Nantucket Art

Sold for $74,500
The Market for Nantucket Art has never been stronger
Auction sales for paintings by George Inness, Eastman Johnson, Anne Ramsdell Congdon, Ralph Cahoon, Wendell Macy, James Walter Folger, Hayley Lever, Frank Swift Chase, George McCord and others driving the marketplace.
Having established records for prices paid for artworks by many Nantucket artists, Rafael Osona Auctions is the leading resource for locally produced paintings and sculpture spanning the 19–21st centuries.
Inspiration, Good Light and Enthusiastic Patrons
There’s good reason why artists choose to paint on Nantucket. The island is recognized among world locations that have fostered centuries of venerable art – those rare places that ensure an artist’s primary needs are met: inspiration, good light and enthusiastic patrons.
By the turn of the 20th century, a significantly established Nantucket Art Colony recorded a subtle evolution from working waterfront to world resort. Nantucket art is a visual record for a transformational cultural shift from industry to leisure.
The Early Years
The earliest Nantucket art was mostly utilitarian; objects decorated and embellished by the hand of the giver: baskets and scrimshaw, samplers, walking sticks, ditty boxes, swifts and other folk art.
As 18th – early 19th century whale ships prospered and the island’s growing wealth allowed, things began to change. Prominent Nantucket families commissioned portraits – among them Folgers, Macys, Coffins and Starbucks. Itinerant, self-taught limners painted the earliest likenesses. Later portraits were fashioned by the more classically trained. Artists William Swain (1803-1847), James S. Hathaway (1830-1852) and George Gardner Fish (1822-1906) were three of the most sought after portrait artists.
Art in the Wealthiest Town in America
Having become the wealthiest town in America by the 1840s, Nantucket’s small inns and guesthouses began to welcome the growing numbers of summer visitors. Thirty years later, grand hotels – and grander “summer cottages” – graciously accommodated the rich and famous.
Local artists like Wendell Macy (1845 – 1913) seized the opportunity. Having set up shop on Main Street, Macy painted Nantucket’s landmarks, steamboats, the shore, abundant offshore shipwrecks, and quaint rural scenes that visitors could collect as souvenirs. Having returned from her New York studies to 22 Lily Street, Nantucket-born Annie Barker Folger (1852-1936) – a founding member of New York’s Art Students League – painted en plein air, producing remarkably lush evocations of the island’s vistas. Both artists thrived mightily, and there was nothing transient about Nantuctet Art.
The Birth of an Art Colony
By the turn of the 20th century, Nantucket had become a revered destination among the greatest American artists of the day. Eastman Johnson (1824 – 1906), painter and co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, had for years enthusiastically encouraged peers to join him here, to experience the “healthful climate” and “exceptional light.” The seeds for an artists’ colony had been sewn, and the locale was fertile.
Frank Swift Chase (1886 – 1958) followed, organizing classes for aspiring artists, returning every summer through the mid ‘50s to teach and paint. Nantucket artists Tony Sarg, Doris & Richard Beer, Jane Brewster Reed, Annie Barker Folger, and Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin were among their peers; Anne Ramsdell Congdon, Emily Hoffmeier, Elizabeth Saltonstall, Harriett Lord, Ruth Haviland Sutton, and Isabelle Hollister Tuttle, were among Chase’s students. By the 1920s, Nantucket art was transforming the working waterfront. Fishing shanties now functioned as artist studios, and in 1945, a newly founded Artists Association occupied the old Macy warehouse, where spermaceti and whale oil had once been stored.
The last half of the 20th century solidified the extent of this acclaimed Artists’ colony. Galleries evolved, and the Artists Association of Nantucket… [became] the arts center on Nantucket. Candlelight readings by Thornton Wilder and Tennessee Williams. An exhibition of works on paper by Diego Rivera. A piano recital by Leonard Shure. An exhibition on loan from the Met that included Max Weber and Thomas Hart Benton. Lectures on modern art by members of the 45 Group….” ~AAN History
Over the years, dozens – perhaps hundreds – of resident and visiting artists have made good use of Nantucket’s bounty: her inspiration, good light and now, global patrons. Edgar Jenny, Julian Yates, C. Robert Perrin, Philip Burnham Hicken, Pat Gardner, Sybil Goldsmith, John Austin, Bobby & Polly Bushong, Andrew Shunney, Roy Bailey, Illya Kagan, David Lazarus, Robert Stark, Keith McDaniels, Kerry Hallam, G. S. Hill and James Harrington are not the least among them.
Rafael Osona Auctions is recognized as a leading specialist in 19th–21st century Nantucket Arts.
19th – 21st Century Nantucket Artists (a partial list)
- Joan Albaugh
- Ethel Anderson
- Paul Arsenault
- Irmgard P. Arvin (1900-1988)
- John Austin (1918-2001)
- Roy Bailey (1933-1918)
- James F. Barker (1871-1950)
- Doris Riker Beer (1898-1967)
- Richard Beer (1893-1959)
- Bobby Bushong (1922-1995)
- Polly Bushong (1910-1990)
- Martha Cahoon (1905-1999)
- Ralph E. Cahoon (1910-1982)
- Nikita Carpenko (1898-1961)
- Lincoln J. Ceely (1865-1950)
- Rodney Charman
- Frank Swift Chase (1886-1958)
- Maud Millicent Clapp (1913-2001)
- Mary Cowles Clark (1871-1950)
- Charles Cobelle (1902-1992)
- Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin
- William Henry Coffin (1812-1898)
- Anne Ramsdell Congdon (1873-1958)
- Colin Campbell Cooper
- Mellie Cooper
- James Cromartie
- George Davis
- Molly Dee
- John Devaney
- John Egle (1886-1988)
- Henry Stephens Eddy (1875-1944)
- Louise Emerson (1901-1974)
- George Gardner Fish (1822-1906)
- Annie Barker Folger (1852-1936)
- James Walter Folger (1851-1918)
- Robert Frazier
- Sybil Goldsmith (1918-2001)
- Kerry Hallam
- James Harrington
- Victoria Harvey
- James S. Hathaway (flourished 1830-1853)
- Philip Burnham Hicken (1910-1964)
- G.S. Hill
- Emily Hoffmeier (1888-1952)
- Edgar W. Jenney (1869-1939)
- Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)
- Illya Kagan
- David Lazarus
- Katie Trinkle Legge
- Richard Hayley Lever (1876-1958)
- Reggie Levine
- John Lochtefeld (1850-1930)
- Harriet Lord (1879-1958)
- Richard Loud
- Aletha Macy (1901-1971)
- Wendell Macy (1845-1913)
- William Ferdinand Macy (1852-1901)
- William Starbuck Macy (1853-1945)
- Wendell Macy (1845-1913)
- George Herbert McCord (1848-1909)
- Keith McDaniel (1948-1986)
- Maggie Meredith (1922-2012)
- Janet Munro
- Jan Pawlowski
- Gertrude Monaghan (1887-1962)
- George Murphy
- Mary Sarg Murphy (1911-1986)
- Walter Gilman Page (1862-1934)
- C. Robert Perrin (1915-1999)
- Pamela Pindell
- Sherre Wilson Rae
- Jane Brewster Reid (1862-1966)
- Lillian Gertrude (Smith) Rockwood (d. 1945)
- Don Russell
- Elizabeth Saltonstall (1900-1990)
- Christine Sanford
- Anthony Frederick (Tony) Sarg (1880-1942)
- Gerry Scheide
- Ellen Selden
- Virginia Guild Sharp (1858-1946)
- Andrew Shunney (1916-1978)
- Wuanita Smith (1866-1959)
- Robert Stark Jr. (d. 2014)
- Austin Strong (1881-1952)
- Maude Stumm (ca. 1870-1935)
- Ruth Haviland Sutton (1898-1960)
- William Swain (1803-1847)
- George Thomas
- Henry Emerson Tuttle (1890-1946)
- Isabelle Hollister Tuttle (1895-1978)
- Nicolaas (Niek) van der Plas
- Emma Van Pelt (d. 1941)
- William Welch (1947-2018)
- Julian Yates (1871-1953)
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James Walter Folger Carved Half-Body Shell Drake in Flight, circa 1911
James Walter Folger (1851-1918) Carved Half-Body Shell Drake in Flight, circa 1911, beautifully carved and painted on a cloudy sky panel, signed lower left “James Walter Folger, 1911, Nantucket, Mass”. The reverse inscribed in paint “Hand Carved Duck Panel of Shell Drake also Painted in Old Colors by James Walter Folger, Nantucket, Mass. Oct. 1911.”
