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American Art | Bonhams Skinner

19 September 2023 | starting at 12:00 EDT

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Skinner Boston, Massachusetts
7 September 2023, 1:30 - 7:00 ET

Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
14 September 2023, 10:00 - 4:00 ET
15 September 2023, 10:00 - 4:00 ET
18 September 2023, 10:00 - 4:00 ET

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Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

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Auction highlights

Newell Convers Wyeth (American, 1882-1945) Ramona, frontispiece illustration (Señora Gonzaga Moreno and Ramona) 25 1/8 x 16 7/8 in. framed 28 x 19 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.. Sold for US$191,000 inc. premium

Lilla Cabot Perry (American, 1848-1933) Marie at the Window, Hancock, New Hampshire 40 1/2 x 30 1/8 in. framed 47 5/8 x 37 3/4 in.. Sold for US$32,000 inc. premium

Joseph F. Kernan (American, 1878-1958) A Good Catch 26 x 22 in. framed 30 x 26 x 2 in.. Sold for US$25,600 inc. premium

Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965) Zinnias 18 x 24 in. framed 26 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 3 in.. Sold for US$23,040 inc. premium

John Koch (American, 1909-1978) Woman Bathing 60 x 36 in. framed 61 x 37 x 1 1/4 in.. Sold for US$12,800 inc. premium

Frank Hector Tompkins (American, 1847-1922) The Embankment, Parker Hill, Boston 26 x 32 in. framed 33 3/4 x 39 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.. Sold for US$11,520 inc. premium

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1 — William Trost Richards(American, 1833-1905)Sunrise Seascape 14 x 26 in. framed (under glass) 25 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.

2 — Johann Erik Christian Petersen(Danish/American, 1839-1874)Harbor Scene 19 x 33 in.

3 — William Formby Halsall(American, 1841-1919)Ships in Boston Harbor 20 x 30 in.

4 — Alfred Thompson Bricher(American, 1837-1908)Afternoon, Salem, Massachusetts 9 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. framed 16 x 27 x 1 in.

5 — Thomas Cole(British/American, 1801-1848)Classical Ruins Sketch 6 x 12 in. framed 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.

6 — Thomas Cole(British/American, 1801-1848)Wild Landscape with a Figure 7 x 5 1/2 in. framed 14 1/4 x 12 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.

7 — Thomas Hill(American, 1829-1908)Great Yosemite Falls 14 x 24 in. framed 23 1/2 x 33 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.

8 — Frank Henry Shapleigh(American, 1842-1906)Mt. Washington Seen from the Ellis River 22 x 36 1/4 in. framed 32 x 46 1/4 x 2 in.

9 — Edmund Darch Lewis(American, 1835-1910)View of Intervale, North Conway 16 x 23 1/2 in. framed 26 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.

10 — William Ongley(American, 1836-1890)Mountain Landscape 20 x 30 1/4 in. framed 28 x 38 x 3 in.

11 — Bruce Crane(American, 1857-1937)Twilight Hour 16 1/4 x 20 in. framed 21 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.

12 — De Scott Evans(American, 1847-1898)Almonds 12 x 9 3/4 in. framed 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 2 in.

13 — Francis Sinnett(American, 19th Century)Still Life with Fruit 24 x 34 in. framed 30 3/4 x 40 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.

14 — Bryant Chapin(American, 1859-1927)Basket of Apples 12 x 16 in. framed 16 x 23 x 2 1/4 in.

15 — John Koch(American, 1909-1978)Untitled (Still Life with Fish and Lobster) 20 x 24 in. 25 3/4 x 29 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.

16 — Frank Hector Tompkins(American, 1847-1922)The Embankment, Parker Hill, Boston 26 x 32 in. framed 33 3/4 x 39 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.

17 — Peter Moran(American, 1841-1914)Farmyard 48 x 36 in. framed 56 1/4 x 44 /14 x 2 3/4 in.

18 — John Edmund Califano(Italian/American, 1862-1946)A Break from Shepherding 24 x 30 in. framed 29 x 35 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.

19 — William Aiken Walker(American, 1838-1921)Man with a Basket of Cotton 8 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. framed 14 x 10 1/4 x 2 in.

20 — Francis Hopkinson Smith(American, 1838-1915)High Noon, Inn of William the Conqueror 23 3/4 x 36 in. framed 35 3/4 x 48 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.

21 — Frank Penfold(American, 1849-1927)Bridge at Quimperlé 21 1/4 x 25 in. framed 28 1/4 x 32 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.

22 — Louis Aston Knight(American, 1873-1948)Evening Hour, Normandy 18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. framed 28 1/3 x 31 3/4 x 4 in.

23 — William Posey Silva(American, 1859-1948)Garden - Alhambra, Spain 15 x 12 in. framed 22 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.

