Ogunquit Museum of American Art: 2006 Auction Artworks

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The 2nd Annual OMAA "Almost Labor Day Auction"
was Saturday, September 2. 2006

(Information on -- and images from -- the upcoming 2007 auction will be posted in the spring.)

Below you will find images of the artworks that were auctioned off at this year's auction. (Click on the images to see them larger.)

Sigmund Abeles, The Shell Collector's Return, c. 1980, 17" x 17", lithograph

Best known for his depictions of the human figure, Abeles recently retired
after teaching for 27 years at the University of New Hampshire. A member of the National Academy, his work is in numerous collections, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the OMAA. This lithograph is a gift from the artist.
Value $800

Aho is a Vermont-based painter, who was included in the 2005 OMAA
exhibition, Diminutive Destinations. The recipient of grants from the
Pollock-Krasner Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts, Aho
was included in the 2005 American Academy of Arts and Letters invitational
exhibition. His works are in many private and public collections, including
the OMAA. This painting is a gift from the artist.
Value $1,800

Carol Aronson-Shore, Fairway Greens Along the York River, 2006, 28 3/4" x 26 1/2", pastel

Aronson-Shore holds degrees from Boston University and the University of Chicago. She taught for many years at the University of New Hampshire, and is now a Professor Emeritus of that institution. She has been a three time recipient of the NH State Fellowship in painting, and in 2005 was named a Lifetime Fellow by the State Council. Her work is represented in many private and public collections, including the White House Historical Association. This pastel is donated by the artist.
Value $1,200

Waldoboro, Maine resident Bell was given her first solo museum exhibit at the OMAA. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Pollock-Krasner Grant, and residencies at the MacDowell Colony and the Skowhegan School. Her works are in numerous collections, including the Arkansas Arts Center, Colby College Museum of Art, and the OMAA. This painting is a gift from the artist. http://www.dozierbell.com
Value $1,000

Beavis studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. His work has been exhibited in numerous venues, including at The Currier Gallery of Art, the University of New England, and the University of New Hampshire. His work can be found in many public and private collections. He is represented by Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth. This painting is donated by the artist.
Value $1,000

Peggy Bacon, Burgler - Illustration for Carl Sandberg book, 1929, 7" x 6 1/2", pen and ink on paper

Bacon was an illustrator, printmaker, painter, poet, novelist, and writer of short stories. She was the first living woman artist to be given a solo exhibition at the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. Bacon’s art is in numerous public collections, including the Metropolitan, Whitney, and Philadelphia Museums, the National Portrait Gallery, and the OMAA. This drawing is a gift from Alexander Bacon Brook.
Value $700

Brenda Bettinson, Sheepscot View, 2002, 9 3/4" x 15", Pencil and colored pencils on paper

Bettinson has exhibited extensively both in the U.S. and in Europe. She was awarded the Gold Medal from the National Arts Club, and among her commissioned works are paintings created for the Vatican Pavilion of the 1965 New York’s World Fair. Bettinson, was given a solo exhibition at the OMAA in 2002. Known for her elegant draftsmanship and unique compositions, Bettinson’s works are in numerous private and public collections, including the OMAA. This drawing is a gift from the artist.
Value $1,850

Isabel Bishop (1902-1988), School Girls, 1974, 9 1⁄4" x 13”, Etching and Aquatint

Bishop is one of the best known of the group of realist artists called “The Fourteenth Street School.” With studios on or near 14th Street in New York’s Union Square, they drew their inspiration from the people, color, and rhythms of the city. Her works are in most major public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan, and Brooklyn Museums of Art, the National Museum of American Art, and the OMAA. This print is a gift from DC Moore Gallery, NYC.
Value $1,200

Blanchette received her BFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been shown widely throughout New England, including a 2005 exhibition at the OMAA. Blanchette is a masterful painter of light and shadow, known for her painterly brushstrokes and forceful colors. She is represented by Nahcotta Gallery in Portsmouth. This painting is a gift from the artist. http://www.mjblanchette.com
Value $3,400

Bradish studied with the well-known painter Arthur Wesley Dow, and with Charles H. Woodbury. She exhibited with the American Watercolor Society, the National Arts Club of New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and The Salons of America. Bradish’s work can be found in private and public collection, including the Portland Museum of Art, the Springfield Art Association of Illinois, Colby College Museum of Art, and the OMAA. This painting is a gift from Mary-Leigh Smart.
Value $1,500

Brnger holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire.
Her works have been exhibited throughout the U.S., including at the Kimball Jenkins Museum, Plymouth State College, New England College, the DeCordova Museum, and the Wichita Center for the Arts. Brnger is represented by Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth. This painting is donated by the artist.
Value $700

Brook was one of the most influential and important realist painters of his generation. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and the National Academy of Arts and Letters. His works are in most major collections of American art, including the Metropolitan, Whitney, Brooklyn, San Francisco, and Detroit Museums, the OMAA and the Art Institute of Chicago. Brook was the husband of the artist Peggy Bacon. This print is donated by Andrew and Colleen Furlong.
Value $800

