EUROPEAN, AMERICAN, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART
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Estate of a Connecticut LadyEstate of a Park Avenue Lady
Estate of Albert H. Gordon
Estate of Alice and Ira Weil
Estate of David K. Anderson, son of Martha Jackson
Estate of Edgar Dannenberg
Estate of Esther Rothman
Estate of Frances Wynne Callahan Dalessandro
Estate of Karl Lunde
Estate of Mary Howard de Liagre
Estate of Sara K. Greene
Estate of Sonja Caron Stein
Estate of Victoria Jemerin
Estate of Virginia Warren Daly
Estate of Walter and Georgette Ross
Estates of Sascha and Virginia Gorodnitski
Property from a Prominent Katonah, New York Estate
Property from an apartment designed by Jay Spectre
The Alice and Jack Fisher Collection
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Emilio Grau Sala Spanish, 1911-1975 Idle Hours, 1964
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THE LITTLE COWBOY BY RUSSIAN ARTIST NICOLAI FECHIN ACHIEVES $632,500 AT DOYLE NEW YORK'S MAY 5, 2010 SALE OF EUROPEAN ART
Sale Totals Over $2.67 Million - Far Surpassing the Estimate of $1,158,000-1,784,000
Strong Prices for Bronzes and Drawings by Honore Daumier from the Estate of Albert H. Gordon
International Bidding Throughout the Sale, With 95% Sold by Lot and 100% by Value
On May 5, 2010, Doyle New York held a highly successful auction of European Art. The sale showcased works by a wide variety of prominent European artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Featured in the sale was property from the Estate of Sonja Caron Stein and the Estate of Albert H. Gordon. The top lot of the auction was The Little Cowboy by Russian artist Nicolai Fechin from the Stein Estate, which fetched a staggering $632,500 -- more than doubling the pre-sale estimate of $200,000-300,000. With competitive international bidding from the salesroom, the telephones and the Internet, the sale totaled $2,673,898 -- far surpassing the pre-sale estimate of $1,158,000-1,784,000, with a stunning 95% sold by lot and 100% sold by value.
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| Lot 49 Nicolai Fechin Russian, 1881-1955 The Little Cowboy Signed N. Fechin (lr) Oil on canvas 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm) Provenance: Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $632,500 Buyer From Russia |
| Lot 51 Nicolai Fechin Russian, 1881-1955 Antonio Triana as a Gypsy Signed N Fechin (ur); inscribed indistinctly on the stretcher Nicolai Fechin 24... Miramar St./L...A...Calif... Oil on canvas 23 7/8 x 19 7/8 inches (60.5 x 50.5 cm) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $392,500 Buyer From Russia |
| Lot 50 Nicolai Fechin Russian, 1881-1955 Daisies Signed Signed N. Fechin (lr); inscribed N. Fechin on the stretcher Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm) Provenance: Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $362,500 Buyer From the Southwest |
| Lot 18 Honore Daumier French, 1808-1879 Daumier Par Lui-Meme Stamped with Valsuani foundry mark and numbered 7/12 Bronze with dark brown patina Height 29 inches (73.6 cm) Provenance: Sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, Collection Rene G.-D., June 14, 1966, lot 49 Literature: Catalogue for the sale Collection Rene G.-D., Palais Galliera, Paris, 1966, lot 49, not illus. Roger Passeron, Daumier, 1979, pp. 172-174, another example illus., p. 173, no. 104 Original modeled circa 1855. Estate of Albert H. Gordon Sold For $92,500 Buyer From France |
| Lot 47 Wilhelm Lehmbruck German, 1881-1919 Madchen mit Aufgestutztem Bein (Girl with Leg Resting on a Rock), conceived in 1910 Signed Lehmbruck/Paris beneath her right foot, and inscribed A. Rudier Fondeur. Paris on the base Bronze with dark brown patina Height 24 5/8 inches (62.5 cm) Provenance: Galerie Alex Vomel, Dusseldorf, 1953 Acquired from the above by Walter Stein, Long Island, New York Literature: Dietrich Schubert, Wilhelm Lehmbruck - Catalogue Raisonne der Skulpturen, 1898-1919, Worms, 2001, p. 206, (two other casts illustrated, nos. 152 and 153) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $80,500 Buyer From Germany |
