DALLAS, TX.- George Wesley Bellows turbulent and brooding Storm Sea, 1913, a haunting homage to Winslow Homer that encapsulates Maines untamable spirit, could sell for $150,000 in
Heritage Auctions May 2 American Fine Art Auction. The auctions brings together a cavalcade of works by the countrys most revered painters.
This auction celebrates the history of American Art, with strong offerings by top artists in the category, said Aviva Lehmann, Director of American Art at Heritage Auctions. From important Illustration to stellar Ash Can, Western and Modernist material, this auction typifies first-class examples across the field.
John Marins iconic watercolor Lighthouse, Stonington, Maine, from 1921, stands as an important contribution to the artists body of work following his discovery of Maines rugged outcrops and churning sea (est. $100,000+).
Rockwell Kents exquisite, luminous Golden Fall, circa 1955, depicts a Modernist view of the Adirondack Mountains from the artists farm, "Asgaard," near Au Sable Forks, where he lived from 1929 on (est. $100,000+).
In the Western Art arena, Catharine Carter Critcher's most ambitious and accomplished work Mother and Daughters, 1936, will make its auction debut (est. $100,000+). Undeniably, this fresh-to-the-market, extraordinary masterwork celebrates the abundance, hospitality, and promise of the artists New Mexico home.
Similarly, Nicolai Fechins Peasant Girl, is a superb example of the humanistic and expressionistic portraiture that distinguished him within the Taos art colony (est. $80,000+). The painting makes its auction debut at Heritage Auctions after remaining in the same family for decades. Texan Johnie (Mrs. H.S.) Griffin, who summered in Ranchos de Taos, befriended Fechin's wife, Alexandra (Tinka), and purchased from Fechin this painting, as well as other works.
The auction features important examples of Illustration, including Joseph Christian Leyendeckers Thanksgiving, 1628-1928: 300 Years Pilgrim and Football Player (est. $100,000+). Created specifically for the November 24, 1928 cover of The Saturday Evening Post, this work characterizes the artists iconic take on the 300th anniversary of the holiday. Exercising his trademark playful and fantastical style, Leyendecker renders the holidays past and present through the mythical meet-up of a stalwart Pilgrim and a battered but tough modern-day football player.
Newell Convers Wyeths spectacular depiction of derring-do: When He Was Fourteen, Michael Strogoff Had Killed His First Bear, Quite Alone, 1927 (est. $250,0000+) and Dean Cornwells Options, The Saturday Evening Post story illustration, March 24, 1917, (est.$25,000+) round out a stellar group of Golden Age Illustration.