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Daniel Garber, ‘Brandywine Meadows,’ estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Freeman’s presents its much-anticipated American Week sales, June 4-8

Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Daniel Garber, ‘Brandywine Meadows,’ estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
Daniel Garber, ‘Brandywine Meadows,’ estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

PHILADELPHIA — In back-to-back sales of fine art and rare books and manuscripts this June, Freeman’s presents American Week, bringing important American art and printed matter to market. With a strong emphasis on 20th-century canvases and important first editions, the week’s sales highlight Freeman’s dedication to this dynamic market segment. Led by striking paintings by Horace Pippin, Daniel Garber, Edward Redfield and Robert Henri, as well as quintessential literature and Americana by Walt Whitman, Thomas Paine and Henry David Thoreau, American Week offers an impressive slate of fresh-to-market works, including two curated single-owner selections. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

“This season’s Pennsylvania Impressionist selection is particularly dynamic, with offerings across genres and collecting categories,” said Chairman and Head of Freeman’s Fine Art department Alasdair Nichol. “We are particularly honored to have been entrusted with the beloved Martin and Papageorge art collections, which will bring not-to-be-missed opportunities to collectors of American painting.”

Edward Redfield, ‘Spring Veil,’ estimated at $300,000-$500,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
Edward Redfield, ‘Spring Veil,’ estimated at $300,000-$500,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Works from the estate of Sydney F. Martin, a select 26-lot sale scheduled for Sunday, June 4, highlights the passionate collecting activity and discerning eye of Martin, an avid and early collector of Pennsylvania Impressionists and other Pennsylvania-related works. The sale is led by Edward Redfield’s Spring Veil, offered at an estimate of $300,000-$500,000, one of the most powerful springtime scenes ever executed by the artist. It also includes highlights from leading visionaries of the New Hope School, including Daniel Garber’s Brandywine Meadows, estimated at $200,000-$300,000, as well as works by Fern Coppedge, Morgan Colt and John Folinsbee. Pennsylvania Impressionist offerings are complemented by seven works by William B. T. Trego, a Pennsylvania painter best known for his military scenes.

Robert Henri, ‘Portrait of Katie McNamara,’ estimated at $250,000-$400,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
Robert Henri, ‘Portrait of Katie McNamara,’ estimated at $250,000-$400,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Freeman’s eagerly anticipated biannual sale of American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists, which will take place on Sunday, June 4, is led by two portraits in oil: Portrait of Katie McNamara by Ashcan School pioneer Robert Henri, estimated at $250,000-$400,000; and Horace Pippin’s striking painting of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, the most decorated Marine in United States history, which carries an identical estimate.

Horace Pippin, ‘Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C. (Retired),’ estimated at $250,000-$400,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
Horace Pippin, ‘Portrait of Major-General Smedley D. Butler, U.S.M.C. (Retired),’ estimated at $250,000-$400,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

The sale’s single-owner selection presents esteemed works from the Papageorge collection from Carversville, Pennsylvania: more than a dozen works by Robert Spencer, Garber, Folinsbee, and John Singleton Copley, among others.

Charles Morris Young, ‘Ridley Creek and Hunting Hill,’ estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
Charles Morris Young, ‘Ridley Creek and Hunting Hill,’ estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

With additional selections from the Martin collection, the June 6 sale titled Collect: American Art features works by Walter Emerson Baum, George Gardner Symons, David Burliuk and Frederick William MacMonnies — as well as prints and drawings by Garber and Folinsbee from the artists’ respective estates. Also featured is Charles Morris Young’s Ridley Creek and Hunting Hill, estimated at $8,000-$12,000.

First edition of Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass,’ estimated at $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
First edition of Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass,’ estimated at $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Freeman’s June 8 auction, titled A Fine Collection of American Literature, is led by an 1855 first edition of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass with impressive provenance, which has an estimate of $100,000-$150,000. In addition to nearly 30 other Whitman titles, the sale features works by the likes of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

First edition of Thomas McKenney and James Hall’s ‘History of the Indian Tribes of North America,’ estimated at $50,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
First edition of Thomas McKenney and James Hall’s ‘History of the Indian Tribes of North America,’ estimated at $50,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Standout highlights include an American 1776 edition of Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet Common Sense; a first edition of Thomas McKenney and James Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America, estimated at $50,000-$80,000; and a 1787 first edition of the leading anti-Federalist attack on the United States Constitution, Observations Leading to a Fair Examination of the System of Government Proposed by the Late Convention.

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