| Lot 46 Ewald Matare German, 1887-1965 Liegende Kuh (Lying Cow), conceived circa 1931 Signed with the artist's device under the muzzle and under the left hind leg Bronze with a reddish-brown patina Height 6 inches (15.2 cm); length 15 3/4 inches (40 cm) Literature: Sabine Maja Schilling, Ewald Matare, das plastische Werk: Werkverzeichnis, Koln, p. 169, a smaller casting illustrated as no. 77 Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $74,500 Buyer From Germany |
| Lot 40 Ernst Barlach German, 1870-1938 Floten-blaser (Flute Player), 1936 Signed E. Barlach and stamped with H. NOACK BERLIN foundry mark on the base Bronze with brown patina Height 23 inches (58.5 cm) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $74,500 Buyer From Switzerland |
| Lot 17 Honore Daumier French, 1808-1879 L'Amateur d'Estampes Pencil and crayon over charcoal 14 5/16 x 11 1/2 inches (36.4 x 29.2 cm) Provenance: M. Claude Roger Marx, Paris, 1914 Bignou Gallery, New York Liebermann Riezler Paul Cassirer Gallery, Berlin Frau Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Zurich Zinser Private Collection, Canada, 1960 Exhibited: (Possibly) Paris, Beaux-Arts, 1901, no. 265 London, Lefevre Gallery, 1922, no. 3 Berlin, Matthiesen, 1926, no. 126 Literature: Catalogue de la Vente Roger Marx, Paris, 1914, I no. 120 Erich Klossowski, Honore Daumier, 375G Eduard Fuchs, Der Maler Daumier, 248B K. E. Maison, Honore Daumier, Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings Watercolours and Drawings, Vol II, p. 124, no. 365, pl. 115 This drawing is a sketch for the figure of the amateur who appears in three paintings by Daumier of the same title. One of the paintings is in the collection of the Musee du Petit Palais, Paris. Estate of Albert H. Gordon Sold For $68,500 Buyer From Germany |
| Lot 53 Elie Anatole Pavil Ukrainian/French, 1873-1948 The Seine at the Pont des Arts Signed E.A. Pavil (ll) Oil on canvas 38 x 57 1/2 inches (96.5 x 146.1 cm) Estate of a Park Avenue Lady Sold For $68,500 Buyer From France |
| Lot 37 Georg Kolbe German, 1877-1947 Die Klage (Kneeling Nude Woman with Arms Raised), 1921 Signed with monogram underneath right foot Bronze with dark brown patina Height 15 7/8 inches (40.5 cm) Provenance: Kunstsalon Abels, Koln, 1951 Acquired from the above by Walter Stein, Long Island, New York Literature: Ursel Berger, Georg Kolbe, 1877-1947, 1997, p. 48, no. 48 (another cast is illustrated) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $59,375 Buyer From the South |
| Lot 16 Honore Daumier French 1808-1879 Un Avocat Plaidant Signed with initials h.D. (lr); numbered 8 on the verso Pen and wash on paper 7 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches (20 x 14.6 cm) Provenance: Sale, Collection Franck Lamy, November 25, 1912 Sale, Collection Victor Simon, Hotel Drouot, 1939, lot 39 Sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 1961 Sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, Collection Rene G.-D., June 14, 1966, lot 3 Literature: Catalogue de la Vente Victor Simon, Paris, 1939, no. 39 K. E. Maison, Honore Daumier, Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings Watercolours and Drawings, Vol II, p. 222, no 668, pl. 255 Catalogue for the sale Collection Rene G.-D., Palais Galliera, Paris, 1966, lot 3, pl. II This drawing is listed in the Victor Simon sale catalogue as a study for the central figure in the painting Le pardon, 1865-1867. Estate of Albert H. Gordon Sold For $56,250 Buyer From New York |
| Lot 6 Gustave Loiseau French, 1865-1935 La Rue de L'Epicerie a Rouen, 1929 Signed G. Loiseau (lr); inscribed and dated indistinctly on the reverse Rouen/19...9 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches (73 x 54 cm) Provenance: Acquavella Galleries, New York Exhibited: Pont-Aven, July - September 1954, no. 24 Property from a Prominent Katonah, New York Estate Sold For $50,000 Buyer From France |
| Lot 26 Felix Ziem French, 1821-1911 Palais des Doges, vu du Canal della Grazia Signed Ziem (ll) Oil on canvas 27 1/8 x 42 1/8 inches (69 x 107 cm) Provenance: Sale, The A.T. Stewart Collection, American Art Association, New York, March 23, 1887, no. 122 Acquired from the above by James Owen Sheldon Thence by descent through the Sheldon-Morrill family until 1999 Private collection, New Jersey, acquired from the above in 1999 Literature: Sale catalogue, American Art Association, New York, Collection of A.T. Stewart, New York, March 23, 1887, no. 122 as Quai dei Schiavoni, illus. between pp. 84 and 85 Anne Burdin-Hellebranth, Felix Ziem 1821-1911, vol. 1, no. 329, p. 134, illus. The present lot has been authenticated by the Association Felix Ziem, represented by M. Mathias Ary Jan and M. David Pluskwa. It will be included in their catalogue raisonne. Sold For $50,000 Buyer From France |
