Nathaniel Choate Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nathaniel Choate Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 19, 2023
Nathaniel Choate (1899-1965), New York, U.S.A.
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Firma incisa sotto la base. Modello eseguito in Italia durante il soggiorno di Nathaniel Choate a Pietrasanta.
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Sep. 16, 2022
NATHANIEL CHOATE (1899 - 1965) MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
Est: $100 - $10,000
Not signed, measures 24" x18", measures 15" x 20". After graduation from Harvard College in 1922, Nathaniel Choate spent three years in Paris studying painting at the Academies Colarossi and La Grand Chaumiere. However, a side trip to Greece convinced him that he should make sculpture his career. He returned to the United States in 1925 and settled in Boston. There he was as art editor of The Youth's Companion Magazine, until 1927, when he removed to Italy, remaining to 1934, making side trips to Morocco and the Sudan in 1932.Choate gained some critical notice as a result of his one-artist shows held in New York in 1934 and 1938. He exhibited a number of small sculptures of animals and native portrait heads which were inspired by the trips to Morocco, the Sudan, and elsewhere. He won a gold medal from the New York Architectural League in 1937 for his design and craftsmanship in stone carving. This brought him several commissions including those for relief sculptures for the Federal Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair and another for a relief for the Pittman, New Jersey, post office. A group of fish in aluminum was commissioned from Choate by the liner "United States" to decorate the main lounge of that ship. Among his portrait busts was one of Massachusetts governor Robert F. Bradford sculpted in 1948. Choate never completely abandoned painting and, in 1950, executed murals depicting scenes of Haiti and Trinidad for the Calypso Restaurant in Greenwich Village.In January, 1941, Choate became interested in ceramics and established the Aldham Kilns in Aldham, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, he stated in an autobiographical sketch written for the National Academy that "my main interest is stone carving which well outweighs any other interest up to the present."Choate exhibited his work at the National Academy beginning in 1928, showing mostly animal pieces. He taught for a number of years at the summer school of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and privately in New York; he also taught at the Academy from 1963 to 1966
Ledbetter Auctions
Sep. 16, 2022
NATHANIEL CHOATE (1899 - 1965) MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
Est: $100 - $10,000
Titled lower middle, not signed, measures 15" x 19". . Greenwich Village exhibition label on back.After graduation from Harvard College in 1922, Nathaniel Choate spent three years in Paris studying painting at the Academies Colarossi and La Grand Chaumiere. However, a side trip to Greece convinced him that he should make sculpture his career. He returned to the United States in 1925 and settled in Boston. There he was as art editor of The Youth's Companion Magazine, until 1927, when he removed to Italy, remaining to 1934, making side trips to Morocco and the Sudan in 1932.Choate gained some critical notice as a result of his one-artist shows held in New York in 1934 and 1938. He exhibited a number of small sculptures of animals and native portrait heads which were inspired by the trips to Morocco, the Sudan, and elsewhere. He won a gold medal from the New York Architectural League in 1937 for his design and craftsmanship in stone carving. This brought him several commissions including those for relief sculptures for the Federal Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair and another for a relief for the Pittman, New Jersey, post office. A group of fish in aluminum was commissioned from Choate by the liner "United States" to decorate the main lounge of that ship. Among his portrait busts was one of Massachusetts governor Robert F. Bradford sculpted in 1948. Choate never completely abandoned painting and, in 1950, executed murals depicting scenes of Haiti and Trinidad for the Calypso Restaurant in Greenwich Village.In January, 1941, Choate became interested in ceramics and established the Aldham Kilns in Aldham, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, he stated in an autobiographical sketch written for the National Academy that "my main interest is stonecarving which well outweighs any other interest up to the present."Choate exhibited his work at the National Academy beginning in 1928, showing mostly animal pieces. He taught for a number of years at the summer school of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and privately in New York; he also taught at the Academy from 1963 to 1966
Ledbetter Auctions
Sep. 16, 2022
NATHANIEL CHOATE (1899 - 1965) MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
Est: $100 - $10,000
