St. Memin Paintings & Artwork for Sale | St. Memin Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 07, 2023
De Saint Memin Portrait of an American Gentleman
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
DE SAINT MEMIN, Charles Balthazar Julien Févret (1770-1852). Portrait of an American Gentleman. Black and white chalk on pink paper. 27 1/4" x 20 3/4" sheet. According to Dr. Ellen Miles of the National Portrait Gallery, "This portrait has, at times, been titled by owners as A Philadelphia Gentleman. Indeed, the artist did reside in Philadelphia for a time although he is also known to have worked in Baltimore, Annapolis, Washington, Richmond and Charleston. Drawn in chalk, the image was created with the aid of a physionotrace. E. P. Richardson comments in Painting in America that Saint-Mémin's "profiles have something of the clear, elegant formality of an enlarged cameo" and this exactly describes this particular drawing. Provenance: Stan V. Henkels, Philadelphia; Joseph Sabin, ca. 1903; R. T. Haines Halsey; Parke Bernet, New York, November 12, 1943, lot 248; W. Jacobs; Richard W. Lehne, New York, ca. 1944; Helen and Louis Appell, York, Pennsylvania. Literature: Ellen G. Miles, Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, no. 862; Brooklyn Museum, Early American Paintings, Brooklyn, New York, 1971, p.78, cat. no. 81; illustrated in Bolton, Saint-Mémin, p.167, cat. no. 22; and Bolton, Crayon Portraits, p.69, cat. no. 66.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 25, 2023
Portrait Miniature, Charles Balthasar Julien Fevret de Saint Memin
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
(New York/French, 1770-1852) Miss Van Lear, Baltimore, 1803-1806, signed lower left "St. Memin/ft", watercolor on paper, 5-7/8 x 4-1/4 in. visible This sitter may be one of the daughters of Matthew Van Lear of Tammany, near Williamsport, Maryland Recorded: Ellen G. Miles, Saint-Memin and the Neo-Classical Profile Portrait in America (Washington, D.C.: National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994), p. 418, no. 897 Illustrated: Elle Shushan, Fine Portrait Miniatures, Catalogue II (Philadelphia: Augustus Decorative Arts, 2003), p. 16 Provenance: Believed to have come from the Van Lear family of Williamsport, Maryland; William T. Hassett, Jr.; sold by Christie's East, New York, 22 January 1992; Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia
Brunk Auctions
Jan. 20, 2023
CHARLES BALTHAZAR JULIEN FEVRET de ST. MEMIN (FRENCH, 1770-1852) PORTRAIT OF ANDREW HAZLEHURST
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
CHARLES BALTHAZAR JULIEN FEVRET de ST. MEMIN (FRENCH, 1770-1852) PORTRAIT OF ANDREW HAZLEHURST signed /St Memin/ (reverse); reverse of stretcher with 20^th -century hand-inscribed label /ANDREW HAZLEHURST/ PHILADELPHIA, PENN. 1799/ ARTIST, FAVRET de SAINT MEMIN/ ENGRAVING OF THIS PORTRAIT IS IN THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART/ WASHINGTON, D.C./; reverse of frame with remnants of paper backing with partial old inscription in ink /ANDREW HAZELHURST Philadelphia, Penn. 1799/ charcoal, graphite, ink and chalk on paper laid down on panel 21 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. Executed /circa/ 1799. Read more
Christie's
Jan. 25, 2020
Saint Memin, portrait of Gen. William Eaton
Est: $4,000 - $4,400
Charles Balthazar Julien Saint Memin (French, 1770-1852). Large portrait of General William Eaton (1764-1811), painted Richmond, Virginia circa 1808. Black and white chalk on paper; profile bust length view of the subject, wearing a dark coat and white ruffled shirt. No signature found. Matted and framed under glass in a molded period lemon-gilt frame. Sight - 19 1/4" H x 13 5/8" W. Framed - 24 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W. Note: Ellen Miles, author of SAINT-MEMIN AND THE NEOCLASSICAL PROFILE PORTRAIT IN AMERICA, has confirmed the authenticity of this work and identified the sitter as William Eaton (#298 in the catalog). Provenance: Private Alabama collection. Subject Biography: William Eaton is best known for serving as consul to Tunis and as a principle witness in the 1807 treason trial of Aaron Burr (in which he testified he believed Burr was planning to overthrow the U.S. Government and had offered him the rank of General in his army). Eaton was born in Connecticut and served in the Continental Army. He was commissioned to the Legion of the United States in 1792 and appointed the U.S. Consul at Tunis by President John Adams. In 1814, seven years after the Burr trial, Eaton earned national accolades when he led a force of U.S. Marines across the Libyan desert for a successful attack on the city of Derne (loosely portrayed in the 1950 film "Tripoli"). Source: the Briscoe Center, University of Texas at Austin (which houses the William Eaton Papers, 1794-1807). Artist Biography: "Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin was a member of the French hereditary nobility, and came to New York City in 1793, at the age of twenty-three as a former military officer exiled by the events of the French Revolution. In New York, Saint-MÃ©min turned to the arts to support himself, his parents, and his sister. With some training in drawing and an aptitude for precision, he taught