| Lot 48 Kathe Kollwitz German, 1867-1945 Zwei Wartende Soldatenfrauen (Two Soldier's Wives Waiting), conceived in 1943 Signed Kollwitz and stamped with H. NOACK BERLIN-FRIEDENAU foundry mark Bronze with dark brown patina Height 9 inches (22.9 cm); width 9 7/8 inches (25 cm); depth 8 inches (20.3 cm) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $34,375 Buyer From New York |
| Lot 22 Honore Daumier French, 1808-1879 Bust of Hippolyte-Abraham Dubois (1808-1879), known as 'Le Gros, gras... et satisfait' Published by Maurice Le Garrec 1927-1952, executed by the Barbedienne Foundry, numbered on the inside 17/25 and stamped on the back with Maurice Le Garrec's seal MLG and BRONZE Bronze with brown patina Height 7 7/8 inches (20 cm) Modeled by Daumier from 1832-35. Estate of Albert H. Gordon Sold For $31,250 Buyer From New York |
| Lot 38 Georg Kolbe German, 1877-1947 Standing Female Nude Signed with monogram on the base Bronze with light brown patina Height 35 1/4 inches (89.5 cm) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $28,125 Buyer From Switzerland |
| Lot 35 Georg Kolbe German 1877-1947 Tanzer Nijinsky (The Dancer Nijinsky), circa 1914 Signed with monogram on base Bronze with black patina Height 24 13/16 inches (63 cm) Provenance: Galerie Alex Vomel, Dusseldorf, 1953 Acquired by Walter Stein from the above, 1953 Exhibited: Dusseldorf, Galerie Vomel, Werke der Malerei Bildhauerei und Graphik, April - May 1966, no. 16 (possibly) Literature: Ursel Berger, Georg Kolbe, 1877-1947, 1997, p. 43, no. 38 (another cast is illustrated) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $25,000 Buyer From Switzerland |
| Lot 61 Hassan el Glaoui Moroccan/French, b. 1924 Baroud, Fond Bleu Signed Hassan el Glaoui (lr) Gouache and black ink on board laid down on board 29 3/4 x 41 7/8 inches (75.5 x 106.4 cm) Provenance: Hammer Galleries, New York 1967 Private collection, Connecticut, acquired from the above 1967 Thence by decent in the family to the present owners Exhibited: New York, Hammer Galleries, Hassan el Glaoui, February 14-25, 1967, no. 9, illustrated in the exhibition brochure Sold For $23,750 Buyer From Morocco |
| Lot 36 Georg Kolbe German, 1877-1947 Kauernde (Seated Nude Woman) circa, 1917 Signed with monogram and stamped with H. NOACK BERLIN foundry mark on base Bronze with dark brown patina Height 9 3/8 inches (23.8 cm) Provenance: Galerie Alex Vomel, Dusseldorf, 1964 Acquired from the above by Walter Stein, Long Island, New York Literature: Wilhelm R. Valentiner, Georg Kolbe, Munchen, 1922, pp. 29, 46 (another example illustrated pl. 23) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $23,750 Buyer From Switzerland |
| Lot 55 Emilio Grau Sala Spanish, 1911-1975 Idle Hours, 1964 Signed Grau Sala (ll); numbered 1197 and inscribed and dated Grau Sala/1964 on the reverse Oil on canvas 19 5/8 x 24 inches (49.5 x 61 cm) Provenance: Le Monde Galleries, New York Sold For $21,250 Buyer From Israel |
| Lot 25 Honore Daumier French, 1808-1879 Bust of Charles-Guillaume Etienne (1777-1845), known as 'Le Vaniteux' Published by Maurice Le Garrec 1927-1952, executed by the Barbedienne Foundry, numbered on the inside 17/25 and stamped on the back with Maurice Le Garrec's seal MLG and BRONZE Bronze with brown patina Height 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm) Modeled by Daumier from 1832-35. Estate of Albert H. Gordon Sold For $21,250 Buyer From New York |
| Lot 39 Ernst Barlach German, 1870-1938 Kupplerin II (Procuress II), 1920 Signed E. Barlach and inscribed with H. NOACK BERLIN foundry mark Bronze with brown patina Height 18 inches (45.7 cm) Property from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein Sold For $20,000 Buyer From Switzerland |
| Lot 52 Aleksei Vasilevich Gritchenko Russian, 1883-1977 Marine Sans Horizon - Cote Basque Signed Gritchenko (lc); inscribed indistinctly on the reverse 15P/19-1... and inscribed as titled and numbered on the artist's printed label 15P Oil on panel 19 11/16 x 25 5/8 inches (50 x 65 cm) Estate of Alice and Ira Weil Sold For $18,750 Buyer From New York |
