Ed Clark (1926-2019), Untitled (Abstraction in White, Green, and Grey), 1990. Dry pigment on wove paper, 36 x 48 in., signed and dated in pencil, lower right. Courtesy Swann Auction Galleries. Estimate: $40/60,000 SOLD: $106,250
Alma Thomas (1891-1978), Untitled, 1971. Acrylic and pencil on Arches, 15 x 23 in. Courtesy Swann Auction Galleries. Estimate: $60/90,000 SOLD: $100,000
New York
Swann Auction Galleries
February 6
Abstract Beauty: The Collection of Patricia Scipio-Brim
$1.2 million
Swann Auction Galleries’ single-owner collection, Abstract Beauty: The Collection of Patricia Scipio-Brim was held on Thursday, February 6. The auction—which featured over a century of modern, post-war and contemporary African American art—was an overall success with a 98 percent sell-through rate and a total of $1.2 million in sales. The top lot was a 1990 abstraction on paper by Ed Clark, which nearly doubled its $60,000 high estimate when it sold for $106,250. Other highlights include a 1971 acrylic on paper by Alma Thomas from her Atmospheric Effect series, selling for $100,000; as well as a 1958 watercolor and gouache by Beauford Delaney, which achieved $57,500.
“We are thrilled with the terrific results of Patricia’s collection,” says Nigel Freeman, Swann’s director of African American art. “With many strong prices and only three unsold lots, this estate auction reflected both the great eye of Ms. Scipio-Brim and the continued strength of our African American art market.”
Bob Kuhn (1920-2007), White-Tailed Jackrabbit and Coyote. Oil on board, 15½ x 19 in. Courtesy Jackson Hole Art Auction. Estimate: $15/25,000 SOLD: $24,000
John James Audubon (1785-1851), American Bison or Buffalo, Plate LVI, 1845. Hand-colored lithograph on paper, 20¼ x 263/8 in. Courtesy Jackson Hole Art Auction. Estimate: $2/4,000 SOLD: $10,200
Online
Jackson Hole Art Auction
February 14-15
Winter Online Auction
$1.4 million
Jackson Hole Art Auction’s annual Winter Online Auction achieved $1.4 million in sales, with 93 percent of the 446 lots sold, including 24 new auction records.
The top lot in the sale, which featured an eclectic mix of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture, was a large, panoramic painting by modern-day artist Phil Philbeck titled Springtime in the Tetons. Among the historic lots in the sale that achieved significant success were Karl Bodmer’s watercolor Fort Mackenzie (est. $1,5/2,500) that achieved $8,400; and John James Audubon’s hand-colored lithograph American Bison or Buffalo, Plate LVI, which sold for $10,200, besting its $4,000 high estimate.
In addition, G. Harvey’s Ahead of the Storm (est: $10/20,000) sold for $30,000; Bob Kuhn’s action-packed White-Tailed Jackrabbit and Coyote (est. $15/25,000) sold for $24,000; and Packin’ In by Conrad Schwiering beat its high $10,000 high estimate when it sold for $12,000. —
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