American paintings

  Matthew’s Galleries of Lake Oswego, Oregon, announces its spring fine arts auction of American & European paintings, watercolors and fine prints.  The auction is scheduled for March 20th, and the gallery is seeking quality consignments.  Already included is a 20” x 24” oil by Edgar A. Payne (American, 1883-1947), “Off Shore, French Tuna Boats” carrying an estimate of $20,000-30,000.  Paintings by 19th & 20th century California and Northwest artists currently ...

  A country boy and his dog on their way to a fishing hole, articulates the ideal American scene.  Without surprise, one of the most popular prints adorning the walls of American homes in the latter part of the 20th century was Goin’ Fishin’ by Walter E. Brightwell (1919-2005), published by Donald Art Company of New York.  Matthew’s Galleries is fortunate to have acquired the original painting by Brightwell from which countless thousands of prints were reproduced.  The signed oil on canvas ...

Matthew's Galleries "Fall Fine Arts Auction" promises a broad selection of 19th & 20th century American and European paintings, watercolors and fine prints: Modernism, Western, Northwest Regionalism, and Impressionist works.  Notable selections from the September 20, 2011 sale include "View from the Plaza" by Guy Carleton Wiggins, a 9" x 12" oil estimated at $15,000-25,000; an early figural painting by Kenneth L. Callahan, circa 1940, 20" x 30", the oil is estimated at $4,000-5,000; a ...

  Matthew’s Galleries is pleased to announce the acquisition of an important corporate collection of Northwest late 20th century paintings.  Major Northwest artists included are Kenneth Callahan, Carl Morris, Louis Bunce, Michele Russo, Alden Mason, and Jack Portland.  The collection of 28 works also includes Marlene Bauer, Michael Dailey, Robert Baribeau, Michael Gibbons, Cie Goulet, Fay Jones, and Michelle Taylor.  Many of the paintings are large and important, including a 60" x 120" oil ...

Featuring over fourteen hundred lots, Aspire Auction's May 2011 sale will run from Friday, May 20th to Saturday, May 28th. Though bidding is only done online, Aspire will host an on-site preview party at their Cleveland, Ohio-based gallery on the 20th. This event will give clients a chance to experience the property amidst a backdrop of champagne, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and good company. The gallery will be open to the public through May 25th and welcomes visitors to Cleveland Ohio.   ...

For over three decades Eldred's summer Americana auction has been a destination event for collectors, dealers, and antiques enthusiasts. The sale always features a broad array of mostly "fresh to the market" material spanning all areas of Americana from furniture to folk art, and from fine paintings to decoys. Always one of the most anticipated and popular sales of year, this year's event drew unprecedented participation with registered bidders from over forty states and eleven countries. ...

Childe Hassam’s “Landscape, Eastern Oregon” almost doubled its high estimate of $14,000-18,000 at Matthew’s Galleries September 21st auction, selling just shy of $34,000 including the buyer’s premium.  The painting was unwittingly rediscovered this past summer, and will be included in the Hassam Catalogue Raisonné by Kathleen Burnside & Stuart Feld.  Measuring 5 1/8” x 8 ¼”, it is typical of Hassam’s Oregon work during his visit in 1908.  Matthew W. Gerber, gallery director/owner, stated ...

Auction estimate $150,000-250,000 bidding has started and the lot will close 9/2/2010 at 10:00 am EST "Poplar Lake" (Lakeside Park). Oil on panel, (L. 52), signed at the lower left, executed in 1886, apprx. 10-1/2" x 14", framed in a wide gilt frame overall apprx. 16" x 19-3/4". Prov: Private Collection, by descent in the family having been acquired in New York ca. 1935-40. Exhibited in "William Merritt Chase: Master of American Impressionism", Spanierman Gallery, New York, November 2, 1994 - ...

Nineteenth century views of Northwest American cities are scarce, and sought after by collectors and museums alike. Matthew’s Galleries is pleased to offer an important view of the East side of Portland, Oregon painted about 1890 by Charles Christian Eisele (1854-1919). On the auction block with a conservative estimate of $8,000-12,000, the oil on canvas is grand in size as the Oregon landscape it depicts: 40” x 70”. The view is from Mt. Tabor with considerable foreground view of figures, ...