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POINTER
WINS "BEST IN SHOW" AT DOYLE NEW YORK'S SIXTH ANNUAL
DOGS IN ART AUCTION
FEBRUARY
10, 2004 AUCTION COINCIDED WITH WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW
DOGS
IN ART BRUNCH HOSTED WITH A.K.C. RAISED $10,000 FOR DOGNY
On
Tuesday, February 10, 2004, Doyle New York hosted the sixth annual
Dogs in Art auction. Coinciding each year with the Westminster
Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, the auction offered over 275
lots of paintings, sculpture and ephemera celebrating our canine
companions. Hundreds of art collectors and dog fanciers from across
the nation and around the world vied for breed portraits that highlight
a breed's characteristics, sporting paintings that illustrate a
dog's working abilities, and charming pet portraits.
"Top
dog" at this year's auction was American artist Arthur Fitzwilliam
Tait's (1819-1905) Pointer Retrieving a Woodcock, which sold
for $23,900 to a collector in the southern states via the Internet.
Other highlighted lots included works by Arthur Wardle, Philip Eustace
Stretton, Franklin Whiting Rogers, John Emms and John Henry Dolph,
among others. In all, 75% of the sale sold by lot, 80% by value.
In
conjunction with the pre-sale exhibition of the Dogs in Art auction,
Doyle New York hosted three special events a Weekend Walkabout
gallery tour with Specialist Alan Fausel on Saturday, February 7;
a Dogs in Art Brunch co-hosted with the A.K.C. which raised $10,000
for DOGNY on Sunday, February 8; and a slide lecture profiling
the AKC Museum of the Dog on Monday, February 9.
To
discuss consigning property for the February 2005 Dogs in Art auction,
please contact Alan Fausel, Doyle New York's Senior Vice President
of Paintings, at 212-427-4141, ext. 238, or email paintings@DoyleNewYork.com.
DOGS
IN ART SPECIAL EVENTS
WEEKEND
WALKABOUT
On Saturday, February 7, Specialist Alan Fausel of Doyle New York
led members of the public on a free, informative tour of the Dogs
in Art exhibition. The talk included an overview of the genre of
dog paintings using highlights from this year's auction.
DOGS
IN ART BENEFIT BRUNCH
Celebrity
columnist and author Cindy Adams at the Dogs In Art Brunch
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On
Sunday, February 8, over 200 dog fanciers and their well-behaved
canine companions attended a special brunch benefiting the
DOGNY, the American Kennel Club's charitable
fund which supports canine search and rescue organizations
across the nation through AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief
Fund. With strong coverage by both the television and
print media, the event featured a private viewing of the Dogs
in Art sale, a champagne brunch for the humans in attendance,
and take-home "doggie bags" courtesy of Pedigree
Food for Dogs for the art-loving canines. Celebrity gossip
columnist Cindy Adams, accompanied by her two Yorkies,
Juicy and Jazzy Jr., signed copies of her acclaimed book,
The Gift of Jazzy. A "howling" success, the
Dogs in Art brunch raised $10,000 for DOGNY.
View
images from the 2004 Dogs In Art Brunch
View
images from the 2003 Dogs In Art Brunch
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HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MUSEUM OF THE DOG
On Monday, February 9, Museum Executive Director Barbara Jedda McNab
provided a slide lecture profiling the world's finest collection
of art devoted to the dog. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, the AKC
Museum of the Dog displays over 500 original paintings, drawings,
watercolors, prints, sculptures in bronze and porcelain, and a variety
of decorative arts objects depicting man's best friend throughout
the ages.
AUCTION
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
NEXT
AUCTION
February 2005
CATALOGUE
Subscriptions Department, 212-427-4141, ext. 257, subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com
View the catalogue
online
CONTACT
Alan Fausel, 212-427-4141, ext. 238, alan@DoyleNewYork.com
MEDIA
CONTACT
Louis LeB. Webre, Vice President, Marketing and Media, 212-427-4141,
ext 232, louis@DoyleNewYork.com
Images and interviews are available upon request.
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DOGS
IN ART HIGHLIGHTS
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Lot 243
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
American, 1819-1905
POINTER RETRIEVING A WOODCOCK
Signed A.F. Tait on the reverse
Oil on canvas
29 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches
Sold for $23,900
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Lot 250
Arthur Wardle
British, 1864-1949
LATE FOR THE TRAIN (a Collie and a Jack Russell Terrier)
Signed and dated ARTHUR WARDLE/1897 (lr)
Oil on canvas
36 x 28 inches
Sold for $20,315
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Lot 244
Arthur Wardle
British, 1864-1949
ENGLISH SETTERS and POINTERS: TWO
Each signed Arthur Wardle
Oils on canvas
Each 22 x 14 inches
Sold for $19,120
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Lot 273
Philip Eustace Stretton
British, fl.1884-1919
TERRIER AT REST, 1900
Signed and dated Philip E. Stretton/1900 (ll)
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 inches
Sold for $16,730
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Lot 261
Franklin Whiting Rogers
American, b.1854
PORTRAIT OF A DOG NAMED LASSIE
Signed and dated FWRogers/1877 (lr)
Oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 35 7/8 inches
Exhibited:
Boston Art Club, Boston
Sold for $16,730
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Lot 241
Arthur Wardle
British, 1864-1949
FOX TERRIER WITH HARE
Signed ARTHUR WARDLE (lr), inscribed and dated WAR FUND 1900 (ll)
Oil on canvas on board
16 3/8 x 14 3/4 inches
Provenance:
Gerald Massey, London, purchased in 1957
Private collection, Flint, Michigan
Exhibited:
London Guildhall, 1900 (possibly)
In the Spring of 1900 the London Guildhall exhibited artworks from
over 350 artists who had donated these works to the Artist's Fund
in support of the British troops fighting in the Boer War. These
works were then auctioned at Christie's, who had waived their profit
in support of the fund.
Sold for $15,535
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Lot 249
John Emms
British, 1843-1912
BOWSTRING, 1878
Signed with conjoined initials and dated JEMMS/'78 (lr), inscribed
BOWSTRING (uc)
Oil on canvas
13 1/8 x 16 7/8 inches
Provenance:
Gerald Massey, England
Information about the dog: Bowstring (K.C.S.B. 5910) Mr. C.T. Abbott's,
Rydens, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Breeder: Mr. Sydenham Dixon. Whelped
May 22, 1875. Color: black and rich tan head and ears. Pedigree:
By Turk (KCSB 610) out of Vexer (KCSB 710). Wins: Brighton, 1876,
5th Prize. Carlisle, 1877, 2nd prize. Bath, 1877, 1st prize
Sold for $15,535
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Lot 274
John Henry Dolph
American, 1835-1903
BASKET OF PUPPIES
Signed with conjoined initials JHDolph (ll)
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 1/4 inches
Sold for $13,742.50
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Lot 229
Heywood Hardy
British, 1843-1933
PASSING THE COACH
Signed Heywood Hardy (ll)
Inscribed at titled on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
19 7/8 x 30 inches
Sold for $12,547.50
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Lot 259
William H. Hopkins
British, fl.1853-1890
PUG, 1880
Signed WH Hopkins (lr)
Oil on canvas
29 x 33 inches
Literature:
William Secord, Dog Painting, The European Breeds, Suffolk, 2000,
illus. pl.190, p.141
This Pug, whose name was Pug, belonged to the artist.
Sold for $11,950
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Lot 235
John Gifford
British, d.1900
SETTERS AT DAY'S END
Signed John Gifford (ll)
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches
Sold for $11,352.50
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PAINTINGS
OF OTHER ANIMALS
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