Led by the esteemed Collection of Virginia and Stuart Peltz, Freeman's December 5 sale will feature marquee names of the field, from 19th century landscapists Albert Bierstadt and George Inness to Illustration Art masters like Stevan Dohanos and Jessie Willcox Smith. The auction will also include fresh-to-market works by Andrew Wyeth and his youngest son, Jamie Wyeth. Next to Philadelphia fixtures such as Arthur B. Carles, the Pennsylvania Impressionists section of the sale will showcase important works by Daniel Garber, Edward Redfield, Fern Coppedge and Mary Elizabeth Price. Finally, two important bronzes by Donald de Lue will complement a selection of sculptures by artists such as Frederic Remington, Elizabeth Catlett, and William Zorach, whose impressive Spirit of the Dance is one of the sale's highlights.
Auction
Category
American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists (118)
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Lot 3
George Inness (American, 1825–1894) Upland Pasture
Sold for $16,380
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 5
John George Brown (American, 1831-1913) A Merry Air and a Sad Heart
Sold for $4,410
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 7
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830–1902) Estes Park Morning, Colorado
Sold for $56,700
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 8
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830–1902) Lucerne, Switzerland
Sold for $27,720
Estimated at $25,000 - $40,000
Lot 9
After Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909) The Mountain Man
Sold for $25,200
Estimated at $15,000 - $25,000
Lot 10
Bruce Crane (American, 1857–1937) Autumn Landscape
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $2,500 - $4,000
Lot 11
George Gardner Symons (American, 1863–1930) Country Road
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 12
Percival Leonard Rosseau (American, 1859–1937) Setters in a Brook Pool
Sold for $37,800
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 13
After John Quincy Adams Ward (American, 1830–1910) The Indian Hunter
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 14
Jonas Lie (American/Norwegian, 1880–1940) Snow
Sold for $15,120
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 15
Jonas Lie (American/Norwegian, 1880–1940) The Fleet
Sold for $10,080
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 16
Magnus Colcord Heurlin (American, 1895–1986) Tingoon (The Airplane)
Sold for $10,080
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 17
Magnus Colcord Heurlin (American, 1895–1986) Polar Bear
Sold for $5,670
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 18
Magnus Colcord Heurlin (American, 1895–1986) Alaskan Mountains
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 19
Wilson Henry Irvine (American, 1869–1936) Cottage Nestled in the Woods
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 20
Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924) The Polar Bear Dance
Sold for $10,710
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 21
Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896–1978) Winter Twilight
Sold for $6,300
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 22
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903) The Courtyard, Brussels
Sold for $8,000
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 23
John Marin (American, 1870–1953) Pont-Neuf, Paris; with Fishermen Study verso
Sold for $10,710
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 24
Martha Walter (American, 1875–1976) Promenade au Jardin des Tuileries
Sold for $20,160
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 25
Martha Walter (American, 1875–1976) Sous la Tonnelle, Jardin des Tuileries
Sold for $18,900
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 27
Martha Walter (American, 1875–1976) A Day at the Beach (with various pencil sketches verso)
Sold for $44,100
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000
Lot 29
Guy Carleton Wiggins (American, 1883–1962) Old Fashioned Winter (New York Plaza)
Sold for $13,860
Estimated at $15,000 - $25,000
Lot 29B
Ludwig Bemelmans (American, 1898–1962) The Loire from The Garden of Marcel Achard
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 29C
Ludwig Bemelmans (American, 1898–1962) Au Vieux Paris
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 31
Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle (American, 1876-1936) I Think I Hear Someone Coming Upstairs
Sold for $3,528
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 32
Frank Earle Schoonover (American, 1877–1972) No Longer Was Guthrie a City of Tents
Sold for $10,080
Estimated at $12,000 - $18,000
Lot 33
Joseph F. Kernan (American, 1878–1958) Tying on a Fly (Saturday Evening Post Cover)
Sold for $126,000
Estimated at $25,000 - $40,000
Lot 34
Stevan Dohanos (American, 1907–1995) Tying Flies (Saturday Evening Post Cover)
Sold for $252,000
Estimated at $25,000 - $40,000
Lot 36
William Zorach (American, 1887–1966) Spirit of the Dance
Sold for $88,200
Estimated at $100,000 - $150,000
Lot 37
Arthur Beecher Carles (American, 1882–1952) Angèle
Sold for $25,200
Estimated at $20,000 - $30,000
Lot 38
Arthur Beecher Carles (American, 1882-1952) Wildflowers in a Compote Vase I
Sold for $5,355
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 39
Arthur Beecher Carles (American, 1882-1952) Lounging Nude
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 40
Arthur Beecher Carles (American, 1882-1952) Wildflowers in a Compote Vase II
Sold for $4,725
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 42
Arthur Beecher Carles (American, 1882-1952) Still Life with Drape
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 43
Jamie Wyeth (American, B. 1946) Saltwater Ice
Sold for $226,800
Estimated at $200,000 - $300,000
Lot 45
Stuart Davis (American, 1892-1964) Portrait of a Woman in Profile
Sold for $10,080
