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Portrait of a Woman, 1940s, Smiling Girl
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Woman, circa 1940s
Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
20" x 16"
Housed in a Newcomb Macklin Spandrel Frame
Overall Size: 24" x 19 3/4"
" Goodspeed " written on verso
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
My Wife Myrtle with Palette and Brush, Art Deco
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Lawrence G. Low (American, 1912 - 1992)
Signed: L. G. Low (Lower, Center, Right)
" My Wife Myrtle with Palette & Brush ", 1938
(Signed and Dated on Canvas Verso)
Oil on Canvas
3...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
My Wife Myrtle on a Palette with Brushes, Art Deco, Rosscraft Cards
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Lawrence G. Low (American, 1912 - 1992)
Signed: L. G. Low (Lower, Center, Right)
" My Wife Myrtle on a Palette with Brushes ", 1939
Oil on Canvas
26" x 20 1/8"
Housed in a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flowers in Bloom by The Old Mill
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Edward Heinrich Gohl (American, 1862-1926)
Signed: E. H. Gohl, Paris, 1901 (Lower, Right)
And Again on Canvas Verso, " By E. H. Gohl - 1901 - Paris "
" Flowers in Bloom by The Old...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Return From The Masked Ball at The Opera, Victorian Era, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Margaret Mary Virdet (American)
Signed: Virdet, Paris (Lower, Right)
" Return From The Masked Ball at The Opera ", circa 1880s
Watercolor with Gouache on Board
21" x 14"
Housed ...
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Greenwich Village, NYC, New York City
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Werner Koepf, (German/American, 1909-1992)
Signed: Koepf, '40, (lower, right)
" Greenwich Village " , (titled by artist on stretcher verso)
Oil on canvas
20" x 24"
Housed in a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers and Casts, New York City Artist, Woodstock, Argent Galleries, Still Life
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Natalie Arias Tepper (American, 1895 - 1950)
Signed: N. A. Tepper (Upper/Right)
" Flowers and Casts " circa 1930s
Oil on Canvas
20" x 24"
Housed in a 3" Frame with a 1" Linen Li...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lookin' Cool 2
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Ed Heck (American, Born 1963)
Signed: Heck (Lower, Right)
And: Copyright Ed Heck 2012 (on verso)
" Lookin' Cool 2 ", 2012 (Titled and Dated on Verso)
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 36"
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,875 Sale Price
35% Off
My Reverie
By Alphaeus Philemon Cole
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Alphaeus Philemon Cole (American, 1876 - 1988)
Signed: Alphaeus P. Cole 1926 (Lower, Left)
" My Reverie ", 1926
Watercolor on Paper
20" x 24"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Carved Period F...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$6,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Auqaduct e Saltillo, Mexico, Impressionist Landscape, Rookwood
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Charles J. McLaughlin (American, 1888 - 1964)
Signed: CJM (Lower, Right)
" Auqaduct e Saltillo ", c. 1930s
(Titled on Verso)
Oil on Canvas
23 1/2" x 28"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Fram...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,800 Sale Price
60% Off
les 3 grâces, 1969 Gouache on Paper, Colorful, Francoise Gilot
By Jacques Potin
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Jacques Potin (French, 1920-2009)
Signed: Jacques Potin (Lower, Left)
" les 3 grâces ", 1969 (Titled on Verso)
Gouache on Paper
18" x 24"
In excellen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$2,400 Sale Price
40% Off
Karl Griesbaum Animated Singing Bird Box & Timepiece, Automaton, Angelus, Swiss
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Karl Griesbaum Animated Singing Bird Box & Timepiece. An exceptional gilt brass case with blue and white enamel panels, the sides and back have hand painted round scenic panels...
