Property from the The Estate of William H. Truettner Sold to Benefit The Smithsonian American Art Museum
Property from the The Estate of William H. Truettner Sold to Benefit The Smithsonian American Art Museum
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139 Frederick Judd Waugh (American, 1861-1940) Evening, 1888, incised signature lower right “F.J. Waugh 1888”, oil on board, 12-1/2 x 18-1/2 in.; painted and gilt wood frame, 16-1/4 x 22-1/2 in. Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
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illiam “Bill” H. Truettner was a renowned curator of painting and sculpture for close to fifty years at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A specialist in 18th and 19th century American Paintings, he also advised over one hundred research fellows at SAAM. He organized numerous ground breaking exhibitions, on subjects from Thomas Cole to the American West. He published on various key figures and schools including Frederic Church, George Catlin, John La Farge, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, and the Taos School. Still vital and active as senior curator emeritus at the SAAM after his retirement in 2014, he was awarded the Lawrence A. Fleishman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of Art History by the Archives of American Art. Since 2014, SAAM has honored Bill’s career as a scholar and mentor by awarding an annual fellowship in his name. Brunk Auctions is proud to offer this group of paintings and sculpture collected by one of American Art’s most discerning eyes, sold for the benefit of The William H. Truettner Fellowship at Smithsonian American Art Museum Our Premier Autumn Auction | October 21&22, 2025
140 Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, N.A. (New York, 1880-1979) Playdays, fountain, signed on base “Harriet W. Frishmuth 1925,” foundry stamp “Gorham Co Founders OFED,” patinated bronze, 22-1/2 x 8 x 7 in. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
141 Joshua Shaw (British/America, 1776-1861) Italian Landscape, unsigned, 14 x 20 in.; fine period carved gilt wood frame, 22 x 28 x 3 in. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY (label verso) Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
142 Richard La Barre Goodwin (American, 1840-1910) Basket of Strawberries, signed lower right “R. La B. Goodwin”, oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in.; fine Heydenryk reproduction gilt wood frame, 153/4 x 19-3/4 x 3 in. Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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143 Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923) Girl with Casket, 1871, signed with artist monogram cipher “18V71”, oil on canvas, 15-3/4 x 9-1/8 in.; fine reproduction gilt wood frame, 22-1/2 x 16 in. Provenance: Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY (label verso) Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 Per old label verso “mentioned in Digressions of V.” (Vedder, Elihu. 1910. The Digressions of V., Written for His Own Fun and that of His Friends. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.)
144 Fine Portrait of a Gentleman (American, late 18th/early 19th century) A Gentleman in a Red Waistcoat, apparently unsigned, oil on canvas in painted oval, 29-3/4 x 24-34 in; fine Heydenryk reproduction dark finished frame with gilt wood liner, 30 x 35 x 2-1/2 in. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
145 Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923) Boats on the Nile, unsigned, dated lower left “Feb 10th phi.”, colored pencil and chalk on grey paper, 8 x 12-7/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 13 x 18 x 1 in. Estimate: $400 - $600
October 21, 2025
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146 Antoine-Louis Barye, Cheval surpris par un lion (French, 1796-1875) Horse surprised by a lion, modelled circa 1833, cast probably before 1875, signed on base “Barye”, bronze, 15-1/4 x 14-1/2 x 5-3/4 in. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
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147 Paul Desire Trouillebert (French, 1829-1900) Sunlit Village Street, signed lower right “Trouillebert”, oil on canvas, 18-3/8 x 10-1/2 in.; modern gilt wood frame, 25-3/8 x 17-3/8 x 2-1/4 in. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
149 Charles Emile Jacque (French, 1813-1894) Atmospheric landscape with shepherd tending a grazing flock of sheep, signed lower right “Ch. Jacque”, old artist’s label verso with number “20” and “Mouton”, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 34-3/8 x 29-1/4 x 2-1/8 in. Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
151 Francois Marius Granet (French, 1775-1849) A Jesuit priest kneeling and praying in a private chapel, circa 1802-18, an old label verso indicates this subject is the chapel at Villa Rufinella (now Villa Tuscolana Frascati, Frascati, Italy), home of Pope Pius VII from 1773 to 1804, inscribed or signed “Granet” with remnant of wax seal to right of label, oil on canvas, 12-3/4 x 9-5/8 in.; original gilt wood and composition frame, 17 x 14-1/8 x 2-3/4 in. Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 Born in Aix-en-Provence, Granet trained with Jean-Antoine Constantin and Jacques-Louis David, who predicted his gift for color and light. After a brief visit in 1802, Granet returned to Rome for more than two decades, joining a circle of French artists that included J.-A.-D. Ingres. Celebrated for his church and convent interiors, Granet combined the seventeenth-century Dutch taste for intimate cabinet pictures with a modern interest in everyday Italian life. Rather than depicting Rome’s monuments, he often chose humble or overlooked settings, such as this cloister near his studio on the Via del Corso. Ingres himself was among the first admirers of these works. Granet later returned to France, serving as curator at the Louvre and director of the Museum of French History at Versailles. He bequeathed his own collection to Aix, now housed in the Musee Granet.
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150 Attributed to William Shayer the Elder (British, 1787-1879) A Stop at the New Inn, unsigned, stretcher with old labels, stencil “350EW” (possibly an early 20th century Christie’s auction stencil), oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in.; fine reproduction gilt wood and composition frame, 35-3/4 x 43-5/8 x 3 in. Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
October 21, 2025
148 Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena (French, 1808-1876) Chanson D’amour, signed lower left “N. Diaz”, oil on board, 10-5/8 x 8-1/4 in.; 19th century gilt wood and composition frame, fluted cove, acanthus corners, 18-3/4 x 16-1/2 x 2-1/2 in. Provenance: John Hanna, Inc. Detroit, Michigan, No. 2102 (label verso) Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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