Bernard Danenberg Galleries Inc., New York,
Catalogue raisonne by Leroy Ireland, 1969, with copy of handwritten provenance on verso
Condition: overall good condition, some yellowing to paper

Realized Price: $1,353

Estimate: $1000 - $3000

Raphael Soyer (American 1899 – 1987)
Partially Clad Nude Portrait of a Woman Seated
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left Raphael Soyer
Original label written on verso
16″ x 12″
Condition: good overall condition, some surface grime
Black light: overall good condition under black light

Realized Price: $1,792

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Albert (Al) Hirschfeld (American 1903 – 2003)
Self Portrait Holding the Name ‘Hirschfeld’
Pen and ink on artist board
Signed in center Hirschfeld
23″ x 18 1/2″
Condition: yellowing to paper, overall good condition

Realized Price: $7,040

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Yves Brayer (French 1907 – 1990)
“Printemps en Provence”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left Yves Brayer
title on verso
21″ x 26″
Condition: slight edge wear and surface grime, overall good condition
Black light: overall good condition under black light

Realized Price: $2,880

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Alfred Maurer (American 1869 – 1932)
“The Fitting”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right A.H. Maurer
36″ x 36″
Provenance: original label on verso, Donor Dr. Robert Amstadter, original price $16,000
Condition: canvas is slightly loose, craquelure, minor stretcher marks, some surface grime
Black light: heavy varnish, inpainting to frame and some inpainting throughout, see photos

Realized Price: $10,240

Estimate: $10000 - $15000

John Francis Murphy (American 1853 – 1921)
Autumn Landscape, 1919
Oil on board
in ornate gilt frame
Signed lower right J.F. Murphy ’19
5″ x 8 1/2″
Condition: some surface grime, craquelure, edge wear, overall good condition
Black light: inpainting concentrating in sky, see photos

Realized Price: $1,476

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Gabriel Spat (American 1890 – 1967)
“La Plage de St. Malo”
Oil on panel
Signed lower left illegibly
Original label on verso
4 3/4″ x 8 1/2″
Condition: in good condition overall, under glass
Black light: heavy varnish under black light

Realized Price: $2,337

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Louis Michel Eilshemius (American 1864 – 1941)
Untitled Landscape
Oil on board
Signed and dated lower right Eilshemius 1909
10 1/2″ x 19 1/2″
Provenance: Balin Traube Gallery
Condition: slight bow to board, edge wear, scuffing and paint loss concentrating in sky
Black light: visible varnish, inpainting concentrating lower left and small spots in sky, see photos

Realized Price: $4,612

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Joseph H. Greenwood (American 1857 – 1927)
Stormy Landscape, 1909
Oil on cribbed wood panel
Signed and dated lower right J.H. Greenwood ’09
7 1/2″ x 10 3/4″
Provenance: Jeffrey Alan Gallery
Condition: craquelure, some scuffing, overall good condition
Black light: visible varnish, inpainting concentrating center right, see photos

Realized Price: $1,476

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Chauncey Foster Ryder (American 1868 – 1949)
“The Call” (American Indian on Rocky Shore Calling out to Sea)
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left Chauncey F Ryder
45″ x 57″
Provenance: William S Pardee, exhibited National Academy of Design ’85 Annual Exhibition Winter 1910, number 218, part of the Quinnipiac “Q” Club collection for many years
Condition: minor craquelure, mostly in ocean, overall good condition
Black light: overall good condition, some craquelure throughout visible under black light, see photos

Realized Price: $8,610

Estimate: $8000 - $12000

Two Early Sketches to include
A watercolor landscape sketch with horseback riders along with a pen and ink sketch of figures
17th/18th century
Unsigned
7″ x 9″, 5″ x 10″
Condition: yellowing to paper, sun fading, crinkling and undulation to paper

Realized Price: $352

Estimate: $300 - $500

Matilda Browne (American 1869 – 1947)
Autumn Cow Pasture
Oil on wood panel
Signed lower right Matilda Browne
10″ x 12″
Provenance: The Wiley Gallery, Hartford CT, label verso
Condition: subtle vertical splitting in wood, some surface grime, overall good condition
Black light: overall good condition under black light

