Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 33

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Artists

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 29		Avedon, Richard (1923-2004) Influential fashion and portrait photographer. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "For Lu Varon with best wishes, Avedon '83," 10"x8". Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 30		Benton, Thomas Hart (1889-1975) American artist, muralist, and regional painter; teacher of the Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollack. Autograph Letter Signed twice: "Tom" at the close of the letter and in full at the lower edge of the verso, 2pp (recto/verso), on engraved, personal letterhead, Kansas City, Mo., 1950 Dec. 12 Fine. To Efrem Kurtz, conductor of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, regarding Tom, Jr., an aspiring flutist. in part: "Rita and I greatly appreciate your interest in T.P….Bill Schuman arranged for him to continue studying at Juillard….I am painting and writing…." Schuman was a composer and president of Juillard. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 31		Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902) German-born American Hudson River School painter. Autograph Letter Signed, 4pp, 8"x5", New York, 1888 Nov. 5. Fine; small closed tear in address. To Henry Whitney, Cleveland, regarding the recent Southern Exposition in Cleveland and unpaid debts. In small part: "Its last Exhibition was indebted to the American Art Union of New York for all the expense of insurance & transportation of the pictures borrowed. These expenses are still unpaid….I am…a thousand dollars out of pocket on this matter…." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $334
Lot 32		Bierstadt, Albert. Autograph Letter Signed "A. Bierstadt," 1p, 8"x5", New Bedford, 1862 June 20. Fine; contemporary ink transfer from docket. To the janitor of the Penn Academy of Fine Arts, with a request: "At the close of the exhibition will you please have my picture of Mt. Lafayette sent to Cornelius Davenport, New Bedford, Mass. Please see that it is carefully fastened in the box…." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 33		Bierstadt, Albert. Autograph Letter Signed "A Bierstadt" on stationery headed by the Bierstadt bee, 4pp, 7"x4½", Studio 1271, Broadway (New York), 1880 Feb. 4. Very good; light toning and partial fold split, affecting nothing. Bierstadt regrets that, because of a cold, he will miss the pleasure of meeting Mr. and Mrs. Morton, as well as General Palmer because "I expect to go to Colorado again next summer.…" Bierstadt was renowned for his beautiful, enormous paintings of the American West. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 34		Bierstadt, Albert. Autograph Letter Signed, 5½ pp, 6"x3¾", New York, 1884 Oct 31. Fine. To an unidentified man, explaining that he has been in the country since his arrival from Europe and will not have time to unpack his studio until his invalid wife, who requires all of his attention, sails for the West Indies. "…as soon as my boxes are opened I will look about for something for you." In a postscript, he adds, "You ask how low I would sell the Autumn landscape for. I would make a reduction if it were not too great…." By this time in the early 1880s, styles in art had begun to change and Bierstadt's paintings were not as popular as they had been. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 35		Bierstadt, Albert. Sentiment Signed with place and date, "Women know how to wait. / San Francisco Dec. 30th 1871 / Albert Bierstadt" on 3"x5" paper with the name "Hannah J. Phelps" in purple ink on the verso. Fine. Written at the top, as a rebuttal, "R.O.B." wrote, "To know how to wait however does not always mean inaction." One wonders what prompted Bierstadt's thought -- perhaps his invalid wife. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 36		De Kooning, Willem (1904-1997) Dutch Abstract Impressionist. Cover of the November 20, 1983 New York Times Magazine Cover Signed "de Kooning" in black ink at the lower edge, n.p., n.d. Fine. De Kooning is featured on the cover and is shown surrounded by his work. Fine. A rare signed photograph. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 37		Derain, André (1880-1954) French Post-Impressionist painter, one of the Fauves; later work representational and realistic; also known for illustrations and theatrical designs, especially for Ballets Russes. Autograph Letter Signed "A. Derain," in French, 1p, 7"x5½", Chatou, 1910 April 8. Fine. To an unidentified correspondent, asking for confirmation that one of his painting has been sold to a museum. "…I hope that it is not just a rumor and that I will definitely have the pleasures of success…." Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $431
