Picks from my Ebay Watchlist
Is it just me, or does the quality of art offerings on Ebay seem to be ramping down lately? I usually associate November with a month of better-than-average offerings in the art categories. Still, as almost always, there are some attractive offerings amongst the bunch worth passing along to any interested collectors out there:
FERDINAND BURGDORFF “TEMPLE TO ATHENA”
Burgdorff was a prolific artist, stationed for the bulk of his career in a studio in Carmel, California. He had a very long career, stretching from the 1910s throughout his life to the 1970s. His paintings most in demand are with California subject matter, from the 1920s and 1930s. The painting in this listing is neither. The subject matter is European, and dated 1959. It is, however, a great example of his signature style; the light pastel palette and soft pointillist brushstrokes. The market lately has not been kind to Burgdorff’s work. It is an excellent time to snap up a gem like this painting for a heretofore unheard-of price of $230.
Le Petit Matelot (The Little Sailor)
Don’t let the French title fool you; Mary Ronin was an American artist and illustrator in the mid 20th century. I cannot find sales records for her paintings, but her style is highly reminiscent of a popular contemporary of hers, Ralph Cahoon. This is one of those artists that, in time, the market will recognize, and I’m sure that her paintings will be valued at much more than the $150 opening bid.
b.1906 CECIL HEAD Barnyard Cat INDIANA Regionalist NICE
Cecil Head was a Brown County artist, and is one of the up-and-comers in the market for Indiana art; he was too young to have been a part of the original Brown County colony, but old enough to have firm roots in the modernist WPA movement that sets his artwork apart from the older set. In terms of Head’s own career, this painting is late (dated 1984), which the art market would currently count as a strike, but this is also a Hoosier Salon painting, complete with tag on the reverse, which sets it apart from the crowd. Get it now while it’s cheap!
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