Schoelkopf Gallery New York, NY 10013
January 17 – February 28, 2025
Schoelkopf Gallery is honored to announce the sale and exhibition of important works of art from the collection of Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. The exhibition American Stories: The Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall Collection will be on view at the gallery from January 17 – February 28, 2025, and will be accompanied by a fully illustrated scholarly catalogue. The Kennedy Marshall collection is the most significant private collection of regionalist and social realist art created between 1920 and 1970 and reflects Kennedy and Marshall’s unparalleled approach to collecting genre-defining works of art. The collection features masterworks by American artists Romare Bearden, Thomas Hart Benton, Jared French, Jacob Lawrence, Paul Sample, Ben Shahn and many others. The Kennedy Marshall collection comprises nearly forty remarkable paintings, works on paper, and sculptures, defined by iconic images of figurative storytelling with a modern sensibility.
IMAGES
Paul Starrett Sample (1896-1974)
Celebration, 1933
Signed at lower left: PAUL SAMPLE
Oil on canvas
40⅛ x 48⅛ inches
101.9 x 122.2 cmCelebration was created in 1933 as Paul Sample's response to Thomas Hart Benton's Boomtown. The painting was directly inspired by Pieter Brueghel the Elder's 1567 work Land of Cockaigne, which warned about the dangers of temptation. This work marked Sample's dramatic transformation from an Impressionist style to a new artistic approach. The painting is set in the mining camps of Randsburg, California, depicting miners and scattered oil rigs across a vast desert landscape. Sample used this setting to tell the story of the boom-and-bust cycle characteristic of the American Western frontier. In creating Celebration, Sample abandoned his earlier painterly technique in favor of crisp, elegant draftsmanship similar to Grant Wood's Flemish Old Master realist style. The painting employs a cinematic, panoramic viewpoint filled with action.
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Michael Lenson (1903-1971)
Against the Sky, 1935
Signed at upper left: Lenson
Oil on canvas
40 x 30 inches
101.6 x 76.2 cm
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James Ormsbee Chapin (1887-1975)
Nine Workmen, 1942
Signed and dated at upper left: JAMES CHAPIN - '42
Charcoal on paper
18 x 24 inches
45.7 x 61 cm
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Jacques Schnier (1898-1988)
Relief Panels for Elevator Doors, Helm Building, Fresno: Man Drilling for Oil, Man with Wine Kegs, Man with Bales, Corral, Woman with Grapes, Pigs and Sheep, 1936
(i) Inscribed and dated at lower center: SCHNIER 36; inscribed and dated on verso: Jacques Schnier 1936
(ii) Inscribed at lower center: SCHNIER; inscribed and dated on verso: Jacques Schnier 1936
(iii) Inscribed at lower center: SCHNIER; inscribed and dated on verso: Jacques Schnier 1936
(iv) Inscribed at lower center: SCHNIER
(v) Inscribed and dated at lower left: SCHNIER '36; inscribed and dated on verso: Jacques Schnier 1936
(vi) Inscribed at lower center: SCHNIER; inscribed and dated on verso: Jacques Schnier 1936
Bronze, in six panels
Each: 10½ x 7½ inches (26.7 x 19.1 cm)
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Georgia Engelhard (1906-1986)
The White Church, c. 1930-39
Signed on stretcher: Georgia Engelhard
Oil on canvas
18¼ x 32¼ inches
46.4 x 81.9 cmGeorgia Engelhard was an American artist and mountain climber born in the early 20th century. She was the niece of renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Engelhard showed artistic talent from a young age, exhibiting her work at Stieglitz's 291 Galleries when she was just six years old. She had her first solo exhibition at age ten in 1916, which received positive critical acclaim. She developed close relationships with both Stieglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe, spending summers at the Stieglitz family compound in Lake George. Engelhard's early artistic work was influenced by O'Keeffe, often emulating her style and subjects and lending her the nickname "Georgia Minor."