24 — Lot withdrawn: please contact Bonhams for more information about this lot

25 — Lilla Cabot Perry(American, 1848-1933)Marie at the Window, Hancock, New Hampshire 40 1/2 x 30 1/8 in. framed 47 5/8 x 37 3/4 in.

26 — Robert Henri(American, 1865-1929)Blanche 24 x 20 in. framed 32 1/2 x 28 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

27 — Felicie Waldo Howell(American, 1897-1968)Tea Time 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. framed 19 x 17 1/2 x 1 in.

28 — Louis Kronberg(American, 1872-1965)Study at the Opera 8 1/4 x 11 in. framed 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 3/4 in.

29 — Louis Kronberg(American, 1872-1965)The Guitarist 28 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. framed 35 1/4 x 27 3/4 in.

30 — Louis Kronberg(American, 1872-1965)Ballerina with Fan 36 x 23 in. framed 42 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 3 in.

31 — Sydney Richmond Burleigh(American, 1853-1931)A Day at the Beach 14 x 20 in. framed 22 3/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.

32 — Lot withdrawn: please contact Bonhams for more information about this lot

33 — Arthur Clifton Goodwin(American, 1866-1929)Landscape with Stream 25 x 30 1/4 in. framed 31 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.

34 — Wilson Henry Irvine(American, 1869-1936)New England Homestead 25 x 30 3/4 in. framed 32 x 37 x 2 1/2 in.

35 — Chauncey Foster Ryder(American, 1868-1949)Mountain Pasture 25 1/4 x 30 in. framed 31 x 36 x 2 in.

36 — Wilson Henry Irvine(American, 1869-1936)Farm in Winter, Axtell, Kansas 24 1/4 x 27 in. framed 27 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 1 in.

37 — Chauncey Foster Ryder(American, 1868-1949)The Quiet of Winter 16 x 20 in. framed 25 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.

38 — Carl Lawless(American, 1894-1934)Winter in New England 18 x 18 in. in a period frame (glazed) 21 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 2 in.

39 — Lot withdrawn: please contact Bonhams for more information about this lot

40 — Bert Geer Phillips(American, 1868-1956)Mountain Stream 20 x 24 in. unframed

41 — William Robinson Leigh(American, 1866-1955)Navajo Weaver Preparing Indigo Dye 12 x 15 in. framed 20 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 2 in.

42 — Lot withdrawn: please contact Bonhams for more information about this lot

43 — Clark Hobart(American, 1868-1948)Women by the Lake 20 x 30 1/4 in. framed 27 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

44 — Frank William Cuprien(American, 1871-1948)Evening's Splendor 24 x 32 in. framed 29 1/4 x 37 x 2 1/2 in.

45 — Carl Woolsey(American, 1902-1965)Blue Mountains 17 x 20 in. framed 22 x 25 x 1 in.

46 — John Whorf(American, 1903-1959)Rocks and Rolling Surf sight size 21 1/2 x 29 3/4 in. framed 31 5/8 x 39 5/8 in.

47 — Frank Weston Benson(American, 1862-1951)Study for Salem Harbor 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. framed 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 3/4 in.

48 — Emile Gruppé(American, 1896-1978)Morning in Gloucester 20 1/4 x 18 in. framed 22 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 1 in.

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1 —
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
Sunrise Seascape 14 x 26 in. framed (under glass) 25 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.

2 —
Johann Erik Christian Petersen
(Danish/American, 1839-1874)
Harbor Scene 19 x 33 in.

3 —
William Formby Halsall
(American, 1841-1919)
Ships in Boston Harbor 20 x 30 in.

4 —
Alfred Thompson Bricher
(American, 1837-1908)
Afternoon, Salem, Massachusetts 9 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. framed 16 x 27 x 1 in.

5 —
Thomas Cole
(British/American, 1801-1848)
Classical Ruins Sketch 6 x 12 in. framed 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.

6 —
Thomas Cole
(British/American, 1801-1848)
Wild Landscape with a Figure 7 x 5 1/2 in. framed 14 1/4 x 12 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.

7 —
Thomas Hill
(American, 1829-1908)
Great Yosemite Falls 14 x 24 in. framed 23 1/2 x 33 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.

8 —
Frank Henry Shapleigh
(American, 1842-1906)
Mt. Washington Seen from the Ellis River 22 x 36 1/4 in. framed 32 x 46 1/4 x 2 in.

9 —
Edmund Darch Lewis
(American, 1835-1910)
View of Intervale, North Conway 16 x 23 1/2 in. framed 26 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.

10 —
William Ongley
(American, 1836-1890)
Mountain Landscape 20 x 30 1/4 in. framed 28 x 38 x 3 in.

11 —
Bruce Crane
(American, 1857-1937)
Twilight Hour 16 1/4 x 20 in. framed 21 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.

12 —
De Scott Evans
(American, 1847-1898)
Almonds 12 x 9 3/4 in. framed 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 2 in.

