John Berninger Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Berninger Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 27, 2024
John Berninger (American 1897-1981), oil on canvas
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
John Berninger (American 1897-1981), oil on canvas landscape signed lower left, 25" x 30", frame - 30 1/4" x 35 1/4". NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Apr. 26, 2024
JOHN BERNINGER OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $300 - $600
JOHN BERNINGER OIL ON CANVAS, NEW HOPE PA (1897-1981) LANDSCAPE, APPROXIMATELY 22 1/4 IN X 19 3/4 IN OVERALL
Dennis Auction Service
Dec. 05, 2023
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981) - Around the Bend
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981) - Around the Bend Signed ‘John E Berninger’ bottom right, oil on board 8 x 10 in. (20.3x25.4cm) Provenance The Baum School of Art, Annual Auction, Sale of May 19, 2018. Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 05, 2023
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981) - Riverscape
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981) - Riverscape Signed ‘John E Berninger’ bottom right, oil on board 8 x 10 in. (20.3x25.4cm) Provenance Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Sep. 22, 2023
John Berninger Oil Painting of Country Mill
Est: $500 - $1,500
Oil painting by John E. Berninger (Pennsylvania, American, 1897 - 1981), signed in LR and features a mill along a creek in the country and measures approx 28" H x 21.5" W. Good condition.
Keystone Auctions LLC
Jul. 14, 2023
John Berninger Oil Painting of Country Mill
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
Oil painting by John E. Berninger (Pennsylvania, American, 1897 - 1981), signed in LR and features a mill along a creek in the country and measures approx 28" H x 21.5" W. Good condition.
Keystone Auctions LLC
Jun. 06, 2023
John Berninger (American, 1897-1981) The Brook in Autumn
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Signed 'John E. Berninger' lower right, oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) Provenance Jim's of Lambertville, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above. Private Collection, Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 06, 2023
John E. Berninger (American, 1897-1981) Farmstead
Est: $400 - $600
Signed 'John Berninger' lower left, oil on board 8 x 10 in. (20.3x25.4cm) Provenance Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 06, 2023
John Berninger (American, 1897-1981) Freemanburg Canal
Est: $600 - $1,000
Signed 'J.E. Berninger' lower right, oil on panel 11 x 14 in. (27.9x35.6cm) Provenance Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 06, 2023
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981) New England Coast
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Signed 'John E. Berninger' lower left, oil on canvas 23 x 28 in. (58.4x71.1cm) Provenance Estate of Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania and Amelia Island, Florida.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 04, 2023
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981) Winter - Perkiomen Valley
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981) Winter - Perkiomen Valley Signed 'John E. Berninger' bottom center left; also titled on upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) Provenance Thomas Seip Fine Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above. Collection of Sydney F. and Sharon Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The Estate of Sydney F. Martin.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jan. 12, 2023
John E. Berninger (1897 - 1981) American
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
John E. Berninger (1897 - 1981) Pennsylvania impressionist landscape , Oil on canvas , Signed , measures 16" x 20" , w/frame 21.5" x 25.5"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Nov. 13, 2022
John Berninger (PA,1897-1981) oil painting
Est: $1,100 - $1,450
ARTIST: John E Berninger (Pennsylvania, 1897 - 1981) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One tear repaired with patch. Minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 22 x 26 inches / 55 x 66 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120398 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A Pennsylvania landscape painter living in Allentown, John Berninger is described by art writer, Geoff Gehman, as being in the "outer ring of the New Hope School." His career was devoted to depicting his region in realist-impressionist style, especially snowscenes and landmarks such as Meyers Bridge in Allentown. Berninger studied with Orlando Gray Wales, Arlington Lindenmuth and Walter Emerson Baum, and then was an art instructor at the Kline-Baum School in Allentown. In 1934, he was selected as one of four students of Baum into the Circulating Picture Club of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and two years later, he became Curator at the Allentown Art Museum, which had just been founded by Baum. Berninger's wife, Mabel, assisted him and served as museum curator and secretary of the Circulating Picture Club. In 1939, he joined the jewelry store, Wuchter and Berninger, as a partner, and advertised his paintings by placing them in the store's window. A local publisher and art enthusiast, Robert Rodale, saw his work there and years later, in 2004, held the first major exhibition of Berninger's artwork. The next year, Berninger's work was represented in the Allentown Museum exhibit, "Allentown Impressions: Views of City Parks". A frequent painting companion was Karl Buesgen, local landscape painter and musician. They spent nearly every Saturday together, painting and talking, and died within a few months of each other in 1981.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 23, 2022
John E. Berninger, Summer Landscape Painting
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
John E. Berninger, Summer Landscape Painting, oil on artist board, signed lower right, Allentown, PA 1896-1981, purchased directly from the artist by the decedent, Pennsylvania Impressionist, "Little Lehigh Creek", depicts a summer landscape with stream, sight 24" x 30", gilt frame 31" x 37". CONDITION: Very good.small paint chip above tree on left. note picture of canvas under frame at top right.
