– Keno Auctions’ sale, which took place on January 18th in
Wallace Hall at the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola on Park Avenue, achieved $2,600,000 in
sales, well within its pre-sale estimate ($1.8 – 3.2 million)* with just over 85% of the lots finding
buyers, one setting a world sales record for a Veneered William and Mary High Chest of Drawers.
FIVE BOYS AT THE SHORE, GLOUCESTER, 1880 by Winslow Homer
A packed salesroom watched as Five Boys at the Shore, Gloucester, 1888, an important midcareer watercolor by Winslow Homer achieved $414,800, the highest price of the day, against
its pre-sale estimate of $350,000/450,000. “We were honored to offer the Homer in its first public
viewing since its purchase from the Winslow Homer watercolor exhibition at Doll and Richards
Gallery in Boston in 1880,” said Leigh Keno.