Franklin Chenault Watkins Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Franklin Chenault Watkins Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 14, 2024
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Still Life with Pitcher
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Still Life with Pitcher oil on canvas 26 h x 17 w in (66 x 43 cm) Signed to lower left 'F.W.' Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman | Thence by descent | Private Collection Exhibited: American Painting, 1765-1963: Selections from the Lawrence A. and Barbara Fleischman Collection, 1 February - 29 March 1964, University of Arizona Art Gallery, Tucson This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 14, 2024
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Vista
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Vista 1963 oil on canvas 38 h x 48 w in (97 x 122 cm) Signed to lower right 'Watkins'. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York | Private Collection, Maryland | Rago, American + European Art, 11 November 2017, Lot 95 | Private Collection Exhibited: Franklin C. Watkins Retrospective, 4 March - 5 April 1964, Philadelphia Museum of Art This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 18, 2024
Franklin Chenault Watkins Mixed Media Still Life
Est: $600 - $800
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American, 1894-1972). Mixed media with watercolor, pastel, and cut paper collage, still life. Signed on verso and with Christie's Franklin Chenault Watkins Sale April 7, 1982 stamp on verso of frame. 20 1/2" x 22 1/8" (with frame 27 3/8" x 28 3/4"). Provenance: Estate of Princess Maria "Mimi" Romanoff.
Willow Auction House
Mar. 05, 2024
Boris Blai
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program Franklin Chenault Watkins 1894 - 1972 Boris Blai signed with the initials F.W. and dated 38 (upper right) oil on canvas 40 by 35 in. 101.6 by 88.9 cm. Executed in 1938.
Sotheby's
Feb. 29, 2024
Franklin Chenault "Watty" Watkins (1894 - 1972)
Est: $1,500 - $3,500
Franklin Chenault "Watty" Watkins (1894 - 1972) Oil on board, Signed Lower Left, Measures .Franklin Watkins is known for Portrait, figure, genre and still life painting, commercial art. Born in New York City, Franklin Watkins, whose nickname was "Watty," was known for a painting style of "dramatic realism", which emerged in the mid 1920s and was "characterized by surging diagonals, expressionistic distortions and despite a brushy facture, insistent wiry outlines
Cutler Bay Auctions
Feb. 15, 2024
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Springtime
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Springtime 1894 oil on canvas 54.5 h x 35.5 w in (138 x 90 cm) Titled to lower right 'Springtime'. Signed and titled to verso 'Springtime Franklin Watkins'. Provenance: Collection of Mr. Wright Ludington | Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Exhibited: New Accessions, USA, 14 July - 2 September 1946, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center | Art in the 20th Century, 17 June - 10 July 1955, San Francisco Museum of Art | Franklin C. Watkins Retrospective, 4 March - 5 April 1964, Philadelphia Museum of Art This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 15, 2024
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Daffodils
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Daffodils oil and graphite on canvas 36.125 h x 24 w in (92 x 61 cm) Signed to lower left 'Watkins'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 15, 2024
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Disparate Objects
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Disparate Objects 1954 oil on canvas 42.25 h x 48.125 w in (107 x 122 cm) Signed and dated to upper right 'Watkins 54'. Provenance: The Artist | Private Collection, Colorado | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Exhibited: Philadelphia Art Festival, Philadelphia Museum of Art This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 11, 2024
Franklin Chenault Watkins
Est: $800 - $1,200
(American, 1894-1972) Portrait of William H. Rapp, signed lower right "Franklin Watkins", partially legible inscription verso, "Watkins ...?", oil on canvas, 22 x 18 in.; carved gilt wood and composition frame, 30-3/4 x 26-3/4 in. Provenance: Collection of David Bahlman and Howard Klosterman
Brunk Auctions
Jan. 01, 2024
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (AMERICAN 1894-1972) THREE WORKS CIRCA 1940S - 1950S
Est: $50 - $100
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American 1894-1972) Three Works circa 1940s-1950s, acquired from the family of the artist "Girl at Piano", Oil on Canvas, unsigned. Canvas measuring 12" X 10" Landscape Watercolor. Signed F.W. on 14" X 18" Sheet "Fire Eater" Collotype measuring 19.75" X 11.75"
Kamelot Auctions
Nov. 19, 2023
Franklin Chenault Watkins (1894-1972) Oil on Canvas
Est: $300 - $500
A portrait of Mrs. Evan Randolph, unsigned, circa 1930. Dimensions: 25 1/2" x 24", the frame 32 1/2" x 29 1/2". Provenance: Purchased with McClees Gallery, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Property from a Philadelphia Main Line Collection.
