Marvin Cone Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Marvin Cone Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 23, 2024
AMERICAN STILL LIFE PAINTING BY MARVIN D. CONE
Est: $100 - $150
Marvin Dorwart Cone, American, 1891 to 1965, oil painting on canvas depicting a still life composition with flowers, fruit and wine. Signed lower right. Framed. Marvin Cone was a painter in the regionalist style. Cone was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and lived there most of his life. He graduated from Washington High School in 1910. Cone attended college and traveled to Paris with his contemporary and high-school friend, Grant Wood. American Still Life Paintings And Art Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Jul. 30, 2024
MARVIN CONE UNCLE BEN PAINTING
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
MARVIN D. CONE (American 1891-1965) Uncle Ben in Stairway -circa 1957 Oil on canvas board Unsigned 16 inches x 12 inches, in original Marvin Cone painted frame Provenance: Private collection Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The offered lot obviously relates to the previous lot "On Guard" but rendered in Cone's emerging Cubist or abstract style which he began experimenting with around 1950. It is for all intents and purposes a duplicate of "On Guard" and as such provides an interesting insight into Cone's experimentation with similar subjects rendered in different styles. SHIPPING NOTICE: Except for large, oversized items, Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT generally release to third party shippers, with the exception being large, oversized items.
Jackson's International
Jul. 30, 2024
GREAT MARVIN CONE INTERIOR PAINTING
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
MARVIN D. CONE (American 1891-1965) On Guard -circa 1956 Oil on canvas board Signed lower right, Marvin Cone and also signed and titled on verso 24 inches x10.5 inches, in original Marvin Cone painted frame Provenance: Private collection Cedar Rapids, Iowa. SHIPPING NOTICE: Except for large, oversized items, Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT generally release to third party shippers, with the exception being large, oversized items.
Jackson's International
Jul. 30, 2024
GREAT MARVIN CONE BARN PAINTING
Est: $45,000 - $60,000
MARVIN D. CONE (American 1891-1965) Barns and Shed -1957 Oil on artist board Signed lower left Marvin Cone" and signed, titled, and dated on verso 10.75 inches x 24 inches, overall including original Cone painted frame 14.5 inches x 27.75 inches Provenance: Private collection Cedar Rapids, Iowa. SHIPPING NOTICE: Except for large, oversized items, Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT generally release to third party shippers, with the exception being large, oversized items.
Jackson's International
Apr. 18, 2024
MARVIN CONE (1891-1964) White Barn No. 2 oil on canvas 13 x 32 in. (33 x 81
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
MARVIN CONE (1891-1964) White Barn No. 2 oil on canvas 13 x 32 in. (33 x 81.3 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 29, 2023
ORIGINAL MARVIN CONE PAINTING, C. 1929
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1964) Color Arrangement _ a still life, c. 1929 Oil on artist board Signed lower left and verso inscribed "color arrangement Marvin Cone" 15 inches x 13 inches, in a period Newcomb Macklin frame 21.25 inches x 19.5 inches. Provenance: Personal collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan (founder of the Little Gallery and the Stone City Art Colony and WPA Era Art Administrator); descent through their family to CW American Modernism, Los Angeles, CA Exhibited: Paintings by Marvin Cone, The Little Gallery, American Federation of Arts, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, November 25 _ December 7, 1929, no. 35. Note: The salt glazed jar depicted in the offered lot is also seen in four other works by Cone; Studio Corner, 1931, In Jugular Vien, 1931, and Hollyhocks, 1933. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Nov. 29, 2023
BEAUTIFUL MARVIN CONE CLOUD LANDSCAPE, 1928
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) On the Wind -1928 Oil on board Signed lower right 22 inches x 22 inches. Overall including frame 28 inches x 28 inches Provenance: Marvin Cone to J.G. and Agatha Cherry, and descended through the family and from whom acquired by the present owner. Literature: Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone, Art as Self Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1990, page 184 as #216. Exhibition: The Little Gallery, American Federation of the Arts, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, November 25th-December 7th, 1929, as #38. And State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Paintings by Marvin Cone, December 1929 as #5. The offered lot reflects the masterful skill Cone exhibited when rendering his iconic landscapes with cloud filled skies. Any rural Iowa can instantly recognize the various types of clouds and landscapes which Cone keenly captured in a manner perhaps only possible by those who lived amidst such scenery. The foreground mixed with remnants of green patches amongst various brown shades clearly reflects an early fall setting also expressed in the varicolored blue sky and wind-blown clouds which are the very essence of the fall season in rural windswept Iowa.Ê SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Nov. 29, 2023
