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

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
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.

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Freeman’s puts its own fine stamp on American Art Week, Dec. 4-5

Robert Henri, ‘Spanish Gypsy,’ estimated at $250,000-$400,000
Robert Henri, ‘Spanish Gypsy,’ estimated at $250,000-$400,000
Robert Henri, ‘Spanish Gypsy,’ estimated at $250,000-$400,000

PHILADELPHIA — In back-to-back sales this December, Freeman’s presents American Art Week, bringing the best of American Art to market, with a strong emphasis on 20th-century canvases. Led by striking paintings by Robert Henri, Bo Bartlett and William Glackens, American Art Week offers important, fresh-to-market works, including two curated single-owner selections. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Ashcan School: a radical departure from the perfect world

A John Sloan oil painting of a New York City street scene made $77,500 plus the buyer’s premium in August 2015 at Eros Auctions, Inc.
A John Sloan New York City street scene made $77,500 plus the buyer’s premium in August 2015 at Eros Auctions, Inc.

NEW YORK — When it first appeared around 1900, the Ashcan School was a radical departure from the prevailing style of American Impressionist scenes of pretty girls and idealized landscapes. The Ashcan School wasn’t a school per se, but a loose art movement that embraced a journalistic, documentary approach and social realism, forsaking art for art’s sake.

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