Thursday, September 18, 2014

THIRTY-FIVE DEACCESSIONED CITY ART COLLECTION ARTWORKS SOLD AT MICHAAN’S AUCTIONS

ABSTRACT: After the City Council approved the deaccessioning of thrity-five City art collections artworks, the City commissioned Michaan’s Auctions to sell the artworks. Auctions were conducted on November 5, 2013, December 1, 2013, December 3, 2013 and January 7, 2014. The City realized $9,680.14 for the sale of the artworks from auctions (accounting for Michaan’s Auctions 10% commission and 1.5% insurance fee) (Michaan’s Est. Low $6,325 and Est. High Status $11,960 for all thirty-five artworks). A TABLE of THIRTY-FIVE DEACCESSIONED CITY ART COLLECTION ARTWORKS SOLD AT MICHAAN’S AUCTIONS with #, Description, Hammer and Insurance Appraisal (2007), is presented. Hammer Total $10,938.00; Insurance Appraisal (2007) $262,450.00.

THIRTY-FIVE DEACCESSIONED CITY ART COLLECTION ARTWORKS SOLD AT MICHAAN’S AUCTIONS
# Description Hammer (2013, 2014) Appraisal Insurance (2007)
001 Japanese Tribal Mask $25.00 $300.00
002 Water Color- "Vietnamese Children" $1.00 $200.00
003 Print-"Portrait of a Woman", 1893, A.N. Roussuff $40.00 $500.00
004 Print- "Lazarus", Signed Elihu Vedder $50.00 $250.00
005 Etching in Gold- "Dog", Winfield $60.00 $150.00
006 Photo- "Creative Struggle", Signed Robert U. Sater $1.00 $800.00
007 RICHARD DETREVILLE (American 1864-1929) "Untitled- California Hills in the Spring" $350.00 $1000.00
008 Oil on Board- "Red Chair," Tina Danzansky, 1960 $80.00 $1,000.00
009 Oil on Board- "Sunday Mornings", Tina Danzansky $190.00 $1,500.00
010 FORTUNATO GALLI (Italian 1850-1918) "Figure of a Nude Maiden" Carved Carrara marble. $4,250.00 $40,000.00
011 After FREDERIC-AUGUSTE BARTHOLD! (France 1834-1904) "The Statue of Liberty- La Liberte Eclairant le Monde" Cast bronze on marble base $600.00 $5,000.00
012 Renaissance Revival Marble Bust of Dante $160.00 $2,500.00
013 Pastel Unframed- "Manin Sombrero", Charles Pica $1.00 $1,500.00
014 Pencil Drawing- "Two Horses", 1845, J.E.B. $5.00 $100.00
015 Print, Unframed- "Eastern Mountain Scene," John Ross Key $5.00 $600.00
016 Etching- European City Scene, Colin Campbell Cooper $130.00 $2,000.00
017 Etching- "The Span", John Stahl $50.00 $300.00
018 Etching- "Richmond", Richard Dobson $30.00 $300.00
019 ANNE BRIGMAN (American 1869-1950) "The Heart of the Storm" Gelatin silver print. $3,500.00 $9,000.00
020 Etching- "LA Farraca", Ernest Melchert $25.00 $400.00
021 Etching- "The Old Guard", Ernest Melchert $30.00 $500.00
022 Acrylic on Canvas- "Passage" (Part 1 ), Lee Waisler, 1993 $10.00

023 Acrylic on Canvas- "Passage" (Part 2), Lee Waisler, 1993 $5.00 $64,000 (Part 1 & 2)
024 Mixed Media on Canvas, "Dipped in Red," Rudolf Haegele 1993 $10.00 $30,000.00
025 Oil on Canvas, "Island", Rudolf Haegele, 1993 $15.00 $30,000.00
026 Oil on Canvas, "Static Interference", 1993, Rudolf Haegele $5.00 $30,000.00
027 Oil on Canvas, "Woman Playing Violin", Royal Whitaker $15.00 $1,000.00
028 Oil on Canvas- "The Divers", Tina Danzansky $160.00 $2,000.00
029 Water Color- Floral, Holly Bryce Parker,1949 $20.00 $800.00
030 Print- Cafe Scene by Water C. Lauren $10.00 $300.00
031 After SIR LAWRENCE THOMAS (British1764-1824) "The Calmady Children" Oil on canvas. $900.00 $1,500.00
032 Oil on Canvas- "Watermelons and Lettuce", Jane Moppin $40.00 $800.00
033 Etching- "Thomas Carlyle", James McNeill Whistler $140.00 $650.00
034 Acrylic on Canvas- "Red Dutch House", Lee Waisler $10.00 $32,000.00
035 Oil on Board- Brass Pot with Lilies, Mariann $15.00 $1,500.00