Barry S. Slosberg Inc
Aug. 23, 2022
John E. Berninger, Snowscape Painting
Est: $2,000 - $5,000
John E. Berninger, Snowscape Painting, "Road near Claussville", oil on canvas, signed lower right, Allentown, Pa 1896 - 1981, Pennsylvania Impressionist, titled in pencil on verso, artist's paper address label on verso, the decedents heirs state it was purchased by the decedent directly from the artist, sight 25" x 30", original distressed frame 31" x 35 1/2". CONDITION: Very good, original, untouched two small areas of rubbing on frame.
Barry S. Slosberg Inc
Aug. 21, 2022
John Berninger (PA,1897-1981) oil painting
Est: $1,150 - $1,500
ARTIST: John E Berninger (Pennsylvania, 1897 - 1981) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One tear repaired with patch. Minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 22 x 26 inches / 55 x 66 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120398 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A Pennsylvania landscape painter living in Allentown, John Berninger is described by art writer, Geoff Gehman, as being in the "outer ring of the New Hope School." His career was devoted to depicting his region in realist-impressionist style, especially snowscenes and landmarks such as Meyers Bridge in Allentown. Berninger studied with Orlando Gray Wales, Arlington Lindenmuth and Walter Emerson Baum, and then was an art instructor at the Kline-Baum School in Allentown. In 1934, he was selected as one of four students of Baum into the Circulating Picture Club of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and two years later, he became Curator at the Allentown Art Museum, which had just been founded by Baum. Berninger's wife, Mabel, assisted him and served as museum curator and secretary of the Circulating Picture Club. In 1939, he joined the jewelry store, Wuchter and Berninger, as a partner, and advertised his paintings by placing them in the store's window. A local publisher and art enthusiast, Robert Rodale, saw his work there and years later, in 2004, held the first major exhibition of Berninger's artwork. The next year, Berninger's work was represented in the Allentown Museum exhibit, "Allentown Impressions: Views of City Parks". A frequent painting companion was Karl Buesgen, local landscape painter and musician. They spent nearly every Saturday together, painting and talking, and died within a few months of each other in 1981.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 08, 2022
John Berninger (PA,1897-1981) oil painting
Est: $1,250 - $1,600
ARTIST: John E Berninger (Pennsylvania, 1897 - 1981) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One tear repaired with patch. Minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 22 x 26 inches / 55 x 66 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120398 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A Pennsylvania landscape painter living in Allentown, John Berninger is described by art writer, Geoff Gehman, as being in the "outer ring of the New Hope School." His career was devoted to depicting his region in realist-impressionist style, especially snowscenes and landmarks such as Meyers Bridge in Allentown. Berninger studied with Orlando Gray Wales, Arlington Lindenmuth and Walter Emerson Baum, and then was an art instructor at the Kline-Baum School in Allentown. In 1934, he was selected as one of four students of Baum into the Circulating Picture Club of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and two years later, he became Curator at the Allentown Art Museum, which had just been founded by Baum. Berninger's wife, Mabel, assisted him and served as museum curator and secretary of the Circulating Picture Club. In 1939, he joined the jewelry store, Wuchter and Berninger, as a partner, and advertised his paintings by placing them in the store's window. A local publisher and art enthusiast, Robert Rodale, saw his work there and years later, in 2004, held the first major exhibition of Berninger's artwork. The next year, Berninger's work was represented in the Allentown Museum exhibit, "Allentown Impressions: Views of City Parks". A frequent painting companion was Karl Buesgen, local landscape painter and musician. They spent nearly every Saturday together, painting and talking, and died within a few months of each other in 1981.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 08, 2021
