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  • The Old House
    Jun. 24, 2026

    The Old House

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    George Copeland Ault 1891 - 1948 The Old House signed G.C. Ault and dated '21. (lower right) watercolor and pencil on paper 18 ½ by 14 ½ in. 47 by 36.8 cm. Executed in 1921.

    Sotheby's
  • Desert Towers
    May. 20, 2026

    Desert Towers

    Est: $200,000 - $300,000

    George Copeland Ault 1891 - 1948 Desert Towers signed G. C. Ault and dated ‘37. (lower left) oil on canvas 24 ½ by 30 in. 62.2 by 76.2 cm. Executed in 1937.

    Sotheby's
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) Flight into Egypt 24 1/8 x 20 in. (61.3 x 50.8 cm.) (Painted in 1947.)
    Apr. 23, 2026

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) Flight into Egypt 24 1/8 x 20 in. (61.3 x 50.8 cm.) (Painted in 1947.)

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) Flight into Egypt signed and dated 'G. C. Ault 47' (lower left) and signed again and inscribed with title (on an artist's label preserved on the stretcher) oil on canvas 24 1/8 x 20 in. (61.3 x 50.8 cm.) Painted in 1947.

    Bonhams
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Le Pont Royal, Paris. watercolor and char
    Apr. 17, 2026

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Le Pont Royal, Paris. watercolor and char

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Le Pont Royal, Paris. watercolor and charcoal on paper13 ¾ x 19 ¾ in. (34.9 x 50.2 cm.).

    Christie's
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). St. Lukes Chapel. oil on canvas24 x 30 in
    Apr. 16, 2026

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). St. Lukes Chapel. oil on canvas24 x 30 in

    Est: $70,000 - $100,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). St. Lukes Chapel. oil on canvas24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm.).

    Christie's
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Pink Zinnia. gouache on paperboard8 x 6 ¾
    Apr. 16, 2026

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Pink Zinnia. gouache on paperboard8 x 6 ¾

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Pink Zinnia. gouache on paperboard8 x 6 ¾ in. (20.3 x 17.1 cm.).

    Christie's
  • George Copeland Ault 1891-1948 Oil Painting
    Feb. 11, 2026

    George Copeland Ault 1891-1948 Oil Painting

    Est: $100 - $1,000

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948), antique oil on canvas board titled Near East Killingly, Connecticut.. The composition depicts a rural New England landscape with a dirt path, foliage, and distant rolling hills. It is signed and dated G. C. Ault 16 lower left, with an additional signed and dated label affixed to the verso. Presented in a wood frame. Accompanied by a Bonhams condition report dated August 25, 2022, previously offered at the Bonhams American Art auction (Lot 26, New York, August 24, 2022), which states: Corners of canvas board slightly dented and Cleaned by Avalon Labs, Goleta, California. No visible signs of restoration under UV light. Estate fresh to the market. Dimensions: 14 X 17.5 X 1.6 in. Condition: Good overall antique condition, with some surface abrasion along the outer edges. The frame exhibits normal storage wear along the edges and corners. Not examined outside of frame. Note: This condition statement is provided as a courtesy and reflects an opinion, not a statement of fact. Bidders are encouraged to inspect items in person or through an agent to assess condition. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping Information: Hill Auction Gallery does not offer in-house packing or shipping services. As a courtesy, we are pleased to refer trusted third-party shipping providers for buyer convenience. Buyers are encouraged to contact shippers directly to obtain packing quotes, shipping rates, insurance options, and estimated transit times. Additional local, domestic, and international shipper referrals may be available upon request. Parcel Shipping Providers: First Class Shipping Center, 11700 NW 41st Street, Coral Springs, FL. Phone (754) 800-7674. Email 1shippingcenter@gmail.com. Mr. Ship Pro, 7838 NW 44th St, Sunrise, FL 33351. Phone (305) 783-9504. Email roberto@mrshippro.com. The UPS Store #2881, 11110 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise, FL 33351. Phone (954) 572-4004. Email store2881@theupsstore.com. Freight & Large Item Shipping / Local Florida Delivery: Available through independent providers. Please contact info@hillauctiongallery.com for referrals based on item size, location, and delivery requirements.

