Selections in American Art: Spring 2023

Selections in American Art

SPRING 2023

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Design by Clanci Jo Conover

Front cover illustration:

Harry Bertoia (American, 1915-1978)

Harp Form (detail), 1960

Beryllium-copper rods silvered to brass base

5 ¼ H. x 10 ¾ W. x 3 D. inches

Back cover illustration:

Paul Manship (American, 1885–1966)

Actaeon, 1925

Bronze, dark brown patina

29 H. x 30 ½ W. x 8 D. inches

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

American, 1848–1907

Diana of the Tower, 1899

Bronze, dark brown patina, bronze casting

Executed at E. Gruet, Foundry, Paris, c. 1899

Dimensions of figure: 24 ½ H. x 16 W. x 8 D. inches

Overall height: 36 ¼ H. inches

Mounted to original dark green variegated marble base: 5 ½ H. x 6 ½ Square, inches

Original paper label underneath base: The Art Institute of Chicago: Twentieth Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, October 22 to December 1, 1907. Lender, Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

Provenance

The Artist

Henry A. Spaulding, Spaulding & Co., Chicago, Illinois, circa 1890

Private collection, Stratford, Connecticut, circa 1960

Private collection, Whitney, Connecticut, circa 2000

Exhibited

The Art Institute of Chicago: Twentieth Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by American Artists, October 22 to December 1, 1907. Lender, Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

Reference

Catalogue of the Twentieth Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by American Artists, October 22 to December 1, 1907, page 42, catalogue number 312.

The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John H. Dryfhout, University Press, 1982, pages 34, 206, 210.

Andrew Wyeth

American, 1917–2002

Off to Rockland, 2002

Watercolor on paper

19 ¾ H. x 27 ¾ W. inches

Signed lower right: A. Wyeth

Provenance

The Artist

Private collection, Maryland, 2004 On loan to the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine, 2004 until the present

Hunt Diederich

American, 1884–1953

The Jockeys, c. 1920

Bronze, dark brown patina, 18 ½ H. x 20 W. x 20 D. inches

Signed on base with artist monogram: WHD

Stamped on base: Roman Bronze Works N-Y-

Cafeteria, c. 1937

Oil on canvas board, 16 H. x 20 W. inches

Signed lower left: F. Luis Mora

Francis Luis Mora American, 1874–1940

Richard LaBarre Goodwin

American, 1840–1910

Cock and Hen Pheasants, c. 1890 Oil on canvas, 36 H. x 26 W. inches

Signed lower right: R LaBarre Goodwin

Daniel Chester French American, 1884–1953

The Concord Minuteman, 1889-1890

Bronze, brown patina, 13 ½ H. x 6 5/8 W. x 7 D. inches

Titled on base: THE CONCORD MINUTEMAN OF 1775

Stamped on base: GORHAM CO FOUNDERS Q500 [ 6 ]

Edition of ten casts, executed by 1939

Harry Bertoia American, 1915–1978

Harp Form, c. 1970

Beryllium-copper rods silvered to brass base, curved to stand on edges 5 ¼ H. x 10 ¾ W. x 3 D. inches

