In less than 24 hours, we will be beginning our 64th Auction here at Grays. A vast number of people have been flowing in and out of our doors over the past week for preview. Not to mention the numerous absentee and phone bids being placed daily. Interests are high with our featured bronzes by Degas, Rodin, Boucher, Laporte, and Gregorie. Other highlights sparking interests are a beautiful charcoal on gray-blue laid paper by Kollwitz, a whimsical watercolor by Joan Miro, a stellar aquatint and drypoint by Pablo Picasso, a fantastic tempera on paper by Hans Erni, and a charming ink on paper by Marc Chagall. Standout marbles by William Calder Marshall and Raphael Febrari, are also catching many eyes. It’s not too late to get in last minutes bids on these wonderful pieces. Visit our website www.graysauctioneers.com to view our catalog and place your bid today.
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FINE ART, ANTIQUES & DECORATIVE ARTS AUCTION
January 24, 2013Gray’s January 30th Auction features a brilliant array of Fine Art, Furniture, Decorations and Rugs. Highlights include major works of modern art including a magnificent watercolor by Joan Miró (1893-1983), Man, Moon, and Tree and a large-scale original charcoal drawing by German Expressionist master Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) entitled Abschied (Farewell), which is a preliminary study for the etching Tod, Frau und Kind (Death Woman and Child), ca. 1910. Others notable fine works of art include pieces by Degas, Rodin, Dali, Chagall, Picasso, Boucher, Hans Erni and William Calder Marshall.
Countdown to Auction Day
January 21, 2013We are only nine days away from our 64th Auction here at Gray’s. Excitement is building as bids are already coming in for items! Standout Lots in this auction are Käthe Kollwitz’s Abschied (Farewell), Joan Miro’s Man, Moon, and Tree; and Mouvement de Danse C by Auguste Rodin. Along with pieces by Degas, Picasso, Hans Erni, and more. Anticipation of who will be the buyer of these fantastic treasures and where in the world they will wind up is half the buildup of auctions. If you would like to view what is in our catalogue please visit our website www.graysauctioneers.com.
Frank Duveneck taught William Merritt Chase how to draw
December 12, 2009This graphite on paper, “Figural Study of a Woman,” is attributed to Ohio resident Frank Duveneck. He began his training at the Munich Academy in Germany, where Frank Duveneck was influenced with past great masters like, Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens. Upon returning to America, Duveneck art was a reflection of European Naturalism. His usage of high light contrast and earthy tones in the artwork was reminiscent of the 17th century masters that had influenced him.
Through Frank Duveneck’s career he was not only an artist, but, he was an art teacher as well. Duveneck taught in Munich and Florence from 1878 -1888, where he taught American Artists like William Merritt Chase and J. Fran Currier. From 1903 until the remainder of his life, Frank Duveneck was also chairman at the Art Academy in Cincinnati Ohio.
Attributed to Frank Duveneck (1848-1919, Ohio)
Auction December 13, Lot 85
Attributed to Frank Duveneck (1848-1919, Ohio)
Figural Study of a Woman,
Graphite on Paper,
Monogram lower center “FD”
h:12 w:16 in.
Estimate $ 600-800
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