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Other Medium
$7,800 Sale Price
40% Off
Siebengebirge, circa 1920s Etching, Germany, Tugboat
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Hans Füsser (German, 1898-1959)
Signed: Hans Füsser (Lower, Right)
" Siebengebirge ", circa 1920s
Etching
Plate Size: 6 1/4" x 8 1/2"
Housed in a 1/2" Frame
Overall Size: 12 3/...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
$296 Sale Price
25% Off
Ramono's Foods, Chicago Street Scene, Vintage, 1960s City Scene
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Margaret Michel (American, 20th Century)
Signed: Michel (Lower, Right)
" Ramono's Foods ", c. 1960s
Gouache and Watercolor on Illustration Board
20" x 30"
Housed in a 3/4" Frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
Nature Morte Chinoise, Vase of Flowers with a Pair of Shoes
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Augustus William Dunbier (American, 1888-1977)
Signed: Augustus W. Dunbier (Lower, Left)
" Nature Morte Chinoise " circa 1950s
Oil on Canvas
20" x 16"
Housed in a 2 1/2" Gold Frame
Overall Size: 24 1/2" x 20 1/2"
Biography:
Born on a farm in Polk County, Nebraska, during the famous blizzard of 1888, Augustus Dunbier became Nebraska's most prominent and widely traveled artist in the early to mid 20th century. Working until the year before his death at age 89, he painted landscapes, still life, and portraits in a style that others, but not he, labelled Impressionist. At age 10, he saw his first professional art work at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, and this exposure set the direction of his life. A year later, he returned with his parents to Germany from where his family had emigrated, and in 1907, he enrolled for seven years of study at the Dusseldorf Academy, known for its instruction in genre and history painting. However, Impressionist Adolf Munzer...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemplation, 1910 Scarlet Macaw, Ornithology, Naturalist, Bird Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Edward Powell (English, 1878/85 - 1955)
Signed: W. E. Powell (Lower, Left)
" Contemplation ", circa 1910 (Titled on Verso)
Watercolor on Paper
22 1/2" x 18 1/2"
Housed i...
Category
Late 19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
In the Distance, Seascape, Detroit Artist
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Hopkin (Scottish/American, 1832-1909)
Signed: R Hopkin (Lower, Right)
" In the Distance ", c. 1880s
Oil on Canvas
14" x 20"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Frame
Overall Size: 19" x ...
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Girl Playing with Dolls, Late 19th Century, Victorian Era Portrait of a Girl
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Will Beebe (Late 19th Century)
Signed: Will Beebe Dec 1892 (Lower, Right)
" Girl Playing with Dolls "
Oil on Canvas
36" x 30"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Ornamented Frame
Overall Size:...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Bethy at 4, Elizabeth Wallen, Portrait of a little Girl with a Doll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Merton Grenhagen (American, 1878-1941)
Signed: Merton Grenhagen (Lower, Left)
" Portrait of Bethy at 4 ", 1927
(Study of Elizabeth Wallen)
Oil on Canvas
35" x 29"
Housed in a 5"...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl with a Doll, Chicago Artist, American Portraiture
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Paul Trebilcock (American, 1902 - 1981)
Signed: Paul Trebilcock (Lower, Right)
" BB " , circa 1950s
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Carved Period Frame
Overall Size:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Aljean Stewart Hunt, Portait of a Distinguished Woman, Blonde, Fur Coat
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Erling Roberts (American, 1902 - 1974)
Signed: Erling Roberts 1939 (Left, Center)
" Aljean Stewart Hunt ", 1939
Oil on Canvas
40" x 28"
Housed in its original 3" Period Frame
O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
View of the Swedish Building / World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago History
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Lydia Purdy Hess (Michigan/Chicago, 1866-1936)
Signed: L. P. Hess '93 (L/R)
" View of the Swedish Building / World's Columbian Exposition ", 1893
Watercolor on Paper
10 1/2" x 14 1/2"
Site Size: 9 1/4" x 13 1/2"
Housed in a Beautiful 1 1/2" Period Frame
Overall Size: 18 5/8" x 22 5/8"
Framed with AR / UV Glass...
Category
Late 19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Peacock and The Skunk, Art Nouveau
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Willem Deiperink-Langereis (American, 1889-1966)
Signed: Willem Deiperink-Langereis (Lower, Right)
" The Peacock and The Skunk ", c. 1915-1920
Pen and Ink with Watercolor
9 1/2" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Lois B. Murphy, Little Girl, Blue Dress, 1920s Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Elinor M. Barnard (English/American, 1871 - 1942)
Signed: Elinor M. Barnard 27 (Lower, Right)
Portrait of Lois B. Murphy, 1927
Watercolor on Paper
23" x 17"
Housed in a 2" Peri...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Ten O'clock in Taxco, Mexico
By Reynold Weidenaar
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Reynold Weidenaar (American, 1915-1985)
Signed: Reynold Weidenaar (Lower, Left)
" Ten O'Clock in Taxco "
Etching and Aquatint
Plate Size: 17" x 13"
Housed in a 1 1/8" Black and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Florentine Garden
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Ricciardo Meacci (Italian, 1856 - 1938)
Signed: R. Meacci (Lower, Left)
" Florentine Garden "
Watercolor on Paper
7 1/2" x 15 1/4"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall Size: 19 5/8" x ...
