The Tatti Family Collection
The Tatti Family has been at the center of the art world for three generations, casting, conserving, creating, and collecting. They have been artists, art historians, fabricators, and foundrymen, and have helped create and conserve diverse masterworks throughout much of the 20th century. The Tatti Family Collection is a singular testament to the close working relationships that artists and artisans have. Many of the unique works in this auction were tokens of friendship and appreciation from important artists to the Tatti family. They tell a story of the invaluable place occupied for decades by Alexander, Steve, Nick, and Zach Tatti.
According to the Tatti Art Conservation website, Alexander Tatti, Steve’s father, was the first Tatti to work in Restoration and Conservation and began his career as a foundryman and art fabricator in New York. Alexander’s brother, Benedict Tatti, was an art educator and renowned modernist in his own right, studying at the Art Students league as an apprentice to William Zorach. At that time, Alexander Tatti had taken over the Basky Foundry, in the Kip’s Bay area, which was then a light industrial area and a hotbed of sculptural creativity. Benedict was something of a bohemian, and “hung out” with many of the local art world luminaries. Steve Tatti remembers that as a child he would see Zorach, Isamu Noguchi, Chaim Gross, Boris Lovet Lorski, Louise Nevelson and others hanging around the studio with Uncle Benedict. Uncle Benny was Jane Canfield’s sculpting instructor, His father cast Brenda Putnam’s work. The list goes on and the stories are endless. The more than 100 lots of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and unique terracotta and plaster works by many of the most important artists of the 20th century on offer here tell some of these stories. They are witness to the invaluable collaborations at the heart of much of twentieth century art.
501
Brenda Putnam Bronze Sculpture
(District Of Columbia/New York/Minnesota, 1890-1975)
The Spear Dancer, 1926, signed on base “Brenda Putnam ‘26”, foundry mark “Kunst Foundry N.Y.”, patinated bronze with green marble base, 25-1/2 x 10 x 6-1/2 in., abrasions to bronze
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
502
Brenda Putnam Bronze Sculpture and Plaster Model, Ecorche
(District Of Columbia/New York/Minnesota, 1890-1975)
1939, musculature of a male figure, signed on base, “Brenda/Putnam/1939”, foundry mark “Basky F’dry N.Y.”, Basky Foundry, New York, patinated bronze, 31-1/2 x 12 x 10 in., reddish brown patina, light abrasions
Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Alexander Tatti; by Descent in the family; The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
504
Isamu Noguchi Model for Marc Connelly (American, 1904-1988)
503 Heinz Warneke, A Pair of Figural Bronzes (District of Columbia,1895-1983)
Woman with Deer, 8-3/4 x 5-1/2 x 2-3/4 in.; Man with Sheath of Wheat, 9 x 5-1/2 x 2-3/4 in., both signed at base “H. Warneke”, warm brown patina, tiny abrasion on base of man, some slight rubbing to patina
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Portrait head of Marc Connelly (NM152.01), 1937, signed on back “Isamu 1937/Basky Fdry NY”, plaster on wood base, 16-3/4 x 9 x 9-1/2 in., some abrasions and chips to plaster; base with abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Marcus Cook Connelly (1890-1980) was an American playwright, director, producer, performer, and lyricist. He was a key member of the Algonquin Round Table, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1930.
See The Noguchi Museum for the bronze cast in 1937 (152.01) and 1960: https://www.noguchi.org/artworks/collection/view/marcconnelly/
https://live.brunkauctions.com/auctions/brunk/the-tatti-familycollection-february-19-2025-15638/catalog#catalog
505
Augusta Christine Fells (Moore) Savage (New York/Florida, 1892-1962)
Gamin, circa 1929, signed verso “Savage”, inscribed recto “Gamin”, brown painted plaster, 9 x 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 in., small abrasions, various air bubbles and gaps to plaster and paint, largest under chin
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Augusta Savage was a prominent American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. In 1934, she made history as the first African American to join the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. One of her most notable pieces from the 1920s, Gamin, a bust of her nephew, brought her much recognition and a Julius Rosenwald Fellowship, which funded her studies in Paris in 1929.
