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PAAM's Annual Fall Consignment Auction:
Saturday, September 17, 7pm

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Presenting rare and vintage artwork of the highest quality, this highly anticipated auction provided a unique opportunity to purchase outstanding and widely sought pieces by renowned artists of outer Cape Cod.

Highlights of PAAM's 2011 Fall Consignment Auction included George Elmer Browne, Arthur Diehl, William Freed, Karl Knaths, Judith Shahn, and many more.

Auctioneer: James R. Bakker
MA License #154

Illustrated Auction Checklist Follows Below


lot 73. Ross Moffett, Higgins Wharf, 1947, oil on canvas, 26 x 40", Featured in the 2011 Fall Consignment Auction at PAAM


Image Links Lot # Artist Title, Date, Description
Estimate

1 Agnes Weinrich No.1 (abstract), n.d., monoprint, 9 x 7.25", slr, framed, est.
800/1000

2 Lionel Reiss Provincetown Boys, n.d., etching, #50/100, 4 x 8.75" (image), slr
400/600

3 Anne P. Anderson Provincetown Gossip, c.1935, wood block print, 9 x 10", slr, #10/100, Hawthorne student
400/600

4 Albert Edel The Pilgrim Monument, n.d., color etching with aquatint, 9.75 x 7", slr
400/600

5 Taro Yamamoto Landscape #5, c.1950s, oil on canvas, 25 x 30", slr, Hofmann influenced
2000/3000

6 Florence Bradshaw Brown Friendly Geese, 1937, watercolor on paper, 14.5 x 18.5" (sight), signed verso, Federal Art Project plate
1500/2500

7 Albert Edel Higgin's Wharf, n.d., etching, 3.5 x 4.5", slr
400/600

8 Gan Kolski Provincetown, Mass (art shop), c.1930, wood engraving, 8 x 10", slr
800/1200

9 G. Carter Morningstar Country Gardens, 1930, color white-line wood block print, 6.25 x 5", slr, vintage frame
600/800

10 James Lechay Red Sky with Head, 1987, gouache on paper mounted on board, 24 x 33.5", sul
3000/5000

11 Robert Mapplethorpe, A Season in Hell (self portrait), c.1980s, photogravure, 5 x 5", in the book of same title
1000/2000

12 Lewis Ryan Provincetown, Massachusetts, c.1930, linoleum block print, 5.5 x 9" slr
400/600

13 Remo Farruggio untitled ("Live Lobsters" surrealist landscape), 1936, oil on Masonite, 17 x 20.25", slr, original frame
3000/5000