Category
Late 19th Century Renaissance Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hippodrome, 1910 Etching, New York City History, NYC
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Walworth Stilson, (American, 1874-1962)
Signed: Walworth Stilson, (in plate, lower, right)
" Hippodrome ”, 1910
Etching on thin paper, on loose sheet, a rich impression with a light stain outside of image. Museum matting and backing included.
Plate Size: 6" x 3 3/4"
Sheet Size: 11 3/4" x 9"
A brief biography of this interesting artist will be included with this etching.
Artist Biography:
The facts regarding the life of Walworth Stilson are limited to a history of the Stilson family, census reports of New Milford, Connecticut, and a few details from a letter regarding prints by Stilson donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
***Please view my other listings for more by Stilson***
Artist Biography:
The facts regarding the life of Walworth Stilson are limited to a history of the Stilson family, census reports of New Milford, Connecticut, and a few details from a letter regarding prints by Stilson donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Stilson’s father, William Bostwick Stilson, was born in New Milford, Connecticut on September 30, 1842, and worked as a civil engineer. His mother, Ida Cynthia Alford, was born in Oswego, New York on June 25, 1851. The two were married August 4, 1869. The couple resided in New Milford, where a son, Jay Alvord, was born April 24, 1870, a daughter Mabel Louise was born March 11, 1872, and William Walworth was born July 29, 1874. The family moved to Jackson, Michigan circa 1882, where the father worked for the Michigan Central...
Category
Early 20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
A Harlem Landmark, 1910 Etching, New York City History, NYC
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Walworth Stilson, (American, 1874-1962)
Signed: Walworth Stilson, (in pencil, lower, right)
" A Harlem Landmark ", (titled in pencil, in lower, left margin) Circa 1910
Etching on wove paper, on loose sheet, a strong impression in good original condition. Museum matting and backing included.
Plate Size: 5 1/4" x 4”
Sheet Size: 14 1/4" x 11 1/2"
A brief biography of this interesting artist will be included with this etching.
***Please view my other listings for more by Stilson***
Artist Biography:
The facts regarding the life of Walworth Stilson are limited to a history of the Stilson family, census reports of New Milford, Connecticut, and a few details from a letter regarding prints by Stilson donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Stilson’s father, William Bostwick Stilson, was born in New Milford, Connecticut on September 30, 1842, and worked as a civil engineer. His mother, Ida Cynthia Alford, was born in Oswego, New York on June 25, 1851. The two were married August 4, 1869. The couple resided in New Milford, where a son, Jay Alvord, was born April 24, 1870, a daughter Mabel Louise was born March 11, 1872, and William Walworth was born July 29, 1874. The family moved to Jackson, Michigan circa 1882, where the father worked for the Michigan Central...
Category
Early 20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Grand Central Terminal from Murray Hill Hotel, NYC History, New York City
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Walworth Stilson, (American, 1874-1962)
Signed: Walworth Stilson, (in pencil, lower, right) & Walworth Stilson, (in plate, lower, right)
" Grand Central Terminal from Murray Hill Hotel ", circa 1910-1915
Etching on wove paper, on loose sheet, a strong impression in good original condition. Museum matting and backing included.
Plate Size: 9 7/8” x 7"
Sheet Size: 16" x 11 5/16"
This noted landmark of the city opened to the public, February, 1913, and remains one of the destinations for tourists.
A brief biography of this interesting artist will be included with this etching.
***Please view my other listings for more by Stilson***
Artist Biography:
The facts regarding the life of Walworth Stilson are limited to a history of the Stilson family, census reports of New Milford, Connecticut, and a few details from a letter regarding prints by Stilson donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Stilson’s father, William Bostwick Stilson, was born in New Milford, Connecticut on September 30, 1842, and worked as a civil engineer. His mother, Ida Cynthia Alford, was born in Oswego, New York on June 25, 1851. The two were married August 4, 1869. The couple resided in New Milford, where a son, Jay Alvord, was born April 24, 1870, a daughter Mabel Louise was born March 11, 1872, and William Walworth was born July 29, 1874. The family moved to Jackson, Michigan circa 1882, where the father worked for the Michigan Central...
