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American Paintings

Sotheby's New York

10 A.M., March 6, 2019

Sale 10048


Chase

Lot 119, Double Portrait: A Sketch of Mother and Child," by William Merritt Chase, oil on canvas. 22 by 15 inches, circa 1915\

By Carter B. Horsley

This March 6, 2019 of American Paintings at Sotheby's New York includes some good works by William Merritt Chase, Worthington Whittredge, William Wendt, Henry Ossawa Tanner, James Hamilton, George L. K. Morris, George Luks, John Twachtman, and Dwight Tryon.

Lot 119 is a very fine oil and canvas sketch of a mother and child by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916).  It measures 22 by 15 inches and painted circa 1915.  It was once at Berry Hill Galleries and is illustrated in Ronald G. Pisano's 2006 catalogue on the artist.  It has a modest estimate of $80,000 to $120,000.  It failed to sell.

The auction total was $3,335,875 including the buyer's premiums.  About 62 of the 138 offered lots did not sell.
Tanner

Lot 88, "He Healed The Sick," by Henry Ossawa Tanner, oil on board, 9 1/2 by 13 inches, circa 1930
Works are quite rare by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) and Lot 88, "He Healed The Sick," is a very fine oil on board.  It measures 9 1/2  by 13 inches and was painted circa 1930.  It has a modest estimate of $30,000 to $50,000.  It sold for $62,500.

Tryon

Lot 54, "Sunrise," by Dwight Tryon, oil on panel, 22 by 18 inches, 1916
The most beautiful and poetic painting in the auction is Lot 54, "Sunrise," by Dwight Tryon (1849-1925).  It measures 22 by 18 inches and was painted in 1916.  It has a very modest estimate of $6,000 to $8,000.  It sold for $20,000.

Twachtman

Lot 120, "Spring," by John Henry Twachtman, oil on canvas, 30 by 25 inches
Lot 120 is a lovely oil on canvas by John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902) entitled "Spring."  It was once owned by Kennedy Galleries and probably exhibited at Durand-Ruel Galleries in New York in "First Exhibition: Ten American Painters" in 1898.  It was included in the Spanierman Gallery 2006 exhibition on the artist.  It has an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000.  It sold for $68,750.

Potthast

Lot 45, "A Mid-summer Night, Cambridge," by Edward Henry Potthast, oil on canvas, 30 inches square

Lot 45 is a lovely oil on canvas of "A Mid-Summer Night, Cambridge," by Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927),  It is 30 inches square and is being sold to benefit the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.  It was included in the exhibition on the artist at the Chappelier Gallery in New York in 1969 and was once owned by Mrs. Catherine Auchincloss of New York.  It has a modest estimate of $40,000 to $60,000.  It sold for $12,500.
Whittredge

Lot 104, "The Old Homestead, Newport, R.I.," by Worthington Whittredge, oil on canvas, 35 3/8 by 55 1/2 inches, circa 1872

Lot 104 is as large landscape scene of "The Old Homestead, Newport, R.I.," by Worthington Whittedge (1820-1910).  An oil on canvas, it measures 35 3/8 by 55 1/2 inches and was painted circa 1872. It was once owned by Kennedy Galleries and was illustrated in Anthony F. Janson's 1989 book on the artist.  It has an estimate of $120,000 to $180,000.  It failed to sell.

Wendt 87

Lot 87, "Spring," by William Wendt, oil on canvas, 40 by 49 7/8 inches, 1916
Lot 87 is a striking landscape by William Wendt (1865-1946) entitled "Spring."  An oil on canvas, it measures 40 by 49 7/8 inches and was painted in 1916.  It was included in John Alan Walker's, 1992 book, Documents on the Life and Art of William Wendt, California's Painter Laureate of the Paysage Moralise."  It has an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000.  It failed to sell.

Cropsey

Lot 106, "Landscape," by Jasper Francis Cropsey, oil on canvas, 12 by 20 inches, 1893
Lot 106 is a nice oil on canvas sketch of a landscape by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900).  It measures 12 by 20 inches and was painted in 1893.  It has an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000.  It sold for $22,500.

Luks

Lot 30, "Upper Manhattan," by George Luks, oil on canvas, 16 by 20 1/4 inches, circa 1915
Lot 30 is an excellent "Upper Manhattan" scene by George Luks (1867-1933).  It is an oil on canvas that measures 16 by 20 1/4 inches and was painted circa 1915.  It was exhibited by the Owens Gallery in New York in 1967.  It has an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000.  It failed to sell.

Hamilton

Lot 105, "Burning Oil Well at Night Near Titusville," by James Hamilton, oil on board, 18 by 12 inches, circa 1859
Lot 105 is a view of a "Burning Oil Well at Night Near Titusville" by James Hamilton (1819-1878).  It is on oil on board that measures 18 by 12 inches and painted circa 1859.  It is property of Gallison Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was once owned by Lee Anderson of New York and was exhibited in 1961 in a show of his collection at the Lyman Allen Museum.  It has an estimate of $6,000 to $8,000.  It sold for $6,875.


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