Sotheby's NYC Spring 2018

Saturday, March 24, 2018 - I really enjoy my trips with Wendy to NYC to see Auction House and Gallery exhibitions, so I researched "The Spring Season" - Sotheby's is the only one having an auction around now, so we left the house a little before 7 AM. 4 easy hours down to NYC. SpotHero parking, and a great lunch at Cafe Luca, then a quick walk over to Sotheby's:


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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