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REGINALD MARSH at AUCTION III: Christie's

The drawings and paintings of Reginald Marsh convey the energy of city life in the early years of the twentieth century. From happy crowds at amusement parks like Coney Island to derelicts in the Bowery, his work captures the flavor of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Marsh is regarded as an American Scene painter, one of a number of American artists who portrayed specific regions of the country in a realistic style.
Marsh was born in Paris. His family moved to the United States two years later. During the 1920s he studied at the Art Students League in New York and also worked as an illustrator for the New York Daily News, the New York Herald, Esquire, and Harper's Bazaar. He was one of the original staff members of The New Yorker. From 1925 to 1926 he studied in Paris, and after his return to New York City resumed classes at the Art Students League with Kenneth Hayes Miller.
Unlike the social realists, Marsh's art was not one of vigorous protest; rather he cast a knowing eye on urban life, which he depicted with gentle satire. The vitality of the city fascinated him. In prints as well as paintings, he portrayed subways, nightclubs, and everyday street scenes in a style that reflected his admiration for European old master artists such as Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). He completed murals for the Ariel Rios Building (formerly the U.S. Post Office Building) in Washington, D.C., and for the Customs House in New York City. Marsh died in Dorset, Vermont.

Christie's 2013





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
SMOKEHOUNDS
PR.$5,250





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
SUBWAY SCENES: A DOUBLE-SIDED WORK
PR.$52,500





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
TUGS
PR.$15,000




Christie's 2012





Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Eltinge Follies
PRICE REALIZED $43,750




Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Coney Island: The Boardwalk
Pr.$8,750



 
Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Tobacco Road
Pr.$11,250



Christie's 2011



Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Group on Ferry
Pr.$11,875




Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)

Merry-Go-Round: A Double-Sided Work

Pr.$302,500
 

 Christie's 2010




Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Tugs
Pr.$15,000
 

Christie's 2009



REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
PALM TREES
PR.$3,500



Christie’s 2008





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
BROADWAY AND 14TH STREET
PR.$52,500



REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
FIFTH AVENUE
PR.$205,000



REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
THE BOWERY AT PELL STREET
PR.$91,000





Christie's 2007



REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
STANDING FEMALE NUDE
PR.$5,250




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
BURLESQUE
PR.$12,500






Christie's 2006





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
GIRLS ON A STEEPLECHASE RIDE; AND Burlesque Dancer
PR.$48,000






REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
BURLESQUE; AND THE DOCKS: 
PR.$48,000





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
UNDER THE EL AND WALKING WOMAN: A
PR.$24,000



Christie's 2005



REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
FIGURES IN MOTION
PR.$8,365




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
TWO WOMEN PICKED BY IKE FOR TOP PLACES
PR.$78,000



Christie's 2004





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)

BURLESQUE DANCERS

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000  Price Realized $52,580 


Christie's 2001






REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
THE WAITING ROOM
PR.$82,250




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
WOMAN IN BLUE DRESS
PR.$6,463







REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)

BEACH SCENE; TWO WOMEN WALKING: A DOUBLE-SIDED WORK

  • Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Price Realized  $9,988



REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)

WOMAN ON CAROUSEL HORSE

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000 Price Realized $5,875 





Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)

Figures on the Beach


Christie's 2000




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
AMONG FIGURES IN A BOX
PR.$56,400




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
GRAND FINALE
PR.$94,000




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
CONEY ISLAND BEACH, NO. 2
PR.$94,000




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
EVENING, CENTRAL PARK (MARINES IN
PR.$193,000





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
TUGS AT WHARF
PR.$11,163





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
S.S. BORDERLAND
PR.$9,988




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
TWO WOMEN ON THE WHARF
PR.$8,225






REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
WALKING WOMAN IN BLUE SKIRT
PR.$25,850




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)
TWELVE WOMEN
PR.$21,150



Christie's 1999





REGINALD MARSH (1889-1954)
WINDOW SHOPPING, NEW YORK
PR.$74,000



Christie's 1998





Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Atomic Blonde
Pr.$23,000

 
More Christie's







Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Fifth Avenue
PRICE REALIZED $205,000




Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
They Pay to See
PRICE REALIZED $140,500




Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
500,000 Czechs on Nazi Border
PRICE REALIZED $87,500



Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)
Erie RR
PRICE REALIZED $20,000



REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)

PASSENGERS IN A TRAIN CAR

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 PR $16,250 




REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)

BAR PHILOSOPHER

Estimate  $12,000 - $18,000 Price Realized $20,000






REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)

NEW YORK SKYLINE

Estimate  $12,000 - $18,000  Price Realized $12,000 





REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954)

STEAM FREIGHTER AND TUG

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Price Realized $11,250 



Reginald Marsh
Girl walking down the street and Cigarette girl a double 



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