Press Release
Amesbury, MA, USA, November 20, 2025 — Lovers of fine art and collectors of fine art will be giving thanks to John McInnis Auctioneers on Thanksgiving weekend with a pair of fine art auctions. The Saturday, November 29th session is an Estate Art Auction featuring over 400 works by Robert Eshoo (1926-2018) and members of his Circle. The Sunday, November 30th auction will be a Fine Art Auction with 173 important international works of art and additional works to be discovered.
Robert (Bob) P. Eshoo was an accomplished artist and teacher. He lived a full artistic career, working with a variety of media including oil, watercolor and constructions. He was the Director of the Currier Gallery of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire for 37 years. He taught art at several area schools and owned and operated the Hatfield Gallery in Manchester for 30+ years.
Original paintings by Eshoo up for bid include a 40 inch by 22 ½ inch watercolor titled Final Call, signed, titled and dated verso (estimate: $1,000-$1,500); and a 30 inch by 22 ¾ inch watercolor titled Window Passage, signed, titled and dated verso (estimate: $1,000-$1,500). Window Passage is matted (38 inches by 30 ½ inches overall) with a Pucker Gallery label verso.
Hyman Bloom (1913-2009) and Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020) were artists in Robert Eshoo’s Circle. Varujan and Bob grew up around the same time in New Britain, Connecticut and were close friends. They regularly traded art pieces for their private collections and were featured in a combined exhibition of assemblages, constructions and paintings at the Currier Gallery of Art.
John McInnis Auctioneers invites the public to join them for live previews in the Amesbury gallery on Sunday, November 23rd, thru Wednesday, November 26th, and Friday, November 28th, from 1pm-3pm Eastern Time; and throughout the day on both auction days starting at 9am.
To learn more about John McInnis Auctioneers, LLC and the two auctions scheduled for November 29th and 30th, being held online and live in the Amesbury, Mass. gallery, visit www.mcinnisauctions.com. Updates are posted frequently.
