S otheby’s summer auction series continues with this online sale of American paintings, drawings and sculptures from prominent private collections. An American Summer will include works by American Masters including Frank Weston Benson, William Glackens, Wolf Kahn, Jane Peterson, Maurice Prendergast, Guy Wiggins and Andrew Wyeth. A selection of Hudson River School paintings included in this auction will feature works by Julie Hart Beers, Herman Herzog, William Keith, Thomas Moran, Thomas Worthington Whittredge and many more. The sale will also present a section of Illustration Art including paintings by Dean Cornwell, Tom Lovell, and N.C. Wyeth. A highlights exhibition will be held in our York Avenue galleries from 13 – 20 July. Online bidding will begin closing at 12:00PM EST on Tuesday 20 July. Please contact the department directly with any viewing requests so we may accommodate you accordingly.
This sensational mural study by N.C. Wyeth was commissioned to decorate the dining room of the Traymore Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The architect for the building, William Lightfoot Price, designed this dining area as a “Submarine Room,” to be adorned with painted murals featuring mermaids and colorful fish. After demolition of the Traymore Hotel in 1972, the final murals were lost along with it but the present work remains one of the last glimpses into the historic New Jersey landmark.
