Sotheby's NYC May 2018

Monday, May 21, 2018 - I really enjoy my trips with Wendy to NYC to see Auction House and Gallery exhibitions. Sotheby's is actually having another "American Art" auction this month, and there are 19 pieces I would like to see:




We left the house at 7:15 AM. It being a commuter/work-day, it took 5 hours 15 minutes to get down to NYC. SpotHero parking, and a great lunch at Cafe Luca, then a quick walk over to Sotheby's:


Wonderful highlights include:

Frederic Edwin Church - Valley of Santa Isabel, New Granada, 1875:

Andrew Wyeth - Aerial, 1987 watercolor

Andrew Wyeth - Weather Front (study for 'Arctic Circle'), 1996 watercolor

Thomas Moran - A Showery Day, Grand Canyon, 1919:

Albert Bierstadt - View of Nassau, The Bahamas, circa 1880s:

William Bradford - The Fisherman's House, Arctic Harbor, no date:

Alfred Thompson Bricher - Cliff Island, Maine, no date:

And the "big money-maker" of the auction:
Norman Rockwell - Blacksmith's Boy - Heel and Toe (Shaftsbury Blacksmith Shop), 1940


The "Highlights from American Art" auction viewing was on the 10th and 2nd floors; also on the 10th was "A Collection That We Dreamt Of: Art and Design from The Homes of Delphine and Reed Krakoff". It was this collection that had the 8-feet-wide pieces by Christo The Pont Neuf, Wrapped, parts i and ii, 1982:


The "Master Paintings" viewing down on the 6th floor had Francesco Guardi - The Island of San Cristoforo in the Venetian Lagoon, no date

Finally, the "19th Century European Art" viewing down on the 4th floor had Federico del Campo - La Chiesa Gesuati from the Canale della Giudecca, Venice, 1887


Note from the Future - these pieces sold for:

Lot 64 - Frederic Edwin Church - Valley of Santa Isabel, New Granada - unsold
(estimate 5,000,000 - 7,000,000)

Lot 32 - Andrew Wyeth - Aerial - $212,500
(estimate 180,000 - 220,000)

Lot 98 - Andrew Wyeth - Weather Front (study for 'Arctic Circle') - $125,000
(estimate 120,000 - 180,000)

Lot 50 - Thomas Moran - A Showery Day, Grand Canyon - unsold
(estimate 800,000 - 1,200,000)

Lot 71 - Albert Bierstadt - View of Nassau, The Bahamas - unsold
(estimate 700,000 - 1,000,000)

Lot 29 - William Bradford - The Fisherman's House, Arctic Harbor - unsold
(estimate 150,000 - 250,000)

Lot 66 - Alfred Thompson Bricher - Cliff Island, Maine - $47,500
(estimate 30,000 - 50,000)

Lot 43 - Norman Rockwell - Blacksmith's Boy - Heel and Toe (Shaftsbury Blacksmith Shop) - $8,131,000
(estimate 7,000,000 - 10,000,000)

Lot 140 - Christo The Pont Neuf, Wrapped, parts i and ii - $175,000
(estimate 180,000 - 220,000)

Lot 125 - Francesco Guardi - The Island of San Cristoforo in the Venetian Lagoon - $100,000
(estimate 70,000 - 90,000)

Lot 52 - Federico del Campo - La Chiesa Gesuati from the Canale della Giudecca, Venice - $225,000
(estimate 180,000 - 220,000)

Picked up the car just after 3, dinner at Uno Pizzeria & Grill in Sturbridge! Excellent Adventure-Time with my Beautiful Bride! Thank You God for these Great Days!

Music today - Shuffle Songs on my big iPod, then some Beach Boys:

The Beach Boys Today!, March 1965


Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), July 1965

Yes, they really did release one album only 4 months after another - I bought both! (and still enjoy them to this day!)

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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