RAGO’S THREE NOVEMBER FINE ART AUCTIONS FEATURE MAJOR HOLDINGS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS 19th and Early 20th C., Post-War and Contemporary and The Collection of Bernarda and Ben Shahn
News-Antique.com - Nov 10,2010 - Lambertville, NJ On Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 11 AM and 2 PM, the Rago Arts and Auction Center holds a two session auction of fine art, the vast majority new to the market, fresh from private hands, secured in the US and abroad. On Sunday, November 14 at 12 PM, Rago’s will sell the Collection of Bernarda and Ben Shahn, which includes over 130 lots of fine art, as well as Asian and ethnographic art and Modern furnishings.
“People have been holding back property for the past two years. This is changing and our November 13 sale is a case in point,” said Meredith Hilferty, Director of Fine Art. “We are selling many noteworthy works held privately for decades that should be destined for important collections, including, for example, work by Sol LeWitt, Mark Tobey, Red Grooms and Boris Lovet-Lorski.”
Auction
• Saturday, November 13 at 11 am: 19th/20th C. American and European Art
• Saturday, November 13 at 2 pm: Post-War and Contemporary Art
• Sunday, November 14 at 12 pm: The Collection of Bernarda and Ben Shahn
• Telephone, absentee, online bidding available for those unable to attend.
Auction Exhibition/Preview
• Saturday, November 6, 2010 through Friday, November 12, 12–5 PM and by appointment. Doors open at 9 AM on the days of sale.
• Rago’s is located midway between New York City and Philadelphia. Directions online at ragoarts.com.
Catalogue
• Printed catalogues are available for $20 each by calling 609.397.9374 or e-mailing a request to info@ragoarts.com.
• View a complete online catalogue with color images at ragoarts.com, online now.
19TH/20TH C. AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN ART
HIGHLIGHTS (OF 185 LOTS):
Paintings
• Lot 33: Charles Warren Eaton (American, 1857-1937) Dunes at Knocke, 1913; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed, dated and titled; 30 1/2'' x 36''; $10,000-15,000
• Lot 10: Rudolph Ernst (Austrian, 1854-1932) An Eastern Bazaar, ca. 1885-1890; Oil on canvas mounted on Masonite; Signed; 39 1/2'' x 32''; $60,000-80,000
• Lots 71 and 72: Henry Martin Gasser (American, 1909-1981) Lanesville Cove; Oil on canvasboard (framed); Signed; 19 7/8'' x 24''; $5,000-7,000 and Untitled; Oil on canvasboard (framed); Signed; 20'' x 25''; $5,000-7,000
• Lot 75: Harry Leith-Ross (American, 1886-1973) Gray Day in the Harbor; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 18'' x 24 1/4''; $10,000-15,000
• Lot 43: Alfred S. Mira (American, 1900-1980) Lower 5th Ave., NYC, Looking Toward the Arch. at Washington Square, ca. 1925; Oil on canvas (in original Newcomb Macklin frame); Signed; 25'' x 30'' $10,000-15,000
• Lot 37: Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt (Swedish/American, 1878-1955) Standing Nude, ca. 1916; Oil on canvas (framed); 32'' x 25''; $8,000 – 12,000
• Lot 1: Joaquin Sorolla (Spanish, 1863-1923) Playa de Valencia, 1904; Oil on photographic board (framed); Signed; 4 1/8'' x 5 3/8''; $6,000-8,000
• Lots 23 and 28: William Aiken Walker (American, 1838-1921) Untitled (New Orleans Levee Urchins); Oil on board (framed); Signed; 16'' x 8'' ; $7,000-9,000 and Untitled (Wash Day); Oil on board (framed); Signed; 5 3/8'' x 11 3/8'' (sight); $7,000-9,000