John E. Berninger, Summer Afternoon
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John E. Berninger Summer Afternoon oil on board 25 h × 30 w in (63 × 76 cm) Signed to lower right 'John E. Berninger'. condition: Work is in good condition with surface soiling overall. Minor drying cracks along lower edge and few small hairline cracks to upper center of composition within clouds. Small abrasion measuring 1 inch to lower left quadrant and one fleck of loss to lower left corner. Work presents well. Framed without glazing measuring 32 x 36 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 08, 2020
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981), , The Country Road
Est: $800 - $1,200
John E. Berninger (American, 1897–1981) The Country Road Signed 'John E. Berninger' bottom right, oil on canvasboard 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61cm) provenance: Private Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 06, 2020
John Berninger (PA,1897-1981) oil painting
Est: $800 - $900
ARTIST: John E Berninger (Pennsylvania, 1897 - 1981) NAME: Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 10 x 15 inches / 25 x 38 cm FRAME SIZE: 12 x 17 inches / 30 x 43 cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Weaver's Art Shop, Allentown PA (has gallery label on verso) SIMILAR ARTISTS: Antonio Martino, George Sotter, Melville Stark, Walter Emerson Baum, Fern Isabel Kuns Coppedge, John Folinsbee, Edward Redfield, Maude Drein Bryant, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Max Kuehne, Herbert Hooven, Thomas Griffin, Joseph Newman, Charles Morris Young, George Jensen, Aldro Hibbard CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117152 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A Pennsylvania landscape painter living in Allentown, John Berninger is described by art writer, Geoff Gehman, as being in the "outer ring of the New Hope School." His career was devoted to depicting his region in realist-impressionist style, especially snowscenes and landmarks such as Meyers Bridge in Allentown. Berninger studied with Orlando Gray Wales, Arlington Lindenmuth and Walter Emerson Baum, and then was an art instructor at the Kline-Baum School in Allentown. In 1934, he was selected as one of four students of Baum into the Circulating Picture Club of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and two years later, he became Curator at the Allentown Art Museum, which had just been founded by Baum. Berninger's wife, Mabel, assisted him and served as museum curator and secretary of the Circulating Picture Club. In 1939, he joined the jewelry store, Wuchter and Berninger, as a partner, and advertised his paintings by placing them in the store's window. A local publisher and art enthusiast, Robert Rodale, saw his work there and years later, in 2004, held the first major exhibition of Berninger's artwork. The next year, Berninger's work was represented in the Allentown Museum exhibit, "Allentown Impressions: Views of City Parks". A frequent painting companion was Karl Buesgen, local landscape painter and musician. They spent nearly every Saturday together, painting and talking, and died within a few months of each other in 1981.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 11, 2020
John E. Berninger oil on canvas river landscape
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
John E. Berninger (American 1897-1981), oil on canvas river landscape, signed lower left, 25" x 30".
Pook & Pook Inc.
