Sarah Jane Blakeslee Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Sarah Jane Blakeslee Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 27, 2024
SARAH (SPEIGHT) BLAKESLEE AMERICAN 1912-2005
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Fall Village, watercolor, 17 x 23 in (62.2 x 58.4 cm), 26 x 32 in (66 x 81.3 cm), signed lower right
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Dec. 03, 2022
Sarah Blakeslee (NC/PA, 1912-2005), Eastern North Carolina Farm
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Sarah Blakeslee (NC/PA, 1912-2005), Eastern North Carolina Farm oil on canvas, signed and dated 1997 at lower right, framed. Stretcher size 18 x 26 in.; Frame dimensions 22 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted became artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. In a conversation with the consignor, Sarah Blakeslee said that this was a scene in Wilson County, North Carolina. Private Collection, Wilson, North Carolina Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Sep. 10, 2022
Sarah Blakeslee (NC/PA, 1912-2005), An Old Farmhouse
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
Sarah Blakeslee (NC/PA, 1912-2005), An Old Farmhouse ink and watercolor wash on paper, signed at lower left, with blind stamp at lower right, matted and framed under glass. Sight size 19 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 25 3/8 x 31 1/2 in. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, she and her husband moved to Greenville, North Carolina. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.; National Academy of Design, New York; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. From the Collection of Jerry & Foy Edelman, Raleigh, North Carolina Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Mar. 13, 2021
Sarah Blakeslee (American, 1912-2005), Rural Landscape
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Sarah Blakeslee (American, 1912-2005), Rural Landscape oil on canvas, signed at lower left, framed. Sight size 14 x 24 in.; Frame dimensions 21 1/4 x 31 1/3 in. Born in Evanston, Ilinois, Sarah Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961 she and her family moved to North Carolina upon her husband's acceptance of artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
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Mar. 14, 2020
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Farm Scene with Grazing Horses
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Farm Scene with Grazing Horses oil on canvas, signed at lower left, presented in the likely original period frame. SS 23.75 x 29.75 in.; DOA 31 x 37 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961 she and her family moved to North Carolina upon her husband's acceptance of artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Dec. 07, 2019
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Landscape with Figures
Est: $800 - $1,200
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Landscape with Figures watercolor on paper, signed at lower left, matted and framed under glass. SS 11 3/8 x 17.25 in.; DOA 20 x 24.75 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961 she and her family moved to North Carolina upon her husband's acceptance of artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Dec. 07, 2019
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Still Life of Flowers
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Still Life of Flowers oil on canvas, signed at lower left, inscribed on the verso "This painting / by / Sarah Blakley (sic) Speight / wife of Dr. Francis Speight / artist in Residence at ECU / Purchase Price $300 06 June 1961 / Midlred H. Walston, Owner," presented in the original frame retaining a label from Gay's Hardware of Rocky Mount, NC. SS 16 x 21.5 in.; DOA 20.25 x 26 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961 she and her family moved to North Carolina upon her husband's acceptance of artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Mildred Ellis Hinnant Walston, Wilson County, North Carolina Irma (Hinnant) Benner, North Carolina and Grand Rapids, Minnesota Private Collection, Remer, Minnesota Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 02, 2019
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Old Factories, Greenville
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Old Factories, Greenville oil on canvas, signed and dated 1976 at lower left, presented in a later frame with linen liner. SS 23.5 x 33 3/8 in.; DOA 30.75 x 40.5 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961 she and her family moved to North Carolina upon her husband's acceptance of artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Private Collection, North Carolina Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Sep. 22, 2018
Sarah Blakeslee (NC/PA, 1912-2005), Farmyard
Est: $800 - $1,200
watercolor on paper, signed at lower left, matted and framed under glass. SS 18 x 25.5 in.; DOA 24.5 x 32.5 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted became artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. This painting, a particularly fine example of her mature style, sparkles with life and light. Each figure, and the dog, appear to be caught mid-movement, enjoying a day along the water in eastern NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. From the Collection of David Henderson, Spartanburg, SC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Jun. 17, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), On the Marsh
Est: $600 - $900
watercolor on paper, signed at lower right, matted and framed under glass. Sheet 7.5 x 11 in.; DOA 15.5 x 18.5 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. From the Estate of the late H. Lee Fowlkes, Jr., Yanceyville, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Still Life
Est: $500 - $1,000
watercolor and gouache on paper, signed and dated 1959 at lower left, matted and framed under glass. SS 15 x 18.5 in.; DOA 22 x 25.25 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Two Camellias