11 in. x 22 ¼ in.
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Scarce 1888 Map of The Village of Siasconset on The Island of Nantucket, Mass
Scarce 1888 Map of The Village of Siasconset on The Island of Nantucket, Mass, By Harry Platt. Copyrighted 1888. Published by E.T. Underhill & Co. New York. Canvas backed paper.
26 ¾ in. x 19 ¼ in.
Provenance: Descended in the family of Captain James Cary, Master and half-owner of the Ship Rose.
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Rare Large Size Wood and Whale Ivory Puzzle Box, early 19th Century
Rare Large Size Wood and Whale Ivory Puzzle Box, early 19th Century, purportedly from the Coffin family of Nantucket. The sliding and swiveling top pinned together by a polished whale ivory cabochon button and painted with initials B.M.C.
Height 2 ¾ in. Length 9 ½ in. Width 5 ¼ in.
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James Walter Folger Deep Relief Carved Wood Scene “Stone Alley Nantucket”, circa 1900
James Walter Folger (Nantucket 1851-1918) “Stone Alley Nantucket” Deep Relief Carved Wood Scene, circa 1900, carved signature upon the lower edge of scene “Nantucket 1900 Jas. W. Folger.” All encompassed in original deep molded wood frame with original label on reverse “James W. Folger • Artistic • Wood • Carvings • Paintings • of • Nantucket • Scenery.”
Scene 13 in. x 7 in. Overall 19 in. x 13 in.
Provenance: Property of a Lady, Rhode Island
James Walter Folger, an artisan from Nantucket was mainly self-taught. He worked briefly in 1869 as a journeyman for a wood carver in Cambridge, Massachusetts and continued to create carved animal heads, ornamental carvings and historical dioramas upon his return to Nantucket. Folger was also a painter in oil and watercolors, creating historical scenes of Nantucket.
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Wendell Macy Oil on Canvas “Sankaty Light from Sankaty Head Road Looking South”, circa 1898
Wendell Macy (1845-1913) Oil on Canvas “Sankaty Light from Sankaty Head Road Looking South”, circa 1898, signed lower right Wendell Macy, 1898, in original Jordan Marsh & Co. Boston frame, with partial paper label. In as found condition, original canvas, craquelure.
9 in. x 20 in. Overall 14 in. x 25 ½ in.
Provenance: Estate of Linda Loring, 6 Louisburg Square, Boston
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Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) Oil on Canvas “Off Coatue – Nantucket”
Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) Oil on Canvas “Off Coatue – Nantucket”, signed lower right R. Stark, in custom carved rope gilt frame.
19 ½ in. x 39 ½ in. Overall 26 ¼ in. x 46 ¼ in.
Provenance: Property of a Lady, North Haledon, New Jersey
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Frank Swift Chase Oil on Board “Winter River Landscape”
Frank Swift Chase (American 1886-1958) Oil on Board “Winter River Landscape“, snow covered trees and ground surround a brisk stream, signed lower right Frank Swift Chase, in period molded gilt frame
12 in. x 16 in. Overall 19 in. x 22 ½ in.
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Oil on Canvas “Portrait of Captain Levi Starbuck”
Oil on Canvas “Portrait of Captain Levi Starbuck”, circa 1800, a bust length portrait of Starbuck facing right, wearing a black high-collared coat with brass buttons over white vest, shirt and stock, in period gilt frame. Levi Starbuck made three voyages on the whaleship Harlequin between 1799 and 1808; Levi Starbuck (b. 09 October 1769, d. 20 August 1849) , son of Thomas Starbuck (1742-1830) and Dinah Trott (1743-1824) and husband to Elisabeth Ramsdell (1773-1852)
16 in. x 12 in. Overall 22 in. x 18 in.
Provenance: Carolyn Pesnell Amory, sold Rafael Osona Auctions August 7, 1999 to the Present Owner
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William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas “Sankaty Light”, circa 1885
William Ferdinand Macy (1852-1901) Oil on Canvas “Sankaty Light“, circa 1885, signed lower left W. Ferdinand Macy, ’85, an historic view of Sankaty Light with sheep grazing on the headland, in molded gilt frame
19 in. x 23 in. Overall 22 in. x 26 in.
Provenance: Estate of Linda Loring, 6 Louisburg Square, Boston
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon Oil on Board “Green Hull Fishing Boat at Island Service Wharf”
Anne Ramsdell Congdon (1873-1958) Oil on Board “Green Hull Fishing Boat at Island Service Wharf“, unsigned, in white washed molded wood frame.
6 ¼ in. x 4 ¼ in.
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Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. Oil on Masonite “Portrait of the Whaling Bark Ann Alexander”
Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (1910-1982) Oil on Masonite “Portrait of the Whaling Bark ‘Ann Alexander’ Out of New Bedford, Sunk 1851 by a Whale”, inscribed on the reverse in pencil “Ann Alexander out of New Bedford, sunk 1851 by a whale…all saved” signed lower right R. Cahoon, in molded gilt frame
23 in. x 27 in. Overall 27 in. x 31 in.
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Kenneth Layman Oil on Canvas “Coming In”
SOLD FOR $4,543
Kenneth Layman (American, Contemporary) Oil on Canvas “Coming In”, signed lower right K. Layman
16 in. x 20 in.Layman received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from Tulane University. He has taught at Newcomb College, Georgia State University, Wheelock College and is a former member of the Copley Society of Boston, Kenneth Taylor Gallery & Main Street Gallery, Nantucket and Williams Gallery, Princeton; He is a current member of the Artists Association, Nantucket.
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Frank Swift Chase Oil on Canvas Board “Upper Harbor, Nantucket”
SOLD FOR $11,800
Frank Swift Chase (1886-1958) Oil on Canvas Board “Upper Harbor, Nantucket”, signed lower right
Frank Swift Chase, in molded wood silver gilt frame
12 in. x 16 in.
