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Rafael Osona Auctions Posts Strong Prices Across Categories

NANTUCKET, MASS. — OnSaturday, August 3, RafaelOsona Auctions conducted anAmericana, fine arts andmarine auction that was high-lighted by the sale of JohnFitzgerald Kennedy’s familydining table and ten Windsorpine dining chairs for $65,000.Anyone who might havethought that the Kennedymystique was fading wasclearly not on Nantucket onSaturday, August 3.While the Kennedy items

were certainly the mostfamous lots in the annual auc-tion, the highest price went toa painting by Anne RamsdellCongdon (1873–1958) thatsold for $87,500. It was fol-lowed by an oil on canvas,“Portrait of the US CorvetteRanger in Full Sail on theOpen Sea,” by the contempo-rary English artist TimThompson (b 1951). The 36-by-48-inch signed work sailedaway at $55,575.Another top fine art lot was a

mixed media on paper work byMilton Avery (American,1885–1965). Titled “Haircut,”the 30-by-32-inch, 1963 workwas signed lower left and soldat $45,000. From a differentcentury, a pair of Nantucketportraits: Captain Robert Joy(1793–1862) and Sally HussyJoy (1797–1882), oil on pinepanels, were unsigned. Thepair of 27-by-23-inch portraitssold for $29,250.Topping the furniture catego-

ry was a Connecticut RiverValley cherry chest on chest ofdrawers, Greenfield, Mass.,circa 1780, that realized$28,080. Captain Elihu Good-man Arms was a captain in theContinental Army during theRevolutionary War, and afterthe war, he owned an inn inGreenfield; the piece descend-ed in the original family.Another interesting offering

came in the form of a poly-chromed engraved portrait of afull-rigged ship on starboardtack with sails set on calm

blue tinted sea, circa 1830s.Engraved on a piece of spermwhale panbone with a latersurface applied gold paintedtheater columns and the ini-tials H.M. (Herman Melville?)in the sky, coming from the col-lection of William J. Boylhart,it sold for $32,760A rare baleen and cane Nan-

tucket lightship basket, circa1850, by Samuel Crawford (b1827) went to $14,040. It

sported a round form with aswing handle, rare baleenstaves, four interior concentricrings in the base and it had anoriginal paper label on the bot-tom that read “Made by S.C.Crawford, Nantucket, Mass.”From New England to Asia,

several fine pieces of jade andbronze were among the toplots. A very fine pale celadonjade “Shouxing” group sold at$22,230; a Mogul-style pale

celadon jade vase and coversold for $20,475; and two Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Bohisattvafigures, Nineteenth Century,each figure seated on doublelotus pedestal and clad inprincely attire, went to$10,830 for both.Other fine art works included

a sentimental favorite byEdgar W. Jenney (Nantucket,Twentieth Century) “MissGladys Wood’s Living Room,”watercolor on paper of an inte-rior scene of 139 Main Street,Nantucket, which realized$9,945. Frank Swift Chase(1886–1958), “Inner Harbor,”oil on artist board, with a pen-cil study on verso, 8 by 10 inch-es, sold for $9,360. A pair ofNineteenth Century watercol-ors: “His Britc. Majs. FrigateMacedonian,” with legend:John S. Carden Esqr, Com-mander; Captured by the U.S.Frigate United States Steph.Decatur Esqr. Commander;and “The U.S. Frigate Consti-tution,” with legend: Isaac HullEsqr. Commander Capturinghis Brit. Majs. Frigate Guer-riere. James R. Dacres Esqs.Commander sold for $17,550.Each was 21¾ by 30¾ inches.All prices reported include

the buyer’s premium. Forinformation, 508-228-3942 orwww.rafaelosonaauctions.com.

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Anne Ramsdell Congdon (American 1873–1958), “The OldMill,” 1940, oil on Masonite, signed and dated lower right,19 by 23½ inches, realized $87,750.

Pair of Nantucket portraits depicting Captain Robert Joy (1793–1862) and Sally Hussy Joy(1797–1882), oil on pine panels, 27 by 23 inches, sold for $29,250 for both.

A pale Celadon jade “Shouxing” grouptopped the Asian category when it sold at$22,230.

President John F. Kennedy’s family dining table and ten ofhis American Windsor chairs sold for $65,000.

Tim Thompson (England, b 1951), “Portraitof the U.S. Corvette Ranger in Full Sail onthe Open Sea,” oil on canvas, signed lowerleft, 36 by 48 inches, sold for $55,575.

