Sotheby's American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture - New York, 2 December 2010
On 2 December 2010, Sotheby’s auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture in New York will offer works by important American artists and genres, spanning Impressionism, Modernism, 19th Century Paintings, AmericanIllustration and Western Art. Works by Winslow Homer, Edmund Tarbell, Norman Rockwell, Theodore Robinson and Martin Johnson Heade are among the many highlights that will be on view beginning 27 November.
The December sale features Property from the Collection of Philip and Charlotte Hanes. Mr. Hanes began collecting works by American artists before they were widely studied or appreciated, and was able to acquire excellent pieces across many now-popular genres. The sale is led by Winslow Homer’s Peach Blossoms, which features an elegantly dressed and contemplative young girl leaning against a crumbling stonewall at the onset of spring (est. $3/5 million). The painting has remained in the Hanes Collection for over 40 years, offering collectors a unique opportunity to acquire a rare work by the artist.
