William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
1878-1938
An impressionistic, antique landscape painting depicting the rugged coastal beauty of Race Point Beach, Massechusets. The rocky coastline and rushing waves are rendered in luminous shades of pink, turquoise, blue, green, indigo, and purple.
The painting is executed in oil on board and measures 14 x 16 inches. It is attractively framed and ready to hang in a dark brown frame with a decorative motif.
This piece was purchased by our gallery directly from the daughter of W. H. D. Koerner (1878 - 1938).to
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Artist: William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Returning from the General Store
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Missouri, MO
Returning from the General Store
William Henry Dethlef Koerner (German, American, 1878-1938)
Oil on Panel
Signed Lower Right
24 x 30 inches
27 x 33 inches with frame
William Henry D...
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Early 20th Century American Modern William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Heading Up Trail
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Missouri, MO
Heading Up Trail
William Henry Dethlef Koerner (German, American, 1878-1938)
Oil on Canvas Board
Signed Lower Left
26 x 30 inches
35.25 x 30.75 inches with frame
William Henry Dethl...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Board, Oil
Man Running with Dog - No Thorough Fare, Golden Age of Illustration
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Miami, FL
Signed lower right. Titled verso on stretcher, Artist to the current owner's Aunt.
unframed
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1930s American Impressionist William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Main Point of Mull's Concentration"
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Literature:
W.L. Comfort, "Trouble in the Dust," The Saturday Evening Post, vol. 198, April 3, 1926, p. 13, illustrated.
Notes:...
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1920s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
(Untitled)
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1921
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
Dimensions: 26.00" x 40.00"
Illustration for American magazine.
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1920s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"“Her silent fear hurt David unendurably" Cosmopolitan Story Illustration
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “The Flower of the Flock” by Jay Gelzer for Cosmopolitan, published August 1921, pages 74-75
The Post describes the tale as “The story of a Kentucky mountain...
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1920s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, October 22, 1921
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1920s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Number One Boy, " Saturday Evening Post Story Illustration, May 1922
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Illustration for "The Number One Boy" by John Taintor Foote, appearing in The Saturday Evening Post for May 20th, 1922.
Caption: "It will be hard to m...
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1920s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Mother with Child by Candlelight
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Illustration, 1917
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1910s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild Geese
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Dimensions: 40.25" x 30.00;" Framed Dimensions: 49.25" x 39.25"
The Pictorial Review interior illustration, August 1925-January 1926
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1920s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Good Scrap in Sawdust Town
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed & Dated Lower Right
'Big Flat' by Henry Oyen: Appeared in Country Genteman, January 25th, 1919.
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1910s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Judith Sat Straight and Formidable in Her Saddle, Facing Caleb Coldly...
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed (With Initials WHDK, Lower Right of Right Canvas)
Dimensions: Each Canvas 40.00" x 30.00"
PRICE ON REQUEST-
A pair of illustrations fro...
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Late 19th Century William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strictly Business
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1930
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 40.00"
Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Left
Image of men on docks.
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1930s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Couple in a Horse-Drawn Carriage
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1923
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 24.00" x 36.00"
Category
1920s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Tavern
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Left
Category
1930s William Henry Dethlef Koerner Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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