    Hill Auction Gallery
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) Study for Miss Hollywood 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm.) (Painted circa 1948.)
    Nov. 18, 2025

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) Study for Miss Hollywood 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm.) (Painted circa 1948.)

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) Study for Miss Hollywood oil and graphite on canvas 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm.) Painted circa 1948.

    Bonhams
  • George Copeland Ault (1891-1948), Turn of the Road, Woodstock, 1935.
    Sep. 18, 2025

    George Copeland Ault (1891-1948), Turn of the Road, Woodstock, 1935.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    George Copeland Ault (1891-1948) Turn of the Road, Woodstock. Watercolor on wove paper, 1935. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • George Copeland Ault (1891-1948), Sketch of Framezelle, 1908.
    Sep. 18, 2025

    George Copeland Ault (1891-1948), Sketch of Framezelle, 1908.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    George Copeland Ault (1891-1948) Sketch of Framezelle. Watercolor on wove paper, 1908. Initialed in ink, lower left. Inscribed, initialed and dated in ink, verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • George Copeland Ault "Old Apple Tree" Pencil
    Sep. 04, 2025

    George Copeland Ault "Old Apple Tree" Pencil

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948), "Old Apple Tree", Pencil on Paper, 1934, signed and dated lower left, with Doyle label to the reverse, wood frame. Image: 14.75" H x 10.75" W; frame: 20" H x 16" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: Doyle, New York, 23 May 2006, Lot 1223. From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Drawing, Works on Paper, Graphite, Landscape scene, Forest, Nature, Botanical, Mountains, Precisionism, Modern Art, 20th Century Art

    Auctions at Showplace
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Daisies. gouache on paperboard7 ¾ x 6 in.
    Apr. 17, 2025

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Daisies. gouache on paperboard7 ¾ x 6 in.

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948). Daisies. gouache on paperboard7 ¾ x 6 in. (19.7 x 15.2 cm.).

    Christie's
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN, 1891 - 1948)
    Dec. 08, 2024

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN, 1891 - 1948)

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    "Farm in Winter"; c. 1930; Oil on Canvas; 17.25" x 23.25"; Signed Lower Right; Framed.

    James Cox Gallery
  • George Copeland Ault, Untitled (Seaside Docks), 1922
    Mar. 13, 2024

    George Copeland Ault, Untitled (Seaside Docks), 1922

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    George Copeland Ault (1891 - 1948) Untitled (Seaside Docks), 1922 graphite on paper signed and dated lower right: G. C. Ault '22.

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) "WINTER LANDSCAPE".
    Mar. 07, 2024

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) "WINTER LANDSCAPE".

    Est: $800 - $1,600

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (1891-1948) "WINTER LANDSCAPE". American (New York or Ohio), 1917. Oil on canvas in a period frame. Signed and dated on lower left. View of a river running through a winter forest. 28.5"h. 26.5"w. (sight). Frame, 33.5"h. 31.5"w.

    Amelia Jeffers
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948)
    Jan. 27, 2024

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948)

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948) Landscape Composition, 1939 gouache on paper 38 x 55.5 cm (15 x 21 7/8 in.)[sight]; framed dimensions: 63 x 79.5 cm (24 3/4 x 31 1/4 in.) signed and dated lower right, titled and dated on verso LOT NOTES Ault was known for his realistic and unadorned representations of architecture and urban landscapes of American cities. In his lifetime, his works were displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Addison Gallery of American Art and others. He was always loosely associated with the Precisionist movement and other artists like Charles Sheeler and Ralston Crawford. But at the end of his life Ault was experimenting with his style. Castellane wrote in 2011 "...it almost appears that he was trying to get into a more modern swing, perhaps abandoning his usual precisionist/surrealist bent." CONDITION Observed in frame under glass, the painting is in good condition, some minor overall scattered craquelure, some scratches along the upper edge, tape marks along the lower edge. Not inspected under UV light, to request inspection, please email info@shapiroauctions.com N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