Locati LLC
Nov. 19, 2023
Franklin Chenault Watkins (1894 - 1972) Conte on Linen
Est: $400 - $600
Depicting an angel-like figure with a flower in his mouth, unsigned. Dimensions: sight is 24 "x 22 1/2", the frame 34 1/2" x 33 1/2" Provenance: Property from a Philadelphia Main Line Collection.
Locati LLC
Nov. 19, 2023
Franklin Chenault Watkins (1894 - 1972) Oil on Canvas
Est: $500 - $800
A portrait of a seated woman, initialed at the lower right, in a good carved 19th century English frame. Dimensions: 18 1/2" x 14", the frame 24" x 20" Provenance: From a Philadelphia Main Line collection.
Locati LLC
Nov. 10, 2023
CERAMIC CAROUSEL HORSE FIGURES WATKINS GLEN
Est: $20 - $40
CERAMIC CAROUSEL HORSE FIGURES WATKINS GLEN Sailor boy on carousel horse marked Paul Sebastian 1990, man and woman couple marked Watkins Glen NY 9" x 6 1/2" Shipping: Shipping and handling in the continental US will cost $18.64 - $29.21, depending on your location. Local pickup is always free! Please schedule on our website! Image Text Image 1: Image 2: Image 3: Image 4: Image 5: Image 6: WATKINS GLEN N.Y. WATKINS GLEN. WATKINS GLEN N.Y. WATKINS GLEN. Photographs are considered part of the description and condition and supersede all written descriptions. Converse does not authenticate or guarantee authenticity. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email or by telephone. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Converse Auctions shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Online bidding for this auction is on Bidsquare, Invaluable, LiveAuctioneers, HiBid and ConverseAuctions. Please note that Converse Auctions is using multiple online bidding platforms for this auction, as well as offering phone, in-house absentee, and live bidding. When watching the auction online live, please understand that 'floor' or 'competitive' bid simply means a bid taken from outside of the platform the bidder is currently on. Please also note that notifications of 'high bid' only pertain to the platform you are on and do not take into account live, absentee, phone, or other online bids. In the event of a tie in bids submitted, the bids will be accepted in the order they were placed. If a customer has placed a maximum higher than your bid, they will be the winning bidder. In this instance you will be told you are losing the lot while the auction is in progress and have the opportunity to place a higher bid. Other customers’ maximum bids will never be disclosed to you.
Converse Auctions
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Still Life: Fruit No. 1
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Still Life: Fruit No. 1 1954 oil on canvas 16 h x 24 w in (41 x 61 cm) Signed to lower left 'FW'. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Magill, Philadelphia | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Exhibited: Franklin C. Watkins Retrospective, 4 March - 5 April 1964, Philadelphia Museum of Art This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Trees
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Trees oil on canvas 20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm) Inscribed to verso by the aritst's wife 'By Franklin C. Watkins, Certified by Ida Q. Watkins (wife)' with estate stamp. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Frank S. Schwarz & Sons, Philadelphia | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Literature: Franklin Watkins: Philadelphia Collection XLIX, Frank S. Schwarz & Sons exhibition catalog, pl. 6 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Still Life: Flowers
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Still Life: Flowers 1965 oil on canvas 28.125 h x 34.125 w in (71 x 87 cm) Signed and dated to upper right 'Watkins 65'. Signed, dated and inscribed to verso 'for Ida Xmas - 1965 F.W.'. Provenance: Collection of Ida Q. Watkins, wife of the artist | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Exhibited: Salute to Franklin Watkins, 14 March - 16 April 1972, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Daffodils
Est: $3,500 - $5,500
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Daffodils oil and graphite on canvas 36.125 h x 24 w in (92 x 61 cm) Signed to lower left 'Watkins'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Roman Garden
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Roman Garden oil on canvas 20 h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm) Signed to lower left 'Watkins'. Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Franklin Watkins | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Exhibited: Salute to Franklin Watkins, 14 March - 16 April 1972, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Things That Do Things I Can't Do
