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Joe De Yong (1894-1975), Indians on Horseback, 1937. Watercolor on paperboard, 15 x 20 in. Courtesy John Moran Auctioneers. Estimate: $3/5,000Monrovia, CA
John Moran Auctioneers

March 12
Art of the American West
John Moran Auctioneers’ upcoming Art of the American West auction presents collectors with a selection of top quality Western artwork, featuring esteemed historic artists like Edgar Payne, Joe De Yong and Ken Payne, whose works serve as gateways to the intriguing allure and magnificence of the Wild West. Collectors of historic works should be on the lookout for De Yong’s 1937 watercolor Indians on Horseback, which has a presale estimate of $3,000 to $5,000, among many other significant works.

Pauline Lennards Palmer (1867-1938), Village scene, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Oil on canvas, 20¼ x 24 in. (framed), signed lower right: ‘Pauline Palmer’. Courtesy Eldred’s. Estimate: $3/5,000East Dennis, MA
Eldred’s

March 13
Women in the Arts
This March, Eldred’s holds its third annual Women in the Arts sale showcasing 19th- and 20th-century women artists often overlooked and underrepresented in the art world. The 2024 sale will have about 150 works on offer, including several historic Provincetown School examples. Collectors will find a number of by local artists with national reputations as well as traditional 19th-century landscapes and mid-century abstract art.

A major highlight in the sale is Chicago artist Pauline Lennards Palmer’s oil Village scene, Provincetown, Massachusetts, estimated at $3,000 to $5,000.

A portion of proceeds from the auction will go toward WE CAN, a women’s empowerment organization on Cape Cod, where Eldred’s Auction Gallery is based.

Winslow Homer (1836-1910), Perils of the Sea, 1888. Etching, 163/8 x 21¾ in. Courtesy Swann Auction Galleries. Estimate: $40/60,000New York, NY
Swann Auction Galleries

March 14
19th & 20th Century Art
Swann Auction Galleries hosts its 19th & 20th Century Art auction on March 14. The sale includes an array of fine art that bridges the seasons and centuries alike. Featured is a significant group of American modernist works, including paintings, drawings and prints, as well as a section devoted to Latin American modernists. Highlights include Edward Hopper’s 1921 etching Night Shadows (est. $30/50,000); Winslow Homer’s 1888 etching Perils of the Sea (est. $40/60,000); Ben Shahn’s watercolor and ink Harlequinade (est. $5/8,000); Diego Rivera’s 1932 lithograph Zapata (est. $20/30,000); and an 1880 etching and drypoint by James A.M. Whistler titled The Little Lagoon, estimated at $7,000 to $10,000.

Wolf Kahn (1927-2020), Tree Line At Dawn. Pastel on paper, 12 x 18 in., signed lower center: ‘W. Kahn’. Courtesy Heritage Auctions. Estimate: $4/6,000

Dallas, TX
Heritage Auctions

March 20
American Art Within Reach
Heritage Auctions is introducing a new auction category for collectors to acquire great works of American art at accessible price points. American Art Within Reach is a new midseason sale taking place online twice a year, featuring works by a variety of American masters estimated under $10,000.

This auction provides a unique opportunity to own a piece of cultural heritage without breaking the bank, and includes American paintings, drawings and sculpture from the early 19th century to today. This selection of works, which features such noteworthy names as Wolf Kahn and Guy Pène Du Bois, has been carefully curated from a broad range of styles and time periods to appeal to both the seasoned collector and the budding art aficionado. The March 20 sale will include traditional landscapes and colorful impressionist views as well as lively examples of early modernism, regionalism and abstraction.

Benjamin Kimberly Prins (1902-1980), March Winds. Oil on Masonite, 18 x 14 in. (framed), cover illustration for the March 1966 issue of Reader’s Digest. Courtesy Eldred’s. Estimate: $3/5,000

East Dennis, MA
Eldred’s

April 4-5
Spring Sale
Nearly 200 works of fine art will be offered during Eldred’s Spring Sale, spread across two sessions from April 4 to 5. Paintings will include a superb selection of North Shore, Fall River and White Mountain School works, as well as early American, contemporary and Cape Cod/Provincetown examples.

A highlight to lookout for is an oil on Masonite by Benjamin Kimberly Prins titled March Winds. The piece, estimated at $3,000 to $5,000, was the cover illustration for the March 1966 issue of Reader’s Digest. Prins is known for illustration art, and his works appeared in several well-known magazines throughout the 20th century, the auction house notes.