Auction details
Fine Art Auction
11:00 AM PT - May 15th, 2009
offered by
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Lambertville, NJ 08530

Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
23% up to 500000
18% above 500001
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 100 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 3000 | 250 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 30000 | 2500 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
| 100000 | 10000 |
Auction House Preview
Preview will be held from Saturday, May 9 through Thursday, May 14 from 12:00 noon until 5:00 pm daily and from 9:00 until the start of the sale on both Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th. Items in the Friday session can be previewed at 204 N. Union Street and items in the Saturday session can be previewed at 333 N. Main Street, both in Lambertville, NJ. Previews are also available by appointment by calling (609) 397-9374. Please visit our website for more information: www.ragoarts.com .
264 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |
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Neysa Moran McMein (American, 1888-1949) Untitled, ca. 1922; Pastel on artist board (framed); Signed with Saturday ... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 52 |
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E. Stanley Turnbull (American, 1886-1996) Portrait of Henry Gasser, 1935; Oil on canvasboard (framed); Signed, date... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 53 |
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Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, 1867-1938) Two works of art: View at West New York, June 5, 1913; Pencil on pap... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 54 |
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Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, 1867-1938) Two works of art: View at the Harlem River (#8), August 28, 1913; In... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 55 |
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Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, 1867-1938) Two works of art: View at Bloomfield, New Jersey, November 8, 1916; ... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 56 |
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George Benjamin Luks (American, 1867-1933) Gramercy Park, New York City, 1932; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 20'' ... |
10,000 - 12,000 |
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| 57 |
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Max Kuehne (American, 1880-1968) City with Arched Bridge; Oil on panel (framed); Stamped; 5 1/2'' x 7 1/2'' (sight);... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 58 |
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Max Kuehne (American, 1880-1968) Harbor View; Oil on board (framed); Stamped; 5 1/2'' x 9 1/4''; Provenance: Private... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 59 |
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Max Kuehne (American, 1880-1968) Houses Below the Boardwalk; Watercolor on paper (framed); Stamped; 13 3/4'' x 18 1/... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 60 |
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Max Kuehne (American, 1880-1968) View of a Spanish Town, 1916; Oil on canvas (artist-made frame); Signed and dated;... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 61 |
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Eleanor Parke Custis (American, 1896-1983) At the Foot of the Matterhorn (Under the Matterhorn); Gouache on paper (f... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 62 |
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Edmund Quincy (American, 1903-1997) A Mediterranean Church; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 23 1/2'' x 19 1/2''; Pro... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 63 |
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Olaf Carl Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988) Three works of art: Untitled; Gouache and ink on paper (framed); Signed; 9... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 64 |
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Olaf Carl Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988) Three works of art: On Board Royal Viking Sky, near Sitka Alaska, June 197... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 65 |
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Thomas A. De Decker (American, b. 1951) The Piegan Blackfoot People; Oil on board (framed); Signed and titled; 11 1... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 66 |
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Frederic Sackrider Remington (American, 1861-1909) ''Drawings by Frederic Remington,'' 1897; Book with offset litho... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 67 |
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Olaf Carl Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988) Three works of art: Untitled, ca. 1979; Gouache and ink on paper (framed);... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 68 |
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Olaf Carl Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988) Three works of art: Untitled; Ink on paper (framed); Signed; 9 3/4'' x 7 3... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 69 |
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Olaf Carl Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988) Three untitled sketches; Ink on paper (each framed); Each initialed; Large... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 70 |
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Paul Pletka (American, b. 1946) Untitled; Pencil on paper; Signed; 24'' x 36'' (sheet); Provenance: Private Collecti... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 71 |
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Carl Oscar Borg (Swedish/American, 1879-1947) Untitled, 1944; Watercolor with written text on paper (framed); Signed... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 72 |
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Tod Lindenmuth (American, 1885-1976) Along the Shore, 1927; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed, dated and titled; 25'' x... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 73 |
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Walt Francis Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Four Christmas Cards, 1938-41; Ink and watercolor on paper (framed together)... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 74 |
