Christie’ American Art sales November 13 and 20 in New York

 

Christie’s announced a prestigious collection of Hudson River School paintings from the Collection of Kevin and Barrie Landry will be offered in the American Art sale on November 20 in New York. One of the finest groupings of Hudson River School artists to appear on the market in decades, all sale proceeds will benefit philanthropies that support the global refugee crisis, UNICEF USA, RefugePoint, and The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights. Inspired by their love for America the couple were drawn to the Hudson River School artists who celebrated nature, discovery, exploration and patriotism. Artists include Frederic Edwin Church, Asher Brown Durand, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, David Johnson and John Kensett, among others. Comprised of 13 lots, the collection is expected to realize in excess of $2,000,000.

Barrie Landry remarks, “For both Kevin and me, these paintings represent love letters to our country, honoring rugged individualism and the beauty of place.  Kevin was a patriot whose favorite holiday was the 4th of July. As such, Kevin was particularly attracted to this period of art because of its emphasis on the natural beauty of the landscape and man’s relationship to it.”
Speaking about the decision to donate auction proceeds to support the global refugee crisis, Barrie continues, “Our country was founded on the principle of E pluribus Unum, out of many one. Our country’s diversity and welcoming of others has made us strong and will continue to make America strong.”



A highlight of the collection is a tour de force of 19th century American art, On Otter Creek by Frederic Edwin Church, the leading American painter of his day (estimate: $400,000-600,000). In this bucolic scene set against a dramatic backdrop of towering hills, a covered bridge at center of the composition is the only sign of human intervention, conveying the central motif of the Hudson River School movement on the sublimity of nature.

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), The Red Maple at Lake George, painted in 1926. 36 x 30 in (91.4 x 76.2 cm). Estimate: $7,000,000-10,000,000. This lot is offered in American Art on 20 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York © 2018 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 

George Copeland Ault (1891-1948), New England Landscape, painted in 1933. 11⅞ x 15⅞ (30.2 x 40.3 cm). Estimate: $60,000-80,000. This lot is offered in American Art on 20 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York. Rights and Reproductions Michael Rosenfeld Gallery (info@michaelrosenfeldart.com)

Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Cloud, painted in 1941. 16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm). Estimate: $25,000-35,000. This lot is offered in American Art on 20 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), Porcelain Rooster, executed in 1929. 15 x 8⅛ in (38.1 x 20.6 cm). Estimate: $250,000-350,000. This lot is offered in American Art on 20 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York © 2018 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), Black Door with Snow, painted in 1953-1955. 36 x 30 in (91.4 x 76.2 cm). Estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000. This lot is offered in American Art on 20 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York © 2018 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Marsden Hartley (1877-1943), Landscape with Single Cloud, painted in 1922-23. 28½ x 41 in (72.4 x 104.1 cm). Estimate: $500,000-700,000. This lot is offered in American Art on 20 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

Another leading work is John Frederick Kensett’s Duck Hunter, First Beach, Newport, Rhode Island created in 1859 during a pivotal period in the artist’s painting style that demonstrated a transition from the traditional Hudson River School aesthetic to a modern Luminist treatment of light and form, which resulted in a spontaneous yet highly finished canvas painted directly from nature (estimate: $200,000-300,000). Additional top lots include Haymaking by Asher Brown Durand (estimate: $250,000-350,000), Tropical Landscape by Louis Rémy Mignot (estimate: $150,000-250,000), and Lake Winnipesaukee by Sanford Robinson Gifford (estimate: $200,000-300,000).

More works offered in An American Place: The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November(see linkfor earlier listings)

Stuart Davis (1892-1964), Still Life in the Street, painted 1941. 10⅛ x 12⅛ in (25.7 x 30.8 cm). Estimate: $500,000-700,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York © Estate of Stuart Davis/ Licensed by VAGA at Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York 

 

Patrick Henry Bruce (1881-1936), Peinture/Nature Morte, painted circa 1924. 28½ x 36 in (72.4 x 91.4 cm). Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

 

Joseph Stella (1877-1946), Tree of My Life, painted in 1919. 84 x 76 in (213.4 x 193 cm). Estimate: $6,000,000-8,000,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

Charles Green Shaw (1892-1974), Untitled, painted in 1940. 30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.9 cm). Estimate: $70,000-100,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

 

Suzy Frelinghuysen (1911-1988), Composition, painted in 1943. 40 x 30 in (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm). Estimate: $120,000-180,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

Charles Sheeler (1883-1965), Cat-walk, painted in 1947. 24 x 20 in (61 x 50.8 cm). Estimate: $1,200,000-1,800,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

 

Arthur G. Dove (1880-1946), Long Island, painted in 1940. 20 x 32 in (50.8 x 81.3 cm). Estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

John Marin (1870-1953), My-Hell Raising Sea, painted in 1941. 25 x 30 in (63.5 x 76.2 cm). Estimate: $250,000-350,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

 

Marsden Hartley (1877-1943), Calm after Storm off Hurricane Island, Vinal Haven, Maine, painted in 1937-38. 22 x 28 in (55.9 x 71.1 cm). Estimate: $1,500,000-2,500,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York

Francis Criss (1901-1973), Melancholy Interlude, painted in 1939. 25¼ x 30 in (64.1 x 76.2 cm). Estimate: $100,000-150,000. This lot is offered in An American Place | The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection Evening Sale on 13 November 2018 at Christie’s in New York