Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Geronimo - Apache, 1905, platinum print, 155/8 x 119/16 in. Courtesy Santa Fe Art Auction. Estimate: $120/180,000 SOLD: $120,000
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Art Auction
June 26
The Christopher Cardozo Edward S. Curtis Collection
$2 million
Santa Fe Art Auction’s recent sale from the collection of Christopher Cardozo was a major success. The two-session sale, with 316 lots by significant American photographer Edward S. Curtis, achieved more than $2 million, ultimately selling over 98 percent.
A full 20-volume set of books from Curtis’ The North American Indian made the top lot in the summer sale, demolishing its high estimate of $250,000 when it hammered at $895,000, a world record for a set of Curtis books without portfolios.
Additional highlights include Curtis’ iconic photo The Vanishing Race – Navaho that sold for $24,000, doubling its $12,000 low estimate; A Zuni Governor (Sat Sa, a Young Zuni Governor), which sold for $18,000 against an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000; as well as a platinum print of Geronimo – Apache (est. $120/180,000) that sold for $120,000.
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Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885), Bob White Quail. Oil on canvas, 17¼ x 19½ in. Courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions. Estimate: $20/30,000 SOLD: $90,000
Hingham, MA
Copley Fine Art Auctions
The Sporting Sale
July 9-10
$4.44 million
Copley Fine Art Auctions recently held its 16th annual Sporting Sale, which achieved $4.44 million in total sales. The two-day, 507-lot auction, which livestreamed on July 9 and 10, was 92 percent sold by lot and averaged over $9,500 per lot sold. “The entire Copley ethos evolves from a celebration of wildlife,” says Copley’s owner and principal Stephen B. O’Brien Jr. “New collectors have joined the ranks of the old guard, pushing many artist and carver records to new heights. Our clients’ choices in art reflect these passions.”
Highlights among paintings in the sale included an oil by Titian Ramsey Peale, Bob White Quail, which blew past its high estimate of $30,000 when it achieved $90,000. In addition, Ogden M. Pleissner’s salmon fishing watercolor, Waiting for the Rise, sold for $54,000 against an estimate of $50,000 to $80,000. Several Aiden Lassell Ripley watercolors of birds performed well—Two Woodcock sold for $45,000 (est. $20/30,000) and Grouse and Thorn Apple reached $21,600. Another top lot was Ken Carlson’s A Feint Sound, which broke past its low $30,000 estimate when it sold for $36,000.
The auction house broke several of its own artist world records during this sale, including a David A. Hagerbaumer watercolor on the first day for $10,200, topped by grouse on day two, settling the record at $13,530.
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William Trost Richards (1833-1905), Rocky Coastline, 1878. Gouache on board, 23 x 36½ in., 29½ x 43¼ (framed), signed lower right and dated 1878, in water gilt frame liner with artist name tag. Courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Estimate: $8/12,000 SOLD: $36,270
Thomaston, ME
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
July 9-11
Splendid, Part I
$2 million
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries welcomed the return of live in-house bidders, as well as 750 phone and absentee bids during its Splendid, Part I sale on July 9 through 11. The sale had more than 1,685 active online participants across 38 countries, bringing in just under $2 million.
“It was wonderful to see live bidders back in our gallery, and the sustained in-house and online enthusiasm energized our team throughout the auction. Many auction items greatly outperformed our presale expectations,” says Kaja Veilleux, Thomaston Place auctioneer and president.
The top lot in the July sale was William Trost Richards’ 1878 gouache Rocky Coastline that sold for $36,270, more than tripling its $12,000 high estimate. Other major works include Study for Church Bells Ringing on a Rainy Night, a graphite on paper by Charles E. Burchfield that shattered its $4,000 to $6,000 estimate selling for $30,000, as well as a still life oil painting by Severin Roesen that sold for $28,080.
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Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), Teel’s Landing, 1953. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 19 x 28 in., signed lower right: ‘Andrew Wyeth’. Courtesy Sotheby’s. Estimate: $80/120,000 SOLD: $100,800
New York, NY
Sotheby’s
July 9-20
An American Summer
$789,202
Sotheby’s July auction of historic American art included major names like Wolf Kahn, N.C. Wyeth, Guy Carleton Wiggins, William Glackens, Fern Isabel Coppedge and many others. A 1953 watercolor and gouache by Andrew Wyeth titled Teel’s Landing sold for $100,800 against a presale estimate of $80,000 to $120,000, while Maurice Brazil Prendergast’s watercolor and pencil April Showers, painted at the end of the 19th century, broke its low estimate of $80,000 when it sold for $88,200. In total, the summer sale of American art achieved $789,202.—
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