PLEASE NOTE: THE SALE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 1PM.
Collect: American Art is led by a single-owner section featuring Illustration Art from a private California collection. Among the works are two representative fishing scenes by Frank Hoffman and Oliver Kemp as well as a selection of paintings by Bruce Kurland, a still-life artist not often represented at auction but who benefits from a strong following among private American collectors. The rest of the sale will include affordable examples of Pennsylvania Impressionists through works by Walter Baum and Antonio Martino, as well as 19th century American landscapes and figurative work (Robert L. Newman and Edmund Darch Lewis). Finally, a nice selection of works by local artists Hobson Pittman, Robert Kulicke and Christopher Willett will also be available.
Lot 1
Frank B. Hoffman (American, 1888-1958) Trout Fisherman
Sold for $18,900
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 2
Oliver Kemp (American, 1887-1934) Untitled (Fishing)
Sold for $12,600
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 3
Frank Earle Schoonover (American, 1877-1972) Two Trouts
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 5
Charles Harold Davis (American, 1856-1933) Moonrise at Twilight
Sold for $4,725
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 6
Frank Vincent Dumond (American, 1865-1951) North River
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 7
Sydney Mortimer Laurence (American, 1865-1940) Untitled (Shallow Reflections)
Sold for $13,860
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 8
Bruce Kurland (American, 1938-2013) Magnolias and Damsel Fly Nymphs
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 9
Bruce Kurland (American, 1938-2013) Cakes and Angels
Sold for $8,190
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 10
Bruce Kurland (American, 1938-2013) Arrangement with Magnolias
Sold for $12,600
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 11
Bruce Kurland (American, 1938-2013) Still Life - Snipe
Sold for $21,420
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 12
Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910) West Point - Hudson River
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 14
Mary Russell Smith (American, 1842-1878) Drinking From the Old Canteen
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 15
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923) Cart in a Farmyard
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 16
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923) Girl With a Distaff
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 17
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923) Ruins at Porto d'Anzio
Sold for $2,016
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 18
Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss (American, 1813-1896) Gubbio, Perugia
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 19
Robert Loftin Newman (American, 1827-1912) The Wandering Mind
Sold for $3,528
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 20
Robert Loftin Newman (American, 1827-1912) Sappho
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 21
After Hovsep Pushman (American, 1877-1966) The Moor Musician
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 22
Samuel Colman (American, 1832-1920) View of a Town
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 23
Samuel Colman (American, 1832-1920) Capri at Sunset
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 24
After Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909) Bronco Buster
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 25
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946) John Brown
Sold for $5,355
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 26
Frederick Carl Frieseke (American, 1874-1939) Lady Sewing
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 28
Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971) Standing Female Nude
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 31
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Still Life with Poppies
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 32
Hobson Pittman (American, 1900-1972) Roses in an Ironstone Pitcher
Sold for $945
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 34
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Holcomb's Mill
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 35
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Forest Entrance
Sold for $2,268
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 37
Robert Kulicke (American, 1924-2007) Sunset at New Paltz
Sold for $1,764
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 38
Mary Smith Perkins Taylor (American, 1875-1931) Delaware River Scene
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 39
Vira B. McIlrath Scheibner (American, 1889-1956) Toll Gate
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 40
Joseph Barrett (American, B. 1936) Near the Delaware
Sold for $5,355
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 41
Aldro Thompson Hibbard (American, 1886-1972) Snow Scene
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 42
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884–1956) Point Pleasant
Sold for $10,080
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 43
John Wells James (American, 1873-1951) Bridge Over Canal at New Hope
Sold for $5,040
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 44
Harry Leith-Ross (American, 1886-1973) Regina Picking Flowers
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 45
Susan Gertrude Schell (American, 1891-1970) Covered Bridge in Fall Landscape
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 46
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884-1956) Portrait of a Seated Teenage Girl in Red
Sold for $1,764
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 47
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884-1956) Extensive Delaware River Valley
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 48
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) Washington Arch
Sold for $1,197
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 49
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) Balloon Lady, Washington Square
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 50
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) Trinity Church
Sold for $2,016
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 51
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) New York Stock Exchange
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 52
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) Spring Valley Mill Barn
Sold for $1,323
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 53
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) On the Corner of River Road
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 54
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) Early Morning
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 55
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) The Plaza
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 56
Christopher Willett (American, B. 1959) Washington Square
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 57
Thure Thulstrup (American, 1848-1930) Boardroom Meeting
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 58
Ludolf Liberts (American/Latvian, 1895-1959) Boulevard Haussmann at Night, Paris
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 59
Philip Jamison (American, 1925-2021) Philadelphia in Winter; together with a companion
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 60
Charles Hargens (American, 1893-1997) Serving the Turkey (Christmas)
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 61
Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917-2009) and Jamie Wyeth (American, 1946) Four Christmas Cards
Sold for $10,710
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 62
James Carroll Beckwith (American, 1852-1917) Royal Rose
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 65
Alan Foster (American, 1892-1969) Now - Let's See
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 67
Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937) Storm Scene at the Farm
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 69
Seymour Remenick (American, 1923-1999) Philadelphia Rooftops
Sold for $1,512
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 70
Charles Warren Eaton (American, 1857-1937) Landscape
Sold for $2,016
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 71
Frederick J. Mulhaupt (American, 1871-1938) Waterfall Creek
Sold for $5,040
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 72
Frederick J. Mulhaupt (American, 1871-1938) Tranquil Stream
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 73
Franklin Dullin Briscoe (American, 1844-1903) Perils of the Sea
Sold for $3,528
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 74
Franklin Dullin Briscoe (American, 1844-1903) Waves Crashing on the Rocks
Sold for $945
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 76
Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852-1911) Capri Coast
Sold for $5,040
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 78
Henry Bayley Snell (American, 1858-1943) Children Playing in Rock Pools
Sold for $882
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 79
Richard Hayley Lever (American, 1876-1958) Boats by the West Pier, St. Ives
Sold for $21,420
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 81
Lee Lash (American, 1864-1935) Atlantic City Inlet
Sold for $2,394
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 84
Philip Jamison (American, 1925-2021) Maine Coast Scene
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 85
Philip Jamison (American, 1925-2021) House in Winter; together with a companion
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 86
Philip Jamison (American, 1925-2021) Woodland Bouquet; together with a companion
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 89
Antonio Pietro Martino (American, 1902-1989) Regatta Day
Sold for $9,450
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 90
Antonio Pietro Martino (American, 1902-1989) Hidden Cove - Point Lobos
Sold for $1,512
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 91
Harry van der Weyden (American, 1868-1952) Billowing Clouds
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 94
William Francis Taylor (American/Canadian, 1883-1970) Canal with Barge
Sold for $4,725
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 95
Ernest Albert (American, 1857-1946) Mill by the River
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 96
Mary DeNeale Morgan (American, 1868-1948) To Day's [sic]
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000