John Heliker Art

American, 1909-2000

Determined to become an artist, Heliker dropped out of high school to copy paintings at the Metropolitan Museum. From 1927 until 1929 he studied with Kimon Nicolaides, Thomas Hart Benton, and Boardman Robinson at the Art Students League. After several years away Heliker returned to New York in the 1930s and in 1947 joined the faculty at Columbia University where he taught until his retirement. Heliker won a Prix de Rome in 1948 and spent the next five summers in Italy. At this time larger strokes and freer designs began replacing the structural, Cézannesque abstractions that occupied him in the 1940s and early 1950s. A painter of landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, Heliker chooses traditional subject matter for his semi-abstract, painterly compositions. John Heliker was one of the premier landscape and figurative paintings of the second half of the twentieth century. He was born in Yonkers, New York when it was still farm country and, after high school, studied painting at the Art Students from 1927-1929. Heliker had three one-person shows at the Maynard Walker Gallery in New York, the first in 1936, and in the late 1930s was making drawings for the New Masses and joined the easel division of the WPA Federal Art Project. When Maynard Walker Gallery closed Heliker began his association with Kraushaar Galleries that continues with his estate to this day. Heliker was a Professor of Art at Columbia University for twenty-seven years. He also taught at the Colorado Springs Fine arts Center, Art Students League, the New York Studio School (he was a founding faculty member), and in the MFA Painting Program at Parsons School of Design. His work was exhibited nationally in the major survey exhibitions of the Carnegie Institute, the Brooklyn Museum, the Cleveland Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art’s Abstract Painting in America, and many others. The Whitney Museum of American Art honored Heliker with a mid-career retrospective in 1968, and he has been included in numerous Whitney Museum annuals and biennials. Heliker's work toured Europe in the 1950's through the USIA, and he was a featured artist at the World's Fair in Brussels in 1958 and in Osaka in 1969. He was represented at the Bicentennial Exhibition AMERICA: 1976 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, which traveled through the country. Heliker was elected a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1969. From the American Academy of Arts and Letters he won a Gold Medal for Merit and a Purchase award and grant in 1967. The artist was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Colby College, Maine and from Bard College, New York. He worked and lived in New York and on the coast of Maine, where he painted since the 1950's.

John HelikerSemi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting

$5,440Sale Price|31% Off

Semi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting

By John Heliker

Located in Beachwood, OH

John Heliker (American, 1909-2000) Still Life with Sugar Bowl Oil on canvas Signed lower right 39.75 x 39.75 inches 45.5 x 45.5 inches, framed Provenance: Private Collection Ypsilant...

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20th Century Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Art

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Oil

"Wild Roses" Framed Oil on Masonite Panel, by John Heliker, American

$3,250

"Wild Roses" Framed Oil on Masonite Panel, by John Heliker, American

By John Heliker

Located in valatie, NY

Framed Oil "Wild Roses" on Masonite Panel, by John Heliker, American (1909-2000). Retains Gallery Label from Kraushaar Galleries, New York. Kraushaar Galleries was founded in 1885 and is still in business. Determined to become an artist, Heliker dropped out of high school to copy paintings...

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1970s American Vintage John Heliker Art

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Wood, Masonite

John HelikerSelf Portrait (original signed unique charcoal drawing) Kraushaar Gallery label, 1991

$2,800

Self Portrait (original signed unique charcoal drawing) Kraushaar Gallery label

By John Heliker

Located in New York, NY

John Heliker Self Portrait, 1991 Charcoal Pencil on Paper (with original Kraushaar Galleries label verso) Signed on the front bears the original KRAUSHAAR GALLERIES label on the verso on the frame Vintage metal frame included Self portrait done in charcoal pencil by distinguished American artist John Heliker. Hand signed on the front This work is framed - bears the label of the renowned KRAUSHAAR GALLERIES on the verso. Image size: 13 inches by 10 inches; Framed: 18 1/2 inches by 14 1/2 inches About John Heliker from The New York Times Obituary, 2000 (Roberta Smith) John Heliker, a painter and teacher who was a fixture of the New York art world for nearly seven decades, died on Tuesday at the Sonojee Estate, a health center in Bar Harbor, Me. He was 91 and had lived in New York during most of his career, spending summers on Cranberry Island...

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Late 20th Century Modern John Heliker Art

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Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

John HelikerUNTITLED PORTRAIT, circa 1930

$1,250

UNTITLED PORTRAIT

By John Heliker

Located in Portland, ME

Heliker, John. (American, 1909-2000). UNTITLED PORTRAIT. Ink on paper, not dated, likely 1930s. The image is of a man, likely a factory worker, seated, wearing a cap, leaning his face on one hand, with factory structures in the background. Signed, lower right. c. 8 x 8 inches 0n a larger sheet. In excellent condition. Heliker was born in Yonkers and spent his adult life dividing his time between Manhattan, where he taught art for decades, and Great Cranberry Island...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern John Heliker Art

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Ink

John HelikerUNTITLED (KEEP SMILING)

$1,250

UNTITLED (KEEP SMILING)

By John Heliker

Located in Portland, ME

Heliker, John. (American, 1909-2000). UNTITLED ("KEEP SMILING). Ink on paper, not dated, likely 1930s. The image is of two men in a workshop, one possibly the customer, the other wor...