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 46
Donald de Lue (American, 1900–1988) The Rocket Thrower
Sold for $81,900
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 47
Donald de Lue (American, 1900–1988) Spirit of American Youth
Sold for $50,400
Estimated at $15,000 - $25,000
Lot 48
Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915-2012) The Family
Sold for $18,900
Estimated at $20,000 - $30,000
Lot 49
Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917–2009) The Johnson Place
Sold for $40,950
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000
Lot 51
Bo Bartlett (American, B. 1955) Thinking, Wonder, Tub, Baptism, Heir
Sold for $37,800
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000
Lot 52
Morgan Colt (American, 1876–1926) Butcher Wagon
Sold for $100,800
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000
Lot 53
George William Sotter (American, 1879–1953) Bucks County Moonlight
Sold for $88,200
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 54
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884–1956) Road to Town, Autumn
Sold for $37,800
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 55
Daniel Garber (American, 1880–1958) Up the River, Winter
Sold for $252,000
Estimated at $150,000 - $250,000
Lot 56
Kenneth R. Nunamaker (American, 1890–1957) Winter Glen
Sold for $11,970
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 57
Arthur Meltzer (American, 1893–1989) River's Edge
Sold for $11,340
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 58
Fern Isabel Coppedge (American, 1883–1951) December Afternoon (Carversville)
Sold for $226,800
Estimated at $80,000 - $120,000
Lot 59
Clarence Raymond Johnson (American, 1894–1981) Untitled (House and Outbuildings in Sunlight)
Sold for $30,240
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 60
William Francis Taylor (American/Canadian, 1883–1970) The Canal in Winter (The Towpath)
Sold for $16,380
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 61
Fern Isabel Coppedge (American, 1883–1951) Snowy Country Side (Lambertville in Winter)
Sold for $163,800
Estimated at $60,000 - $100,000
Lot 63
Kenneth R. Nunamaker (American, 1890–1957) River Road at Centre Bridge
Sold for $201,600
Estimated at $60,000 - $100,000
Lot 64
William Langson Lathrop (American, 1859–1938) Feeding the Chickens
Sold for $30,240
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 65
Edward Willis Redfield (American, 1869–1965) Country Road Winter
Sold for $189,000
Estimated at $100,000 - $150,000
Lot 66
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884–1956) Road to Hexakopf Mountain
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 67
Harry Leith-Ross (American, 1886–1973) Bucks County Landscape (Grazing Cows)
Sold for $8,190
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 68
Walter Elmer Schofield (American, 1867–1944) December Day
Sold for $30,240
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 69
Mary Elizabeth Price (American, 1877–1965) Tiger Lilies
Sold for $27,720
Estimated at $30,000 - $50,000
Lot 70
Samuel George Phillips (American, 1890–1965) Summer Along the Delaware River
Sold for $37,800
Estimated at $15,000 - $25,000
Lot 71
Samuel George Phillips (American, 1890–1965) Delaware Water Gap
Sold for $32,760
Estimated at $12,000 - $18,000
Lot 72
John Fulton Folinsbee (American, 1892–1972) New Hope from Lambertville
Sold for $5,985
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 73
John Fulton Folinsbee (American, 1892–1972) Gloucester Harbor (Evening)
Sold for $69,300
Estimated at $50,000 - $80,000
Lot 74
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884–1956) Bucks County Mill
Sold for $22,680
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 75
Fern Isabel Coppedge (American, 1883-1951) Gloucester Harbor
Sold for $44,100
Estimated at $20,000 - $30,000
Lot 76
Antonio Pietro Martino (American, 1902–1989) The Repair Yard
Sold for $5,040
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 77
Antonio Pietro Martino (American, 1902–1989) The Old Lock
Sold for $11,340
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 78
Samuel George Phillips (American, 1890–1965) The Delaware Valley
Sold for $18,900
Estimated at $15,000 - $25,000
Lot 79
Edward Willis Redfield (American, 1869–1965) Sleighing by the River near Centre Bridge
Sold for $138,600
Estimated at $120,000 - $180,000
Lot 80
Samuel George Phillips (American, 1890–1965) Fall on the Delaware
Sold for $12,600
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 81
Antonio Pietro Martino (American, 1902–1989) Study for February (Manayunk in the Snow)
Sold for $5,355
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 82
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884–1956) Winter Glow
Sold for $11,970
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 84
Fred Wagner (American, 1861–1940) Village in the Snow
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 85
Roy Cleveland Nuse (American, 1885–1975) The Miller Quarry, Rushland, PA
Sold for $6,300
Estimated at $7,000 - $10,000
Lot 86
Fern Isabel Coppedge (American, 1883–1951) Lumberville Winter
Sold for $69,300
Estimated at $40,000 - $60,000
Lot 87
Henry Bayley Snell (American, 1858–1943) Gloucester Harbor
Sold for $10,080
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 88
George William Sotter (American, 1879-1953) Melting Snow (Bucks County Landscape)
Sold for $8,820
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 89
Edward Willis Redfield (American, 1869–1965) Abandoned Road
Sold for $352,800
Estimated at $120,000 - $180,000
Lot 90
John Fulton Folinsbee (American, 1892–1972) Solebury Spring
Sold for $11,340
Estimated at $12,000 - $18,000
Lot 91
Rae Sloan Bredin (American, 1881–1933) Breaking Skies
Sold for $8,820
Estimated at $6,000 - $10,000
Lot 92
John Pierce Barnes (American, 1893–1954) Sunlit Houses
Sold for $30,240
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000