Est: $500 - $1,000
watercolor on paper, signed and dated 1991 at lower left, matted and framed under glass. SS 8.5 x 11.5 in.; DOA 15.5 x 18.25 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Art Gallery Ltd., New Bern, NC The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Apples & Cabbage
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
oil on canvas, signed at lower left, signed and dated 1936 on the verso, presented in a contemporary frame with linen liner. SS 15.75 x 19.75 in.; DOA 22 x 26 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Early Stone Building on the Schuylkill River
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
watercolor on paper, signed and dated 1959 at lower right, matted and framed under glass. SS 21.5 x 29 in.; DOA 36 x 43.25 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Exhibited: Greenville Museum of Art, Sarah Blakeslee: A Retrospective, Greenville, NC, March 12 - April 30, 1993. The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Plowed Fields
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
watercolor on paper, signed at lower right, matted and framed under glass. SS 22 x 29.5 in.; DOA 34.5 x 42 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), View of Phoenixville
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
oil on canvas, signed at lower left, stamped on the verso Registered at / The Pennsylvania Academy / of the Fine Arts / Chester Springs, PA / Aug. 30, with artist's sketch on the verso, presented in a contemporary frame with linen liner. SS 15.5 x 17.5 in.; DOA 24 x 26 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Exhibited: Greenville Museum of Art, Sarah Blakeslee: A Retrospective, Greenville, NC, March 12 - April 30, 1993. (illustrated) The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Old Salem
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
watercolor on paper, signed at lower right, matted and framed under glass. SS 17.25 x 24.25 in.; DOA 27.5 x 34.5 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Interior, Stairway (Speight Home, Bertie County)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
oil on canvas, signed at lower left, one stretcher bar stamped Mar 21 1934, presented in a contemporary frame with linen liner. SS 15.5 x 19.5 in.; DOA 19 x 23 in. This quiet interior depicts the stairway in the Speight Home, Bertie County. Blakeslee completed this painting in 1962. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Exhibited: Greenville Museum of Art, Sarah Blakeslee: A Retrospective, Greenville, NC, March 12 - April 30, 1993. (illustrated) The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Mar. 04, 2017
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Parking Lot, Greenville
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
oil on canvas, signed at lower right, presented in a contemporary frame with linen liner. SS 12.5 x 17.5 in.; DOA 17.75 x 22.75 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted the artist-in-residence position at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. We wish to thank Barbour Strickland for his assistance in cataloguing this painting. The Collection of Patricia Deerwester, Southern Pines, NC Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Sep. 09, 2016
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Camellias, Pink & Red
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
pastel on paper, signed and dated 1995 at lower left, matted and framed under glass. SS 11.75 x 12.5 in.; DOA 21.5 x 22.5 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband became artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC.
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Sep. 09, 2016
Sarah Blakeslee (NC, 1912-2005), Tobacco Barns and Peach Tree
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
watercolor on paper, signed at lower right, matted and framed under glass. SS 21 3/8 x 28.5 in.; DOA 33 x 40 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband became artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC.
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Jun. 17, 2016
Sarah Blakeslee (NC/PA, 1912-2005), Along the Tar River
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1984 at lower right, presented in an attractive gilt frame with linen liner. SS 13.5 x 19.5 in.; DOA 18 x 24 in. Born in Evanston, IL, Blakeslee began her art studies at the age of 13 at the Chicago Art Institute. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., where she enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art and Miss Catherine Critcher's School of Art. She took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the first-half of the 1930s and was awarded the Academy's prestigious Cresson Scholarship twice. During her studies at the Academy, she met and married her instructor, painter Francis Speight. In 1961, her husband accepted became artist-in-residence at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. This painting, a particularly fine example of her mature style, sparkles with life and light. Each figure, and the dog, appear to be caught mid-movement, enjoying a day along the water in eastern NC. Blakeslee's artwork has been exhibited by the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery; National Academy of Design; North Carolina Museum; Pennsylvania Academy; and the 1939 Worlds Fair in San Francisco, California. Her work is held in numerous permanent collections including the Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC; National Academy of Design, New York, NY; and The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, SC. Accompanied by an article clipped by the consignor. (Litt, Steven. "Sarah Blakeslee paints with calm strokes from past." The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC, 8 September 1985.) We wish to thank Barbour Strickland for his assistance in cataloguing this painting. Acquired directly from the artist
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