Property from the Collection of Esther Shaver, Beaufort, SC Description: Frederick W. Kost (NY, 1861-1923), Landscape, Oil on Canvas, unsigned with Frederick W. Kost Estate Brookhaven, L.I. stamp verso, depicting a river scene with trees, in a giltwood frame. Frame size: 41 1/4 in. x 36 1/4 in.Frederick Frederick William Kost was active and lived in New York. Kost is known for Coastal views, landscape and marine painting, photography. Measurements: Height: by sight 38 1/2 in. x Width: 33 1/4 in. Condition: Fair condition, tear lower tear with corresponding paint loss and paint loss above it, other paint loss, repaired tear mid right side, craquelure throughout, stretcher marks. Frame with small chips and losses. Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the conditions of aging. PHOTOS MAY ALSO ACT AS A CONDITION REPORT. Please review all photos closely prior to bidding. Complete condition reports are available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the live auction. All lots are offered and sold 'AS ISÕ, and Everard Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. We do not guarantee the condition of frames. By placing a bid, either in person, by phone, absentee or via the Internet, you signify that you agree to be bound by the conditions of sale. Everard Auctions does not provide any shipping or packing services. We recommend that all potential buyers obtain pack/ship estimates prior to bidding. Please contact us for a list of recommended shippers.
Frederick William Kost (NYC 1861-1923); Hunter & Dog in Winter Landscape; watercolor on textured paper signed lower right corner, matted and framed with metal name tag to center bottom of frame. Height of art 5 1/2 inches (14 cm.) X width of art 10 3/4 inches (27.3 cm.).
Antique American oil painting by Frederick William Kost (1861 - 1923). Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please text 617-835-2496. Artist Bio: This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Director, Southold Historical Society, Southold, NY.FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST, N.A. (May 15, 1861 - February 23, 1923)Landscape painter. Born in New York City, Frederick William Kost (a common error is the listing of his middle name as "Weller" - though some sources cite it was "Weller," in fact there are several known examples of his paintings signed "Frederick William Kost," which indicates his middle name was, indeed, "William") was the son of German immigrants Catherine (b. 1826) and Joseph Kost (b. 1826). Joseph was a hotel keeper with enough wealth to employee three household servants in the early 1870's.By 1870 Frederick Kost was living with his parents and siblings (Max, Emma, and Anna 'Mina') in Castleton, Richmond County (Staten Island), NY. The subjects of his paintings were primarily depictions of the environs of New York City, Staten Island (a very common subject of his paintings during his early career), and Long Island. His works are often tonalist in quality, with rich, warm hues dominating his paintings. His first known major exhibition submission was to the National Academy of Design in 1882 when he was just twenty-one years old.Kost studied in New York City at the Cooper Union Art School and at the National Academy with George Inness Senior (1825-1894) and William Starbuck Macy (1853-1945). He also traveled to both Munich and Paris beginning in 1884 to study there at the major art academies. Though he focused his work in the northeast, he is known to have traveled to the state of Florida to paint during the years 1900 and 1901. One his earliest art memberships was with the Society of American Artists, which Kost appears to have joined around 1889 following his return from Europe. In 1900 Kost was elected A.N.A. of the National Academy which was followed a few years later, in 1906, by full N.A. membership.When famous art collector William T. Evans brought a suit against William Clausen and Clausen Galleries in 1910 over the sale of possibly fake Homer Dodge Martin and George Inness paintings, Frederick Kost testified for him against Clausen. As a former student of Inness he was keenly aware of the growing interested in faking both his and Martin's works. When Clausen was acquitted, Kost and other artists who testified against him came under some unfortunate criticism. Also that year Kost was elected to the managing board of the National Academy.Kost exhibited widely, and there are doubtless more exhibitions yet unknown that could be added to the following list of known exhibitions in which he participated during his lifetime: National Academy of Design, NY, NY, 1882-1900; Brooklyn Art Association, Brooklyn, NY, 1884, 1886, 1891, 1911; Boston Art Club, Boston, MA, 1885-87, 1896-97; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1888-1890; New York Athletic Club, NY, NY, 1891; Knoedler (Goupil's) Gallery, NY, NY, 1891, 1902; Union League Club, NY, NY, 1891, 1911, 1923; Brooklyn Art Club, Brooklyn, NY, 1891, 1893; Society of American Artists, NY, NY, 1894, 1896; Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, NY, NY (ex & sale), 1896; Union League Club of Brooklyn, NY, 1899-1900; Society of Landscape Painters, NY, NY, 1899-1901; Lotos Club, NY, NY, 1899; Sherk Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 1899-1901; William T. Evans sale, NY, NY (ex & sale), 1900; Salmagundi Club, NY, NY, 1900-1903; Paris International Exhibition, Paris, France (honorable mention), 1900; Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, NY, (bronze medal), 1901; Society of American Artists, NY, NY, 1901-1902; Charleston Exposition, Charleston, SC, 1901; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA,1902; Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, 1902; American Art Galleries, NY, NY (ex & sale), 1903; Waldorf Art Galleries, NY, NY, 1903; Society of Landscape Painters, NY, NY, 1903; Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, MO (silver medal), 1904; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1908; Brooklyn Art Association, Brooklyn, NY, 1911; Milch Galleries, NY, NY (Solo - 50 paintings), 1915; Memorial Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, 1924.Though Kost visited and worked on Long Island beginning around 1892, he did not acquire a permanent residence there until 1906. He came to the hamlet of Brookhaven, Long Island that year where he purchased a piece of land from George Barteau located on Beaver Dam Road. Kost had also acquired the former Deacon Daniel Hawkins House, which was located nearby. He moved the house to his new property in October and set about renovating it for occupancy. According to one source, Kost was "said to have made many beautiful alterations to the interior." While living in Brookhaven, Kost joined the Brookhaven Improvement Association (presently named the Brookhaven Village Association) and served multiple terms as its president. His house on Beaver Dam Road was used primarily as a summer residence until 1920 when Kost moved into the home full-time.After acquiring his new home, Kost went about photographing the nearby landscapes with some vigor. He produced a number of glass-plate negatives showing views in and about Brookhaven hamlet. One subject he shot many times was the process of collecting salt-hay. On several occasions he reproduced these scenes in his paintings of the area. The Post-Morrow Foundation of Brookhaven, whose purpose is "to preserve and conserve the rural, cultural and historical character of the hamlet of Brookhaven and surrounding areas in Suffolk County, New York," owns several paintings by Kost, which are housed in Morrow House, their headquarters.Recent discoveries indicate Kost may have visited and painted on the North Fork of Long Island. A painting entitled On the Road to Mattituck, Long Island was found listed in an old exhibition pamphlet. Mattituck is a small village located on the North Fork, between the hamlets of Laurel and Cutchogue. Though this painting has never resurfaced, it seems a clear indication of Kost's travel to even the most isolated areas of eastern Long Island.Frederick William Kost died at his home in Brookhaven, Long Island, on Friday, February 23, 1923 at the age of sixty-two years. Though his interment location is currently unknown, he may have been brought back to Staten Island for burial. His only known major student was the painter Charles Sydney Hopkinson (1869-1962). At the time the Brooklyn Museum held its memorial exhibition of his works in 1924, the New York Times rightly noted that Kost was " . . . impassioned in his love for the region he portrayed."Frederick Kost's sister, Anna "Minna" Kost (1864-1951), lived in Brookhaven with her brother from a very early date. She survived him and served as executrix of his estate. Anna lived in Brookhaven until the 1940's when she moved back to Staten Island where she died in 1951. She donated an important painting by Frederick Carl Frieske (which may have originally belonged to her brother) to the Brooklyn Museum.A number of public institutions hold Kost's works, including: The Brooklyn Institute Museum, Brooklyn, NY; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ; New York Historical Society, New York, NY; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; and the Post-Morrow Foundation, Brookhaven, NY.
Fred William Kost (New York, 1861-1923) original oil painting. Measures 16 x 20 inches image size and the carved gilt frame measures 3.5 inches in width. This painting shows evidence of a minimal amount of inpainting. Weighs approximately 15 pounds. Provenance: Estate of David Milot. David was a Real Estate Broker by trade and a passionate, lifelong collector of anything of quality that caught his eye. His collection of fine art, bronzes, designer decor, period furniture, mid-century furniture, designer furniture, Chinese antiques and more are among some of the finest examples available. David's knowledge, or perhaps more accurately, "his eye" for quality, was usually the most refined of anyone in the room. David purchased thousands of items over the years at auctions, estate sales, and antique stores so any additional provenance is not readily available. These treasures were truly found "in the wild," and that's how David liked it. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Frederick Kost American,1861-1923 Home in the Meadows Estate stamp on the reverse and inscribed No. 5 Oil on board 8 x 10 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist C
(New York, 1861 - 1923) Oil on canvas landscape titled, "November." Very nicely rendered example having been framed in an excellent carved and pierced gilt frame with artist label and title in plaque at the center. Signed lower right on the canvas. The piece has an early note on verso as well. Framed: H28 1/2" W36 1/2" Sold from the collection of a Hickory, NC family.
