Charles Berger Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Berger Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 07, 2024
Charles Berger (NY,AZ,1922-2012) gouache painting
Est: $380 - $475
ARTIST: Charles J Berger (New York, Arizona, 1922 - 2012) TITLE: Rainy Cityscape with Horse Carriages YEAR: 1971 MEDIUM: gouache on board CONDITION: Few very minor paint losses. ART SIZE: 22 x 16 inches / 55 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 20 inches / 63 x 50 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132819 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Charles Berger was born November 29, 1922 in Rochester, NY. Charles was a freelance illustrator by trade, an alumni of the Cleveland Art Institute and a member of the Society of Illustrators.Raised in Rochester, New York, Charles Berger always had a passion for drawing. As a child, he suffered from severe asthma attacks and was forced to remain inactive for long periods of time but the illness was a blessing in disguise. To keep the child busy, his mother provided him with drawing paper and pencils, and it was in this way that the young artist perfected his craft.Berger earned a three-year scholarship to the Cleveland Institute of Art, graduating in 1943, and later moved to New York City, where he freelanced as an illustrator.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 05, 2024
Charles Berger, Carriages in the Rain
Est: $50 - $100
Charles Berger (American, 1922-2012), 1971, acrylic on board depicting horse-drawn carriages lined up in the rain, signed l.r., 21 1/2" x 16" board, 25" x 19 1/2" framed.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Feb. 27, 2022
Charles Berger (1922-2012) Peace Bridge/America WC
Est: $150 - $250
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "Peace Bridge/America" Signed lower left. Original watercolor painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for Peace Bridge issued August 4, 1977. In large measure, the 4400-foot-long steel bridge that spans the Niagara River from Fort Porter, Buffalo, New York, to Fort Erie, Ontario, -- where the final shots of the War of 1812 were exchanged -- is a monument to an almost-forgotten patriot of the early United States, Richard Rush. Born the son of famed physician Benjamin Rush, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the younger Rush was the U. S. Assistant Secretary of State following the War of 1812. A spillover from a struggle between Britain and France, it left in its aftermath a feeling of great suspicion between Canada and the United States. Nervous citizens on both sides of the 3,989-mile-long border called for a wall of fortresses. And Canadians warned that they planned to gird the Great Lakes with a fleet of warships. Rush expressed his fears that a border manned by armed soldiers and sailors could only lead to future hostilities, and suggested that the border remain unprotected -- a revolutionary idea! The Canadians vowed they would agree not to defend the border if the United States would agree as well. Rush was eventually successful in convincing the United States government to place no forts, no ships, no sailors, no soldiers on the long border. To this day the world's longest undefended border and the fifty-year-old Peace Bridge stand as a testament to the fact that two great nations can live together in peace. Image Size: 11.5 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20 x 18 in. Unframed. (B05477)
Helmuth Stone
Nov. 14, 2021
Charles Berger (1922-2012) "Christmas Stockings"
Est: $350 - $700
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "Children Hanging Christmas Stockings" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there." These words from Clement Clarke Moore's A Visit from St. Nicholas hold as true today as when they were written in 1823. For generations, hope-filled children, whether they've been good or bad during the past year, have carefully pinned stockings to the fireplace mantle -- at the same time pinning their dream for a merry Christmas on the longed-for visit from Santa Claus. Early Christmas morning, well before weary parents are ready to leave their warm winter beds, youngsters fairly leap from the covers, anxious to see what unexpected surprises that "right jolly old elf" may have left behind. Over the years, gift-giving at the Christmas season has evolved from the elaborate medieval presentations of "pipers piping, maids a'milking and drummers drumming" immortalized in the carol The 12 Days of Christmas to today's more utilitarian food processors, video cassette recorders and microwave ovens. Still, the thought behind the extravagance of Christmas gift-giving remains the same: a remembrance of the first Christmas gifts ... gold, frankincense and myrrh ... presented to Mary by three wise men from the East in homage to the child Jesus, born on that long-ago first Christmas. Image Size: 12.25 x 13.25 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05198)
Helmuth Stone
Sep. 26, 2021
Charles Berger (1922-2012) Peace Bridge/America WC
Est: $200 - $400
