Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880), Lago di Nemi. Oil on canvas, 13½ x 20½ in., signed and dated lower right: ‘S R Gifford/185…’. Courtesy Skinner Inc. Estimate: $200/300,000

Boston, MA
Skinner Inc.
January 23-24
American & European Works of Art
Skinner Inc. will hold its American & European Works of Art sale at the start of the new year. The two-day sale begins January 23 with session I offering prints, photographs and multiples, while session II on January 24 brings paintings and sculpture. Amongst its diversity of offerings, which include more contemporary works, session II is where collectors will find primarily historic American fine art, with works from artists like Sanford Robinson Gifford, Fitz Henry Lane, Charles Burchfield, Theodore Butler and Alexander Pope Jr. hitting the auction block. Ansel Adams (1902-1984), Clearing Winter Storm. Gelatin silver print, 15¾ x 19¼ in., signed lower right in pencil on the mount, identified in a stamp on verso. Courtesy Skinner Inc. Estimate: $30/50,000

Featuring strong American works, a highlight in the sale is Gifford’s Lago di Nemi, estimated at $200,000 to $300,000. This atmospheric oil painting was a study for Gifford’s major Italian landscape, Lake Nemi, in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art. Another fascinating and unusual American work is Blue Ribbon Winners in the Lawson Kennels (est. $15/25,000) by Pope. The painting was commissioned by Thomas W. Lawson, a wildly successful Boston businessman who made a fortune selling copper, earning him the moniker “The Copper King.” 

The sale will take place at the auction house’s Boston gallery.

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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Nez Perce Man. Silver print (in brown tones) on board. 163/8 x 10 in. Courtesy Brian Lebel’s Old West Events. Estimate: $6/9,000

Mesa, AZ
Brian Lebel’s Old West Events
January 24-27
30th Annual Mesa Old West Show & Auction
The powerhouse Western art show and auction celebrates its 30th year from January 24 to 27 in Mesa, Arizona. The auction, held at the Phoenix Marriott Mesa, features an array of Western art and artifacts coming from some of the most esteemed historic American artists, such as Maynard Dixon, Charles M. Russell, Edward Borein, Edward S. Curtis, Olaf Wieghorst, George Phippen and others. Highlights in the upcoming sale include Curtis’ Nez Perce Man, a silver print on board estimated at $6,000 to $9,000; several oil paintings by Wieghorst, including Pintos (est. $15/20,000) and Reflections (est. $10/15,000); as well as a watercolor by Edward S. Paxson, Cheyenne Brave, which has a presale estimate of $10,000 to $14,000.Edgar S. Paxson (1852-1919), Cheyenne Brave. Watercolor, 20 x 15 in. Courtesy Brian Lebel’s Old West Events. Estimate: $10/14,000

The Mesa Old West Auction begins Saturday, January 25, at 5 p.m. The night before, at 6 p.m., is a special single-owner sale of the Cordy Rich Collection of Fine Antique American Firearms. 

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Bob Thompson (1937-1966), Riders on Horseback, 1959. Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in., signed on verso: ‘Bob Thomp./59’. Courtesy Brunk Auctions. Estimate: $40/60,000

Asheville, NC
Brunk Auctions
February 6-8
Premier & Emporium Auctions
From February 6 to 8, Brunk Auctions based in Asheville, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; and Richmond, Virginia, will hold its next Premier & Emporium Auctions at its Asheville location. The sale, which spans three days, features a number of paintings and other two-dimensional works of historic American art. Top lots in the upcoming auction are a 1959 oil on canvas by Bob Thompson, which has a presale estimate of $40,000 to $60,000, as well as an untitled abstract watercolor from around 1945 by Richard Pousette-Dart, estimated to sell between $8,000 and $12,000. —Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-1992), Untitled, abstraction, ca. 1945. Watercolor and pen and ink on paper, 6½ x 3¾ in., signed verso at bottom: ‘64 R Pousette-Dart’. Estimate: $8/12,000

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