TOTALS $10,938.00 $262,450.00

City Administrator's Office Memo: Art Deaccession Auction


City Administrator's Office Memo to Honorable Jason Burnett, Mayor, and Members of the City Council, May 22, 2014, Subject: Art Deaccession Auction

Michaan's Auctions Results for Auctions on November 5, 2013, December 1, 2013, December 3, 2013 and January 7, 2014


Michaan's Auctions Results for Auctions on November 5, 2013, December 1, 2013, December 3, 2013 and January 7, 2014

City of Carmel-by-the-Sea & Michaan’s Auctions: Master Consignment Agreement (MCA)

Master Consignment Agreement (MCA) between the City and Michaan’s Auctions


ART COLLECTION DEACCESSION PROJECT


ART COLLECTION DEACCESSION PROJECT from Sheryl Nonnenberg (August 24, 2011)

Insurance Appraisal Prepared Expressly For The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea At P.O. Box CC Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 On June 15, 2007 By Ellen Osterkamp, ISA AM, Ellen Osterkamp Appraisals


Insurance Appraisal Prepared Expressly For The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea At P.O. Box CC Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 On June 15, 2007 By Ellen Osterkamp, ISA AM, Ellen Osterkamp Appraisals

Saturday, July 5, 2014

MICHAAN'S AUCTION: Thirty City-Owned Artworks SOLD @ MICHAAN’S AUCTIONS, November 2013, December 2013 & January 2014

ABSTRACT: Michaan's Auctions is a leading, full service auction house on the West Coast specializing in the appraisal and sale of antiques and fine art… Established in 2002, Michaan's Auctions holds up to thirty sales each year that attract a broad base of buyers and consignors the world over. With one of the largest facilities in Northern California, Michaan's offers buyers the ability to preview and bid on many unique and desirable pieces.” At Michaan’s Auctions’ November 2013Annex Auction (22 artworks of 29 total items sold), December 2013Annex Auction (6 artworks of 8 total artworks sold) and January 2014 Annex Auction (2 artworks of 2 total artworks sold), a total of thirty city-owned artworks were sold. A LISTING OF ARTWORKS AT AUCTION is presented, with prices realized. According to reporting in The Carmel Pine Cone, “THIRTY-FIVE pieces of city-owned artwork appraised at a total $262,450 in 2007 sold at auction late last year for $9,680.14, according to public records, with some going for as little as a dollar apiece. Ranging from unframed drawings and photos, to large modern oil paintings, sculptures and etchings, the works were part of the city’s 1,000-piece art collection, which has been valued at $1,467,918.” “At Nonnenberg’s suggestion, the city hired Michaan’s houses, with a 10 percent commission and a 1.5 percent insurance fee on the “hammer price,” according to city administrator Jason Stilwell.”

REFERENCE: Artwork, appraised at $250K, brings in just $10K, By MARY SCHLEY, The Carmel Pine Cone, July 4, 2014, 1A, 21A

LISTING OF CITY-OWNED ARTWORKS AT MICHAAN’S AUCTIONS
(November 2013, December 2013 and January 2014)

November Annex Auction
Auction: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 10am (lots 001-1351)
Wednesday, November 5, 2013, 10am (lots 1352-2666)

Lot # Description
552A Oil on Board- "Sunday Mornings",Tina Danzansky, , 25.5" x 23.5" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 552A $224.20

582A Etching in Gold- "Dog", Winfield This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 582A $70.80

662A Print- "Lazarus", Signed Elihu Vedder This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 662A $59.00

665A Photo- "Creative Struggle", Signed Robert U. Sater, 14" x 11" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 665A $1.18

673A Print- "Portrait of a Woman", 1893, A.N. Roussuff, 16" x 12" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 673A $47.20

674A Japanese Tribal Mask This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 674A $29.50

678A Oil on Canvas, "Static Interference", 1993, Rudolf Haegele, 34.25" 74.25" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

696A Acrylic on Canvas- "Red Dutch House", Lee Waisler, 96" x 66" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

720A Etching- "Thomas Carlyle", James McNeill Whistler, 20" x 16" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 720A $165.20

