Leland Little Auctions to close out art gallery Jan. 4
Tom Hoepf
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd. will liquidate the inventory of Clark Art in Raleigh on Wednesday, Jan. 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The auction will be conducted at Clark Art, 300 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27603. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding for the 200-lot auction.
John Albert Clark established Clark Art in Raleigh in 1923 as a picture framing business. After World War II the business transitioned to the second generation. Doris Clark Walker and Owen Walker Jr. began offering contemporary traditional oil paintings and prints. In the 1970s, the third generation, Owen Walker III, added to the contemporary oils with antique oil paintings, antique watercolor paintings and fine art hand-produced antique prints.
In Walker’s words: “After 88 years of serving our friends, it is time to retire.”
“Please plan to join us and fellow collectors for this auction to celebrate a Raleigh art gallery legacy and take a special piece home for your collection,” said Leland Little.
Paintings range from a Pal Fried (Hungarian-American, 1893-1976) portrait of two ballerinas to a large 19th century British landscape of Lynmouth, Devon, signed “Allen.”
A large watercolor by Henry Ch. Brewer (British, 1866-1950) depicts St. Gilles, the famous cathedral in the South of France. Like many of the works in the auction, it has an estimate of $800-$1,000.
Traditional paintings by contemporary artists include works by Altino Villasante (Peru, b. 1963).
The auction also holds fine selections of aquatints, engravings, lithographs, antique maps, mezzotints, pastels, pen and ink works on paper and photogravures.
For details contact Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales by email: info@llauctions.com or phone 919-644-1243.