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Things That Do Things I Can't Do 1964 oil on canvas 45.25 h x 36.5 w in (115 x 93 cm) Signed and dated to upper left 'Watkins 64'. Titled to verso 'Things that do things I can't do'. Provenance: The Artist | Collection of Mr. and Mrs. David J. Grossman, Philadelphia | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Exhibited: Franklin C. Watkins Retrospective, 4 March - 5 April 1964, Philadelphia Museum of Art | Salute to Franklin Watkins, 14 March - 16 April 1972, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Flowers in a Copper Pitcher
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Flowers in a Copper Pitcher c. 1955 oil on canvas 22 h x 26 w in (56 x 66 cm) Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Springtime
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Springtime 1894 oil on canvas 54.5 h x 35.5 w in (138 x 90 cm) Titled to lower right 'Springtime'. Signed and titled to verso 'Springtime Franklin Watkins'. Provenance: Collection of Mr. Wright Ludington | Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Exhibited: New Accessions, USA, 14 July - 2 September 1946, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center | Art in the 20th Century, 17 June - 10 July 1955, San Francisco Museum of Art | Franklin C. Watkins Retrospective, 4 March - 5 April 1964, Philadelphia Museum of Art This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 10, 2023
Franklin "Watty" Watkins, Disparate Objects
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Franklin "Watty" Watkins Disparate Objects 1954 oil on canvas 42.25 h x 48.125 w in (107 x 122 cm) Signed and dated to upper right 'Watkins 54'. Provenance: The Artist | Private Collection, Colorado | Collection of Dr. Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Exhibited: Philadelphia Art Festival, Philadelphia Museum of Art This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 21, 2023
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (AMERICAN 1894-1972) "A GIRL LOOKING AT A BIRD" OIL ON CANVAS SIGNED FW
Est: $500 - $700
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American 1894-1972) "A Girl looking at a Bird", Oil on Canvas, Signed FW circa 1940s Acquired from the family of the artist Framed Dimensions: 25" X 36.5" Image Dimensions: 18.75" X 30.25"
Kamelot Auctions
Sep. 21, 2023
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (AMERICAN 1894-1972) "STILL LIFE WITH SUNFLOWERS" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED
Est: $600 - $800
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American 1894-1972) "Still Life with Sunflowers", Oil on Canvas, Signed Watkins circa 1940s Acquired from the family of the artist Framed Dimensions: 36.75" X 30.75" Image Dimensions: 28" X 22"
Kamelot Auctions
Sep. 21, 2023
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (AMERICAN 1894-1972) "GYPSY", OIL ON BOARD SIGNED FW CIRCA 1940S
Est: $200 - $400
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American 1894-1972) "Gypsy", Oil on Board, Signed FW, circa 1940s Acquired from the family of the artist Framed Dimensions: 19" X 16" Image Dimensions: 14" X 11"
Kamelot Auctions
Sep. 21, 2023
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (AMERICAN 1894-1972) "SCENE AT THE JERSEY SHORE, LOVE LADIES" C 1960S
Est: $400 - $600
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American 1894-1972) "Scene at the Jersey Shore, Love ladies" Oil on Board circa 1960s No visible Signature, Acquired from the family of the artist Framed Dimensions: 22.75" X 18.25" Image Dimensions: 18.5" X 14"
Kamelot Auctions
Sep. 21, 2023
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (AMERICAN 1894-1972) THREE WORKS CIRCA 1940S - 1950S
Est: $200 - $400
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American 1894-1972) Three Works circa 1940s-1950s, acquired from the family of the artist "Girl at Piano", Oil on Canvas, unsigned. Canvas measuring 12" X 10" Landscape Watercolor. Signed F.W. on 14" X 18" Sheet "Fire Eater" Collotype measuring 19.75" X 11.75"
Kamelot Auctions
Sep. 21, 2023
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (AMERICAN, 1894-1972) "PORTRAIT OF SHIRLEY WATKINS STEIMAN", SIGNED
Est: $300 - $500
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American, 1894-1972) "Portrait of Shirley Watkins Steiman",Oil on canvas, Signed, Circa 1940s Sister of the Artist, Exhibition label on reverse from Art Institute of Chicago, Acquired from the family of the Artist Framed Dimensions: 49.5" X 45.5: Image Dimensions: 40" X 36"
Kamelot Auctions
Aug. 29, 2023
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (American, 1894-1972)
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
ABSTRACT ART. Oil on canvas of runners beneath a large abstract sun on a blue ground. Artist last name with New York address painted on verso of canvas. SIZE: 40" x 35". CONDITION: vertical line of paint chipping proper left side facing on a line with stretcher. (05-694/TG). $1,500-2,000.
