Christie’s 19 November 2014
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LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE
$3,000,000 - $5,000,000
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Christie’s 23 May 2013
Maxfield Parrish, Peaceful Valley (Homestead), oil on panel |
600,000-800,000
SOTHEBY’S DEC 4 2013
Estimate 250,000 — 350,000
Lot Sold 1,925,000
Estimate 200,000 — 300,000
Lot Sold 437,000
Christie’s 28 November 2012
A highlight among the illustrations in the sale is Maxfield Parrish’s The Manager Draws the Curtain, the last of twenty-five paintings the artist made for Louise Saunder’s 1925 book, The Knave of Hearts (pictured left; estimate: $400,000-600,000). Parrish posed for the whimsical work and acts as the master of ceremonies, dressed as a thespian and welcoming the viewer into the story by dramatically drawing back the stage curtain. Influenced by the Old Master painters, Parrish often painted with glazes, a meticulous process that resulted in magnificent luminosity and intensity of color. After its completion, The Manager Draws the Curtain was gifted to Louise Saunders by Parrish and has remained in the author’s family since the late 1920s.
Christie’s May 18, 2011
Originally commissioned by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney for her Fifth Avenue mansion, Parrish’s 18-foot wide North Wall Panel is among the largest American paintings ever offered at Christie’s New York. This fanciful panorama employs a myriad of brilliant hues and patterns to create a captivating and complex multi-figural scene that blends pre-Raphaelite sentiment, Old Master technique and a playful sense of wonder, as though offering a view into an imaginary world. As was his practice, Parrish employed family and friends to serve as models for his works, and the North Wall Panel includes many recognizable faces, including his own and that of his wife’s. In total, Parrish produced four murals for Ms. Whitney, who installed them in her sculpture studio in Old Westbury, Long Island. North Wall Panel is offered from the personal collection of Ms. Whitney’s granddaughter, Pamela LeBoutillier of Old Westbury.
Sothebys' May 2013
Maxfield Parrish, Wynken, Blynken and Nod, 1902 $845,000 EST $200,000 - 300,000
Maxfield Parrish, Prometheus, 1919 $785,000 EST $400,000 - 600,000
Sotheby's December 1, 2011
MAXFIELD PARRISH
1870 - 1966
1870 - 1966
CASCADES (QUIET SOLITUDE)
LOT SOLD. 782,500 USD
Sotheby's May 19, 2011
MAXFIELD PARRISH
1870 - 1966
1870 - 1966
WHITE BIRCH
Estimate
200,000 — 300,000
Christie’s December 1, 2010
Maxfield Parrish, Autumn Brook, oil on board, 1948 $400,000-600,000 |