Single Owner Auction - The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr. of Newnan, Georgia
Sat, Sep 12, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 154
35 Books on American Art
Estimate: $400 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
including four inscribed to William Banks: Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptorÿby Kathryn Greenthal, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, with dust jacket, inscribed "Kathryn Greenthal / January 1986"; George Henry Durrie (1820-1863) American Winter Landscapist: Renowned Through Currier and Ivesÿby Martha Young Hutson, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1977, with dust jacket, title page inscribed "To William Banks / with many thanks / Martha Hutson"; The Boston Athenaeum Art Exhibition Index 1827-1874, by Robert F. Perkins Jr. and William J. Gavin III, Boston: The Library of the Boston Athenaeum, 1980, with dust jacket, inscribed on title page "For Bill / on an Evening / at the Poots(?) in / Dublin. Robert F. Perkins, DR."; American Master Drawings and Watercolorsÿby Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., New York: Harper & Row, 1976, with dust jacket, inscribed on title page "to William N. Banks / with warmest wishes and many thanks, / Ted Stebbins; with 31 others; Provenance: a gift from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, January 31, 1986, accompanied by letter addressed to William Banks, from John K. Howat, The Lawrence A. Fleischman Chairman of the Departments of American Art (Augustus Saint-Gaudens); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
all in very good to near fine condition