Lot 38		(Fashion Designers). Four photographs Signed by Christian Dior, Lily Daché, Bill Blass, and Calvin Klein. Dior and Daché inscribed theirs to Ken Brown; Blass and Klein added "Best Wishes." All fine but Daché, which lacks left upper tip and is lightly toned. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 39		Fisher, Ham (1901-1955) Creator of popular "Joe Palooka" comic strip which began in 1928 and lasted beyond Fisher�s death. Drawing of Joe Palooka Signed, "Oceans of love from Joe Palooka and Ham Fisher," 5"x3". n.d. Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 40		Flagg, James Montgomery. Signed Self Portrait Inscribed "For Emil R. Dern" on a 3"x5¼" piece of blue paper. Fine. Flagg drew a left profile of himself in pencil and signed in pencil. Flagg is famous for his U.S. defense posters featuring Uncle Sam. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 41		Flagg, James Montgomery (1877-1960) Artist/Illustrator; he made posters for the U.S. Defense Program, including the famous poster of Uncle Sam pointing and saying, "I Want You." Photograph of Flagg drawing Signed and Inscribed, "To Ken Browne from James Montgomery Flagg 1951." At lower right, he adds, "I'm older than this." Photo by Hal Phyfe. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 42		Gibson, Charles Dana (1857-1944) Illustrator, creator of the "Gibson Girl. Five items: Two Autograph Letters Signed, one Document Signed, one Sentiment Signed (all "C.D. Gibson"), and one photo postcard. A 1927 letter thanks his correspondent for mentioning Gibson in his book; a 1942 letter thanks Mr. Jeffers for the assurance that 75 isn't old; an undated personal information sheet for The Art League Publishing Co. is filled out by Gibson; and a salutation and signature are on a 4"x5¾" piece of stationery with Gibson's address. All fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 43		Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) (1860-1961) American painter who took up painting in her 70s and gained fame for her primitive paintings, primarily depicting rural scenes of the 19th and 20th centuries. Autograph Letter Signed, 2pp, on puppy-dog note paper, 4½"x4" (Eagle Bridge, NY) (1947) Sept. 15. To Mrs. Ruth London, in part: "have just received the Express receipt, as the agent has been away…I have not been so well [she was 87 years old], but feel fine this morning, so sorry that the glass got broaking [sic] as I packed them my self and thought they sould ride to Jerryco…." With holograph transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $564
Lot 44		Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) Freelance illustrator for Harper's Weekly; in 1859 he began his career as a painter, often of Civil War subjects; he began to paint in watercolor in 1873. In 1883, he settled at Prout's Neck, Maine, although he traveled widely, and painted the watercolors upon which much of his later fame rested. In 1890 he began a series of much-admired landscapes, painted in oil. Two Autograph Letters Signed, one in full and one "W. Homer," plus a full signature in the text, 2pp each, Prouts Neck, Maine, 1902 Sept 20 and n.p., 1907 Aug. 21. Fine. The first regards the rental of a cottage Homer owns: "The rent of my cottage is $600 per year--300 in advance & the balance on August. 1st following…." The second is to Mrs. Laura W. Marrs, who rented a cottage every year from Homer, "I send you your pirch [sic] that I caught in front of your cottage this morning. They are skinned & put in this shape by Winslow Homer N.A…." Envelope with no postage (hand delivered), addressed in Homer's hand. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $960
Lot 45		Homer, Winslow. Autograph Letter Signed on stationery stamped "Winslow Homer, Scarboro, ME." at top, 5pp, 8"x5" (June 1903). Fine. To Laura Marrs, who rented a cottage from him every summer, regarding work being done to get the cottage ready. After a detailed explanation of what is being done, he adds, "I am going to hang some watercolors as belonging to the cottage - & if you do not wish them to hang there, you can say so. They are from my private stock & not for sale. You will be pleased with the looks of the place.…" One would certainly hope that she would be pleased! Transmittal envelope addressed by Homer and postmarked "Prouts Neck ME. 1903". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $633
