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The Hon. Paul H. Buchanan, Jr. Collection

MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (American, 1819-1904)
Sunset over the Mar...

Auction 5024 | Lot: 77010 | Jun 10, 2009

Sold For: $537,750.00

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (American, 1887-1986)
Alligator Pears, circa 1923
Oil on canvas
12 x 10 inches (30.5 x 25.4 cm)
Signed on stretcher verso: O'Keeffe

PROPERTY FROM THE KING COLLECTION, TEXAS

Auction 5198 | Lot: 68041 | Nov 17, 2014

Sold For: $461,000.00

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ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON (American, 1876-1973)
Torch Bearers, 1955; cast in 1962
Bronze with natural verdigris patina
186 inches (472.4 cm) high
Inscribed on the base: a Hyatt Huntington/Stanerigg 1953 © / ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC NY

PROPERTY FROM THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, WITH PROCEEDS TO DIRECTLY BENEFIT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS

Auction 5149 | Lot: 64100 | Dec 5, 2013

Sold For: $315,000.00

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CHARLES SHEELER (American, 1883-1965)
Peaches in a White Bowl, 1910
Oil on canvas
10-1/2 x 13-3/4 inches (26.7 x 34.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: C.R. Sheeler - 1910

PROPERTY FROM THE KING COLLECTION, TEXAS

Auction 5198 | Lot: 68005 | Nov 17, 2014

Sold For: $209,000.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Fire Belle (Always Ready), 1956
Oil on canvas
29 x 23 in.
Signed lower center

Auction 5066 | Lot: 78204 | Oct 22, 2011

Sold For: $191,200.00

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ED RUSCHA (American, b. 1937)
Double Standard, 1969
Color screenprint
Image size: 19-1/2 x 36-7/8 inches (49.5 x 93.7 cm)
Ed. TP (aside from an edition of 40)
Signed and inscribed lower left: Edward Ruscha & Mason Williams

Auction 5138 | Lot: 72070 | May 22, 2013

Sold For: $182,500.00

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Playdays

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980), American
Modeled 1924; Edition of 32.
Bronze with weathered green p...

Auction 650 | Lot: 33285 | Apr 26, 2007

Sold For: $167,300.00

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PATRICK NAGEL (American, 1945-1984)
Her Seductive Look
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 32 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5126 | Lot: 78153 | Apr 11, 2013

Sold For: $158,500.00

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EVERETT SHINN (American 1876-1953)
Curtain Call, 1925
Oil on canvas
9-1/4 x 11-1/4 inches (23 x 29 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: E. Shinn/1925

Provenance:
Tullah and Thomas Edward Hanley (Bradford, PA);
William Benton (Connecticut);
Private collection

Exhibitions:
Gallery of Modern Art, New York, Selections from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. T. Edward Hanley, January 3 - March 12, 1967;
Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, The Spectacle of Life, November 29, 2000 - January 13, 2001

Literature:
Janay Wong, Everett Shinn: The Spectacle of Life (New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 2000), pp. 86-87, 167 (reproduced);
Janay Wong, "Curtain Call", entry in American Paintings IX, (New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 2001), pp. 98-99 (reproduced)

Shinn's portrayals of the theater provide some of his most visually spectacular pictures and reveal a life-long fascination with the stage that went beyond the role of mere observer. An active participant in his own productions, he was also on friendly terms with several actors and actresses. Around 1910, after receiving a commission to paint 22 x 45 foot murals for Trenton City Hall, Shinn built a large studio behind his Waverly Place residence. The studio also doubled as a theater which included crimson curtains, a proscenium, and a perfectly equipped miniature stage. Home to 'The Waverly Street Players', an amateur theater group, which included the Shinns, the Glackenses, Jimmy Preston, and David Belasco's assistant, Wilfred Buckland, the theater had the character of a private club for friends. For the performances, Shinn wrote three four act melodramas: The Prune Hater's Daughter, More Sinned Against than Usual, and Wronged from the Star. Shinn first exhibited representations of the theater in 1899 when he showed Scene - Julia Marlowe, Fourteenth Street Theater, and Interior Keith's

Auction 652 | Lot: 23139 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $119,500.00

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NEWELL CONVERS WYETH (American, 1882-1945)
"I Thank Him for the Knowledge That- I Shall Not Tell!!...And, Perhaps,...I Shall Not Wholly Die...Perhaps", 1910
Oil en grisaille on canvas
28 x 42.5 in.
Signed and dated upper right

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78171 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $103,125.00

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An American Bronze Of A Young Woman

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (American, 1880-1980)
Circa 1929-
Bronze with green patin...