Overall 15 in. x 18 ¾ in. -
Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Canvas “Sailing in Sesachacha”
SOLD FOR $34,500
Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) Oil on Canvas “Sailing in Sesachacha”, signed lower right R. Stark, in gilded and molded frame with applied stars
20 in. x 52 in.
Overall 27 ¾ in. x 59 ¾ in. -
Doris and Richard Beer Watercolor on Paper “Old North Slip”
SOLD FOR $1,475
Doris and Richard Beer (1898-1967 & 1893-1959) Watercolor on Paper “Old North Slip”, signed lower right D & R Beer, titled lower left.
3 ¾ in. x 4 ¼ in. -
Anne Ramsdell Congdon Oil on Masonite “Chrysanthemum Floral Still Life”
SOLD FOR $15,600
Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1968) Oil on Masonite “Chrysanthemum Floral Still Life” with a blue bowl in foreground, signed Anne R. Congdon ’25
15 ½ in. x 19 ½ in.
Overall 20 ½ in. x 24 ½ in. -
Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Canvas “Breezing In”
SOLD FOR $36,000
Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) Oil on Canvas “Breezing In“, depicting a lone catboat with red sail, sandy beach foreground and Brant Point Lighthouse in the distance, signed lower right R. Stark and dated on verso 10/27/99, in gold leaf rope trim carved frame.
23 ½ in. x 49 ½ in.
Overall 31 ½ in. x 57 ½ in. -
Yasemin Tomakan (American b. 1958) Oil on Canvas, “Salt Marsh”
SOLD FOR $4,012
Yasemin Tomakan (American b. 1958) Oil on Canvas, “Salt Marsh”, signed lower right Tomakan
30 in. x 30 in.
Overall: 31 ½ in. x 31 ½ in.Tomakan attended the Art Student’s League in Manhattan and the Cooper Union of Art & Engineering. Her professional affiliations include The Lyme Art Association American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA), Rowayton Arts Association, Art Society of Old Greenwich and The Greenwich Art Society.
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Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Canvas “Red Sail at Dusk, Polpis Harbor”
SOLD FOR $7,375
Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) oil on canvas “Red Sail at Dusk, Polpis Harbor” signed lower left R. Stark, in gilt frame with branch work details
8 in. x 10 in.
Overall 13 in. x 15 in. -
Kenneth Layman Oil on Canvas “South Shore, Nantucket”
SOLD FOR $17,700
Kenneth Layman (American Contemporary) Oil on Canvas “South Shore, Nantucket”, signed lower right K. Layman. 36 ¾ in. x 60 ½ in.
Layman received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from Tulane University. He has taught at Newcomb College, Georgia State University, Wheelock College and is a former member of the Copley Society of Boston, Kenneth Taylor Gallery & Main Street Gallery, Nantucket and Williams Gallery, Princeton; He is a current member of the Artists Association, Nantucket.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon Oil on Board “Yerxa’s Boat Shop”
SOLD FOR $72,000
Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958)
Oil on Board “Yerxa’s Boat Shop“,
signed lower right Anne Congdon, 1934.
11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.Provenance: From the Collection of Lucy Fowlkes Breed and R. Huntington Breed II
Literature: A similar example painted in 1936 may be found in Robert A. DiCurcio’s “Art on Nantucket” pg 159, image 192.
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Richard Hayley Lever Oil on Board “Nantucket Harbor”
SOLD FOR $31,200
Richard Hayley Lever (1876-1958) Oil on Board
“Nantucket Harbor”, signed lower right Hayley Lever;
inscribed verso “Painted on Board, Nantucket, Mass., 1913 by Hayley Lever”, in gilt frame with linen liner.
10 in. x 12 in.Provenance: From the Collection of Lucy Fowlkes Breed and R. Huntington Breed II
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Colin Campbell Cooper Oil on Canvas “Down Cliff Road”
SOLD FOR $12,000
Colin Campbell Cooper (American 1856-1937) Oil on Canvas “Down Cliff Road”, depicting a view approaching a curve in the road with the Congregational Church in the background, signed lower left Colin Campbell Cooper in gold leaf carved frame.
18 in. x 14 ½ in.Provenance: Walter Beinecke Jr. Collection, Sold Rafael Osona Auctions August 4, 1990, lot 156 to the present owner.
Literature: Robert A. DiCurcio, Art on Nantucket, 1982, Plate 227, pg 193.
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Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Canvas “Red Sail in Polpis Harbor”
SOLD FOR $11,210
Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) Oil on Canvas “Red Sail in Polpis Harbor” a single sailboat passing a green headland under a luminous sky. Signed lower left R. Stark.
9 ½ in. x 19 ½ in.
Overall 15 in. x 24 in. -
Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Masonite “Sunset Sail ‘Round Sankaty Light”
SOLD FOR $12,980
Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) Oil on Masonite
“Sunset Sail ‘Round Sankaty Light“, signed lower right R. Stark in 22k gilt and ebonized frame.
12 in. x 16 in. -
James Cromartie Acrylic on Board “Brant Point Light”
SOLD FOR $4,720
James Cromartie Acrylic on Board
“Brant Point Light” depicting one of Nantucket’s most iconic views, rosa rugosa in full bloom and seagulls in flight. Gilt frame with linen mat, signed lower right J. Cromartie.20 in. x 30 in.
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Ralph Cahoon Oil on Masonite “A Hero’s Wedding”
SOLD FOR $24,000
Ralph Cahoon (1910-1982) Oil on Masonite
“A Hero’s Wedding” the dockside celebration of a young mermaid and “Hero” sailor with 3 cupids flying overhead with arrows aiming downward; the arrows signifying desire and emotions of love causing them to fall deeply in love; two shipmates dancing on the deck with a violinist, child mermaid holding a bouquet, clipper ship and lighthouse on a headland in the distance, signed lower right R. Cahoon in a walnut and gilt frame.21 ½ in. x 25 ½ in.
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Ralph Eugene Cahoon Oil on Masonite “Port O’ Dreams”
SOLD FOR $36,000
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (American 1910-1982) Oil on Masonite “Port O’ Dreams,” a playful scene depicting thirteen mermaids on the shore and in the water before a beach-side home sipping martinis, playing games, cooking up a lobster-clambake feast and generally making merry. Signed and dated lower right R. Cahoon, May 1967.
21 ½ in. x 27 ½ in.Exhibited: Cahoon Museum of American Art
“Personalized and Commissioned Works by Ralph Cahoon”
January 15, 1986 – February 23, 1986. -
Pair of Andrew Shunney Oils on Canvas “Floral Bouquets in Blanc de Chine Vases”
SOLD FOR $3,540
Pair of Andrew Shunney (American 1916-1978) Oils on Canvas “Floral Bouquets in Blanc de Chine Vases,” each signed lower left Shunney.
28 ½ in. x 10 ½ in. -
Keith McDaniel Oil on Canvas “Nantucket Red Screen Door”
SOLD FOR $4,720
Keith McDaniel (American 1948-1986) Oil on Canvas “Nantucket Red Screen Door,” signed lower right Keith McDaniel
32 in. x 42 in.“A longtime resident of Boston, McDaniel painted compositions based on the city’s diverse architectural styles. Concerned with both interior and exterior space, McDaniel sought out unusual structures-a fortress on an island in Boston harbor, wharf buildings 0n Nantucket Island- finding a unique harmony in their aging architectural forms. Typically unpopulated, McDaniel’s landscapes retain strong geometric overtones. By simplifying lighting patterns and stressing asymmetry in both structure and viewpoint, McDaniel imbued his scenes with an air of mystery and implicit narrative.
Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism:
The Sara Roby Foundation Collection (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press
for the National Museum of American Art, 1987)Keith McDaniel studied at the Tylor School of Art in Pennsylvania, then worked as a weaver for a couple of years on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. In 1973 he moved to Boston and established a studio. He created many paintings of the buildings there and on Nantucket, emphasizing what he described as the ‘great energy’ of these solid, imposing structures.”
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James Walter Folger Oil on Canvas Laid on Raised Door Panel “Dories on the Shore”
SOLD FOR $20,400
James Walter Folger (American 1851-1918) Oil on Canvas Laid Down on Raised Door Panel “Dories on the Shore,” a shoreline view with cluster of homes in the background, signed and dated lower right “Jas. W. Folger 89”.
4 in. x 9 ½ in. Overall 8 in. x 13 ½ in. -
Robert Perrin Folk Art Mixed Media Carpet “Greasy Luck”
SOLD FOR $4,200
Robert Perrin (1915-1999) Folk Art Mixed Media Carpet “Greasy Luck” constructed from various carpet scraps, depicting a 19th c. whale hunt with long boat, stove boat and whale ship in the distance.
25 in. x 50 in. -
Waunita Smith Triptych Oil “Tall Ships in Old Nantucket Harbor”
SOLD FOR $6,000
Waunita Smith (1866-1959) Triptych Oil on Artist Board “Tall Ships in Old Nantucket Harbor“, signed lower left Waunita Smith. Original label on reverse: “For Easy Street Gallery, 1 Aug to 1 Sept. 1929, ‘Old Nantucket’ $100 for three sections, Waunita Smith, 1905 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA”
Left 21 ½ in. x 12 in.
Mid 21 ½ in. x 22 ½ in.
Right 21 ½ in. x 12 in.A student of Howard Pyle at the Drexel Institute, Wuanita Smith was a painter and printmaker active in Wilmington, Delaware, at the Rehoboth Beach Art Colony, and in Philadelphia. She was widely traveled and active professionally into her nineties.
Smith was born and remained based in Philadelphia, and began her art training in 1884 at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. She also studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Art Students League in New York, and in Paris with printmaker Allen Lewis.
Early in her career, she was a successful children’s book illustrator including for “The Little Runaways at Home,” 1922. She was a founding member with Mary Mullineux of the American Color Print Society, and often exhibited with her in two-women exhibitions.
She was also part of the Provincetown, Massachusetts group that developed the white line color block print method during World War I, and exhibited there in the 1920s and 1930s. She had a studio on Nantucket, and was a regular exhibitor at the summer art colony in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, as well as the Pennsylvania Academy, the Plastic Club, and the Woodmere Art Museum. For many years, she also had living quarters in Philadelphia at the Clinton Hotel.
She traveled extensively in France, Alaska, and Mexico.
Source: “American Art Review,” April 2002
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Emily Hoffmeier Oil on Artist’s Board “Nantucket Wharf”
SOLD FOR $15,000
Emily Hoffmeier (American 1888-1952) Oil on Artist’s Board “Nantucket Wharf,” depicting figures on a gangplank boarding a beetlecat, signed lower right Hoffmeier. Pencil inscription on reverse “Nantucket, August 10, 1929“) 14 in. x 10 in. -
Wendell Macy Oil on Canvas “Four Sheep on the Bluff”
SOLD FOR $6,000
Wendell Macy (Nantucket 1845-1913) Oil on Canvas “Four Sheep on the Bluff,” signed and dated lower left Wendell Macy, 1891, in period repousse gilt frame
10 in. x 14 in. -
Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Canvas “A Single Red Sail”
SOLD FOR $36,000
***This item will appear in our August 5th Addendum***
Robert Stark Jr. (American 1933-2014) Oil on Canvas “A Single Red Sail,” signed lower left R. Stark.
48 in. x 67 in.Note: This painting was commissioned in 1988 and is thought to be one of Stark’s largest works of art.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon Oil on Artist’s Board “West York Lane Looking East”
SOLD FOR $78,000
Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958) Oil on Artist’s Board “West York Lane Looking East,” unsigned but identified and located on reverse in pen “Anne R. Congdon, Nantucket” by her son.
14 in. x 18 in.Provenance: Descended in the Family
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James Walter Folger Carved Wood Plaque of Stone Alley
SOLD FOR $6,240
James Walter Folger (Nantucket 1851-1918) Carved Wood Plaque of Stone Alley, circa 1900, single piece of poplar carved down to a three dimensional view looking up to Orange Street and the town clock with cobblestones, trees, houses, shrubs, etc. Titled upper left “Stone Alley Nantucket,” pencil signed on reverse “Stone Alley Carved by Jas Walter Folger Nantucket Mass 1900.”
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Frank Swift Chase Oil on Canvas Board “‘Sconset Bluff Fog”
SOLD FOR $13,800
Frank Swift Chase (American 1886-1958) Oil on Canvas Board “‘Sconset Bluff Fog,” signed lower right Frank Swift Chase, in silver gilt frame with linen liner.
12 in. x 16 in. -
Wendell Macy Oil on Artist Board “Offshore Rescue”
SOLD FOR $13,200
Wendell Macy (Nantucket 1845-1913) Oil on Artist Board “Offshore Rescue,” depicting a barque foundering offshore as a schooner and dory hasten to the rescue, signed and dated lower right, Wendell Macy, 1897, in a one inch molded wood frame.
6 ½ in. x 10 in. -
Isabelle Hollister Tuttle Oil on Canvas “Moors to the Sea”
SOLD FOR $10,200
Isabelle Hollister Tuttle (American 1895-1978) Oil on Canvas “Moors to the Sea,” signed lower left with monogram, hand written paper label on stretcher, “#29 October Nantucket,” in original frame.
13 ¼ in. x 18 ¼ in. -
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. Oil on Masonite “Ships and Scrimshaw”
SOLD FOR $96,000
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (Massachusetts 1910-1982) Oil on Masonite “Ships and Scrimshaw,” depicting a stern view of the ship “Susan – Nantucket” with five sailors and four mermaids, three other gun boats anchored and flying American flags, painted domed scrimshaw foliate band, surrounded by two scrimshaw tusks, pair of carved hanging whalebone fids, two hanging scrimshaw sperm whale teeth, two whalebone busks and a scrimshaw bone plaque lower center inscribed, “Ships and Scrimshaw, R. Cahoon PINXT,” in 4 inch antique lemon gilt frame.
31 ½ in. x 41 ½ in. Overall 37 ¼ in. x 47 ½ in. -
Wendell Macy Oil on Wood Panel “Beached Schooner on the South Shore”
SOLD FOR $8,400
Wendell Macy (American 1845-1913) Oil on Wood Door Panel “Beached Schooner on the South Shore,” signed and dated lower right Wendell Macy, 1896, in a 2 inch antique gilt frame.