506
Pair of Bronze Sculptures, Lions (early 20th century)
Recumbent Lion and Lioness, unsigned, patinated bronze on bronze bases, largest overall, 8-1/4 x 17-3/4 x 5-3/4 in., black patination with abrasions and some rubbing, bases resurfaced, one base with crack Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $600 - $900
507
Richard Hayley Lever (Australian/America/England, 1876-1958)
View of New York Harbor, from the Lackawanna Depot, New Jersey, 1928, signed lower right “Hayley Lever”, titled on old label verso, oil on board, 12 x 16 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 19-3/4 x 23-1/2 in., surface dirt layer, thinly painted in places with board showing through as made, wear at edges; frame with wear
Provenance: Davis Galleries, New York, NY (label verso, n.d.); ACA Galleries, New York, NY (label verso, n.d.); The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Exhibited: Department of Fine Arts, SUNY Stony Brook, 1964 (label verso); also labeled verso “From Arts Council of the City of New York”
508
Louis Eilshemius (American, 1864-1941)
Landscape with Cows, signed lower right “Eilshemius”, oil on board, 13-1/2 x 20 in.; fine labeled D. Matt wood frame, 19 x 25-3/4 in., surface dirt layer, areas of fluorescence; frame with wear
Provenance: Christie’s East, New York, 1984 (labels verso); The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
509
Randolph John Rogers, A Pair of Native American Sculptures (New York/Michigan, 1825-1892)
Indian Fisher Girl; 34 x 18 x 13 in.; Indian Hunter Boy, 38-7/8 x 16 x 14 in., both signed at bottom “Randolph Rogers Rome”, circa 1866, Carrara marble, ”Indian Hunter Boy” with tops of four feathers, quiver of arrows and tips of bow restored with matched and carved marble, loss of one feather, minor retouch with acrylic paint, small chips to base; “Indian Fisher Girl” with restored digits on proper left hand, restored feather on proper right side in hair, restored with matched and carved marble, small chips to base, some minor cosmetic retouch with acrylic paint both recently cleaned with restorations by Steve Tatti Fine Art Conservation, New York Provenance: Kansas City Public Library, 9th and Locust, (building and contents sold, 1960); US Trade School, Inc., 9th and Locust, Kansas City, (contents auctioned, Autumn, 1983); Private Collection, Kansas City, MO; The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Comparative Literature: Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, Official Catalogue of the Works of Painting Sculpture and Engraving Exhibited in the Art Department, 1872 (described as Randolph Rodgers: Indian Hunter Boy # 5 Indian Fisher Girl # 6 owned by L. C. Hopkins ); Millard F. Rogers, Jr. Randolph Rogers: American Sculptor in Rome, University of Massachusetts Press, 1972, p. 99, p. 210; Wayne Craven, Sculpture in America, 2nd Edition, Newark, University of Delaware Press, NY and London, 1984; Vivien Green Fryd, “Randolph Rogers Indian Hunter Boy: Allegory of Innocence”, Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin, 1986, pages, 29-37; H. Nicholas B. Clark, A Marble Quarry: The James H. Ricau Collection of Sculpture at the Chrysler Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997, pp. 204-6; Thayer Tolles, ed., American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artist Born before 1865, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, pp. 114-120. See website for complete note at https://live.brunkauctions.com/online-auctions/brunk/randolph-john-rogers-a-pair-of-native-american-sculptures-7009944cv
510
Joseph Stella (Italian/America, 1877-1946)
Cat in Repose, collector’s stamp lower right, pencil and colored pencil on paper, 9 x 12-1/4 in.; natural wood float type frame, 13-3/4 x 17 x 1 in., not examined out of frame, appears lightly tacked to backing at corners, slight expected wear at corners and edges; frame with slight separation at corners
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
511
Joseph Stella (Italian/America, 1877-1946)
Drawing of leaves, Hosta plant, colletctor’s stamp lower right, pencil on buff paper, 8-3/4 x 11-3/4 in.; natural wood frame 14 x 17 in., float tacked to mount, slight wear at edges and corners, tiny spots of staining; frame with minimal wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
512
Karl Heinrich Gruppe Sculpture, Young Girl with Cat (New York, 1893-1982)
Play Ball, 1925, signed and dated on base “Karl H. Gruppe 1925”, white marble, 39-1/4 x 13-1/2 x 11 in., anomalies inherent in marble, small points of retouching and/or filling, small chips at base
Provenance: Christie’s East, New York, June 13, 2001, lot 248, sold for a record $10,575; The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000
Literature: B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, 1968, p.34. Murrell’s Inlet, South Carolina, 1968, p. 341.
513
William Zorach, Sculpture (New York/California/Maine, 1887-1966)
Study for Pioneer Family, circa 1927, signed on base “W Zorach”, also inscribed with “X”, plaster, 23-3/4 x 16-1/4 x 10-5/8 in., surface dirt, accretion, air bubbles, chips, cracks
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
514
Russel Wright, Rodeo Bookend (American, 1904-1976)
Bull, signed underneath “Russell Wright”, “gun metal” or cast aluminum, 4 x 9-1/2 x 3-1/2 in., small abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Literature: Collector’s Encyclopedia of Russel Wright, 1990 Kerr, pg. 25
515
Jane Canfield Marble Sculpture (New York, 1897-1984)
Two fish, unsigned, green marble with black laminated base, 8 x 16-1/4 x 4-3/4 in., good condition
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
516
Jane Canfield Marble Sculpture (New York, 1897-1984)
Owl, unsigned, marble on wood base, 13 x 9 x 4-3/4 in., some light abrasions, natural rough texture underside
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
518
Joseph Stella (Italian/America, 1877-1946)
517
Joseph Stella (Italian/America, 1877-1946)
Classical Profile, collector’s stamp lower right, pencil and colored pencil on paper, 11 x 8-1/2 in.; natural wood float frame, 17-1/2 x 15 in., drawing in good condition, some expected wear at corners and edges, discoloration at upper right corner
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Trees, a Study, collector’s stamp lower right, silverpoint on paper, 7 x 8 in.; natural wood frame, 14 x 15 in., not examined out of float style frame, surface appears in very good condition, remnants of pencil lines at outer border as made, minimal wear at edges, especially lower left corner; frame in good condition