13 —
Francis Sinnett
(American, 19th Century)
Still Life with Fruit 24 x 34 in. framed 30 3/4 x 40 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.

14 —
Bryant Chapin
(American, 1859-1927)
Basket of Apples 12 x 16 in. framed 16 x 23 x 2 1/4 in.

15 —
John Koch
(American, 1909-1978)
Untitled (Still Life with Fish and Lobster) 20 x 24 in. 25 3/4 x 29 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.

16 —
Frank Hector Tompkins
(American, 1847-1922)
The Embankment, Parker Hill, Boston 26 x 32 in. framed 33 3/4 x 39 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.

17 —
Peter Moran
(American, 1841-1914)
Farmyard 48 x 36 in. framed 56 1/4 x 44 /14 x 2 3/4 in.

18 —
John Edmund Califano
(Italian/American, 1862-1946)
A Break from Shepherding 24 x 30 in. framed 29 x 35 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.

19 —
William Aiken Walker
(American, 1838-1921)
Man with a Basket of Cotton 8 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. framed 14 x 10 1/4 x 2 in.

20 —
Francis Hopkinson Smith
(American, 1838-1915)
High Noon, Inn of William the Conqueror 23 3/4 x 36 in. framed 35 3/4 x 48 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.

21 —
Frank Penfold
(American, 1849-1927)
Bridge at Quimperlé 21 1/4 x 25 in. framed 28 1/4 x 32 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.

22 —
Louis Aston Knight
(American, 1873-1948)
Evening Hour, Normandy 18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. framed 28 1/3 x 31 3/4 x 4 in.

23 —
William Posey Silva
(American, 1859-1948)
Garden - Alhambra, Spain 15 x 12 in. framed 22 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.

25 —
Lilla Cabot Perry
(American, 1848-1933)
Marie at the Window, Hancock, New Hampshire 40 1/2 x 30 1/8 in. framed 47 5/8 x 37 3/4 in.

26 —
Robert Henri
(American, 1865-1929)
Blanche 24 x 20 in. framed 32 1/2 x 28 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

27 —
Felicie Waldo Howell
(American, 1897-1968)
Tea Time 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. framed 19 x 17 1/2 x 1 in.

28 —
Louis Kronberg
(American, 1872-1965)
Study at the Opera 8 1/4 x 11 in. framed 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 3/4 in.

29 —
Louis Kronberg
(American, 1872-1965)
The Guitarist 28 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. framed 35 1/4 x 27 3/4 in.

30 —
Louis Kronberg
(American, 1872-1965)
Ballerina with Fan 36 x 23 in. framed 42 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 3 in.

31 —
Sydney Richmond Burleigh
(American, 1853-1931)
A Day at the Beach 14 x 20 in. framed 22 3/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.

33 —
Arthur Clifton Goodwin
(American, 1866-1929)
Landscape with Stream 25 x 30 1/4 in. framed 31 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.

34 —
Wilson Henry Irvine
(American, 1869-1936)
New England Homestead 25 x 30 3/4 in. framed 32 x 37 x 2 1/2 in.

35 —
Chauncey Foster Ryder
(American, 1868-1949)
Mountain Pasture 25 1/4 x 30 in. framed 31 x 36 x 2 in.

36 —
Wilson Henry Irvine
(American, 1869-1936)
Farm in Winter, Axtell, Kansas 24 1/4 x 27 in. framed 27 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 1 in.

37 —
Chauncey Foster Ryder
(American, 1868-1949)
The Quiet of Winter 16 x 20 in. framed 25 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.

38 —
Carl Lawless
(American, 1894-1934)
Winter in New England 18 x 18 in. in a period frame (glazed) 21 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 2 in.

40 —
Bert Geer Phillips
(American, 1868-1956)
Mountain Stream 20 x 24 in. unframed

41 —
William Robinson Leigh
(American, 1866-1955)
Navajo Weaver Preparing Indigo Dye 12 x 15 in. framed 20 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 2 in.

43 —
Clark Hobart
(American, 1868-1948)
Women by the Lake 20 x 30 1/4 in. framed 27 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

44 —
Frank William Cuprien
(American, 1871-1948)
Evening's Splendor 24 x 32 in. framed 29 1/4 x 37 x 2 1/2 in.

45 —
Carl Woolsey
(American, 1902-1965)
Blue Mountains 17 x 20 in. framed 22 x 25 x 1 in.

46 —
John Whorf
(American, 1903-1959)
Rocks and Rolling Surf sight size 21 1/2 x 29 3/4 in. framed 31 5/8 x 39 5/8 in.

47 —
Frank Weston Benson
(American, 1862-1951)
Study for Salem Harbor 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. framed 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 3/4 in.

48 —
Emile Gruppé
(American, 1896-1978)
Morning in Gloucester 20 1/4 x 18 in. framed 22 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 1 in.