Both at 2 cols 

John Whorf, “Surf Off the Maine Coast at Dawn,” circa 1945, watercolor on paper, 22 by 30 inches ($10/12,000).

Ross Moffett, “The Castle” (Carl Murchison House), 1929, oil on canvas, 161/4  by 24 inches ($3/5,000).

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PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION PRE MAY 19 AUCTION w/2 cuts

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PROVINCETOWN, MASS. — On Saturday, May 19, at 7 pm, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) will feature a consignment auction of early Provincetown Art. James R. Bakker, in his 21st year at PAAM’s auctioneer, will bring the hammer down in a live auction. Highlights feature a fine selection of paintings, including works by William Boogar, Dorothy Lake Gregory, Karl Knaths, Henry Hensche, Ross Moffett and Mary Cecil Allen, among others.

This auction also features a wide selection of works on paper — etchings, watercolors, monotypes — by artists such as John Whorf, Robert Beauchamp, Oliver Chaffee, LaForce Bailey, Gerrit Hondius, Lillian Meeser, Grace Martin Taylor and Lodewijk Bruckman.

The proceeds from this auction directly benefit PAAM’s exhibitions and educational initiatives. Presenting more than 100 programs, lectures, panels and concerts per year, including a comprehensive schedule of exhibitions, PAAM is dedicated to serving the Outer Cape, as well as its membership.

The Provincetown Art Association and Museum was established in 1914 by a group of artists and townspeople to build a permanent collection of works by artists of the Outer Cape, and to exhibit art that would allow for unification within the community. Through a comprehensive schedule of exhibitions of local and national significance and educations outreach, PAAM provides the public access to art, artists and the creative process.

Free admission to the auction includes the auction list and a bidding paddle. Preview works through May 19 at PAAM, 460 Commercial Street. For information, 508-487-1750 or www.paam.org.