Oct 9, 2025 10:00 EST

American Paintings / American Silver

 
Lot 103
 

103

William Gropper

American, 1897-1977
House Un-American Committee, circa 1953 (also known as Un-American Activities)
Signed Gropper (lr); bears the artist's stamp on the frame
Oil on canvas
40 x 50 inches

Provenance:
Dalton and Cleo Trumbo, Los Angeles
Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Beacon Hill Fine Art, New York

Exhibited:
Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Museum of Art, William Gropper, Nov. - Dec. 1972, no. 14

Please note: This lot will be on view in New York

Estimate
$10,000 - $20,000
 

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American, 1897-1977
House Un-American Committee, circa 1953 (also known as Un-American Activities)
Signed Gropper (lr); bears the artist's stamp on the frame
Oil on canvas
40 x 50 inches

Provenance:
Dalton and Cleo Trumbo, Los Angeles
Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Beacon Hill Fine Art, New York

Exhibited:
Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Museum of Art, William Gropper, Nov. - Dec. 1972, no. 14

Please note: This lot will be on view in New York


American Silver

     

Craquelure, most notably in the upper right corner; some frame rub; slight buckling to the canvas in the upper left corner.

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Auction: American Paintings / American Silver, Oct 9, 2025

  • Auction of American Paintings & Prints on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10am in New York

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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle will hold an auction of American Paintings & Prints on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10am in New York. The sale will present works from the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, including fine examples of portraiture; still lifes; nautical paintings and Hudson River, Western and regional landscapes. Also offered will be a selection of Audubon, Currier & Ives and topographical prints.

American Silver – Thursday, Oct 9 in New York
American Silver will be exhibited and auctioned concurrently with American Paintings & Prints. Showcased will be a wide array of silver spanning the 18th through 20th centuries, with notable examples by prominent makers from the colonial era to the modern period. Read More

American Furniture & Decorative Arts – Friday, Oct 10 in Boston
Doyle Boston will host our semiannual auction of American Furniture & Decorative Arts! The inaugural ‘Americana in Boston’ auction will feature an outstanding selection of 18th and 19th century American furniture and decorative arts. Read More

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