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
519
Joseph Stella (Italian/America, 1877-1946)
Cypress Trees, collector’s stamp lower left, colored pencil on buff paper, 12 x 9 in.; natural wood float style frame, 20-1/2 x 17 in., not examined out of sealed frame, the expected wear at corners and edges, small areas of minor smudging; frame with separation and abrasions at lower right corner
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $600 - $800
520 Jane Canfield Sculpture, Woodcocks (New York, 1897-1984)
unsigned, terracotta, 7-1/4 x 11 x 7 in., firing crack in base
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
521
Jane Canfield, Fine Model for a Barn Owl (New York, 1897-1984)
Attentively listening, signed in base “J. Canfield”, inscribed by foundry verso in marker “420/6 off”, painted plaster, 17-1/2 x 11 x 6 in., rich handling burnish to surface, some small chips to base, some possible spots of accretion
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
522
Sculptural Model of a Horse (20th century)
A Hunter, inscribed underneath “791”, painted plaster, 14-1/4 x 16-1/4 x 5 in., some cracks at hooves, ear, some abrasions to surface
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $200 - $400
524
523
Studio or Follower of Hiram Powers, The Greek Slave (Italy/American, 1805-1873)
The small bust version, bearing signature on back of truncation “H.P./sculp”, carved Carrara marble, 13 x 9 x 7 in., overall 16-1/4 x 9 x 9-1/2 in., some embedded grime, small abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Reference: for the full length model by Hiram Powers see https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/model-of-thegreek-slave-20060
William Zorach, Seated Woman (American, 1887-1966)
Seated Woman, inscribed underside “V”, painted plaster, 12-1/2 x 9 x 5 in., some abrasions and chipping to one corner
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $600 - $900
525 Frederick William MacMonnies, Model Study for Truth (New York, 1863-1937)
Truth, circa, 1910-1914, for the 1920 sculpture for the New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue at 42nd St., unsigned, painted plaster, 16-1/2 in. x 9-1/4 x 7-1/2 in., small chips, some surface dirt
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
527
Emil Carlsen (Danish/America, 1848 or 53-1932)
Moonrise, unsigned, Carlsen Estate stamp verso, oil on panel, 6 x 7-1/2 in.; fine APF reproduction gilt wood frame, 10-3/4 x 12 in., probably slight surface dirt; frame with wear and small losses to gilt
Provenance: Wortsman Rowe Galleries Inc, San Francisco, California (label verso); The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Stamped verso reads “Wortsman Rowe Inc/Paintings acquired from/Mrs. Dines Carlsen/Falls Village Conn/Emil and Dines Carlsen Number E-128.
526
American School Equestrian Model (20th century)
Standing Horse, signed in base “MMM 30”, inscribed on tag by Alexander Tatti, “Wife of a well known artist. She modeled horses” and verso “gift from an artist/Alexander Tatti”, painted plaster, 8-1/4 x 11-1/4 x 3 in., rich ‘burnished’ patina from handling, chips at base
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
528
Charles Basham (Ohio, born 1953)
Study for Lake Mendota Sky, 1991, signed lower “Basham”, pastel on paper, 9-1/2 x 14 in.; gilt wood float frame, 18 x 22 in., vivid colors, surface appears in good condition; frame with wear and small losses
Provenance: Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina (label verso); The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
529
Wolf Kahn (German/America, 1927-2020)
A Placid Orange River Light, 1994, signed lower right “W Kahn”, pastel on paper, 9 x 12 in.; gilt wood frame, 15-1/2 x 18-1/4 in., not examined out of sealed frame, appears in good condition, vivid color, slight warp apparent at top edge under mat; frame with abrasions
Provenance: Jerad Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina (label verso); The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
530
Thomas McNickle (American, born 1944)
Morning Light Study, 1999, signed lower right, “Thomas McNickle, watercolor on paper, 4-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.; silver finished wood frame, 13-1/2 x 19 in., not examined out of sealed frame, appears in good condition; frame with minimal wear
Provenance: Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina (label verso); The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
531
American School Buffalo Hunt Painting (American, 19th/20th century)
The Buffalo Hunt, possibly a mural study, illegibly signed lower left, oil on canvas, 27 x 39-1/2 in.; wood frame, 47-3/4 x 35 in., linen lined, stretcher marks, crackle, retouch; frame with surface wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
532
Harry Bertoia Sculpture
Untitled, circa 1968, one of 36, unsigned, sticker on base “13”, stainless steel wire on steel rod and base, 64-1/2 x 34 in.(with base 72-1/2 in.), warm silver gray patina, broken wires with some trimmed primarily in interior some elongated (displaced), base and post with abrasions and some minor areas of oxidation on surface of base
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
This work is included in the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following number: S.BW.84.
Similar sculptures were commissioned for the banking lobby of the Seattle First National Building in downtown Seattle, Washington, designed by the architectural firm of Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson. The group of 36 “willow” sculptures hung from the ceiling of the banking lobby, while the model he created for the project was also displayed at the bank as a separate standing floor piece. During the construction process, it was determined that the sculptures were best lit from inside and Bertoia worked with the architects and electrical engineers to develop a specialized lighting system. The artist traveled to Seattle to install the sculptures, which were grouped in one, two, and three units of varying sizes and diameters. In 1983, Seattle First, or Seafirst as it was then known, was acquired by Bank of America and Bertoia’s commission was dismantled, with individual pieces subsequently sold.” This work does not currently have enough provenance information to directly tie it to this commission.
