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SK INNER American & European Works of Art Fine Paintings & Sculpture Sale 2560B September 9, 2011 Boston 617 American & European Works of Art Fine Paintings & Sculpture specialists in charge Robin S. R. Starr Kathy Wong Elizabeth C. Haff Department Director 508.970.3297 508.970.3258 508.970.3259 American & European Paintings & Prints Department - 508.970.3206 General Inquiries: [email protected] auction 2560B Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4 p.m. Lots 301-660, preceded by Fine Prints & Photography at 12 noon 63 Park Plaza Boston, Massachusetts preview Wednesday, September 7, 2011 12 to 5 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011 12 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 9 to 10:30 a.m. absentee bidding Tel: 617.874.4318 Fax: 617.350.5429 Online: www.skinnerinc.com general inquiries View all lots online at www.skinnerinc.com 617.350.5400 cover: 518 (detail); frontispiece: 617; inside back cover: 341; back cover: 523 Register… Preview… and Bid Live Online Preview Auctions Online Bid Live Online with SkinnerLive! Flip through the pages of our interactive virtual catalogues, Get the live auction experience from your home or office or view all lots in an upcoming auction to browse with SkinnerLive! Register in advance for an auction to bid through images and detailed lot information. You can also online in real time. download and print a PDF file of a catalogue. Find Items with Lot Alert Read the Skinner Blog Find out immediately when items you like are available at Keep up on market trends with tips from our expert auction. Lot Alert searches upcoming Skinner auctions for appraisers. Discover the stories behind the art and items matching your interests, and automatically emails antiques Skinner offers at auction, and add your own you when an item is posted in the online catalogue. comments to join the conversation. Track Lots and Leave Absentee Bids Get Email Updates on Auctions and Events While previewing any auction online, you can ask Subscribe to the Skinner email list to receive monthly specialists questions with a lot inquiry, keep a list of items auction schedules, invitations to events, and notification that interest you with Track Lots, or place secure and when auction previews and catalogues are posted to the confidential online absentee bids. website. Email [email protected] to join. www.skinnerinc.com table of contents 1 Auction & Specialist Information 2 Web Site & Online Bidding 4-5 Event Announcements 7 Lots 301-660 246 Glossary of Terms 247 Artist Index 250 Conditions of Sale 251 Absentee Bid Form 252 Company Directors & Specialty Departments 253 Administrative Staff & Client Services 254 Map & Driving Directions 255 Catalogue Subscription Form Please Note: All lots sold subject to our Conditions of Sale. Please refer to page 250 of this catalogue for the full terms and conditions governing your purchase. Copyright © Skinner, Inc. 2011 All rights reserved MA/Lic. #2304 SKINNER presents a Fine Art Gallery Walk Presented by Robin Starr, Director of Skinner’s Paintings & Prints Department Thursday, September 8, 2011 5:30 p.m. Reception/6:00 p.m. Gallery Walk 63 Park Plaza Boston, MA R.S.V.P. 617.350.5400 Reservations are Limited Gallery Walk held in conjunction with a preview of Skinner’s September 9th auctions of Fine Paintings & Prints 4 Upcoming Auction Fine Paintings & Sculpture February 3th, 2012 Boston, MA Peter Lanyon (British, 1918-1964), Deep Blue Coast, sold for $201,450, sale #2547B. Consignment Deadline: November 4th, 2011 For more information please contact our American & European Paintings department at 508.970.3206 or email [email protected] www.skinnerinc.com 5 301 301. Dutch School, 19th Century View of Venice with Piazza San Marco Unsigned, identified on an exhibition label from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas, 31 x 49 1/2 in. (78.7 x 125.7 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, craquelure. Provenance: Mrs. J.N. O’Donohue [Margaret O’Donohue], Arlington, Massachusetts; gift to the present owner. Exhibitions: Scenic Painters and Draughtsmen of 18th Century Venice, January 17 to March 3, 1958, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. $10,000-15,000 online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 7 302 302. 303. Manner of Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808) School of Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596-1669) Landscape with Classical Ruins Classical Interior with Figures Unsigned, inscribed “Fragonard” on the reverse of the mat. Inscribed “Pietro da Cortona” l.r. Conté crayon on laid paper, image diameter 10 5/8 in. (26.9 cm), Graphite, ink, and whiting on laid paper, sheet size 11 7/8 x 16 7/16 in. framed. (30.1 x 41.7 cm), framed. Condition: Foxing, soiling, handling creases, subtle rippling. Condition: Sheet laid down on secondary sheet of laid paper, rippling, $1,000-1,500 center crease, repaired tear. $500-700 303 8 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com