Lot 46		Homer, Winslow. Autograph Letter Signed, 4pp, 8"x5" (Scarboro, Maine), 1905 May 22. Fine. To Laura Marrs at the Albemarle Hotel in New York. In part: "You have chosen the proper season to arrive here….Up to this day - at six A.M. it has been a life of hardship, cold, &c. miserable. I have kept interested in work -- quite outside my trade -- which I think very little of as it's made up of all honor & no profit. But I am all right now for the balance of my life. I am well & happy with lots of money. (how I got it is my own business)…." Transmittal envelope is addressed in Homer's hand, with stamped return address. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $660
Lot 47		Homer, Winslow. Autograph Letter Signed "Cousin Winslow," 4pp on Hotel Westminster, New York stationery, 1907 April 9. Fine. To Laura Marrs, happy to hear that she and her husband are retuning for the summer, "I think there will be more to amuse all of you at Prouts next season…." He makes a drawing of the area, covering most of the page, then gives news of who will and will not be there, and of land he has sold, "…the lots in front of Stephensons - including Silver Lake with the fishing privileges…." A sketch of the area covers most of the page, at the bottom of which, he adds, "I have sold lots of pictures for large sums of money." Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $748
Lot 48		Homer, Winslow. Autograph Letter Signed, 3pp, 8"x5", Scarboro, Maine, 1906 May 18. Fine. To Laura Marrs, "…I am very glad that you & your party are all well & will be in Scarboro this next summer…the cottage…looks very nice there at present. There are two partridge nests within 300 feet of it. One with 11 eggs & one with at present only 6. When they each get 12 they will commence business for 20 days & you may yet see them if the cats & boys let them alone…." Transmittal envelope in Homer's hand, with Prouts Neck Postmark and stamped return address. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 49		(Homer, Winslow) Kenyon Cox (1856-1919) American painter, figural compositions. Two Autograph Letters Signed, total of 3½ pp, 6½"x5", Windsor, Vermont, 1913 Aug. 25 and 30. Very fine. To Louis Ettlinger at the American Lithographic Company, first asking permission to have Homer Winslow's painting "Hound & Hunter" reproduced for Cox's book on Homer ("I have tried to analyze Homer's art, its strength & weakness…."), then thanking Ettlinger for having complied. Transmittal envelopes addressed in Cox's hand. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 50		Hunt, W. Holman (1827-1910) British pre-Raphaelite painter. Autograph Letter Signed, 2pp, 7"x4½", Draycott Lodge Fulham, 1886 Aug. 31. Fine. To Henry Haslam, in part: "…I shall be happy to show all in my studio.Many of these works…happen to be of the pictures exhibited in Bond St….Should these not suit when I know your wishes I would take the first opportunity of meeting them…." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 51		Leitch, William Leighton. 19th century Scottish watercolor painter; known for landscapes. Autograph Letter Signed "W.L. Leitch," 3pp, 7 ¼"x4 ½", Sidney House, 1860 May 23. Fine; light toning. To an unidentified man who wants to buy a painting from Leitch. In part: "The little drawing you like in �The Academy� was drawn as a present to my friend David Roberts…I was in a small degree pleased with it myself….allow me to make a duplicate…."…". Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 52		Miro, Joan (1893-1983) Spanish surrealist painter. Print Signed in yellow ink in the top border, 10½x8½", n.p., n.d. Probably from an art book, showing the artist holding one of his designs. Matted to 14¾"x12½"; some discoloration to edges of matte, but print is fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $132