Category
Early 20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
St. John's Chapel, Varick Street, New York City, 1909 Etching, NYC History
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Walworth Stilson, (American, 1874-1962)
Signed: Walworth Stilson, (in pencil, lower, right) & Walworth Stilson, (in the plate, lower, right)
" St. John's Chapel, Varick Street, New York City ", (copyright 1909, in plate, lower, left)
Etching on wove paper, on loose sheet, a strong impression in good original condition with full margins. Museum matting & backing included.
Plate Size: 8 5/8" x 6 1/2"
Sheet Size: 13 3/4" x 10 7/8"
Built as a chapel in the Episcopal parish of Trinity Church (Manhattan), in 1803, its spire rose 214', (See Wikipedia), The structure was torn down in 1918.
A famous early landmark of the city.
A brief biography of this artist will be included with this etching.
***Please View my other listings for more by Stilson***
Artist Biography:
The facts regarding the life of Walworth Stilson are limited to a history of the Stilson family, census reports of New Milford, Connecticut, and a few details from a letter regarding prints by Stilson donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Stilson’s father, William Bostwick Stilson, was born in New Milford, Connecticut on September 30, 1842, and worked as a civil engineer. His mother, Ida Cynthia Alford, was born in Oswego, New York on June 25, 1851. The two were married August 4, 1869. The couple resided in New Milford, where a son, Jay Alvord, was born April 24, 1870, a daughter Mabel Louise was born March 11, 1872, and William Walworth was born July 29, 1874. The family moved to Jackson, Michigan circa 1882, where the father worked for the Michigan Central...
Category
Early 20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Strange 10 Clawed Creature
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Seymour Muskovitz (American, Born circa 1930)
Signed: Seymour Muskovitz (Lower, Right)
" Strange 10 Clawed Creature ", 1960
Oil on Board
31" x 20"
Housed in a 2 1/2" Spindle-Ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Old Moon, Regionalist Artist, Student of Thomas Hart Benton
By John Stockton De Martelly
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Stockton de Martelly (American, 1903 - 1979)
Signed: John S. de Martelly (Lower, Right)
" Old Moon ", 1930
Edition of 250
Site Size: 10 3/4" x 14"
Housed in a 1" Silver and...
Category
Early 20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Educating Jack, Sailing Scene, The Youth's Companion, Original Illustration
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Harry George Burgess (American, 1867 - 1912)
Signed: H Burgess (Lower, Right)
" Educating Jack ", 1912 (Page 10)
(Titled Lower, Left, and on verso)
"As he could not leave the till...
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Imperial Woodpecker, aka Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Ornithology, Birdwatching
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Livzey Ridgeway (American, 1859-1947)
Signed: J. L. Ridgway
Imperial Woodpecker, aka Ivory Billed Woodpecker, c. 1898
Gifted to Doris B...
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
The Inconvenience of Dress, British Caricature Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
George Townley Stubbs (British, 1756-1815)
Published by: S W Fores
The Inconvenience of Dress, 1786
Etching and Engraving with Hand Coloring
Site Size: 9 1/4" x 7 1/4"
Housed i...
Category
Late 18th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Etching
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
Monk at The Red Sea
By Peter Max
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Peter Max (German/American Born, 1937)
Signed: Max (Lower, Right)
" Monk at The Red Sea ", 1980 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Rocky Stream in Autumn, Sunlight and Shadow
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Karl Brandner (American, 1898-1961)
Signed: K C Bradner (Lower, Right)
" Rocky Stream in Autumn ", c. 1930-1940
(Sunlight and Shadow)
Oil on Board
22" x 36"
Housed in a 3 1/4" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Striving Hard to Reach the Wreck, British Seascape, Sinking Ship, Rescue
By Thomas Rose Miles
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Thomas Rose Miles (British, 1844-1916)
Signed: T R Miles (Canvas Verso)
" Striving Hard to Reach the Wreck "
Oil on Canvas
22" x 34"
Housed in a 3 1/4" Fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Lounging Near Lake Michigan, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Katheryn Leone Wood (American, 1885-1936)
Signed: Wood (Along Canvas Edge)
" Lounging Near Lake Michigan ", circa 1920-1930
Oil on Canvas
20" x 22"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
English Countryside, Late 19th Century English Landscape
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Frank Proschwitzry Freyburg (English, 1862 - 1932)
Signed: Freyburg (Lower, Right)
" English Countryside "
Oil on Canvas
28" x 36"
Housed in a 3 1/8" Frame with a 3/4" Linen Li...
