New York
Two Centuries: American Art
Sotheby’s is pleased to announce Two Centuries: American Art, the first among a series of online auctions dedicated to presenting paintings, sculptures and works on paper that explore the diverse subject matter and artistic styles of American Art throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. This auction will include artworks by prominent Ashcan School artists such as William Glackens, Robert Henri, Ernest Lawson, Maurice Prendergast and Everett Shinn being sold by An American Corporation. Leading the selection of Modernism in the sale is a group of works on paper from the Collection of Carolyn & Roger Horchow and sculptures from the Collection of Joseph & Blanche Blank. Two important portraits featured in this auction include William Merritt Chase’s Portrait of Miss B to be sold by the Richmond Art Museum, Indiana, and Winslow Homer’s portrait of Mrs. Lucy Houghton Valentine from a Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. This auction is live for bidding from 3-11 December 2020 and lots will begin closing at 2PM EST on Friday 11 December. Lots can be viewed with a Specialist by appointment.
For assistance with bidding and registration, please contact:
+1 212 606 7000
For all enquiries please contact:
Kayla Carlsen
Senior Vice President
Head of Department
American Art
+1 212 606 7280
Elizabeth Pisano
Vice President
Senior Specialist
American Art
+1 212 606 7280
Elizabeth Goodridge
Associate Vice President
Specialist
American Art
+1 212 606 7280
ELIZABETH.GOODRIDGE@SOTHEBYS.COM
Charlotte Mitchell
Associate Vice President
Specialist
American Art
+1 212 606 7280
CHARLOTTE.MITCHELL@SOTHEBYS.COM
Tessa Kansas
Associate Cataloguer
American Art
+1 212 606 7280
Melissa Maza
Administrator
American Art
+1 212 606 7280
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