Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Artists

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 803		Avedon, Richard (1923-2004) Influential fashion and portrait photographer. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "For Lu Varon with best wishes, Avedon '83," 10"x8". Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 804		Borglum, Gutzlon (1867-1941) Sculptor famous for creating the gigantic presidential monument at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. Archive of correspondence regarding Mount Rushmore sent by Borglum between 1935-1937 to John Graydon Harlan, who was Assistant to the General Cousel in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Treasury Department at that time, 17pp, 11" x 8½". Very good; light toning throughout; some file stamps; file holes at top (some torn) and left margin; pages are stapled together at left edge. The archive includes six original typed letters signed by Borglum and addressed to Harlan, as well as a carbon copy, with an original signature by Borglum, of a letter sent by Borglum to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 15, 1935, recounting the history of the project and the problems he had encountered from its inception (he added his title, "Sculptor-Engineer, Mount Rushmore Memorial" after his signature); a carbon copy, with Borglum's original signature, of a letter he sent to Arno B. Cammerer, Director, National Park Service, giving details of expenditures and problems with the project; and a one-page carbon copy of a memo sent to Borglum by Harlan. There are eight original signatures, seven signed "Gutzon Borglum" and one "Gutzon." The six original TLsS are one page each, three on Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission letterhead and three on personal letterhead. They were written between August and October 1935 to Harlan. This fascinating archive presents the Mount Rushmore project from Borglum's point of view, including funding, physical equipment needed, sabotage, and other problems, as well as his sense of pride: "The monument is now rated as one of the most extraordinary sights in the Northwest…." Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000. Estate of John Harlan. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 805		Derain, André (1880-1954) French Post-Impressionist painter, one of the Fauves; later work representational and realistic; also known for illustrations and theatrical designs, especially for Ballets Russes. Autograph Letter Signed "A. Derain," in French, 1p, 7"x5½", Chatou, 1910 April 8. Fine. To an unidentified correspondent, asking for confirmation that one of his painting has been sold to a museum. "…I hope that it is not just a rumor and that I will definitely have the pleasures of success…." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 806		Gibson, Charles Dana (1857-1944) Illustrator, creator of the "Gibson Girl. Five items: Two Autograph Letters Signed, one Document Signed, one Sentiment Signed (all "C.D. Gibson"), and one photo postcard. A 1927 letter thanks his correspondent for mentioning Gibson in his book; a 1942 letter thanks Mr. Jeffers for the assurance that 75 isn't old; an undated personal information sheet for The Art League Publishing Co. is filled out by Gibson; and a salutation and signature are on a 4"x5¾" piece of stationery with Gibson's address. All fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 807		Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) (1860-1961) American painter who took up painting in her 70s and gained fame for her primitive paintings, primarily depicting rural scenes of the 19th and 20th centuries. Autograph Letter Signed, 2pp, on puppy-dog note paper, 4½"x4" (Eagle Bridge, NY) (1947) Sept. 15. To Mrs. Ruth London, in part: "have just received the Express receipt, as the agent has been away…I have not been so well [she was 87 years old], but feel fine this morning, so sorry that the glass got broaking [sic] as I packed them my self and thought they sould ride to Jerryco…." With holograph transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 808		Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944) Dutch abstract painter. ALS, 1p, 10½" x 8", 353 East 56 St., N.Y.C., 1942 Feb 27. Written in large, dark script to "The federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Inc. / Chairman of Membership Com. Mr. Adolph Gottlieb" as follows: "I appreciate very much your kind invitation but can not accept it because I am already a member of the American Abstract Association." The large signature is bold and dark. When Mondrian lived in Paris in the 1930s, he was associated with the Abstraction-Creation Group, an avant-garde school of artists who worked with geometric abstract forms. When he moved to New York in 1940, he joined American Abstract Artists, an artists-run organization begun in 1936, whose purpose was "to expand ideas and promote the exposure and understanding of abstract and non-objective art." Mondrian is exceptionally rare in any form, especially holographic letters. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 809		Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) French Impressionist painter noted for the harmony of his lines, the brilliance of his color, and the intimacy of his paintings, especially of the female nude. He broke with the Impressionists after the 1870s and committed to a more formal technique. Black and white PS ("Renoir"), 10½" x 5¼", mounted to 11½" x 9" cardstock, Cagnes, 1911 Jan. 10 The photo is of a young woman reading. Renoir signed in the white lower border, which also holds a notary's signature and stamp from Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the south of France, where Renoir lived for the last 20 years of his life. The photo, with Renoir's authenticated signature is in fine condition. The larger cardstock is soiled but can be framed out. This photograph was originally part of the archive of Renoir's art dealer, the great Ambrose Vollard. Vollard, in order to avoid any future disputes regarding the authenticity of works by artists he represented, had all of the original paintings photographed, then asked the artist to sign each photo. After Vollard's death, his archives, including virtually all of these photographs, went to the Musée d'Orsay. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 810		Saint-Gaudens, Rockwell, Benton, & Nast. Augustin Saint-Gaudens Signature and date, "October 25th/1905" on 3¼" x 4¼" paper.; Norman Rockwell FDC featuring Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn signed with sentiment, "Sincerely"; Thomas H. Benton signed 2pp print, "Independence and the Opening of the West," of a mural painting by Benton, 11" x 16¼", issued by the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, 1961; with block of 4 stamps of the mural. Thomas Nast signed and dated ("Feb. 23 - 1874") autograph note paper, 2½" x 4". All four items fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276