High above New York's Central Park is an apartment with 23-foot-high ceilings and abundant north light. The apartment itself is as much a part of the owners' collections as the art itself. Neighboring apartments have housed notable luminaries from politicians to world-renowned artists.
Prominent in the couple's living room is a painting by E. Oscar Thalinger (18851965), the first painting they bought together. Thalinger's portrait of an apple seller during the Great Depression is emblematic of the collection and the period of American art history that interests them the most. Thalinger and Thomas Hart Benton taught at the Summer School of Art, an offshoot of the Ste. Geneviève Art Colony, outside of St. Louis, Missouri.
When the economy collapsed in 1929, there was, ironically, a bumper crop of apples. Some of the surplus was bought and provided to unemployed men at a minimal cost. Selling apples for five cents apiece, gave them a sense of purpose. Thalinger's figure is wearing the overcoat and fedora he had worn to his office when he was employed.
Another way to make money at the time was shining shoes, a task often left to young boys. Isaac Soyer's A Nickel a Shine is in the couple's collection. The WPA published an edition of lithographs of the painting in 1937.
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Norman Rockwell - The most recently acquired piece, "Whig and Tory", executed in 1938 by the famous American painter and illustrator, Norman Rockwell, was hosted at the Norman Rockwell Museum
Recently hosted at the Norman Rockwell Museum, closing in June, was the exhibition Mystery and Wonder: Highlights from the Illustration Collection. Within the collection was the museum’s highlight, and the most recently acquired piece, Whig and Tory, executed in 1938 by the famous American painter and illustrator, Norman Rockwell (18941978). This oil on canvas illustration is quite significant in that it remained unpublished in any magazines the artist was known for working with—most famously The Saturday Evening Post.
Tracing History
The Arts and Crafts Conference returns for the 26\" year to enlighten and educate the masses on the Arts and Crafts movement
Top-Tier Offerings
The May 16 American Art sale at Freeman's | Hindman brought in a total of $773,494 with an 88 percent sell-through rate.
A Healthy Market
Freeman’s Hindman’s American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists sale achieved 1.8 million in total sales
American Atmosphere
Louis Ritman’s Hollyhocks leads Christie’s online-only auction of important 19\" and 20\" century works
Historic and Contemporary
DuMouchelles brings works by Tiffany and Frank Stella under the umbrella of one sale
Wild Lands
Landscapes and wildlife are the categories to watch at the Jackson Hole Art Auction
Poignant Pieces
Several watercolors by prominent American artists are among the highlights in Swann Auction Galleries’ American Art sale
On the Rise
Swann Auction hosts its African American sale, highlighting artists that have been historically overlooked
Works of Prominence
Bonhams Skinner presents important 19thand 20th-century American art in its upcoming September sale