Tetsuo Ochikubo

American, 1923–1975

Untitled, c. 1960

Oil on canvas, 40 H. x 50 W. inches

Signed lower right: T Ochikubo

Anna Walinska

American, 1906–1997

The Picnic, 1947

Oil on board, 16 H. x 20 W. inches

Signed lower left: Walinska ‘47

Robert Engman American, 1927–2018

Untitled, c. 1954

Bronze with polished and matte surface

27 H. x 24 ¼ W. x 17 ¼ D inches, overall height: 35 inches

Mounted on original marble plinth, 8 H. inches

16 ¾ H. x 11 ¾

Reuben Nakian

American, 1897–1986

Seal with Ball, 1930

Bronze, dark brown patina

W. x 8 D. inches, with base: 18 ¼ H. inches

Signed on base: Nakian ‘30

Joseph Stella

American, 1877–1946

Tropicalia, 1940

Oil on canvas, 25 ¾ H. x 35 ¾ W. inches

Signed lower left: Joseph Stella/1940

Guy Pène du Bois

American, 1884–1958

Portrait of Yvonne, c. 1935

Oil on canvas, 38 H. x 29 W. inches

Signed lower left: Guy Pène du Bois

Gaston Lachaise

American, 1882–1935

Sleeping Gull, modeled 1920-1924

Cast 2022, Lachaise Estate

Nickel-plated bronze on a two-tiered glass base

4 ½ H. x 12 W. x 4 D. inches

Signed: G. Lachaise ©1927 under tail feather

Inscribed: LACHAISE ESTATE 3/12

Gwine to Eat it All Myself, 1894

Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 inches

Signed and dated lower left: W. H. Beard / 1894

William Holbrook Beard American, 1825–1900

LIST OF WORKS

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

American, 1848–1907

Diana of the Tower, 1899

Bronze, dark brown patina, bronze casting

Executed at E. Gruet, Foundry, Paris, c. 1899

Dimensions of figure: 24 ½ H. x 16 W. x 8 D. inches

Overall height: 36 ¼ H. inches

Hunt Diederich

American, 1884–1953

The Jockeys, c. 1920

Bronze, dark brown patina

18 ½ H. x 20 W. x 20 D. inches

Signed on base with artist monogram: WHD

Richard LaBarre Goodwin

American, 1840–1910

Cock and Hen Pheasants, c. 1890

Oil on canvas, 36 H. x 26 W. inches

Signed lower right: R LaBarre Goodwin

Harry Bertoia

American, 1915–1978

Harp Form, c. 1970

Beryllium-copper rods silvered to brass base

5 ¼ H. x 10 ¾ W. x 3 D. inches

Anna Walinska

American, 1906–1997

The Picnic, 1947

Oil on board, 16 H. x 20 W. inches

Signed lower left: Walinska ‘47

Reuben Nakian

American, 1897–1986

Seal with Ball, 1930

Bronze, dark brown patina

16 ¾ H. x 11 ¾ W. x 8 D. inches, with base: 18 ¼ H. inches

Signed on base: Nakian ‘30

Guy Pène du Bois

American, 1884–1958

Portrait of Yvonne, c. 1935

Oil on canvas, 38 H. x 29 W. inches

Signed lower left: Guy Pène du Bois

William Holbrook Beard

American, 1825–1900

Gwine to Eat it All Myself, 1894

Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 inches

Signed and dated lower left: W. H. Beard / 1894

Andrew Wyeth

American, 1917–2002

Off to Rockland, 2002

Watercolor on paper

19 ¾ H. x 27 ¾ W. inches

Signed lower right: A. Wyeth

Francis Luis Mora

American, 1874–1940

Cafeteria, c. 1937

Oil on canvas board

16 H. x 20 W. inches

Signed lower left: F. Luis Mora

Daniel Chester French

American, 1884–1953

The Concord Minuteman, 1889-1890

Bronze, brown patina

13 ½ H. x 6 5/8 W. x 7 D. inches

Titled on base & stamped with foundry mark

Edition of ten casts, executed by 1939

Tetsuo Ochikubo

American, 1923–1975

Untitled, c. 1960

Oil on canvas, 40 H. x 50 W. inches

Signed lower right: T Ochikubo

Robert Engman

American, 1927–2018

Untitled, c. 1954

Bronze with polished and matte surface

27 H. x 24 ¼ W. x 17 ¼ D inches

Overall height: 35 inches

Joseph Stella

American, 1877–1946

Tropicalia, 1940

Oil on canvas, 25 ¾ H. x 35 ¾ W. inches

Signed lower left: Joseph Stella/1940

Gaston Lachaise

American, 1882–1935

Sleeping Gull, modeled 1920-1924, cast 2022

Nickel-plated bronze on a two-tiered glass base

4 ½ H. x 12 W. x 4 D. inches

Signed: G. Lachaise ©1927 under tail feather

Paul Manship

American, 1885–1966

Actaeon, 1925

Bronze, dark brown patina

29 H. x 30 ½ W. x 8 D. inches

Signed on base: P. Manship (Back Cover)