Eldreds: Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction, 51626, East Dennis,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 16, 2026 - May 16, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tod Lindenmuth; Karl Knaths; Charles Kaeselau; Oliver Chaffee; Blanche Lazzell; Agnes Weinrich; Vollian Rann; Saul Yalkert; Shelby Shackelford; Edwin Reeves Euler; Ada Gilmore | A Modern Pilgrim's Print Book |
1935 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,079.50 | |
| 10 | Kenneth Gayoso How (1883-1950) | Cold Storage Beach |
1939 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 539.75 | |
| 16 | James Alfred Forsberg (1919-1991) | Temple |
1956 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,079.50 | |
| 20 | Gerrit Albertus Beneker (1882-1934) | Windy Willows |
1928 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 476.25 | |
| 26 | Umberto Roberto Romano (1905-1984) | Searching Youth |
1965 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 285.75 | |
| 36 | John Grillo (1917-2014) | Tango Dancers |
1994 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 698.50 | |
| 40 | Seong Moy (1921-2013) | Spring Thaw |
1999 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 43 | Sally Brophy (1960-2022) | Walking the Breakwater |
2010 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,778.00 | |
| 48 | Karl Knaths (1891-1971) | Agnes and Helen |
circa 1916 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 50 | Lillian Burk Meeser (1864-1942) | Provincetown Street with Figure |
circa 1925-1930 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 51 | Ora Inge Maxim (1895-1982) | Hollyhock Lane, Provincetown |
circa 1930 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 56 | Nancy Webb (1926-2012) | Roses |
undated | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 317.50 | |
| 57 | Alvin Ross (1920-1975) | Coleus |
undated | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 58 | Clare Veronica Hope Leighton (1898-1989) | The Beach |
undated | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,175.00 | |
| 59 | Patricia Richardson de Groot (1930-2018) | Cormorants (#4) |
undated | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,206.50 | |
| 60 | Robert Burns Motherwell (1915-1991) | Untitled, from "Peace Portfolio I" |
New York | 1970 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,778.00 |
| 61 | Donald Witherstine (1895-1961) | Messengers of the Sea |
undated | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 381.00 | |
| 66 | Alvin Ross (1920-1975) | 5 Books, including: September |
undated | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 285.75 | |
| 77 | Constantine Manos (1934-2025) | Boy with a Pelican / Daytona Beach, Florida |
1998 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 539.75 | |
| 84 | Edward A. Wilson (1886-1970) | The Lonely House (The Joshua Dyer House, Truro); Meeting House (Hogback Meeting House, Truro); The Lookout |
1950; 1923; 1936 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 90 | Richard Florsheim (1916-1979) | Big Town |
undated | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 444.50 | |
| 91 | Donald Frederick Witherstine (1895-1961) | Clinging Cedars |
undated | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 539.75 | |
| 105 | George Elmer Browne (1871-1946) | Fishermen at the Dock |
undated | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 571.50 | |
| 110 | Robert Burns Motherwell (1915-1991) | The Robinson Jeffers print from Apropos |
Long Beach, California | 1981 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 118 | Coulton Waugh (1896-1973) | Low Tide - Provincetown |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
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