LARGE MARVIN CONE DOOR PAINTING
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) Green Door Oil on canvas Signed lower right 36 inches x 24 inches. Overall including frame 45.5 inches x 33.25 inches Provenance: Winifred Cone to Stephen Cone Weeks and Sheila Garthwaite Weeks, through whom acquired by the present owner. Literature: Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone, Art as Self Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1990, page 194 as #630. Exhibition: Cedar Rapids Art Association, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Paintings by Marvin Cone, Sculpture by Edmund Whiting, May-June, 1964, as #19. And, ÊWaterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, Iowa, September 1971 as #8 The offered lot is a good example of Cones works comprised of interior scenes which he began in 1938. Cone remained interested with this motif for over 20 years. The offered painting exhibits the many elements Cone would include in these works; an interior devoid of human presence, a doorway to an unknown location and a quality of light and shadow that serves as a visual symbol for introspection - a retreat from the outside world. What distinguishes Cones interior paintings from similar treatment but other artists is the lack of a human figure and customary furnishings. Instead, the viewer is left in a dreamy emptiness. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Jul. 23, 2023
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1965) oil on board
Est: $75,000 - $95,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1965)oil on boardsigned image: 8.5"h x 22"w overall: 13.5"h x 26.5"w
Treadway Gallery
May. 12, 2023
Marvin D. Cone (American, 1891-1965) Habitation, 1938-39 Oil on canvas 24 x 30 i
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
Marvin D. Cone (American, 1891-1965) Habitation, 1938-39 Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches (61.0 x 76.2 cm) Signed lower left: Marvin / Cone Property of an Important Midwestern Collector PROVENANCE: The artist; Winnifred Swift Cone, the artist's wife, by bequest from the above; Doris Cone Weeks, the artist's daughter, by descent from the above; Private collection, by descent from the above; Bonhams, New York, November 18, 2015, lot 5; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: (Probably)Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, "Midwestern Artists Exhibition," February-March, 1939; Coe College, Stewart Memorial Art Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Coe College Commencement," June 1939, no. 4; University of Iowa Fine Arts Festival, Iowa Union Lounge, Iowa City, Iowa, "Exhibition of Paintings by Grant Wood and Marvin Cone," July 16-23, 1939, no. 11; Cedar Rapids Art Association, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "An Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin Cone," October 15-31, 1939, no. 3; Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, "All Iowa Exhibition," January 1940, no. 2; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, "Second Annual All Iowa Art Exhibition," February 1-29, 1940, no. 2; Sheldon Swope Art Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana, "Contemporary American Painting," March 21-May 2, 1942; Coe College, Stewart Memorial Art Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," October 30-November 12, 1942, no. 13; Coe College, Stewart Memorial Art Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," May 26-June 7, 1943, no. 17; Joslyn Memorial Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, "Six States Exhibit," December 1944, no. 10; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, "Fifty-Sixth Annual American Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture," October 25, 1945–January 1, 1946, no. 27; Coe College, Stewart Memorial Art Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Coe College Commencement," May 1946, no. 9; Cedar Rapids Art Association, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," October 6-27, 1946, no. 2; Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, Davenport, Iowa, "Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," March 1947; Cedar Rapids Art Association, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," April 13-May 1, 1947, no. 10; National Academy of Design, New York, "Sixth Annual Exhibition – Audubon Artists," December 11-29, 1947, no. 23; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, "Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century European and American Art – Opening of the Des Moines Art Center," June-July 1948, no. 170; Glasell Galleries, Dubuque Art Association, Dubuque, Iowa, "Paintings by Marvin Cone," April 14-21, 1950, no. 1; Coe College, West Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "An Exhibit of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," March-April 1952, no. 2; Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Centennial Exhibition," 1952, no. 19; Coe College, East Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," October 1953, no. 20; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, "Marvin Cone and S. Carl Fracassini," April 21-May 15, 1955, no. 6; Parsons College Library, Fairfield, Iowa, "Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," May-June 1955; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, "Memorial Union, Marvin Cone," April 24-May 22, 1960, no. 17; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, "Art Building, Marvin Cone: A Retrospective Exhibition," October 18-November 16, 1960, no. 2; Coe College, Auditorium Art Galleries, Cedar Rapids, "The Recent Paintings of Marvin Cone," May 1-June 4, 1961, no. 29; Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center, Waterloo, Iowa, "Marvin Cone Retrospective Exhibit," September 1971, no. 12; Coe College, West Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone," March-April 1952, no. 10; Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Marvin Cone: A Retrospective Exhibition," November 9,