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Flowers, Beautiful Still Life
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Camilla Gobl-Wahl (Austrian, 1871 - 1965)
Signed: C. Gobl (Lower, Right)
Flowers, circa 1930s
Oil on Canvas
24" x 36"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Period Ornamented Frame in Gold Leaf
Ov...
Category
Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Doctor Lake, Wisconsin Landscape, Burnett County
By George Raab
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
George Raab (American, 1866 - 1943)
Signed: G. Raab 1912 (Lower, Right)
" Doctor Lake ", 1912
Oil on Canvas
18" x 22"
Housed in a 3" Period Carved Frame in the style of Newcomb ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan, Golden Age of Hollywood PHOTOGRAPHED W/ PAINTING
By Cathleen Mann
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Cathleen S. Mann (American, 1896 - 1959)
Signed: Cathleen Mann 1941 (Lower, Right)
" Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan ", 1941
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Period Fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Steelworkers, Men Working, American Work Force, Jazz Enthusiast
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Hermansader (American, 1915 - 2005)
Signed: J. Hermansader (Lower, Right)
Steelworkers, c. 1940s
Oil on Canvas
30" x 24"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall Size: 35 1/2" x 29 1/4"
Craquelure throughout. In otherwise good condition.
Biography:
John Hermansader (1915–2005) was an American painter, graphic designer, and jazz fan. He is remembered for his iconic designs of Blue Note record covers.
John Bancroft Hermansader was born on November 1, 1915 near Reading, Pennsylvania. In the 1930s, he studied at the Memphis Academy of Art in Tennessee and the New Bauhaus in Chicago, Illinois. In New York City he studied with Robert Motherwell at the New School of Social Research.
In 1939, he and his wife Rosemary were founders of the Hot Club of Newark, New Jersey, a significant group of jazz enthusiasts. John became the first president.
In 1951, when Blue Note Records began issuing 10 inch records, Hermansader was one of their first designers, along with Paul Bacon and Gil Melle. Looking back at this era, Michael Cuscuna of Mosaic Records said, “ What John Hermansader and Paul Bacon really did was evoke the feeling of the music. They used everything from Bauhaus designs to things that were really otherworldly.” Angelynn Grant adds, “When people think of Blue Note covers they think of Frank Wolff”s photography and Reid Miles design. But John Hermansader laid the groundwork that got them going along that path.” Richard Cook, who wrote Blue Note Records: The Biography states, “Hermansader in particular balanced the twin issues of photography and type in a way that would mirror the concerns of the Blue Note of the years ahead.”
“John Hermansader was passionate about oil painting, “beautiful lyrical abstractions, full of color and movement.” He was an abstract expressionist painter who drew inspiration for his work from listening to jazz.” - (Obituary, Pilot, Redding Conn., July 14, 2005, p. 32A)
His exhibitions included and the Gallery of Contemporary Art at Sunken Meadow, Long Island, 1951–58, Panoras Gallery 1956...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,158 Sale Price
40% Off
Indian Encampment by the River, American Frontier Art
By Astley David Middleton Cooper
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Astley David Middleton Cooper (American, 1856 - 1924)
Signed: A.D.M. Cooper 90
" Indian Encampment by the River ", 1890
Oil on Board
20" x 30"
Housed in a Walnut Frame with a L...
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s
Oil on Panel
24" x 19.5"
Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
Overall Size: 29" x 25 1/4"
In excellent condition. Ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Elements, Surrealism, Chicago Artist, Planets
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Samuel Schwartz (Russian/American, 1896-1977)
Signed: William S Schwartz (Lower, Left)
" Elements ", c. 1928-29 (Date based Upon 8 Pl...
