From October 4 through 18, Christie’s will present American Atmosphere: An Important Private Collection, an online-only auction featuring significant and diverse works spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. With a distinct emphasis on the inspiring effect of light and atmosphere in American art history, the collection includes stunning examples of American impressionism, including works by Louis Ritman, Childe Hassam, Theodore Butler and Willard Leroy Metcalf; while the 19th century is strongly represented by notable paintings by leading artists like William Bradford and Edward Moran. Headlining the sale is Ritman’s Hollyhocks, a prime example of the artist’s intimate and richly painted garden scenes, inspired by the work of French impressionist master Claude Monet. 
Louis Ritman (1889-1963), Hollyhocks. Oil on canvas, 31¾ x 31¾ in., signed lower right: ‘L. Ritman’. Courtesy Christie’s Images LTD., 2024. Estimate: $200/300,000
Head of Sale, Quincie Dixon, says, “This is a beautiful collection of decorative and attractive pictures that have long been off the market. There’s such quality, value and historical importance in this collection, and in American impressionism in general. We very much look forward to collectors seeing that, and responding strongly to these fabulous paintings.”
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), The Bather, 1905. Oil on canvas, 22 x 18 1/8 in., signed with artists crescent device and dated lower left: ‘Childe Hassam 1905’. Courtesy Christie’s Images LTD., 2024. Estimate: $70/100,000
The auction will be accompanied by an in-person exhibition in Christie’s Rockefeller Center galleries. Visit www.christies.com for details.
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