    Shapiro Auctions LLC
  • COPELAND Five 'Frog' series tiles, circa 1880
    Dec. 05, 2023

    COPELAND Five 'Frog' series tiles, circa 1880

    Est: £1,200 - £1,800

    COPELAND Five 'Frog' series tiles, circa 1880 Ceramic, decorated underglaze in shades of blue with humorous scenes with frogs: 'Frog diving underwater', 'Frog with exploding ball', 'Frog fishing' with inscription top right Edible Frog, 'Frog on a penny farthing' and a Minton Hollins tile similarly decorated with a 'Frog with Snail standing on a hill'. Framed. Each: 15 cm x 15 cm (6 x 6 in) Each with frame: 18.2 cm x 18.2 cm Four tiles with impressed Copeland with crown mark, one tile marked Minton Hollins. (5)

    Bonhams
  • Wastelands: Winter
    Nov. 14, 2023

    Wastelands: Winter

    Est: $60,000 - $80,000

    Property from a Private New York Collection George Copeland Ault 1891 - 1948 Wastelands: Winter signed G.C. Ault and dated ’40 (lower right) oil on canvas 14 by 22 in. 35.6 by 55.9 cm. Executed in 1940.

    Sotheby's
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948)
    Jun. 15, 2023

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948)

    Est: $25,000 - $35,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948) 42 Street at Night, 1948 oil on canvas 63 x 91 cm (24 3/4 x 35 7/8 in.) framed dimensions: 71 x 98 cm (28 x 38 5/8 in.) PROVENANCE Collection of the artist Gift of the artist's widow, Louise Ault, to Richard Castellane circa 1965 LITERATURE The painting is mentioned in the records of Louise Ault Archives at the Smithsonian. LOT NOTES Ault was known for his realistic and unadorned representations of architecture and urban landscapes of American cities. In his lifetime, his works were displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Addison Gallery of American Art and others.†He was always loosely associated with the Precisionist movement and other artists like Charles Sheeler and Ralston Crawford. But at the end of his life Ault was experimenting with his style. Castellane wrote in 2011 "...it almost appears that he was trying to get into a more modern swing, perhaps abandoning his usual precisionist/surrealist bent."

    Shapiro Auctions LLC
  • George Copeland Ault (1891 - 1948) New York, Ohio / England
    May. 25, 2023

    George Copeland Ault (1891 - 1948) New York, Ohio / England

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    George Copeland Ault (1891 - 1948) Watercolor and pencil on paper, Signed , measures 12.5" x 19" , w/frame 21" x 26.5"A precisionist and surrealist painter, especially noted for nocturnes, George Ault had the ability to depict lonely, everyday beauty of the world in a moment of absolute stillness. He also experimented with more traditional styles of realism, but was relatively untouched by modernist abstraction. His paintings were based on what he saw around him, many of them architectural subjects, and rendered in a quietly controlled manner. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1899 moved to London with his family and attended the Slade School and St. John's Wood Art School. He traveled extensively on the Continent, which exposed him to avant-garde art movements. In 1911, he returned to the United States, and by 1937 was settled in Woodstock, New York where he freely explored his passion for the play of light at a favorite spot called Russell's Corners. He did numerous scenes that are almost entirely black, illuminated by a light high on an electrical pole. Although his childhood had been a happy one, from his mid 20s, he experienced mounting tragedy. His family lost their fortune; his mother died in a mental hospital; all three of his brothers committed suicide; he had a losing battle with alcoholism; and he lost his eyesight. He and his wife lived a reclusive, impoverished existence in Woodstock, without electricity or plumbing and his studio was exceedingly spartan. His own death in 1948 appeared to be suicide. In his work he explored a variety of modern styles, but about 1920 settled on architectural, urban themes rendered carefully and geometrically, with a great sense of design and careful paint application. The paintings had a romantic, poetic quality, and, perhaps reflecting his own personal sadnesses, often depicted isolated objects in spare settings as well as many nocturnes. By 1946, he turned to primarily abstract subjects, a world of random shapes and imaginary landscapes. He was a great admirer of Giorgio de Chirico, Italian surrealist, and Ault's later work showed more and more of this influence.