Heritage Auctions
Apr. 26, 2023
LARGE ORIGINAL MARVIN CONE CLOUD SCENE
Est: $60,000 - $90,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) Cloud Patterns - 1940 Oil on canvas Signed lower left and titled on verso in artists hand 18 inches x 34 inches Provenance A prominent private Midwest collection Throughout his work, Cone was able to distill a universal quality-poetic, romantic, and lyrical, from his surroundings. Unlike other strict regionalists, his chief objective was to increase our capacity for perception. A teacher at heart, Cone knew that the viewer, when looking at one of his works, would inevitably bring some personal memory to the experience, thereby increasing the impact of the painting. Throughout his life Cone concentrated on the landscape of the Midwest, capturing the special nuances of the light and the complex formations of the land and sky. These scenes, which rarely include people, are reminiscent of the Iowa countryside but without topographic precision. To Cone, the landscape and sky had a poignant reality that was nonetheless unpredictable and elusive. Nature's sublimity, more than its mere physical qualities, was the principal pursuit. In the offered lot the colors are subtle and evocative in their suggestions of light, and a complex layering of forms gives depth to the to the clouds in the huge expansive sky and seamlessly merge and echo the rolling rural Iowa landscapes which surrounded him. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Apr. 26, 2023
IMPORTANT LARGE ORIGINAL MARVIN CONE
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) Night Prowler - 1941 Oil on canvas Signed lower right "Marvin Cone" 30 inches x 36 inches Provenance BY decent from the family of the artist to the present owner. Literature Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone An American Tradition, New York, 1985, page 42 illustrated. Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone: Art as Self Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1989 catalog No. 413, page 135 illustrated. Exhibited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 137th Annual Exhibition, January-March 1942, No. 287. Davenport, Iowa, Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, "Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin Cone," March 1947, No. 9. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Art Association, Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, April-May 1947, No. 20. Second Annual Exhibition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, location unknown, June 1947. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coe College, An Exhibit of Paintings by Marvin Cone, Centennial Exhibition, March-April 1952, No. 4. Iowa City, Iowa, University of Iowa, Marvin Cone: A Retrospective Exhibition, October-November 1960, No. 3. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coe College, Paintings by Marvin D. Cone from the Collection of Mrs. Marvin Cone, December 1971-January 1972, No. 6. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Art Center, A Retrospective Exhibition, November1980-January 1981, No. 35. Additionally the offered work also was exhibited in the four year touring show "Grant Wood and Marvin Cone: An American Tradition," which ran from December 1984-December 1987 and included seventeen different venues including but not limited to: the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, the Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee and many others. The offered lot is a prime example of Cones works comprised of interior scenes which he began in 1938. Cone remained interested with this motif for over 20 years. The offered painting exhibits the many elements Cone would include in these works; an interior devoid of human presence, a stairway to an unknown location and a quality of light that serves as a visual symbol for introspection - a retreat from the outside world. What distinguishes Cones interior paintings from similar treatment but other artists is the lack of a human figure and customary furnishings. Instead, the viewer is left in a dreamy emptiness. The painting would also seem to reflect Cones use of ethereal images such as the image hinted at on the wall above the cat rendered of wall texture shadows and, as some suggest, depicts a shadow of Cone himself with his well-known tuff of hair - a technique employed in an earlier painting by Cone titled "Myself" 1932. The Prescence of the cat, the Night Prowler" is unique to all of Cones interior paintings and perhaps an also reflection of Cone's interest in the spirit world. Ultimately, the viewer is keenly aware that the room was previously animated with human drama, and a nostalgia from this presence fills the room. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Nov. 12, 2022
