Kaminski Auctions September Estates Auction
September 15th, Sunday, 11:00 AM
117 Elliott St., Beverly, MA 01915
www.kaminskiauctions.com

BEVERLY, MASS. — After a successful weekend in August auctioning the contents of the Carmelite Nuns Monastery in Danvers, Mass., and a fine art auction, Kaminski Auctions will follow those up with a one-day auction on Sunday, September 15, starting at 11 am and featuring additional art from the Best Products collection with additions from other Florida and New England estates.

The auction will showcase a collection of art, headlined by a notable work by Stanley Whitney (American, b 1946). The abstract, oil on canvas, dated 1980 verso, measures 48 by 65 inches. Whitney is an African American artist born in Bryn Mawr, Penn., near Philadelphia; a master colorist known for his stacked blocks of saturated colors. He moved to New York in 1968 and received an MFA from Yale School of Art in 1972. His career, spanning more than 50 years, has included exhibitions in New York, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Ottawa, London, Stockholm, Sydney, Rome, Venice, etc., and his works are included in the collections of many major museums such as the Guggenheim, the New York Metropolitan, Studio Museum of Harlem, Philadelphia Museum, etc. This painting is formerly part of the Best Products Company, Richmond, Va., collection.

Another highlight is an abstract oil on canvas by Norman Bluhm (American, 1921-1999), dated 1961. Born in Chicago, Bluhm studied under Mies van der Rohe at the then Armour (now Illinois) Institute of Technology. Bluhm, a key figure in American Expressionism, created this 36-by-24-inch painting, which is framed to 42 by 29 inches. This piece comes from a Palm Beach, Fla., estate and exemplifies Bluhm’s dynamic and emotive style.
American art continues with a winter landscape by Aldro Hibbard (American, 1886-1972) depicting West Townshend, Vt. This oil on canvas is signed and sourced from a Vermont estate. Also featured is an unsigned oil on canvas attributed to Joseph Goodhue Chandler (1813-1884) portraying two young boys in a pastoral scene, dating from circa 1845. Additionally, a Charles H. Woodbury (American, 1864-1940) painting of dories, signed and from an Assonet, Mass., collection, will be available.

European art enthusiasts will find interest in a late Eighteenth Century Flemish Italian School portrait of a boy with sheep, attributed to Michele Desubleom; and a Torzinnini Pre-Raphaelite oil on canvas, framed in an ornate gilt frame, from a Beverly, Mass., collection.

The auction features luxury jewelry and silver items, including a Cartier Roadster 2510 automatic stainless-steel watch, valued at $9,000 and presented in its original box with manual and CD. Also, there will be a 19-carat white gold and diamond ring and two International Silver sterling silver flatware services: Courtship and Minuet.
Asian art highlights include a Qing dynasty Chinese watercolor on silk depicting a royal woman bathing, and a large famille rose bottle vase decorated with peaches and flowers, marked with an iron-red Qianlong mark on the base.

The auction also offers an impressive selection of furniture, including a Herman Miller Botticino marble-top table imported from Italy, a Dutch marquetry slant-lid desk, a Dutch marquetry cylinder-front desk, a large Chinese zitan table and a campaign chest and desk with brass hardware from a Palm Beach estate.

Kaminski Auctions’ gallery is at 117 Elliott Street, Route 62. Prospective buyers are invited to preview the items at the gallery from September 9-13, between 9 am and 5 pm, and on the day of the auction starting at 9 am. The preview remains open while the auction is live. For those unable to attend in person, online bidding is available via KaminskiLIVE. For information. 978-927-2223 or www.kaminskiauctions.com.

lot 223A Stanley Whitney (American, b.1946), abstract, oil on
canvas, dated 1980 verso, 48” x 65”.
Kaminski Auctions presents a one-day September Estates auction on Sunday the 15th, featuring art from the former Best Products Company of Richmond, Virginia collection with additions from other Florida and New England estates. The auction will showcase a striking selection of art, headlined by abstract works by Stanley Whitney and Norman Bluhm, as well as paintings by Aldro Hibbard, Charles H. Woodbury, and Albert Pinkham Ryder. There is also fine jewelry, silver, furniture, Persian rugs, and much more on offer.
Auction to be held at the Kaminski Gallery, 117 Elliott St., Beverly, Massachusetts.
Preview: Monday-Sunday, September 9th-15th, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM.
MA LIC #171