Reference: https://catalogue.harrybertoia.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1107
533
Anton Basky Bronze Sculpture (New York, 20th century)
Standing Nude, signed on base “Anton Basky Sc”, bronze on wood base, 6-1/4 x 2-5/8 x 2-3/4 in., gold patina, base and bronze with dings, abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
Anton Basky was a friend of and worked for Rodin in 1904 and 1905. Basky established a Foundry in New York City that was later sold to Alexander Tatti.
535
Attributed to Theodore Rousseau, Landscape (French, 1812-1867)
sketch of a landscape, unsigned, inscribed verso in pencil presumably by M. Charles Tillot, also inscribed in paint verso with the attribution, provenance, and note regarding authenticity inscribed in pencil, oil on panel, 14-7/8 x 20-1/2 in.; unframed, abrasions, possibly scrubbed, yellowed varnish
Provenance: Presumed The poet “Charly”; Lucien Lefebvre-Foinet, Paris, No. 5920 (label verso); The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $600 - $900
The pencil inscription indicates that the student of Rousseau, Charles Tillot (18251895), guarantees this work as that of Theodore Rousseau.
534
Anton Basky Bronze Sculpture (New Jersey/New York/Hungarian, 1880-1952)
Asian Woman, signed on base “Anton Basky S”, patinated bronze, 8-5/8 x 3-3/4 x 4-3/4 in., brown patina with some green oxidation, abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
536
Black and White Photo, Jack McKenna (20th century)
Clown Photo, signed verso “Jack McKenna”, also inscribed in pencil print recto lower right “to Billy Pay...?/ Jack A. McKenna/Only a Clown”, gelatin silver print, 5 x 4-1/2 in.; natural wood frame, 15-1/4 x 12 in., hinged in at top edge, fading; frame in good condition
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $50 - $100
537
Ahron Ben Shmuel (New York/Israel, 1903-1984)
Abstract Composition, 1946, signed with initials lower right “A.B-S. 46”, colored pencil on buff paper, sight 15-1/4 x 11 in.; dark finished wood frame, 22-1/4 x 15-1/4 in., not examined out of frame, slight toning apparent; mat with toning and grime, frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
538
Ahron Ben-Shmuel (New York/Israel, 1903-1984)
Abstraction, pastel on paper, incised signature lower right “ABS”, sheet 9-3/4 x 7-3/4 in.; frame, 17 x 15 x 1 in., vivid colors, taped at corners to backing (scotch tape); frame with wear, linen liner with water stain
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
539
Anton Refregier (Russian/America, 1905-1979)
Costume Design: Disc, 1931, signed lower right “Ref”, pencil, crayon, silver paint, 17 x 13-3/4 in.; dark finished wood float frame, 26 x 22-1/4 in., vibrant color, appears lightly tacked at corners, some slight expected wear at corners and edges; frame with minimal wear
Provenance: Conner-Rosenkranz, New York, NY (label verso). Lot is accompanied by original purchase receipt; The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
According to the purchase receipt that accompanies this lot, the drawing is “one of a series of costume designs made for the Beaux Arts Academy Of Design Annual Ball, NY, costume fabricated by Refregier’s fellow students.” According to a facsimile of the New York World newspaper attached verso, Refrieger’s design won second place.
540
Brenda Putnam
(District of Columbia/New York/Minnesota, 1890-1975)
Herbert Putnam, father of the artist, 1926, signed verso “Brenda Putnam -1926”, painted plaster, black painted wood base, 21-3/4 x 7-3/4 x 8-1/2 in., chips, abrasions, cracks, surface dirt
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
542
Heinz Warneke Model of a Nude (District of Columbia, 1895-1983)
Resting on the floor, signed at corner “HW”, painted terracotta, 8 x 9-1/2 x 9 in., some small chips
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
541
Brenda Putnam
(District of Columbia/New York/Minnesota, 1890-1975)
Bust of Mary Baker Eddy, 1936, signed “B.P/ 1936”, foundry mark “Basky F’dry N.Y.”, Basky Foundry, New York, patinated bronze with wood base, 9-5/8 x 4-1/8 x 3-3/8 in., reddish brown patina, some abrasions, areas of rubbing, surface dirt
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
543
Joseph Stella, Two Works (Italian/America, 1877-1946)
Two Line Drawings: Seated Man and Pelican, both with collector’s “JML Coll” stamp at lower right, both pencil on paper, “Man’ with some blue colored pencil at lower center, 11-1/2 x 8-3/4 in.; 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 in.; floating in matching natural wood frames, 15-1/4 x 12-1/4 in.; 13 x 15-1/2 in., not examined out of sealed float frame, both with wear and slight discolorations at corners and edges; frame with minimal wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $600 - $800
546
Irwin D. Hoffman
(American, 1901-1989)
Portrait of a Lady, 1956, signed and dated upper right “Irwin D. Hoffman 1956”, oil on canvas, 28 x 18 in.; carved wood frame, 35-1/2 x 25-1/2 in., original canvas and stretchers; frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
547
Modern Portrait of a Man
544
Joseph Meert
(American/Belgium, 1905-1990)
The Boat, oil on canvas, signed lower right “Meert”, inscribed with title stretcher verso, 20 x 24 in.; wood strip frame, 20-3/4 x 24-3/4 x 1 in., slight surface grime, slight separation to pigment washes as made; frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
545
Joseph Meert
(American/Belgium, 1905-1990)
Reluctant Spring, oil on canvas, signed lower right “Meert”, inscribed with title pencil stretcher verso, 38 x 25-1/2 in.; wood strip frame, 39-1/4 x 26-1/2 x 2 in., small area of paint loss at right edge, surface dirt, thinly painted areas as made; frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $800 - $1,200
(American/Continental, late 19th/early 20th century) apparently unsigned, oil on canvas, incised stretcher verso “V. Van Gogh”, 14 x 12-1/4 x 1 in.; unframed, heavy varnish over thick impasto, surface dirt, crackle, Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $500 - $700
548
Lucian Bernhard, Ariadne (New York, 1883-1972)