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1930s John Heliker Art

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Ink

Iver Rose 'American, 1899-1972' Oil on Masonite, "the Pianist"

$1,895

H 19.25 in W 28 in D 1.5 in

Iver Rose 'American, 1899-1972' Oil on Masonite, "the Pianist"

By Iver Rose

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Signed lower right, label on the stretcher with title and date July 19, 1976. A concert pianist playing a grand piano. Measures: 12 x 20", good condition painted and gilt frame wit...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern John Heliker Art

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Masonite, Paint

Christophe StouvenelNo SeNsE - Lady, 2018

$105

H 9.45 in W 11.82 in D 0.4 in

No SeNsE - Lady

By Christophe Stouvenel

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Cut out vignettes, paste stickers and drop ink stains "... This is how Christophe Stouvenel says" KIKI "defines his series No Sense. Surrealist inspired and ...

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2010s John Heliker Art

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Glue, Ink, Mixed Media

Christophe StouvenelNo SeNsE - Anatomy, 2018

$105

H 9.45 in W 11.82 in D 0.4 in

No SeNsE - Anatomy

By Christophe Stouvenel

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Cut out vignettes, paste stickers and drop ink stains "... This is how Christophe Stouvenel says" KIKI "defines his series No Sense. Surrealist inspired and ...

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2010s John Heliker Art

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Glue, Ink, Mixed Media

Shizico YiOriginal-Jardin d'Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, oil, goldleaf on Dahlias, 2026

$1,759

H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.12 in

Original-Jardin d'Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, oil, goldleaf on Dahlias

Located in London, GB

Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while savouring for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en pl...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Art

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Gold Leaf

Mougenot NatalyaImpressionist expressive oil floral painting on board "Summer's orange bloom", 2025

$352

H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 0.12 in

Impressionist expressive oil floral painting on board "Summer's orange bloom"

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

This contemporary post-impressionist floral painting, "Summer’s Orange Bloom", with a touch of expressionism and art brut, was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot. Vibran...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Art

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Oil, Cardboard

Jessie Willcox SmithWater Babies- Sitting on a Leaf

$6,000

H 1 in W 1 in

Water Babies- Sitting on a Leaf

By Jessie Willcox Smith

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Ink and Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Contact for exact dimensions. Inscribed Signed for-/Thomas Oakley/CHRISTMAS-1919 (lower right) - Charles Kingsle...

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20th Century John Heliker Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Harold HaydonA Timely, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon Ink Drawing, "USA No Admittance", Circa 1943

$165

H 12 in W 14 in D 0.13 in

A Timely, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon Ink Drawing, "USA No Admittance"

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Timely and Prescient, 1940s WWII Era Political Cartoon / Illustration Ink Drawing by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled "USA No Admittance". A p...

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1940s American Modern John Heliker Art

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Paper, Ink

1960s American Giltwood Framed & Signed Floral Oil On Board - Still Life Roses

$995

H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in

1960s American Giltwood Framed & Signed Floral Oil On Board - Still Life Roses

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a framed oil on board depicting a still life of peonies in a vase. It was complete by Richard Fillhouer , an American artist. It is in a giltwood frame. It is in very good co...

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Mid-20th Century American American Classical John Heliker Art

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Framed Oil on Masonite of a Group of Men in Traditional Chinese Costume

$4,500

H 53 in W 43 in D 2 in

Framed Oil on Masonite of a Group of Men in Traditional Chinese Costume

By Hovsep Pushman 1

Located in Hanover, MA

Large scale (54" x 43") oil on masonite in a carved layered wood frame depicting a grouping of men in traditional Chinese costume engaged in various activities under a tree in a styl...

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1940s Vintage John Heliker Art

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Wood, Masonite

Irene PattinsonIndian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor, Mid 20th Century

$920Sale Price|20% Off

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.25 in

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor

By Irene Pattinson

Located in Soquel, CA

Indian Dancer - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A stoic, dark-haired woman in elaborate dress is sitting cross-legged in this illustration by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). Pattinson uses fine ink line detail and a vibrant pink watercolor for a splash of color. Signed at the bottom, "Irene Pattinson." Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Presented in a new white mat with foam core backing. Mat size: 16"H x 12"W Paper size: 11.75"H x 8.5"W Image size: 7.5"H x 6.5"W Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56. Provenance: The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art. Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works). Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963. Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection Exhibitions: 1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA 1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA 1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA 1960 California...

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1950s American Modern John Heliker Art

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Jacqueline BarbetPortrait - Drawing by Jacqueline Barbet - 1938, 1938

$634

H 13.19 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in

Portrait - Drawing by Jacqueline Barbet - 1938

By Jacqueline Barbet

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait is an artwork realized by the french Artist Jacqueline Barbet (1902-1975), in 1938. Pencil, pastel and charcoal rawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil in Roman nu...

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1930s Modern John Heliker Art

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Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil

Harold HaydonA Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman, 1951

$235

H 18 in W 14 in D 0.13 in

A Striking, Dramatic Mid-Century Modern 1950s Figure Study, Portrait of a Woman

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, Dramatic 1950s Mid-Century Modern Figure Study Portrait of Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, studio drawing in charcoal of...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern John Heliker Art

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink

Previously Available Items

John HelikerStill Life with Pomegranate

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H 7 in W 9 in

Still Life with Pomegranate

By John Heliker

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Born in Yonkers, New York in 1909, painter and teacher John Heliker studied at the Art Students League. Heliker was a founding member of the New York Studio School with Mercedes Matter, Alex Katz, Leland Bell, Philip Guston and Nicholas Carone...

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Modern John Heliker Art

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Watercolor

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