Spring 2025 International Fine Art Sale
Sat, Mar 29, 2025 01:00PM EDT
Lot 199
James Fitzgerald (Am. 1899-1971), Farmhouse with Chickens, Watercolor on paper, framed under glass
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$6,500
Sold Price excludes BP
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James Fitzgerald
(Am. 1899-1971)
Farmhouse with Chickens
Watercolor on paper, framed under glass
Signed l.r.
19 3/8" x 25" actual, 28 1/2" x 34" framed
The location of Farmhouse with Chickens is, according to historian Calvin Hennig, a "delightful puzzle". While the hilly landscape in the background and the red tin roof both suggest a Californian scene (Fitzgerald arrived in California in 1928 after spending a period of time in the Caribbean), the color palette is more vibrant and varied than his typical California paintings. Hennig notes that "In so many ways, this work -- definitely a Fitzgerald -- seems an outlier. It's tropical exuberance and colors seem like that painted by a man fresh from the Caribbean who here is translating a modest California subject through that lens."
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From the collection of Geraldine Rauh, niece of the Artist, by descent to her son Eric to Private Collection Portland, Oregon
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