Model of a nude, signed “Bernhard”, painted plaster, 9-1/2 x 16 x 6 in,, patina with natural handling burnish, possible artist repair or addendum to base at proper right hand and arm, small abrasions or chips on bottom
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
549
Joseph Meert
(American/Belgium, 1905-1990)
Hills & Sails, oil on coarse canvas, signed lower right “Meert”, also signed and inscribed with title in pencil, stretcher verso, 18 x 24 in.; unframed, overall slight surface wear/grime
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $700 - $900
550
Joseph Meert (American/Belgium, 1905-1990)
Abstraction in Greens, oil on canvas, signed lower right “Meert”, titled in pencil stretcher verso, 40 x 36 in.; wood strip frame, 40-1/2 x 36-3/4 x 1 in., slight surface wear, surface scratch lower center; frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
551
Portfolio of Works including Harold Krisel (American, 20th century)
fourteen unframed works on paper, including: Dark Star, by Harold Krisel, (American, 1920 - 1995), signed, titled, dated ‘64 and editioned “50” lower margin, screen print, 24 x 19; together with six watercolors on paper signed ‘Taylor”, circa 1930-50, all approximately 15 x 22 in.; and seven works by Joseph Meert (American, (1905 - 1990), inks and watercolor on paper, various sizes; all in a studio type black portfolio, varying condition, none apparently conserved, none with considerable damage
Provenance: Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
552
Peter Deanna (American, 20th century)
Peasants at Table, 1957, unsigned, oil on canvas, 26 x 34 in.; wood float frame, 27 x 35 in., loose canvas, stretcher marks; frame with some wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
553
Joseph Meert
(American/Belgium, 1905-1990)
Abstract Landscape, signed lower right “Joseph Meert”, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in.; wood strip frame, 203/4 x 30-3/4 in., areas of crackle; frame with wear, separation
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
554
Joseph Meert (American/Belgium, 1905-1990)
Muted Bouquet, oil on canvas, signed lower right “Meert”, inscribed pencil stretcher verso “Muted Boquet (sic)”, 30 x 24 in.; natural wood frame, 35-1/2 x 29-1/4 x 2-3/4 in., surface dirt; frame with wear, liner with staining
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
555
Robert Ryland (American, 1873-1951)
Portrait of David Ogilvy, unsigned, oil on board, 15 x 13-1/4 in.; fine carved gilt wood frame, 23 x 21-1/4 in., surface dirt layer; frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
British born David Ogilvy (1911-1999), of Ogilvy & Mather fame, is considered by many to be the father of advertising.
556
Robert Ryland (American, 1873-1951)
Street Scene-Woman Walking Dog, 1947, signed and dated lower right “R.K. Ryland, 1946-47”, oil on canvas, 24 x 32 in.; wood float frame, 26-1/2 x 34-1/4 in., area of flaking at left side and at edges, crackle, surface dirt layer; frame with minimal wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
557
Ahron Ben-Shmuel (New York/Israel, 1903-1984)
Abstract Figure, 1946, signed with initials lower right, “A.B-S 46”, watercolor or ink on buff paper, sight 22 x 12-12 in.; wood frame, 27-3/4 x 18-1/2 in., hinged in; frame with some wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
558
Ahron Ben-Shmuel Plaster Model (New York/Israel, 1903-1984)
Rubenesque reclining nude, 1929, signed “Ahron Ben-Shmuel 1929”, painted plaster, 7-1/2 x 9 x 6 in., abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
559
Brenda Putnam Bronze Sculpture (District of Columbia/New York/Minnesota, 1890-1975)
Young Boy with Ball, 1923, signed on base “B. Putnam. 1923”, foundry mark “Kunst Foundry NY”, patinated bronze, 14 x 6-1/2 x 4-1/4 in., scratch on stomach, other small dents and abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
560
Brenda Putnam Plaster Model (District of Columbia/New York/Minnesota, 1890-1975) Woman with wrap on an integral stepped plinth, signed on base “Brenda Putnam/1936”, painted plaster, 19 x 13 x 7-1/4 in., some chips with retouch
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
562
Fred Chance
(American,20th century)
561
Fred Chance
(American, 20th century)
Abstract, signed lower left “Fred Chance”, dated lower right “1966”, oil on canvas on Masonite, 24 x 24 in.; gilt wood float frame, 25 x 25 in., slight surface wear, one diagonal surface abrasion lower right; frame with wear and abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $700 - $900
Interval One, 1966, signed upper left “Fred Chance”, dated upper right “1966”, titled on old exhibition label frame recto, oil and applied canvas on Masonite, 24 x 24 in.; gilt wood gallery frame, 25 x 25 in., surface wear and abrasions; frame with wear and abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
563
Joseph Meert
(American/Belgium, 1905-1990)
Backstage, signed lower right “Meert”, inscribed with title stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in.; wood strip frame, 18-1/2 x 24-1/2 in., slight surface grime; frame with wear, slight separation
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
564
Joseph Meert
(American/Belgium, 1905-1990)
Vase of Flowers Abstraction, signed lower left “Meert”, oil on canvas, 34 x 22 in.; carved wood frame, 40-1/4 x 28 in., painting with slight surface wear; frame with minimal wear, liner with grime
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
565
Joseph Shannon (American, born 1953)
Nude, 1974, signed and dated upper right “JShannon 74”, gouache on paper, sight 23 x 17 in.; natural wood frame, 29 x 23 in., not examined out of frame, painting appears in good condition; frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
566
Margaret French Cresson Portrait Bust (New York/Massachusetts, 1889-1973)
Portrait of Young Boy, signed “M.F. Cresson”, with Alexander Tatti’s tag, Abastone, [resin composite] on wood base, 13 x 6-1/2 x 7 in., good condition
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $300 - $500
Margaret Cresson was the daughter of Daniel Chester French (1850-1931).
