Auction House Directory 2023

Bonhams
580 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
t: (212) 644-9001
www.bonhams.com

Bonhams is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers of fine art, antiques and jewelry and holds over 400 specialist sales a year in 60 different categories at their flagship salerooms in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, among them eight live sales annually dedicated to American art. These auctions feature top examples of American, Californian and Western art, including works of Colonial portraiture, Hudson River School, 19th-century genre scenes, American impressionism, the Ashcan School, American modernism, social realism, regionalism and precisionism, among many others.

Milton Avery (1885-1965), Robed Nude, 1960. Oil on canvas, 68⅛ x 58⅛ in., signed and dated lower right: ‘Milton Avery 1960’. © 2021 The Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Sold at the American art sale, November 18, 2021. Estimate: $1/1.5 million SOLD: $1,110,313

Brian Lebel’s Old West Events
1041 Westend Drive, Suite 107
Greensboro, GA 30642
t: (480) 779-9378
www.oldwestevents.com

Brian Lebel’s Old West Shows and Old West Auctions are held every January in Mesa, Arizona, and every June in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Each event consists of a weekend vendor sale with hundreds of dealers and live Saturday night auction. Both the shows and auctions feature the best authentic Western art, antiques and artifacts available for public sale. Frequent historic artists represented include Maynard Dixon, Charles M. Russell, Olaf Wieghorst, Nick Eggenhofer, Joe Beeler, Edward Curtis, Eanger Irving Couse and many others. Old West Auctions is widely known for the 2011 sale of the only authenticated photograph of Billy the Kid for $2.3 million.

Edgar S. Paxson (1852-1919), Untiled: Native Portrait. Watercolor and gouache, 9½ x 7½ in. Brian Lebel’s Mesa Old West Show & Auction, January 20-23. Estimate: $7/9,000

Brunk Auctions
117 Tunnel Road
Asheville, NC 28805
t: (828) 254-6846
www.brunkauctions.com

Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held every six to eight weeks in their 26,000-foot multimedia auction gallery in North Carolina salesroom but are attended virtually by bidders from around the world. They sell fine and decorative art and antiques that include paintings, sculptures, jewelry, furniture, silver, coins, clocks and other desirables to the highest bidder.

Frederic Church (1826-1900), Sketch at Chimborazo, signed lower right “F. Church 185(?)”, oil on paper mounted on panel, 11 x 17 in.; fine period carved gilt wood and composition frame, 18 x 24 in. Sold in the Premier Auction, September 17, 2022. Estimate: $150/250,000 SOLD: $319,800

Christie’s
20 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
t: (212) 636-2000
www.christies.com

With a physical presence in 46 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, Christie’s auctions span more than 80 art and luxury categories, at price points ranging from $200 to over $100 million. Christie’s has achieved the world record price for several artworks at auction (Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, 2017), for a 20th-century artwork (Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, 2022) and for a work by a living artist (Jeff Koons’ Rabbit, 2019). The Christie’s American art department offers the finest paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the 19th- through early-20th centuries, including works of the Hudson River School, American impressionism, the American West, illustration and modernism.

Thomas Moran (1837-1926), Grand Canyon, Colorado River, 1915. Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. Sold during the American art sale, May 17, 2022. Estimate: $700/1,000,000 SOLD: $2,340,000

Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
11944 North Tracey Road
Hayden, ID 83835
t: (208) 772-9009
www.cdaartauction.com

For over 35 years the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction has specialized in the finest classical Western and American art representing past masters and outstanding contemporary artists. The auction principals have over 100 years of combined experience in selling fine art and have netted their clients over $325 million in the last 15 years alone. Coeur d’Alene Art Auction is particularly associated with artwork by Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington, Thomas Moran, Maynard Dixon, Howard Terpning and other fine Western Artists. Their 2023 auction is scheduled for July 15 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.