signed lower left. not dated, measures 18" x 20", Greenwich Village exhibition label on back. mixed media on paperAfter graduation from Harvard College in 1922, Nathaniel Choate spent three years in Paris studying painting at the Academies Colarossi and La Grand Chaumiere. However, a side trip to Greece convinced him that he should make sculpture his career. He returned to the United States in 1925 and settled in Boston. There he was as art editor of The Youth's Companion Magazine, until 1927, when he removed to Italy, remaining to 1934, making side trips to Morocco and the Sudan in 1932.Choate gained some critical notice as a result of his one-artist shows held in New York in 1934 and 1938. He exhibited a number of small sculptures of animals and native portrait heads which were inspired by the trips to Morocco, the Sudan, and elsewhere. He won a gold medal from the New York Architectural League in 1937 for his design and craftsmanship in stone carving. This brought him several commissions including those for relief sculptures for the Federal Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair and another for a relief for the Pittman, New Jersey, post office. A group of fish in aluminum was commissioned from Choate by the liner "United States" to decorate the main lounge of that ship. Among his portrait busts was one of Massachusetts governor Robert F. Bradford sculpted in 1948. Choate never completely abandoned painting and, in 1950, executed murals depicting scenes of Haiti and Trinidad for the Calypso Restaurant in Greenwich Village.In January, 1941, Choate became interested in ceramics and established the Aldham Kilns in Aldham, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, he stated in an autobiographical sketch written for the National Academy that "my main interest is stonecarving which well outweighs any other interest up to the present."Choate exhibited his work at the National Academy beginning in 1928, showing mostly animal pieces. He taught for a number of years at the summer school of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and privately in New York; he also taught at the Academy from 1963 to 1966
Ledbetter Auctions
Sep. 16, 2022
NATHANIEL CHOATE (1899 - 1965) MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
Est: $100 - $10,000
signed lower left. not dated. measures 14" x 20". Greenwich Village exhibition label on back. mixed media on paper. After graduation from Harvard College in 1922, Nathaniel Choate spent three years in Paris studying painting at the Academies Colarossi and La Grand Chaumiere. However, a side trip to Greece convinced him that he should make sculpture his career. He returned to the United States in 1925 and settled in Boston. There he was as art editor of The Youth's Companion Magazine, until 1927, when he removed to Italy, remaining to 1934, making side trips to Morocco and the Sudan in 1932.Choate gained some critical notice as a result of his one-artist shows held in New York in 1934 and 1938. He exhibited a number of small sculptures of animals and native portrait heads which were inspired by the trips to Morocco, the Sudan, and elsewhere. He won a gold medal from the New York Architectural League in 1937 for his design and craftsmanship in stone carving. This brought him several commissions including those for relief sculptures for the Federal Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair and another for a relief for the Pittman, New Jersey, post office. A group of fish in aluminum was commissioned from Choate by the liner "United States" to decorate the main lounge of that ship. Among his portrait busts was one of Massachusetts governor Robert F. Bradford sculpted in 1948. Choate never completely abandoned painting and, in 1950, executed murals depicting scenes of Haiti and Trinidad for the Calypso Restaurant in Greenwich Village.In January, 1941, Choate became interested in ceramics and established the Aldham Kilns in Aldham, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, he stated in an autobiographical sketch written for the National Academy that "my main interest is stonecarving which well outweighs any other interest up to the present."Choate exhibited his work at the National Academy beginning in 1928, showing mostly animal pieces. He taught for a number of years at the summer school of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and privately in New York; he also taught at the Academy from 1963 to 1966
Ledbetter Auctions
Sep. 16, 2022
NATHANIEL CHOATE (1899 - 1965) MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
Est: $100 - $10,000
signed lower right, dated 1961, measures 15" x 20". Greenwich Village exhibition label on back.After graduation from Harvard College in 1922, Nathaniel Choate spent three years in Paris studying painting at the Academies Colarossi and La Grand Chaumiere. However, a side trip to Greece convinced him that he should make sculpture his career. He returned to the United States in 1925 and settled in Boston. There he was as art editor of The Youth's Companion Magazine, until 1927, when he removed to Italy, remaining to 1934, making side trips to Morocco and the Sudan in 1932.Choate gained some critical notice as a result of his one-artist shows held in New York in 1934 and 1938. He exhibited a number of small sculptures of animals and native portrait heads which were inspired by the trips to Morocco, the Sudan, and elsewhere. He won a gold medal from the New York Architectural League in 1937 for his design and craftsmanship in stone carving. This brought him several commissions including those for relief sculptures for the Federal Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair and another for a relief for the Pittman, New Jersey, post office. A group of fish in aluminum was commissioned from Choate by the liner "United States" to decorate the main lounge of that ship. Among his portrait busts was one of Massachusetts governor Robert F. Bradford sculpted in 1948. Choate never completely abandoned painting and, in 1950, executed murals depicting scenes of Haiti and Trinidad for the Calypso Restaurant in Greenwich Village. In January, 1941, Choate became interested in ceramics and established the Aldham Kilns in Aldham, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, he stated in an autobiographical sketch written for the National Academy that "my main interest is stonec arving which well outweighs any other interest up to the present."Choate exhibited his work at the National Academy beginning in 1928, showing mostly animal pieces. He taught for a number of years at the summer school of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and privately in New York; he also taught at the Academy from 1963 to 1966
