art auction

  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

  A recently rediscovered Childe Hassam “Landscape, Eastern Oregon” will be included in Matthew’s Galleries' September 21, 2010 Fine & Decorative arts auction. Painted in 1908 on one of the artist’s two trips to the West, the oil on board measures 5 1/8” x 8 ¼”, and is similar in size and character to “Rain Clouds over Oregon Desert” (Childe Hassam Impressionist in the West, Margaret E. Bullock, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, 2004, p. 65, plate 36). The painting is signed lower left with ...

Matthew’s Galleries March 16th art auction resulted in a good-sized crowd, somewhat mixed results, but an overall successful sale. The featured lot was a panoramic circa 1890 view of Portland, Oregon. The 40” x 70” canvas carried an estimate of $8,000-12,000 and fetched just below the high figure of $12,000 (prices include buyer premium). William S. Parrott’s view of Mt. Hood, a 11.5” x 7” oil, fell within estimate at $4,560, yet an 16” x 8” Alaskan oil by Sydney M. Laurence fell below the ...