Nov 20, 2025 11:00 EST
Important Fine Art including Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman
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Emil Bisttram
Hungarian/American, 1895-1976
Sound of Voices Quartet, 1963 (Also known as Sound of Voices No. 2)
Signed Bisttram, dated 63, and inscribed with the artist's device (lr); Signed Emil Bisttram and inscribed Taos NM No 2 and as titled on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
40 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches (101.9 x 63.8 cm)
Provenance:
Mayrion Bisttram (wife of the artist)
Bisttram Estate represented by Gerald P. Peters, Santa Fe
Willed to St. John's College, Santa Fe
St. John's College represented by Munson Gallery, Santa Fe
Walt Wiggins, Wiggins Fine Art, Santa Fe
Collection of Thomas E. Summers, Oklahoma City, OK
Private Collection, New Mexico
Clark-Wiggins, Ltd. Fine Art (label on the backing)
Aaron Galleries, Chicago
Literature:
Walt Wiggins, The Transcendental Art of Emil Bisttram, Pintores Press, Ruidoso Downs, NM, 1988, p. 34, illus.
Framed 42 3/4 x 28 inches
Sold for $15,360
Estimated at $15,000 - $25,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Hungarian/American, 1895-1976
Sound of Voices Quartet, 1963 (Also known as Sound of Voices No. 2)
Signed Bisttram, dated 63, and inscribed with the artist's device (lr); Signed Emil Bisttram and inscribed Taos NM No 2 and as titled on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
40 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches (101.9 x 63.8 cm)
Provenance:
Mayrion Bisttram (wife of the artist)
Bisttram Estate represented by Gerald P. Peters, Santa Fe
Willed to St. John's College, Santa Fe
St. John's College represented by Munson Gallery, Santa Fe
Walt Wiggins, Wiggins Fine Art, Santa Fe
Collection of Thomas E. Summers, Oklahoma City, OK
Private Collection, New Mexico
Clark-Wiggins, Ltd. Fine Art (label on the backing)
Aaron Galleries, Chicago
Literature:
Walt Wiggins, The Transcendental Art of Emil Bisttram, Pintores Press, Ruidoso Downs, NM, 1988, p. 34, illus.
Framed 42 3/4 x 28 inches
In fine condition with no restorations seen under UV light.
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Auction: Important Fine Art including Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman, Nov 20, 2025
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Auction of Important Fine Art on November 20, 2025 Delivered Outstanding Results
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Newly Rediscovered Work from 1925 by Salvador Dalí Achieved $191,00
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Including Important Paintings from the Collection of Lucille Coleman
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Consignments Art Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's November 20, 2025 auction of Important Fine Art saw bidders from around the globe drive outstanding results thoughout the sale. Showcased were exceptional paintings, drawings and sculpture by European, American, Latin American and Asian artists spanning the late 19th through the 20th century.
Highlighting the sale was a newly discovered, early work by Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) that achieved an impressive $191,000 amid international bidding. Painted in 1925 during his formative years at the San Fernando Academy, Jeune femme en robe verte à demi-allongée de dos, had long been held in the family of American composer Harold Arlen. Works from this brief pre-Surrealist period reveal a young painter deeply absorbed in the study of form, proportion, and light, refining his technique through close observation of the Old Masters. The serene composition reflects the artist’s classical precision and technical command—qualities that would soon give rise to his revolutionary surrealist style. Read an essay profiling this work, Click Here.
Important Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman
A special section of the sale presented Important Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman, featuring works by Bernard Buffet, Gustave Loiseau, Maurice Utrillo, Louis Valtat, Maurice de Vlaminck and others (lots 116–141). Read More
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