Chicago

Chicago

Chicago

The Fetcher House in Winnetka, Illinois was designed by local architect Augustus Higginson and built in 1901 for Edwin S. Fechheimer (who later changed his last name to Fetcher). Higginson was a Winnetka resident and member of the Chicago Arts and Crafts Society at Hull House and was therefore the ideal architect to design Fetcher’s home in the desired Arts and Crafts style. In April 1905, The House Beautiful featured the home, praising the architecture and interior design as “simple, sincere, and unpretentious.” [1]Over the following century, there were several additions and renovations to the home as it passed through three owners before James Hansen purchased it in 1979. Hansen was a passionate and knowledgeable collector, who valued and preserved the history of The Fetcher House. As an artist and industrial designer himself, he had a deep appreciation for the Arts and Crafts movement for its creation of beautiful, functional objects made from natural materials as a reaction against mass production.Hansen built his collection to fit the style of the home including striking examples of works by important early 20th century makers such as Tiffany Studios, Roycroft, Stickley, and Grueby, as well as Chicago metalsmiths Robert Jarvie and Jessie Preston. Freeman’s | Hindman is honored to present this eclectic and inspired collection in our Early 20th Century Design auction on May 20, 2025 and Artist and Artisan: Fetcher House and the Collection of James G. Hansen auction on June 6, 2025.[1] Robie, Virginia, “A Bachelor’s Cottage in the Country,” The House Beautiful (April 1905), 30-31

Freeman’s | Hindman’s spring auction of American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists presents a strong selection of works from significant public and private collections. The sale is distinguished by exceptional, fresh-to-market examples by Pennsylvania Impressionists Daniel Garber, Edward W. Redfield, Fern Coppedge, and George William Sotter, and by Property from the Family Collection of Dr. Percival Eaton, Jr. of Provincetown, Massachusetts, including Sunday Morning, Quebec by French-Canadian landscapist, Clarence Alphonse Gagnon. The auction also proudly features Property from the Atlanta History Center, with proceeds dedicated to the essential care and preservation of their collections.  Alongside, J. Alden Weir’s masterful Day in June (c. 1903) and Louis Ritman’s Quiet Afternoon (1915), the sale features far-reaching manifestations of American Impressionism by the likes of Childe Hassam, Edward Henry Potthast, and T. C. Steele. The contributions of women artists are on display in works by Martha Walter, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, and in an attractive series of views by Emma Fordyce MacRae. Rounding out the sale are illustrations by Howard Pyle and N. C. Wyeth–including the latter's In Naaman’s House (1929)–and an impressive grouping of oils and pastels by Wolf Kahn.

Freeman's | Hindman is excited to offer a wide selection of American and European paintings, drawings, and prints at accessible price points. Highlights of the sale include works from the Collection of Dr. Percival Eaton, Jr. A founder of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, his collection pays tribute to the local and foreign artists who flocked to Provincetown, and Cape Cod in general, in the 1920s and 1930s. Included are examples by Gerrit A. Beneker, Frank H. Desch, and Henri Hensche, who were not only family friends but also responsible for many portraits of several members of the Eaton family, including Dr. Eaton himself. Whether you're an experienced collector or a newcomer you're sure to find an alluring piece that catches your eye among the available lots.