A Collector's Eye:The Lee Beltzer Collection Auction on Nov 18, 2026 by Newel in NY
A Collector's Eye:The Lee Beltzer Collection
Philip Geiger, oil on board, 1987
French Empire, pair bronze mounted mahogany fauteuils
George Nakashima for Widdicomb, 'Origins' king size headboard

A Collector's Eye:The Lee Beltzer Collection

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Long Island City, NY, United States
A Collector's Eye is anchored by over 135 works from the collection of Lee Beltzer, a Brooklyn College professor and longtime patron of contemporary American Realist painters. The collection is organized by genre: interiors by Philip Geiger, landscapes by Ephraim Rubenstein, still lifes by Amer Kobaslija, urban landscapes by Nicholas Evans-Cato, portraits by Dan McCleary, and works addressing gay life and the AIDS crisis by Anthony Viti. A few works are attributed to his friend and collegue Lois Dodd. Beltzer backed realist painters of institutional stature, in a field that received less commercial attention. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds works from the same series as McCleary?s McDonald's worker and Viti's three Cross paintings. Several of the artists have shown at the Whitney Biennial and other museums, and with NYC galleries including Tibor de Nagy, Kouros, and Tatistcheff. Interspersed with the Beltzer collection are works on paper by Chuck Close, David Hockney, and Louise Nevelson; contemporary paintings by Malik Roberts; and antiques and design from New York homes. These include English and American 18th-century furniture, fine Persian carpets, French and Continental antiques, and Art Deco commission pieces by Pierre Chareau, Paul Frankl, and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings. Seventy-five lots of fine jewelry, watches, and designer handbags close the sale as a single group.
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Constance LaPalombara, oil on board: Constance LaPalombara (American, 1935-1923), "Enigma", signed bottom center, pen signed and titled verso, in slat frame, 9.75"h x 13.75"w (board) Provenance: The Lee Beltzer Collection of
Estimate:
$200
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$300
$100
(3) Arts & Crafts, brass and oak nesting trays: early 20th c., golden oak, rectangular shape with a gallery raised edge, with turned wood handles, 3"h x 21.5"l x 15"w (largest)
Estimate:
$100
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$200
$100
(2 bids)
Modern School, (2) oil on panel still lifes: Modern School (20th/21st c.), Two still lifes depicting hanging fruit, each unsigned, 11.25"h x 9.5"w x .75"d (small) 11.25"h x 16.25"w x .75"d (large) Provenance: The
Estimate:
$100
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$200
$50
(5) Shaker nesting dry storage pantry boxes: 19th c., USA, oak bentwood cylindrical nesting containers, with iron bands, measurements branded on the side, 8.5"h x 14"dia (largest)
Estimate:
$100
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$200
$50
Heide Dahl, watercolor and gouache on paper, 1978: Heide Dahl (German, 1940-2014), Blue Meadow Flowers, signed and dated "Dahl, '78" lower left corner, matted and under plexiglass, in a giltwood frame, 27.5"h x 27"w x 1.5"d Keywords: Emil Nolde, Karl
Estimate:
$50
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$100
$50
(2 bids)
Frances Kuehn, oil on canvas, 1974: Frances Kuehn (American, b. 1943), "Kitchen Window", titled, signed, and dated on verso, presented in a wood frame with brass trim, 16.5"h x 24"w x 1.5"d Provenance: The Lee Beltzer Collection of
Estimate:
$300
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$500
$175
(2 bids)
American Empire mahogany bi-panel ogee wall mirror: late 19th, American, a divided mirrored glass pane with moulded trim, the rectangular book-matched flame mahogany veneered frame with stepped and mitered corners, 40"h x 20"w x 1.5"d
Estimate:
$300
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$500
$200
(2 bids)
Frances Kuehn, oil on canvas, 1974: Frances Kuehn (American, b. 1943), "Kohlrabi", signed, titled, and dated on verso, presented in a wood frame with brass trim, 12.75"h x 19"w x 1.5"d Provenance: The Lee Beltzer Collection of
Estimate:
$300
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$500
$175
(2 bids)
David Marshall, oil on canvas, 1997: David Marshall (American), still life of objects in a workshop, signed "Marshall, 97" bottom left corner, signed and dated on verso, presented in a wooden frame, 14"h x 18"w (canvas), 18.5"h x 22.5"w
Estimate:
$200
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$300
$100
Victorian Aesthetic brass and copper faux bamboo centerpiece: late 19th c., England, the scalloped copper bowl mounted on a brass base with a faux bamboo and a rope & tassel design, 16.5"h x 11"dia.
