Collection of Gertrude Abercrombie artworks slated for fall auction

Leading the single-owner collection of 21 Gertrude Abercrombie works is her 1953 painting, ‘Self and Cat (Possims),’ estimated at $300,000-$500,000. Image courtesy of Hindman
Leading the single-owner collection of 21 Gertrude Abercrombie works is her 1953 painting, ‘Self and Cat (Possims),’ estimated at $300,000-$500,000. Image courtesy of Hindman
Leading the single-owner collection of 21 Gertrude Abercrombie works is her 1953 painting, ‘Self and Cat (Possims),’ estimated at $300,000-$500,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions will present the most significant selection of Gertrude Abercrombie paintings to ever come to market in Casting Spells: The Gertrude Abercrombie Collection of Laura and Gary Maurer, a single-owner auction scheduled for September 28. As the preeminent collectors of Abercrombie works, Laura and Gary Maurer’s collection of 21 magical and mysterious career-spanning works by the enchanting artist will provide bidders a unique opportunity to compete on the broadest offering of her creations as well as some of the physically largest paintings by the “Queen of the Bohemians.”

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Sendak romps, Peale’s Washington saluted at Heritage American art sale

Maurice Sendak, ‘Let the Wild Rumpus Start! (Happy Birthday Wild Things!),’ $212,500. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Left: Maurice Sendak, ‘Let the Wild Rumpus Start! (Happy Birthday Wild Things!),’ $212,500; Right: Rembrandt Peale portrait of George Washington, $591,000. Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Left: Maurice Sendak, ‘Let the Wild Rumpus Start! (Happy Birthday Wild Things!),’ $212,500; Right: Rembrandt Peale portrait of George Washington, $591,000. Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Spanning George Washington to the Wild Things, Heritage Auctions’ latest American Art Signature® Auction set numerous auction records May 10 on its way to a $6 million finish.

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Gertrude Abercrombie dinosaur scene sets record at Hindman

Gertrude Abercrombie, ‘The Dinosaur,’ $387,500

Gertrude Abercrombie, ‘The Dinosaur,’ $387,500

CHICAGO – An extraordinary surreal Gertrude Abercrombie painting set a new world auction record for the artist at Hindman Auctions on February 17 when it sold for $387,500. The 1964 oil on panel, entitled The Dinosaur, was the highlight of Hindman’s Somewhere Out There auction, which featured incredible one-of-a-kind artworks from the more “out there” regions of the imagination. Led by the Abercrombie piece, the auction achieved a total of $970,656, nearly tripling its presale estimate.

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