Christie’s 23 May 2014
Three Generations of Wyeth: The Collection of Eric and Cynthia Sambol were offered in the sale on May 23. Comprised of thirteen works by N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth, the collection includes important and notable works from three generations of arguably the most remarkable American art family dynasty of our time.
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Six works by Andrew Wyeth were offered in the Sambols’ collection and Rocky Hill (; estimate: $1,800,000-2,400,000) embodies the hallmarks that have made him one of the most enduring figures in American Art. Andrew often worked in series, becoming devoted to particular locations and the subjects, thereby allowing him to lend sincerity to his style without sentimentality. The subject of Rocky Hill is his faithful dog Nell, who Wyeth often revisited as a subject. The work not only embodies a sense of loneliness, but also pays tribute to the passage of time and the people and places that inhabit the artist’s daily life in Maine and Pennsylvania. The permanence of the forest and terrain juxtaposed with the living creature, standing at attention, make Rocky Hill among Andrew Wyeth’s most profound representations of the theme of the passage of time.
SOTHEBY’S April 16 2014
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Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 LOT SOLD. 62,500
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ANDREW WYETH
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Six works by Andrew Wyeth were offered in the Sambols’ collection and Rocky Hill (; estimate: $1,800,000-2,400,000) embodies the hallmarks that have made him one of the most enduring figures in American Art. Andrew often worked in series, becoming devoted to particular locations and the subjects, thereby allowing him to lend sincerity to his style without sentimentality. The subject of Rocky Hill is his faithful dog Nell, who Wyeth often revisited as a subject. The work not only embodies a sense of loneliness, but also pays tribute to the passage of time and the people and places that inhabit the artist’s daily life in Maine and Pennsylvania. The permanence of the forest and terrain juxtaposed with the living creature, standing at attention, make Rocky Hill among Andrew Wyeth’s most profound representations of the theme of the passage of time.
SOTHEBY’S April 16 2014
ANDREW WYETH
ALONG THE TAIL RACE
Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 LOT SOLD. 62,500
ANDREW WYETH
MAN AND DORY
Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 LOT SOLD. 36,250
SOTHEBY’S DEC 4 2013
Estimate 120,000 — 180,000
Estimate 200,000 — 300,000
Sold 221,000
Estimate 300,000 — 500,000
Lot Sold 341,000
Sotheby’s October 3, 2013
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ANDREW WYETH
CHOPPING WOOD
Estimate 25,000 — 35,000
Sotheby’s May 17 2012
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Estimate 600,000 — 900,000
Lot Sold 1,538,500
Estimate 40,000 — 60,000
Lot Sold 53,125
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Estimate 40,000 — 60,000
Lot Sold 53,125
Estimate 30,000 — 50,000
Lot Sold 59,375
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Estimate 30,000 — 40,000
Lot Sold 81,250
Bonhams November 28 2012
Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917-2009)
Back Entry, 1971 30 x 22in
Sold for US$ 182,500
Bonhams 2007- 2011
Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917-2009)
Late Harvest, 1973 21 3/4 x 30in
Sold for US$ 266,000
SWANN NOVEMBER 2012
- ANDREW WYETHThe Mill House at Ivy Mills, Pennsylvania.Estimate $70,000 - $100,000Price Realized (with Buyer's Premium) $60,000