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Edward Melcarth (American, 1914-1973) Untitled; Oil on canvas (framed); 32'' x 20''; Exhibition: Whitney Museum of A... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 75 |
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Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967) The Return of the Bluebirds, 1952; Pencil, ink and wash on paper (f... |
5,000 - 7,000 |
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| 76 |
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Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, 1867-1938) Three works of art: Park at Edgecomb Avenue, 1916; Pencil on paper (f... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 77 |
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Benton Murdoch Spruance (American, 1904-1967) Spinner, 1930; Lithograph; Signed, titled and numbered 6/30; 12 3/4'' ... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 78 |
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Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) Loading Corn, 1945; Lithograph on paper (framed); Signed; From an edition o... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 79 |
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John Atherton (American, 1900-1952) Ruins, ca. 1940; Oil on Masonite (framed); Signed; 19'' x 25''; Provenance: Priv... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 80 |
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Reginald Marsh (American, 1898-1954) Cement Mill Ruin No. 2; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 14'' x 18''; Provenance... |
5,000 - 7,000 |
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| 81 |
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Jolan Gross Bettelheim (Czech/American, 1902-1972) Bridge Cables II, ca. 1940; Lithograph; Signed; 16 1/2'' x 11 3/... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 82 |
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Howard Norton Cook (American, 1901-1980) Engine Room, 1930; Lithograph; Signed, dated and from an edition of 75 (onl... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 83 |
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Jay Jesse McVicker (American, 1911-2004) Small Town Elements, 1949; Aquatint and etching; Signed, dated, titled and ... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 84 |
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John R. Grabach (American, 1886-1981) Night Excavation, 1940s; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 20'' x 28''; Exhibiti... |
8,000 - 12,000 |
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| 85 |
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Jan Matulka (American, 1890-1972) Still Life with Phonograph, 1925; Lithograph; Signed; 16 1/8'' x 10 1/4'' (sheet);... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 86 |
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Walt Francis Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Mirabell, 1925; Lithograph; Signed, titled and numbered 40/50; 18 1/2'' x 12... |
900 - 1,200 |
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| 87 |
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John French Sloan (American, 1871-1951) Fashions of the Past, 1926; Etching and aquatint; Signed and marked ''proof'... |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 88 |
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Nettie Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878-1956) Cape Cod Cottage, ca. 1933; Woodblock; Signed and titled; 11 1/4'' x 8'... |
4,000 - 6,000 |
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| 89 |
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Dale William Nichols (American, 1904-1995) Lesson 1, 2, 3; Three gouache, two on illustration board, one on paper; E... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
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| 90 |
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Leon Louis Dolice (American, 1892-1960) Untitled; Oil on board (framed); Signed; 23 3/4'' x 20''; Provenance: Privat... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 91 |
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Leon Louis Dolice (American, 1892-1960) Untitled (New York City); Three pastel on paper (framed separately); Each si... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 92 |
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Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965) Sailboat, 1954; Woodcut; Signed, dated and numbered 2/25; 12'' x 18'' (sheet); L... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 93 |
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David Davidovich Burliuk (Russian/American, 1882-1967) Untitled, 1950; Watercolor on paper (framed); Signed and date... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
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| 94 |
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Gregoire Michonze (French, 1902-1982) Untitled, 1928; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed and dated; 32'' x 21''; Provena... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 95 |
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Seong Moy (Chinese/American, b. 1921) Twilight Meeting on the Beach, 1955; Oil on Masonite (framed); Signed and date... |
800 - 1,000 |
|
| 96 |
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Walter Tandy Murch (Canadian/American, 1907-1967) Two works of art: Untitled; Oil on canvas laid on board (framed); ... |
2,000 - 4,000 |
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| 97 |
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Rolph Scarlett (Canadian/American, 1889-1984) Birds, 1920s; Oil on canvas; 39'' x 53''; Exhibition: ACA Galleries, N... |
10,000 - 15,000 |
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| 98 |
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Rolph Scarlett (Canadian/American, 1889-1984) Mother and Child, 1920s; Oil on canvas; Signed; 47'' x 36''; Exhibitio... |
10,000 - 15,000 |
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| 99 |
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Hugo Robus (American, 1885-1964) Untitled; Bronze; Signed ''HUGO ROBUS'' and with foundry mark ''ROMAN BRONZE WORKS... |
2,000 - 2,500 |
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| 100 |
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Jane Canfield (American, 1897-1984) Bird; Polished bronze; Signed ''J. CANFIELD''; 10 1/2'' high, 12 1/2'' (with ba... |
1,800 - 2,400 |



















































