Louisa McElwain (1953-2013), Sunset Thunderhead. Oil on canvas, 8 x 10 in. Courtesy Santa Fe Art Auction. Estimate: $2/4,000 SOLD $7,380
Irby Graves Brown (1928-2016), Winter Snow Splash. Oil on canvas panel, 113/8 x 153/8 in. Courtesy Santa Fe Art Auction. Estimate: $600/900 SOLD $11,070
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Art Auction
Art of the West
May 7-8
$1 million
The recent Art of the West sale, held by Santa Fe Auction, brought in more than $1 million with an exceptional sell-through rate of 95 percent. The auction saw competitive bidding action on works from a number of important collections, including items owned by Tyrone Campbell, Gregory Warren Nelson and Patsy P. and William L. Hutchison.
Major highlights include Malcolm Furlow’s September Shaman (est. $6/9,000) that sold for an impressive $30,750; Gustave Baumann’s 1924 color woodcut San Geronimo, Taos (est. 12/18,000) that sold for $20,910; Irby Graves Brown’s Winter Snow Splash (est. $600/900) that achieved $11,070; Louisa McElwain’s painterly Sunset Thunderhead ($2/4,000) that went for $7,380; and Edward Borein’s watercolor Remuda, which sold for $14,760 against a presale estimate of $6,000 to $9,000.
James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894), The Start of the Great 1866 Transatlantic Yacht Race. Oil on canvas, 24 x 32¼ in. Courtesy Grogan & Co. Estimate: $60/90,000 SOLD $81,250
Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842-1906), Mote Mountain from the Barn in Conway, NH, 1881. Oil on canvas, 10 x 16 in. Courtesy Grogan & Co. Estimate: $1,5/2,500 SOLD $34,375
Boston
Grogan & Company
Spring Fine Art Auction
May 10
$1.4 million
Grogan & Co.’s Fine Art Auction this spring achieved substantial results across all collecting categories, with a 92 percent sell-through rate and total sales reaching over $1.4 million.
From fresh-to-market 19th-century landscapes to appealing modern pieces, the sale drew competitive bidding from a global audience and a robust turnout of private collectors bidding both over the phone and in person.
Leading the day was Petite Ombre de la Porte de l’Enfer by Auguste Rodin, a dynamic bronze with exceptional provenance that achieved $112,500 following strong international interest. Maritime scenes and American landscapes also performed well, with James Edward Buttersworth’s oil The Start of the Great 1866 Transatlantic Yacht Race besting its $60,000 low estimate when it sold for $81,250. In addition, Frank Henry Shapleigh’s Mote Mountain from the Barn in Conway, NH demolished its $1,500 to $2,500 estimate when it sold for $34,375. Other highlights in the May sale included Carroll Sargent Tyson Jr.’s complete set of Twenty Birds of Mt. Desert Island, selling for $50,000, and vibrant works by Milton Avery, Jane Peterson and Charles Ephraim Burchfield.
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