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • A New York Skyline
    May. 17, 2023

    A New York Skyline

    Est: $150,000 - $250,000

    Property from the Estate of Angela Gross Folk George Copeland Ault 1891 - 1948 A New York Skyline signed G.C. Ault and dated '21. (lower left) oil on canvas 18 by 24 in. 45.7 by 61 cm. Executed in 1921.

    Sotheby's
  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Hunters in the Catskills, 1940 Oil on
    May. 12, 2023

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Hunters in the Catskills, 1940 Oil on

    Est: $200,000 - $300,000

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Hunters in the Catskills, 1940 Oil on canvas 22 x 30 inches (55.9 x 76.2 cm) Signed and dated lower right: G.C. Ault ‘40 Property of an Important Midwestern Collector PROVENANCE: The artist; Rudolph Galleries, Woodstock, New York, circa 1945; Private collection, Woodstock, New York, until 1975; Private collection, by descent from the above; Steve Turner Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, 2001; Private collection, New Jersey; Godel & Co, Inc., New York; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, "Artists for Victory," 1942; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, "54th Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture," 1943, no. 26. LITERATURE: L. Ault, Artist in Woodstock, George Ault: The Independent Years, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978, pp. 36-37, 134; Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, New York, George Ault: The Woodstock Years, exhibition catalogue, 2001, no. 13. George Ault's hauntingly beautiful Hunters in the Catskills captures the essence of the rural American landscape through the lens of one of America's most important yet often overlooked Modernists. The present work reflects the artist's distinctive vision and style that comingled Precisionism, Surrealism, and American folk painting, focusing not only on geometry, structure and abstraction, but also on the looming emotional sense of isolation and alienation Ault embraced at the culmination of his career. Ault moved to New York City from England in 1911 and shortly thereafter began painting urban cityscapes in a Precisionist style. While his reductive aesthetic and highly controlled manner of execution is often associated with artists like Charles Sheeler and Ralston Crawford, Ault did not observe beauty in the effects of industrialization and the growth of the American city, once referring to New York City as "the Inferno without the fire." While in New York, Ault was an active participant in the avant-garde art scene of the 1920s, where his brand of genius was instantly recognized. He remained active through the 1920s and was regularly included in group shows featuring the ‘new art' of the time at places like J.B. Neumann's New Art Circle, Edith Halpert's The Downtown Gallery, and The Whitney Studio Club. His canvases hung alongside works by Oscar Bluemner and Georgia O'Keeffe, attracting favorable press notice. In the early 1930s, however, the artist appeared to sink into a depression, drinking more heavily, breaking with art visionary and patron Edith Halpert, and alienating his circle of friends at the Whitney. Ault sought solace and peace following the untimely deaths of his father and two brothers by escaping New York for the summer months in Woodstock around this time. Ault moved permanently to Woodstock in 1937 with his wife, Louise, after shunning the suggestion of psychotherapy in the city. Once settled into the Catskills, George and Louise avoided the artist's community and instead lived modestly in solitude. The Woodstock vicinity provided inspiration for a new burst of creativity, and this period reflects a flowering of the surrealist, primitive, and romantic influences that had earlier distinguished Ault from the more straightforward Precisionists. During the Woodstock period, Ault occasionally endeavored without success to establish a relationship with a New York gallery; nonetheless, he was not forgotten. He was invited to participate in prestigious national exhibitions, including the 1942 "Artists for Victory" show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Hunters in a Landscape was exhibited. He also exhibited at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1944), The Newark Museum (1944), The National Acade

    Heritage Auctions
  • George Copeland Ault (1891 - 1948) American
    Apr. 15, 2023

