Everard Winter Southern Estates Auction
February 23-24, 2022
2436 Waters Ave., Savannah, GA 31404
912-231-1376
www.Everard.com

SAVANNAH, GA. — A growing interest in items that are unique or finely crafted has the auction market off to a robust start in 2022. Everard Auctions & Appraisals’ February 23-24 winter Southern estates auction is ready to meet the demand with more than 650 lots of fine and decorative art from select sources in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and beyond. Absentee bidding is now in progress, with internet live bidding slated to begin at 10 am ET on both days of the auction series.

The auction features a wide range of Modern and contemporary art, including a bronze by William Kentridge (b 1955) titled “Sculpture for Return (Commendatore Naso).” It is initial-signed WK and numbered 11/12 on the side of the base. When rotated, the sculpture changes to form a nose, hence the “Commander Nose” referenced in the title. “For Kentridge, the process of recording history is constructed from reconfigured fragments to arrive at a provisional understanding of the past — this act of recording, dismembering and reordering crosses over into an essential activity of the studio,” said a commentary from the Marian Goodman Gallery, which noted his interest in “fragmentation and reconnection, the fragility of coherence.” The sculpture comes from a Sea Island, Ga., estate ($30/50,000).

Philip Taaffe’s (b 1955) “Anthology III,” a 28-by-40-inch oil on paper mounted to canvas, is dated 1991-1992 ($10/15,000). “Philip Taaffe is one of the most exciting contemporary artists of his peer group. He is widely known for his large-scale abstracts, and his work is held in a number of public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney,” said Amanda Everard, president of Everard Auctions.

Marc Chagall (Belorussian/French, 1887-1985) is one of the Twentieth Century’s most influential Modernist artists, with mystical and deeply personal work. Everard’s auction features four Chagall etchings (each $800-$1,500).

Abstract expressionist William Lumpkins’ (1909-2000) “Village on the Ridge” is a 1971 watercolor measuring 18 by 24 inches ($2/3,000). “His work is in a number of public collections, not only in his native New Mexico but also at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego,” said Everard.

Inspired by classical myths, Bryson Burroughs (1869-1934) created dreamlike paintings and was also the chief curator of paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His striking oil on canvas, “The Horse Tamer,” dates to 1933 ($2/4,000). A circa 1945 oil on canvas stretched on board, “Beach with Birds, Little Compton,” is by Molly Luce (1896-1986) and reflects her own experience living in a small coastal town. Luce has been called “the American Breughel.” During her lifetime, her works were collected by the Whitney and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was married to Bryson Burroughs’ son, Alan Burroughs, an art expert and pioneer in the use of X-rays to study paintings. Both the Burroughs and Luce artworks remained within the family and were consigned to auction by a direct descendant of the artists.

Prominent Canadian artists are also represented in the sale. A signed oil on board painting by Albert Jacques Franck (1899-1973) depicts one of the snowy street scenes the artist is known for ($1/1,500). “Red House Near Jarvis Street” by John Kasyn (1926-2008) is an excellent example of the paintings of row houses the artist favored as subjects ($2/3,000). Two marine-theme oil paintings by William De Garthe (1907-1983) have estimates of $300/500 each.
Going farther back into history, the auction features two lots deaccessioned by the Telfair Museums in Savannah. An oil on panel, inscribed “Pourbus pinxit,” may have been the work of Flemish painter Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569-1622). Pourbus comes from a distinguished family of Netherlandish painters. The painting has a shield at the upper left and depicts a bishop wearing a hat and fur-trimmed jacket, as well as four rings — one of them a signet ring. Measuring 32¼ by 25¼ inches, the painting has an estimate of $2/3,500.

An Eighteenth Century George III marble mantel in the manner of designer Robert Adam (British/Scottish, 1728-1792) features a reverse-breakfronted egg-and-dart carved cornice and classical figures. Originally purchased from Stair & Company in New York and then gifted to Telfair in 1977, this statement piece is 5 feet 10 inches tall ($4/6,000).

Previews at Everard Auctions’ gallery run through February 18 or by appointment.

Everard Auctions & Appraisals is at 2436 Waters Avenue. For information, 912-231-1376 or www.everard.com.

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Over 700 lots for Preview/Pre-Bid starting February 3rd on Everard.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Bidsquare.com.
Running Horse Copper Weathervane, 19th Century, 17½ x 30 in., $800-1,200.
Bryson Burroughs (NY, 1869-1934), The Horse Tamer, Oil on Canvas, 1933, by sight, 19½ in. x 35½ in., $2,000-4,000.
Edward Green Malbone (RI, 1777-1807), Portrait Miniature of Nichola Power, $2,000-3,000.