BOSTON, Mass. – November 11, 2002 - www.skinnerinc.com - -- Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will hold an auction of American and European Paintings and Prints on Friday November 22, 2002 at 7 p.m. in Skinner’s Boston gallery. The major highlight of the sale is a work by N.C. Wyeth entitled One January Afternoon. The oil on canvas, painted in Wyeth’s later years, was a gift from Nathan Wyeth, the artist's brother, to the father of the current owner, and is an original illustration for The Quest of Narcisse Lablanche, by George T. Marsh, which appeared in the May 1916 issue of Scribner's Magazine. The lot is accompanied by a copy of a letter from the Brandywine River Museum, discussing the piece as well as a copy of the Scribner's catalog file card, documenting the piece. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, N.C. Wyeth became one of America's foremost illustrators, with his work appearing in almost every major magazine publication. His work is included in the collections a number of museums and is currently on view in exhibitions at the Denver Art Museum, the Farnsworth Art Museum, the Spencer Museum of Art, and the Brandywine River Museum. The work is estimated $100,000-$125,000.

Another highly anticipated work is that of a North Shore Woman Artist: Lot 325: Easter Morning, The Polish Church, by Theresa Ferber Bernstein (American, 1890-2002) Signed "T. Bernstein" with a label from the Museum of the City of New York, on the reverse. Estimated $70,000-$90,000.

There has been a great interest in Lot 238: Sunlight Study/A California Scene, by John Frost (American, 1890-1937) Oil on canvas, Signed and dated "JOHN FROST. '23." John Frost was the son of illustrator A.B. Frost, with whom he studied. He trained formally at the Academie Julian, and spent much of the early 1910's in France and Switzerland. He moved to southern California in 1918, and remained there until his death./p>

Other notable works, many with local provenance or depicting scenes from the Boston-area and North Shore include:

· Lot 125: Moonlight/Twin Lights in the Distance, by William Trost Ricahrds (American, 1833-1905) Possibly Thatcher Island, Gloucester. Watercolor and gouache on gray paper. Signed and dated "Wm. T Richards 1878." Estimated $20,000-$40,000

· Lot 272: Dublin Woods, by Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951.) Oil on canvas, Signed and dated "F.W.Benson '31.” This painting will be included in the forthcoming Frank W. Benson catalogue raisonne. Estimated $25,000-$35,000.

· Lot 229: Landscape, Late Summer, by John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916) Oil on canvas. Signed "Enneking". Labels from Pierce Galleries, Hingham, MA and Arvest Galleries, Boston, on the reverse. The work has been registered in the Enneking catalog raissone. Estimated at $18,000-$22,000.

· Lot 326: Winter, Park Street, Boston, by Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American, 1864-1929) Oil on canvas, Signed and dated "A.C.Goodwin '89". Estimated $18,000-$22,000.

· Lot 242: Hillside Landscape by Emil Carlsen (American, 1853-1932) Hillside Landscape, oil on canvas. Signed and dated "Emil Carlsen 1905." Estimated $15,000-$20,000.

· Lot 273: Church, Old Lyme, by Ogden Minton Pleissner (American, 1905-1983.) Signed "Pleissner". Watercolor on paper, Estimated $12,000-$18,000.

· Lot 124A: Anslem/A Steam Screw, By Antonio Jacobsen, oil on canvas. Signed, inscribed and dated "A. Jacobsen 1899, 31 PALISADE WEST HOBOKEN NJ". Estimated $10,000 - $15,000.

· Lot 280: Lone Survivor, Charles Herbert Woodbury (American, 1864-1940), unsigned. Alternatively titled Stripped Land. Formerly of the collection of Ruth Woodbury. Estimated $10,000-$15,000.

· Lot 346: Lifting Fog, Rockport, by Harry Aiken Vincent (American, 1864-1931.) Oil on Canvas, Estimated $6,000-$8,000.

· Lots 201, 204, 209, and 213: Several lots of sketches by Norman Rockwell. Estimated $4,000-$12,000

Previews for the sale will be held Wednesday, November 20, 12-5 p.m., Thursday, November 21, 12-7 p.m., and Friday, November 22, 12-5:30 p.m. Illustrated catalog #2168 is available for $32 ($39 for foreign requests) from the subscription department at Skinner/Bolton (978-779-6241 ext. 240). Prices realized are available in real-time during the auction and following the sale at www.skinnerinc.com. For more information, visit our site or call Skinner’s Paintings department at 978-779-6241, or fax 978-779-5144 or email at paintings@skinnerinc.com.

Note to Editors: Photos available upon request. Contact Catherine Riedel at 978-779-6241 x 231.

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With galleries in Boston and Bolton, Mass., Skinner is a one of the nation’s leading auction houses. As a full-service auction house, Skinner provides auction and appraisal services for all manner of antiques and fine art, and its appraisal experts are regularly seen on the PBS series, The Antiques Roadshow. Skinner conducts auctions year-round and has received world-record prices for many pieces sold at auction. Departments include American Furniture & Decorative Arts, Paintings & Prints, English & Continental Furniture & Decorations, Fine Ceramics, Jewelry, Couture, 20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts, Fine Musical Instruments, Asian Art, Fine Judaica, Toys, Dolls & Collectibles, Science & Technology, Oriental Rugs & Carpets, American Indian & Ethnographic Art, and Discovery. For more information on upcoming auctions, visit Skinner’s web site www.skinnerinc.com.