Ledbetter Auctions
Sep. 16, 2022
NATHANIEL CHOATE (1899 - 1965) MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
Est: $100 - $10,000
not signed,Measures 15" x 20". Displayed at an exhibition in Greenwich Village. After graduation from Harvard College in 1922, Nathaniel Choate spent three years in Paris studying painting at the Academies Colarossi and La Grand Chaumiere. However, a side trip to Greece convinced him that he should make sculpture his career. He returned to the United States in 1925 and settled in Boston. There he was as art editor of The Youth's Companion Magazine, until 1927, when he removed to Italy, remaining to 1934, making side trips to Morocco and the Sudan in 1932.Choate gained some critical notice as a result of his one-artist shows held in New York in 1934 and 1938. He exhibited a number of small sculptures of animals and native portrait heads which were inspired by the trips to Morocco, the Sudan, and elsewhere. He won a gold medal from the New York Architectural League in 1937 for his design and craftsmanship in stone carving. This brought him several commissions including those for relief sculptures for the Federal Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair and another for a relief for the Pittman, New Jersey, post office. A group of fish in aluminum was commissioned from Choate by the liner "United States" to decorate the main lounge of that ship. Among his portrait busts was one of Massachusetts governor Robert F. Bradford sculpted in 1948. Choate never completely abandoned painting and, in 1950, executed murals depicting scenes of Haiti and Trinidad for the Calypso Restaurant in Greenwich Village. In January, 1941, Choate became interested in ceramics and established the Aldham Kilns in Aldham, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, he stated in an autobiographical sketch written for the National Academy that "my main interest is stone carving which well outweighs any other interest up to the present."Choate exhibited his work at the National Academy beginning in 1928, showing mostly animal pieces. He taught for a number of years at the summer school of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and privately in New York; he also taught at the Academy from 1963 to 1966
Ledbetter Auctions
Jul. 13, 2022
NATHANIEL CHOATE - UNTITLED (PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH BATHERS IN BACKGROUND)
Est: $200 - $400
Lot 22 Nathaniel Choate American (1899 - 1965) Untitled (Portrait of a Man with Bathers in Background) (1923) oil on canvas signed lower left 29 x 23 5/8 inches frame dimensions: 32 7/8 x 27 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches,wood frame Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Capsule Gallery Auction
Mar. 26, 2022
NATHANIEL CHOATE UNICORN BRONZE
Est: $500 - $750
12" tall, 11" long, 4.75" wide. On marble base. Nathaniel Choate (1899-1965) was an American painter and sculptor who served as vice president of the National Sculpture Society. Choate worked with varied materials, including aluminum, bronze, marble, and onyx. He regularly showcased his work at the National Academy of Design in New York City and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Academy of Design elected him an affiliated academician in 1955. In 1961, the Society of Medalists issued their 64th medallion in his honor. Choate also possessed the National Advertising Award from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. Choate was born in Southboro, Massachusetts, on December 26, 1899 to Edward Carlisle and Gertrude Mabel (McNeil) Choate. In 1918, he graduated from Morristown School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Morristown, NJ. Choate then received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, MA in 1922. While at Harvard, he studied art history under Paul J. Sachs and Edward W. Forbes and painting under Denman Ross. During his studies, Choate served as an officer of the Harvard Lampoon, a humor magazine. He also served as president of the Morristown School Club, an affinity group for graduates of the school attending Harvard. In 1921, Harvard awarded Choate the Bowers Prize in fine arts for the "best drawing, made directly from nature, by an undergraduate in any of the courses in Fine Arts". The prize carried an honorarium of $25 (a sizable amount for the time). In 1937, Choate designed the medal of Harvard's Signet Society, which they present to alumni who have made significant achievements in the arts. After graduating from Harvard, Choate studied figure painting at the Académie Julian in Paris, France. He also took classes at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere and the Académie Delécluse. After visiting Greece, Choate shifted his main artwork interest from portraits and murals to sculpture. He returned to the Boston area to study sculpture under Harvard professor John A. Wilson. While residing in Boston, Choate served as the art editor of The Youth's Companion, a children's magazine, until 1927. Five years later, Choate spent time traveling Morocco and the Sudan. This experience influenced much of his later artwork. In 1938, Choate taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Summer School in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. He also taught students privately. In 1937, the Architectural League of New York awarded Choate their gold medal for design and craftsmanship in stone carving. Conferring the award, the society noted his "excellence in the craft of stone carving and design". The honor earned Choate sculpting commissions to craft a bas-relief for the Federal Building's doors at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows and a relief for the U.S. Post Office in Pitman, NJ. A New Deal grant from the U.S. Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts funded his design of the post office's "Four Winds" relief. Achieving notoriety, Choate created emblems of the Four Evangelists for the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial run by the American Battle Monuments Commission. He sculpted a bust of Massachusetts Governor Robert F. Bradford and crafted a group of fish in aluminum for the SS United States's main lounge. Built in 1952, the luxury ocean liner sought to capture the trans-Atlantic speed record. In 1964, Choate designed a medal of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story for a series by the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in New York. He also crafted the bronze medallion that decorated the headquarters of the Chemical Bank New York Trust Company (now JPMorgan Chase) at 34th Street in Manhattan.
Davis Brothers Auction
Sep. 21, 2019
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American 1899-1965) A SCULPTURE, "Head of Youth," 1932,
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American 1899-1965) A SCULPTURE, "Head of Youth," 1932, carved white Carrara marble on a salmon pink limestone base, signed and dated verso at neck, "NAT CHOATE." Height: 17" Diameter: 10" Provenance: Property sold to benefit Arts for Rural Texas, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, Fayetteville, Texas.
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Jun. 21, 2019
NATHANIEL CHOATE (1899-1965) PLASTER MAQUETTE
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Nathaniel Choate (1899-1965) Untitled portrait of a woman with her hair in Italian Coif. Circa 1930s. The artist's hollow cast plaster study, known as a maquette, that served as preliminary working model for a larger work in marble, bronze or other medium. The portrait of a woman wearing a snood or Italian Coif, her hair formed in waves and bands with Art Deco design influence, simple circular disk earrings. Nathaniel Choate is an important African American artist whose biography is filled with interesting achievements and anecdotes, mostly related to is career as an artist. Choate first attended Harvard where he was awarded their Bowers Prize in fine arts and worked on the Harvard Lampoon, an undergraduate humor publication. Just after graduation, he studied at Academie Julian in Paris, among others, and visited a number of countries around the world. During the difficult decade of the 1930s, Nathaniel Choate received a number of large and notable public commissions working in bronze, marble and aluminum, often displaying his own interpretation of Art Deco design influence. He remained active throughout the following decades until his death in 1965. Choate was a member of the National Academy, the National Sculpture Society, the Architectural League of New York, the Ceramic Society, the Century Association and others. He also taught and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Measures 13 x 9.5 x 6.5 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Jun. 21, 2019
NATHANIEL CHOATE (1899-1965) PLASTER MAQUETTE 1937
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Nathaniel Choate (1899-1965) Alligator Bender 1937 The artist's hollow cast plaster study, known as a maquette, that served as preliminary working model for the monumental carved marble sculpture titled 'Alligator Bender', installed at Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina around 1937. Nathaniel Choate is an important African American artist whose biography is filled with interesting achievements and anecdotes, mostly related to is career as an artist. Choate first attended Harvard where he was awarded their Bowers Prize in fine arts and worked on the Harvard Lampoon, an undergraduate humor publication. Just after graduation, he studied at Academie Julian in Paris, among others, and visited a number of countries around the world. During the difficult decade of the 1930s, Nathaniel Choate received a number of large and notable public commissions working in bronze, marble and aluminum, often displaying his own interpretation of Art Deco design influence. He remained active throughout the following decades until his death in 1965. Choate was a member of the National Academy, the National Sculpture Society, the Architectural League of New York, the Ceramic Society, the Century Association and others. He also taught and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Measures 31 x 30.25 x 12 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Jan. 19, 2016
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American, 1899-1965). JOSEPH STORY, Bronze relief medallion. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York Univers
Est: $10 - $20
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American, 1899-1965). JOSEPH STORY, Bronze relief medallion. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University. Obverse: Portrait of the jurist Reverse: Story in the clothes and justice robes of his time. - D: 75 mm
Sloans & Kenyon
May. 21, 2015
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American, 1899-1965). JOSEPH STORY, Bronze relief medallion. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York Univers
Est: $20 - $50
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American, 1899-1965). JOSEPH STORY, Bronze relief medallion. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University. Obverse: Portrait of the jurist Reverse: Story in the clothes and justice robes of his time. - D: 75 mm
Sloans & Kenyon
May. 21, 2015
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American, 1899-1965). DAVID AND GOLIATH, Bronze relief medallion. The Society of Medalists 64th Issue-Nov. 1961.