MARVIN CONE AMERICAN 1891-1964
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Farm Yaard, oil on canvas, 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm), framed 14 x 16 in (35.6 x 40.6 cm), signed lower left
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Jul. 27, 2022
Marvin Cone (1891 - 1964)
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Marvin Cone (1891 - 1964) Oil on artist board , Signed ,measures 14 1/2 " X 20"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jul. 19, 2022
GREAT ORIGINAL MARVIN CONE LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1964) Rising Wind- Circa 1927 Oil on canvas Unsigned 16.8 inches x 26.75 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist acquired in 1986. Literature: Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin Cone Art as Self Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1990, page 70 as catalog number 154 and titled as Rising Wind and where illustrated. Exhibited: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Coe College, Williston Hall, Cone Studio November 1927 #3. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Jun. 14, 2022
Marvin Cone (1891 - 1964) American
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Marvin Cone (1891 - 1964) Oil on artist board , Signed ,measures 14 1/2 " X 20"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Mar. 05, 2022
MARVIN CONE AMERICAN 1891-1965
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Landscape with Clouds, oil on board, 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in (52.7 x 41.9 cm), framed 18 x 30 in (45.7 x 76.2 cm), PROVENANCE: Private collection Brooklyn, NY
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Nov. 06, 2021
MARVIN CONE AMERICAN 1891-1965
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
Still Life with Apples in a Bowl, oil on canvas, 12 x 20 in (30.4 x 50.8 cm), framed 18 x 30 in (45.7 x 76.2 cm), signed lower left, PROVENANCE: Private collection Brooklyn, NY
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Nov. 06, 2021
MARVIN CONE AMERICAN 1891-1965
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Landscape with Clouds, oil on board, 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in (52.7 x 41.9 cm), framed 18 x 30 in (45.7 x 76.2 cm), PROVENANCE: Private collection Brooklyn, NY
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Sep. 27, 2021
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Cook's Barn No. 2
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Cook's Barn No. 2 oil on canvas signed Marvin Cone (lower left) 16 x 34 inches. Property from the Collection of Lon and Wilmia Ramsey, Winnetka, Illinois This painting will be included as no. 1940.001 in Joseph S. Czestochowski's forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist's work to be published by International Arts® at www.catrais.org. We wish to thank him for his assistance cataloguing this lot. Cook's Barn No. 2 is in a frame crafted by Marvin Cone. Provenance: The ArtistLon and Wilmia Ramsey, Winnetka, Illinois By descent to the present owner Exhibited: Davenport, Iowa, Davenport Municipal Art Gallery [now Figge Art Museum], First Exhibition of the Art and Artists along the Mississippi, April 4 - 30, 1940, no. 21 Literature: Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone: Art as Self Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1989, no. 398 Lot note: Barns were among Cone's most popular subjects, constantly sought after by friends and the general public well into the 1950s. When he began to paint the barns surrounding Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the late 1930s, these iconic structures were already around about a hundred years old, in a state of decline, and rapidly being replaced by modern, more efficient buildings. These scenes were usually devoid of the transient distraction of any human presence and are carefully structured and geometrically ordered. Though Marvin Cone's work is often described as Regionalist in the tradition of his lifelong friend Grant Wood, Cone avoided the cultural implications often found in the work of his contemporaries. He instead focused on subjects, including barns, that captivated his interest and presented a compositional challenge, and the potential for an interesting design that displayed his technical skill. He sought to express the essence of his surroundings, rather than an accurate copy. Cone spent his entire life as an artist working in Cedar Rapids, where he grew up, raised a family, and taught painting at the local Coe College for over forty years. Joseph S. Czestochowski writes, "... Cone concentrated on the landscape of the Midwest, capturing the special nuances of mid-western light and the complex formations of land and sky. These scenes, which rarely include people, are reminiscent of the Iowa countryside, but without topographic precision. To the artist, the landscape had a poignant reality that was nonetheless unpredictable and elusive. Nature's sublimity, greater than its mere physical qualities, was Cone's principal pursuit" (Marvin D. Cone: An American Tradition, New York, 1985, p. 1). Another version of the present painting, titled Cook's Barn No. 1, was painted in 1939-40, and was a wedding gift to his daughter and son-in-law in 1947. Cook's Barn No. 1 was sold at Sotheby's New York in May 2004.
