After Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), Portrait of George Washington. Oil on canvas, 32 x 27½ in. (framed). Courtesy Leland Little Auctions. Estimate: $3/6,000
William Louis Sonntag, Sr. (1822-1900), Passing Storm, Adirondacks. Oil on canvas, 42 x 48 in. Courtesy Leland Little Auctions. Estimate: $8/12,000
Hillsborough, NC
Leland Little Auctions
September 10
Fine Art Auction
Leland Little’s upcoming Fine Art Auction will feature a wide selection of works by important American artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, including portraiture, landscapes and modern works that reflect the depth and range of the nation’s art history. Among the highlights is a mid-19th-century portrait of George Washington, after Charles Willson Peale’s original life painting in 1795. The work comes with notable provenance, having passed down through two longstanding Main Line families in Philadelphia. The piece is expected to fetch between $3,000 and $6,000.
Also included in the September sale is a large-scale landscape painting by William Louis Sonntag, Sr., a prominent figure associated with the Hudson River School. Dating to the 1860s, Passing Storm, Adirondacks is a strong example of Sonntag’s mature work, evoking an idealized landscape as a storm clears over the rugged American wilderness. The painting has a presale estimate of $8,000 to $12,000.
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Picking Daisies in a Field, 1890. Drypoint and color aquatint, 12¼ x 15¾ in. Courtesy Swann Auction Galleries. Estimate: $50/80,000
Martin Lewis (1881-1962), Wet Night, Route 6, 1933. Drypoint, 9 x 14¾ in. Courtesy Swann Auction Galleries. Estimate $15/20,000
New York, NY
Swann Auction Galleries
October 30
Old Master Through Modern Prints
Swann Auction Galleries is hosting its Old Master Through Modern Prints sale on October 30, including Part II of the Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts.
American prints include works by Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, Martin Lewis and Benton Spruance. Lots to be on the lookout for are Cassatt’s 1890 drypoint and color aquatint, Picking Daisies in a Field, estimated at $50,000 to $80,000; Hopper’s 1921 etching Night Shadows, estimated at $30,000 to $50,000; Lewis’ 1933 drypoint on blue laid paper titled Wet Night, Route 6 (est. $15/20,000) and more. The sale will also feature the works of such American greats as Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Motherwell.
Bidding for the upcoming sale is available through online platforms, absentee, phone and live in-person. Online bidding platforms will be held live on the Swann Galleries app, Invaluable and Live Auctioneers. A complete catalog and bidding information will be available at www.swanngalleries.com and the Swann Galleries app a month prior to the sale. —
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