Mary Eugenie Bradish Call was born in Springfield, Illinois, and studied at Monticello College. She was known for her still life and figure work, but was also involved in the design of costumes and stage sets. Her paintings can be found in many collections, including the Colby College Museum of Art, the Portland Museum of Art, and the OMAA. This painting is a gift from Mary-Leigh Smart.
Value $1,200

Harlow Carpenter, The Tail Forks a Head, 2005, 15 3/4" x 18" x 18 1/2", Steel

Carpenter was born in California and graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Design. He has designed numerous public and private buildings from Oregon to Vermont. After founding a contemporary museum in Waitsfield, Vermont, Carpenter began to pursue his own sculpture career. His sculpture has been exhibited extensively throughout New England, Massachusetts and Vermont. This sculpture is donated by the artist.
Value $1,200

Michael Culver, Fields Below Mt. Agamenticus, 2005, acrylic on paper, 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Culver holds an MA in Painting from the University of Louisville. His work has appeared in many group exhibitions, and in solo exhibits at The Headley Whitney Museum and the Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Grant, and his work is found in public collection such as the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and the OMAA. This painting is a gift from the artist.
Value $900

Dirks is a sculptor who has created over 500 metal fountains. His sculpture and fountains are in public buildings and private collection throughout the U.S. and in Europe. His sculpture, Man of Assisi, is one of the most popular pieces in the OMAA’s permanent collection. From 1954-1979, Dirks drew the well-known cartoon The Captain and the Kids. He is also the OMAA Director Emeritus. This sculpture is donated by the artist.
Value $1,000

Rudolph Dirks, Ogunquit Coast, c. 1915, 5 1/2" x 6 3/4", oil on canvas board

Dirks was the creator of one of America’s first cartoon strips, The Katzenjammer Kids. He was also a fine “serious” painter whose work was included in the influential 1913 Armory Show. Dirks is considered by many to be one of the founding members of the Ogunquit Art Colony. His works can be found in numerous private collections, and in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art, and the OMAA. This painting is donated by John Dirks.
Value $1,500

Doyle has a BFA in art and art history from American University, and has also studied at the University of Louvain in Belgium. Her works have been shown in a variety of venues, including the 2003 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, and at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle. Doyle is represented in the permanent collections of the Mississippi Museum of Art, and the Verona, Italy Museum of Modern Art. This pastel is donated by the artist. http://www.katherinedoyle.com
Value $3,500

Faix holds a B.F.A. from the University of New Hampshire. Faix is represented by Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth. This painting is a gift from the artist.
Value $800

Fichera received his BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art. He also studied at the Pont Aven School of Art in Brittany, France. In 2004, a solo exhibition of his work was held at the OMAA. His paintings are in numerous private collections, and in the OMAA Permanent Collection. This painting is donated by the artist.
Value $2,200

Dan Gair, Fresh Mowed Fields, Tuscany, 2000, 11" x 14”, Color giclee archival print

Gair has been a professional photographer since 1986. He has photographed around the world, completing assignments for such diverse entities as The New York Times, The United Nations, UNICEF, Nikon and Agfa. Gair’s advertising and editorial work has won numerous awards, and appeared in publications such as Architectural Digest, Gourmet and Yankee. This photograph is a gift from the artist. http://www.blinddogphoto.com/
Value $350

From 1949 – 1963, York, Maine resident Hallam was professor of art at the Massachusetts College of Art. Throughout her long career, Hallam has worked in a variety of mediums and styles, and has been given over twenty solo exhibitions. Her works are included in many private and public collections, including the Fogg Art Museum, the Portland Museum of Art, the Rose Art Museum, the Worcester Art Museum, and the OMAA. This print is an anonymous gift.
Value $800

Hardy is a respected watercolorist, teacher and theatrical scenic designer who studied at Syracuse University. His paintings can be found in many private and public collections, including the British Museum, the Smithsonian, the Cleveland Museum, the Library of Congress and the OMAA. Hardy is a long-time member of the Ogunquit Art Association. This watercolor is donated by the artist.
Value $2,500

Steve Hawley, Pears in a Basket, 1996, 22 1/2" x 30", oil and pencil on paper

Newburyport, Massachusetts artist Hawley taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and was a resident artist at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. One of the finest realist painters of his generation, his works are represented in numerous collections, including the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art, and the OMAA. This painting is a gift from the artist. http://www.stevehawley.com
Value $3,000

Horn has a BFA from the University of Hartford, and was the Director of Art for the Lincoln, Massachusetts public schools. She has served as President of Ogunquit’s Barn Gallery, and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Barn Gallery and for the OMAA. Her works are represented in numerous private collections. This painting is a donation from the artist.
Value $600