Hindman
Mar. 27, 2021
Marvin Cone Oil on Canvas Board, Mallards in Flight
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Marvin D. Cone (Iowa, 1891-1965) Mallards in Flight Oil on canvas board 22" x 28" Signed to the bottom right corner. Previously exhibited in the Gilded Pear Gallery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Provenance: A private Texas collection. The oil is said to have been created by the artist for Brown & Bigelow in Minneapolis, but was instead sold to a private party who worked for that company. The present owner, whose family also worked for Brown & Bigelow, acquired it from that collection upon its owner's passing.
Circle Auction
Sep. 30, 2020
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Interval (Cloud Painting), 1934
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Interval (Cloud Painting), 1934 oil on canvas signed Marvin Cone (lower left) 28 x 32 inches. This painting will be included as no. 1934.002 in Joseph S. Czestochowski's forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist's work to be published by International Arts® at www.catrais.org. Provenance: The artist G. Stewart Holmes, acquired directly from the above, Cedar Rapids, Iowa James T. Holmes, son of the above, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Exhibited: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Art Association, Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin Cone, March 18, 1934, no. 20 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Art Association, Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin Cone, 1949, no. 21 (as Cloud Painting) Literature: "In Tune with the Times," The Perfect Home, November 1938, p. 5, illus. Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone: Art as Self-Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, no. 298, pp. 102, 186, 232, illus. Lot essay: A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Midwestern landscape provided Marvin Cone a wealth of source material. While often grouped with Regional artists of the 1920s and 1930s, especially as he was close friends with Grant Wood, Cone did not consider himself a Regionalist. Cone's art was not an effort to record surrounding daily life, but a blend of his values and imagination and their relationship to his unique experiences. The artist painted for himself, creating pictures that represented his own inner being. As stated by Joseph Czestochowski, 'Each of Cone's works reflects an individual moment in time and space, fixing the artist's identity within a universal context of inevitable change.' (Joseph Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone and Grant Wood: an American Tradition, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1989, p. 10) From 1930 to 1937, Cone focused his gaze on the unique terrain of rural Iowa. Executed in 1934, Interval epitomizes his work from this period. The painting reveals Cone's stylized method of breaking down landscapes into layers of component parts and using color rich with light. The composition, dominated by towering cumulus clouds, is given depth through a complex layering of forms, emphasized by the scattered smaller clouds in front of the larger cloudbank and the hazy striations of cirrus clouds above and below. The rolling hills are divided into distinct bands that recede into the background. The colors overall are subtle and evocative in their suggestion of light, which seems to emit outwardly from the heaped clouds. Two birds soar together in the lower left of the composition, accentuating the wild freedom of the expansive landscape. Like many of Cone's paintings from this period, the scene is devoid of human life. The painting stands as a testament to the mysteries of nature, while also being extremely personal in its sense of solitude and tranquility. In Interval, Cone created a universal vision safe from the vagaries of time. 'The artist does not set out to imitate nature," Cone remarked. "Art traces an abstraction and makes it audible or visual. It symbolizes the whole of life' (as quoted in Cedar Rapids Gazette, January 19, 1938, p. 15, and May 26, 1938, p. 8). Perhaps the distinguished poet and Cone's close friend Paul Engle, founder of Iowa Writers' Workshop, best summarized Cone's achievements when he said in 1960, 'Marvin Cone dramatized space...He stares at the world with his hands...He has the painter's second sight, the form seen once, then again after the imagination has redefined it" ("Portrait of the Artist as Neighbor," Marvin Cone, A Retrospective Exhibition 1938-1960, Iowa City, Iowa, 1960, n.p.). Property from the estate of Nancy Holmes, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Hindman
Jun. 26, 2020
Marvin Cone, Mallards
