A Family Legacy of Art: Mid-Century Collection in Blauvelt

Hudson Estate Sales is thrilled to announce: 

A  Family Legacy of Art: A Collection of Mid Century Paintings and Works on Paper

This is the sale of a life-long accumulation of Mid Century Modern paintings, graphic works on paper, posters, artist prints and collectibles. This sale features original works collected by the former publisher of a widely-adopted public school arts curriculum. who collaborated with popular artists from the 60s and 70s to develop broad-ranging art appreciation textbooks for school children.

Highlights include original paintings and artwork by internationally-acclaimed, Mid-Century Modern artists: 

- Serigraph prints  by Modernists Romaire Bearden and Will Barnet

- Original paintings by Joachim Probst and Ivan Kurach. 

- Large concentration by Norman Laliberté’s (a close friend of this family) original sketches, oil pastels, paintings, tapestries, sculpture and prints.

•  Vintage posters designed by Peter Max, Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast and Reynold Ruffins for Push Pin Studios, Victor Moscoso, Bernard Villemot, Raymind Savignac, Jean Carlu

•  Fine artists’ prints by: Ben Shahn, Sergio Gonzales Tornero, Sister Corita Kent, Fritz Eichenberg, Leonard Baskin

•  Original art by local contemporary artists Dennis Fritz, William Cornell

But wait! We have SO Much more than Mid Century art:

•  Antique art (lithographs, chromograph,, photographs, paintings, tintypes & picture frames) We have a Japanese Woodblocks prints from the 1860s, including one by Toyokuni III

•  A large collection of quality, signed vintage costume Jewelry: Morgan Taylor, Capri, Carol Dauplaise, Goldman, Weiss, Trifari, Monet, Napier, Goldette, Giovanni, Cassel, Coro, Royal, Raleigh, David Andersen, Danecraft, Beau, Jewelart, Jo Michels, Dezan

•  Gold jewelry, sterling flatware and jewelry

•  Religious-themed items (medals , hand carved figurines, art prints, crucifixes, icons)

•  Classic Flea Market Finds (Carnival and Depression glass, Phoenix Glass, Fenton, Royal Hagar, Weller, Roseville. Loetz, Rookwood, hand-made ceramics, figurines)

•  Antique furnishings (rugs, Late Victorian style settee and matching chairs, figural carved oak chairs, china cabinets, cedar blanket chests) 

•  1960s & 1970s vinyl albums (David Bowie, Elvis Costello, ELO,  T-Rex, Glam rock plus many more) 

•  Impressive library of art books

•  Multi-volume stamp collection

•  Mid-Century & antique Lighting (Patinated bronze Art-Nouveau figural lamp by Lucien Alliot, antique reverse-painted shade, Laurel Lamp Co.)

•  Vintage clothing, vintage purses, lovely white-beaded 1920s flapper dress, plus vintage linens, accessories and outerwear

•  Regulation-size Pool Table (by Imperial International, in perfect condition, w/ balls & cues)

 •  A working Kiln, clay roller and extruder

 • Industrial sewing machines

 A word about 1960s and 1970s vintage posters

Poster design of the 1960’s ushered in the age of the Graphic Design Titans: Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast and Peter Max, and Bernard Villemot, Raymind Savignac, Jean Carlu in France. These and other designers mined the popular culture and combined bold psychadelic imagery and colors with modern typography in their work, but most notably, in their poster designs. Posters were readily available at record stores and packaged with albums. In the hands youth, hung on the walls of half-finished basements and college dormroom walls, these posters became the very banners of the cultural revolution across America and France. The designs aesthetics would shape and define “Modern” for the 1960’s and 70’s, a time when the line between high art and lowbrow became blurred. This sale features many prime, original examples from the era. All have been flat-stored with care and protected from UV exposure.

Prints and posters are a great investment!

There’s no better time than now to start collecting art. Don’t miss this chance to choose from hundreds of iconic vintage posters,  original, hand-pulled artist prints and limited editions  ... by the mid-20th Century’s most enduring and influential image-makers of 1960’s and 70s modern art movement. They’re all selling at well-below retail prices! In 2024, more people are deciding to invest in art, and these often-overlooked art forms are finally  garnering the attention they deserve.  Typically more affordable than traditional or contemporary paintings, Fine art prints and vintage poster auctions are regularly held. Prices for well-known posters have skyrocketed over the last decade.

Mid-Century Wall Art is hard to find

Everyone knows the extent to which MCM furnishings have a hold om the public’s attention ... and wallets. Finding quality, affordable, authentic Mid-Century art to complete the look is a real challenge.  The good news is: We’ve found it for you! We have original abstract American Mid-Century paintings that will surely compliment your Kristiansen, enhance your Evans.... and jazz up your Jacobsen! Authentic furnishings, at prices that leave room for Rissom.

Fine Art prints ARE Originals

Many of the fine art prints are artist signed and numbered, hand-pulled editions, produced one at a time, and as such, are considered as original works of art. Ask us to point out, and explain the various print making processes that are represented. Also available are large format, quality 4-color offset prints, suitable for framing.

A Legacy of Love for Art and Family

Here lived Robert, a modern Renaissance man who lived 100 years, sustained by an enthusiasm for learning, an insatiable curiosity, and keen eye for collecting. During WWII, Robert left Boston College to volunteer for the Army. He was wounded in France, and took part in the liberation of Nazi Camps. Robert returned home to complete his education—as a devout Pacifist. He met his wife Mary, and started a Catholic mail order business selling religious artifacts and reproductions. In the early 1960s Robert collaborated with educators and popular artists to create Art Education, Inc., a well-acclaimed and widely distributed series of instructional art curriculum textbooks for school-age children. 

Together with his wife Mary, they raised nine(!) children. In keeping with their parents’ legacy, all nine of Robert and Mary’s children chose a life involved in the arts. (Among the nine are art teachers, painters, photographers, and musicians). This family’s remarkable legacy of art appreciation lives on, absorbed by countless public school children who benefitted from an early exposure to arts education.

The importance of teaching art

"Art makes us human. It helps us to make sense of our own lives and identify with the lives of others. It is also increasingly recognized as a driver of the innovative thinking needed to solve our world’s most pressing problems. Learning and practicing art, and tapping into your creativity, can make you better at whatever you do."— Lewis Center for the Arts Minor Program, Princeton University

The Estate Sale location: A Victorian charmer in Blauvelt, a short ride to/from the Cuomo bridge

Hudson Estate Sales is hosting the sale of hundreds of small works of modern art from the expressive and explosive era of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The  sale is being held in a family’s antique, private home, and there are several small rooms packed with items. Your courtesy and patience will be required to navigate the home  safely and efficiently, and to help make this sale a success.

A word of caution: Please use extreme care when handling art!

While the images and sentiments may be enduring —the paper they are printed on is not. We ask for your extreme care as you peruse these delicate and irreplaceable objects. Their existence is in your hands.