14 Walter Parsons untitled (Provincetown street), n.d., oil on canvas, 27 x 23", slr, framed
1000/1500

15 Margery Ryerson Big Sister, n.d., etching, 10 x 7", slr
400/600

16 Bertha Burton Street Scene, Provincetown, Mass., 1932, wood block print, 7.5 x 6", slr
300/500

17 Sol Wilson The Store, n.d., oil on canvas, 20 x 24", slr
2000/3000

18 Margery Ryerson

Big Sister with Brother, n.d., etching, 8.5 x 6.25", slr

400/600

19 Gerrit Hondius Wharf Scene, n.d., oil on board, 16 x 20", sll, vintage frame
1000/1500

20 Taro Yamamoto untitled, c.1960, oil on board, 33 x 40", slr
800/1000

21 Emily Farnham Youth Dreams, c.1940, oil on canva,s 18 x 22", sll
800/1200

22 Warren Brandt Sisters II, n.d., charcoal, graphite on paper, 13.5 x 11.5", slr, Louise Himelfarb Gallery
400/600

23 Samuel Chatwood Burton Over the Housetops, Provincetown, Mass., n.d., etching, 4.75 x 6.25"
300/500

24. Sol Wilson Autumn Beach, n.d., oil on canvas, 8 x 10", slr
800/1200

25 Lodewijk Bruckman The Apple of Eve, 1962, oil on canvas, 16 x 20", signed
2000/4000

26 Lillian Orlowsky Abstraction, 1950, oil on canvas, 30 x 27.5", slr
4000/6000, 100% to PAAM

27 Ben Shahn Female Figure Study No. 1, c.1926, oil on canvas board, 15.5 x 9", estate stamped verso
2000/3000

28 Eliza Draper Gardiner Cotton Candy and Candy Apples, n.d., block print, 9.5 x 8.75", unsigned, framed
400/800

29 Minnie Lois Murphy Provincetown Playhouse, 1929, oil on canvas, 20 x 28", sll
3000/5000

30 Kathryn Cherry Provincetown (?), n.d., oil on canvas, mounted, 14 x 11", slr
6000/8000

31 Remo Farruggio Flats - 3 Provincetown, n.d., oil on Masonite, 14 x 18", slr
400/600

32 Helen Gerardia Sculpture on Table #2 (abstract), n.d., oil on canvas, 20 x 16", slr
4000/6000

33 Robert Philipp Shelly from the Back (the artist's wife), n.d., oil on canvas, 16 x 12", sur and verso
500/700

34 Charles Heinz The Potbelly Stove, n.d., oil on canvas, 34 x 30", sll
2000/4000

35 Carl Ramos untitled (abstract), 1981, oil on canvas, 24 x 24", slr
1000/2000, 100% to PAAM

36 Harold Haven Brown An Old Port, n.d., hand-colored block print, 6.75" dia. (tondo)
slr, est. 400/600

37 Charles Kaeselau Dragger with Trap Boat, c.1930s, watercolor on paper, 18 x 24.25" (sight), sll
800/1200

38 Ross Moffett Study for "Marine Disaster" (Hurricane of '38), 1938, oil on illustration board, 10.5 x 16" (image), slr
5000/7000

39 Henry Orne Rider A Lane in Provincetown, Mass., 1938, oil on canvas, 25 x 30"
2000/3000

40 Peter Busa Indian Space Figures, c.1940s, oil on canvas board, 9 x 12", slr, original strip frame
4000/6000

41 Stan Freborg Bari (Provincetown), 1960, oil on canvas, 20 x 16", slr and verso
500/700

42 Mervin Jules Homage to Van Gogh, n.d., color wood block print, 28 x 22", slr, framed artist proof
600/800

43 Dorothy Lake Gregory St. Francis and The Birds, n.d., monoprint, 9 x 6.5", slr
est. 500/800

44 Gerrit Hondius untitled (4 fishermen), n.d., oil on board, 20 x 16"
4000/6000

45 Jean Liberte Black Woman, n.d., oil on board, 10 x 8", slr
4000/6000

46 Saul Lishinsky Couple Embracing, c.1940s, charcoal, conte crayon on paper, 14 x 10.5" (sight), sll
300/500

47 Raphael Soyer Standing Nude, n.d., graphite on paper, 17 x 12.25" (sight), slr
600/800

48 William Freed Gathering Forces, 1958, oil on canvas, 36 x 28", slr, original strip frame
3000/5000

49 Olga Sears , Shoreline, n.d., oil on canvas board, 16 x 20", slr
1000/1500

50 Peter Busa Fish Still Life, c.1940s, lithograph, 9.25 x 13.5" (image), slr, framed
300/400

51 James Forsberg Studio Still Life, n.d., oil on canvas, 50 x 40"
5000/8000

52 Mervin Jules Iris, n.d., oil monoprint, 20 x 8", slr, framed
600/800

53 Dorothy Lake Gregory untitled (sleeping cat), n.d., oil on board, 16 x 20"
800/1200

54 Herbert Kallem Provincetown, c.1952, hand-colored block print, 9.25 x 22", sll, #17/100
200/300

55 Lena Gurr Cocktail Hour, 1929, oil on canvas, 25.5 x 21.25", sll, unframed, "Nice" on verso
2000/3000

56 William H. Littlefield Carnivorous Flower, 1955, mixed media on Masonite, 14 x 11" sur, illustrated in exhib. catalog
800/1200

