Everard – Spring Southern Estates and Collections
June 6th-25th, 26th and 27th 10 am EST
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2436 Waters Ave., Savannah, GA 31404

SAVANNAH, GA. — Fine and decorative art objects from Southern residences and collections will be offered during Everard’s June 25-27 spring auction, which is highlighted by property from the Savannah estate of Lorlee and Arnold Tenenbaum. Among the categories of prominence in this auction are American and English furniture, paintings by German and Austrian artists, contemporary sculpture, Tiffany silver and a collection of Jack Leigh photographs. The Tenenbaum selection will be auctioned during the June 27 session, together with other consignments.

An oil on board painting by Ernst Fuchs (1930-2015) titled “The Fall of Sodom and Gomorrah” leads the event with an estimate of $40/60,000. The painting is illustrated in a 2003 book by Friedrich Haider titled (translated) Ernst Fuchs: Drawings & Graphics from the Early Creative Period. Fuchs was an Austrian artist and co-founder of the school of Fantastic Realism. Influenced by Klimt, Dali and Schiele, his paintings, sculpture and prints address themes of religion and mysticism. His importance was recognized in 1988 with the opening of the Ernst Fuchs Museum, which is located in the former Otto Wagner Villa in Hutteldorf, outside Vienna.

Coming from the same consignor, a 1961 work by Rodolfo Nieto (Mexico/France, 1936-1985), titled “No. 114,” is offered with an estimate of $10/15,000. It is accompanied by a copy of the original 1965 bill of sale from Galerie de France, Paris. Nieto was a noted Mexican painter of the Oaxacan school. He was well received by his contemporaries in Paris, where he was exposed to the work of Edvard Munch and experimented in printmaking. He apprenticed under Diego Rivera and worked alongside his friend and artistic influence Rufino Tamayo. Nieto grew to be regarded as a Twentieth Century Mexican master.

Other fine art highlights include notable works by American illustrator Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) and Southern painter William Aiken Walker (1839-1921). A circa 1898 oil on paper work by Parrish, “Portrait of Henry Barnhurst in Uniform,” depicts the subject in a Spanish-American War uniform ($8/12,000). Barnhurst is known to have been friends with Parrish and is the great-grandfather of the artwork’s South Carolina consignor. Walker’s oil painting titled “Possum Hunter” is entered with a $3/5,000 estimate.

A contemporary mixed-media still life by painter and illustrator Michael Triegel (German, b 1968), titled “Still Life with Melon and Artichoke,” comes from a Ponte Vedra, Fla., private collection ($12/18,000). A member of the New Leipzig school, Triegel paints many religious and Christian subjects and is heavily influenced by Renaissance art. In 2010, he painted an official portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, and in 2022, he completed a commission for an altar piece at Naumburg Cathedral.

The Tenenbaum estate collection is distinguished for its fine paintings and sculpture, folk art, turned wood bowls and art glass. A painting by Southern folk artist Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910-2007), titled “Bicycle Man,” is composed of paint and mud on board ($1,5/2,500). Sudduth was an imaginative folk artist and blues musician from Fayette, Ala., who turned to clay, sand, soot and colors extracted from weeks and vegetables to create his works.

The Tenenbaum estate is also the source of a turned and segmented wood bowl by Bud Latven (b 1949). Latven’s masterful wood creations have been widely exhibited, including at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Created in 1999 and titled “Open Conic Form Wood Sculpture,” the bowl is composed of turned and segmented prairie retusa, cocobelo, African ebony and aronite woods ($2,5/3,500).

A large, contemporary mirrored wall sculpture from the Tenenbaum collection is by contemporary American artist Heather McGill, who incorporates paper, beads and other materials into her imaginative creations. Also worthy of note are a George Ohr ceramic mug, a Han dynasty figure and a set of vintage Louis Vuitton luggage.

Other contemporary sculpture highlights include a Jane Manus (b 1950) bright red painted aluminum sculpture titled “Red River” ($4/6,000). Manus is one of the few women, alongside Louise Bourgeois and Louise Nevelson, who were making metal sculptures on a scale similar to male artists such as Mark di Suvero and David Smith.

Estate furniture on offer includes both antique and contemporary styles, with the common thread being quality and provenance. A pair of circa 1750 Philadelphia Chippendale mahogany side chairs would add grace and elegance to any room. On the seat rail of one of the chairs is a handwritten inscription indicating them to be the property of the Hon. Charles Thomson, first Secretary of the First Congress of the United States. The other chair retains a typed label also indicating prior ownership by Thomson. The chairs comprise a single lot ($3/5,000). Also, a circa 1800 George III rosewood and parcel gilt console carries a $2/3,000 estimate.

The June 25-27 auction will start on all three days at 10 am EST. There will not be live gallery bidding for this sale. Bid absentee or live online via Everard, LiveAuctioneers, Bidsquare or Invaluable. The public is invited to a June 18 preview reception from 5 to 7 pm at Everard Auctions’ gallery at 2436 Waters Avenue, with additional previewing available June 19, 20 or 21 or by appointment. For information, www.everard.com or 912-231-1376.

Over 1,200 lots for preview/pre-bid starting June 6th on Everard.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, lnvaluable.com and Bidsquare.com
Maxfield Parrish (American, 1870-1966), Portrait of Henry Barnhurst in Uniform, Oil on Paper, 11 in. x 7 3/4 in., $8,000-12,000
Pair of Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs, Philadelphia, c. 1750, $3,000-5,000
William Aiken Walker (SC, 1839-1921), Possum Hunter, Oil on Board, 12 in. x 6 1/4 in., $3,000-5,000
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