William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936), Treed, ca. 1915. Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. Sold at the 2022 Auction. SOLD: $1,434,000

Copley Fine Art
65 Sharp Street
Hingham, MA 02043
t: (617) 536-0030
www.copleyart.com

Copley Fine Art Auctions is a leader in the fields of 19th- and 20th-century American, sporting and wildlife art. Founded in 2005, they offer quality items in a simple, down-to-earth fashion that befits the sporting art tradition. The firm specializes in paintings, works on paper, bronzes, decoys, folk art, fish carvings and Americana. Their sell-through rates are routinely above 90 percent, amongst the highest in the industry, and they regularly set world record prices at auction.

Some of Copley’s top results include Ogden M. Pleissner’s The Rapids, which sold for $345,000; Edmund Osthaus’s Pointer with Quail, which sold for $230,500, and Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius’s Humpback Grizzly which sold for $460,000.

Percival Rosseau (1859-1937), Pair of Aces. Oil on canvas, 12½ x 19½ in. The Copley Winter Sale, February 24-25.

Cottone Auctions
120 Court Street
Geneseo, NY 14454
t: (585) 243-1000
www.cottoneauctions.com

With locations in Upstate New York, Cottone Auctions specializes in fine jewelry, Asian art, modern design, American and European paintings, decorative items, Americana, Native American, Oriental rugs and more. Founded in 1985, the firm strives to provide welcoming personal service with outstanding final results. With average sales ranging from $1 million to $2.5 million, the firm deals with individual collections, museums and institutions around the world. Cottone is currently featuring works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Wendell Castle, Alexander Calder and Emile Gruppe.

Emile A. Gruppe (1896-1978), King Street, Rockport. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in., signed lower right: ‘Emile A. Gruppe’. Sold during the Art & Antiques sale, November 2, 2022. Estimate: $4/6,000 SOLD: $5,700

David Dike Fine Art
4887 Alpha Road, Suite 210
Farmers Branch, TX 75254
t: (214) 720-4044
www.daviddike.com

David Dike Fine Art is excited to announce the gallery’s new location. The gallery was established in 1986 in the Arts District of Uptown Dallas and has moved to a space in Alpha Plaza near Alpha and Inwood Road. The gallery specializes in late 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings with an emphasis on the Texas regionalists, Texas landscape and mid-century modern painters. The gallery provides a compilation of traditional and distinctive works for both the new and mature collector.

Everett Spruce (1908-2002), Prairie Night - Eclipse of the Moon, 1970. Oil and crayon on canvas, 35½ x 40 in., signed lower left: ‘Spruce’. Sold during the Texas Art Auction, October 30, 2021. Estimate: $40/60,000 SOLD: $120,000

Eldred’s
1483 Route 6A
East Dennis, MA 02641
t: (508) 385-3116
www.eldreds.com

Eldred’s had been a New England tradition since its founding 76 years ago, family-owned and operated from the same location in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and with a satellite gallery in Mystic, Connecticut. Eldred’s, renowned for its specialization in marine art, conducts more than 20 auctions per year encompassing American, European, Asian and sporting art, antiques and collectibles, and holds auction records across a wide range of collecting areas. While Eldred’s positions itself at the forefront of advancements in the auction world, the firm remains committed to offering the same level of personalized, friendly, and expert service they have provided since opening their doors in 1947.

John Stobart (b. 1929), Packet Great Western Approaching New York, 1968. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in. Part of the Winter Marine Sale. Estimate: $20/30,000

Freeman’s Auctions
2400 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
t: (215) 563-9275
www.freemansauction.com

As America’s oldest auction house and one of the country’s first family-owned businesses, Freeman’s has been an active part of the auction world and art market for 216 years. The only house outside of New York with auctions devoted solely to American art, Freeman’s sales feature some of the most recognizable names in the field, including three generations of the Wyeth family, Norman Rockwell, Cecilia Beaux, Thomas Eakins and notable Philadelphia names such as William Glackens, Arthur B. Carles, Jessie Willcox Smith and the Peale family. Between December 2020 and June 2021, their American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists results set new house records, with over $10 million realized in fewer than 200 lots.

