Bert Gallery Studio Sales Fall 2025 2025-09-22 Auction - 56 Price Results - Bert Gallery Studio Sales in RI
Rockport Legend Aldro Hibbard-- Passing SquallRockport painting by Antonio CirinoItalo Scanga: Museum quality 1980's Work
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Riverside, RI, United States
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Bert Gallery Studio Sales Fall 2025

Bert Gallery Studio Sales is a specialized American art auction based in Providence, Rhode Island. Established in 1985, Bert Gallery was founded to showcase and preserve the rich tradition of the Providence School of artists within the broader context of American art. Today, the gallery is expanding its audience through curated online auctions. The gallery focuses on significant historic Rhode Island and New England artists who reflect major styles and movements in American art. This upcoming fall online auction, running from September 22nd, features art from the collections of two prominent Providence estates, including works by Aldro Hibbard, Emile Gruppe, Italo Scanga, and Pablo Picasso. Notable historic New England artists Antonio Cirino, Henry Newell Cady, and Grace Albee are also included. The auction is curated by gallery owner Catherine Little Bert, who brings over 40 years of experience researching, writing, and lecturing on Providence School artists and the regional historic art scene. She has organized more than 100 exhibitions for the gallery and regional art institutions. All works in the auction have been thoroughly catalogued and researched. Inquiries are welcome.
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Providence School Still Life artist E.C. Leavitt: Artist: Edward Chalmers Leavitt (American, 1842-1904). Title: Roses in Ceramic Vase. Oil on panel. Signed upper left. Dimensions: 24" x 17"; rated: 27 1/2" x 21". Provenance: N.M. Vose Gallery,
0013: Providence School Still Life artist E.C. LeavittEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed
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New Yorker magazine cover artist Gretchen Dow Simpson: Artist: Gretchen Dow Simpson (American, 1939- 2015). Title: Flags, 1991. Serigraph on paper. Signed in pencil, lower right margin. Title lower center. Edition number 'AP 20/20', lower left with date.
0009: New Yorker magazine cover artist Gretchen Dow SimpsonEst. US$750-US$1,000
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Rockport Legend Aldro Hibbard-- Passing Squall: Artist: Aldro Thompson Hibbard (American, 1886-1972). Title: Passing Squall. Medium: oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Guild of Boston Artists exhibition label verso. Dimensions: 24" x 36"; framed:
0030: Rockport Legend Aldro Hibbard-- Passing SquallEst. US$10,000-US$16,000
Serene harbor view by John McDonough: Artist: John W. McDonough (American, b. 1931). Title: At Rest. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Artist label verso with title. Dimensions: 11" x 14". Framed: 17" x 20". John McDonough’s harbor
0044: Serene harbor view by John McDonoughEst. US$250-US$500Lot Passed
19th Century New England Schooner: Artist: E.K. Mason. Title: American Schooner Nancy of Bangor., 1880. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated, lower right. Title lower center. Dimensions: 10" x 20"; framed: 13" x 23".This painting of the
0007: 19th Century New England SchoonerEst. US$400-US$500Lot Passed
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Higgins Wharf, Provincetown by Masiello: Artist: Pasquale Masiello (American, 1882-1956). Title: Higgins Wharf, Provincetown. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated '48, lower right. Title on frame verso. Dimensions: 15" x 18"; framed: 22" x 25".
0036: Higgins Wharf, Provincetown by MasielloEst. US$350-US$500
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Providence School and Paris trained artist: Artist: Walter Francis Brown (American, 1853-1929). Title: Village in Northern France. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 14" x 18". Framed: 18" x 22". This painting captures a
0027: Providence School and Paris trained artistEst. US$500-US$800
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Reclining Nude by noted RI watercolorist Albrektson: Artist: Evald (Al) Albrektson (Swedish/American, 1919-2022). Title: Reclining Nude. Watercolor on paper. Signed lower right. Artist label verso with title. Exhibition label with title and third place
0049: Reclining Nude by noted RI watercolorist AlbrektsonEst. US$50-US$75
Tropical Dreamscape by Marcel: Venusian Dream, Apr. 1974. Medium: color lithograph. Signed ‘Marcel’ and dated ‘Apr.’74’, lower right in pencil, lower margin. Title and edition number ‘19/25’, in pencil lower left and
0001: Tropical Dreamscape by MarcelEst. US$50-US$100Lot Passed
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Pastoral Peace by Providence School artist Hays: Artist: George Arthur Hays (American, 1854-1945). Title: Grazing Sheep, 1901. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Signed and dated on canvas verso. Dimensions: 12" x 16". Housed in period frame: 19" x
0032: Pastoral Peace by Providence School artist HaysEst. US$400-US$600
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Roses in Command by Rockport master Antonio Cirino: Artist: Antonio Cirino (American, 1888-1983). Title: Roses in Command. Medium: oil on wood panel. Signed lower right. Titled on wood verso. Artist card verso. Dimensions: 20" x 18". Framed: 24 1/2" x
0042: Roses in Command by Rockport master Antonio CirinoEst. US$750-US$1,500
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Harley Bartlett- Seascape: Artist: Harley Bartlett (American, b. 1959). Untitled. Oil on board. Signed lower left. Dimensions: 9" x 12"; framed: 10 1/2" x 13 1/2". Harley Bartlett is a painter deeply rooted in New England’s
0039: Harley Bartlett- SeascapeEst. US$100-US$150
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RI Watercolorist Spencer Crooks: Artist: W. Spencer Crooks (American, 1917-2004). Title: Afternoon Light, Roundstone, Ireland. Watercolor on paper. Signed lower right. Title in artist's hand verso. Title on label verso. Dimensions:
0038: RI Watercolorist Spencer CrooksEst. US$75-US$125
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1880's Ship Portrait by French artist V.C.E.Adam: Artist: Victor Charles Edouard Adam (French, 1868- 1938). Title: Ship Ellen Goodspeed, 1878. Oil on canvas. Signed (illegibly) and dated, lower right. Dimensions: 24 1/2" x 32"; framed: 28" x 36".
0023: 1880's Ship Portrait by French artist V.C.E.AdamEst. US$1,500-US$2,500
Newport Mansion scene by J.D. Herbert: Artist: James Drummond Herbert (American, 1896-1970). Title: Summer and Winter Gates, Lakehurst Place, Newport, 1951. Medium: watercolor and pencil on paper. Title, date and initialed in artist’s
0020: Newport Mansion scene by J.D. HerbertEst. US$200-US$300Lot Passed
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Modernist Walter Feldman- from his Memorial series: Artist: Walter Feldman (American, 1935-2017. Title: Ardennes Winter (from the Memorial series, Memorial XVII), 2014. Acrylic on gessoed paper mounted on Masonite board. Signed and dated, lower right.
0010: Modernist Walter Feldman- from his Memorial seriesEst. US$200-US$400
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Mezzotint by Watantabe: Artist: Mikio Watantabe (Japanese, b. 1954). Title: Espoir. Medium: mezzotint on wove paper. Signed and dated in margin, lower right. Title and edition number '3/25', lower left margin. JRS Fine Art,
0050: Mezzotint by WatantabeEst. US$150-US$300