Brigitte Keller, Journey, 2006, 10" x 10", acrylic with wax and egg on canvas

Keller has exhibited extensively, both in the U.S. and in Europe. She studied at the Art Students League, New York University, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Keller’s paintings are in numerous collections, including Williams College, IBM, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the OMAA. She is represented by Mathias Fine Arts, Trevett, Maine. This painting is a gift from the artist. http://www.brigittekeller.com
Value $600

Richard B. Lethem, Gray Bird, 2006, 9" x 7", acrylic on paper mounted on panel

Lethem has an MFA from Columbia University, and has also studied at L’Academie De La Grande Chaumiere in Paris. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and a Richard Florsheim Grant. His work is included in many private and public collections, including the University of Southern Maine, and Columbia University. This painting is a gift from the artist.
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Value $750

Lyford taught art at Phillips Exeter Academy for twenty-three years. During that time he also maintained an active exhibition schedule for his own work. He is a carver, working predominately in stone and wood. Lyford’s work has been exhibited throughout New England, including at the Addison Gallery, the Worcester Museum, the Currier Art Gallery, and the Farnsworth Art Museum. In 1990, he received the National Academy of Design’s Sculpture prize. This sculpture is donated by the artist.
Value $3,000

Marvin, who lives in Iowa City, Iowa, is a member of the Ogunquit Art Association. He works primarily in large format B&W film, utilizing either a 4x5 or 5x7 view camera. His work has been shown in numerous venues, including at the Portland Museum of Art and the DeCordova Museum. He was recently given a solo exhibition at the OMAA. This photograph is donated by the artist.
Value $490

Mason lives in New York City and has taught at Hunter College for the past 25 years. She is the recipient of many awards, including the first scholarship to study at The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and a Fulbright Grant to study in Italy. In 2005, she was given a solo exhibition at the OMAA. Her works are in numerous private and public collections, including the Springfield Museum, Bryn Mawr College, and Middlebury College. This print is a gift from the artist.
Value $2,200

Michael Palmer, Beach House Across Marsh, 2006, 18" x 24”, Oil on canvas

Born in Kentucky, Palmer received his BA from the University of New Hampshire. A respected member of the Ogunquit arts community, he has served as President of the Ogunquit Art Association. Known for his superb draftsmanship, Palmer’s work is included in many private and public collections, including the DeCordova Museum, the University of Maine Art Museum, Colby College Museum of Art, and the OMAA. This painting is donated by the artist.
Value $3,300

Beatrice Orchard-Todd, Beach House, c.1960, 11 1/2" x 17 1/2", watercolor on paper

Orchard-Todd was a member of the Ogunquit Art Association. This painting is donated by John Dirks.
Value $500

Perry is a painter and sculptor who graduated from Columbia University, and has an MFA from Queens College. He has taught at Queens College, the University of Arkansas, and the University of New Hampshire. His work is in numerous private and public collections, including murals in St. Louis and Washington, D.C. This painting is a gift from the artist.

Rafferty graduated with a BSE in Art from Kansas University. He has been a public school teacher, and a watercolor instructor at the Kansas City Art Institute. Rafferty moved to Maine in 1989 and now teaches privately in Kennebunkport. His work can be found in numerous private collections. This watercolor is a gift from the artist.
Value $700

Robert Solotaire, Penobscot Series: Junction 199, 1998, 16" x 26", oil on canvas

Called, “Among the best painters in Maine,” Solotaire was included in the OMAA 2005 exhibition, Diminutive Destinations. Sources of inspiration are Brooklyn, New York, Pittsburgh and West Virginia. He depicts the most unpretentious scenes, skillfully creating complex and intriguing compositions that transform the ordinary into a worthy subject for art. This painting is a gift from the artist.

Turner grew up in Kittery Point, Maine and graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute. She is a much respected watercolorist known for her depictions of the Maine coast, and, more recently, her seascapes. She has exhibited extensively throughout the northeast and her work is in many private and corporate collections. Her work has recently been added to the OMAA permanent collection. This painting is a gift from the artist.
Value $6,000

Weeks has photographed in many locales throughout the world. His work has appeared in photography annuals, national magazines, and commercial publications, as well as in museums and galleries. This photograph is donated by the artist.

Art critic Robert Hughes has called Welliver’s landscapes, “among the strongest images in modern American art.” His works are to be founded in most collections of American art, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the OMAA. This print is a gift from Alexandre Gallery, NYC.
Value $3,800

Woodbury was an internationally known marine painter and teacher, whose
summer school helped establish the famous Ogunquit Art Colony. Although recognized for his paintings, he was a superb draftsman whose etchings are as much admired and respected as his oils. Woodbury’s work is represented in numerous collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the OMAA. This etching is a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Woodbury. The framing is donated by The Framer’s Workshop & Fine Arts, Wells.
Value $1,000

The 2nd Annual OMAA "Almost Labor Day Auction" was Saturday, September 2. 2006

The 2nd Annual OMAA "Almost Labor Day Auction"
was Saturday, September 2. 2006