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Marvin Cone Mallards oil on canvas board 22 h × 28 w in (56 × 71 cm) Signed to lower right 'Marvin Cone'. Provenance: Private Collection, Minnesota Exhibited: Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa condition: Work is in stable condition. Painting shows consistent surface soiling within frame sight as well as few areas of light frame abrasion along edges of canvas board. One pinhole to extreme upper edge to the right of upper right mallard. Framed without glazing measuring 24 x 30 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 23, 2020
MARVIN CONE (AMERICAN, 1891-1964)
Est: $500 - $1,500
MARVIN CONE (AMERICAN, 1891-1964) Graphite on paper, initialed lower right. Profile drawing of a young man completed for a regional fundraising effort of the time. Provenance: Gift of the artist to the sitter. sight: 14.25"h. 10.25"w. Framed: 22.25"h. 18"w.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 21, 2020
MARVIN CONE (AMERICAN, 1891-1964)
Est: $1,500 - $3,500
MARVIN CONE (AMERICAN, 1891-1964) Graphite on paper, initialled lower right. Profile drawing of a young man completed for a regional fundraising effort of the time. Provenance: Gift of the artist to the sitter. sight: 14.25"h. 10.25"w. Framed: 22.25"h. 18"w.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 22, 2019
Marvin D. Cone (1891-1965) Night Adventure 24 1/4 x 30 1/4in
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Marvin D. Cone (1891-1965) Night Adventure signed 'Marvin / Cone' (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)oil on canvas24 1/4 x 30 1/4inPainted in 1951. Provenance: The artist.Private collection, Iowa City, Iowa, gift from the above, circa 1962-63.By descent to the present owner.ExhibitedCedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Art Association, Paintings by Marvin Cone, Sculpture by Edmund Whiting, April 5-30, 1964, no. 26. LiteratureJ.S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone: Art as Self Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1990, p. 233, no. 503.This painting will be included as no. 1951.002 in Joseph S. Czestochowski's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work to be published by International Arts® at www.catrais.org. We wish to thank him for his assistance cataloguing this lot.
Bonhams
Nov. 16, 2018
MARVIN DORWART CONE | Barn Group near Marion (Farm Group Near Marion #2)
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
oil on Masonite
Sotheby's
Nov. 16, 2018
MARVIN DORWART CONE | This Was the House
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Oct. 06, 2017
MARVIN CONE | Rising Clouds
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2016
Important MARVIN CONE (Amer 1891-1904) Oil PaintingOn board depicting a red barn in a rural farm scene; signed lower right; 9" x 17 3/4"; on the reverse of the board is the number W-883 (see photo); original frame. Painting in original untouched
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Important MARVIN CONE (Amer 1891-1904) Oil PaintingOn board depicting a red barn in a rural farm scene; signed lower right; 9" x 17 3/4"; on the reverse of the board is the number W-883 (see photo); original frame. Painting in original untouched condition.NOTE: This work has been submitted to Mr. Sean Ulmer, Executive Director, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.PROVENANCE: Passed from the original owner to the present owner Mr. Paul Clovis, Florida
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Nov. 20, 2014
Marvin Dorwart Cone1891 - 1965
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Marvin Dorwart Cone1891 - 1965
Sotheby's
Jun. 16, 2013
MARVIN CONE, (American, 1891-1964), OLD IOWA BARN, oil on board;, 13 x 15 inches; framed: 16 x 18 inches
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
MARVIN CONE (American, 1891-1964) OLD IOWA BARN oil on board; signed Marvin Cone, l.r.; inscribed Painted 1939, verso; 13 x 15 inches; framed: 16 x 18 inches Provenance: Isabel Howell Brown, by descent to current owner. Other Notes: A larger painting of this same subject was created in 1939 by Cone and is in the collection of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Isabel and William Brown were long time supporters of the Museum.
Grogan & Company
May. 22, 2013
Marvin D. Cone (American, 1891-1965) Table setting
Est: -
Marvin D. Cone (American, 1891-1965) Table setting - Hollyhocks, 1933 15 x 13in
Bonhams
Dec. 01, 2012
Marvin Cone, "Poplars," c. 1920, oil
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) "Poplars," c. 1920, oil on board, 13" x 14", signed lower right, framedLiterature: This painting will be included as no. 1920.046 in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist's work being compiled by Joseph Czestochowski and published by International Arts.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 24, 2012
* Marvin Cone, (American, 1891-1964), Cloud Patterns, 1952
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Cloud Patterns, 1952 oil on canvas signed Marvin Cone (lower left) 24 x 30 inches.
Hindman
Sep. 07, 2012
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) In a Paris Park Signed "MARVIN CONE" l.r., titled in pencil on the reverse. Oil and graphite on ca...