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Charles Burchfield (1893-1967)
Deserted House, 1918
Signed and dated at lower right: Chas Burchfield 1918; inscribed on verso: April 13, 1918
Watercolor on paper
17½ x 25¼ inches
44.5 x 64.1 cm
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Charles Sheeler (1883-1965)
Grey Barns, 1946
Signed and dated at lower right: Sheeler-1946
Tempera on board
14⅝ x 20⅜ inches
37.1 x 51.8 cm
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Francis Criss (1901-1973)
New York Waterfront, 1944-45
Signed at lower left: Criss
Oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches
76.2 x 76.2 cm
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Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
American Couple, 1938
Signed at lower right: Ben Shahn
Tempera on paper mounted on board
23¾ x 23¾ inches
60.3 x 60.3 cm
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Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Study for "The Meaning of Social Security", c. 1940–42
Signed at lower right: Ben Shahn
Tempera on paper
13½ x 10½ inches
34.3 x 26.7 cm
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Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Three Hands, 1950
Signed and dedicated at lower right: To Palmer D.Q. Weber in memory of 2 memorable years / Ben Shahn
Gouache on board
Image size: 7¼ x 14⅛ inches (18.4 x 35.9 cm)
Board size: 14⅝ x 20 inches (37.1 x 50.8 cm)
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Helen Wessells
The Negro Troop, 1935-36
Helen Wessells (1905-1985)
The Negro Troop, 1935-36
Signed and dated at lower left: Helen Wessells '36; signed, dated and inscribed with the title on verso: The Negro Troop / Helen Wessells / 35
Tempera on panel
24 x 30 inches
61 x 76.2 cm
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Thornton Oakley (1881-1953)
The Weaving of the Bridge, c. 1909
Signed and inscribed on verso: Thornton Oakley / 10 S. 18 St. Philadelphia
Oil on canvas
27¼ x 18 inches
69.2 x 45.7 cm
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Louis Lozowick (1892-1973)
High Voltage - Cos Cob, 1930
Signed at lower right: Louis Lozowick; signed on verso: Louis Lozowick
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 inches
45.7 x 61 cm
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Thomas Hart Benton
Forward Pass, 1970
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Forward Pass, 1970
Inscribed, dated and numbered on the base: © / NO. 2 Benton '70; stamped with the foundry mark on the base: Harold Phippen / Foundryman
Bronze
25¼ x 12 x 15½ inches
64.1 x 30.5 x 39.4 cm“Being so close to the players has opened up a whole new dimension of the game… For the first time I really appreciate the action. The magic moment in football is the second the ball is released for a pass with a blitz on. And the color and spectacle of the game knock me out.”
—Thomas Hart Benton in Sports Illustrated, November 24, 1969
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Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Locomotive, 1929
Signed and dated at lower right: Reginald Marsh 1929
Watercolor and pencil on paper
14 x 20 inches
35.6 x 50.8 cm
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Paul Starrett Sample (1896-1974)
Erie Railroad #187, c. 1935
Signed at lower right: PAUL SAMPLE
Watercolor and pencil on paper
21 x 29 inches
53.3 x 73.7 cm
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Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Locomotive Engine No. 15, Moving Right, c. 1928–32
Ink and charcoal on paper
22¾ x 30¼ inches
57.8 x 76.7 cm
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Philip Evergood (1901-1973)
Bowery Movie, 1932
Signed and dated at lower left: Philip Evergood / 32
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches
63.5 x 76.2 cm
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Raphael Gleitsmann (1910-1995)
By the Tracks, Dennison, Ohio, 1946
Signed and dated at lower left: Raphael Gleitsmann / 1946 / Raphael S. Gleitsman
Oil on board
35 x 48 inches
88.9 x 121.9 cm
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Francis Criss (1901-1973)
New York Waterfront, 1944-45
Signed at lower left: Criss
Oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches
76.2 x 76.2 cm
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Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
On the Hudson, 1941