4 ¾ in. x 6 in. -
Frank Swift Chase Oil on Artist’s Board “Swain’s Wharf, Nantucket”
SOLD FOR $16,800
Frank Swift Chase (American 1886-1958) Oil on Artist’s Board “Swain’s Wharf, Nantucket,” signed lower right Frank Swift Chase, in a 1 inch gilt frame.
8 ¼ in. x 10 ⅜ in. -
Anne Ramsdell Congdon Oil on Artist’s Board
SOLD FOR $15,600
Anne Ramsdell Congdon (Nantucket 1873-1958) Oil on Artist’s Board “‘Petrel’ Shack, Commercial Wharf,” circa 1930, signed and titled on reverse “A.R. Congdon 193… Petrel Shack, Commercial Wharf” and inscribed in pencil “From Frank Congdon, 31 Liberty St. Nantucket.”
8 in. x 9 ½ in. -
Anne Ramsdell Congdon Oil on Board “View of Island Service Wharf and Nantucket Harbor”
SOLD FOR $14,400
Anne Ramsdell Congdon (Nantucket 1873-1958) Oil on Board, “View of Island Service Wharf and Nantucket Harbor,” signed and dated lower left
Anne Congdon, 1936.
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Timothy H. Thompson Oil on Canvas “America Wins”
SOLD FOR $42,000
Timothy H. Thompson (English b.1951) “America Wins,” oil on canvas, depicting the yacht America of the New York Yacht Club winning the race around the Isle of Wight on August 22nd 1851. America defeated the entire British fleet and the trophy she won, the £100 Ewer, became known as the America’s Cup. Depicted in the background the royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert carrying the royal family on a return trip from an Allum Bay excursion before Egypt Point on the northernmost tip of the Isle of Wight, signed lower left Thompson, in giltwood frame.
30 in. x 40 in.Born in Hull, England in 1951, contemporary British historical marine painter Timothy H. Thompson has been painting for nearly forty years. His paintings focus on marine settings, particularly battle scenes and boats that span the centuries from fighting ships of Drake and Nelson’s eras to the epic journeys of clipper ships. Since the 1980’s a great deal of Thompson’s work has been directed toward painting private commissions of modern racing vessels. He has co-authored two books, The Paintings of the America Cup and The Story of Yachting, and has exhibited his work throughout the United States as well as England, France, Italy Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco and Australia. His work is popular in the market for contemporary marine painting.
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Frank Corso Oil on Board “Nantucket Pathway”
SOLD FOR $6,600
Frank Corso (American b.1952) Oil on Board
“Nantucket Pathway,” signed lower right Corso and on verso of frame, in gilt frame
16 in. x 20 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
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Frank Corso Oil on Board “View of Sankaty Head”
SOLD FOR $6,600
Frank Corso (American b.1952) Oil on Board
“View of Sankaty Head,” signed lower right Corso, in gilt frame
16 in. x 20 in.Provenance: From a Bunny Williams Designed Nantucket Estate
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John Sharp Oil on Masonite “The Three Bricks – Nantucket”
SOLD FOR $5,220
John Sharp Oil on Masonite “The Three Bricks – Nantucket“, signed lower right J. Sharp
14 in. x 18 in.Three Bricks – Nantucket” was painted in series with “Five Retired Bricks”
permanent collection, James A. Michener Museum, Bucks County, PA (left)Born April 7, 1911, Galesburg, Illinois
Died November 17, 1966, Palm Beach, Florida
John O.R. Sharp was a student and friend of Grant Wood, having met in 1930 when a then young Sharp gave Wood a tour of Eldon, IA, guiding Wood to the Eldon farm which became the inspiration and subject for Wood’s iconic 1930 painting, American Gothic.The young artist maintained a friendship with Wood, while continuing his studies at the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery (1931) the Stone City Art Colony, where Wood was among the faculty (1932), the Art Students League, NYC, the National Academy of Design, NYC, and Greenwich House, NYC
As portraits of American culture, John Sharp’s oil paintings reflect both American Regionalist and Precisionist influences, together with forays into the abstract. He was commissioned under the Works Progress Administration to paint US Post Office murals in Iowa. His painting of Indian Corn was featured on the cover of Collier’s magazine. His work enjoyed major exhibitions throughout the Midwest and in New York, as well as in Bucks County, where he lived for nearly twenty years with his longtime companion and artistic collaborator, Paul Crosthwaite. The couple eventually took up residences in Palm Beach and on Orange Street, Nantucket, where both men continued to paint and teach. ~ sources: James A. Michener Art Museum and “When Tillage Begins*: The Stone City Art Colony & School” Mt Mercy.EDU
“Three Bricks – Nantucket” was painted in series with “Five Retired Bricks”
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Frank Swift Chase Oil on Canvas Board “Nantucket Harbor View”
SOLD FOR $16,240
Frank Swift Chase (1886-1958) Oil on Canvas Board “Nantucket Harbor View,” unsigned
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Maggie Meredith Acrylic on Canvas “Two for the Money”
SOLD FOR $3,648
Maggie Meredith Acrylic on Canvas “Two for the Money,” depicting two cats peering through a window with a Nantucket villagescape in the background, signed lower left.
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Roy Bailey Oil on Canvas “Low Tide, Nantucket”
SOLD FOR $7,410
Roy Bailey (American 1933-2002) Oil on Canvas “Low Tide, Nantucket,” signed lower right Bailey.
14 in. x 26 in.Bailey was born in Maine and educated at the New York School of Visual Arts and the Pratt Graphic Art Center. He was a member of the Artists Association of Nantucket beginning in 1961, working and maintaining a gallery on island for many decades.
Provenance: The Sandra P. Doubleday Collection;
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James H. Cromartie Acrylic on Artist’s Board “North Wharf”
SOLD FOR $6,000
James H. Cromartie (b. 1944) Acrylic on Artist’s Board “North Wharf”, signed lower left J. Cromartie.
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Harry J. Sunter “Mending the Nets” Oil on Canvas
SOLD FOR $30,000
Harry J. Sunter (New York, Massachusetts 1850-1900) “Mending the Nets”, oil on canvas, signed lower left Sunter ’85, in original frame.
24 in. x 40 in.Note: A Harry J. Sunter oil painting inscribed on the stretcher “A Sand Beach, South Beach, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1885” sold at Rafael Osona Auctions 02 August 1997 for $24,200. It is Osona’s opinion that this oil “Mending the Nets” also painted in 1885 was likely painted on Nantucket.
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Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. “Racing to the Wharf Rats Club”
SOLD FOR $56,400
Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (American 1910-1982)
“Racing to the Wharf Rats Club”, oil on Masonite, depicting a dapper gentleman wearing a top hat with his mermaid in a bonnet, pearls flying on her neck and fluke racing to the Wharf Rats Club in a horse drawn surrey before a sign reading “Wharf Rats Club, 3 mi.”. Signed lower right R. Cahoon.
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Frank Swift Chase “Nantucket Service Wharf” Oil on Canvas Board
SOLD FOR $13,200
Frank Swift Chase (American 1886-1958) “Nantucket Service Wharf”, oil on canvas board, signed lower left Frank Swift Chase.
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Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. “Nantucket Courtship” Oil on Masonite
SOLD FOR $19,200
Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (American 1910-1982) “Nantucket Courtship”, oil on Masonite, depicting sailors offering flowers to two mermaids seated in the monument on lower Main Street, Nantucket, with a view of the harbor and wharf in the background, signed lower right, in a gilt slip and ebonized frame.
