Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 71

The Manuscripts, Collectibles & Space Auction

Art

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 309		Henri Matisse. Blue Nude. In a wheelchair in his later years, Matisse was limited to art that could be made sitting down, e.g., drawings, paper cut-outs, and designs for larger projects. The artist hand-cut and hand-painted these cut-outs and then had his assistants, under his direction, paste them on large sheets of paper. Produced in 1952, this work measures 13¾" x 8¾" and is entitled "Blue Nude". Double matted in beige and blue, it is housed in a 21 3/4" x 16 2/4" burl wood frame and signed "H Matisse 52" in the lower right hand corner. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex: Shamanski Gallery. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 310		Post, Charles Johnson. (Wounded Soldier and Three Soldiers - Unfinished Sketch). Two watercolors: One of a wounded soldier, 11¾ x 9 in., signed at lower center, matted and framed to an overall size of 19¾ x 17 in.; the second is of three soldiers going up a hill (San Juan Hill?), with unfinished background, 11 x 10½ in., signed at lower right, matted and framed to an overall size of 19 x 18½ in. Both are scenes from the Spanish American War. Accompanied by the July 7, 1958 issue of LIFE magazine which has an article on Post. p 52-61. Charles Johnson Post was born in 1873 in New York City. He studied at the Art Students League in New York City under John Twachtman, Kenyon Cox, J. Carroll Beckwith, and Harper Pennington. Post enlisted as a private in 1898 with the 71st New York Infantry, U.S.V., which served with a regiment of the Fifth Army Corps. Post served as an illustrator for the Army and contributed a series of sketches from the Spanish American War in and around Siboney, Cuba in 1898. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 311		*Antique Painting on Rice Paper.* A Japanese scene with Chinese characters mentioning "Eastern Capital." The painting is 8½ x 13. Silk matting, framed to an overall size of 23½ x 31½". Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 312		Adams, Ansel. White Post and Spandrel. Gelatin Silver Photograph. Full signature in pencil beneath lower right edge. Negative Date: 1953, printed by Ansel Adams, 1974. Edition Number: #24/110. Print Size: 19½ x 14 inches. Mount Size: 29 x 23 inches. From Portfolio VI, plate 7. Identified VI-7 24/110 in pencil mount recto, left lower margin. "Ansel Adams / Portfolio VI" stamp mount verso. Complete with Certificate of Authenticity #022060 from The Ansel Adams Gallery. Late in his life, Adams felt he had been unfairly pidgeon-holed as a nature photographer, and produced Portfolio VI in response. White Post and Spandrel, an image made in the ghost town of Columbia, California is a stark example of a body of work of architectural detail. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,220
Lot 313		Motherwell, Robert. España I, 1977. Aquatint from one copper plate printed in cream; lift-ground etching and aqua-tint from one copper plate printed in black. 4 13/16 x 3 7/8" (12.2 x 9.9 cm), sheet 19 15/16 x 13 15/16" (50.6 x 35.4 cm). On Moulin du Gué Rives de Lin paper, signed in pencil and numbered 1/11. Printed in the artist's studio by Catherine Mouseley. Excellent condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 314		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 315		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 316		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 317		A.E Haswell Miller. Scottish Regiments. Two early 20th Century hand painted prints of various soldiers in Scottish Regiments. Each image measures 13 3/4"x 8 3/4" and is triple matted in a 21 3/4"x 16 3/4" frames. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 318		Lalande, Jacques - "Sunning" (1921-present). French lithograph #34/250. Children playing by the seaside. Beautifully framed to an overall size of: 27½" x 33". Estimated Value $200 - 300. From a gentleman in Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300