Signed and dated at lower right: REGINALD / MARSH / 1941
Tempera on canvas, laid down on board
18 x 24 inches
45.7 x 61 cm
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Rockwell Kent (1882-1971)
For Us the Living, 1943
Signed, dated and dedicated at lower left: To Bobbie and / Lewis Merrill 1943 / Rockwell Kent
Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper mounted on board
12¼ x 9½ inches
31.1 x 24.1 cm
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James Daugherty (1889-1974)
Jazz Musicians, c. 1934–35
Signed and inscribed on verso: James Daugherty / Westport / Conn; stamped with the estate stamp on verso: James Daugherty / ESTATE OF / JAMES H. DAUGHERTY
Watercolor and pencil on paper
29½ x 20 inches
74.9 x 50.8 cm
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Herbert Jacob Gute (1907-1977)
Raising the Tent
Signed at lower left: HERBERT J GUTE
Tempera on card
25½ x 18¾ inches
64.8 x 47.6 cm
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Paul Starrett Sample (1896-1974)
Central Pacific Arrival, 1943
Signed, dated and inscribed with the title at lower right: Central Pacific Arrival / Paul Sample – 1943 / Pearl Harbor
Watercolor and pencil on paper
10 x 14 inches
25.4 x 35.6 cm
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Romare Bearden (1911-1988)
House in Cotton Field, 1968
Signed at upper left: romare bearden
Collage of various papers on fiberboard
30 x 40 inches
76.2 x 101.6 cm
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Jared French
Chess and Politics, c. 1934
Jared French (1905-1988)
Chess and Politics, c. 1934
Signed at lower right: J. FRENCH
Oil on canvas
22 x 26 inches
55.9 x 66 cm
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Jan Matulka (1890-1972)
Ocean Dreams, c. 1930
Signed at lower right: Matulka
Oil and sand on canvas
27¼ x 32½ inches
69.2 x 82.5 cm
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John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)
At the Circus, 1936
Signed, dated and inscribed with the title at lower left: "AT THE CIRCUS" / JOHN STEUART CURRY / 1936
Oil and tempera on board
20¼ x 30⅛ inches
51.4 x 76.5 cm
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Enid Bell (1904-1994)
Nightclub (Last Dance), c. 1945
Inscribed: ENID BELL
Redwood on painted wood base
15 x 8 x 5 inches
38.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm
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Warren Wheelock (1880-1960)
Sailor and His Girl, c. 1940-49
Inscribed: Wheelock
Bubdinga wood
16¼ x 11½ x 16¾ inches
41.3 x 29.2 x 42.5 cm
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Charles H. Howard and Clay Spohn
Nautical Mural, 1942
Charles H. Howard and Clay Spohn (1899-1978) and (1898-1977)
Nautical Mural, 1942
Signed and dated at lower left: Chas. H. Howard and C. Spohn, asst. W.P.A. - 1942
Platinum leaf and oil and tempera reverse painted on glass, in three panels
46 x 90 inches
116.8 x 228.6 cm
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Charles Demuth (1883-1935)
Study for "On 'That' Street", 1932
Watercolor and pencil on paper
10½ x 8 inches
26.7 x 20.3 cm
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Philip Evergood (1901-1973)
Classroom History, 1938
Signed with the artist's initials at lower right: PE
Oil on canvas
71⅜ x 47¾ inches
181.3 x 121.3 cm
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Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)
The Wall, 1941
Signed and dated at lower left: J. Lawrence 1941; dedicated on the original mat: To Helen Grayson from Jacob Lawrence
Gouache on paper
22½ x 18 inches
57.1 x 45.7 cm
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Guy Pène du Bois
New Evidence, 1944
Guy Pène du Bois (1884-1958)
New Evidence, 1944
Signed and dated at lower right: Guy Pène du Bois / 1944
Oil on canvas
18 x 22 inches
45.7 x 55.9 cm
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Isabel Bishop (1902-1988)
Blowing Smoke Rings, 1938
Signed at lower right: Isabel Bishop
Oil on panel
20⅛ x 14⅛ inches
51.1 x 35.9 cm
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Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Forward Pass, 1972
Signed at lower left: Benton; signed at lower right: Benton
Lithograph
Image Size: 12¾ x 19¾ inches (32.4 x 50.2 cm)
Sheet Size: 18¼ x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm)
Edition of 250
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