himself the art of engraving. First, he made a few landscapes and city plans, and then, in 1796 he took up the profession of portraitist. In 1798 he moved the portrait business to Philadelphia and his parents and sister settled in nearby Burlington, New Jersey. In Philadelphia, and later in Washington, D.C., Saint-MÃ©min's sitters included senators, congressmen, and cabinet members in the federal government. He also attracted local merchants and landowners, French Ã©migrÃ©s like himself, and members of the United States Army, Navy, and Marines. From 1803 until 1809, Saint-MÃ©min traveled south. His visit to Richmond in 1807-1808 was particularly successful. He made more than 120 portraits in less than a year, a record number for him. His arrival in the summer of 1807 was undoubtedly timed to coincide with the trial of Aaron Burr for treason, which began on August 3; Burr was acquitted in September. During this period, the population of the city almost doubled with witnesses, Burr partisans, and curious spectators. Many of them commissioned the artist to make their portraits, including John Marshall, the presiding judge at the trial. St. Memin and his family returned permanently to France in 1814, after the overthrow of Napoleon and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. Several large sets of his engravings were later compiled from the hundreds of duplicates that the artist owned. The two largest sets--at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art--have inscriptions that provide the identifications for many of the portraits. Within the restricted format of the profile portrait, Saint-MÃ©min's drawings and engravings offer an immediacy and realism that is, simultaneously, a stylized and a literal account of many of the residents of Federal America." - Edited essay from The National Portrait Gallery, Ellen G. Miles, Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 22, 2020
Antique C. B. Julien De St. Memin "A View Of The City Of New York, From Brooklyn Heights..." 1861 FRAMED
Est: -
Charles Balthazar Julien Saint Memin (American/French, 1770-1852). Engraving on three sheets, c.1796, the first state (of two), published by M. Dripps for Valentine's Manual, 1861, on thin wove paper, with margins. One of the most detailed views of New York from the late 18th century, probably showing the skyline from the water in 1796. The work is created from three prints joined together. From the left, the sites labeled are: the South east end of the Battery, Whitehall Slip, Elizabethtown Ferry Stairs, Exchange Slip, Delafields Stores, Exchange Market, Frances Tavern, Government House, No. 1 Broadway, Old Slip (foot of William Street), Grace Church, Jone's Wharf, Trinity Church, 1st Presbyterian Church, Wall Street, Federal Hall, Tontin Coffee House, Murrays Wharf, City Hotel, Scotch Presbyterian Church, Present Post Office (Middle Dutch Church), Old Sugar House, Fly Market, Jacksons Wharf, Oswego Market (Head of Maiden Lane), St. Paul's Church, North Dutch Church (steeple erected in 1828), Burling Slip, Brick Church, St. George's Church (steeple burnt in 1814), Bridewell, Beekman Slip, Jail, New York Hospital, Peck Slip, and Walton House. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
One Source Auctions
Apr. 30, 2019
Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin (French, 1770-1852), Pair of engravings: Alexander and Janette Marshall Macomb
Est: $800 - $1,200
Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin (French, 1770-1852) Pair of engravings: Alexander and Janette Marshall Macomb Inscription on plates, "St. Memin & Valdenuit No. 11. Fair St. N. York" and "St. Memin No. 27 Pine St N. York," framed. 3 in. x 2 3/4 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: Purchased June 7, 2003, at an auction of the Collection of Richard Miller, Irvington, Virginia, a descendant of Alexander Macomb.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jul. 23, 2018
C. B. Julien de St. Memin "A View of the City of New York, From Brooklyn Heights..." 1861
Est: -
Charles Balthazar Julien Saint Memin (American/French, 1770-1852). Engraving on three sheets, c.1796, the first state (of two), published by M. Dripps for Valentine's Manual, 1861, on thin wove paper, with margins. One of the most detailed views of New York from the late 18th century, probably showing the skyline from the water in 1796. The work is created from three prints joined together. From the left, the sites labeled are: the South east end of the Battery, Whitehall Slip, Elizabethtown Ferry Stairs, Exchange Slip, Delafields Stores, Exchange Market, Frances Tavern, Government House, No. 1 Broadway, Old Slip (foot of William Street), Grace Church, Jone's Wharf, Trinity Church, 1st Presbyterian Church, Wall Street, Federal Hall, Tontin Coffee House, Murrays Wharf, City Hotel, Scotch Presbyterian Church, Present Post Office (Middle Dutch Church), Old Sugar House, Fly Market, Jacksons Wharf, Oswego Market (Head of Maiden Lane), St. Paul's Church, North Dutch Church (steeple erected in 1828), Burling Slip, Brick Church, St. George's Church (steeple burnt in 1814), Bridewell, Beekman Slip, Jail, New York Hospital, Peck Slip, and Walton House. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request.