Poulin Antiques & Auctions
Jun. 06, 2023
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American, 1894–1972) Still Life - Pears in a Bowl
Est: $2,500 - $4,000
Oil on canvas 22 x 26 in. (55.9x66cm) Provenance Christie's, New York, Sale of April 7th 1982. Frank S. Schwartz & Son, Philadelphia. Private Collection, Florida.
Freeman's | Hindman
Nov. 20, 2022
JEAN CHARLOT (D.1979) BINDING OF ISAAC, CHRISTIES
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Framed oil on canvas painting, Sacrifice of Isaac, signed lower left Jean Charlot (French-American, active in Mexico and Hawaii, 1898-1979), dated [19]32, inscribed lower right "to painter F.C. Watkins, his friend" (Franklin Chenault "Watty" Watkins, American, 1894-1972), sight: approx 19"h, 15"w, overall: 27.25"h, 23.25"w, 9lbs **Provenance: Christie's, 18th May 1992, Haitian Paintings, sale 7295, lot 103** Start Price: $1,500.00
Austin Auction Gallery
May. 26, 2022
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (Pennsylvania, 1894-1972), Figural abstract., Oil on canvas, 40" x 35". Unframed.
Est: $800 - $1,200
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS Pennsylvania, 1894-1972 Figural abstract. Signed verso "Watkins".
Eldred's
Jun. 28, 2020
Franklin C Watkins Nude - Oil on Canvas
Est: $200 - $400
Franklin C Watkins (1894-1972). Reclining Nude. Signed UR. Oil on canvas. Frank Rehn Gallery inscribed in pencil on the stretcher. Canvas size H13" W18". Framed size H17-1/2 W 22-7/8. Excellent condition. Inspected under UV light. No restoration noted. Please refer to this link for a high-res image https://www.dropbox.com/s/btr9qhcsr4jv26p/1069004_1.jpg?dl=0
New England Auctions
Jun. 08, 2019
FRANKLIN (WATTY) WATKINS (1894-1972, PENN, NOTED
Est: $400 - $600
FOR DRAMATIC REALISM), OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, SIGNED UPPER LEFT WITH INITIALS, TITLED "THE MODEL". SOLD BY ALEXANDRE GALLERY. IN PERIOD CARVED FRAME. SIGHT SIZE 18" X 13", OVERALL 23" X 17 3/4".
Marion Antique Auctions
Nov. 24, 2018
Franklin Chenault Watkins Lithograph, Etc.
Est: $100 - $200
Philadelphia artist Franklin Chenault Watkins (American, 1894 - 1972) still life of a vase of flowers, lithograph in colors, pencil signed lower left, ed. 126/150, 23"h x 19"w; a Philadelphia muralist Michael Webb (b. 1937) architectural lighograph titled "Beaux-Arts Ball", 1982, pencil signed lower right; and a Philadelphia artist John R. Foster letterpress and offset lithography on board titled "Excerpts From Life", signed, notes verso "Excerpts from Life, Scrap Collage, John Foster" 37"h x 36"w
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
Nov. 17, 2018
Franklin "Watty" Watkins "Trail at Manor Road"
Est: $800 - $1,000
Franklin Watkins (Pennsylvania, 1894-1972) "Trail at Manor Road", Barren Hill, Pennsylvania, 1956, oil on board. Signed to the bottom right F.W. Gold toned wood frame. Frame measures 17-1/2" in height by 20" in width with a sight image measuring 13" in height by 15-1/2" in width. All measurements approximate.
