From Old Masters to Modernism: A Season of Landmark Fine Art Sales
Oct 28 | 11:00AM ET | New York
This Fall, Freeman’s | Hindman’s Impressionist and Modern Art team will hold their seasonal sale in New York for the very first time. To mark the occasion, the auction will unveil an exceptional selection of fresh-to-market works by Le Pho, Pablo Picasso, Gustave Loiseau, the brothers Jean and Raoul Dufy, and Vu Cao Dam. The sale will be led by La Tour Eiffel, a 1958 canvas by Bernard Buffet underscoring his enduring attachment to the City of Light. We are also especially proud to present Leon Underwood’s rare Negro Rhythm bronze, offered from the distinguished collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Nov 4 | 10:00AM ET | Philadelphia
On November 4 in Philadelphia, Freeman’s | Hindman will proudly present Echoes of the Past, a remarkable collection assembled over decades by a discerning European collector. Anchored in Old Master drawings and paintings of exceptional quality, the collection extends into the 19th and early 20th centuries with enduring names such as Giuseppe de Nittis, Giovanni Boldini and Federico Zandomeneghi.
Nov 4 | 12:00PM ET | Philadelphia
This November, Freeman’s Hindman will present a wide selection of European paintings from the 15th to 19th centuries. Leading the sale is a distinguished California collection, highlighted by Giovanni Paolo Panini and Studio’s intricate View of the Pantheon, Rome, alongside Charles François Lacroix’s dramatic Eruption of Vesuvius and elegant 19th-century works by Guillaume Guillon-Lethière and Eugen von Blaas.
Landscapes will feature prominently, from dazzling Venetian views by followers of Canaletto to later masters Franz Richard Unterberger and Antonietta Brandeis. Portraiture and still life will also shine, including Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky’s enigmatic Eastern Beauty and two large Dutch works deaccessioned from the Philadelphia Museum of Art in support of future acquisitions. Other standouts include Jan Brueghel the Younger’s finely detailed landscape and Montague Dawson’s spectacular marine Cutty Sark.
