Bakker Auctions – Summer Live Online Auction
August 10, 2024 at 1pm
bakkerproject.com 508-413-9758
359 Commercial St. Provincetown, MA 02657

PROVINCETOWN, MASS. — Bakker has again brought together a collection of fine art by artists associated with not just Provincetown, but the Cape and beyond. Each of Bakker’s auctions limits its lots to fewer than 180 pieces ensuring a quality sale that includes at least one new favorite piece of art. Bakker never has hidden reserves; if a bidder wins the lot at the starting bid, they can be rest assured they have actually won the lot.

A wide collection of historic artists from the early to midcentury makes Bakker Auction’s August 10 sale particularly remarkable. Two pieces by William Zorach, “Southern France,” circa 1911-12 ($15/20,000) and “Provincetown,” 1915 ($7/9,000) are significant highlights of the auction. Zorach, along with his wife Marguerite, exhibited at the first Armory Show in 1913; their work was heavily influenced by both Cubism and Fauvism. Bror J.O. Nordfeldt, along with William Zorach, was one of the original Provincetown Printers. His oil, “Farm,” circa 1933-34 ($8/12,000) is an example of his later work. A white-line woodblock print by Henrieda Dean Lang, “Street in St George, Bermuda,” 1935 ($2/4,000) is an example of the traditional Provincetown print.

Contemporary examples of white-line prints include “Backyard Morning Glories, #5,” 1997 by Kathyrn Lee Smith ($500/700) along with pieces by three other talented artists.

One of the most well-known and well-respected married couples of the historic Provincetown Art Colony is Lucy, “Ancient Harpooner,” 1935 ($20/25,000) and William L’Engle, “Local Traffic, Cuba,” 1938 ($15/20,000). Both paintings reveal how each took from their partner and assimilated various styles and techniques into their own work. Midcentury artists are well represented with a piece by Sally Avery, “A Lady on the Phone” ($12/16,000). Sally was the wife of and artistic partner with her husband Milton; their “Avery Style,” focusing on

family and scenes of the Great Depression, was well known at the time and became an influence on artists such as Mark Rothko. A piece from Robert Motherwell’s “Africa Suite, #7,” 93/150, 1970 ($5/7,000) is sure to gather much attention from collectors searching for his works.

Decorative art pieces include a unique painted chest ($1/1,500) by Provincetown favorite Nancy Whorf, who worked for Hunt in his artisan workshop. Two pieces by folk artist Rosebee include “The Captain’s Sampler,” ($800-$1,200) and “A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats” ($800-$1,200), a hand-painted wooden oar. Both are perfect examples of her work based on the stories her grandfather told of a time when things were “straight forward and simple.”

Works by Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick rarely come up at auction. Kahn and Selesnick painted a portrait of Pope John Paul II for the cover of Time magazine’s 1994 Man of the Year edition and became world-class artists. Two unique cloth banners from the year later ($1,2/1,600 each) are sure to be a focal point in the highest bidders’ collections. Robert Bliss, one of the most highly collected artists in the auction is well represented with four paintings, a focal point being his large piece from 1960, “Toweling Off” ($5/7,000).

Other artists included in the auction are Paul Resika, “Three Figures, Two in Red,” 1986 ($1,5/2,000), and Sal Del Deo’s “Mooring, Provincetown Harbor,” 1976, $1,5/2,000, and “Peaked Hill,” 1982, $2/4,000, both iconic figures in the art colony who continue to work into their 90’s.

Robert Bliss, Robert Cardinal, John Dowd, Mary Giammarino, John Hare, Chet Jones, William H. Lidlefield, Ross Moffed, Ray Nolin and Selina Trieff are just a few other artists sure to bring collectors far and wide together online on August 10.

For additional information, www.bakkerproject.com or 508-413-9758.

William Zorach, Southern France, c. 1911-12 MA Lie. #154

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Auction Date & Deadlines: June 1 (due by April 22) August 10 (due by July 10) October 19 (due September 20)
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