Bremo Auctions
Jun. 11, 2018
Franklin Watkins (1894-1972) "Night Light"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Franklin Watkins (American, 1894-1972) "Night Light", Interior Scene, oil painting on board, signed. Framed. Size: 22.5'' x 18'', 57 x 46 cm (board); 24'' x 29'', 61 x 74 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Dec. 03, 2017
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS, (AMERICAN 1894–1972), "FRUIT STILL LIFE ON WHITE AND BLUE PLATE"
Est: $2,500 - $4,000
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (american 1894–1972) "FRUIT STILL LIFE ON WHITE AND BLUE PLATE" Signed 'Watkins' upper left, oil on canvas 24 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. (61.6 x 75.6cm) provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York, New York. Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 05, 2017
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (1894-1972): SEATED WOMAN IN A RED JACKET
Est: $300 - $500
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (1894-1972): SEATED WOMAN IN A RED JACKET Oil on canvas, signed with initials ''FW'' lower right, signed ''Watkins'' on the reverse. 18 1/2 x 14 in., 24 1/4 x 20 x 2 in. (frame). Provenance: Margaret L. Platt. Property from Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA
STAIR
Jul. 16, 2017
Painting, Franklin Chenault Watkins
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American, 1894-1972), Floral Bouquet, oil on canvas, initialed lower right, titled verso, canvas: 13.25"h x 10.75"w, overall (with frame): 20.25"h x 18.25"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 05, 2016
Franklin Watkins (1894-1972) "Have Mercy with What's Left"
Est: $300 - $500
Franklin Chenault Watkins (American, 1894-1972) "Have Mercy with What's Left", oil painting on canvas, signed. Size: 29" x 17", 74 x 43 cm (stretcher). Provenance: Estate of Alexander R. Raydon, Raydon Gallery, New York, NY.
Material Culture
Jun. 27, 2015
Franklin Watkins "Clown w/ Bouquet" 1931
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Franklin Chenault "Watty" Watkins (1894-1972) was active/lived in Pennsylvania. Franklin Watkins is known for portrait, figure, genre and still life painting, commercial art.Multiple gallery labels on back (pictured). Oil/Canvas. Signed lower right. Sight Size: 25 x 30 in
Sarasota Estate Auction
Oct. 30, 2014
FRANKLIN WATKINS-Landscape
Est: $300 - $500
Franklin Watkins, - Landscape, Untouched, unframed. 23.5" x 23.5"
G Evans Ltd
Jun. 08, 2014
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS, (AMERICAN 1894-1972), "COMPOTES WITH LIMES"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (american 1894-1972)/span "COMPOTES WITH LIMES" Signed 'Watkins' top right, oil on canvas 23 x 28 in. (58.4 x 71.1cm) provenance: /spanFrank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Private Collection, Pennsylvania. literature:/span 'Philadelphia Collection XXIV,' Frank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1984, plate 43. 'Philadelphia Collection XLIX.' Frank S. Schwarz & Son, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, plate 28.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 17, 2013
Franklin Chenault "Watty" Watkins (American, 1894 - 1972), still life- flowers in a pitcher, watercolor and collage on paper, signed lo
Est: $400 - $600
Franklin Chenault "Watty" Watkins (American, 1894 - 1972) still life- flowers in a pitcher watercolor and collage on paper, signed lower left "F.W.", estate stamp on verso. H: 13 3/8, W: 10 3/4 in. PROVENANCE: Chrsitie's: Franklin Chenault Watkins Sale, April 7, 1982, Lot 321A Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 08, 2013
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS, (AMERICAN 1894-1972), BRIDGE
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS (american 1894-1972)/span BRIDGE Signed 'FW" bottom left; also inscribed "Franklin Watkins" verso, oil on canvas 20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1cm) provenance: /spanPrivate Collection, The Main Line, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Nov. 10, 2013
Franklin C. Watkins (American, 1894-1972)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
DESCRIPTION: Franklin Chenault Watkins (American, 1894-1972). Oil on canvas. Reclining nude. Unsigned. In a gilded gesso frame. Franklin Watkins born in 1894 in New York but grew up in Philadelphia and was known for painting in the style of "dramatic realism" which emerged during the 1920's. He trained in art at the Pennsylvania Academy from 1913 to 1918 but was interrupted by World War I where he served as a civilian wartime ship camouflage artist. After his service he worked as a commercial artist and studied across Europe before embarking on a career in teaching, first at the Tyler School of Art, the Philadelphia College of Art and later the Pennsylvania Academy of Art. PROVENANCE: Consigned by Boris Blai's stepdaughter by his second wife. Blai and Watkins were both contemporaries and friends - a portrait of Blai by Watkins is in the collection of The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. MEASUREMENTS: 24-1/2" x 24". Overall with frame 29-3/4" x 29-1/2". CONDITION: Wear to frame.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals