Well Rounded
Sotheby’s upcoming October 2 American art sale features works from private collections and institutions
Sotheby’s upcoming October 2 American art sale features works from private collections and institutions
October 2, 10 a.m. Sotheby’s 1334 York Avenue New York, NY 10021 t: (212) 606-7000 www.sothebys.com
Leading Sotheby’s October 2 sale of American art are 28 works from the collection of Patrick and Carlyn Duffy. a series of works from that collection performed well in a May auction of American art, and the upcoming segment includes examples of sculpture and regionalism. Andrew Wyeth’s The Bachelor is one of the standouts from the Duffy Collection. with an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000, it will grace the cover of the auction catalog. Charlotte Mitchell, associate specialist in American art at Sotheby’s, notes, “the detail is wonderful, the color is great, and 1964 is a great year for his work.” Two pieces by Dale Nichols also come from the Duffy Collection.
“One is from 1969 and the other is from 1981, so they come from very different points in his career,” says Mitchell. “they are both bright and vibrant.” Spring, from 1969, and is a typical example of the regionalist painter’s work, with several countryside buildings and a man driving horses in the foreground. Morning is distinguished by the inscription on the back—an excerpt of a Walt Whitman poem. Both Nichols’ paintings are estimated at $25,000 to $35,000.
The sale will also have a strong illustration segment.an untitled work by N.c.wyeth, which graced the cover of The Country Gentleman in 1918, is estimated at $80,000 to $120,000.“It’s been in the same collection for quite some time,” Mitchell notes.“the imagery is great. It shows a man on horseback holding a lamb and crossing a mountain. It’s charming, and a great example of his work in original condition.”another
strong illustration example in the sale is a 1916 cover of Collier’s from J.C. Leyendecker titled The Oarsman (est. $60/80,000).
A William R. Leigh painting, Hell Bent, is expected to fetch between $250,000 and $350,000.The work has been in a private collection since 1975 and has never been up for auction. Other notable works in the sale include Edward Potthast’s At the Seaside (est. $120/180,000);Walter Launt Palmer’s Woodland Pool (est. $40/60,000); and James M. Guy’s Capital Minus Labor (est. $30/50,000).