Featured Painting Lots
A selection of some of the fine art sold at Copake Auction Inc.
Featured lots
Painting: Jessie Hazel Arms Botke (1883-1971)
LOT 29.
Painting: Jessie Hazel Arms Botke (1883-1971), pair of white peacocks, oil on canvas. Signed LRC. Imperfections. 24" x 30 1/2".
Estimate: $2,500-3,500
Sold Price: $11,210
Auction: 41st Annual New Year's Day Auction, January 1, 2021
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Jessie Hazel Arms Botke, Painting
Leslie Thrasher (N.Y. 1889-1936)
LOT 705.
Leslie Thrasher (N.Y. 1889-1936), original Cream Of Wheat Illustration. Oil on canvas. Tom Sawyer on box with young Rastus in background. Provenance Ex: Kraft Food Collection/Morton Grove Ill.. 36" x 24". Reference: "The Nabisco Brands Collection Of Cream Of Wheat / Advertising Art" (By Dave Stivers),page 92.
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $10,030
Auction: 38th Annual New Year's Day Auction, January 1, 2018
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Cream Of Wheat, Kraft Food Collection, Leslie Thrasher, Painting
James Rizzi (1950-2011), "Lets Get Lost At Coney Island", three dimensional work. #254/350
LOT 44.
James Rizzi (1950-2011), "Lets Get Lost At Coney Island", three dimensional work. #254/350. Sight size 36" x 26 3/4". Frame 46 1/2" x 37 1/2".
Estimate: $13,000-14,000
Sold Price: $10,030
Auction: 39th Annual New Year’s Day Auction, January 1, 2019
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Coney Island, James Rizzi, Painting, Pop Art
Oil on canvas Portrait of Child attributed to Erastus Salisbury Field
LOT 55.
Attributed to Erastus Salisbury Field (Mass. 19th Century), portrait of a child with toys. Oil on canvas. 36" x 29".
Estimate: $6,000-7,000
Sold Price: $9,440
Auction: 39th Annual New Year’s Day Auction, January 1, 2019
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Erastus Salisbury Field, Painting, Portrait
Jean Michel-Basquiat (N.Y. 1960-1988)
LOT 64.
Jean-Michel Basquiat (N.Y. 1960-1988), "SAMO", pencil on paper. Work 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". SAMO is a graffiti tag used on the streets of New York City from 1977 to early 1980. The character of SAMO was first developed by Basquiat, Diaz, and Shannon Dawson while they were fellow students at City-As-School, high school. The consignors deceased husband procured the piece in the 1980's, this is the fourth one we have sold from this estate, all from a single portfolio. A letter stating that will be included from the consignor.
Estimate: $8,000-10,000
Sold Price: $9,360
Auction: 37th Annual New Year's Day Auction, January 1, 2017
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Painting, Pop Art
John Falter (1910-1982), Oil on Cavas
LOT 91.
John Falter (New York, Pennsylvania, Nebraska 1910-1982), fishing illustration, oil on canvas laid on panel. Signed and dated LRC "John Falter '42". 24" x 30 1/2".
Estimate: $800-1,200
Sold Price: $9,360
Auction: Estate Auction, June 24, 2017
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Fishing, Illustration, John Falter, Oil on Canvas, Painting
Korean Ancestral Portrait
LOT 181.
Early Korean Ancestral portrait of a scholar. Frame overall 41 1/2" x 21".
Estimate: $150-200
Sold Price: $8,850
Auction: Estate Auction, August 29, 2020
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Painting, Portrait
Astley David Middleton Cooper, Trompe-l'œil
LOT 551.
Astley David Middleton Cooper (Cal./MO 1856-1924), Trompe-l'œil, Native American Chief and Wild Bill. Signed and dated LLC "A. D. M. Cooper 1903. Canvas stretched on panel. Sight 39 1/2" x 30".
Estimate: $1,000-1,500
Sold Price: $8,775
Auction: Estate Auction, March 25, 2017
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Astley David Middleton Cooper, Painting, Trompe-l'œil
Charles Frederick Naegele (1857-1944), Oil on Canvas
LOT 450.
Charles Frederick Naegele (1857-1944), seated young boy, oil on canvas. Signed and dated LRC "Charles Frederick Naegele/Copyright 1889". 36" x 24". Canvas has some losses.
Estimate: $200-400
Sold Price: $8,775
Auction: Estate Auction, June 24, 2017
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: African American, Charles Frederick Naegele, Oil on Canvas, Painting
Painting, Cowboy Illustration
LOT 111.
Painting: Cowboy illustration. Initialed LLC. Oil on canvas. 26" x 26 1/2", overall 29" x 29".
Estimate: $100-150
Sold Price: $8,700
Auction: Estate Auction, July 30, 2022
Category: Estate & New Years Day Auctions
Tags: Cowboy, Painting
