With painting, sculpture, and works on paper by eminent American artists from the 19th century to the present, Collect: Fine Art offers fine opportunities for buyers at all stages to expand their collections. The June 7 sale features multiple works by leading Pennsylvania Impressionists Daniel Garber and Harry Leith-Ross, enchanting landscapes by Walter Emerson Baum and Bruce Crane, and portraits by Thomas Anshutz. Auction highlights include multiple intimate works by Andrew Wyeth and the Wyeth Family—including signed drawings and cards—and a number of watercolors and drawings by the esteemed Philadelphia colorist Arthur Beecher Carles. The sale’s contemporary selection is led by a portrait in bronze by Bo Bartlett, winter cityscapes by Christopher Willett, elegant rural landscapes by Wolf Kahn, and floral works by Robert Kulicke and Aaron Shikler.
Lot 97
Bernard Karfiol (American, 1886-1952) Perkin's Cove
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 98
James Fairman (American, 1826–1904) Off Gloucester
Sold for $4,725
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 99
Christopher H. Shearer (American, 1840–1926) Seascape
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 100
Hal Robinson (American, 1875–1933) Trees Reflecting in a Stream
Sold for $1,134
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 101
Barclay Lawrence Jacob Rubincam (American, 1920–1978) Late Afternoon at Deborah's Rock
Sold for $630
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 102
Joseph McGurl (American, B. 1958) Through the Trees
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 103
Ann Lofquist (American, B. 1964) Catskill Sycamores
Sold for $2,394
Estimated at $2,500 - $4,000
Lot 104
Louis B. Sloan (American, 1932–2008) Autumn Reflection
Sold for $945
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 105
Wolf Kahn (American/ German, 1927-2020) Farm on the Flood Plain
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 108
Wolf Kahn (American/German, 1927-2020) Farm on the Flood Plain
Sold for $882
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 110
Alice Mumford Roberts Culin (American, 1875-1950) Still Life with Red Peppers and Teapot
Sold for $819
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 111
Maximilian Vanka (Croatian/American, 1890–1963) Still Life with Painted Egg
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 112
Jane Peterson (American, 1876–1965) Still Life with Irises
Sold for $4,410
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 113
David Burliuk (Ukrainian, 1882–1967) Man at the Fortune Teller; together with a companion
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 115
Gertrude Alice Kay (American, 1884-1939) The Bonfire from 'Adventures in Our Street'
Sold for $2,394
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 117
Albert Van Nesse Greene (American, 1887–1971) Paris - Street Scene
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 118
Albert Van Nesse Greene (American, 1887–1971) Chester County Landscape
Sold for $11,970
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 120
Joseph Barrett (American, B. 1936) Little Lahaska Creek
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Lot 121
Joseph Barrett (American, B. 1936) Up Dublin Way
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Lot 122
Harry Leith-Ross (American, 1886–1973) Summer Cabin
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 123
William Francis Taylor (American/Canadian, 1883–1970) Delaware River Farmhouse
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 124
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884–1956) Church Steeple
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 125
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884–1956) Sellersville Woods
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 126
Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884–1956) Easton - Gray Day
Sold for $5,670
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 127
John Fulton Folinsbee (American, 1892-1972) Hilly Countryside
Sold for $1,071
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 128
Manuel Azadigian (Armenian/American, 1901-1924) Spring in the Valley
Sold for $15,120
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 129
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Back Yards, New Hope
Sold for $1,008
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 130
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) The Limeport Quarry
Sold for $693
Estimated at $800 - $1,000
Lot 132
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Holcomb's Mill
Sold for $1,134
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 133
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Cottage by Harrow
Sold for $504
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 134
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Lumberville Cottage
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 135
Daniel Garber (American, 1880-1958) Fisherman's Hut
Sold for $1,071
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 136
Hugh Henry Breckenridge (American, 1870–1937) The Little New England Church
Sold for $2,016
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 137
Hugh Henry Breckenridge (American, 1870–1937) Abstraction #65
Sold for $10,080
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 138
Ernest L. Biddle (American, 1919–1970) Cloister at Ephrata
Sold for $315
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 139
Abraham Walkowitz (American, 1878–1965) Isadora in Blue; together with a companion
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 140
Ralph Pallen Coleman (American, 1892–1968) The Intruder
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Lot 142
August Mosca (American/Italian, 1909–2002) Portrait of Joseph Stella
Sold for $630
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 143
Bo Bartlett (American, B. 1955) Portrait of Melonie Moultrie
Sold for $5,670
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 144
Theresa Ferber Bernstein (American, 1890-2002) River Industry
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 148
Rutherford Boyd (American, 1884–1951) Cape May with Row Boats on the Beach
Sold for $2,394
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 149
Rutherford Boyd (American, 1884–1951) Ice on the Hudson
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 150
Richard Hayley Lever (American, 1876–1958) Across Freight Yard
Sold for $1,260
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 151
Aaron Shikler (American, 1922–2015) Iris (Double Little Blackfoot)
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 152
Robert Kulicke (American, 1924–2007) Still Life with Lillies
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 154
Kermit Oliver (American, B. 1943) Untitled (Beach Menagerie)
Sold for $11,970
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 155
Robin Hill (American/Australian, B. 1932) Crows and American Egret
Sold for $5,040
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000