PHILIP EVERGOOD (American,
1901-1973)
Untitled (Girl with Flowers)
Oil on canvas
30 x 21-3/4 inches (76.2 x 55.2 cm)
Signed lower left: Philip Evergood
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Mildred Constantine, Nyack, NY;
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Girl with Flowers is from the collection of Mildred "Connie"
Constantine, the former associate curator of MoMA's architecture
and design department from 1943 through 1970. Constantine described
the painting in a 2006 letter to her niece as "one of [Evergood's]
very important pieces."
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000.
Evergood, Philip
: Born Philip Blashki in New York, New York,
but was raised and educated in England. He returned to New York in
the 1930s and worked as a muralist for the WPA (1934-1938). He was
considered a social realist painter and he was politically active,
his works often based on social themes. Later in his career, his
work became less political and based more on fantasy and dreams..
American artist, 1901-1973
Condition Report*:
Original canvas with repair in lower left quadrant and
corresponding patch visible verso.
PIERRE JULES MÊNE (French,
1810-1879)
Cerfs Combattant,
19th Century
Bronze with patina
23-1/2 inches (59.7 cm) long
Signed on base: P.J. MÊNE
One of the leading sculptors of the Animalier School, Pierre Jules
Mêne excelled in his realistic portrayals of animals. He paid
particular attention to the smallest of details, often capturing a
fleeting moment in time. His works typically find the subjects in
their natural habitats. In this piece, two powerful stags are shown
in combat - with one's neck caught between the other's
antlers.
More Information:
PROVENANCE:
The Tower Club of Dallas.
Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000.
Condition Report*:
The proper right antler on the proper right deer is loose.
The tail of the proper left deer broken and repaired. A small
hairline crack where the two deer meet, likely at the joint.
A small hole in the back side of base. Minor surface
scratches along the bottom back side of base.
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AMERICAN ARTIST
(20th Century)
Man's Conquest illustration
Gouache on board
25.25 x 19.5 in.
Not signed
From the Estate of Charles Martignette. Estimate: $600 -
$800.
American School
: .
Condition Report*:
The overall size of the art board is 28.5 x 21 in. Unless
otherwise noted, this lot is in good condition with only normal
wear commensurate with age.
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BERENICE ABBOTT (American,
1898-1991)
Murray Hill Hotel Spiral, from Park Avenue and
40th St.
, 1935
Gelatin silver, printed later
18-1/4 x 14-1/2 inches (46.4 x 36.8 cm)
Recto: signed Berenice Abbott in graphite
Verso: artist's stamp
State: mounted and matted Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000.
Condition Report*:
Retouched areas lower right
quadrant, upper central region, scattered un-retouched dust spots
throughout, scattered surface abrasions visible in raking light
only, faint scattered abrasions along edges, and overall yellowing
of mount.
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JAN JACOB SPOHLER (Dutch,
1811-1866)
Winter Landscape with Windmills and Skaters
Oil on panel
23 x 33 inches (58.4 x 83.8 cm)
Signed lower right: Spohler
PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Fort Worth.
Heritage is pleased to offer in this auction paintings by three
relatives in the Dutch Spohler family. Associated with Holland's
19th-century Romantic Movement, Jan Jacob Spohler (1811-66) was
born in Nederhorst de Berg and trained at the Amsterdam Academy,
where he exhibited often and acquired membership in 1845. His early
travels to Haarlem, The Hague, Leiden, and Rotterdam sparked his
interest in the bustling activity of villages and the surrounding
countryside. Winter Landscape with Windmills and Skaters is a
masterful example of his panoramic townscape, where a dramatic
cloud-swept sky offsets a tableau of iconic Dutch architecture and
workers and recreationalists on an icy thoroughfare.
Both of Spohler's sons followed in his footsteps, mastering the
art of the Dutch provincial landscape. Jacob Jan Coenraad Spohler
(1837-1923) most emulated his father's style, specializing in broad
vistas with waterways, windmills, and bordering trees. In Townscape
with Windmill (Lot ), he demonstrates his facility with the
smaller-scale sketch, employing gestural brushwork to capture the
human interactions at the foot of the town windmill. Johannes
Franciscus Spohler (1853-1894) preferred urban over rural subjects,
and his paintings of Amsterdam, such as this lustrous Canal Scene
with Skaters (Lot ), highlight the city's people-filled
marketplaces, bridges, and canals.
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000.
Spohler, Jan Jacob
: . Dutch painter,
1811-1866
Condition Report*:
Overall faint craquelure and abrasion, commensurate with age;
otherwise good condition.
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