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) In a Paris Park Signed "MARVIN CONE" l.r., titled in pencil on the reverse. Oil and graphite on canvasboard, 9 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (24.4 x 30.2 cm), framed. Condition: Minor surface grime. Provenance: Acquired from the artist by his Coe College pupil, Elaine T. Duckwell, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, c. early 1960s; by family descent to the present owners. N.B. We wish to thank Joseph Czestochowski for his kind assistance cataloging the lot; this painting will be included as no. 1959.019 in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being compiled by Joseph Czestochowski and published by International Arts.
Skinner
May. 22, 2012
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) River Hills- 1945
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) River Hills- 1945 Oil on canvas board Signed lower right and titled on verso 13 inches x 20 inches
Jackson's International
May. 20, 2012
Marvin Cone, "Poplars," c. 1940, oil on board
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) "Poplars," c. 1940, oil on board, 12.75" x 14.25", signed lower right, framed. Literature: This painting will be included as no. 1920.046 in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist's work being compiled by Joseph Czestochowski and published by International Arts.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
May. 15, 2011
Marvin Cone, (American, 1891-1964), Dreaded Area, 1960
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Dreaded Area, 1960 oil on canvas signed Marvin Cone (lower right); titled and dated (stretcher) 24 x 30 inches.
Hindman
Jan. 28, 2011
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964), Old Timer, 1941, Signed "MARVIN CONE" l.l., identified on labels from the Carnegie Institute (see, C
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Old Timer, 1941 Signed "MARVIN CONE" l.l., identified on labels from the Carnegie Institute (see N.B. below) affixed to the reverse, stamped "THE PFLEGER PAT./PAT. FEB'Y 2 1886" twice and inscribed "EXHIBITED AT METROPOLITAN MUSEUM...DAVENPORT IN ONE MAN SHOW...LOAN SHOW CEDAR RAPIDS-1950" in pencil and "A1738" in pen on the stretcher, and inscribed "A1738" in pen and "1385-609-2" in crayon on the frame reverse. Oil on canvas, 16 x 38 1/8 in. (40.6 x 96.8 cm), framed. Condition: Tears and surface abrasions, retouch, patch reinforcement. Provenance: Acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Reginald B. Figge, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Naples, Florida; private collection by family descent. Exhibitions: On the Bright Side [A Loan Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting & Sculpture], Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. February 9 to March 15, 1942, no. 9; Marvin D. Cone Exhibition-Works on Consignment, Macbeth Gallery, New York City, 1942; Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, Coe College, Stewart Memorial Art Gallery, Cedar Rapids, May 26 to June 1943, no. 3.; Art Exhibit [Featuring the works of Marvin Cone and His Students], Stewart Memorial Library, Coe College, June 3 to 7, 1945, no. 3; One-Man Show by Marvin Cone, Joslyn Memorial Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, October 1 to 31, 1945, no. 11; One-Man Show, Stewart Memorial Art Library, December 14, 1945; Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, Cedar Falls Art Gallery, Cedar Falls, October 6 to 27, 1946, no. 9; Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, Cedar Rapids Art Association, Cedar Rapids, April 13 to May 1, 1947, no. 15.; Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, Cedar Rapids Art Association, Cedar Rapids, 1949, no. 16 (as "Barn Painting"). Literature: "American Harvest." The Daily Iowan, November 2, 1941, p. 2 (illus.); "Cone Exhibit at Commencement." The Coe Cosmos, May 26, 1943, No. 30, p. 1; "Coe to Display Works by Cone and His Students." Cedar Rapids Gazette, May 30, 1943; "Cone Exhibits Paintings During Inauguration." The Coe Cosmos, December 15, 1945, No. 11, p. 1.; Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone-Art as Self-Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, no. 414. N.B. This work will be included as no. 1941.006 in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work being compiled by Joseph Czestochowski and published by International Arts. We wish to thank him for his kind assistance with cataloguing the lot. For Cone, the "Old Red Iowa Barn" was an archetype whose form he explored in the fullest. He sought to capture both its iconic qualities as "…long rambling types of things with lean-tos at each end" as well each barn's individual "personalities." (1). In this way, they are portraits as much as quintessential Iowan landscapes, and such anthropomorphic titles as Old Timer reflect this. Cone based his barn paintings upon actual barns in Linn County beginning in the late 1930s, when many were already approaching one hundred years of age and in a state of decline. By 1960, Cone recognized their endangered status, lamenting, "I'd still paint good old Iowa barns if I could find one, but it seems like the farmers are all painting them white. In