567
Proctor (American, 20th century)
Portrait of a Lady, 1941, signed lower right “Proctor”, dated upper right “3/41”, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in.; unframed, original canvas and stretchers, canvas slightly loose, surface dirt layer
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
568
Samuel Aloysius Murray (Pennsylvania, 1869-1941)
Bust of a Young Girl, Mother Goose scenery encircling torso, including witches, a goose, and a cow, 1899, signed verso “S. Murray 1899”, inscribed on plinth “Arcadia Willoughby St. John Age 3”, painted plaster, 11-1/4 x 5 x 3-3/4 in., some chips to plaster, some points of uneven varnish, abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
569
After Bruno Zach, La Cravache (Austrian, 1891-1945)
(The Riding Crop), signed in base “Bruno Zach”, aftercast, patinated bronze, 32-1/4 x 8-3/4 x 7-3/4 in., riding crop loose and incomplete stylistically, abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
570
French Modernist Figural Sculpture (20th century)
Dancer, unsigned, patinated bronze, 38 x 18-1/2 x 9 in., black patina, small abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
571
Hans Richter, Portfolio and Sculptures, Movements Emboitage (German, 1888-1976)
1976, edition 13/150, signed “Hans Richter “, dated and numbered on acrylic engravings in an acrylic case, 19-1/4 x 5 x 13 in.; Movements portfolio of 6 prints with text, intaglio and collage on Arches; Aline Elmayan, publisher, largest, 11-5/8 x 7-1/2 in., portfolio with toning, lacking two sculptures, acrylic case with scratches, small crack on side
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
572
Luis Sanguino Bronze Sculpture (Spain, born 1934)
Crouching Nude holding an earthen ball aloft, unsigned, patinated bronze with stone base, 33-3/4 x 19-3/4 x 14 in., dark green/brown patina, accretion
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
573
Luis Sanguino (Spanish, born 1934)
Bull Fight, signed at the bottom “Sangiuno”, patinated bronze 11 x 13-1/2 x 8 in., with black laminated base, 12 x 14-3/4 x 9 in., verdigris to dark brown patina, good condition; base with scratches
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
574
Pair Rolf Heslin Leather Upholstered Fox Armchairs
Norway, 1958, oak leather, each signed with stamped manufacturer’s mark “Haug Snekkeri A/S Tomfer - Norway Bruksbo Made in Norway”, 26 × 25 × 24 in., very good condition, scratches and scuffs to leather with wear at front edges
Provenance: Wright , sold November 20th, 2014, lot 111, for $3,500; The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Wight cataloging notes that these chairs are referenced in, Norwegian Icons: Important Norwegian Designs From the Era 1940-1975 - An Exhibition, Bermann, pg. 110.
575
Shiro Kuramata Panacee Carpet (Japanese, 1934-1991)
wool, multi-colored amorphous design, circa 1989, 78 x 55 in., minimal wear, fading
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
Shiro Kuramata was a founding member of the Italian design collaborative, Memphis Group. He is represented in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo.