Milton Avery (American 1885–1965), “Hair-cut,” 1963, mixed media on paper, signedlower left, 30 by 22 inches, sold at $45,000.

Auction Action In Nantucket, Mass.

NEW YORK CITY — The ArtQuilt Gallery will begin itsfall exhibition season withworks by Kate Stiassni. Hertextile show “Spaces inBetween: Contemporary Tex-tiles” will be on view Septem-ber 10–October 19, with anopening at the gallery Sep-tember 9, 6 to 7:30 pm.Her unique vision produces

spectacular results. Fabric isher paint, and her mastery ofthe medium with the use ofhand dyed fabric gives herwork a richness and depth ofcolor that makes her strongand distinctive graphic com-positions sing.The artist said, “The choice

of working with textiles camevery naturally to me. I lovethe supple and tactile natureof fabric and its ability toabsorb rich colors. I strive to

express energy and movementwithin my work. Yet I also tryto create spaces that allow theeye to pause or pivot in itsjourney. I think of my work ashaving Spaces in Between,and I’m fascinated by howthese spaces can change fromone viewing — or viewer — tothe next.”Stiassni received a BA from

the University of Vermont,and has studied architecture,art and design at ColumbiaUniversity School of Architec-ture, Parsons School of Designand the Fashion Institute ofTechnology in New York City.She has also studied withinternationally renownedfiber artists Carol Taylor,Nancy Crow, Terry Jarrard-Dimond, Carol Soderlund andJan Myers-Newbury. Herwork has been included in

juried exhibitions and art gal-leries throughout the UnitedStates.Stiassni will be showing 15

works, and there will be agallery talk on Thursday,October 3, at 6 pm.The Art Quilt Gallery is at

133 West 25th Street, hoursare 11 am to 6 pm, Tuesdaythrough Saturday. For moreinformation, 212-807-9451 orwww.artquiltgallery.com.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. —Nearly 50 years after the Six-teenth Street Baptist Churchbombing in Birmingham, theBirmingham Museum of Artmemorializes the Civil RightsMovement in a contemporaryart exhibition on displaythrough November 17.“Etched In Collective Histo-

ry,” organized by the Birm-ingham Museum, includesmore than 60 works by 30artists from Alabama andacross the United States whohave created during the CivilRights era through today.Working in various mediaranging from photographsand prints to painting andsculpture, these artists inter-rogate, depict and memorial-ize the Civil Rights Move-ment.“‘Etched in Collective Histo-

ry’ places two generations ina visual and artistic dialoguethat does not always happenin the real world. Rarely dothe two generations sharegallery space in general,much less gallery spacewhere the focus is the CivilRights Movement,” said Jef-freen Hayes, the Andrew W.Mellon curatorial fellow ofAfrican American art at theBirmingham Museum of Art.“The symbolic dialogue is anencouragement for real worldconversations between peoplewho experienced the turbu-lent 1950s and 1960s, those

who have only heard, read orseen photographs of the peri-od, and those who do notknow the history.”“Etched In Collective Histo-

ry” is on view in conjunctionwith a citywide commemora-tion of the 50th Anniversaryof the Civil Rights Movement.Participating artists includeShinique Smith, TheasterGates, Thornton Dial, Jeffer-son Pinder, Kerry James Mar-shall and Emma Amos.“We are so fortunate to have

this superstar roster of con-temporary artists comingfrom around the world to

Birmingham to share theirreflections of the movement,”says Gail Andrews, R. HughDaniel director of the Birm-ingham Museum of Art. “Theexhibition is truly unprece-dented, as this collection ofwork tells vivid stories of theCivil Rights Movement inways in which it has neverbeen told.”The Birmingham Museum is

at 2000 Rev Abraham WoodsJr Boulevard (formerly 20008th Avenue North).For additional information,

www.artsbma.org or 205-254-2565.

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Sanitary workers assembling for a solidarity march, Memphis, March 28,1968; Ernest Withers, photographer.

Wadsworth A. Jarrell Sr (b 1929), “Revolu-tionary,” 1972, color screen print on wovepaper. ©Wadsworth A. Jarrell

Kate Stiassni’s Textiles Open At Art Quilt Gallery Sept. 10

Kate Stiassni, “A Tall Order,” 2013, machine pieced andquilted with hand dyed fabrics, cotton threads and cottonand wool batting, 38 inches high by 48 inches wide.