American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists
Department
The American Art department at Freeman's specializes in paintings, drawings, works on paper, and sculpture by artists working in the United States from the 19th century through the 1970s. Auctions feature works of the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, Ashcan Realism, Regionalism, and Modernism, in addition to other movements, styles, and genres.
Freeman's American Art auction houses attract collectors intent on purchasing the important works of some of America’s most renowned artists. These include exceptional pieces by all three generations of the celebrated Wyeth family (N. C. Wyeth, son Andrew and daughter Henriette, and grandson Jamie); Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton; Rockwell Kent, Norman Rockwell, and other icons of American illustration; graduates of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, such as Cecilia Beaux and Arthur B. Carles; and leading Pennsylvania Impressionists, from Daniel Garber to Edward W. Redfield to Fern Coppedge. Our specialists offer unrivaled expertise in evaluation and appraisal, consistently securing impressive results at auction.
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Edward Willis Redfield (American, 1869–1965) ‘Spring at Point Pleasant on the Delaware River’
Price Realized $483,000
Team
Adam Veil
VP, Head of Department, American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
Morgan Martin
Senior Specialist, American Art, Head of Sale, Western Art, Wildlife, and Contemporary Native American Art
Garden Party: The Collection of Renny Reynolds
Discover the Power of Regional Art: Pennsylvania Impressionists at Freeman’s
Freeman’s remains the market leader for Pennsylvania Impressionists and the New Hope School, a position shaped by decades of benchmark results and deep scholarship in the region’s most celebrated artists.
Walter Baum’s Late Afternoon Found in Freeman’s American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists Sale
Late Afternoon (1933), a visual combination of local color with a breathtaking sense of wilderness, is arguably one of Walter Baum’s most accomplished winter scenes. The artist’s painterly rendition, recalling the bravado of Edward Redfield with its fast, muscly brushwork, endows the scene with texture and depth, the heavy snow and tumultuous flow of the river almost palpable.
American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists Thrive at Freeman’s $3.4M Spring Auction
“This weekend's results underscore not only the resilience of the American market but also the discernment of collectors, who embraced the sale with enthusiasm,” said Adam Veil, Freeman’s Vice President and Head of Department for American Art. “As always, we're proud to have served our clients so successfully.”
From the American West to Bucks County: Freeman’s December Auction Brings Rare American and Pennsylvania Impressionist Art to Market
On December 7, Freeman’s Philadelphia saleroom will showcase the American Art & Pennsylvania Impressionists auction, featuring a diverse selection of 19th- and 20th-century American art. Highlights include Alexander Phimister Proctor’s bronze Pursuit of the King of the Herd, illustrations by N. C. Wyeth, modernist works by George Bellows, and a premier group of Pennsylvania Impressionists, led by Daniel Garber’s Sumac Lane.
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