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George G. Fish “Rare Nantucket Primitive Portrait of a Girl with Pony Pulltoy” Pastel on Linen
SOLD FOR $6,000
George G. Fish (American, 1849-1880) “Rare Nantucket Primitive Portrait of a Girl with Pony Pulltoy”, pastel on linen, signed and dated 1859 lower right.
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John Austin Tempra on Board “Opera House Nantucket”
SOLD FOR $6,900
John Austin Tempera on Board “Opera House Nantucket” with original jelly label on reverse “John Austin Nantucket Opera House”
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Robert Stark Oil on Canvas “Coskata Clamming”
SOLD FOR $26,450
Robert Stark (1933-2014)
Oil on Canvas “Coskata Clamming”,
depicting clammers on Coskata
beach in the foreground with
red sailed sailboat in the background,
signed lower right R. Stark.
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Mellie Cooper Hand Made Paper Quilt
Mellie Cooper quilt made from hand sculptured paper, in shadow box.
Quilt: 37 in. x 34 in.
Overall: 43 in. x 40 in.Sold for $2,300.00
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Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. Oil “Sledding on Main Street Nantucket”
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (1910-1982)
Oil on Masonite “Sledding on Main Street Nantucket”,
signed lower right R. Cahoon
22 in. x 28 in.Sold for $32,200.00
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David Lazarus Oil on Canvas “Sailing in Polpis Harbor”
David Lazarus Oil on Canvas
“Sailing in Polpis Harbor”
depicting a sailboat in the foreground
with Nantucket Town in the background,
signed lower right D. Lazarus.
35 in. x 24 in.Sold for $8,050.00
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Robert Stark Oil on Canvas “Madaket Seiners at Dawn”
Robert Stark (1933-1914)
Oil on Canvas “Madaket Seiners at Dawn”,
signed lower right R. Stark
16 in. x 20 in.Sold for $11,500.00
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Rare Ralph Cahoon 3-Dimensional Oil on Masonite “Nantucket Sleigh Ride”
Rare Ralph Cahoon (1910-1982) 3-Dimensional Oil on Masonite with Clark Voorhees (1911-1980) Whale, titled“Nantucket Sleigh Ride”, depicting three mermaids riding a Clark Voorhees carved half bodied whale with lighthouse, clipper ship and hot air balloon in the distance. Titled “Nantucket Sleigh Ride” lower center, signed lower right R. Cahoon, original Lobster Pot Gallery label on reverse.
18 ¼ in. x 22 in.Sold for $23,800.00
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Ruth Haviland Sutton Oil on Artist’s Board “Main Street, Nantucket”
SOLD FOR $3,705
Ruth Haviland Sutton (1898-1960)
Oil on Artist’s Board
“Main Street, Nantucket”,
signed lower left Ruth Haviland Sutton
12 ¼ in. x 16 in. -
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. Folk Art Oil on Masonite “Seaside Wedding Party”
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (1910-1980) “Seaside Wedding Party”, folk art oil on Masonite, hot air balloons overhead crossing American clippers by the lighthouse and church clock tower, a very joyful wedding party of four mermaids and four sailors dancing with floral bouquets. signed lower right R. Cahoon. 26 in. x 32 in.
Sold for $43,125.00
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Richard K. Loud Fine Art Oil on Linen “Catboats Sailing in Gloucester Harbor”
Richard K. Loud (Massachusetts b.1942) Fine Art Oil on Linen “Catboats Sailing in Gloucester Harbor”, signed lower right Loud, in custom gold leaf frame.
16 in. x 20 in.Sold for $9,520.00
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Andrew Shunney Fine Art Oil on Canvas “Spring Tulips”
SOLD FOR $11,500
Andrew Shunney (1916-1978)
Fine Art Oil on Canvas
“Spring Tulips”,
signed lower left.
30 in. x 24 in. -
Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by I.F.W. Des Barres,
Hand Colored Map of Nantucket by I.F.W. Des Barres, published by an act of Parliament in 1781 from the folio “Atlantic Neptune”, fine condition and colored at the time of printing.
29 ½ in. x 42 in.Sold For $53,550.00
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Frank Swift Chase Fine Art Oil on Artist’s Board “High Surf, Nantucket”
Frank Swift Chase “High Surf, Nantucket” fine art oil on artist’s board, signed lower left Frank Swift Chase.
12 in. x 16 in.Sold for $9,520.00
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Wendell Macy Fine Arts Oil on Panel “Brant Point”
SOLD FOR $17,550
Wendell Macy (Nantucket 1845-1913) Fine Arts Oil on Panel “Brant Point”, rare large format, signed lower right Wendell Macy 1883
11 ¼ in. x 20 in. -
Ralph Cahoon Oil on Masonite “Nantucket Fish Co.”
Ralph Eugene Cahoon (1910-1982) “Nantucket Fish Co.”
A Fine Arts Oil on Masonite, depicting a sailor boy with four mermaids and their bounty of fish, signed lower right R. Cahoon.
17 ½ in. x 23 in.Sold for $29,750.00
Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell
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Ralph Cahoon Oil on Masonite “Mermaid Inn”
Ralph Eugene Cahoon (1910-1982) “Mermaid Inn” Fine Arts Oil on Masonite,
depicting sailors from the ship “Hero” dancing on the boardwalk with approaching sailor and mermaid, patrons drink ale at the Mermaid Inn, a ship approaching headland in the distance. In custom frame by Eli Wilner & Co. New York, signed lower right. 25 ½ in. x 38 in.Sold for $27,370.00
Provenance: The Nantucket Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell
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Julian E. Yates Oil on Canvas
SOLD FOR $1,710
Julian E. Yates (1871-1953) Oil on Canvas
“Head of Polpis Harbor”, signed lower right Julian Yates.
16 in. x 19 ½ in. -
Michael Keane Oil on Canvas
SOLD FOR $23,000
Michael Keane (Massachusetts 20th-21st Century) Oil on Canvas
“Afternoon Catboat Sail”, signed lower right Keane. Keane is a life long artist with a special affinity for the sea. He studied with artist Marshall W. Joyce, eventually becoming his studio partner. Additionally Keane was employed for many years by General Dynamics as a technical illustrator. An instructor of painting for Copley Society of Boston, he has taught painting for over fifteen years.
24 in. x 36 in. -
William R. Davis Oil on Canvas
Sold for $5,175.00 William R. Davis (Massachusetts b.1952) Oil on Canvas
“Yachting Race Off of Nantucket”, signed lower right William R. Davis. Davis, grew up in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. A self-taught artist he captures the serene light of a sunrise or sunset on the water. In 1987 he mounted a one artist show at the Mystic Maritime Gallery and all twenty of his works shown were sold. He has received the Mystic Maritime Gallery Award of Excellence. His art pays homage to such 19th C. artists such as James Bard, Antonio Jacobsen and Fitz Hugh Lane.
