Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 11, 2024
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
(American/Alabama, 1900-1948) Zelda's House, unsigned, gouache on paper, 10 x 14 in; modern frame, 20 x 16-3/4 in. Provenance: By descent in the Gassenheimer family; Property from a Private Collector Note: An Introduction by the consignor: Zelda's painting of her home in Montgomery, hung in my grandparent's home, then my parent's and then hung in mine. Thanks to the stories my grandmother told and retold to me, Zelda was as large a figure in my imagination as she was in real life. My grandmother, Birdie Frank Gassenheimer, was a friend of Zelda's in Montgomery, Alabama in the early 1900's. Born in Montgomery just a few years earlier, they both attended Sidney Lanier High School. The last child of 11, Birdie wasn't even given a name until 6 years old; she was called "Baby" until one day hanging from a window she pointed and called "Birdie" and so named herself. Like Zelda and another contemporary, Tallulah Bankhead, born two years after Zelda, all three were extroverted and independent. Spoiled in childhood and doted on in adolescence, they lived a carefree life lacking for little. Birdie's stories were about outings, dating, and parties. The one I loved the most was about Zelda, Birdie and friends late night skinny dipping in the Dexter Avenue fountain in downtown Montgomery. They were free, uninhibited and determined to enjoy their youth. Having visited the fountain myself countless times, I could never get enough of this story, picturing their hats, dresses and under things hanging on the wrought iron fencing around the fountain. Imagining them shrieking and splashing under the stars was captivating. They went with boys on hunting and fishing trips- not to hunt and fish but to drink, smoke, and gossip. Nights were filled with fancy dress dinners and dancing and of course their dance cards were always full. They definitely exemplified "living in the moment." But as you know from the fame of Zelda and Tallulah, there was also a dark side with episodes of manic depression, substance abuse and attention seeking behavior. Birdie did not escape this. A semi-pro golfer with a bright future, she gave it up when she married. It seems as if even women as self sufficient as these were often cowed and overshadowed by the men in their lives, in constant rebellion to what was expected of women at the time. Very close to Birdie and like lots of kids, I spent more time at her house than my own. She was always so much fun. I loved watching her entertain grown-ups with fancy cocktails and lavish multi-course meals. She was the life of the party. Kids were expected to "be seen and not heard" so we sat on the floor playing with cards and poker chips, underneath where "The Zelda's" were prominently hung. Listening to the conversations we'd wonder what was always so riotously funny. Often we would take our Shirley Temples outside on the terrace of their Bankhead Avenue home and play at being grown up, a little drunk on the happy time, food, and heady aromas of camellias and magnolias surrounding the home in abundance. I would often spend Friday night with Birdie after the parties and we'd lie awake talking until falling asleep when she'd tell me the stories again. They seemed like the very best memories for her too. Saturday afternoons would find us listening to opera in the living room, she on the sofa and me on the floor beneath "The Zeldas" given to Birdie from Zelda with love.
Brunk Auctions
Sep. 16, 2023
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
(American/Alabama, 1900-1948) Camellias, unsigned, gouache on paper, 13-3/4 x 10-3/4 in; modern frame, 20 x 16-3/4 in. An Introduction by the consignor: Zelda's paintings "Bourgoise" and The Camellias, hung in my grandparent's home, then my parent's and now hang in mine. Thanks to the stories my grandmother told and retold to me, Zelda was as large a figure in my imagination as she was in real life. My grandmother, Birdie Frank Gassenheimer, was a friend of Zelda's in Montgomery, Alabama in the early 1900's. Born in Montgomery just a few years earlier, they both attended Sidney Lanier High School. The last child of 11, Birdie wasn't even given a name until 6 years old; she was called "Baby" until one day hanging from a window she pointed and called "Birdie" and so named herself. Like Zelda and another contemporary, Tallulah Bankhead, born two years after Zelda, all three were extroverted and independent. Spoiled in childhood and doted on in adolescence they lived a carefree life lacking for little. Birdie's stories were about outings, dating, and parties. The one I loved the most was about Zelda, Birdie and friends late night skinny dipping in the Dexter Avenue fountain in downtown Montgomery. They were free, uninhibited and determined to enjoy their youth. Having visited the fountain myself