Mort Künstler Art

Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Signed (as Emmett Kaye) lower right it was Mort Kunstler's pseudonym, unframed

Male illustration Illustration - Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, KCB (29 April 1803[1] – 11 June 1868), was a British adventurer whose exploits in the Malay Archipelago...

The artist tells a whole action-packed story in one picture. A handsome young soldier shoots his pistol at a passing bomb-dropping airplane. The close call splashes water on him and his two sexy girl...

Date: 1931- Medium: Oil on Masonite Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: 29.70" x 40.00" First Tannery in America. 1973 Ad for American Cynanimid. Featured on pg. 29

Medium: Watercolor over pencil on card Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right

The artist invents and then captures a moment of a peak drama with soldiers being shot and bombs exploding. It's beautifully rendered in Künstler signature style showcasing his deep ...

Publisher's Print Image Size: approx 24 x 30 inches Framed Size: approx 31 x 37 inches Known for his Civil War genre paintings, Mort Kunstler studied art at Brooklyn College, U.C.L.A., and Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He became a successful illustrator in New York and received assignments including numerous book and magazine publishers. He was affiliated with the National Geographic Magazine, and through their assignments of historical subject matter, learned the value of accuracy by working with historians. He also did illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post, Newsweek, and Argosy. In the early 1970s, his work began attracting the attention of collectors. His first paintings were primarily Western subject matter, and from 1977 he has had nine one-man shows at the Hammer Gallery in New York City. In 1982, he had a commission from CBS to do a painting for the television mini series "Blue and Gray," and this activity directed his attention to the Civil War. A painting, The High Water Mark, was very correct in its details and was unveiled on July 2, 1988 at the Gettysburg National Military Park in celebration of the anniversary of the battle. He has also completed an official U.S. postal stamp commemorating the Buffalo Soldiers...