    George Copeland Ault (1891 - 1948) American

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    George Copeland Ault (1891 - 1948) Watercolor and pencil on paper, Signed , measures 12.5" x 19" , w/frame 21" x 26.5"

    Cutler Bay Auctions
  • GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948)
    Apr. 08, 2023

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948)

    Est: $50,000 - $70,000

    GEORGE COPELAND AULT (AMERICAN 1891-1948) 42 Street at Night, 1948 oil on canvas 63 x 91 cm (24 3/4 x 35 7/8 in.) framed dimensions: 71 x 98 cm (28 x 38 5/8 in.) PROVENANCE Collection of the artist Gift of the artist's widow, Louise Ault, to Richard Castellane circa 1965 LITERATURE The painting is mentioned in the records of Louise Ault Archives at the Smithsonian. LOT NOTES Ault was known for his realistic and unadorned representations of architecture and urban landscapes of American cities. In his lifetime, his works were displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Addison Gallery of American Art and others.†He was always loosely associated with the Precisionist movement and other artists like Charles Sheeler and Ralston Crawford. But at the end of his life Ault was experimenting with his style. Castellane wrote in 2011 "...it almost appears that he was trying to get into a more modern swing, perhaps abandoning his usual precisionist/surrealist bent."

    Shapiro Auctions LLC
  • GEORGE AULT AMERICAN 1891-1948
    Nov. 12, 2022

    GEORGE AULT AMERICAN 1891-1948

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    Winter, oil on canvas lad on masonite, 19 x 28 in (48.3 x 71.1 cm), framed 24 x 34 in (60.9 x 86.3 cm), signed lower left , PROVENANCE: Private collection Long Island, NY

    Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
  • GEORGE C. AULT, LUMBERWHARF, PROVINCETOWN W/C
    Oct. 18, 2022

    GEORGE C. AULT, LUMBERWHARF, PROVINCETOWN W/C

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    George Copeland Ault (American 1891-1948). Watercolor and graphite on paper. Signed G.C. Ault and dated '21 in graphite LL. Also signed, titled, dated G.C. Ault, On The Lumberwharf, Provincetown MASS July 1921, in graphite verso UL of paper.

    Litchfield Auctions
  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1
    Sep. 08, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1

    Est: $400 - $600

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1/2 x 12 inches (36.8 x 30.5 cm) (sheet) Signed lower left: G.C. Ault '33 Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse: Title: Tired Lady / By: George C. Ault / 1933 HID01801242017

    Heritage Auctions
  • George C. Ault, Oil on Masonite, Winter Scene
    Sep. 07, 2022

    George C. Ault, Oil on Masonite, Winter Scene

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948), signed l.r. "G.C. Ault '30" Overall: 9-1/4"h x 11-1/4"w Sight: 7-1/8"h x 9-1/8"w

    Nye & Company
  • George Copeland Ault (1891-1948) Near East Killingly, Connecticut 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.) (Painted in 1916.)
    Aug. 24, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (1891-1948) Near East Killingly, Connecticut 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.) (Painted in 1916.)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    George Copeland Ault (1891-1948) Near East Killingly, Connecticut signed and dated 'G. C. Ault '16' (lower left) and titled, signed and dated again (on a label affixed to the reverse) oil on canvasboard 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.) Painted in 1916. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Seated Woman in a Chair (Bea Ault), 1
    Aug. 11, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Seated Woman in a Chair (Bea Ault), 1

    Est: $400 - $600

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Seated Woman in a Chair (Bea Ault), 1923 Pencil on paper 10-5/8 x 8-1/4 inches (27.0 x 21.0 cm) (sight) Signed and dated lower center: J.C. Ault '23 PROVENANCE: [with]Kraushaar Galleries, Inc., New York; Personal collection of Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude, New York; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017

    Heritage Auctions
  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Head of a Woman, 1922 Pencil on paper
    Jul. 14, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Head of a Woman, 1922 Pencil on paper

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Head of a Woman, 1922 Pencil on paper 12-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (31.8 x 24.1 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower left: G.C. Ault '22 PROVENANCE: Personal collection of Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude, New York; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017