fact, the only barn I know of that's still standing since I painted it is somewhere around Toddville…and I haven't seen it for a number of years." (2) In this sense, Cone's barn paintings which he created primarily through the 1940s document Linn County's agricultural life in the face of modernization. The present work was one of three submissions to the Directions in American Painting exhibit held October 23 to December 14, 1941 at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, but another work was ultimately selected. (3) Subsequently, the work was delivered to the William MacBeth Galleries for exhibition and lent to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for their month-long show, On the Bright Side. (4) Reginald B. Figge acquired the work after the March 1947 Davenport Municipal Art Gallery exhibit and likely before 1950. (5) Figge worked in finance as a member of the Chicago Stock Exchange, and as director of Bankers Dispatch Corporation, a multi-state armored transportation company. (6) He descended from the prominent Figge family of Swiss-Iowan bankers, and was the brother of V.O. Figge, founder of the Davenport Bank and Trust Company and benefactor to the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. 1) "Marvin Cone-A Career of Guidance." The Cedar Rapids Gazette. May 29, 1960, pg. 6. 2) Ibid. 3) [Letter from Marvin Cone to Mr. John O'Connor at the Carnegie Institute, October 24, 1941]. Marvin Cone Papers, owned by Boston Public Library; microfilmed by the Archives of American Art, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Microfilm reel 1366, frame 188]. 4) [Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition pamphlet]. Marvin Cone Papers, owned by Boston Public Library; microfilmed by the Archives of American Art, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Microfilm reel 1366, frames 191, 1227]. 5) [Letter from Elizabeth Moeller, Director of the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery to Marvin Cone, March 12, 1947]. Marvin Cone Papers, owned by Boston Public Library; microfilmed by the Archives of American Art, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Microfilm reel 1366, frame 311]. The letter names two potential buyers of Old Timer. 6) Display Ad 37, Wall Street Journal, May 3, 1948, p. 11; Display Ad 55, Chicago Tribune, November 13, 1964, p. C9.
Skinner
Dec. 12, 2010
Marvin Cone, (American, 1891-1964), Intervals
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Intervals oil on canvas signed Marvin Cone (lower right) 15 x 28 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 13, 2009
Marvin Cone, (American, 1891-1964), Poplars
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Poplars oil on canvas signed (lower right) 12 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Sep. 13, 2009
Marvin Cone, (American, 1891-1964), Untitled, 1945
Est: $100,000 - $125,000
Marvin Cone (American, 1891-1964) Untitled, 1945 oil on canvas signed and dated (lower left) 26 x 14 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Sep. 16, 2005
MARVIN CONE 1891-1965
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
TRANQUILITY TRANQUILITY measurements 22 by 22 in. alternate measurements 55.8 by 55.8 cm. signed MARVIN D. CONE lower right; inscribed with the title Tranquility on the stretcher (probably another hand) oil on canvas Condition Note: Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in fairly good condition; a horizontal tear/hole in canvas at upper right, about 2 in. long; soiled, darkened surface--could use a cleaning; a few scattered, tiny losses--appear white in lower part of work; a vertical scratch, about 3 in. long, at lower left (just under jug)--looks like some attempt was made to repair it; stretcher marks UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: inpaint around 3 in. scratch at l.l. mentioned above We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist (circa 1930, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) By descent to the present owner
Sotheby's
Jul. 20, 2005
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) "Rising Clouds", circa 1922. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right "Marvin D. Cone", 18" x 20".
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) "Rising Clouds", circa 1922. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right "Marvin D. Cone", 18" x 20".
Jackson's International
Dec. 15, 2004
MARVIN CONE 1891-1965
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
signed MARVIN D. CONE, l.r.; signed MARVIN D. CONE and titled "PONT ST. MICHEL"/Paris on the reverse oil on panel Condition Note: SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting; some pigments still fluoresce We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Sotheby's
Dec. 04, 2004
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965)
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
MARVIN CONE (American 1891-1965) Stone Fruit, oil on canvas, signed lower left. 18 inches x 20 inches.
Jackson's International
May. 19, 2004
MARVIN CONE 1891-1965
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
signed Marvin Cone, l.r.; also titled and dated "Green Door"--Painted 1964 on the stretcher oil on canvas
Sotheby's