Apr. 19, 2020
John Berninger (PA,1897-1981) oil painting
Est: $1,350 - $1,500
ARTIST: John Berninger (Pennsylvania, 1897 - 1981) NAME: Landscape - Autumn in Lehigh YEAR: 1957 MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 75 cm FRAME SIZE: 28 x 34 inches / 70 x 85 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right and on verso SIMILAR ARTISTS: Antonio Martino, George Sotter, Melville Stark, Walter Emerson Baum, Fern Isabel Kuns Coppedge, John Folinsbee, Edward Redfield, Maude Drein Bryant, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Max Kuehne, Herbert Hooven, Thomas Griffin, Joseph Newman, Charles Morris Young, George Jensen, Aldro Hibbard CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116247 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $90 + insurance. John Berninger (Pennsylvania, 1897 - 1981) A Pennsylvania landscape painter living in Allentown, John Berninger is described by art writer, Geoff Gehman, as being in the "outer ring of the New Hope School." His career was devoted to depicting his region in realist-impressionist style, especially snowscenes and landmarks such as Meyers Bridge in Allentown. Berninger studied with Orlando Gray Wales, Arlington Lindenmuth and Walter Emerson Baum, and then was an art instructor at the Kline-Baum School in Allentown. In 1934, he was selected as one of four students of Baum into the Circulating Picture Club of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and two years later, he became Curator at the Allentown Art Museum, which had just been founded by Baum. Berninger's wife, Mabel, assisted him and served as museum curator and secretary of the Circulating Picture Club. In 1939, he joined the jewelry store, Wuchter and Berninger, as a partner, and advertised his paintings by placing them in the store's window. A local publisher and art enthusiast, Robert Rodale, saw his work there and years later, in 2004, held the first major exhibition of Berninger's artwork. The next year, Berninger's work was represented in the Allentown Museum exhibit, "Allentown Impressions: Views of City Parks". A frequent painting companion was Karl Buesgen, local landscape painter and musician. They spent nearly every Saturday together, painting and talking, and died within a few months of each other in 1981.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 29, 2020
John A. Berninger Landscape
Est: $400 - $600
John A. Berninger (American, 1897-1981) oil on artist board of a fall landscape with covered bridge signed lower right 19.5"H x 23.5"W
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
Jan. 22, 2020
John E. Berninger, American (1897–1981)
Est: $800 - $1,200
John E. Berninger, American (1897–1981), Oil on Canvas, Mountain Village Landscape. Signed lower left. Measures 23-3/4" H, 27-3/4" W; frame measures 30" H, 34" W. Condition: Very good condition. Estimate: $800.00 - $1200.00 Domestic Shipping: $265.00
Kodner Galleries
Jan. 12, 2020
John Berninger "Autumn Riverscape" Oil On Canvas
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
John E. Berninger (American, 1897-1981). "Autumn Riverscape", oil on canvas painting, signed to lower left "John E. Berninger". An elegant Autumn riverscape painting. Approx: (canvas) 25.25" x 30.25", (frame) 31.25" x 36".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Dec. 12, 2019
John Berninger (1897 - 1981)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Oil on board, "Mill Stream", SDLL, '28. Autumn landscape with a large mill and outbuildings. 20"h x 24"w and 25.5"h x 29.5"w framed
Alderfer Auction
Jun. 29, 2019
Pennsylvania Impressionist Summer Landscape
Est: $300 - $400
John E. Berninger (American, 1897 - 1981) Pennsylvania Impressionist oil on board summer landscape, dated 1933, signed and dated lower left, artist was a student of Walter Baum in Allentown, sight 14 1/4"h x 16 1/2"w
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
Jun. 06, 2019
John Berninger (1897 - 1981)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Oil on canvas board, "Road in the Parkway", SLL. Autumn landscape. 16"h x 20"w and 23.5"h x 27.5"w framed
Alderfer Auction
Mar. 30, 2019
JOHN EMIL BERNINGER (American, 1897-1981). STILL LIFE OF GLADIOLAS, signed lower left. Oil on canvas.
Est: $200 - $300
JOHN EMIL BERNINGER (American, 1897-1981). STILL LIFE OF GLADIOLAS, signed lower left. Oil on canvas - Framed, 30 in. x 25 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Mar. 21, 2019
John E. Berninger (1897 - 1981)
Est: $300 - $500
Oil on board, Floral still life. SLL. 16h x 20"w and 22.75"h x 27"w framed
Alderfer Auction
Feb. 13, 2019
JOHN E. BERNINGER, (AMERICAN, 1897–1981), RED HOUSE BY A STREAM (DOUBLE-SIDED)
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN E. BERNINGER (american, 1897–1981) RED HOUSE BY A STREAM (DOUBLE-SIDED) Signed and dated 1930, oil on thick paper board. 18 x 20 in. (45.7 x 50.8cm) verso: GOTHIC CATHEDRAL Signed and dated 1931 bottom right. provenance: Private Collection, Glen Allen, Virginia.
Freeman's | Hindman
Feb. 02, 2019
JOHN EMIL BERNINGER (American, 1897-1981). STILL LIFE OF GLADIOLAS, signed lower left. Oil on canvas.