    Heritage Auctions
  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Seated Woman by a Desk (Bea Ault), 19
    Jul. 14, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Seated Woman by a Desk (Bea Ault), 19

    Est: $300 - $500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Seated Woman by a Desk (Bea Ault), 1925 Pencil on paper 12-5/8 x 9-1/2 inches (32.1 x 24.1 cm) (sight) Signed and dated lower left: G.C. Ault '25 PROVENANCE: Personal collection of Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude, New York; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017

    Heritage Auctions
  • GEORGE AULT A Country House.
    Jun. 30, 2022

    GEORGE AULT A Country House.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    GEORGE AULT A Country House. Pencil on wove paper, 1921. 200x230 mm; 8x9 1/4 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right recto. Provenance: Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude, New York; private collection, Chicago. Ault (1891-1948) was a talented though troubled American artist. Born in Cleveland, he spent his youth in London and studied art there before returning to New York in 1911. During the 1920s, following the death of his mother, Ault became an alcoholic, each of his three brothers committed suicide, and his family fortune was lost following the 1929 stock market crash. He moved with his second wife to Woodstock, New York, in 1937, and worked there the remainder of his career. He and his wife lived in a small rented cottage that had no electricity or indoor plumbing. Though he created many of his finest works during this challenging period in Woodstock, he had difficulty selling them and failed to gain critical success until after his untimely death in December 1948. Ault is often grouped with Precisionist painters such as Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) and Ralston Crawford (1906-1978) because of his unadorned representations of architecture and urban landscapes. However, the ideological aspects of Precisionism are not so apparent in his work. Much like Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Ault was more of a solitary artist. He painted what he saw around him, simplifying detail slightly into flat shapes and planes, and portraying the underlying geometric patterns of structures, in this way developing an individual modernist style that prefigured Ellsworth Kelly on other Minimalist artists of the later 20th century.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • GEORGE C. AULT Tulips.
    Jun. 30, 2022

    GEORGE C. AULT Tulips.

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    GEORGE C. AULT Tulips. Pencil on cream wove paper, 1933. 375x250 mm; 15x10 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left recto. Provenance: Conner Rosenkranz, New York, with the label on the frame back; private collection, New York. Exhibited: Salons of America, Inc., Forum Galleries, Rockefeller Center, April 9-May 6, 1934. The Salons of America organized no-jury exhibitions featuring American artists, the 1934 exhibition at Rockefeller Center included over 5,000 works of art with established and unknown artists.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Head of a Woman with a Cap, 1917 Penc
    Jun. 09, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Head of a Woman with a Cap, 1917 Penc

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Head of a Woman with a Cap, 1917 Pencil on paper 9-3/4 x 6-3/4 inches (24.8 x 17.1 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower left: G.C. Ault '17 PROVENANCE: Personal collection of Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude, New York; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017

    Heritage Auctions
  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Still life with Lamp (sketch), 1927 P
    Jun. 09, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Still life with Lamp (sketch), 1927 P

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Still life with Lamp (sketch), 1927 Pencil on paper 10-1/8 x 6-1/8 inches (25.7 x 15.6 cm) (sight) Initialed and dated lower center: G.C.A. '27 PROVENANCE: Personal collection of Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude, New York; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017

    Heritage Auctions
  • GEORGE AULT AMERICAN 1891-1948
    May. 28, 2022

    GEORGE AULT AMERICAN 1891-1948

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    Winter, oil on canvas lad on masonite, 19 x 28 in (48.3 x 71.1 cm), framed 24 x 34 in (60.9 x 86.3 cm), signed lower left, PROVENANCE: Private collection Long Island, NY

    Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) House and Barn, 1921 Pencil on paper
    May. 12, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) House and Barn, 1921 Pencil on paper

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) House and Barn, 1921 Pencil on paper 7-3/4 x 9 inches (19.7 x 22.9 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower right: G.C. Ault '21 PROVENANCE: Personal collection of Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude, New York; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017

