Day 1: Folk Art, Outsider & Self-Taught. Day 2: Two Private Native American Collections with Select Additions
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 59
James Castle - Nativity
Estimate: $2,500 - $4,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
James Castle (1899-1977) - Nativity, #060400. Colored pulp on found paper stitched with string. Idaho, 20th century.
Sight: H 6-1/8 in. W 5-1/4 in. Framed: H 13-1/4 in. W12-1/4 in.
Provenance: J. Crist Gallery, 12/20/00.
James Castle was born in 1899 to Frank and Mary Castle in the sparsely-populated mountain community of Garden Valley, Idaho. His parents served as postmasters in Garden Valley from 1901 to 1923, working out of the living room of the family home. James, the fifth of seven surviving children, was deaf from birth. He began drawing at about age six and, from age ten to fifteen, attended the School for the Deaf and the Blind in the Idaho town of Gooding, 150 miles away. The Castle family moved to Star, Idaho, in 1923 and purchased the Star Grinding Mill. Frank Castle died in 1927, and Mary moved with James in 1931 to a property on the outskirts of Boise. When his mother died in 1948, James lived in the Boise house with his sister Agnes (Peggy), her husband Guy Wade, and their four children until he died in 1977.
Castle had gained recognition as an artist in the early 1950s when his nephew Bob Beach while attending the Museum Art School in Portland, Oregon, showed his uncle’s drawings to his instructors. Castle’s work was then included in exhibitions throughout the northwest, with one-person shows in 1963 and 1976 at the Boise Gallery of Art, now the Boise Art Museum. Credit: Artist's website. Outsider Art.
Condition
Shipping/Pickup
7) Arrangement and costs of shipping are the responsibility of the buyer. New England Auctions does not ship or arrange shipping. All shipping is outsourced. All buyers and shippers must come prepared with appropriate packing materials and help for heavy items. Our staff will not be available to help move heavy items. If a live aution payment is made by check, items will be held 7 business days before an item is released for shipping. Items can be picked up in person or by a shipper at 14 Business Park Drive - Unit 5, Branford, CT - BY CONFIRMED APPOINTMENT ONLY. Please contact the gallery 24 hours in advance to make an appointment. Pickup can be scheduled for Monday through Friday between 9am - 3pm beginning the Monday after the date of the auction. Please note that all first-time live auction buyers that wish to pick items up in person must pay with cash. To help expedite shipping, lots will be released to Village Express after payment has cleared. If you wish to use an alternate shipper, please send an email immediately. A list of local shippers includes: The Village Express, Branford, CT 203-481-7426 or (vexpress@comcast.net), Attn: Kristen. The UPS Store #5105 at 203-772-4445 or (store5105@theupsstore..com), Attn: Manjit. (for licensed transport across state lines): Outward Bound Courier Logistics, Dalton, MA at 413-854-3676, Attn: Alan or Ben. GNLE Delivery, Stockton, NJ at 908-256-3947, Attn: Kieran Giannelli. For fine art, furniture, and shippers that crate: Maquette FAS CT, Branford, CT at 203-640-8453, Attn: Kevin. Plycon Transportation Group 631-269-7000. Codogan Tate 718-689-7969. US ART 718-986-6500. Purchased items that have been paid for but not picked up or shipped from our auction facility within 21 days of the auction will be stored at a rate of $5 per day per lot. Storage fees and late fees must be paid before items are released. There are no exceptions. Items not picked up within 60 days of the auction date will be considered in default and become the property of New England Auctions. ***
14 Business Park Drive, Suite 5
Branford, Connecticut 06405
(475) 234-5120
info@newenglandauctions.com