Category
Early 20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$30,400 Sale Price
20% Off
The Otter Hunt, English Hunt Scene, Sporting Art, Hunting Dogs, Dog
By Walter Hunt
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Walter Hunt (English, 1861-1941)
Signed: W. Hunt 1933
" The Otter Hunt ", 1933
Oil on Canvas
10" x 6 3/4"
Housed in a 1 1/2" Ornamented Frame with a 1" Liner
Overall Size: 12" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early Autumn, Landscape, Rookwood Pottery
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Carl Schmidt (American, 1885 - 1969)
Signed: C. Schmidt (Lower, Right)
" Early Autumn "
Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
10" x 8"
Housed in a 1 1/2" Silver Frame with a Liner
Overal...
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
A Game of Patience, 1900 Watercolor by RFB Frederick McNamara Evans
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Frederick McNamara Evans (English, 1859-1929)
Signed: F.M. Evans (Lower, Left)
" A Game of Patience ", circa 1900
(Titled in pencil on verso and original label.)
Watercolor on pape...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Christmas Ornaments, Vintage Holiday Still Life, Santa Claus, Christmas Tree
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Signed: ACW (Lower, Left)
" Christmas Ornaments ", c. 1970s
Oil on Canvas
36" x 24"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall Size: 41 3/4" x 29 1/2"
In very good condition overall. A nice...
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,110 Sale Price
40% Off
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Landscape, Scottish Portraiture, Portrait, Wealthy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Pairman (Scottish, 1788 - 1843)
Signed: J Pairman 1820 (Lower, Right)
" Portrait of a Gentleman ", 1820
Oil on Canvas
22 1/4" x 18 5/8"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Husar Frame
Ove...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Among the Flowers, Vintage 1970s Portrait of a Girl in a Beautiful Garden
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Among the Flowers, c. 1970s
Signed: Mcgrath (Lower, Right)
Seated Girl in Garden
Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"
Housed in a 1 1/4" Frame
Overall Size: 10 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter Landscape, c. 1930s House, River, Snow
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Van Weiss (20th Century)
Signed: Van Weiss (Lower, Left)
" Winter Landscape ", c. 1920s-1930s
Oil on Canvas
24" x 34"
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$440 Sale Price
44% Off
Portrait of Horse, Oil on Board
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Elizabeth Nelson Fairchild (American, Born 1910)
Signed: E. Fairchild (Lower, Left)
" Portrait of a Horse ", c. 1940
Oil on Board
9" x 7"
Housed in a 2" Gold Leaf Frame
Overall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Gold Green Table, 1969 Gruppo 58 of Naples, Constructivist
By Lucio Del Pezzo
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Lucio del Pezzo (Italian, 1933-2020)
Signed: del Pezzo 1969 (Lower, Right)
" Gold Green Table ", 1969
(Titled on Verso)
Mixed media with reliefs in gold leaf
32" x 25 1/2" x 1 1/4...
Category
Mid-20th Century Constructivist Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
$11,000 Sale Price
20% Off
After the Symphonic Poem, " Verklarte Nacht ", by Arnold Schoenberg
By Rolf Stoll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Rolf Stoll, (German/American, 1892-1978)
Signed: Rolf Stoll, (lower, left)
“ After the Symphonic Poem, " Verklarte Nacht ", by Arnold Schoenberg ", (titled on stretcher verso) Circ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Boats on the Beach, Dorset, Pastel on Paper, Mentor of Winston Churchill
By Paul Lucien Maze
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Paul Lucien Maze, an Anglo-French painter, was renowned as one of the great artists of his generation. Known as “The last of the Post Impressionists", Maze utilized oils, watercolours and pastels, his subjects varied from French maritime...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Time ², 1989, NYC Vintage New York City, Time Square Painting, Photorealism
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Don Jacot (American, 1949 - 2021)
Signed: DJacot ' 89 (Lower, Right)
" Time ² ", 1989 (Titled, In Pencil, Center)
(Time Squared)
Gouache on Paper
Painti...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$7,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Curious Kittens, 1906 Pastel, Kitten, Cats, Antique Cat Painting, Pet, Pets
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Zula Kenyon (American, 1873-1947)
Signed: Kenyon - '06 -
" Curious Kittens ", 1906
Pastel on Paper
13 1/4" x 16 1/2"
Housed in a 4" Period Ornamented Frame with a 1" Liner
Over...
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$4,275 Sale Price
55% Off