57 Caleb Arnold Slade Venice, c.1925, oil on board, 5.5 x 7", slr
1000/1500

58 William Freed Still Life and Chair, 1984, oil on board, 34 x 18", sll
5000/8000, 100% to PAAM

59 Caleb Arnold Slade Venice, c.1925, oil on board, 8.5 x 6.5" (image), sll 1000/1500

60 Peter Busa Fierce Head, c.1940s, lithograph, 15.5 x 11.5" (image), slr, framed
400/500

61 Leo Manso Dark Angel II, c.1960s, collage, oil on wood, 30 x 23", slr
800/1000

62 Mervin Jules Trio, c.1960s, lithograph, 8.75 x 11.75", slr, Assoc. American Artists label
250/350

63 Judith Shahn Blue Door, c.1980s, silk screen print, 24 x 18.25", slr, #6/110
450/550

64 Gerrit Hondius untitled (Veere Harbor?), n.d., mixed media on paper, 10.5 x 14.5" (sight), slr
3000/5000

65 Lena Gurr The Blue Bird, c.1950s, color serigraph, 10.5 x 13" (sight), slr
250/350

66 Saul Lishinsky untitled (female figure), c.1940s, charcoal, conte crayon on paper, 13.5 x 10.5"
300/500

67 Sister Corita Things Go Better With, 1967, color serigraph, 23 x 35", slr, Daniel Berrigan quote
400/600

68 Karl Knaths Grey Horse , c.1968, oil on canvas, 30 x 50", slr, Sid Deutsch Gallery label, est. 15,000/20,000

69 Robert Goodnough Canvas Montage, 1982, acrylic, canvas on wood panel, 22 x 41", slr, acquired from artist, receipt
5000/7000

70 Arthur Vidal Diehl Ballston Beach, 1919, oil on board, 9.5 x 19", sll
8000/10,000

71 Vollian Burr Rann Boat at Pier, n.d., oil on canvas board, 16 x 20", slr
2000/3000

72 Bernard Schardt Haying Times, c.1936, wood block print, 8 x 10", slr, NYC WPA work
800/1200

73 Ross Moffett Higgins Wharf, 1947, oil on canvas, 26 x 40",sll, exhibited PAAM and Worcester Art Museum
30,000/40,000

74 Gerrit Hondius untitled (wharf, boats in harbor), n.d., mixed media on paper, 11.5 x 15.5" (sight), slr
3000/5000

75 Helen Sawyer Landscape with Moon, c.1930s, oil on canvas, 24 x 30", signed verso on stretcher
3000/5000

76 Victor Hugo Statue of Liberty, 1976, mixed media on paper, 23 x 17", slr
500/700

77 James Hansen Archaic Figures, 1978, graphite on paper, 27.5 x 17", slr
200/400

78 Karl Knaths untitled (milkmen? with horse & wagon), n.d., graphite on paper, 7.75 x 8.25" (sight), estate stamped LL
400/600

79 Irene Stry untitled (Provincetown Street Scene, small), n.d., oil on canvas board, 5 x 6", sll
600/800

80 Arthur Vidal Diehl untitled (dunes), 1926, oil on board, 14.75 x 23.25", slr
4000/6000

81 Irene Stry untitled (Provincetown Street Scene, medium small), n.d., oil on canvas board, 9 x 12", sll and stamped verso
600/800

82 Robert Thompson Nina Simone, n.d., ink on paper, 23 x 17", detail study for painting
4000/6000

83 Beulah Tomlinson Abstract Trees, 1956, color white-line wood block print, 10.5 x 11.5", sll
600/800

84 Tony Vevers untitled (figures, landscape collage), n.d., mixed media, paper collage, 20.5 x 29.5" (sight), slr
1500/2000

85 John von Wicht untitled (cubist abstract), c.1950s, 2-color lithograph, 15.5 x 12.5" (image), slr, A.P., Bob Blackburn printed
400/600

86 Victor Hugo untitled (abstract), 1978, oil on paper, 18.5 x 25", sll
400/600

87 Tony Vevers Gulls, 1957, oil on canvas, 24 x 30", slr, Janet Nessler Gallery label
2000/3000

88 Karl Knaths (lot of 2), untitled nativity studies, n.d., watercolor, graphite on paper, 10 x 12" & 11.5 x 14.75", slr
600/800

89 Umberto Romano Winds in the Night, 1965, oil on Masonite, 24 x 36", slr
1000/2000

90 John Hare untitled (Autumn view with barn), n.d., oil on canvas, 16 x 20", slr, framed
1500/2500

91 B.J.O. Nordfeldt untitled (profile of a man), c.1900, charcoal on paper, 18.5 x 16"
800/1200

92 Violet Sigismund Figure on Beach, n.d., oil on canvas mounted, 9 x 19.5", sll
600/800

93 Judith Shahn Moonrise, c.1980s, silk screen print, 17 x 22.25", slr, #46/95
250/350

94 Jon Vondrous Provincetown Low Tide, 1936, etching with aquatint, 9.5 x 10.25", slr
200/400

95 Abraham Walkowitz Clamming, n.d., graphite on paper, 7 x 4.5", sll
200/400

96 Robert Goodnough Abstract Composition, 1996, colored ink on paper, 9 x 12.5", slr, acquired from artist, receipt
600/800

