The January 25th live American Art auction presents a wonderful assortment of works in a variety of styles and periods. A delightful, large summer scene by Edward Potthast of children enjoying a romping game of Ring Around the Rosie leads the auction. Other lots of particular note are a large oil by realist figure painter John Koch titled Manuscript I and a trio of landscapes by the famed Moses family, starting with Grandma Moses Farm in Autumn and continuing with works by her son Forrest K. Moses and her great grandsons Paul J. Moses and Will Moses. There is a stunning floral by Philadelphia Ten member Mary Elizabeth Price, Nantucket Flowers, oil and silver leaf on board. The sale is full of fine examples by American artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Worthington Whittredge, Bruce Crane, Alexander Wyant, William Lester Stevens, Bertha Menzler Peyton, Eric Sloane, Aldro Hibbard, and Anthony Thieme.Open Auction Viewings: Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts 20 January 2023, 10:00 - 16:00 EST 23 January 2023, 10:00 - 16:00 EST 24 January 2023, 10:00 - 16:00 EST

John Koch (American, 1909-1978) Manuscript I 36 x 54 in. (91.5 x 137.2 cm) framed 41 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.

Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses (American, 1860-1961) Farm in Autumn 13 3/8 x 27 3/16 in. (34.0 x 69.0 cm) (framed 20 x 34 in. (under glass))

Mary Elizabeth Price (American, 1877-1965) Nantucket Flowers 13 3/4 x 14 in. (34.9 x 35.5 cm) framed 15 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.

Eric Sloane (American, 1905-1985) Stone Barns in Autumn  23 1/8 x 35 1/4 in. (58.8 x 89.5 cm) framed 31 1/4 x 43 in.

Edward Francis McCartan (American, 1879-1947) Pan height 15 1/4 in. (including the base)

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