Schoelkopf Gallery is honored to announce the sale and exhibition of important works of art from the collection of Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. The exhibition American Stories: The Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall Collection will be on view at the gallery from January 17 – February 28, 2025, and will be accompanied by a fully illustrated scholarly catalogue. The Kennedy Marshall collection is the most significant private collection of regionalist and social realist art created between 1920 and 1970 and reflects Kennedy and Marshall’s unparalleled approach to collecting genre-defining works of art. The collection features masterworks by American artists Romare Bearden, Thomas Hart Benton, Jared French, Jacob Lawrence, Paul Sample, Ben Shahn and many others. The Kennedy Marshall collection comprises nearly forty remarkable paintings, works on paper, and sculptures, defined by iconic images of figurative storytelling with a modern sensibility.
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Georgia Engelhard (1906-1986)The White Church, c. 1930-39Signed on stretcher: Georgia EngelhardOil on canvas18¼ x 32¼ inches
46.4 x 81.9 cmGeorgia Engelhard was an American artist and mountain climber born in the early 20th century. She was the niece of renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Engelhard showed artistic talent from a young age, exhibiting her work at Stieglitz's 291 Galleries when she was just six years old. She had her first solo exhibition at age ten in 1916, which received positive critical acclaim. She developed close relationships with both Stieglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe, spending summers at the Stieglitz family compound in Lake George. Engelhard's early artistic work was influenced by O'Keeffe, often emulating her style and subjects and lending her the nickname "Georgia Minor."
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Charles Burchfield (1893-1967)Deserted House, 1918Signed and dated at lower right: Chas Burchfield 1918; inscribed on verso: April 13, 1918Watercolor on paper17½ x 25¼ inches
44.5 x 64.1 cmSOLD -
Charles Sheeler (1883-1965)Grey Barns, 1946Signed and dated at lower right: Sheeler-1946Tempera on board14⅝ x 20⅜ inches
37.1 x 51.8 cmSOLD -
Francis Criss (1901-1973)New York Waterfront, 1944-45Signed at lower left: CrissOil on canvas30 x 30 inches
76.2 x 76.2 cmSOLD
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Helen Wessells
The Negro Troop, 1935-36Helen Wessells (1905-1985)The Negro Troop, 1935-36Signed and dated at lower left: Helen Wessells '36; signed, dated and inscribed with the title on verso: The Negro Troop / Helen Wessells / 35Tempera on panel24 x 30 inches
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Thomas Hart Benton
Forward Pass, 1970Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)Forward Pass, 1970Inscribed, dated and numbered on the base: © / NO. 2 Benton '70; stamped with the foundry mark on the base: Harold Phippen / FoundrymanBronze25¼ x 12 x 15½ inches
64.1 x 30.5 x 39.4 cm“Being so close to the players has opened up a whole new dimension of the game… For the first time I really appreciate the action. The magic moment in football is the second the ball is released for a pass with a blitz on. And the color and spectacle of the game knock me out.”
—Thomas Hart Benton in Sports Illustrated, November 24, 1969
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Philip Evergood (1901-1973)Bowery Movie, 1932Signed and dated at lower left: Philip Evergood / 32Oil on canvas25 x 30 inches
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Raphael Gleitsmann (1910-1995)By the Tracks, Dennison, Ohio, 1946Signed and dated at lower left: Raphael Gleitsmann / 1946 / Raphael S. GleitsmanOil on board35 x 48 inches
88.9 x 121.9 cmSOLD -
Francis Criss (1901-1973)New York Waterfront, 1944-45Signed at lower left: CrissOil on canvas30 x 30 inches
76.2 x 76.2 cmSOLD -
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Paul Starrett Sample (1896-1974)Central Pacific Arrival, 1943Signed, dated and inscribed with the title at lower right: Central Pacific Arrival / Paul Sample – 1943 / Pearl HarborWatercolor and pencil on paper10 x 14 inches
25.4 x 35.6 cmSOLD -
Romare Bearden (1911-1988)House in Cotton Field, 1968Signed at upper left: romare beardenCollage of various papers on fiberboard30 x 40 inches
76.2 x 101.6 cmSOLD
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Jared French
Chess and Politics, c. 1934Jared French (1905-1988)Chess and Politics, c. 1934Signed at lower right: J. FRENCHOil on canvas22 x 26 inches
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Charles H. Howard and Clay Spohn
Nautical Mural, 1942Charles H. Howard and Clay Spohn (1899-1978) and (1898-1977)Nautical Mural, 1942Signed and dated at lower left: Chas. H. Howard and C. Spohn, asst. W.P.A. - 1942Platinum leaf and oil and tempera reverse painted on glass, in three panels46 x 90 inches
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Charles Demuth (1883-1935)Study for "On 'That' Street", 1932Watercolor and pencil on paper10½ x 8 inches
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Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)The Wall, 1941Signed and dated at lower left: J. Lawrence 1941; dedicated on the original mat: To Helen Grayson from Jacob LawrenceGouache on paper22½ x 18 inches
57.1 x 45.7 cmSOLD
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Isabel Bishop (1902-1988)Blowing Smoke Rings, 1938Signed at lower right: Isabel BishopOil on panel20⅛ x 14⅛ inches
51.1 x 35.9 cmSOLD -
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)Forward Pass, 1972Signed at lower left: Benton; signed at lower right: BentonLithographImage Size: 12¾ x 19¾ inches (32.4 x 50.2 cm)
Sheet Size: 18¼ x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm)Edition of 250SOLD
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For additional information about American Stories or any of the works presented, please be in touch with Alana Ricca at alana@schoelkopfgallery.com or (212) 879 - 8815
