Fine Art: One Man’s Collection Goes Up For Bid On April 6 At Turner Auctions + Appraisals

Online Auction Features Over 70 Works of Art from Northern California Artists

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, March 22, 2024 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Fine Art: One Man’s Collection on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The sale features over 70 works of art from a private collection in Northern California, including oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, and lithographs. The vast majority of the auction focuses on two Northern California artists, Colin Campbell Cooper and Gary Ray. Other noted artists in the sale include Peter Nielsen and Ransome Gillet Holdridge. Many artworks are small format. Almost all Colin Campbell Cooper works are framed; most Gary Ray pieces are not.

Colin Campbell Cooper, Jr. (1856-1937) was a distinguished American impressionist painter best known for architecture, European and Asian landmarks, landscapes, and portraits. Gary Ray (1952 – ) is a contemporary painter, primarily of plein air images of coastal regions and inland areas of Southern and Central California.

Turner Auctions + Appraisals begins its online auction on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 10:30 am PST; sale items are available for preview and bidding now. The online auction will be featured live on multiple platforms:  LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, Bidsquare, and Turner Auctions + Appraisals’ free mobile app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Apps (“Turner Auctions”). All are easily accessed through ‘Upcoming Auctions’ at the company’s website:  www.turnerauctionsonline.com/upcoming-auctions.

Here below are some highlights of the upcoming online sale (please see auction information and lot details in the online catalog). 

Lot 20:  Artist: Colin Campbell Cooper (1856 – 1937). Title: Clouds and Sun With Golden Rays. Size: 4 3/4″ x 7″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed. Medium/Ground: Oil on board. Note: Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA. Estimate $1,000-$1,500. 

Lot 70:  Artist: Gary Ray (1952 – ). Title: San Monica Pier. Size: 12 ” x 16″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed. Medium/Ground: Oil / Board. Estimate $800-$1,200. 

Lot 1: Artist: Peter Nielsen (1873 – 1965). Title: Landscape. Size: 35″ x 29″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed Medium/Ground: Oil / Canvas. Estimate $4,000-$6,000. 

Lot 2:  Artist: Ransome Gillet Holdredge (1836 – 1899). Title: View of Oakdale, California. Size: 27″ x 22.” Year Created: not given. Signature: Unsigned. Medium/ Ground: Oil / Canvas. Note: Carmel Fine Art, Bonhams 2006. Estimate $2,000-$4,000. 

Lot 15:  Artist: Colin Campbell Cooper (1856 – 1937). Title: Port City. Size: 5 1/4″ x 8 1/2″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed. Medium/Ground: Oil on paperboard. Note: Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA. Estimate $1,000-$1,500. 

Lot 19:  Artist: Colin Campbell Cooper (1856 – 1937). Title: Santa Barbara Cloud Study. Size: 5″ x 7″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Estate stamped lower left. Medium/Ground: Oil on board. Note: Estate of the artist. Estimate $800-$1,200. 

Lot 22:  Artist: Colin Campbell Cooper (1856 – 1937). Title: Nocturnal street. Size: 7″ x 4 1/2″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed Medium/Ground: Oil on board. Estimate $1,500-$2,500. 

Lot 24:  Artist: Colin Campbell Cooper (1856 – 1937). Title: Dock Party Martha’s Vineyard. Size: 4 1/2″ x 7″. Year Created: c.1900. Signature: Signed. Medium/Ground: Gouache on paper. Note: Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA. Estimate $1,000-$1,500. 

Lot 31:  Artist: Colin Campbell Cooper (1856 – 1937). Title: Orange Clouds over Hills. Size: 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″. Year Created: not given. Signature: inscribed. Medium/Ground: Gouache on paper. Note: Estate of Artist. Estimate $800-$1,200. 

Lot 67: Artist: Gary Ray (1952 – ). Title: Lupine, Oaks & Eucalyptus. Size: 12″ x 16″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed Medium/ Ground: Oil / Board. Estimate $800-$1,200. 

Lot 64:  Artist: Gary Ray (1952 – ). Title: Antelope Valley. Size: 9″ x 12″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed. Medium/ Ground: Oil / Artist Board. Estimate $200-$400.

Lot 66: Artist: Gary Ray (Attributed). Title: Landscape. Size: 12″ x 9″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed. Medium/Ground: Oil / Board. Estimate $400-$600. 

Lot 54: Artist: Gary Ray (1952 – ). Title: Seascape. Size: 6″ x 8″. Year Created: not given. Signature: Signed. Medium/ Ground: Oil / Board. Estimate $150-$250. 

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Based in South San Francisco, Turner Auctions + Appraisals was founded by Stephen Turner to expand and complement the capabilities of Stephen G. Turner Associates, an auction and appraisal consulting firm founded in 2004. Turner Auctions + Appraisals presents online auctions in diverse categories of personal property (www.turnerauctionsonline.com). Among them are Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, Asian Arts, Toys, Jewelry, Militaria, Ethnic Arts, and others. The company offers a range of auction and appraisal services for buyers, sellers, and collectors. Online auctions are held several times a month. Working with leading live and online auction houses on the West Coast since 1991, Turner is a professional appraiser of personal property and seasoned auctioneer. His areas of expertise include fine art, decorative arts, antiques & residential contents. The company welcomes consignments and appraisals.

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