Willard Leroy Metcalf (1858-1925), Garden of Dreams (1908), oil on canvas, 24 x 23 in. Sold during the American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists sale, June 5, 2022. Estimate: $150/$250,000 SOLD: $163,800

Grogan & Company
20 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114
t: (617) 720-2020
www.groganco.com

Located in Boston’s historic Beacon Hill neighborhood, Grogan & Company is a high-end, full-service boutique fine art and jewelry auction house. The firm routinely achieves top prices at auction for across all collecting categories of American artwork, including, most recently, $200,000 for Gaston Lachaise’s iconic bronze Equestrienne, a record price at auction for the form. The Grogan & Company team’s commitment to providing personalized attention for consigners and buyers, and welcome all potential clients whether it pertains to a single object or an entire collection.

Marsden Hartley, Wild White Rose, 1936. Oil on board, 16 x 12 in. Sold during the Fine Art Auction, May 2022. SOLD: $343,750

Heritage Auctions
2801 W. Airport Freeway
Dallas, TX 75261
t: (214) 528-3500
www.ha.com

Headquartered in Dallas with a dozen offices across the U.S., Asia and Europe, Heritage Auctions is the largest auction house founded in America and the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer. Through 40 categories—from Americana to rare coins to fine art, Heritage sees annual sales of more than $800 million. With the addition of its Modern & Contemporary Art department in 2013, Heritage has since become a premier destination to buy and sell paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, multiples and street art. Historic sales include Wayne Thiebaud’s Blueberry Custard (1961) for $3.2 million, Norman Rockwell’s Study for Tough Call (1948) for $1.6 million and David Hammons’s Feed Folks (1974) for $1.2 million.

Thomas Moran (1837-1926), Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, 1906. Oil on canvas, 14 x 20¼ in. Sold during the American Art Auction, November 2022. Estimate: $70/100,000 SOLD: $109,376

Hindman
1338 W. Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 280-1212
www.hindmansauction.com

Hindman is a leading fine art auction house connecting cities nationwide to the global art market. With offices and salerooms throughout the country, the auction house conducts over 140 auctions annually. Hindman’s American art auctions feature paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and more from the 16th through 20th centuries, with an emphasis on the impressionists, regionalists, surrealists and early modernists. Works by some of the most important artists of the last 200 years, including Charles Burchfield, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Grant Wood, Andrew Wyeth and N.C. Wyeth are often offered in these sales.

N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), When Drake Saw for the First Time the Waters of the South Sea,1906. Sold during the American and European Art Auction, December 2021. SOLD: $275,000

Jackson Hole Art Auction
130 E. Broadway
Jackson, Wyoming 83001
t: (866) 549-9278
www.jacksonholeartauction.com

For over 15 years the Jackson Hole Art Auction has been recognized as one of the premier art events in the country, defined by the high standard of works offered in a variety of genres including wildlife, sporting, figurative, landscape and Western art by both renowned past masters and contemporary artists. A signature event of Jackson Hole’s annual Fall Arts Festival every September, the auction attracts collectors from across the country as well as abroad. Jackson Hole Art Auction is also pleased to present their annual February Online Auction, this year taking place February 17 to 18.

Howard Terpning (b. 1927), The Cavalry Scarf, 1984. Oil on canvas, 28 x 20 in. Sold during the Jackson Hole Art Auction, September 2022.

John Moran Auctioneers, Inc

145 E. Walnut Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016
t: (626) 793-1833
www.johnmoran.com

John Moran Auctioneers brings together buyers and sellers of decorative and fine art, jewelry and fine furnishings taking a customizable, boutique approach towards consignment, estate liquidation and valuation services. Since their founding more than 50 years ago, the firm has grown into a trusted, full-service auction house with an international reach. John Moran regularly sets world auction records and are always expanding their offerings of new and exciting specialty auctions, single-consignor legacy sales and other specialized services.

Ernie Barnes (1938-2009), The Linemen, 1968. Oil on canvas, 19¾ x 23¾ in. Sold during the Summer Modern & Contemporary Art auction, August 2022. Estimate: $40/60,000 SOLD: $237,500

Leland Little
620 Cornerstone Court
Hillsborough, NC 27278
t: (919) 644-1243
www.lelandlittle.com

Leland Little specializes in the sale of fine high-end collectible objects. Their mission is to provide collectors, estates and institutions with outstanding world-class auction services. The strength of Leland Little is a team of experienced professionals dedicated to their fields that vary from fine jewelry to information technology. Their new gallery and exhibition space in Hillsborough, North Carolina, is elegantly designed with glass walls, high ceilings and sophisticated spaces where collectors can meaningfully engage with department specialists and their carefully curated offerings, whether in person or online.

