Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions
American Art
Christian Von Schneidau’s Summertime is a luminous celebration of leisure and natural beauty, painted with a mastery of light and color that epitomizes American Impressionism. In this idyllic scene, a reclining female figure basks in the warmth of the sun, surrounded by lush greenery. The figure is framed by trees, which part to reveal a sun-drenched valley in the distance. Schneidau’s expert use of dappled light and soft hues evokes the warmth and stillness of a summer afternoon.
Christian Von Schneidau Summertime, circa 1924
Auction: April 4
Music Memorabilia
This 26-inch drumhead is the one and only personal symbol bass drumhead used by John Bonham throughout the 1973 and 1975 Led Zeppelin tours of North America. That two-year span saw the drumhead at center stage for such important milestones as the concert debuts of “Kashmir,” “In My Time of Dying” and “Trampled Under Foot,” as well as all five of the band’s live performances of “When the Levee Breaks,” a track anchored by perhaps Bonham’s most famous beat.
John Bonham Stage-Used Led Zeppelin Bass Drumhead
Auction: April 17-19
Photographs
In 1975, when she acquired her first Rolleiflex twin lens reflex camera, Maude Schuyler Clay was living and working in New York but often visiting her native Mississippi. Inspired by the people and landscapes of her home state, Clay began her color portrait series Mississippi History, in which she photographed her friends, family members and other Mississippi citizens over a span of 25 years. This 1988 photograph features Clay’s cousin, the acclaimed photographer and Mississippian William Eggleston.
Maude Schuyler Clay William Eggleston, Memphis, 1988
Auction: April 9