Realized Price: $7,380

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Julian Barrow (British 1939 – 2013)
“Bond Street Flower Seller, London”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Julian Barrow
11″ x 14″
Provenance: The Gould Estate, Sutton Place, New York
W.M. Brady & Co., Inc., New York, 2001, stamp on verso
Condition: very good condition
Black light: visible varnish streaks, repairs, inpainting lower right, see photos

Realized Price: $2,560

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Two: Eloise Harriet Stannard (British 1829 – 1915)
A Still Life of Strawberries
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right E.H. Stannard, 1852
11″ x 14″
Provenance: Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington and Sotheby’s, New York, February 11, 1981, lot 109
Condition: some paint chipping and loss along borders, bowed canvas
A Still Life of Fruit, 1863
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left E.H. Stannard 1863
10″ x 13 1/2″
Provenance: Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Sotheby’s, New York, 11 February 1981, lot 110
Condition: relined canvas, vertical and horizontal lines in canvas, some craquelure throughout, paint loss, some surface grime
Black light: heavy varnish, inpainting, vertical and horizontal canvas repairs, see photos

Realized Price: $2,767

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Charles Chaplin (French 1825 – 1891)
“Dream of Love”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Ch. Chaplin
11″ x 17 1/4″
Provenance: Hammer Galleries, New York
Sotheby’s, New York, 18 June 1982, lot 194
Condition: relined canvas, subtle craquelure throughout, some paint loss in the feet and borders
Black light: heavy varnish, see photos

Realized Price: $10,240

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Thomas Sidney Cooper (British 1803-1902)
Country Landscape with Cattle at Watering Hole
Signed and dated lower left T. Sidney Cooper 1867
26″ x 46″
Condition: relined and restretched, some surface grime
Black light: inpainting to sky, see photos

Realized Price: $5,760

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Harry Herman Roseland (American 1866 – 1950)
“The Dressmaker”, 1900
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right Harry Roseland 1900
24 1/4″ x 34 1/4″
Provenance: Christie’s sale 22 September, 2015 sold for $18,750, Koch Gallery Label, Spanierman Gallery Label verso
Condition: good condition overall, relined, minor edgewear, some surface grime, heavy varnish
Black light: heavy varnish, inpainting concentrating mostly lower right, see photos

Realized Price: $10,880

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French 1841 – 1919)
“Danseuse au Tambourin”
Painted terracotta
Signed and numbered lower left Renoir 7/15
23 1/4″ x 16″
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: chipping to paint, crack lower right corner

Realized Price: $3,520

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

William Rickarby Miller (American 1818 – 1893)
Study for “Cattle Watering Beneath a Footbridge”, 1876
Oil on board
Signed and dated lower left W.R. Miller 1876
8″ x 6″
Condition: paint loss throughout, some cracks to board, slightly bowed, nail hole to top

Realized Price: $448

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (Spanish 1933 – 2006)
“Romeo e Giulietta”,1966-1967
Polished brass
Signed on bottom Berrocal 674
5 1/2″ x 8 3/4″ x 5 1/2″
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: very good condition, slight scratching to body, base having minor discoloration, slight discoloration to interlocking elements

Realized Price: $2,304

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (Spanish 1933 – 2006)
Goliath
Polished brass
Signed on bottom Berrocal 912, orangerie, multiples, cologne, Reischauer
9 1/8″ x 6 1/2″ x 5″
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: very good condition, polish residue in seams, base having minor discoloration

Realized Price: $2,560

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (French 1861 – 1929)
Main gauche du Grande Guerrier de Montauban
Bronze hand sculpture having brown patina
Inscribed with cipher (on the front), signed, numbered, and stamped with foundry mark © BY BOURDELLE No. 1 SUSSE Fondeur Paris (on the back)
Height 22 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: very good condition, slight wear to the bottom edge

Realized Price: $13,530

Estimate: $8000 - $12000

Charles Despiau (French 1874 – 1946)
“Dominique”
Bronze with brown patina
Signed and inscribed with foundry mark on back C. Despiau C VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE
Height 14 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: very good condition, base with minor chipping to edges

Realized Price: $9,600

Estimate: $8000 - $12000

David Palombo (Israeli 1920 – 1966)
Menorah
Iron having black patina
31″ x 18″ x 14 1/2″
Provenance: Estate of Dina Recanati, 944 5th Ave, New York
Condition: very good condition, slight discoloration to piece

Realized Price: $1,152

Estimate: $1500 - $3000