Shannon’s – Fine Art Auction
October 26, 2023
shannons.com
49 Research Drive Milford, Connecticut 06460

MILFORD, CONN. — Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, will present a fine art auction on Thursday, October 26, at 6 pm Eastern time. This event will showcase, fresh-to-the-market artworks offered from numerous private collections, including prized pieces by renowned artists such as Norman Rockwell, Scott Kahn, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Winfred Rembert, Thomas Cole, Alfred T. Bricher, Ernest Lawson and many others.

Bidding for the auction will be open to a wide range of participants, with multiple convenient options available. Interested bidders can participate online via shannons.com and invaluable.com, or through phone and absentee bidding for personalized assistance and convenience.

Shannon’s will present a full-color catalog featuring all the lots in the auction and host an in-person preview at the gallery. The catalog will provide detailed descriptions, images and valuable insights into each artwork. The full catalog is also available online.

Modern and contemporary paintings will lead the auction with a group of eight paintings by American artist Scott Kahn. Each painting, from a different period in the artist’s career shows off the artist’s mastery for detail. Prices for the Kahn paintings range from $10,000 to $75,000. The star of the group, titled “Circular Driveway” depicts a dense, tree-lined driveway with the sunlight creating shadows on the ground ($50/75,000).

Celebrated New Haven artist Winfred Rembert is well-represented with five works included in the sale. The highlight of these is titled “Family in the Cotton Field” ($60/80,000). The Remberts were purchased by a New Haven high school principal, Dr Lonnie Garris Jr, who was a friend and early supporter of the artist.

Contemporary paintings by female artists will be prominently featured. A powerful image by Louise Fishman titled “Petroleum Window,” from 1989 will be offered ($25/35,000); a colorful abstract painting by Alice Baber titled “The Blue Bow of the Jaguar” from 1981 will be offered ($15/25,000); and a 1930s abstract painting by Peter Miller titled “Singers” ($20/30,000) lead this category.

Other highlighted artworks in the sale include “When Youth is Beautiful” by Norman Rockwell, an oil on canvas capturing the artist’s signature charm and storytelling ability ($100/150,000). Originally an illustration for a story of the same title published in the November 1933 issue of the Women’s Home Companion, the Rockwell has been in a private collection for more than 40 years.

A winter scene by New England Impressionist Aldro Hibbard will be offered ($40/60,000). The Vermont scene was purchased at Vose Galleries in 1925 and has been in a private collection since. This painting is an example of the works Hibbard completed during winters around Jamaica, Vt. Painted with quick broad brushstrokes, the composition creates a multisensory experience that captures the tranquility and seclusion of the countryside during winter.

Frederick Carl Frieseke’s elegant “Lady Trying on a Hat” is a masterpiece of American Impressionism. Exhibited at the Carnegie Institute in 1909 and at the National Academy of Design the same year, the work carries provenance extending all the way back to the artist. In 1906, Frieseke spent the summer in Giverny and the influence of French Impressionism is apparent in this work ($250/350,000).

As usual, Shannon’s will offer a selection of Nineteenth Century American paintings, including a Jasper Francis Cropsey “Sunset on the Lake with Figures” dated 1897 ($60/80,000) and a rare Thomas Cole “Mount Chocorua, White Mountains,” from circa 1827 ($100/150,000).

“We are thrilled to present this outstanding auction, featuring extraordinary artworks by revered artists in all price ranges” said Sandra Germain, owner of Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers. “This auction offers a unique opportunity for collectors to add exceptional pieces to their collections, each representing the mastery and artistic brilliance of the featured artists.”

Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers is at 49 Research Drive, Unit C. For more information, www.shannons.com or 203-877-1711.

Catalog available on shannons.com October 2,2023
UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS
Thomas Cole, Winfred Rembert, Maurice Sievan, Vu Cao Dam, Ludwig Bemelmans, Esteban Vicente, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Aldro Thompson Hibbard, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Ernest Lawson, Louise Fishman, George Gardner Symons, Edward Herbert, Barnard, Eric Sloane, Peter (Henrietta) Miller, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Maurice Sievan, Russell Chatham, William Merritt Chase, Alice Baber, August Mosca, Dwight William Tryon, Diego Rivera, Charles Burchfield, Walter Launt Palmer, Thomas Doughty, Frank C. Me Carthy, Paul Cornoyer, Frederick Mulhaupt, Antonio Jacobsen, Albert Bierstadt, Harold Harvey, Kiki Smith, Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, Charles B. Hinman, Wolf Kahn, Harry Leslie Hoffman, William Trost Richards, Walt Kuhn, Guy Carleton Wiggins, Frederick J. Waugh and more!
Clockwise from upper left:
FREDERICK CARL FRIESEKE | Lady Trying On A Hat, 1909
SCOTT KAHN | “Circular Driveway”, 1983
NORMAN ROCKWELL | ‘When Youth Is Beautiful”
JASPER FRANCIS CROPSEY | Sunset On The Lake With Figures, 1897
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