Lot 91 is a very
dramatic and beautiful "Rocky Mountain Waterfall" by Albert Bierstadt
(1830-1902). An oil on canvas in an unusual tall vertical
composition,it measures 60 by 38 nches andwas painted in 1898.
It was formerly in the Philip Anshutz Collection and was the
frontispiece of Gordon Henricks' 1972 book and Knoedler exhibition
catalogue on the artist.
Detail
of Lot 91
It has a modest
estimate of $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. It sold for $1,325,000.
Lot 48,
"Sunset over New York Bay," by Sanford Robinson Gifford, oil on canvas,
11 1/2 by 20 inches, 1873
Lot 48 is a
gorgeous "Sunset over New York Bay," by Sanford Robinson Gifford
(1823-1880). An oil on canvas, it measures 11 1/2 by 20
inches and was painted in 1873. It is a study for a larger
version that is at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York.
It has a very modest estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. It sold for $317,000.
Lot 49,
"Sunday Morning in th Camp of the Seventh Regiment near Washington,
D.C., in May 1861," by Sanford Robinson Gifford, oilon canvas, 16 1/2
by 30 inhces
Lot 49 is a
larger Gifford oil on canvas of a prayer meeting at the Camp of the
Seventh Regiment in Washington, D.C. in May 1861. It measures
16 1/2 by 30 inches and is from the American Art collection of the
Union League Club of New York. It hung in the Oval Office of
the White House from 1976 to 1989 and has been very widely published
and was recently included in "The Civil War and American Art
Exhibitiion." It has an ambitious estimate of $3,000,000 to
$5,000,000. It
failed to sell.
Lot 161,
"Apple Blossoms," by George Inness, oil on canvas, 22 b y 36 inches,1883
Lot 161 is a
lovely landscape by George Inness (1825-1894) entitled "Apple
Blossoms." An oil on canvas, it measures 22 by 36
inches and was painted in 1883. It was once in the Warner
Collection of Gulf Coast Paper Corporation. It has an
estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It
sold for $112,500.
Lot 61, "View
of Staten Island," by Jasper Francis Cropsey, oil on canvas, 12 by 20
inches,1898
Lot 61 is a
lovely landscape by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900). It is
entitled "View of Staten Island." An oil on canvas, it measures 12 by
20 inches and was painted in 1898. It has an estimate of
$100,000 to $150,000. It
sold for $106,250.
Lot 45,
"Study for 'Jerusalem,'" by Frederic Edwin Church, oil on canvas, 10
1/4 by 16 inches, circa 1870
Lot 45 is a
study for "Jerusalem From the Mount of Olives" by Frederic Edwin Church
(1826-1900) that is at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in
Kansas City, Missouri. That painting measurs 54 1/4 by 82 3/8
inches. This oil study measures 10 1/4 by 16 inches and was
painted circa 1870. It was formerly in the collections of
Jonathan Sturgis and William Henry Osborn, both of New York.
It has an estimate of $300,000 to $500,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
46, "What Have I Forgot?" by William Sidney Mount, oil on canvas laid
down on board, 8 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches
Lot 46 is a very
fine small oil on canvas laid down on board by William Sidney Mount
(1807-1868). It is entitled "What Have I Forgot?"
It measures 8 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches. It has been
widely exhibited and published. It has a modest estimate of
$40,000 to $60,000. It
sold for $52,500.
Detail of Lot
159, "Ulysses and the Sirens," by Thomas Moran, oil on canvas, 28 by 40
inches, 1900
Lot 159,
"Ulysses and the Sirens," by Thomas Moran (1837-1926) is an oil on
canvas that measures 28 by 40 inches. It was painted in 1900.
It was once in the Warner Collection of American Art.
It has an estimate of $80,000 to $120,000. It sold for $125,000.
Lot 167, "A
Great Feast," by Joseph Decker, oil on canvas, 10 by 20 inches,circa
1888-9
Lot 167, "A
Great Feast," by Joseph Decker (1853-1924) is an oil on canvas that
measures 10 by 20 inches and was painted circa 1888-9. It
depicts the artist's pet squirrel, Bonnie, who appears in six of his
paintings. It has an estimate of $150,000 to $250,000.
It failed to
sell.
Lot 154, "The
Harlem River," by Ernest Lawson, oil on canvas, 25 by 30 inches
Lot 154 is an
excellent cityscape by Ernest Lawson (1873-1939). Entitled
"The Harlem River," it is an oil on canvas that measures 25 by 30
inches. It has a estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It sold for $87,500.
Lot
105, "The Valley - Tohickon," by Daniel Garber, oil on canvas, 50 1/2
by 60 inches, 1914
Lot 105 is a
superb landscape by Daniel Garber (1880-1858) entitled "The Valley -
Tohickon." An oil on canvas, it measures 50 1/2 by 60 inches
and was painted in 1914. It has been widely exhibited and
published. It has an estimate of $500,000 to $700,000. It sold for $605,000.
Lot 129, "The
Thing To Do With Life is Live It!" by Norman Rockwell, oil on canvas,
25 by 84 inches, 1956
Lot 129,"The
Thing to Do With Lifeis Live It!" by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) is on
oil on canvas that measures 25 by 84 inches. It was painted in 1956.
It was originally published in Life magazine.
It has an estimate of $800,000 to $1,200,000. It sold for $1,650,000.