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "Peace Bridge/America" Signed lower left. Original watercolor painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for Peace Bridge issued August 4, 1977. In large measure, the 4400-foot-long steel bridge that spans the Niagara River from Fort Porter, Buffalo, New York, to Fort Erie, Ontario, -- where the final shots of the War of 1812 were exchanged -- is a monument to an almost-forgotten patriot of the early United States, Richard Rush. Born the son of famed physician Benjamin Rush, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the younger Rush was the U. S. Assistant Secretary of State following the War of 1812. A spillover from a struggle between Britain and France, it left in its aftermath a feeling of great suspicion between Canada and the United States. Nervous citizens on both sides of the 3,989-mile-long border called for a wall of fortresses. And Canadians warned that they planned to gird the Great Lakes with a fleet of warships. Rush expressed his fears that a border manned by armed soldiers and sailors could only lead to future hostilities, and suggested that the border remain unprotected -- a revolutionary idea! The Canadians vowed they would agree not to defend the border if the United States would agree as well. Rush was eventually successful in convincing the United States government to place no forts, no ships, no sailors, no soldiers on the long border. To this day the world's longest undefended border and the fifty-year-old Peace Bridge stand as a testament to the fact that two great nations can live together in peace. Image Size: 11.5 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20 x 18 in. Unframed. (B05477)
Helmuth Stone
Sep. 26, 2021
Charles Berger (1922 - 2012) "Nativity"
Est: $300 - $600
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "Nativity" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. The Virgin Mary was long relegated to obscurity by Christian fathers who wanted to insure that her presence would not overshadow Christ. For centuries after the birth of Christ, Mary was depicted as a stern, austere figure whose primary function was to call attention to her child as the Son of God. Her warmth and tenderness -- indeed, her most basic human qualities -- were largely ignored until the 14th century. In the 1300's, the celebration of Christmas began to move away from Church control. Peasants who could not read or understand the Latin hymns introduced songs of their own into the liturgy, with melodies based on dance rhythms and words sung in their native tongues. These simple people, craving an intermediary for their petitions to God, perceived Mary as someone who was like them and would be sympathetic to their needs and desires. St. Francis of Assisi found a way to make Mary and her son even more real to the people: he built the first cr?che scene of the Nativity, which was overwhelmingly popular. Medieval sculptors, painters and cathedral makers exalted the Mother of God, until the simple Nazarene girl was almost lost amid the elaborateness of the art that glorified her. During the Reformation, this adoration declined as many theologians, both Protestant and Catholic, were reluctant to seem as if they were elevating her to godhood. But devotion to the Mother was never-ending. Today the people of many lands depict her in their own image, amid trappings of their own cultures. Image Size: 12 x 13 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05197)
Helmuth Stone
Aug. 01, 2021
Charles Berger (1922 - 2012) "A Christmas Carol"
Est: $250 - $500
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "A Christmas Carol" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. Taken from Charles Dickens' tale A Christmas Carol, in which Ebenezer Scrooge witnesses the three spirits that cause such a change in his outlook on life. The Spirit of Christmas Past showed him how the past heartache in his childhood and his bad choices caused the hardening of his heart and how deeply it cost him in the end; seeing what could have been his to enjoy and then thinking it could still be his with the Spirit of Christmas Present only to find out the future does not hold love or joy for him by the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come and instead his actions leave him robbed at death and no one left to grieve for him. In the end, his soul is changed and he joins his employee and family for a Christmas celebration. Image Size: 12 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05196)
Helmuth Stone
Aug. 01, 2021
Charles Berger (1922-2012) "The Fir Tree" Original
Est: $250 - $500
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "The Fir Tree" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. From the story by Hans Christian Andersen which tells of a small fir tree that was not content to merely live in the forest. It was cut down and taken to a home and decorated for Christmas. Image Size: 12.5 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05200)
Helmuth Stone
Jun. 24, 2021
Charles Berger Oil On Board Painting
Est: $100 - $1,000
DESCRIPTION: Charles Berger oil on board painting, titled: "Good Old Days". Features a vibrant courting scene with a male figure playing a string instrument. Signed lower left: "Charles Berger" CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 24" x L: 18" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Akiba Galleries
Feb. 21, 2021
Charles Berger (1922 - 2012) Great Christmas Story