Lot 53		Chagall, Marc. A head-and shoulders Portrait Signed in blue crayon at lower right, 12¼"x9¼", n.p., n.d. Fine. The smiling image is from an art book and has a poem "The Apocalypse According to Marc" printed on the back. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 54		Nahl Family Archive. Collection of over fifty letters, documents, photos, postcards, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the famous Nahl family of painters and sculptors that can be traced back to the 1600s in Cassel, Germany. Most of the letters are in French or German; all have translations. Condition is overall very good to fine. Charles Nahl (1818-1878), who painted the grizzly bear that is on the California state seal and is considered early California's foremost artist, immigrated to San Francisco in 1850 with his half brother H.G. Arthur Nahl (1835-1890), another prominent artist. They opened Nahl Brothers Art & Photographic Gallery at Nos. 10, 12, 14 Montgomery Street, near Market (see photo and flyer). Over 20 letters in the collection are between Nahl family members; they date from 1825 (Johann Wilhelm upon the death of his father Johann August) to the 1950s, when Augusta Nahl, daughter of Arthur, corresponded with Alex McLeod, who planned to write a book on Charles, and gave detailed descriptions of Nahl paintings in her possession. Seven letters (over 25 pages) from Arthur to his and Charles' uncle, Johann Wilhelm, a renowned artist in Cassel, contain excellent content. From Paris in the late 1840s, Arthur informs his uncle of their progress in painting, of exhibitions they participated in or viewed, naming specific artists and paintings, and discusses life during and after the revolution of 1848. From San Francisco in 1854, Arthur mentions an 1852 fire in Sacramento that burned a large collection of sketches and refers to panoramas that he is painting for the Americans; they were 8 feet high and 14 feet wide and were all views of California. In 1859, he sends his uncle the certificate of the Mechanic's Institute and the title page of the Sportbook. "Almost all these things are engraved on glass--a new invention by us and then printed in the photographic way….We got a patent from Washington so nobody can imitate it. We received many orders…In every bookseller's shop you can see �the bear and the lion.�" Also in the collection are: An 1859 document signed by Charles Nahl, an original auto sketch signed "Nahl 1825," approximately ten photos (includes Charles and Arthur), numerous photo postcards of their paintings, a catalogue for the 1882 exhibition in San Francisco of paintings inherited by Arthur from Johann Wilhelm, various formulas (e.g. retouching and reducing varnish, how to clean a dirty picture, etc.), family documents (a family genealogy, maintaining the family graveyard in Cassel, Johann Wilhelm's death certificate, etc.), handwritten poems, newspaper clippings about the family, and more. This is a very interesting and informative collection. It should be examined personally. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 55		Nevelson, Louise & Davidson, Jo. Photographs Signed by two sculptors: Louise Nevelson ("L. Nevelson") and "Jo Davidson." Nelvelson's portrait is a head-and-shoulders shot. Davidson photo is of a painting of him holding his pipe; he inscribed and dated the photo in 1946; backstamp of Tommy Weber. Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 56		Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860) American portrait and historical artist; son of Charles Wilson Peale. Signature with sentiment, place and date, "Respectfully Yours / Rembrandt Peale / Ph[iladelphi].a June 20, 1860" on 6½"x3¾" stationery. Ideal for framing. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 57		Petty, George (1894-1975) Commercial artist; creator of the "Petty Girl." Two "Petty Girls": one curvaceous beauty is viewed from the back on a 1948 calendar (Copyright 1946 Fawcett Publications, Inc.), and is framed to an overall size of 19"x15½"; the other "Petty Girl" wields a fishing pole, wearing thigh-high boots; matted with Petty's signature and framed to 20¾"x15½". Both in very fine condition. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex: Steussy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 58		Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Spanish painter and sculptor; with Braque, creator of Cubism. Original crayon sketch in orange and red, signed "Picasso" in orange crayon, n.p., n.d., 4½ x 5½ inches. Picasso is generally recognized as the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,335
