Heritage Fine Art Auction Posts Outstanding Results!

Dallas, Texas: Heritage Auction Galleries' most recent auction of Fine Art, Sculpture, Photography and Illustration Art, held May 3 & 4, 2006 in Dallas, Texas posted overall results of $2,790,081.

"I'm very pleased with the results of this auction," said Dr. Edmund P. Pillsbury, Managing Director of Fine and Decorative Arts for Heritage. "We saw strong bidder participation in each session, both in the auction room and on the phone, as well as via the Internet, all of which contributed to the strong prices realized. The Arthur Dove painting, for example, performed extremely well, bringing $131,450 against a pre-auction estimate of $80,000."

"Dallas is a very healthy and vibrant arts community," Dr. Pillsbury said, "which we at Heritage are committed to developing even further as we grow our Fine and Decorative Arts departments."

"Our upcoming Decorative Arts auction is right around the corner," said Dr. Pillsbury, "on May 24 & 25, with a spectacular Texas auction to be held shortly thereafter on June 10, both of which will take place in Dallas. Then, on September 29 & 30, we'll present the Pre-Columbian and Native American Art Collection in New York City. I'd invite any interested parties to follow these exciting auctions on our website, at www.HeritageAuctions.com. The Decorative Arts auction is already open for bidding, and you can watch the others as they develop."

"One final note," said Dr. Pillsbury, "our Fall Fine Arts auction is already shaping up to be a major event. At that time, bidders will have a chance to acquire masterpieces by such important artists as Delacroix, Gaston Lachaise, Jasper Cropsey, Eastman Johnson, John F. Kensett, Il Parmigianino, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Keep watching the Heritage website for an announcement as to the date of this exciting event."

Highlights of the May Fine Art auction included:

ARTHUR DOVE (American 1880-1946)
Continuity, 1939
Tempera and encaustic on canvas
6in. x 8in.
REALIZED: $131,450.

WILLIAM GOLLINGS (American 1878-1932)
Firing From the Treeline, 1912
Oil on canvas
REALIZED: $101,575.

OSCAR EDMUND BERNINGHAUS (American 1874-1952)
Storm Clouds over Taos Mountain, 1947-48
Oil on masonite
REALIZED: $95,600.

ALBERT BIERSTADT (American 1830-1902)
Matterhorn
Oil on paper laid on board
REALIZED: $83,650.

OSCAR EDMUND BERNINGHAUS (American 1874-1952)
Winter Evening (Taos), c. 1918
Oil on canvas
REALIZED: $80,662.

JANE PETERSON (American 1876-1965)
Gloucester Harbor
Oil on canvas
REALIZED: $65,725.

GIL ELVGREN (1914-1980)
Original Pin-up Art
Claws for Alarm (Rude Awakening: Caught in a Pinch), 1958
Oil on linen
REALIZED: $65,725.

GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (American 1883-1962)
Storm - Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street
Oil on canvas
REALIZED: $59,750.

ALEXANDER RODCHENKO (Russian 1891 - 1956)
Abstract Composition
Watercolor on paper
REALIZED: $59,750.

GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (American 1883-1962)
5th Avenue Blizzard at the Library
Oil on canvasboard
REALIZED: $54,780.

Session One featured 19th & 20th century Paintings, Sculpture and Photography, while Session Two was devoted to Illustration Art.

For more information about Heritage's auctions, and a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit www.HeritageAuctions.com.

Prospective consignors and sellers of fine and decorative arts are invited to visit www.HeritageAuctions.com and click on the "Sell Now" tab. Or simply email Dr. Pillsbury at EPP@HeritageAuctions.com.

To reserve your copy of any Heritage auction catalog, please contact Nicole Jewell at 1-800-872-6467, ext. 272, or visit www.HeritageAuctions.com to order by email.