Angelica Kauffman, R.A. (1741-1807), Portrait of Mary Pocklington of Winthorpe Hall. Oil on canvas, 43 x 35 in. Sold during the Signature Summer Auction, June 2022. Estimate $60/90,000 SOLD” $70,000

Santa Fe Art Auction
932 Railfan Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
t: (505) 954.5858
www.santafeartauction.com

Entering its 30th year, the Santa Fe Art Auction presents monthly in-person or online sales across all categories, including classic and contemporary Western art, Native American art, tribal art, 20th-century art and design, photography, prints and multiples, jewelry and Spanish Colonial material. Their Signature Sales are carefully curated selections of artworks by the Taos Society of Artists, Santa Fe Art Colony, Los Cinco Pintores as well as historic and contemporary Western art. Located in Santa Fe’s burgeoning Baca Railyard District, sales are often complemented by an array of educational programming, including lectures, panel discussions, artist talks and films.

Every one of Santa Fe Art Auction’s signature sales is displayed exhibition-style and the public is invited to preview the lots in person as well as online.

Sarasota Estate Auctions
522 S. Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
t: (941) 359-8700
www.sarasotaestateauction.com

Estate Auction has been buying and selling antiques, fine art, jewelry, and oriental rugs for over 30 years in Sarasota, Florida. Hosting auctions approximately every eight weeks, the firm leads the state in live online global sales of fine art and antiques. Whether one piece or an entire estate, their staff of professionals can either purchase outright or sell via auction. Among many record-setting sales, was for an 8-by-10-inch oil painting by Albert York (1928-2009) that sold with buyer’s premium for $110,250.

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Portrait of Elisabeth Mills Reid, 1910. Charcoal on paper, 9¾ x 17¼ in., signed and dated ‘1910’.

Scottsdale Art Auction
7176 Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
t: (480) 945-0225
www.scottsdaleartauction.com

Based in the very heart of the West, the Scottsdale Art Auction is one of the leading dealers in Western art’s many genres. The annual April sale includes historic and contemporary art and routinely offers approximately 300 lots from private and public collections, featuring artists from the Hudson River School and Taos Society of Artists to the Cowboy Artists of America. Scottsdale Art Auction presently holds 240 artist world records including records for important artists such as Howard Terpning, Charles Schreyvogel, William Gollings, Martin Grelle, Melvin Warren, Bert Geer Phillips, John Coleman, Kyle Polzin, Logan Maxwell Hagege, Mark Maggiori and many others. The 2022 auction realized nearly $15 million with 99 percent of all lots sold.

Eanger Irving Couse (1866-1936). Oil, 50 x 59 in. For sale at the Scottsdale Art Auction, April 14-15, 2023. Estimate: $400/600,000

Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers
49 Research Drive
Milford, CT 06460
t: (203) 877-1711
www.shannons.com

Established in 1997, Shannon’s specializes in American art, European art, modern art, contemporary art, fine prints, sculpture, Impressionism and more. Shannon’s attributes maintaining its 85 percent sell through rate to creating a targeted marketing plan for each piece of art they sell. Each year, Shannon’s hosts two cataloged fine art auctions in the spring and fall featuring approximately 200 lots of paintings, drawings, fine prints and sculpture from the 19th century to today. Shannon’s also hosts online auctions of Fine Art in January and June each year.

Lynne Mapp Drexler (1928-1999), Untitled (1963). Oil on canvas, 33½ x 29 in. Sold during the Contemporary Art And Pennsylvania Impressionism auction. SOLD: $450,000

Sotheby’s
1334 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
t: (212) 606-7000
www.sothebys.com

With 80 locations in 40 countries, Sotheby’s is one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewelry and collectibles. Sotheby’s prizes itself for recent initiatives to contextualize American works within the larger art historical cannon. Works of American art offered in this context outperformed their low estimates by an average of 41 percent. Sotheby’s will debut a new sale series in conjunction with Americana Week in January 2023 dedicated to 19th-century American and Western art. Art of the Americas will present a tightly curated selection of paintings, drawings and sculpture by artists from Gilbert Stuart and Winslow Homer to Albert Bierstadt and Frederic Remington.