Lot 59		Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Spanish painter and sculptor. Photograph Signed and dated, "Picasso / 10.5.65" with a red marker, 12"x8", n.p. Very good; left edge worn. A full-length shot of the artist sitting at a work bench and holding a piece of sculpture. A note on the verso places the location at Cannes, France. A large brown transmittal envelope to Ken Browne in Mesa, Arizona, is probably in Picasso's hand. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 60		Pissaro, Carmille (1830-1903) French artist; the only artist to participate in all eight Impressionist exhibitions. Autograph Letter Signed ("C. Pissarro"), Paris, October 19, 1899, 3 pp octavo. To Rodolphe, one of Pissarro's six children, reproaching him and his wife for not visiting his sick brother. In part: "…You're really something. How many times we've asked you to come and we've told George, then because of a bodice [that Rodolphe's wife Amicie wanted to buy], you're putting off the trip till later. But one disappointment is enough to aggravate the invalid's condition…As far as your're concerned, it's of no consequence, knowing how indifferent you are but I don't understand Amicie!….You can be really proud of having dropped a brick on your mother…." Some brushing of the ink as Pissarro wrote hastily. A look at the great artist as a concerned and irate father. With translation. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 61		Poynter, Sir Edward John and Wilkie, Sir David. ALS "Edward J. Poynter," 2pp, 7"x4½", 28 Albert Gate, S.W., 1897 Nov. 19. Poynter (1836-1919, British painter; president of the Royal Academy) writes to Miss Kingsley, explaining that he is leaving "to paint a portrait in the country…." ALS "D Wilkie," 1p, 5½"x3¾", 24 S. Phillimon Place, Wed. eve. Wilkie (1785-1841, British genre painter, portraitist) writes to "Macdonald" regarding a box that is being made for Wilkie. Both fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 62		Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978) American illustrator and artist. Original Test Print of John F. Kennedy Signed "Norman Rockwell," 19½"x15", n.p., n.d. Matted and framed to an overall size of 22"x18". Excellent condition. This is the test print Rockwell made for an edition of 2500 prints, published in 1976 by American Heritage Graphics, Los Angeles, California. Rockwell signed in the lower border. The head-and-shoulders portrait of Kennedy is accompanied by the original dryography plate from which the print was pulled. As the vast majority of printing plates are held by the Curtis Publishing Company, only a few dryography plates have ever reached the market. There is a dent in the plate at the top of JFK's head, and the plate has been scored with an "X" to discontinue the print run; it is housed in a 23½"x19½"frame, from which the glass has been removed. Two unique items with the dual association of Norman Rockwell and John F. Kennedy. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 63		Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) British poet and painter; with Holman Hunt, Millair and others founded the pre-Raphaelite school of painting. Two Autograph Letters Sighed "D G Rossetti," 1p each, 6½"x4" and 7"x4½", n.p.,n.d. Fine and very good, one with minor foxing. In one, mourning-bordered, he declines an invitation: "…I have promised to make a call at church-time…and should hardly get away from the Temple…." The second asks "Marks," "How about the Brighton things?…. ". Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 64		Ruskin, John (1819-1900) British painter, art critic, author, and social reformer. Autograph Letter Signed, "J Ruskin," as first Slade professor of fine arts, 1p, 7"x4½", Brantwood…Lancashire, 1875 Sept. 22. Good; toned around edges from previous framing; laid to board. To Robert Rawtone, in part: "…I wrote in that tone to try you….put what you have to say as shortly as you can: and remember that in opinions about liberty - independence &c. we are very nearly in direct antagonism…." Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 65		Sully, Thomas (1783-1872) American portrait painter. Two Autograph Letters Signed "Tho Sully," 1p each, 10"x7½", Philadelphia, 1847 June 13 and 18. Fine. To J[ohn] Y[oung] Mason, President James Polk's Secretary of the Navy, regarding portraits of Polk and Mason that Sully has been commissioned to paint. On June 13, Sully says in part: "I addressed a letter to you…with particulars concerning the portrait which I am painting of the President and you. It would be well to have them framed here, and I should be glad to learn…which of the three kinds of Frames which I sent a list of is chosen…." Sully gives the cost of each type of frame in a postscript. On June 18, Sully writes, in part: "I have finished the portraits of the President and Secretary Mason….I would be much gratified to be enabled to address each portrait to the proper Society; and to know the best route for their conveyance to Chapel Hill…." A three-line holograph postscript is initialed "TS." In a penciled note on the verso, Secretary Mason gives instructions to answer Sully that "…the Societies prefer the 40 dollar frames--keep the portraits open, until the President visits Ph[iladelphi]a--then box them up, and send them to me with your bill. J.Y.M." Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 66		Vernet, Carle, Antoine Charles Horace (1758-1836) French painter best known for battle scenes of Napoleon I and of sporting scenes. Autograph Letter Signed "Carle Vernet," 1p.+ integral address leaf, in French, 8"x6¼" (Paris), n.d. Fine. To Madame Démion, apologizing that he had mistakenly given her bad tickets for a session, that he would have corrected his mistake but could not find her, and that he would like to make up for his mistake at the first opportunity. With two engravings of Vernet. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 67		Wyant, Alexander Helwig (1836-1892) American landscape painter; Hudson River School. Four Autograph Letters Signed "A.H. Wyant," 4pp, 10"x8", New York, 1866 and New Bedford,1869. Fine. Written as a struggling young artist to his parents in 1866 and his widowed mother in 1869, showing concern that his parents have to take in boarders, reflecting on memories from his childhood, describing his homesickness and saying he would like to visit home for more than a few days "if you can spare me a room to work in," deploring his poverty ("I am still poor as Job's turkey"), rejoicing in a sold painting, and telling his sister to stop teaching and stay with their mother and he will be able to send money. Very interesting family letters. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 68		Wyant, Alexander Helwig. Autograph Letter Signed "A Wyant," 3pp, 10 ½"x8 ½", London, 1866 Apr. 5. Fine; two small vertical tears, easily repaired. A wonderful chatty letter to his parents and sister describing his life in London, bemoaning his loneliness, and describing a painting he is working on. In part: "It is a picture of evening, the sun about an hour high, & behind trees, breaking through here & there, dancing among leaves & branches, stopping for a moment on the feathery top of a willow, then jumping to the willow�s reflection in the water below: sporting amongst grasses & ferns in the foreground, gilding the edge of an old King-fisher that sits patiently on a dead snag"…." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 69		Wyant, Alexander Helwig. Autograph Letter Signed "A H Wyant," 1p, 8"x5", New York, n.y. April 24. Very good; contemporary smears. To Miss Margaret McCoy in West Virginia, advising her on painting. In part: "Select a scene in nature that has three or four elements, and get their values. The sky, a bit of distance, a field, with a strong tree or a figure--that's four. You can vary it in light & shade…you will see a hay-stack…relieved against a purple dark mountain, with a touch of silver in the sky, with a touch of green in the foreground. Get their values in color & light & dark…." With transmittal envelope. 400-600. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 70		Wyant, Alexander Helwig. Autograph Letter Signed "Aleck," 1 ½" (front and back of 1 sheet) (New York), n.y. Feb. 9. Fine. To Miss Arabella Locke, his future wife, about his health and how wonderful she is. He closes, "Your faithful lover." With six other items: transmittal envelope; carte de visite of Arabella Locke; an 1894 2pp letter to Mrs. Wyant (as a widow) from S.G. Perry, stating that Wyant was "one of the greatest painters of this age" and enclosing a poem he wrote about Wyant's paintings; two 1891 letters from the secretary of the American Water Color Society regarding Wyant�s having won a prize of $300 for "most meritorious picture" for his painting "An Afternoon Ramble." (7 items). Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 71		Young, Chic. 1901-1973) Cartoonist; created of the "Blondie" comic strip. Sketch of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead and their family Inscribed and Signed, "To Jim Patrick--With All Good Wishes From The Bumsteads and Chic Young 5/6/57," 4¼"x5½". Matted and framed to 9¼"x10¼". Very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173