Titled 'Calm Morning, Rockaway Inlet', oil on canvas, signed lower right: Fred W. Kost. Diego Salazar gold-leaf frame. Overall size: 22 1/4 x 28 in. Sight size: 15 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. Born in New York City, Kost became a student of George Inness at the National Academy of Design. Kost would begin to exhibit his works there in 1882. His works are often tonalist in quality, with rich warm hues dominating many of his paintings. Frederick Kosts Tonalist landscapes are never far from the sea, encompassing the tidal marshlands of his early home on Staten Island, and after 1900, the stretches of inlets and wetlands of Long Islands Great South Bay. But in Kosts work the subjects are less about place and more about the spirit of place.
FREDERICK KOST American (1861-1923) Bridge Home watercolor on paper signed "Fredck W. Kost" lower right 5 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (sight) Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Other Notes: Tags: Landscape, Snow Scene, Winter, Works on Paper, Listed Artist
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (NY, 1861-1923) A Normandy Landscape with Canal, oil on linen, signed lower left and dated '81 behind the frame, label verso from "Noyes & Blakeslee Art Galleries, 127 Tremont St., Boston", in a magnificent deep cove gilt gesso frame, OS: 23" x 31", SS: 11 1/2" x 19 1/2". Cleaned.
Frederick W. Kost (American, 1865-1923) Prince's Bay, Staten Island Oil on canvas 22 x 28 inches (55.9 x 71.1 cm) Signed lower left: Kost PROVENANCE: The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust; Heritage Auctions, May 10, 2014, lot 70097; Acquired by the present owner from the above. There appears to be an unfinished oil sketch of a pastoral scene on the reverse. HID04901242017
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (AMERICAN, 1865-1923), OIL ON CANVAS, H 22", W 32":Depicting a woman feeding chickens with a little boy standing by a rowboat. From The George and Penny Simon Collection, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
Frederick William Kost (American 1863-1923), Landscape, farm house & girl w/ chickens O/C, C.1900, signed lower right, "Fred W. Kost". Stamp on verso: "The Marbella Gallery NYC". [16] (FJACO3407){AC} Property Title: Property from the Estate of Fredric Jacobs Measurements:Art: 12.25 x 20 Frame: 19 x 27 Condition:Paint peeling and paint loss lower third of painting.
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (American, Long Island, 1861-1923), ''Afternoon'', oil on panel, signed lower right, signed and titled to verso. Panel 9-1/2''h, 7-1/2''w. Board warping slightly, light craquelure, wear to edges from frame, light accretions in sky.
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (American, Long Island, 1861-1923), hillside with sheep at sunset, oil on panel, signed lower left, estate stamp to verso, also inscribed ''No. 16'' to verso. Panel l1-1/2''h, 13-3/4''w. Board slightly warped, light craquelure, wear to edges from frame, light surface soiling.
FREDERICK KOST (American, Long Island, 1861-1923), marshes and haystacks, watercolor, signed lower left. Sight 7-1/2''h, 15''w. Light toning and yellowing.
Frederick William Kost American, 1861-1923 Along the Carmans River, Brookhaven, Long Island (After the Storm) Signed Fred W. Kost (ll); signed Fred W. Kost on the reverse and inscribed After the Storm on an old label affixed to the stretcher Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches An effaced inscription on the reverse indicates that the painting was a gift from the artist to a neighbor C
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (American, New York; 1861-1923) "SEPIA TONED RIVERSCAPE" Oil on panel Signed in verso "Kost", lower left. In an antique gilted gesso over wood frame. Minor losses to frame, in overall very good condition. 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (AMER 1861-1923) OILA fine oil on canvas by the renowned American artist Frederick William Kost who was widely exhibited at the National Academy; the scene depicts the Mill at Smithtown, Long Island, signed lower right, 27.5" x 24"; PROVENANCE: WILLIAM DOYLE AUCTIONS, NYC, 11/05/2003, LOT #37.