One Source Auctions
Jan. 31, 2018
Pair of Pastel Profile Portraits of a Man & Woman
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Dated 1807.Attributed to Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint Memin (French 1770-1852). Both with label verso with partially legible information on sitters. 14"h x 9 1/2"w
Nye & Company
Sep. 12, 2017
C. B. Julien de St. Memin "A View of the City of New York, From Brooklyn Heights..." 1861
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Charles Balthazar Julien Saint Memin (American/French, 1770-1852). Engraving on three sheets, c.1796, the first state (of two), published by M. Dripps for Valentine's Manual, 1861, on thin wove paper, with margins. One of the most detailed views of New York from the late 18th century, probably showing the skyline from the water in 1796. The work is created from three prints joined together. From the left, the sites labeled are: the South east end of the Battery, Whitehall Slip, Elizabethtown Ferry Stairs, Exchange Slip, Delafields Stores, Exchange Market, Frances Tavern, Government House, No. 1 Broadway, Old Slip (foot of William Street), Grace Church, Jone's Wharf, Trinity Church, 1st Presbyterian Church, Wall Street, Federal Hall, Tontin Coffee House, Murrays Wharf, City Hotel, Scotch Presbyterian Church, Present Post Office (Middle Dutch Church), Old Sugar House, Fly Market, Jacksons Wharf, Oswego Market (Head of Maiden Lane), St. Paul's Church, North Dutch Church (steeple erected in 1828), Burling Slip, Brick Church, St. George's Church (steeple burnt in 1814), Bridewell, Beekman Slip, Jail, New York Hospital, Peck Slip, and Walton House. We describe all items to the best of our ability as we are not experts on everything. Please ask specific questions on details or condition prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS. We box and ship to keep costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the costumer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or UPS
One Source Auctions
Jan. 28, 2017
C.B.F.J. de St. Memin, Portrait miniatures
Est: $400 - $600
(French, 1770-1852). Portrait of Eliza Hewson, married to David Caldwell, clerk of the United States District Court of Pennsylvania; and James R. Caldwell, depicted in his midshipman's uniform, engravings, 2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. sight size, framed
Alex Cooper
Jan. 28, 2017
C.B.F.J. de St. Memin, Portrait miniature
Est: $250 - $400
(French, 1770-1852). Portrait of Cornelia Tappen Clinton, engraving, wife of General, Governor and Vice President George Clinton, inscribed "St. Memin #27, Pine St. N. York", 2 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in. sight size, in eglomise giltwood frame
Alex Cooper
Nov. 17, 2013
St. Memin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret, de (1770-1852) The St.-Memin Collection of Portraits, Consisting of Seven Hundred and Sixty
Est: $700 - $900
St. Memin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret, de (1770-1852) The St.-Memin Collection of Portraits, Consisting of Seven Hundred and Sixty Medallion Portraits. New York: Dexter, 1862. Folio, illustrated with sixty-three leaves of reproduced profile portraits in rondelles, photographs taken from proof impressions of St. Memin's copper plates, 1793-1814; each illustration mounted on the sheet, as originally issued; bound in full textured green morocco, stamped in blind and gilt; faded and rubbed, with bumped corners and worn joints, boards a bit loose, joints starting, a.e.g.; the text water stained, with foxing to plates, 15 x 11 1/2 in.
Skinner
Nov. 05, 2012
Charles Balthazar de St Memin Signed Receipt
Est: $700 - $900
CHARLES BALTHAZAR DE ST.MEMIN AUTOGRAPH RECEIPT SIGNED- payment in advance for a portrait in crayon and a number of portrait engravings of Mr. Read, Philadelphia, March 8, 1801. St. Memin, (1770-1852) was a major portraitist of the American Federal period. Nearly a thousand Americans sat for portraits, among them Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Mother Seton, Meriwether Lewis, and Charles Willson Peale. One page, good condition with scattered minor foxing. From the Marvin Sadik Collection.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jan. 20, 2006
C. B. JULIEN DE ST. MEMIN
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
1770-1852 A VIEW OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, FROM BROOKLYN HEIGHTS... (DEÀK 218) sheet 1510 by 122 mm 59 1/2 by 4 7/8 in Engraving on three sheets, c.1796, the first state (of two), published by M. Dripps, c.1850, on thin wove paper, with margins, in good condition apart from three fox marks in the image, the lower sheet trimmed irregularly at right, a small stain in the title line, light-stain, framed NOTE EXHIBITED New York, Historical Society, China Trade, 1984 New York, Public Library, Views of New York, 1983 LITERATURE I. N. Stokes, Iconography of Manhattan 1498-1909. New York,1915, p. 541-542
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