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Claude Curry Bohm Painting Sells for $29,000 Beginning promptly at 1:00 September 12, 2010, Jackson Indiana Art Auction began with five lots of paintings from well-know Brown County Artist Claude Curry Bohm (1894 to 1971). Buyers and auction spectators were anxious to hear the final hammer price of $29,000 for a very well composed scene of Nashville’s Main Street depicting Bohm’s studio and sign.  The painting measured 26x36, O/C, and signed lower right.  Although known as mostly a Brown County, Indiana artist, Bohm did have other interests and frequently visited Gloucester, Massachusetts, to paint the beauty of the eastern coastline.  An excellent example of the work he created while on these trips was up for bid for those interested in coastal scenes. The oil on canvas measured 25 x 28 and depicted a harbor town scene of what was most likely, Rocky Neck, in Gloucester, MA. As with most non-Indiana scenes painted by Bohm, the final price was not as high but brought a respectable $5,

Notable Indiana Art Sells For Good Prices at Auction The May 23rd, 2010 Jackson Indiana Art Auction started promptly at 1:00 ET with art from Indiana, Ohio, and an unusual concentration of European Art. The ever-popular Claude Curry  Bohm (1894 – 1971)  was well represented at the auction with four oils and three watercolors.  Bohm, who is known for his impressionistic snow scenes and usually command the highest prices, was no exception at this auction.  A large 32x36, oil on canvas, signed lower right, depicting a winter scene with farm and corn shocks commanded a price of $10,000.  Not very many Curry Bohm watercolors have come up for sale at local Indiana auctions, but a charming 18.5x21 watercolor depicting a village snow scene was purchased for $5,000.  Other works of art offered at the auction by Bohm was a spring landscape titled “Spring Awaits.” Measuring 26x30 and signed lower right, the oil on canvas realizing a final bid of $7,000. A 25x28 oil on canvas titled “Lazy Mornin

Wickliff Auction of Fine Art in Indiana The Wickliff and Associates Auctioneers, Inc. March 20, 2010, auction held in Indianapolis, Indiana, drew both onsite and internet bidders. Artwork from Indiana, Richmond, and Brown County artists were represented as well as other works of art from artists outside of Indiana. Auctioning of the 82 works of art started promptly at 4:00 p.m. At almost every Indiana Art auction, there is a least one painting available for sale by Brown County Artist Claude Curry Bohm, and this auction was no exception.  The winter scene of a few lonely pine trees and drifting snow was not typical of what you would expect from Bohm, but none the less an excellent painting titled “Drifting Snow” measured 30x36, oil on canvas, and SLR,  brought $7,000 to the highest bidder. Several other artists who painted and lived in the Brown County Art Colony were also represented.  A painting by V. J Cariani, who moved to Brown County in 1923 and lived there for the rest of his

T. C. Steele Painting Reaches $85,000 The Jackson's Auction & Real Estate Company held an auction on March 28, in Indianapolis, Indiana.  There was a larger than usual crowd, appearing to be at least 100 people or more, and very competitive bidding.  A 22 X 32, O/C, T.C. Steele still life sold, titled "Dogwoods."  According to the auctioneer, Dennis Jackson, it set an auction record, selling for $85,000.00! The excitement was in the air, while bidders competed for the winning bid. There were two charming V.J. Cariani landscapes with competitive bidders in the crowd and on the phone, who wanted to take these well-executed paintings home.  The Cariani landscapes were a couple of the best Cariani landscapes that have come up for sale at a local Indianapolis auction.  There was a 20X24, O/B, with a Brown County barns, wagons, and chickens that sold for $17,500.00, and a 10X12 O/B piece of a Brown County cabin with women at the well, selling for $13,000.00.  The last C

There were 65 paintings for sale at the "Wickliff and Associates Auctioneers, Inc " auction held on January 16th, 2010, in Indianapolis, IN. Many Indiana artists were represented in the auction, including a lovely selection of 15 works of art by  Claude Curry Bohm. Other Notable works were Brown County Artists  Edward K. Williams, Carl Graf, Varaldo J. Cariani, Ida Gorgan, L. O. Griffith and Genevieve Goth Graf  A few results from the auction include: Claude Curry Bohm,24x30, Oil on Canvas, "Sunday in Vermont" SLL, sold for $29,000 Claude Curry Bohm, 16x20, Oil on Board, "Waiting for a Ride" SLL, sold for $16,000 Claude Curry Bohm,20x36, Oil on Canvas, "The House of the Surveyor" SLL, sold for $11,000 Carl Graf,16x10 Oil on Board, "Where Poppies Bloom," SLR, sold for $3,750 Marie Goth, 24x20 Oil on Canvas, Portrait of Lady Sewing,  signed verso, sold for $7000 Edward K. Williams, Water Color, "The End of Winter," SLL,

E.K William reaches $16,000 at Indiana Fine Art Auction Attendance appeared to be very good on January 31, 2010, Jackson Art Auction held at their facilities in Indianapolis, IN. One hundred and one works of art, including a few pieces of Brown County Pottery, were up for sale to the highest bidder. Leading the auction was an Edward K. Williams 20x24 Oil on canvas winter scene that took the highest bid of the auction at $16,000 plus a 10% buyer's premium. Although the painting was not named by the artist, the composition was a winter scene with stream and distant hills in the background and was most likely Brown County. Included in the auction were several paintings from the talented and sought after Brown County artist Claude Curry Bohm. A 24x30 oil on canvas fall scene called "Sunday Conversation" sold for $15,000. This painting was painted in the same technique as a similar painting that sold in the Wickliffe & Associates auction on January 16th, 2010, called &

140 Indiana Paintings Sold at Auction There were 140 paintings for sale at the "Jacksons Auction and Real Estate Company" held on November 15th, 2009, in Indianapolis, IN. Many Indiana artists were represented in the auction, including Hoosier Group artists Theodore Clement Steele, William Forsyth, and Otto Stark. Also, Brown County Artists Claude Curry Bohm, Dale Philip Bessire, Edward K. Williams, Carl Graf, Varaldo J. Cariani, and George LaChance were among other notable artists. Glenn Cooper Henshaw Auction attendees were provided the opportunity to view a significant oil on board by Glenn Cooper Henshaw (1884 to 1946) measuring 25x34. Although not titled by the artist, the painting was a New York scene and Signed Lower Right (SLR) “21 'NY”. Very few Henshaw oils come up for auction and certainly not one of this caliber. Several bidders were interested in purchasing the Henshaw with bidder competition very strong. In the end, the winning bidder left with a lo