Rockport Art Association & Museum – Annual Art Auction
Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 2pm
rockportartassn.org/auction
978-546-6604

ROCKPORT, MASS. — Featuring masterworks by historic Cape Ann artists, the Rockport Art Association & Museum’s (RAA&M) 39th annual art auction will take place on on Saturday, May 4, at 2 pm ET. It is a live online-only auction via LiveAuctioneers.

Auction preview is in the Hibbard and Maddocks Galleries of the RAA&M through Saturday, May 4. Tuesday–Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday, noon to 5 pm (Saturday, May 4 , 10 am to noon).

Bidding is available live online via LiveAuctioneers.com (with advanced registration) or by submitting an in-house absentee bid directly with the RAA&M in advance. Auction Sneak Peek video episodes with noted Cape Ann historian and author Judith A. Curtis are featured on the RAA&M website and YouTube channel.

Over the years, the annual art auction, a major fundraiser for RAA&M, has become a highly anticipated event. As a prestigious art auction, it attracts serious collectors throughout the United States as well as those just starting an art collection.

Live online from the RAA&M’s Hibbard Gallery, this year’s auction features works by master Cape Ann artists of the past, including Aldro T. Hibbard, Emile Gruppé, Anthony Thieme, Antonio Cirino, Jane Peterson, W. Lester Stevens, Paul Strisik, Charles Paul Gruppé, Gordon Grant, Carl W. Peters, William Meyerowitz, Emma Fordyce MacRae and Frederick J. Waugh, among many others. The auction specializes in Cape Ann art but is not limited to this region and also includes works by numerous other prominent historic American artists. Also represented in this year’s auction are John Marin, Paul Dougherty, Harrison Bird Brown and Daniel Ridgway Knight.

The auction, now in its 39th year, began with a bequest by founding RAA&M member Antonio Cirino (1888-1983). Cirino left his artwork to the association with the stipulation that the art be auctioned to help support the organization. The auction quickly evolved to include other historic Cape Ann artists and has been the association’s major annual fundraising event ever since.

The Rockport Art Association & Museum is at 12 Main Street. For more information, www.rockportartassn.org/auction or 978-546-6604.

Feature Consignment: (detail) Mending the Nets by Emile Gruppe
HISTORIC AMERICAN ARTISTS – HIGHLIGHTING CAPE ANN SCHOOL

Featuring Works by Historic American Artists – Highlighting Cape Ann School
Emile Gruppe, Antonio Cirino, John Marin, Paul Dougherty, Aldro T. Hibbard, W. Lester Stevens, Paul Strisik, Carl W. Peters, Anthony Thieme, Emma Fordyce MacRae, Harrison Bird Brown, Daniel Ridgway Knight, Jane Peterson, Frederick J. Waugh, William Meyerowitz, and many more!
Aldro T. Hibbard – Lot 67
Aldro T. Hibbard – Lot 147
Emile Gruppe – Lot 166
Antonio Cirino – Lot 193
Anthony Thieme – Lot 175
Frederick J. Waugh – Lot 161
Jane Peterson – Lot 150
John Marin – Lot 50
Emile Gruppe – Lot 27 W.
Lester Stevens – Lot 131
More Information & Catalog: rockportartassn.org/auction
Live Online Only Auction via LiveAuctioneers.com / Preview Exhibition at RAA&M: April 20 – May 4, 2024
Contact: Margaret Redington 978-546-6604, ext. 1002 or auction@rockportartassn.org
RAA&M • 12 Main Street, Rockport, Massachusetts 01966