countless times, I could never get enough of this story, picturing their hats, dresses and under things hanging on the wrought iron fencing around the fountain. Imagining them shrieking and splashing under the stars was captivating. They went with boys on hunting and fishing trips- not to hunt and fish but to drink, smoke, and gossip. Nights were filled with fancy dress dinners and dancing and of course their dance cards were always full. They definitely exemplified "living in the moment." But as you know from the fame of Zelda and Tallulah, there was also a dark side with episodes of manic depression, substance abuse and attention seeking behavior. Birdie did not escape this. A semi-pro golfer with a bright future she gave it up when she married. It seems as if even women as self sufficient as these were often cowed and overshadowed by the men in their lives, in constant rebellion to what was expected of women at the time. Very close to Birdie and like lots of kids, I spent more time at her house than my own. She was always so much fun. I loved watching her entertain grown-ups with fancy cocktails and lavish multi-course meals. She was the life of the party. Kids were expected to"be seen and not heard" so we sat on the floor playing with cards and poker chips, underneath where "The Zelda's" were prominently hung. Listening to the conversations we'd wonder what was always so riotously funny. Often we would take our Shirley Temples outside on the terrace of their Bankhead Avenue home and play at being grown up, a little drunk on the happy time, food,and heady aromas of camellias and magnolias surrounding the home in abundance. I would often spend Friday night with Birdie after the parties and we'd lie awake talking until falling asleep when she'd tell me the stories again. They seemed like the very best memories for her too. Saturday afternoons would find us listening to opera in the living room, she on the sofa and me on the floor beneath "The Zeldas" given to Birdie from Zelda with love. Provenance: By descent in the Gassenheimer family; Property from a Private Collector
Brunk Auctions
Sep. 16, 2023
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
(American/Alabama, 1900-1948) Bourgeois, possibly a paper doll that was not cut out of board, signed lower left "Zelda" inscribed upper right "Bourgeois", gouache on board, 14 x 8 in.; carved and gilt wood frame, 24-1/2 x 20-1/2 in. An Introduction by the consignor: Zelda's paintings "Bourgoise" and The Camellias, hung in my grandparent's home, then my parent's and now hang in mine. Thanks to the stories my grandmother told and retold to me, Zelda was as large a figure in my imagination as she was in real life. My grandmother, Birdie Frank Gassenheimer, was a friend of Zelda's in Montgomery, Alabama in the early 1900's. Born in Montgomery just a few years earlier, they both attended Sidney Lanier High School. The last child of 11, Birdie wasn't even given a name until 6 years old; she was called "Baby" until one day hanging from a window she pointed and called "Birdie" and so named herself. Like Zelda and another contemporary, Tallulah Bankhead, born two years after Zelda, all three were extroverted and independent. Spoiled in childhood and doted on in adolescence they lived a carefree life lacking for little. Birdie's stories were about outings, dating, and parties. The one I loved the most was about Zelda, Birdie and friends late night skinny dipping in the Dexter Avenue fountain in downtown Montgomery. They were free, uninhibited and determined to enjoy their youth. Having visited the fountain myself countless times, I could never get enough of this story, picturing their hats, dresses and under things hanging on the wrought iron fencing around the fountain. Imagining them shrieking and splashing under the stars was captivating. They went with boys on hunting and fishing trips- not to hunt and fish but to drink, smoke, and gossip. Nights were filled with fancy dress dinners and dancing and of course their dance cards were always full. They definitely exemplified "living in the moment." But as you know from the fame of Zelda and Tallulah, there was also a dark side with episodes of manic depression, substance abuse and attention seeking behavior. Birdie did not escape this. A semi-pro golfer with a bright future she gave it up when she married. It seems as if even women as self sufficient as these were often cowed and overshadowed by the men in their lives, in constant rebellion to what was expected of women at the time. Very close to Birdie and like lots of kids, I spent more time at her house than my own. She was always so much fun. I loved watching her entertain grown-ups with fancy cocktails and lavish multi-course meals. She was the life of the party. Kids were expected to "be seen and not heard" so we sat on the floor playing with cards and poker chips, underneath where "The Zelda's" were