There were some BEAUTIFUL pictures on display for their American Art auction:
a pair of oils by Thomas Hill:
Yosemite Valley, (no date), and Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite, 1895
Edgar Alwin Payne - The Miner Peaks at Iceberg Lake, no date
It reminds me of when I visited Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park in September 2013:
I don't know if it is the same Iceberg Lake, but it certainly was a lot more foggy!
Albert Bierstadt - California Coast, no date
Alfred Thompson Bricher - Lake George, 1863
David Johnson - A Study at Tamworth, N.H., 1863
Jasper Francis Cropsey - Autumn, 1880
Note from the Future - these pieces sold for:
Lot 80 - Thomas Hill - Yosemite Valley - $25,000
(estimate 20,000 - 30,000)
Lot 81 - Thomas Hill - Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite - $17,500
(estimate 20,000 - 30,000)
Lot 83 - Edgar Alwin Payne - The Miner Peaks at Iceberg Lake - unsold
(estimate 30,000 - 50,000)
Lot 157 - Albert Bierstadt - California Coast - $43,750
(estimate 20,000 - 30,000)
Lot 74 - Alfred Thompson Bricher - Lake George - unsold
(estimate 60,000 - 80,000)
Lot 62 - David Johnson - A Study at Tamworth, N.H. - $32,500
(estimate 8,000 - 12,000)
Lot 70 - Jasper Francis Cropsey - Autumn - $81,250
(estimate 30,000 - 50,000)
There were other wonderful pieces: 3 more Bierstadts, 2 more Brichers, 2 more Cropseys, plus Durand, Silva, and a pair by Childe Hassam.
Picked up the car around 2, dinner at home! Excellent Adventure-Time with my Beautiful Bride! Thank You God for these Great Days!
On the way home, Wendy read, for an hour, one of my books: "Sky's Witness: A Year in the Wind River Range" by C.L. Rawlins (1993):
She liked it a lot.
Music today:
The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll, 1974
Van Morrison - It's Too Late to Stop Now, 1974 double live album
The Who - It's Hard, 1982
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding, 1967
Bob Dylan - Infidels, 1983
Roger Waters - in the flesh, 2000 double live album
Shameless Plug: if you enjoy this blog, you may like my other one about Hiking in New England (the 4,000 footers; the 100 Highest; WATERFALLS)
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