Est: $350 - $700
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "A Great Christmas Story" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Combo Cover featuring the Traditional Christmas stamp and the Religious Christmas stamp issued October 21, 1977. It is said that Washington Irving, one of America's earliest authors, had much to do with the renewed popularity of St. Nicholas in the early 1800's. He even founded a "St. Nicholas Society." But it was the appearance of a catchy story, which begins, "Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house ..." which spread the word of Santa Claus and practically made him an American invention. For years it was thought that Clement Clarke Moore wrote and first published the story in 1844. But it has come to be accepted by scholars that Henry Livingston, Jr. (1748-1828), who had been a major in the Revolution, wrote it about 1800, a time when America was searching for its own traditions. Published anonymously in 1823 and titled An Account of a Visit of St. Nicholas, the colorful description of Santa Claus firmly established one vision in America's imagination: "His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! He had a broad face, and a little round belly, That shook when he laugh'd, like a bowlful of jelly." Yes, this is the symbol of Christmas for millions of children. And if it weren't for this delightful poem, one thing is for sure, Santa Claus wouldn't be the same "right jolly old elf" we know and love. Image Size: 12 x 13 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05199)
Helmuth Stone
Aug. 23, 2020
Charles Berger (1922 - 2012) "First Settlement"
Est: $200 - $300
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "First Permanent Settlement" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 13c Settlement in Alta, California stamp issued September 9, 1977. As America was struggling for independence along the eastern seaboard of North America, Spain's Charles III was strengthening his hold on Alta (Upper) California along America's future west coast. Consisting of the present states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming, the huge province was a part of New Spain. Earlier installations in the remote area had been primarily military outposts along an inhospitable frontier, peopled by soldiers, their families, and handfuls of missionaries. Such outposts -- presidios is more precise -- were more symbols than defenders of Spanish empire. Provisioning the presidios proved to be a huge problem, situated as they were on strategic, but infertile, sites. As a solution, Governor Felipe de Neve gathered together fourteen families and sent them north under the leadership and protection of Lieutenant Jose Joaquin Moraga and a few soldiers. In a fertile area just to the southeast of today's San Francisco Bay, on November 29, 1777, they founded the Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe. The name honored both Saint Joseph and the nearby Guadalupe River. That first civil settlement in all of Alta California had one primary purpose: to be a granary for the military outposts. The first buildings consisted of earthen-roofed houses whose walls were palisaded logs. Today, nothing remains of those first Spanish civil buildings, erected nearly two centuries ago on the spot that is today's San Jose, California. Image Size: 12 x 13 in. Overall Size: 17.25 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05475)
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 05, 2020
Charles Berger (1922 - 2012) "Blacksmith"
Est: $200 - $400
Charles J. Berger (American, 1922 - 2012) "Blacksmith" Signed lower left. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 13c Blacksmith stamp issued July 4, 1977. Like other American civilians with valuable skills, the Blacksmith made important contributions in support of troops in the field during the Revolution. America's War for Independence was fought with handmade tools and weapons. Chances are, if it was made from iron, the Blacksmith made it. In the artwork, the Blacksmith is working a tomahawk -- a small ax used for chopping wood for fires or building barricades; it was also a weapon. He also supplied troops with iron work for cannon, carriages, horseshoes, chains, pikes, and literally hundreds of other items. Before the Revolution, the Blacksmith forged wherever iron work was necessary to any settlement. He made everyday things such as nails and was called upon to repair iron tools of all sorts. If a Blacksmith was inclined to produce something decorative, he might try his hand at a scroll hinge, modeling it after some European design he admired. The Blacksmith was above all a versatile fellow. In a capital such as Williamsburg, Virginia, he might have to repair surgical instruments. With fire and anvil the Blacksmith forged the implements of peace and war and perhaps if he read his Bible, he looked forward to forging farm implements in abundance. As with the other civilian craftsmen, freedom was worth any sacrifice. Image Size: 12 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 17.5 x 20 in. Unframed. (B05215)
Helmuth Stone
Feb. 24, 2018
Charles Berger Print Of Street Scene
Est: $5 - $1,000
16 X 12 1/2
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