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Michael Keane Oil on Artist Board
Sold for $6,900.00 Michael Keane Oil (Massachusetts 20th-21st Century) on Artist Board
Study for “Ahead of the Mark”, signed lower left Keane. Keane is a life long artist with a special affinity for the sea. He studied with artist Marshall W. Joyce, eventually becoming his studio partner. Additionally Keane was employed for many years by general dynamics as a technical illustrator. An instructor of painting for the Copley Society of Boston, he has taught painting for over fifteen years.
8 in. x 12 in. -
Jan Pawlowski Oil on Canvas
Fine Jan Pawlowski Oil on Canvas “Skyline View of the Town of Nantucket From Monomoy”, signed lower left
Jan Pawlowski ’03.
30 in. x 30 in.
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Lincoln J. Ceely Oil on Door Panel
SOLD FOR $ 5,850
Lincoln J. Ceely (1865-1950) “The Old Mill, Nantucket”, a rare oil on door panel snowy view of Nantucket’s Old Mill. Stamped on reverse “Lincoln J. Ceely, Maker, Nantucket, Mass.”
4 ½ in. x 7 in. -
Ralph Eugene Cahoon Oil on Masonite
Ralph Eugene Cahoon (1910-1982) “Riding the Whale”, oil on board depicting three mermaids and three sailors riding a whale, signed lower right “R.Cahoon”, in an antique gilt frame.
12 in. x 16 in. -
Tony Sarg Original Watercolor on Paper
Tony Sarg (1880-1942) “Welcome Home from the Widow’s Walk”, watercolor on paper, signed lower right Tony Sarg. A very rare piece, this was one of the original studies for the famed poster.
35 in. x 28 in. -
Elizabeth Hadwen Sampler, 1766
SOLD FOR $8,260
Elizabeth Hadwen Sampler, 1766, born February 18, 1755 in Newport, Rhode Island. The sampler contains partial alphabet and quote “Elizabeth Hadwen Her Sampler Made the 12 Year of Her Age, 1766. A Precious Young Woman and an Honour to Her Parents”.
15 in. x 9 in.Elizabeth was the sister of James Hadwen (b. Newport 1758) the Father of “Nantucket’s” William Hadwen (b. in Newport 1791); Elizabeth’s mother was a Barney.
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James H. Cromartie
SOLD FOR $7,020
James H. Cromartie “Dory at Home”, acrylic on artist board, signed lower right J. Cromartie.
24 in. x 36 in.Cromartie’s art is in the private collections of Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, Tom Brokaw, Late Princess Diana, Robert Duval, C.F. Mueller and others. Among his historical works are the “The U.S. Capitol” and the “White House”, which were chosen by the U.S. State Department to hang in the U.S. Embassy on Moscow.
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Ralph Cahoon Oil on Masonite
SOLD FOR $57,330
Ralph Cahoon (1910-1982) “Flying Kites at Brant Point” oil on Masonite, depicting a sailor and mermaids flying kites at Brant Point, hot air balloon and three-mast American clipper rounding Brant Point, signed lower right R. Cahoon, original Lobster Pot Gallery label on reverse. 25 in. x 19 in.
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Wendell Macy Oil on Wood Panel
SOLD FOR $10,530
Wendell Macy (Massachusetts 1845-1913) “Pulling the Dory Ashore” oil on wood panel, signed lower right Wendell Macy, in period Victorian gilt frame.
5 ¼ in. x 6 ¼ in. -
Wendell Macy Oil on Canvas
SOLD FOR $9,360
Wendell Macy (1845-1913) “Floral Still Life” Oil on Canvas, depicting assorted roses in a pitcher on a ledge, signed and dated lower left Wendell Macy, 1895, in a flat oak frame.
16 ½ in. x 16 ½ in.Ex-collection: Barbara Johnson
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Wendell Macy Oil on Panel
SOLD FOR $10,530
Wendell Macy (1845-1913) “Seaside Portrait of a Woman Under Umbrella” oil on door panel, unsigned, Ex-Collection Barbara Johnson.
Overall 6 ½ in. x 9 ½ in. -
Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Canvas
Robert Stark Jr. (American, Contemporary) “Rainbow Fleet” oil on canvas, signed lower right R. Stark. In a dot and cross gilt frame.
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Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Canvas
Robert Stark Jr. (American, Contemporary) “Out With the Rainbow” Oil on Canvas, signed lower left R. Stark. In a carved gilt rope and ebonized frame. Stark is as illuminist, painting principally in oil on canvas or panel. His work is represented in numerous private and corporate collections in the US, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, Germany, France, China and the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Emma H. Van Pelt (American 19th Century) “Nantucket Garden”, circa 1890’s
Watercolor on paper view of summer hollyhock with Academy Hill in the distance, signed lower left Emma H. Van Pelt and titled lower right 12 in. x 9 in.
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Emma H. Van Pelt (American 19th Century) “Nantucket Homestead”, circa 1890’s
Watercolor on paper, signed lower left Emma H. Van Pelt. 12 in. x 9 in.
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Goldsmith “Casa Blanca Lilies and Chrysanthemums” oil on canvas
Signed lower right. 38 ½ in. x 32 in.
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Kenneth Layman “Beach Road”
SOLD FOR $16,240
Oil on board, signed lower right K. Layman 21 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.
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George Gardner Fish (Nantucket 1822-1906) “The Bride [The Maidens]”
Pastel on paper, signed, dated and inscribed lower left G.G. Fish, NYork, 1858. 50 in. x 36 in.
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Elizabeth Saltonstall (American 1900-1990) “Sailboats Tied to Nantucket Dock”, oil on artist’s board
Signed lower left E. Saltonstall. 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.
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Macy (1845-1913) “Four Sheep on the Bluff,”
Oil on canvas, signed lower left Wendell Macy, 1891. 10 in. x 8 in.
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Wendell Macy (Massachusetts 1845-1913) “View of a Beached Wreck”, circa 1881
Oil on panel, signed lower left Wendell Macy, 81, also in pencil on reverse Wendell Macy, Nantucket. 3 ½ in. x 8 in.
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Wendell Macy (Massachusetts 1845-1913) “Crashing Surf”
Oil on board in period gilt frame, signed lower right Wendell Macy, ’88. 4 in. x 6 ¾ in.
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Wendell Macy (Massachusetts 1845-1913) “Hauling Seaweed”
Oil on panel, signed lower right Wendell Macy, 1884. 4 1/8 in. x 7 in.
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Wendell Macy (Massachusetts 1845-1913) “View of Old Brant Point Lighthouse”
Oil on panel, signed lower left Wendell Macy, 1884. 3 ¼ in. x 7 ¾ in.
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Frank Swift Chase (American 1886-1958) “Autumn Landscape”
Oil on artist’s board, signed lower left Frank Swift Chase. 7 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.
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Frank Swift Chase (1886-1958) “Inner Harbor” oil on artist board
Frank Swift Chase oil on artist’s board, “Inner Harbor” Signed lower right Frank Chase, pencil study on verso. 8 in. x 10 in.
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Frank Swift Chase (1886-1958) “Nantucket Beachscape” oil on board
Signed lower left Frank Swift Chase. 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.
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Frank Swift Chase (American 1886-1958) “Rainbow Fleet Rounding Brant Point”
Signed lower right Frank Swift Chase. 8 ¼ in. x 10 ½ in.
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Swift Chase (American 1886-1958) “Race Day in Nantucket”
Oil on artist board, signed lower right Frank Swift Chase. 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.