773A Water Color- Floral, Holly Bryce Parker, 1949, 15.5" x 38.5" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 773A $23.60

778A Water Color- "Vietnamese Children" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 778A $1.18

782A Etching- "The Span", John Stahl, 11" x 14" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 782A $59.00

783A Etching- "Richmond", Richard Dobson, 11.5" x 8.5" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 783A $35.40

789A Etching- "LA Farraca", Ernest Melchert, 4.75" x 6.5" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 789A $29.50

807A Etching- "The Old Guard", Ernest Melchert , 9.25" x 6.5 This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 807A $35.40

809A Print, Unframed- "Eastern Mountain Scene, John Ross Key, 11" x 16" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 809A $5.90

818A Etching- European City Scene, Colin Campbell Cooper, 13.25" x 10.5" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 818A $153.40

819A Oil on Board- "Red Chair, " Tina Danzansky, 1960 36" x 18" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 819A $94.4

836A Oil on Canvas- "Watermelons and Lettuce", Jane Moppin, 40.5" x 30.25" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 836A $47.20

841A Pastel Unframed- "Manin Sombrero", Charles Pica, 24" x 19" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 841A $1.18

882A Oil on Board- Brass Pot with Lilies, Mariann. 30" x 24" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 882A $17.70

886A Pencil Drawing- "Two Horses", 1845, J.E.B. 15" x 19"  This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 886A $5.90

1525A Mixed Media on Canvas, "Dipped in Red," Rudolf Haegele 1993, 34.25" x 74.25 This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

1538A Oil on Canvas, "Island", Rudolf Haegele, 1993 34.25" x 74.25" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

1963A Oil on Canvas, "Woman Playing Violin", Royal Whitaker, 41.25" x 32" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 1963A $17.70

1980A Print- Cafe Scene by Water C. Lauren, 15" x 38.5" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 1980A $11.80

2295A Acrylic on Canvas- "Passage" (Part 1), Lee Waisler, 1993, 65" x 101" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

2295B Acrylic on Canvas- "Passage" (Part 2), Lee Waisler, 1993, 34.25" x 74.25" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

2543A Oil on Canvas- "The Divers", Tina Danzansky 30" x 24" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

REFERENCE: Michaan's Auctions
Prices Realized November 5-6, 2013 Annex Auction

Sneak Peak of hidden bargains at Michaan's Auctions December 3 & 4 Annex Auction
December Annex Auction
Auction: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 10am (lots 001-1203)
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 10am (lots 1204-2414)

Lot # Description
897 Acrylic on Canvas- "Red Dutch House", Lee Waisler, 96" x 66" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

1055 Oil on Canvas, "Static Interference", 1993, Rudolf Haegele, 34.25" 74.25" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 1055 $5.90

1717 Oil on Canvas, "Island", Rudolf Haegele, 1993 34.25" x 74.25" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.

1728A Mixed Media on Canvas, "Dipped in Red," Rudolf Haegele 1993, 34.25" x 74.25 This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 1728A $11.80

1260 Oil on Canvas- "The Divers", Tina Danzansky 30" x 24" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 1260 $188.80

1286 CORA M BOONE (American 1871-1953) "Carmel by the Sea" Watercolor on paper. Signed, titled and dated l/r "CM Boone Carmel-by-the-Sea 1906". (CONDITION: Very good overall)
Price Realized 1286 $265.50

2263A Acrylic on Canvas- "Passage" (Part 1), Lee Waisler, 1993, 65" x 101" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 2263A $11.80

2263B Acrylic on Canvas- "Passage" (Part 2), Lee Waisler, 1993, 34.25" x 74.25" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 2263B $5.90

REFERENCE: Michaan's Auctions
Prices Realized December 3-4, 2013 Annex Auction

Sneak Peak of hidden bargains at Michaan's Auctions January 7 & 8 Annex Auction
January Annex Auction
Auction: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 10am (lots 001-1345)
Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 10am (lots 1346-2651)

Lot # Description
675 Acrylic on Canvas- "Red Dutch House", Lee Waisler, 96" x 66" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 675 $11.80

1551 Oil on Canvas, "Island", Rudolf Haegele, 1993 34.25" x 74.25" This item was deaccessioned from the City of Carmel art collection by the City Council. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go toward maintenance and preservation of the City’s art collection.
Price Realized 1551 $17.70

REFERENCE: Michaan's Auctions
Prices Realized January 7-8, 2014 Annex Auction