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Marilyn Minter (American, b. 1948) ‘Swarv,’ 2005; C-print; Signed, dated, titled and numbered 5/5, 40 inches x 26 inches (image), 50 inches x 36 inches (sheet). Provenance: the artist; private collection, New Jersey. Estimate: $15,000-25,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Rago to conduct 2-session fine arts auction Nov. 12

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Marilyn Minter (American, b. 1948) ‘Swarv,’ 2005; C-print; Signed, dated, titled and numbered 5/5, 40 inches x 26 inches (image), 50 inches x 36 inches (sheet). Provenance: the artist; private collection, New Jersey. Estimate: $15,000-25,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Marilyn Minter (American, b. 1948) ‘Swarv,’ 2005; C-print; Signed, dated, titled and numbered 5/5, 40 inches x 26 inches (image), 50 inches x 36 inches (sheet). Provenance: the artist; private collection, New Jersey. Estimate: $15,000-25,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – On Saturday, Nov. 12, the Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold two auctions of fine art, including a group of paintings from a local Pennsylvania collection passed down directly from the artist to the family and by descent to the present owner, along with many works from private collections throughout the United States.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide bidding for both the 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. sessions.

19th/20th C. American and European Art: Saturday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m.

Paintings, works on paper, sculpture and prints in 122 lots: Paintings by Werner Drewes, Jean Jansem, Nicola Simbari, Pedro Angel Gonzalez, Robert Philipp, Hermann Ottomar Herzog, William Gropper, Thomas Rathbone Manley and an exceptional selection of work by the New Hope Impressionists, including a collection direct from the artists to the family selling: Walter Emerson Baum, Giovanni Martino, Alfred Nunamaker, William Langson Lathrop, Robert Alexander Darrah Miller, Harry Leith-Ross, Henry Bayley. Works on paper by Reginald Marsh, Otto Dix, Henry Martin Gasser, Francisco Zuniga, Martha Walter and Andre Lhote. Sculpture by Kees Verkade, Allan Clark, Henry Schoenbauer, Augusto Perez, Dorothea Greenbaum and Boris Lovet-Lorski. Prints by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Rembrandt van Rijn, Paul Gauguin and Armand Seguin, Leonard Tsugoharu Foujita, Martin Lewis, Romare Howard Bearden, Jacob Lawrence and Marc Chagall.

Post-War and Contemporary Fine Art: Saturday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m.

Paintings, works on paper, sculpture, prints and photographs in 278 lots: Paintings by Michael Corinne West, Maureen Gallace, Mathieu Mercier, David Korty, James Bishop, Sergio Romiti, Julian Lethbridge, Matt Mullican, William Wood, Ed Templeton, Jean Pellotier, Gustavo Foppiani. Works on paper include a selection of images by Raymond Pettibon, work by William Joseph Anastasi, Franz Ackermann and Karen Kilimnik. Sculpture by Evan Penny, Beverly Pepper, Jessica Stockholder, Peter Shelton, Bill Woodrow, Hannah Wilke and Alan Rath. Prints include a selection of Warhols, as well as work by Chuck Close, Frank Stella, Damien Hirst, Paula Scher, Russell Young, Jennifer Bartlett, Willem de Kooning, Sol LeWitt, Josef Albers, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. Photographs by Lucien Clergue, Marilyn Minter, Andreas Feininger, William Christenberry, George Hurrell, Annie Leibowitz, Justin Kurland and Catherine Opie.

“I’m proud to say that this sale features many works that are not only fresh to market and rare, but, in many cases, some of the best examples of works by these artists,” said Meredith Hilferty, director of Fine Art at Rago’s. “It’s an impressive group of works that I expect will get a strong welcome from collectors.”

Preview will be conducted Saturday, Nov. 5, through Thursday, Nov. 10, from noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. The Rago Arts and Auction Center will be open until 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11. Doors will open open at 9 a.m. the day of the sale.

Rago’s is located midway between New York City and Philadelphia. Directions online at ragoarts.com.

Telephone, absentee and online bidding available for those unable to attend.

Printed catalogs are available for $20 each by calling 609-397-9374 or emailing a request to info@ragoarts.com.

 

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Reginald Marsh (American, 1898-1954) ‘Girls in the Street,’ 1946, tempera on paper (framed), signed and dated, 21 3/4 inches x 30 1/4 inches (sight), literature: ‘American Images: The SBC Collection of Twentieth-Century American Art,’ New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc. (reproduced on page 53, plate 18). Estimate: $40,000-60,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Reginald Marsh (American, 1898-1954) ‘Girls in the Street,’ 1946, tempera on paper (framed), signed and dated, 21 3/4 inches x 30 1/4 inches (sight), literature: ‘American Images: The SBC Collection of Twentieth-Century American Art,’ New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc. (reproduced on page 53, plate 18). Estimate: $40,000-60,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Werner Drewes (American, 1899-1985) ‘The Flower Bouquet III,’ 1950, oil on canvas (framed); signed and dated, 28 x 20 inches. Provenance: estate of artist; Platt Fine Art, Chicago; Private Collection, California. Estimate: $8,000-12,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Werner Drewes (American, 1899-1985) ‘The Flower Bouquet III,’ 1950, oil on canvas (framed); signed and dated, 28 x 20 inches. Provenance: estate of artist; Platt Fine Art, Chicago; Private Collection, California. Estimate: $8,000-12,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.
Kees Verkade (Dutch, b. 1941) ‘Total Balance,’ 1984, bronze on wood base, signed ‘K. Verkade 1984’ and stamped ‘Fonderia Venturi Arte 4/6,’ 67 inches high, 79 inches (with base). Provenance: private collection, Pennsylvania. Estimate: $20,000-30,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Kees Verkade (Dutch, b. 1941) ‘Total Balance,’ 1984, bronze on wood base, signed ‘K. Verkade 1984’ and stamped ‘Fonderia Venturi Arte 4/6,’ 67 inches high, 79 inches (with base). Provenance: private collection, Pennsylvania. Estimate: $20,000-30,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

William Langson Lathrop (American, 1859-1938) ‘Indian Summer;’ oil on canvas (framed), signed, 22 inches x 25 inches. Provenance: the artist; private collection, Pennsylvania; by descent to present owner. Estimate: $8,000-12,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

William Langson Lathrop (American, 1859-1938) ‘Indian Summer;’ oil on canvas (framed), signed, 22 inches x 25 inches. Provenance: the artist; private collection, Pennsylvania; by descent to present owner. Estimate: $8,000-12,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) ‘Paramount from Ads Portfolio,’ 1985, screenprint in colors on Lenox museum board (framed); Signed and numbered 44/190; 38 inches x 38 inches. Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia. Estimate: $15,000-20,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) ‘Paramount from Ads Portfolio,’ 1985, screenprint in colors on Lenox museum board (framed); Signed and numbered 44/190; 38 inches x 38 inches. Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia. Estimate: $15,000-20,000. Image courtesy of Rago Arts & Auction Center.