Property from the Collection of Rita and Daniel Fraad

This December, Sotheby's is honored to offer Property from the Collection of Rita and Daniel Fraad. This is one of the most extraordinary collections of American art ever assembled, and the most valuable ever to come to auction.

The single-owner auction, which will be held the morning of December 1st, will feature 79 lots estimated to bring a total of $31,799,500-$47,80 9,000.

Some of the most important American artists are featured, including John Singer Sargent, George Bellows, Maurice Prendergast, Everett Shinn and Winslow Homer.

Highlights from the Collection will be exhibited this fall at Sotheby's in New York in conjunction with the Jeffords and Agnelli Collections and other major sales including Prints, which will feature the complete set of George Bellows boxing prints from the Fraad Collection and Impressionist and Modern Art.

The full exhibition of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture will open on Saturday, November 27th and continue through Tuesday, November 30th.

"We are honored to offer one of the most important collections of American Art. Rita and Daniel Fraad were true pioneers among collectors, purchasing the core of the collection between 1955 and 1965, with a handful of major acquisitions in the 1970s and 1980s. The Fraads would educate themselves by spending time with dealers and in such galleries as Babcock and Hirschl & Adler which