New York, the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculptures auction was held, organized by Sotheby's with a total of hammer prices of $4,092,566 for 203 catalog lots. It was the first auction of the season of American art and works from the XNUMXth century. To highlight a rare watercolor by John James Audubon, Maryland Yellowthroats and two paintings by Elihu Vedder's Young Marsyas (Marsyas Enchanting the Hares) and Autumn Afternoon by Jasper Cropsey's. Works by XNUMXth-century masters also include works by Thomas Hart Benton, Milton Avery, Walt Kuhn and Andrew Wyeth.
Works little known to the public and to European collectors, with a "mild" taste but equally capable of instilling a certain harmony, which we find mainly in the colors and subjects. If we want to make some analogy with a certain type of European collecting, we could say that it is very close to the taste of the works created between the end of the XNUMXth and the beginning of the XNUMXth century up to Cubism, as in the case of the work of the mustachioed artist Leroy Neiman.
Top Lots:
ROBERT HENRI with the work Little Irish Girl – Estimate: 70,000-100,000 USD – Sold for 197,000 USD
NEWELL CONYERS WYETH with WAITE SEIZED HIM AND SWUNG HIM ON HIGH AMID A VOLLEYBALL OF TERRIFIED OATHS.. Estimate: 120,000-180,000 USD – Sold for 137,000 USD
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON with MARYLAND YELLOWTHROATS Estimate: $70,000-100,000 – Sold for $118,750
LEROY NEIMAN with TORERO – Estimate: USD 60,000-90,000 – Sold for USD 118,750
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER with DRUMMER: SPIRIT OF '76 – Estimate: USD 40,000-60,000 – Sold for USD 112,500
WILL R. BARNET with MEMOIR – Estimate: USD 30,000-50,000 – Sold for USD 106,250
EMIL CARLSEN featuring SPRING LANDSCAPE – Estimate: USD 30,000-50,000 – Sold for USD 100,000
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER with GEORGE WASHINGTON – Estimate: USD 70,000-90,000 – Sold for USD 100,000
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER with EASTER – Estimate: 50,000-70,000 USD – Sold for 100,000 USD
JOHN MARTIN TRACY with FIELD TRIALS IN NORTH CAROLINA – Estimate: $125,000-175,000 Sold for $93,750
ELIHU VEDDER Starring YOUNG MARSYAS (MARSYAS ENCHANTING THE HARES) – Estimate: USD 30,000-40,000 – Sold for USD 93,750