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  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Untitled Oil on canvasboard 12 x 9 in
    May. 12, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Untitled Oil on canvasboard 12 x 9 in

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Untitled Oil on canvasboard 12 x 9 inches (30.5 x 22.9 cm) Bears inscription on the reverse: GA128 PROVENANCE: Personal collection of Suzanne and Maurice Vanderwoude, New York; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017

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  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1
    Feb. 10, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1

    Est: $400 - $600

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1/2 x 12 inches (36.8 x 30.5 cm) (sheet) Signed lower left: G.C. Ault '33 Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse: Title: Tired Lady / By: George C. Ault / 1933 HID01801242017

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  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Classic Landscape #2, 1927 Pencil on
    Jan. 13, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Classic Landscape #2, 1927 Pencil on

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Classic Landscape #2, 1927 Pencil on paper 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower right: G.C. Ault '27 PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York. HID01801242017

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  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) St. Luke's Chapel, Winter, 1924 Penci
    Jan. 13, 2022

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) St. Luke's Chapel, Winter, 1924 Penci

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) St. Luke's Chapel, Winter, 1924 Pencil on paper 8-3/8 x 10-5/8 inches (21.3 x 27.0 cm) (sight) Signed and dated lower right: G.C. Ault '24 PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York. HID01801242017

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  • GEORGE AULT (1891 - 1948, AMERICAN) Provincetown, Mass. Boats.
    Dec. 02, 2021

    GEORGE AULT (1891 - 1948, AMERICAN) Provincetown, Mass. Boats.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    GEORGE AULT (1891 - 1948, AMERICAN) Provincetown, Mass. Boats. Pencil on paper, 1921. Signed, G.C. Ault, and dated, '21, lower left. Inscribed with artist's mark, dated, Aug. 1921, and inscribed as titled on verso. 197x229 mm; 7 3/4x9 inches. Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, NY; Private collection.

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  • George Copeland Ault (1891-1948) The Plough and the Moon signed and dated '
    Nov. 18, 2021

    George Copeland Ault (1891-1948) The Plough and the Moon signed and dated '

    Est: $120,000 - $180,000

    George Copeland Ault (1891-1948) The Plough and the Moon signed and dated 'G.C. Ault '40.' (lower left) oil on canvas 22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm.) Painted in 1940.

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  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Machinery Study, 1922 Pencil on paper
    Nov. 11, 2021

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Machinery Study, 1922 Pencil on paper

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Machinery Study, 1922 Pencil on paper 8 x 5-1/4 inches (20.3 x 13.3 cm) Initialed and dated lower right: G.C.A. '22 PROVENANCE: Jill Newhosue, New York; Zabriskie Gallery, New York; Vanderwoude Tananbaum Gallery, New York; Private collection. HID01801242017

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  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Road to Stony Clove, 1940 Gouache on
    Nov. 11, 2021

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Road to Stony Clove, 1940 Gouache on

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Road to Stony Clove, 1940 Gouache on paper 13 x 19-3/4 inches (33.0 x 50.2 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower left: G.C. Ault '40 PROVENANCE: Louise Ault, the artist's widow; Private collection. EXHIBITED: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere, "To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America," March 11-September 5, 2011. LITERATURE: Smithsonian American Art Museum, To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 2011, pp. 111-14, fig. 68, illustrated. HID01801242017

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  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1
    Nov. 11, 2021

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Tired Lady, 1933 Pencil on paper 14-1/2 x 12 inches (36.8 x 30.5 cm) (sheet) Signed lower left: G.C. Ault '33 Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse: Title: Tired Lady / By: George C. Ault / 1933 HID01801242017

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  • George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Sketch Note, 1940 Pencil on paper 14
    Nov. 11, 2021

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Sketch Note, 1940 Pencil on paper 14

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    George Copeland Ault (American, 1891-1948) Sketch Note, 1940 Pencil on paper 14 x 10 inches (35.6 x 25.4 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower right: G.C. Ault '40 Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse: Title: Sketch Note / By: George C. Ault / 1940. HID01801242017

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