576
Emile Decoeur, Lidded Ceramic Vessel (French, 1876-1953)
Vessel, signed and numbered on base “3.12/Decoeur”, ceramic with mottled green glaze, 4-3/4 x 5-1/8 in., anomalies as made, pinholes and glaze voids, crack and repair through lid
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
https://live.brunkauctions.com/auctions/brunk/the-tatti-familycollection-february-19-2025-15638/catalog#catalog
577
Adlai Stevenson Hardin, The Plaster Model for Nova Scotia Fisherman (Connecticut/Minnesota,1901-1989)
Sitting on a piling, signed on base “Adlai S. Hardin/1939”, painted plaster with wood, 27 x 11-1/2 x 9-1/2 in., abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
578
Adlai Stevenson Hardin (Connecticut/Minnesota, 1901-1989)
Worshipping Figure, man in robe kneeling with hands to chest, 1940, signed on base “Adlai S. Hardin 1940”, plaster, 11 x 4-1/2 x 8 in., some imbedded grime, some small chips, small crack, pitting from small air bubbles in plaster
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
For the sculpture in bronze see: https://nationalacademy.emuseum.com/ objects/848/worshipping-figure
579
Adlai Stevenson Hardin Portrait Bust (Connecticut/Minnesota,1901-1989)
Head of a Man, 1979, signed on neck “Adlai S. Hardin/1979”, plaster, 12 x 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 in., abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
580
Female Figure, Plaster Sculpture (20th century)
female nude figure leaning forward, signed on vase “V.G.”, patinated plaster, 20-5/8 x 7-1/2 x 7 in., surface dirt, abrasions, some cracks and small chips, areas with loss to paint, base unsteady
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
581
Agnes Yarnall (American, 1904-1989)
Clown and Circus Dog, signed on base “A. Yarnall/ 1954”, painted plaster, 19 x 13 x 11 in., surface dirt, abrasions, paint retouch, restoration to proper right arm, also crack on proper right arm
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
583
Bernie (Bernard) Krigstein (New York, 1919 - 1990)
The Duel, They Are Intent on Killing One Another, signed and dated lower right “B Krigstein ‘63”, also sub-titled in paint canvas verso, oil on canvas, 12 x 14 in.; gilt wood frame, 14-1/2 x 16-1/2 in., very thickly painted, some small chips with gesso show, through at edges under frame, surface dirt; frame with losses to gilt, linen liner with discoloration
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
582
Bernie (Bernard) Krigstein (New York, 1919-1990)
Antique Figures, 1968, signed and dated lower right “B. Krigstein ‘68”, titled verso, acrylic on canvas, 14-1/4 x 18-1/4 in.; wood frame with linen liner, 17-1/4 x 21-1/4 in., good condition overall; liner with grime and staining, frame with minimal wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
584
American School Portrait (early/mid 20th century)
Reclining Portrait in the Post Impressionist style, unsigned, oil on canvas, 23-3/4 x 28-3/4 in.; natural wood float frame, 24-3/4 x 29-1/2 in., original stretchers and canvas, canvas reinforced with wax verso, stretcher marks, surface dirt, crackle; frame with some wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
585
American School Portrait (19th century)
Folk Portrait of a Gentleman, unsigned, oil on canvas, 18 x 14-1/2 in.; dark wood frame, 21-1/2 x 18 in., original canvas and stretchers, old patch repair verso, crackle, stretcher marks, areas of retouch; frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
Lady in a Plaid Dress, unsigned, oil on canvas, 18 x 14-1/4 in.; dark wood frame, 211/2 x 18 in., old patch repairs verso, reinforced around edges verso, then backed by a stretcher shaped support, stretcher marks from support, crackle, areas of retouch; frame with wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $600 - $800
587
Attributed to Mary Russell Smith (American, 1842-1878)
Hatching Chicks--Apartments to Let, unsigned, bears initials “FMS” right side middle (on sign), London colourman stamp verso, oil on canvas, 9 x 7 in.; dark wood frame, 12 x 10 in., stretcher marks, old patch repair, dirt and yellowed varnish; frame with wear, abrasions, separation
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
588
Seated Boxer Dog Sculpture (20th century)
1940, signed on base “F.V.F. 1940”, burnished painted plaster, 8-1/4 x 4 x 5-3/4 in., some abrasions, chip to back of ear making it slightly loose
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
589
Modernist Sculptural Bust (20th century)
Woman with Tilted Head, unsigned, black painted ceramic, 9 x 3-7/8 x 3-1/2 in., red paint accretion on nose, abraded finish, wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
591
Alexander Tatti
(American, 1919-2010)
Mare and Foal, 1938, signed on base “A.F.T. ‘38”, painted plaster, 8 x 9-1/2 x 7 in., losses to paint, scattered chips and abrasions, surface dirt, some cracks and working repairs
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
590
Neo Classical Style Relief Plaque (20th century)
Profile of a Young Woman, unsigned, painted oval relief plaster plaque, 12 x 8-3/8 x 1 in., cracks at center, abrasions, with working repairs to edge
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
592
Alexander Tatti (American, 1919-2010)
Girl Hugging her Lamb, signed on base “AFT ‘42”, painted plaster, 8-1/4 x 5 x 7-1/4 in., restoration to lamb’s tail, some losses to paint, scattered chips and abrasions, surface dirt
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
593
Hudson Highlands View
(American/late 19th-early 20th century)
signed indistinctly lower left “PM?”, oil on canvas, 8-1/2 x 15 x 1 in.; unframed, wax lined, lifting from backing at lower right corner, surface dirt, areas of retouch
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
595
Still Life with Cigars
(American, late 19th century)