Estimate:
$100
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$200
$100
(2 bids)
David Marshall, oil on board still life, 1999: David Marshall (American, act. 20th/21st c.), "Crab Apples", signed, titled and dated verso, in a wooden frame, 10.5"h x 14"w (sight), 17"h x 20"w x (frame) Provenance: The Lee Beltzer Collection of
Estimate:
$400
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$600
$200
(1 bid)
Pair Renaissance style bronze ormolu chenets: 19th c., Italy, finely cast and gilt bronze andirons, the openwork triangular base with putti and a female figure resting on mythical beasts, a baluster-shaped center features three ram heads and
Estimate:
$2,000
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$3,000
$1,000
David Marshall, (2) oil on masonite still lifes, 1996: David Marshall (American, act. 20th/21st c.), "Tools" and PB&J, former signed, dated, and titled verso stretcher, each in wood frame, both approx 15"h x 11.5"w (frame) Provenance: The Lee Beltzer
Estimate:
$500
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$700
$250
(1 bid)
(2) tabletop nautical clocks/barometers: includes a ship's bell clock with a brass case, silvered Arabic numeral dial marked "Ship's clock", resting on a mahogany wood stand, 9.5"h x 14"w x 4"d; a Weems
Estimate:
$300
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$500
$150
Leland Croghan, oil on canvas: Leland Croghan (American, d. 2017), Still Life, signed lower left, float-framed, 11"h x 14"w (canvas) Provenance: The Lee Beltzer Collection of Contemporary American Realism Keywords: Lennart
Estimate:
$200
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$300
$100
Leland Croghan, oil on canvas: Lee Croghan (American, d. 2017), Still Life with Knitting box, signed lower left, Bryan Memorial Gallery label verso, in giltwood frame, 8"h x 11"w (sight), 12"h x 15"w (frame) Provenance: The Lee
Estimate:
$200
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$300
$100
Pair Chinese Sang de Boeuf Meiping vases converted to lamps: Qing Dynasty or later (19th/20th c.), China, Oxblood Red glazed Phoenix Tail vases, with wood cover and tiered base, wired with single standard socket, not examined out of mounts, 21"h (vase)
Estimate:
$300
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$500
$275
(2 bids)
Lucy Barber, oil on linen, 1989: Lucy Barber (American, 20th/21st c), "Leyla's Pink Yo-Yo", signed, lower left, signed, titled and dated verso, unframed, 14"h x 28"w Provenance: The Lee Beltzer Collection of Contemporary American
Estimate:
$300
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$500
$250
(2 bids)
Lucy Barber, oil on canvas, 1989: Lucy Barber (American, act. 20th/21st c.), "Turp Jars", signature "L. Barber" bottom left corner, sharpie titled and signed "L. Barber" on verso, 10"h x 15"w x .75"d Provenance: The Lee Beltzer
Estimate:
$200
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$300
$100
Pair Empire style marble and brass table lamps: 19th/20th c., turned and polished black marble, relief cast brass, baluster form candlesticks converted to lamps, 21"h x 5.5" dia. Provenance: Property from 465 Park Ave: A Mac II commission
Estimate:
$200
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$300
$100
Lucy Barber, oil on muslin on panel, 2000: Lucy Barber (American), "Positively Dotty", pencil initialed in lower right corner, signed and dated on verso, Kouros Gallery label on verso, floating in a white-washed wood frame, 12" x 12" (panel),
Estimate:
$600
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$800
$350
(2 bids)