Auction 637 | Lot: 33400 | Oct 19, 2006

Sold For: $95,600.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Golden Beauty, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1957
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower left

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5213 | Lot: 71126 | May 14, 2015

Sold For: $93,750.00

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PATRICK NAGEL (American, 1945-1984)
Geometric Plaid
Acrylic on board
35 x 22.75 in. (sight)
Not signed

Auction 5185 | Lot: 72230 | Oct 17, 2014

Sold For: $93,750.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Up in the Air (Whooooooosh!), 1965
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower left

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5087 | Lot: 78137 | Jun 27, 2012

Sold For: $86,500.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
The Final Touch (Keep 'Em Flying), 1954
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 i...

Auction 7015 | Lot: 87388 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $77,675.00

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ROY LICHTENSTEIN (American, 1923-1997)
Forms in Space, 1985
Screenprint in colors
31 x 47-1/2 inches (78.7 x 120.7 cm)
Ed. AP 15/20 (aside from the edition of 125)
Signed, dated and inscribed in pencil
Published by the artist for the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Property of a Distinguished Gentleman

Auction 5197 | Lot: 70149 | Nov 8, 2014

Sold For: $75,000.00

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R. BROWNELL MCGREW (American, 1916-1994)
Children of the Sun, 1989
Oil on board
36 x 66 inches (91.4 x 167.6 cm)
Signed lower right: R. Brownell McGrew
Artist's label verso

Auction 5095 | Lot: 70056 | May 5, 2012

Sold For: $74,500.00

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Gil Elvgren (American, 1914-1980)
Unexpected Lift (A Nice Catch), Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1961
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5221 | Lot: 71133 | Oct 14, 2015

Sold For: $68,750.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Pretty Cagey, 1953
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78090 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $62,737.50

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ASHER BROWN DURAND (American, 1796-1886)
A Natural Monarch, 1853
Oil on canvas
23 x 18-1/2 inches (58.4 x 47.0 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: A.B. Durand / 1853
(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 5118 | Lot: 73054 | Nov 15, 2012

Sold For: $62,500.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Looking for Trouble, 1953
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed l...

Auction 7015 | Lot: 87389 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $56,762.50

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PATRICK NAGEL (American, 1945-1984)
Profiles of a Man and Woman, 1983
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 in.
Signed and dated lower left

Auction 5165 | Lot: 78165 | May 7, 2014

Sold For: $56,250.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Barbecutie (Rare Treat), 1964
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5059 | Lot: 78103 | May 4, 2011

Sold For: $55,268.75

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ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Esquire calendar girl, December 1946
Watercolor on board
28 ...

Auction 7010 | Lot: 87325 | Jul 15, 2009

Sold For: $53,775.00

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ROLF ARMSTRONG (American 1889 - 1960)
Song of India
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 in.
Signed lower rig...

Auction 7000 | Lot: 66040 | Jun 5, 2008

Sold For: $53,775.00

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ANDY WARHOL (American, 1928-1987)
Grevy's Zebra (from Endangered Species), 1983
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
38 x 38 inches (96.5 x 96.5 cm)
Ed. 14/150
Signed and numbered in pencil

Auction 5146 | Lot: 64054 | Nov 2, 2013

Sold For: $53,125.00

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DEAN CORNWELL (American, 1892-1960)
The Artist and His Model, 1921
Oil on canvas
34 x 36 in.
Signed center left

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78061 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $53,125.00

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ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
"Is This What They Mean by Having a Formal Affair?", Vargas Girl, Playboy pin-up, January 1970
Pencil and watercolor on paper
26.5 x 18 in. (image)
Signed center right

From the Don Sanders Collection.

(Total: 3 Items)

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78167 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $53,125.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Fresh Breeze, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1960
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower right

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

Auction 5140 | Lot: 76037 | Jul 31, 2013

Sold For: $53,125.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Aiming High (Will William Tell?), 1959
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower center

Auction 5140 | Lot: 76040 | Jul 31, 2013

Sold For: $53,125.00

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LUDWIG BEMELMANS (American, 1898-1962)
Madeline and Horse at Dinner Table
Gouache on illustration bo...

