Bakker Auctions – Fall Auction
October 19 at 1pm
bakkerproject.com
359 Commercial Street Provincetown, MA 02657

PROVINCETOWN, MASS. — Bakker Auctions will conduct its annual fall live online fine arts auction on Saturday, October 19, starting at 1 pm.

Along with a wide selec5on of works by contemporary artists, a significant number of pieces by historic artists from the early to midcentury makes Bakker Auction’s October sale particularly remarkable. The earliest dated piece, “Dunes,” 1911 ($1,5/2,000) is by H.K. Hannah, a relatively unknown artist but one who, with his distinctive light-driven palette, clearly worked alongside the masters of the Provincetown Art Colony. Tod Lindenmuth, one of the most well-respected artists of the early colony, is represented by two woodblock prints. “Low Tide,” 1915 ($1/1,500) was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Water Color Club, Thirteenth Annual Philadelphia Water Color Exhibition in 1915. Nancy Ferguson, student of Charles Hawthorne and known as one of the “Philadelphia Ten,” spent much time in Provincetown creating unique paintings of iconic town scenes. “Stores Along Main Street” ($10/15,000) is perhaps one of her most notable pieces because of the easily identifiable store fronts, many of which still exist to this day. A classic Ross Moffett “Wharf” ($10/15,000), will likely be one of the most watched lots in the auction.

Other important historic female artists include Henrietta Dunn Mears (“Boat at Wharf,” $800-$1,200), Adelaide Morris (“A View from Crown Pointe,” 1931, $1,5/2,000), and Daisy Hughes with multiple works, including “Wharf” ($800-$1,200) and “#1 Atlantic” ($1/1,500).

Continuing their focus on the unique American art form, the white-line woodblock print (i.e., the “Provincetown Print”), Bakker will offer original woodblocks used by three of the most important printers of the early Twentieth Century, including Karl Knaths (untitled/PoFed Plant, $800-$1,200), Agnes Weinrich (“At the Farm,” $1,5/2,000), and Ora Inge Maxim (untitled/The Boatyard, $800-$1,200).

Each block was included in the 1988 Provincetown Art Associa5on & Museum exhibition, “Provincetown Printing Blocks,” curated by Steven Thomas.

A vivid oil on paper by Ojibwe painter George Morrison, “Abstract, Reds,” 1957 ($4/6,000) will be sure to get national attention. Morrison was an important figure in abstract expressionism and exhibited extensively with both de Kooning and Pollock. In 2022 the US Postal Service honored him with the release of a stamp series featuring five of his paintings.

A masterwork by Arthur Diehl, “Schooner at Lumber Wharf,” 1914 ($2/4,000) is a timely offering coming just after the Cape Cod Museum of Art’s early summer exhibition, “Showman with a Paint Brush: The Life and Art of Arthur Diehl,” and with the release of Diehl’s definitive autobiography. This particular painting was exhibited in two different earlier shows at the CCMA, in 2001 and in 2007.

Works in bronze include two pieces by Chaim Gross, “Mother and Child” ($800-$1,200) and “Mother Playing” ($800-$1,200), both perfect examples of his affection for a favorite subject. A highly desirable bronze seagull lamp by William Boogar ($1,5/2,000) will see much competition along with a pair of Boogar bookends.

Other artists in the auction include Robert Bliss, Byron Brown, Salvatore Del Deo, John Dowd, Mary Giamarrino, David Hockney, Kahn & Selesnick, William Littlefield, Ray Nolin, Anne Packard, Selina Trieff, Harold Walker and Nancy Whorf, among others.

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

FALL LIVE ONLINE AUCTION October 19, 2024 at 1pm
George Morrison, Abstract, 1957

Arthur Diehl, Schooner at Lumber Wharf, 1914
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