Featured Painting Lots
A selection of some of the fine art sold at Copake Auction Inc.
Featured lots
Abbot Handerson Thayer (American 1849-1921) Portrait Painting
LOT 312.
Painting: Abbot Handerson Thayer (American 1849-1921), portrait of a lady, oil on canvas. Signed LLC. 22" x 18 1/4".
Estimate: $1,500-2,000
Sold Price: $1,888
Auction: Estate Auction, October 3, 2020
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Abbot Handerson Thayer, Painting, Portrait
After Enrico Baj (Italian 1924-2003), mixed media on board
LOT 116.
After Enrico Baj (Italian 1924-2003), mixed media on board, "Jeune Fille Lisant" (Young Girl Reading), various labels verso including bio info on Baj and Fragonard, also "JEUNE FILLE LISANT / AP / BAJ / FRAGONARD". Overall 23" x 18".
Estimate: $200-300
Sold Price: $1,888
Auction: Estate Auction, March 20, 2021
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Painting
Painting: Attributed to Aaron Gorson (1872-1933)
LOT 317.
Painting: Attributed to Aaron Gorson (1872-1933) Pittsburgh Steel Mills, oil on canvas. 24" x 36", overall 31" x 43".
Estimate: $300-400
Sold Price: $1,888
Auction: Estate Auction, July 31, 2021
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Aaron Gorson, Painting
Felix Varla (Georgia/France 1903-1986), fisherman, oil on canvas
LOT 56.
Felix Varla (Georgia/France 1903-1986), fisherman, oil on canvas, stamped reverse. Work 15" x 18". Framed behind glass.
Estimate: $2,000-2,500
Sold Price: $1,872
Auction: Estate Auction, May 21, 2016
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Felix Varla, Painting
Emile Albert Gruppe, Painting, Gloucester Harbor scene
LOT 120.
Painting: Emile Albert Gruppe (American 1896-1978), Gloucester Harbor scene, oil on canvas board. 12" x 14".
Estimate: $1,250-1,500
Sold Price: $1,770
Auction: Estate Auction, March 21, 2020
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Emile Albert Gruppe, Gloucester, Painting
Ken Davies (b. 1925), "Sewer Tile Rabbit"
LOT 16.
Ken Davies (b. 1925), "Sewer Tile Rabbit", oil on cardboard, 6 9/16" x 11 7/8" (sight size), signed at lower right "Ken Davies". Acquired through Hirschl & Adler Galleries, N.Y.C..
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $1,755
Auction: Estate Auction, February 18, 2017
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Ken Davies, Painting
Pair 19th c. Portraits
LOT 126.
Pair of early 19th c. oil on canvas portraits of a man and woman. Sights 25 1/2" x 21 1/2".
Estimate: $1,500-2,000
Sold Price: $1,755
Auction: Estate Auction, August 19, 2017
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Oil on Canvas, Painting, Portriat
Harry Anderson (Ill./ N.Y 1906-1996), comprehensive sketch for calendar illustration
LOT 673.
Harry Anderson (Ill./ N.Y 1906-1996), comprehensive sketch for calendar illustration, 1929 Chrysler and golfers at Pebble Beach, Exxon, July 1972. Gouache, 13" x 16 1/2". Unsigned. Illustration House 5/9/98. Some foxing/mold.
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $1,652
Auction: Estate Auction, August 25, 2018
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Harry Anderson, Painting
Cecil Wilson, Ballerina Painting
LOT 158.
Painting: Ballerina, oil on panel. Sight 19" x 13 1/2", frame overall 22 3/4" x 17". Signed Cecil Wilson 1940 LRC.
Estimate: $150-200
Sold Price: $1,652
Auction: Estate Auction, February 13, 2021
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Cecil Wilson, Painting
George Deem (1932-2008), Oil on Canvas
LOT 50.
George Deem (1932-2008), "A Corporation Painting", signed and dated 1967. 60" x 50". Oil on canvas.
Estimate: $2,000-3,000
Sold Price: $1,638
Auction: Estate Auction, July 22, 2017
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: George Deem, Oil on Canvas, Painting