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Rare Carved and Painted Flying Merganser Drake, attributed to James Walter Folger (1851-1918)
Circa 1870-1885, unsigned. 12 in. x 16 ½ in.
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Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (American 1910-1982) “Courtship”, oil on Masonite
Depicting a sailor and his mermaid sitting under a canopy on top of a spouting whale, clipper ship and lighthouse in the distance, signed lower right R. Cahoon. 13 ¾ in. x 20 ¼ in.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958) “Study of a Tree”
Oil on board, faintly signed lower right. 6 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958) “Nantucket Summer Garden”
Watercolor on paper, a very early work, signed mid-lower Anne Ramsdell Congdon, ’02. 20 in. x 14 in.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958) “Nantucket Town Skyline View from the Creeks”
Circa 1904, watercolor on paper, very rare early work , signed and dated lower left Anne Ramsdell Congdon, 1904. Dedication on reverse “Nantucket Painted by Anne Ramsdell Congdon for Miss Mabel Parsons”. 9 ¼ in. x 14 in. Very few Nantucket view watercolors by Congdon are known to exist and three are documented on the Nantucket Historical Associations digital exhibition of “The Nantucket Art Colony, 1920-45”.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958) “Commercial Wharf,”
Oil on artist’s board, signed lower right Anne Congdon, 1936. 7 ½ in. x 9 in.
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Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (American 1910-1982) “Kite Flying at Brant Point”, oil on Masonite,
Signed lower right R. Cahoon, in walnut frame with gilt liner. 22 ½ in. x 17 ½ in.
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Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (1910-1982) “Ballooning for Mermaids” Oil on Swedish Masonite
Depicting four large hot air balloons with numerous burgees and elaborate baskets with four men holding a large fishing net scooping up mermaids from the ocean, signed lower right R. Cahoon Pinxt 28 in. x 40 in.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958) “Goose Pond from Poverty Point,”
Oil on Masonite, signed lower right Anne Congdon, 1936. 24 in. x 29 in.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958) “Working Boats at Low Tide, Nantucket, MA,”
Oil on board, signed lower left. 15 in. x 17 ½ in.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958) “Topgale”
Oil on Masonite, signed lower right Anne Congdon, 1940. 14 in. x 18 in.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (1873-1958) “Ruth Haviland Sutton Strolling on the Hill”
Oil on Masonite, signed and dated lower left Anne Congdon, 1942. 19 in. x 24 in.
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Maggie Meredith Designed and Hooked Rug “LOVE”
Signed lower center. 50 in. x 57 in.
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Illya Kagan “Madaket Creeks” oil on canvas
Signed lower left Illya Kagan 12 in. x 36 in.
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Ellen Selden “Monomoy Shores” oil on canvas
Signed lower right Selden 30 in. x 36 in.
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Jane Brewster Reid watercolor on paper
SOLD FOR $8,190
Jane Brewster Reid (1862 – 1966) “Picking Daisies at Sankaty Bluff” watercolor on paper, depicting two young girls in hats picking flowers with Sankaty Light in the distance, signed lower right J.B. Reid, nearly identical watercolor illustrated in Robert A. diCurcio’s “Art on Nantucket” pg. 183
7 in. x 12 in. -
Charles Drew Cahoon (Massachusetts 1861-1951) “A Good Day’s Catch”, oil on canvas
Signed lower right C.D. Cahoon. 12 in. x 18 in.
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873-1958), “The Old Mill”
SOLD FOR $87,750
Oil on Masonite, signed and dated lower right Anne Congdon, 1940. 19 in. x 23 ½ in. Literature: A very similar painting is in the NHA’s collection and is illustrated in Michael H. Jehle’s “Picturing Nantucket”, pg 90.
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Rare Aletha Macy (Nantucket 1901-1971) Carved and Painted Flying Merganser Plaque
In the style of carved plaque by James Walter Folger. Inscribed on reverse “Made by Aletha Macy, June 15th 1942”. Overall 15 ½ in. x 28 ½ in.
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James Barker (Nantucket 20th Century) “Martin’s Lane”
Oil on artist’s board, unsigned. 15 ½ in. x 11 ½ in.
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Aletha Macy (Nantucket 1901-1971) “Portrait of the American Schooner Bushrod W. Hill”, oil on Masonite
Signed lower right Aletha Macy. 23 ½ in. x 35 ½ in.
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Edgar W. Jenney (Nantucket 20th Century) “Miss Gladys Wood’s Living Room” watercolor on paper
Interior scene of 139 Main Street, Nantucket. 21 in. x 17 in. Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Special Loan Exhibit.
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Frank Corso (American 21st Century) “Evening’s Approach” oil on board
Signed lower right Corso. 24 in. x 30 in.
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Thomas Dunlay “Portrait of a Young Girl” oil on canvas
Gold leaf frame. 13 ¼ in. x 10 ½ in.
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John Austin (1918-2001) “Wharf Rat Club”, tempera on board
Original paper label on reverse. 10 ½ in. x 17 in.
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John Austin (1918-2001) “Nobska from Old North Wharf”, tempera on board
Signed lower right Austin. 9 ½ in. x 19 ½ in. Sold for $3,990.00 July 6, 2013
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Andrew Shunney (1916-1978) Oil on Canvas “Calla Lilies”
Signed lower left Shunney.
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Andrew Shunney (1916-1978) “Madaket” Oil on Canvas
Signed lower right Shunney, original Lobster Pot Gallery label on reverse. 16 in. x 22 in.
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Maggie Meredith Oil on Canvas “Yellow Hat Tea Party”
Signed lower left. 24 in. x 30 in.
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Emma H. Van Pelt (American 19th Century), “October, Nantucket”, circa 1890’s
Watercolor on paper, a fall landscape view with the Town of Nantucket skyline in the distance, signed lower left Emma H. Van Pelt and titled lower right. 9 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.
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Emma H. Van Pelt (American 19th Century), “Distant Surfside – Nantucket Taken by the Old Mill”, circa 1890’s
Watercolor on paper signed lower left and titled on original mat. 11 ¼ in. x 20 ½ in.
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Emma H. Van Pelt (American 19th Century) “Sloop in the Marsh”, circa 1890’s
Watercolor on paper, signed lower left Emma H. Van Pelt. 14 ¾ in. x 20 ½ in.
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Emma H. Van Pelt (American 19th Century) “Nantucket”, circa 1890’s
Watercolor on paper, portrait of a cottage with Sankaty Light in the distance, signed lower left and titled lower right. 10 in. x 11 ¾ in.
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Emma H. Van Pelt (American 19th Century) “Indian Tent Rings, Nantucket, Mass.”, circa 1890’s
Watercolor on paper signed and titled lower left, also inscribed in pencil on original mat “Indian Tent Marks of Long Ago”. 12 in. x 14 in.
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Kenneth Layman “Long Nantucket Landscape” oil on canvas
Signed lower right K. Layman 35 in. x 58 in. Layman received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from Tulane University. He has taught at Newcomb College, Georgia State University, Wheelock College and is a former member of the Copley Society of Boston, Kenneth Taylor Gallery, Main Street Gallery
– Nantucket and Williams Gallery – Princeton; Current member of the Artist’s Association Gallery – Nantucket.
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