Est: $55 - $75
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American, 1899-1965). DAVID AND GOLIATH, Bronze relief medallion. The Society of Medalists 64th Issue-Nov. 1961 - D: 72 mm
Sloans & Kenyon
May. 18, 2013
Nathaniel Choate (American, 1899 - 1965); Mercury;
Est: $35,000 - $45,000
Nathaniel Choate (American, 1899 - 1965); Mercury; Bronze (in two parts); Signed "Nat Choate" with foundry mark "Fonderia - Artistica/Primo Capecchi - Pistoia/Italia"; 82" high; Provenance: Private Collection, New York
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 12, 2012
Nathaniel Choate (American, 1899-1965) Untitled (Bust of Child), ca. 1930
Est: $800 - $1,200
Nathaniel Choate (American, 1899-1965); Untitled (Bust of Child), ca. 1930; Carved quartz; Signed "Nat. Choate"; 14 1/2" high with base; Provenance: The Eileen and Marvin Reingold Collection
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 21, 2012
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American, 1899-1965)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
NATHANIEL CHOATE (American, 1899-1965); Personal items reflecting his life and work include a scrapbook, watercolor, incomplete marble sculpture, bronze baboon sculpture, diploma, photographs, medals, etc.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 07, 2010
NAT CHOATE (1899 - 1965) Untitled (Mother and Child with Dove).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
NAT CHOATE (1899 - 1965) Untitled (Mother and Child with Dove). Painted plaster, circa 1940-50. Approximately 514 mm; 20 1/4 inches high. Inscribed signature, lower right. Provenance: D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York; private collection, New Hampshire; private collection, Pennyslvania. Nathaniel Choate was a distinguished and successful sculptor. He received popular and critical acclaim for exhibitions at the Durand-Ruel Galleries in New York in 1934, and the Arden Gallery in New York in 1938. Born in Southboro, MA, Choate received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1922. He studied in Paris at the Académie Julian, the Académie Delécluse and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and visited and lived throughout Europe in the early 1930s. He had public commissions during the WPA era, and was later elected to the National Academy of Design. His work is in the collections of Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, the Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, the National Academy of Design, New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 14, 2009
Nathaniel Choate (American, 1899-1965) Mother and
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Nathaniel Choate (American, 1899-1965) Mother and Child; Plaster; Signed; 20 1/4'' high; Provenance: D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York; Private Collection, New Hampshire
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 20, 2007
Nathaniel Choate (American, 1899-1965) Camel Boy, 1934; Bronze; Signed and dated "N CHOATE 34"; 22 1/8" high, 23" (with base); Literature: National Sculpture Review, Summer 1965 (another example illustrated page 11); Exhibition: "Thirty-third Annual
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Nathaniel Choate (American, 1899-1965) Camel Boy, 1934; Bronze; Signed and dated "N CHOATE 34"; 22 1/8" high, 23" (with base); Literature: National Sculpture Review, Summer 1965 (another example illustrated page 11); Exhibition: "Thirty-third Annual Exhibition," National Sculpture Society, Lever House, New York, April 11 - May 1, 1966 (cat. No. 6); Provenance: Sotheby's, New York
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 22, 2000
Nat Choate (American 1899-1965), "Zumbara", c.1935; bronze, 12"h, signed, original dark brown
Est: $600 - $800
patina. Choate studied at Harvard, Academie Julian, and the Grand Chaumiere. He was a member of the National Society of Sculptors, Century Association, Architectural League, New York Ceramic Society. He exhibited at the Architectural League (New York, 1939), and his work is in the collections of Harvard, Brookgreen Gardens (South Carolina), and USPO (Pitman, NJ).
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