William McCloskey (1859-1941), Still Life with Wrapped Lemons, ca. 1895. Oil on canvas, 10 x 17 in. Sold during the American Scene including Important Photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation sale, May 2022. Estimate: $70/100,000 SOLD: $138,600

Soulis Auctions
529 W. Lone Jack Lees Summit Road
Lone Jack, MO 64070
t: (816) 697-3830
www.soulisauctions.com

In their 26th year of business, Soulis Auctions continues to build on their reputation as a regional powerhouse serving Midwest museums, collectors and artists’ estates. Their specialty is in important works that turn up in the region which has grown to include commissions from sellers around the U.S. who appreciate the ease of communication and the accountability that comes with solid, mid-level houses, as well as the strong results that auctioneers with a great reputation, low premiums and extended services like in-house shipping provide.

Birger Sandzén (1871-1954), Lake at Moonrise, Colorado, 1925. Oil on artist’s board, 14 x 16. inches. Sold during the Spring Art Auction, 2022. SOLD: $154,000

Swann Auction Galleries
104 E. 25th Street #6
New York, NY 10010
t: (212) 254-4710
www.swanngalleries.com

Swann Galleries is the largest auctioneer of works on paper in the world, and New York’s oldest specialty auction house. Swann conducts approximately 40 sales a year, with departments devoted to books, autographs, maps and atlases, photographs and photobooks, prints and drawings, vintage posters, African American art, modern and Post-War art and illustration art. The American art department specializes a wide range of schools and genres from the 19th century through modernism. Top lots include The Beach, Isle Adam by William Glackens, which sold for $581,000 in June 2017. The department offers original works by such artists as Charles Burchfield, Elsie Driggs, Walt Kuhn, John La Farge, Joseph Stella, Abraham Walkowitz, Guy C. Wiggins and Marguerite Zorach.

Norman Lewis (1909-1979), Untitled (Abstraction in Orange), 1967. Oil on canvas, 57½ x 38 in. Sold during the African American Art sale, October 2022. Estimate: $400/600,000 SOLD: 437,000

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
51 Atlantic Highway
Thomaston, ME 04861
t: (207) 354-8141
www.thomastonauction.com

Maine’s rich seafaring and artistic history has created hidden accumulations of important art and decorative treasures throughout the state, and Thomaston Place Auction Galleries has been perfectly situated to find and present many of these items to the world marketplace. In their August 2022 auction, a watercolor by Andrew Wyeth fetched an astounding $162,000 and a beautiful mid-19th-century oil on canvas painting by African-American artist Robert Scott Duncanson (1821-1872) brought $138,000. In 2023, they will conduct four major three-day cataloged auctions in February, July, August and November. They will also hold frequent online-only sales.

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), The Pantry, 1969. Watercolor, 30 x 22 in. Sold during August Splendor, 2022. Estimate: $100/125,000 SOLD: $162,000

Waddington’s Auctioneers
275 King Street E., 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M5A 1K2, Canada
t: (877) 504-5700
www.waddingtons.ca

Canada’s auction house since 1850, Waddington’s offers the very best across a wide range of categories, including Canadian, Asian, international, First Nations, Inuit and Métis art, decorative arts and design, fine jewelry, and fine wine and spirits. Featuring some 100 auctions throughout the year, collectors can bid on the firm’s enhanced digital platform anytime, from anywhere. With a broad global network, their team of experienced specialists looks forward to assisting clients with anything they want to sell, buy or have appraised. Visit waddingtons.ca to learn more about upcoming auctions and events.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Mick Jagger (From the “Mick Jagger” Portfolio), 1975. Screenprint in colors on Arches Aquarelle paper sheet, 43½ x 29 in. Sold in the Prints & Multiples Online Auction, November 2022. Estimate: $50/70,000 SOLD: $135,000