unsigned, oil on canvas, 20 x 13-1/2 in.; unframed, wax lined, stabilized crackle, surface dirt, retouch
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
594
Signed Lake Scene (American/early 20th century)
signed lower left “S. Kettler”, oil on board, 6 x 8-1/4 in.; unframed, surface wear, grime, wear at edges
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $300
596
Two 19th Century Paintings (American, 19th century)
Early Autumn, signed lower right “R.F Field”, and indistinctly dated, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in.; unframed; together with a covered wagon scene, unsigned, oil on canvas, 11-1/2 x 18-1/2 in.; unframed, both extremely dirty, yellowed varnish, wear at edges, the first with stretcher marks, crackle; the second laid on Masonite, lifting in areas, old tears
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
597
Three Selma Gorlin Abstract Paintings (American, 1896-1975)
Cascade, signed lower right “Selma Gorlin”, titled on exhibition price tag frame recto, oil on Masonite, 30 x 24 in.; painted wood frame, 31-1/2 x 25-1/2 in.; Abstract Landscape, unsigned, oil on Masonite, 20 x 24 in.; painted wood frame, 25-1/2 x 29-1/2 in.; Habor, signed lower right “Selma Gorlin”, titled on exhibition price tag frame recto, oil on Masonite, 10 x 14 in.; painted wood frame, 11-1/4 x 15-1/4 in., the first with surface dirt, scratch to surface lower center; the second and third with surface dirt; all frames with some wear
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
600
598
Zero Mostel (American, 1915-1977)
Taurus, signed lower left “Zero”, signed in pencil stretcher verso “Mostel”, 7 x 11 in.; wood frame, 8-1/4 x 12-1/2 in., three small areas of paint loss at lower center and right edge, stretcher marks; frame with abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $500 - $700
599
Carved and Painted Wood Chicken Carousel Head probably American, early 20th century, of wood and metal construction, with glass eyes, hinged at back of neck, 25-3/4 x 14 x 7 in., numerous areas of cracking, losses, and splits, loss to painted surface throughout, lacking proper right glass eye, three rubber bands possibly holding piece together, protruding nail at front base, surface dirt/accretion, wear commensurate with age and possible outdoor use
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $300 - $500
Persian School Painting, Woman Playing an Instrument (Iran, Qajar Dynasty, possibly Muhammad Shah period, 1834-1848 or style)
A Woman with a Tambourine, signed lower left in script, possibly by a Shirin painter, oil on canvas, 47-3/8 x 33 in., lined, crackle, deteriorated tacking edge mostly present, buckling from lining, abrasions, surface dirt
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
601
African Maasai Carved Ebony Wood Bust
African Great Lakes Region, a carved bust of a female, 7-7/8 x 3-1/2 x 2-3/4 in., crack to forehead above proper right eye likely as made, lacking proper right ear, scattered bumps and abrasions, surface dust
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $50 - $100
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603
Follower of Lucas Van Uden (Flemish, circa 1595-1673)
Townspeople Walking Wooded Tracks, riverside town in distance, inscribed verso “Lucas Van-Uden 1595-1672”, possibly early 19th century, oil on panel, 9-1/4 x 13-5/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 15-5/8 x 19-5/8 x 2-1/4 in., crackle, cupping, accretion, retouch, cradled panel; frame with wear, accretion, paint retouch, cracks, chips
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
602
Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral) Bronze (French, 1892-1962)
Danseuse aux Cymbales, signed “Fayrol”, Max Le Verrier (1891-1973) Foundry, Paris, stamped, old tag inscribed “Alexander Tatti”, patinated zinc on marble base, 10-1/2 x 6 x 4-1/2 in., verdigris patina, abrasions
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
604
Modernist Unicorn Sculpture (French, 20th century) rearing on a naturalistic base, 1968, edition 072/900, inscribed “Bouchard 68”, patinated bronze on onyx base, 12-1/2 x 5-1/4 x 3 in., verdigris patina; base with some chips
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
605
Trattoria Di Campagna Scene (Continental, late19th century)
Evening at the Trattoria, signed indistinctly lower right and dated “82”, oil on canvas, 12 x 23-1/2 in.; light finished wood frame,14-1/2 x 26-1/2 in., original canvas and stretchers, loose canvas, stretcher marks, surface dirt layer; frame with wear, separation at corners
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
606
Boris Lovet-Lorski (New York/California/Lithuania, 1894-1973)
Mother and Child, circa 1930, unsigned, painted plaster, 7-1/2 x 2-1/2 x 2-1/8 in., surface dirt, some small abrasions, some losses to paint
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
607
C. Jere Artisan House Wall Sculpture (20th century)
abstract, swirling composition, signed “C. Jere 1997”, brass, steel, aluminum 23 x 41 x 6 in., some dents and abrasions
Provenance: Rago Arts and Auction Center, August 26, 2018, lot 1277 (tag); The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $300
608
Helen Ruffin DeLangley Haas (New York, 1904-1987)
Apple and Eve, 1931, signed on base “H. Haas/ 31”, painted plaster, 17-3/4 x 6 x 5 in., abrasions, surface dirt, cracks, chips, base of structure unsteady, restoration to proper right arm
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
609
William Clark Noble (District of Columbia/Maine, 1858-1938) model bust of Henry Cabot Lodge, circa 1916, signed on truncation “circa 1916/ W. C. Noble/ Sc..”, inscribed on base “Lodge”, painted plaster, 10-3/4 x 7-1/2 x 5-1/2 in., abrasions, accretion, some small chips, surface dirt, some surface wear Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Estimate: $200 - $400