Lots 231 - 240

 

Lots 231 through 240 are from the estate of a New York collector whose property has sold for millions of dollars at auction over the last decade.  Most of this painting collection was purchased in Europe between 1930 and 1970 and believed to be authentic by the purchaser. Over the years, the property was vetted by numerous specialists who deemed the works spurious. Many of these paintings are copies after known works in public and private collections and all of the paintings should be viewed as decorative rather than fine art. We wish to remind you that you are bidding at your own risk and that none of these lots are guaranteed by Stair Galleries. After consulting The Art Loss Register (www.artloss.com), we have decided that lots 231-240 in our auction of June 10th, 2011 will be recorded as “spurious” (ie. fake) in their archives.

Lot 231

Lot #231: After Eugène Boudin: View of a Port
Oil on canvas, bears signature "E. Boudin" lower right, framed; 11 x 14 in.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 300.00 Sold at $550

Lot 232

Lot #232: After Paul Signac: "La Rochelle"
Pencil and watercolor on paper, bears signature P. Signac and date '30 lower left, matted and framed; 10 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (sight).
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 300.00 Sold at $600

Lot 233

Lot #233: 20th C. School: Rabbi and Students
Oil on canvasboard, unsigned, framed; 12 x 15 3/4 in.
Estimate: $ 100.00 - $ 150.00 Sold at $50

Lot 234

Lot #234: European School: Ships at Sea
Oil on canvas, bearing signature Klee; 18 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $225

Lot 235

Lot #235: European School: Abstract Composition with Figures
Oil on canvas, bearing signature Miro and dated '35; 34 1/2 x 43 in.
Estimate: $ 600.00 - $ 800.00 Sold at $650

Lot 235

Lot #235A: European School: Ballet Dancer
Pastel on paper, 9 1/2 x 13 in., bearing signature Degas.
Estimate: $ 800.00 - $ 1200.00 Sold at $1100

Lot 236

Lot #236: Sidney Goodman (b. 1936): Three Figures
Lithographs, signed and dated 1978 in pencil lower right, unframed; 29 3/8 x 21 3/4 in. (sheet).
Estimate: $ 150.00 - $ 250.00 Sold at $50

Lot 237

Lot #237: 20th C. School: Figure of a Bird
Bronze, unsigned, mounted on stand; figure 27 in.
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $250

Lot 238

Lot #238: Artwork for "Adventure Theater" Advertising Poster
Mixed media, poster on vero, framed; artwork 30 x 26 in. (sight).
Estimate: $ 100.00 - $ 200.00 Sold at $4

Lot 239

Lot #239: European School: Young Girl in Green Chair
Oil on panel, initialed and dated '73; 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (sight).
Estimate: $ 150.00 - $ 250.00 Sold at $175

Lot 240

Lot #240: After Sue Gussow: Woman with Cat
Reproduction print, framed; 7 1/4 x 10 in. (sheet). Together with an Asian lacquer plaque (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); abstract composition gouache on paper, framed (10 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.); Italian School landscape of a church, framed (4 1/2 x 3 in. sight); embossed silver-metal framed plaque; and an Indian miniature gouache on paper, framed (8 1/2 x 5 in.).
Estimate: $ 200.00 - $ 400.00 Sold at $20