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As part of the New Canaan Museum and Historical Society’s October4Design programing, the Waveny Park Conservancy will host a walking tour of the grounds around the main house of Waveny Park. WPC board member Arianne Kolb will provide a history of Waveny and the Lapham family as well as an overview of the Olmsted Brothers’ […]

Speaker: Dr. Thayer Tolles, Curator of American Painting and Sculpture in the American Wing of the MET. The virtual lecture will examine the career of Abastenia St. Leger Eberle, sculptor of Waveny’s Lotus Fountain 91918), in the context of other early 20th-century American women sculptors, as well as the popularity of small bronze sculpture for […]

Abastenia St. Leger Eberle, known for her sensitive depiction of the oppressed, created...

Abastenia St. Leger Eberle, known for her sensitive depiction of the oppressed, created...

MILFORD, Conn. - Shannon’s launched the spring season with strong results during their April 29th Fine Art Auction. Nearly 90 percent of the 201 lots offered were sold, realizing $2.4 million in total sales. Works by women artists, 19th century American art and Modernism led the sale, which was upbeat with busy chatter from a bank of 20 phone bidders and robust online participation. All prices reported include the buyer’s premium.   The top lot of the auction was a masterpiece by C...

World records are shattered in Shannons April 29th fine art auction, which posts strong results, $2.4 million in sales Oil on canvas by Charles Morgan McIlhenney (American, 1858-1904), titled Summer Afternoon by the Shore, signed, 14 inches by 26 ¾ inches, est. $15,000 - $25,000, sold for $100,000. The top lot of the auction was a masterpiece by Charles Morgan McIlhenney, titled Summer Afternoon by the Shore. It sold for $100,000, a record for the artist. Even in the absence of a live audience...

Women Artists Featured at Shannon’s April 29th! MILFORD, Connecticut Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid HELEN MARIA TURNER American (1858-1958) "Portrait of Anne Spencer," c. 1925 oil on canvas, signed and inscribed lower left "Helen M. Turner N.Y." 40 x 30 inches Shannons ABASTENIA ST. LEGER EBERLE American (1878-1942) "Girl Skipping Rope" bronze, signed and dated "A St. L Eberle 09," stamped with foundry mark "S. Klaber & Co. / Founders New York" height...

Shannons Spring Fine Art auction now open for bidding Oil on canvas mounted on paperboard by Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823-1880), titled Lake George from Near Sabbath Day Point, 10 ¾ inches by 14 ¾ inches (est. $30,000 - $50,000). MILFORD, CONN .-Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will kick off the spring auction season with a sale of paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures on Thursday, April 29th, at 6 pm Eastern time. The 200-plus artworks include American art, modern and contem...

Impressionist painting by Willard Leroy Metcalf will headline Shannons April 29th fine art auction MILFORD, Connecticut Subject Line Please provide verification code Email is invalid Oil on canvas by William Leroy Metcalf (American, 1858-1925), titled The Road that Leads to Home (Woodbury, Conn.), signed, circa 1919, 26 inches by 29 inches (est. $150,000-$250,000). Shannons Fine Art Auctioneers MILFORD, CONN. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will kick off the spring auction season wi...