The January 25th live American Art auction presents a wonderful assortment of works in a variety of styles and periods.
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
US$200,000 - US$300,000
A delightful, large summer scene by Edward Potthast of children enjoying a romping game of Ring Around the Rosie leads the auction.
Other lots of particular note are a large oil by realist figure painter John Koch titled Manuscript I and a trio of landscapes by the famed Moses family, starting with Grandma Moses Farm in Autumn and continuing with works by her son Forrest K. Moses and her great grandsons Paul J. Moses and Will Moses. There is a stunning floral by Philadelphia Ten member Mary Elizabeth Price, Nantucket Flowers, oil and silver leaf on board. The sale is full of fine examples by American artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Worthington Whittredge, Bruce Crane, Alexander Wyant, William Lester Stevens, Bertha Menzler Peyton, Eric Sloane, Aldro Hibbard, and Anthony Thieme.
Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses (American, 1860-1961) Farm in Autumn 13 3/8 x 27 3/16 in. (34.0 x 69.0 cm) (framed 20 x 34 in. (under glass)). Estimate: US$40,000 - US$60,000