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Bakker
Fine Art to sell the Poland Collection
A single owner auction sale of Important European
and American paintings, prints, and sculpture from the collection
of Ted And Mildred Poland will be offered by James R
Bakker Antiques, Inc on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at 7 PM. The
sale will take place at the Hibernian Hall, 151Watertown Street
( Route 16 ), Watertown, Massachusetts.
Ted and Mildred Poland were avid collectors who enjoyed making personal
connections with many of the artists whom they collected including
MarcChagall who signed and dedicated the colophon page of their
1964 portfolio, Douze Maquettes de Vitraux pour Jerusalem ($50,000/$75,000),
each lithograph signed in pencil and numbered I of the edition of
LXXV. There are many other original lithographs by Marc Chagall
offered including, Circus Pirouette($8,000/$12,000), The Revolution
($2,000/$3,000), The Blue Nymph($8,000/$12,000), and Moses and the
Tables of the Law ($8,000/$12,000).
Picasso's signed lithograph L'Ecuyere numbered 102 of an edition
of 200 and a fine selection of pen and ink portraits of Picasso
by Porzano should generate considerable interest. A large
group of etchings and aquatints by Georges Rouault includes Cirque:
Clown et Enfant($600/$800), several images from the Reincarnation
of Pere Ubu, the Passion and a 1929 self portrait ($800/$1,200).
An aquatint printed in color, Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe after
Manet ($1,500/$2,000) was printed by Jacques Villon in 1928. Renoir
Lithographs, include Une Mere et Deux Enfants ($2,000/$4,000),
Claude Renoir, la Tete Baisee ( $1,000/$1,500 ) and LeFleuve
Scamandre ($1500/$2,500 ). Four color etchings by Dali
including Jupiter and Don Quixote ($800/$1,200) will cross the auction
block. Several works by Maillol, Braques, Buffet and a
fine 1873 etching printed in sepia by Paul Cezanne, Tete de
Jeune Fille round out the print selection.
The Polands also collected a spectacular group of Italian masters
during the Sixties. Lazzaro Donati of Florence was a favorite and
many examples are featured including the monumental 1961 oil, La
Nascita di Venere ($2,000/4,000 ). An important portrait Sketch
of a Young Girl by Pietro Annigoni who also sketched President John
F. Kennedy is, among the Highlights, as are works by both Xavier
and Antonio Bueno. Other Italian artists in the sale are Boccacci,
Cabaniss, Calabria, Campagnola,Caruso, Guarnieri, Isola, Piletti,
Simbari, Spazzali, Spigai, and Tomasi.
An important canvas attributed to Polish artist, Stanislaus Von
Chlebowski (1835-1884) of a Musician in a Doorway is estimated to
bring over $8,000. Another surprise may be the pair of pen and ink
drawings attributed to Oscar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886-1981) at
($3,000/$5,000). Other works include a fine equestrian oil
by Gen Paul ($4,000/$6,000) and watercolors by Mane-Katz, Noyer
and Ouida.
American paintings include many with original labels from Hammer
Galleries by Keith Ingermann and Roy Bailey's Nantucket Shack. Lithographs
by Leonard Baskin, Alexander Calder, Martha Gavensky and Ben Shahn
show the couple's interest in American prints. Important bronzes
include a female torso by Reg Butler ($4,000/$6,000), the Roman
Sack by Gil Franklin ( $2,000/$3,000 ) and a standing female
figure by Augusto Perez ( $2,000/$3,000 ). Two bronzes by
Donati, metal sculptures by Noel, and several unidentified
or unsigned works attest to the Poland's quest for excellence.
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