97 Howard Mitcham April (church in moonlight), n.d., oil on Masonite, 22 x 28", slr
1000/2000

98 Herbert Kallem Provincetown, 1952, oil on canvas, 30 x 36", slr
3000/5000

99 Angelo Ippolito Spring, 1979, oil on canvas, 44 x 50"
5000/8000

100 Richard E. Miller Still Life with Avocado, n.d., oil on canvas, 25.25 x 30.25", slr
10,000/17,000, 100% to PAAM

101 George Elmer Browne The Bailers, c.1930s, etching, 7.75 x 9.75" (image), slr, framed
250/350

102 Ron Kuchta and D.G. Seckler (lot of 2), Provincetown Painters/Golden Anniversary, 1977/1964, exhib. Catalogs 291/36 pages respectively, Golden Ann. foreword by Hudson Walker, Ross Moffett
200/300 pair

103 Ora Inge Maxim Hollyhock Lane (Provincetown), c.1930, h.c. metal relief print, 4 x 5.5", sll in plate
400/600

104 Joseph Margulies White Fishing Vessel, c.1940, etching, aquatint, hand watercolored, 9 x 12" (image), slr, framed
250/350

105 Artist Unknown (attrib. to Langston Moffett) Cape Cod Lighthouse, n.d., watercolor on paper, mounted on board, 24 x 17" (sight), slr
600/800

106 Ernest E. Perry Vorse's Lane, n.d., mixed media on paper, 8.5 x 11.5" (sight), sll
200/400

107 George Ratkai Behold the Man (circus clown), n.d., oil on canvas, 24 x 16", slr, titled verso
300/500

108 Karl Knaths Ahab, c.1960, colored ink on paper, 15 x 12"
400/600

109 Vernon Smith Fairbanks (Alaska), c.1938, litho crayon on paper, 11.5 x 15.25", unsigned, titled by artist
400/600

110 Joseph DeMartini Monhegan, c.1950s, oil on board, 8 x 12", slr
1000/2000

111 Charles De Carlo untitled (Monhegan Island, ME), n.d., watercolor on paper, 14 x 19", sll
400/600

111.1 Judith Shahn Eleven Assorted Holiday Cards, n.d., giclee or similar prints, approx. 5 x 7", assorted, on colored papers
200/300, 100% to PAAM

112 Vernon Smith Road House at Circle, AK, c.1938, litho crayon on paper, 11.25 x 15.25" (sight), unsigned, titled by artist
400/600

113 Syd Solomon Day Lillies, 1957, oil on board, 33 x 25", sll, Chrysler Museum deaccession
1500/2000

114 Coulton Waugh Oldest House in Provincetown, n.d., hand-colored lithograph, 6.5 x 9", slr
200/300

115 Abraham Walkowitz Fishermen, Provincetown, n.d., ink on paper, 5 x 8", slc
400/600

116 Agnes Weinrich Blue Pear, n.d., pastel on paper, 9.25 x 6.25" (sheet), slr, framed
500/800

117 Agnes Weinrich Floral Still Life, c.1940, crayon on paper, 7 x 9.5", slr
500/800

118 John W. Gregory Calm Harbor, n.d., black & white photograph, 9 x 12.25", slr, vintage silver gelatin print
200/300

119 Taro Yamamoto untitled (universe), 1962, mixed media, 60 x 24", PAA 1962 exhib. label
1200/1500

120 Kate Noland untitled (Provincetown Harbor), n.d., gouache on paper, 3.75 x 5.75" (sight), sll
600/800

121 Ray Euffa Low Tide, c.1940, color serigraph, 10 x 11.5" (image), sll
200/300

122 Agnes Weinrich untitled (landscape), n.d., graphite on paper, 9 x 12.25"
300/500

123 Agnes Weinrich untitled (mothers and children), n.d., pastel on paper, 5.75 x 9.25", sll
400/600

124 Margery Ryerson Sound Asleep, 1926, hand-colored etching, 4 x 5", slr
500/800

125 American Artists Group William Zorach, 1945, book, 6.25 x 4.5"
200/300

126 Nancy W. Paine Smith A Book About Artists, Provincetown, 1927, book, 6.25 x 4"
200/300

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