Frederick William Kost American, 1861-1923 Gathering Salt Hay at Brookhaven, Long Island Signed Kost. (lr); inscribed At Brook Haven, L.I. and signed F. W. Kost on the reverse Oil on canvas 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches Provenance: Cole Collection Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1986 This is an iconic subject for Frederick William Kost, who first began working on Long Island in 1892, and took particular interest in local traditions such as collecting salt hay. In Long Island Landscape Painting 1820-1920 [Boston, 1988, p. 132], Ronald G. Pisano writes of Kost's Long Island subjects: "In 1906 [Frederick William Kost] purchased a summer home in Brookhaven, Long Island, near the Great South Bay, and began painting scenes of this area... 'the country is flat, and fine trees are rare,' reported writer Ernest Ingersoll. 'In front of all stretches the broad, olive-green meadows of salt-marsh down to the shore of the still bay, beyond the low black line of the outer beach bounds the horizon. Poet Walt Whitman referred to the bay as an 'inexhaustible sea-mine, full of treasures, that are really worth as much as the mines of California.'' By the time Kost reached Brookhaven, these treasures, especially the bay's shellfish, had been much depleted. One that remained along the shores of the bay was a plentiful supply of salt hay growing in the coastal marshes. This hay was shipped to markets, such as the Bushwick Hay Market in Brooklyn, and sold as packing material, fodder and bedding for cattle, and mulch for crops. Kost's painting depicts the technique of harvesting this hay from sailing vessels. Like many other artists who were attracted to Long Island, Kost chose to focus on its serene atmosphere and nostalgic traditions. In 1920 he retired to his Brookhaven home and remained there until his death three years later. C Estate of Waldo Hutchins III
11.5" x 17.5" oil on board. Signed lower left: F. W. Kost. Plaque on frame reads: F. W. Kost. N. A. Landscape with lake an sailboats. Ornate gilt frame (minor wear) 22" x 28".
Frederick William Kost American, 1861-1923 Heading Home in the Evening Signed Fred. W. Kost (ll) Oil on canvas 20 x 40 1/2 inches Provenance: Ray Ketcham Gallery, Atlanta
Kost, Frederick W. (Am. 1865-1923). Impressionistic scene of figure with horse loading hay onto wagon by water. Oil on canvas. In gilded frame. Signed l.r., "Kost". 22"h x 28 1/4"w, frame: 28 1/2"h x 35"w.
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (american 1861-1923) "A BAVARIAN PEASANT'S HUT" Signed 'Kost' bottom left, also signed and inscribed verso, oil on panel 8 x 10 1/8 in. (20.3 x 25.7cm) provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (american 1861-1923) "HILLTOP WITH SHEEP" Signed 'Kost' bottom left, oil on panel 11 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (29.8 x 35.4cm) provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (american 1861-1923) SUNLIT BRIDGE IN A RURAL LANDSCAPE Signed 'Kost' bottom left, and with the artist's estate stamp twice verso, oil on canvas 20 x 23 1/2 in. (50.8 x 59.7cm) provenance: From the Lehman Brothers Collection. Note: This lot is to be sold not subject to a reserve.
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (american, 1861 - 1923) NEAR MASSAPEQUA, LONG ISLAND Signed 'Kost' bottom right, inscribed verso 'Near Massapequa Long Island,' oil on panel 4 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST American, 1861-1923 Landscape with trees and pond. Signed lower right "Kost". Inscribed "No. 60" on reverse. Oil on panel, 10" x 8". Framed.
FREDERICK WILLIAM KOST (American, 1865-1923) THE STONE BRIDGE. Oil on canvas landscape scene shows a triple arch bridge over a small river with trees in field. All under a cloud and blue sky. Signed lower right. Housed in a fine modern gilt frame with wide gilt liner and gilt name plaque. SIZE: 20" x 24". CONDITION: Relined, some inpainting to craquelure. Very good. 9-94387 (3,000-5,000)
(american 1861-1923) "BRITTON'S MILL, CLOVE LAKE" signed and located verso, oil on canvas 18 x 14 in. together with a pencil on paper study of the same subject 8 x 5 1/2 in.
