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Early N.C. Wyeth Up For Auction

January 25, 2011

Way back then, N.C. Wyeth traded one of his paintings for some work by a tradesman, according to Skinner Auctioneers. The work will be sold at their American & European Paintings&Prints sale in Boston on January 28^th.

The painting, done when Wyeth was 23-years old, was part of a 1905 commission for the Saturday Evening Post illustrating a piece about the Hudson Bay Trading Company. It remained in the tradesman’s family for 50-years. The auction estimate is $300,000-$500,000.

Craven Heifer Portrait Sells For Fat Price

January 30, 2013

She was, in fact, just a fat cow, but this “Craven Heifer” was England’s heftiest heifer ever. She weighed 4,368 pounds, was 11-feet long, stood 7-feet tall and became famous as she toured England for the yokels who paid to see her. An unknown artist did her portrait that sold at Bonhams London last night for $25,568.

Rare Pissarro Leads Bonhams Impressionist Sale

January 29, 2013

Impressionist Camille Pissarro painted just two depictions of the Normandy coastline, and the whereabouts of only one is known. That would be “Falaises aux Petites-Salles,” which will be the highlight at Bonhams Impressionist and Modern Art auction on February 5^th in London. The rare canvas, dominated by the sea and a sky filled with storm clouds, is expected to bring $236,000-$315,000.

Maritime Art At Bonhams

January 22, 2013

In the mid-19^th century, when sailing vessels ruled the seas, stormy voyages were a favorite theme of maritime artists. One of the most accomplished was James Edward Buttersworth, whose masterpiece may be his depiction, circa 1855, of the famous Clipper ship Flying Cloud emerging from a hurricane. When the painting comes up for auction later this week at Bonhams’ Maritime Paintings & Decorative Arts sale in New York, it’s expected to realize $200,000-$300,000.

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Early N.C. Wyeth Up For Auction

Craven Heifer Portrait Sells For Fat Price

Rare Pissarro Leads Bonhams Impressionist Sale

Maritime Art At Bonhams

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