Frederick Carl Frieseke

Lot Description Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939) In the Boudoir signed 'F.C. Frieseke.' (lower left) oil on canvas 25½ x 31¾ in. (64.7 x 80.6 cm.) Painted circa 1914. Provenance Private collection, London, until 1969. Private collection, New York, acquired from the above. Private collection, Dallas, Texas, circa 1977. Private collection, California. [With]Schweitzer Gallery, New York. [With]Vance Jordan Fine Art, Inc., New York. Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1998. Pre-Lot Text Property of an Estate Literature Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Catalogue Illustré du Salon de 1914, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1914, p. 102, no. 448, illustrated (as Dans le boudoir). I.S. Fort, M. Quick, American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles Museum of Art Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1991, pp. 253-54 (as Mrs. Frederick Carl Frieseke). N. Kilmer, L. McWhorter, Frederick Carl Frieseke: The Evolution of an Impressionist, exhibition catalogue, Savannah, Georgia, 2001, p. 169, pl. 45, illustrated. Exhibited Edinburgh, Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy of the Arts, 1914. Paris, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Twenty-fourth Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1914 (as Dans le boudoir). Paris, France, Musée du Luxembourg, 1920. Coral Gables, Florida, University of Miami, Lowe Art Museum, French Impressionists Influence American Artists, March 19-April 25, 1971, no. 36. Savannah, Georgia, Telfair Museum of Art, Frederick Carl Frieseke: The Evolution of an American Impressionist, March 20-June 3, 2001, no. 45. View Lot Notes > In the Boudoir relates to a much larger work of the same title by Frederick Frieseke in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California. In Ilene S. Fort's and Michael Quick's catalogue of the museum's collection, they discuss both paintings, "In the Boudoir [1914, Los Angeles County Museum of Art] is typical of the many informal interior scenes Frieseke painted throughout his career. Although he much preferred to paint outdoors, the American public of the 1910s more readily bought his boudoir scenes of women involved in their toilette or in some other feminine activity...In this painting, as in many of Frieseke's interiors of the 1910s, the model [Jeanne Savoy] lounges in a room decorated with elegant French rococo furniture and an oriental carpet. In contrast to the figure's restful pose, the scene is alive with decorative patterning. Frieseke's interior is similar to those of Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940). Both artists often presented their figures in corners of rooms, viewing them diagonally and from a slightly elevated viewpoint. The floor tilts up, flattening the space of the room and thereby emphasizing the painting as an arrangement of flat shapes and patterns...There exists a smaller almost exact version of In the Boudoir painted in a stronger palette. Frieseke occasionally painted smaller versions of completed paintings he admired." (American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1991, p. 253). This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Frieseke's work being compiled by Nicholas Kilmer, the artist's grandson, and sponsored by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.

Lot 291 Property of Various Owners Frederick Carl Frieseke (American 1874-1939) Reading in the Garden Signed F.C. Frieseke and dated 1921 l.l. Watercolor on paper; apparently in good condition. Framed.* 11-1/2 x 9-1/4 in (29.2 x 23.5 cm) Estimate $1,500-2,500 Weschler's provides written condition reports, upon request, for any lot in our auctions. Such a condition report is provided as a courtesy to our clients and should in no instance replace first hand inspection by a prospective buyer or his/her agent. All property is sold "as is" in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph 3 of Conditions of Sale. Neither Weschler's nor the consignor makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation.

Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939) Study for "The Garden Parasol" signed 'F.C. Frieseke' (lower right) oil on canvas 19 x 23 in. (48.3 x 58.4 cm.) Painted circa 1910. Private collection, Normandy, France. Sale: Claude Aguttes, Paris, 25 June 2008, lot 143. Private collection, acquired from the above. Acquired by the present owner from the above. The present work is a study for the larger oil painting, The Garden Parasol of 1910, which is in the collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina. This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Frieseke's work being compiled by Nicholas Kilmer, the artist's grandson, and sponsored by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.

Lot 335 Property of Various Owners Frederick Carl Frieseke (American 1874-1939) Reading in the Garden Signed F.C. Frieseke and dated 1921 l.l. Watercolor on paper; apparently in good condition. Framed.* 11-1/2 x 9-1/4 in (29.2 x 23.5 cm) Estimate $3,000-5,000 Weschler's provides written condition reports, upon request, for any lot in our auctions. Such a condition report is provided as a courtesy to our clients and should in no instance replace first hand inspection by a prospective buyer or his/her agent. All property is sold "as is" in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph 3 of Conditions of Sale. Neither Weschler's nor the consignor makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation.

Lot 41 Frederick Carl Frieseke American, 1874-1939 Seated Nude Signed Frieseke (ll) Oil on panel laid down to aluminum 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches Provenance: Crane Collection, Boston, Mass. Private Collection (1986) Nicholas Kilmer, the grandson of Frederick Frieseke, believes that this painting was completed by 1902. It is accompanied by a letter from Mr. Kilmer dated June 6, 1988 and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist's work that he is compiling, sponsored by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York. C Property of a Private Collector Estimate $5,000-7,000 The present work was painted over another composition, passages of which had become exposed. With the authorization of Nicholas Kilmer, author of the forthcoming catalogue raisonne on the artist, the picture was restored, and the exposed elements of the earlier painting were covered with inpainting. Passages of inpainting (of what appears to be a balustrade from the earlier composition) fluoresce under UV examination. In his letter dated Jun. 6, 1988, Kilmer writes: "I am returning the Frieseke to you, confident that what you now see is a great deal truer to what Frieseke painted, than the picture we began with.... What we did was simply to recover the second painting by covering those earlier highlights again. Nothing about what was done was irreversible; and the photographs, which you will want to keep with this report, will give some documentary history. Although the process is a deliberately invasive one, I believe it to have been the right one to follow in this instance; and there is no doubt in my mind that what we are returning to you is true to the intention of Frieseke." A copy of the treatment report by Berio Gizzi, dated May 21, 1988, also accompanies this lot. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.