prominently hung. Listening to the conversations we'd wonder what was always so riotously funny. Often we would take our Shirley Temples outside on the terrace of their Bankhead Avenue home and play at being grown up, a little drunk on the happy time, food, and heady aromas of camellias and magnolias surrounding the home in abundance. I would often spend Friday night with Birdie after the parties and we'd lie awake talking until falling asleep when she'd tell me the stories again. They seemed like the very best memories for her too. Saturday afternoons would find us listening to opera in the living room, she on the sofa and me on the floor beneath "The Zeldas" given to Birdie from Zelda with love. Provenance: By descent in the Gassenheimer family; Property from a Private Collector
Brunk Auctions
Dec. 16, 2021
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, Still Life
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
(American, 1900-1948), oil on canvas, unsigned and acquired from the artist Overall: 40-1/2"h x 34"w Sight: 24"h x 30"w Provenance: According to Eleanor Lanahan, Granddaughter of and Expert on the Works of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald: Painted by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, Montgomery, AL in the 1940's Painted for Mrs. Joe (Margie) Bear, Montgomery, AL By descent to her daughter, Mrs. Mary Bear Norman Edward Patillo, Fine Art Consultant, Montgomery, AL 2001 To the consignor, a Private Connecticut Collector Exhibited Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald Retrospective, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL 1974 Illustrated "Zelda, An Illustrated Life, The Private World of Zelda Fitzgerald" Harry N. Abrams, page 75, c. 1996
Nye & Company
Dec. 06, 2017
FITZGERALD, ZELDA. 1900-1948. Autograph Letter Signed ( Zelda Fitzgerald
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FITZGERALD, ZELDA. 1900-1948. Autograph Letter Signed ( Zelda Fitzgerald ), 2 pp, 8vo (conjoining leaves), n.p., n.d., to Mrs. Owens, regarding the closing of her apartment and retrieving her items,
Bonhams
Dec. 09, 2015
FITZGERALD, ZELDA. 1900-1948. Original watercolor painting o
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FITZGERALD, ZELDA. 1900-1948. Original watercolor painting on artist board, floral study, 251 x 188 mm, with white highlights,
Bonhams
May. 17, 2014
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
(North Carolina/New York/Alabama, 1901-1948)Potted Geraniums, signed lower right "Zelda Fitzgerald", oil on canvas, 36 x 23-7/8 in.; lattice style gilt wood frame, original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, cupping, retouch at scattered points of flaking, other small losses due to flaking. Notes: For an nearly identical painting with the same composition and palette see, Kathleen Harwood, Appraiser, Antiques Roadshow, June 18, 2011, El Paso, Texas, Hour 1 (#1610), Originally Aired: March 26, 2012.Zelda Fitzgerald was the ill-fated wife of author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Her untimely death at Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, both ended her struggles with mental illness and her talented production as an artist. Her paintings are rare to the market, often given to her doctors or those close to her. They can be found in important collections and some museums.. Provenance: By tradition, a gift from the artist to her psychiatric doctor; Private Collection, North Carolina
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 11, 2013
FITZGERALD, ZELDA
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
[Dogwood Blossoms]. ca. 1940 Gouache on paper (approx 7 x 5 ins.; 178 x 128 mm). initial signed in lower left. Matted and framed. Zelda's painting career was originally as tepidly received as her writing, but in recent years her watercolors, gouaches and drawings of flowers, views and cityscapes have received more serious attention. Most of her artwork was destroyed in the asylum fire that claimed her life in 1948.
Sotheby's
Jun. 11, 2013
FITZGERALD, ZELDA
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Save Me the Waltz. Scribner's, New York, 1932 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 ins; 190 x 133 mm). Publisher's sea-green cloth lettered in pale blue; cloth a faded with a few spots, old ownership stamp to endpaper and top edge. Original dust-jacket with Cleonike illustration; slightly rubbed and faded with light staining to front panel and minor creasing at ends of spine panel.
Sotheby's
Apr. 13, 2004
FITZGERALD, ZELDA
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Original pastel drawing of a group of brightly colored tropical flowers in an Art-Deco-style vase (23 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.; 595 x 470 mm), unsigned, [Maryland, circa 1934]; on light brown art board with faint ribbed pattern, matted, framed and glazed.
Sotheby's