Auction 5038 | Lot: 78010 | Oct 15, 2010

Sold For: $47,800.00

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ANDY WARHOL (American, 1928-1987)
Black Rhinoceros (from Endangered Species), 1983
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
38 x 38 inches (96.5 x 96.5 cm)
Ed. 14/150
Signed and numbered in pencil

Auction 5146 | Lot: 64055 | Nov 2, 2013

Sold For: $46,875.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
It's Nothing To Sneeze At, Brown & Bigelow calendar pin-up, 1947
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5126 | Lot: 78084 | Apr 11, 2013

Sold For: $46,875.00

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HUGH JOSEPH WARD (American, 1909-1945)
Desert Madness, Spicy Adventure Stories magazine cover, May 1935
Oil on canvas
20 x 14 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5185 | Lot: 72322 | Oct 17, 2014

Sold For: $43,750.00

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WILLIAM STANLEY HASELTINE (American, 1835-1900)
Venetian Coastline at Sunset, 1872
Oil on canvas
26-1/2 x 51-1/4 inches (67.3 x 130.2 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: W.S. Haseltine / '72

Auction 5149 | Lot: 64146 | Dec 5, 2013

Sold For: $43,750.00

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GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (American, 1883-1962)
Winter
Oil on board
22 x 18 inches (55.9 x 45.7 cm)
Signed lower left: Guy Wiggins N.A.
Titled and signed verso: WINTER / 5th AVE. AT 42nd ST. / Guy Wiggins N.A.
(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64274 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $43,750.00

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JOHN MARIN (American, 1870-1953)
Shapes--Colors, Delaware Country, Pa., 1916
Watercolor on card stoc...

Auction 5004 | Lot: 33029 | May 8, 2008

Sold For: $41,825.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Perfect Form, 1968
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower ri...

Auction 7010 | Lot: 87121 | Jul 15, 2009

Sold For: $38,837.50

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AN AMERICAN BRONZE GARDEN SUNDIAL AND CORRESPONDING HOUR PLAQUES
Tiffany Studios, Corona, New York, 1920s
Marks...

Auction 5001 | Lot: 94007 | May 22, 2008

Sold For: $38,837.50

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EDWARD LAMSON HENRY (American 1841-1919)
Village Square, 1870
Oil on artists' board
14 x 11-3/4 inches (35.6 x 29.8 cm)
Signed lower left: Henry 70

Auction 656 | Lot: 23399 | Dec 7, 2007

Sold For: $38,837.50

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STANLEY MELTZOFF (American, 1917-2006)
I Am Legend, paperback cover, 1954
Oil on board
24 x 18 in.
Not signed

Auction 5140 | Lot: 76085 | Jul 31, 2013

Sold For: $37,500.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
For All Weather Protection, Simoniz advertisement, circa late 1950s/ early 1960s
Oil on canvas
24 x 43.25 in.
Signed lower left

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78097 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $35,850.00

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ALBERTO VARGAS (American, 1896-1982)
Vargas Girl, Playboy Pin-Up, November 1972
Gouache on board
34.5 x 23.5 in.
Signed lower right

Auction 5052 | Lot: 78301 | Feb 12, 2011

Sold For: $34,655.00

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FRANK MCCARTHY (American, 1924-2002)
The Glory Guys, 1965
Oil on canvas
16 x 39-1/2 inches (40.6 x 100.3 cm)
Signed lower right: McCarthy

(Total: 6 Items)

Auction 5148 | Lot: 70097 | Nov 14, 2013

Sold For: $32,500.00

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NORMAN ROCKWELL (American, 1894-1978)
Four Ages of Love: Flute Serenade, Brown & Bigelow preliminary calendar illustration, 1955
Pencil on tracing paper
13.5 x 12.75 in.
Signed lower right/dated lower center

Property from a Distinguished Private Collector.

Auction 5145 | Lot: 78140 | Oct 26, 2013

Sold For: $31,250.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American 1914 - 1980)
Making Friends, 1951
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 in.
Signed lower...

Auction 7005 | Lot: 87142 | Mar 12, 2009

Sold For: $31,070.00

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BIRGE HARRISON (American 1854-1929)
The Red House
Oil on canvas
18in. x 30in.
Signed lower right

Famous for his T...

Auction 628 | Lot: 23236 | May 3, 2006

Sold For: $31,070.00

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NORMAN ROCKWELL (American, 1894-1978)
The American Contractor, John A. Roebling Corporation advertisement, 1953
Oil and pencil on board
22 x 17 inches (55.9 x 43.2 cm) (sight)
Signed center left: Norman Rockwell

Auction 5174 | Lot: 70292 | May 10, 2014

Sold For: $30,000.00

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