SHANNON’S FALL AUCTION TOPS $3 MILLION WITH OVER 80% OF LOTS SOLD

MILFORD, CONNECTICUT - 19th century American Art and American Impressionism drove stellar results in Shannon’s fall auction. The sale totaled over $3 Million dollars with 80% of the 183 lots selling. A new world auction record was set for Alfred T. Bricher for $337,500 (all prices reported including buyer’s premium). The painting titled, Morning at Narragansett - The Turn of the Tide, was executed in 1871 and depicted a family group playing along the seashore under silvery, Luminist light. It was no surprise that the large 20 x 41-inch canvas attracted significant attention from Rhode Island collectors and ultimately returned there after competitive bidding. “It is very exciting to have achieved a new world record price at auction for one of my all time favorite artists” commented Sandra Germain, owner at Shannon’s.

The strength of the 19th century American Art offerings was evident leading up to the auction and proven in the strong results. Another Rhode Island painting of Newport by Hudson River School artist Thomas Worthington Whittredge sold for $112,500. The painting will accompany the Bricher on their way to a private Rhode Island collection.

Other strong results for 19th century American Art include a George Inness landscape from 1875 that sold for $101,600; a large William Bradford in remarkably good condition that sold for $93,750; and an exemplary Jasper F. Cropsey of Autumn at Greenwood Lake sold for $81,250.

American Impressionism did not fall far behind with exceptional fresh-to-the-market offerings. A classic Edward Henry Potthast of children playing at the beach more than doubled the high estimate selling for $187,500. An Ernest Lawson of a Boathouse in the winter on the Harlem River sold for $125,000. The composition of that work is closely related to a larger painting of the same subject in the National Gallery. Connecticut Impressionist, Willard Leroy Metcalf, painted “The Road that Leads Home” an impressive 30x30-inch canvas that sold for $100,000. Continuing their success selling paintings by Frederick C. Frieseke, Shannon’s sold “The Rose Gown” from 1915 for $100,000.

A rare early Modernist view of a Grand Canyon landscape by Arthur Wesley Dow sold for $100,000. The year this work was painted in 1913, Dow exhibited a total of 17 Grand Canyon landscapes. These rare landscapes are among his most prized works. Dow famously taught Georgia O’Keefe and is known as an influential teacher to many American modernists.

Late 20th century abstract works by Emily Mason saw a flurry of activity both on the phones and online. A total of five works were offered, led by two oil paintings. The largest sold for $93,750. Titled “Three Musicians” the 50 x 48-inch canvas was full of Mason’s characteristic unique colors and layered pigments. A second oil painting titled “Sudden Morn” sold for $68,750.

Commenting on the quality of lots in the auction Shannon’s owner Sandra Germain said, “We have spent several years working to create trusting relationships with our clients and are always excited to bring high quality, fresh-to-the-market works to auction. The results were encouraging for us but also for the market more broadly and we are thrilled with the results.”

For the full results and more information about the October 24th auction, visit www.shannons.com or follow them on social media. Shannon’s will host an online auction in January followed by another fine art auction in the Spring. Consignments are invited year-round.

TOP TEN

Lot 47 - ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER, American, 1837-1908, Morning at Narragansett-The Turn of the Tide, 1871, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 20 1/2 x 41 in., Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000, Sold: $337,500.00 NEW WORLD AUCTION RECORD!

Lot 79 - EDWARD HENRY POTTHAST, American, 1857-1927, Children at Play on the Beach, oil on board, signed, Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000, Sold: $187,500.00

Lot 68 - ERNEST LAWSON, American, 1873-1939, Boathouse, Winter, Harlem River, 1918, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 25 x 30 in., Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000, Sold: $125,000.00

Lot 94 - THOMAS WORTHINGTON WHITTREDGE, American, 1820-1910, Newport Beach, Rhode Island, oil on canvas, signed, 15 1/4 x 23 1/4 in., Estimate: $50,000 - $75,000, Sold: $112,500.00

Lot 33 - GEORGE INNESS, American, 1825-1894, "Cromwell's Bridge", 1875, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 19 3/4 x 29 3/4 in., Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000, Sold: $101,600.00

Lot 54 - ARTHUR WESLEY DOW, American, 1857-1922, "Verge of the Abyss", 1911-1912, oil on canvas, signed, 32 1/4 x 24 in., Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000, Sold: $100,000.00

Lot 57 - WILLARD LEROY METCALF, American, 1858-1925, The Road That Leads Home, oil on canvas, signed, 26 1/4 x 29 1/4 in., Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000, Sold: $100,000.00

Lot 64 - FREDERICK CARL FRIESEKE, American, 1874-1939, The Rose Gown, 1915, oil on canvas, signed, 32 1/4 x 32 1/4 in., Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000, Sold: $100,000.00

Lot 80 - WILLIAM BRADFORD, American, 1823-1892, "Labrador Fishing Boats, Near Cape Charles", oil on canvas, signed, 18 x 30 in., Estimate: $50,000 - $75,000, Sold: $93,750.00

Lot 19 - EMILY MASON, American, 1932-2019, "Three Musicians", 1988, oil on canvas
signed and dated, 50 x 48 in., Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000, Sold: $93,750.00