Est: $250 - $350
JOHN EMIL BERNINGER (American, 1897-1981). STILL LIFE OF GLADIOLAS, signed lower left. Oil on canvas - Framed, 30 in. x 25 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Jan. 24, 2019
JOHN E. BERNINGER, American (1897-1981), Snow Scene, oil on canvas, signed lower left "John E. Berninger", 30 x 36 inches
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
JOHN E. BERNINGER American (1897-1981) Snow Scene oil on canvas, signed lower left "John E. Berninger" 30 x 36 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Michigan; Private Collection, Ohio. Other Notes: Tags: oil painting, winter scene, listed artist, landscape
Shannon's
Dec. 14, 2018
JOHN EMIL BERNINGER (American, 1897-1981). STILL LIFE OF GLADIOLAS, signed lower left. Oil on canvas.
Est: $300 - $500
JOHN EMIL BERNINGER (American, 1897-1981). STILL LIFE OF GLADIOLAS, signed lower left. Oil on canvas - Framed, 30 in. x 25 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Dec. 09, 2018
JOHN E. BERNINGER, (AMERICAN 1897-1981), LOOKING AT THE QUARRIES
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN E. BERNINGER (american 1897-1981) LOOKING AT THE QUARRIES Signed and dated 'J E Berninger/1930' bottom left, oil on canvas 25 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (64.1 x 76.8cm) provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Sep. 20, 2018
John E. Berninger (American, 1897 - 1981)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Oil on board Signed lower left Winter landscape of a homestead with a barn and boy 15.5"H x 20"W
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 20, 2018
John E. Berninger (1897 - 1981)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on board SLL Landscape with a stream Sight: 7.5"H x 9.5"W
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 20, 2018
John Berninger (American, 1897 - 1981)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Oil on board 1930 Signed and dated lower left Landscape of a small town 12"H x 13.5"W
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 20, 2018
John Berninger (1897 - 1981)
Est: $500 - $700
Oil on board SLL Fall Landscape Sight: 7.5" x 9.5"
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 20, 2018
John E. Berninger (American, 1897 - 1981)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Winter landscape with a boy and his sled Signed Lower Left 17.5"H x 21.5"W
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 20, 2018
John E. Berninger (American, 1897 - 1981)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Oil on board Signed lower left Winter landscape with a covered bridge Sight: 7.75"H x 9.5"W
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 20, 2018
John E. Berninger (American, 1897 - 1981)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Oil on board Signed lower right Autumn landscape 17.5"H x 21.5"W
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 16, 2018
John Berninger Signed Oil, Autumn Riverscape
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
John E. Berninger (American (Pennsylvania), 1897-1981) Untitled - View on a River in Autumn Oil on canvas Signed lower left "John E. Berninger" Approx. 31.25" x 36" (framed), 25.25" x 30.25" (unframed)
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Jun. 07, 2018
John Berninger (Pa, 1897 - 1981)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Oil on board, winter river scene with home. SLL John E. Berninger. 16"h x 20"w
Alderfer Auction
Jun. 07, 2018
John Berninger (Pa, 1897 - 1981)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on board, landscape with stream. SLL. 15.5"h x 19.5"w sight
Alderfer Auction
Oct. 15, 2017
John E. Berninger (Pennsylvania, 1897 - 1981), "Fall Landscape, "oil on board
Est: $400 - $600
John E. Berninger (Pennsylvania, 1897 - 1981), "Fall Landscape, "oil on board, signed lower right and dated 1951, measures 18 x 22 inches, overall in the frame, 22 x 25.50 inches. CONDITION: Good, slightly dirty. A Pennsylvania landscape painter living in Allentown, John Berninger is described by art writer, Geoff Gehman, as being in the "outer ring of the New Hope School." His career was devoted to depicting his region in realist-impressionist style, especially snow scenes and landmarks such as Meyers Bridge in Allentown. Berninger studied with Orlando Gray Wales, Arlington Lindenmuth and Walter Emerson Baum, and then was an art instructor at the Kline-Baum School in Allentown. In 1934, he was selected as one of four students of Baum into the Circulating Picture Club of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and two years later, he became Curator at the Allentown Art Museum, which had just been founded by Baum.
Huntington Museum of Art
Sep. 28, 2017
John E Berninger (1897-1981, Pennsylvania) Still Life with Petunias
Est: $600 - $900
Oil on canvas. Signed "John E Berninger" in lower left. 16.25"h x 20.25"w
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 28, 2017
John E Berninger (1897-1981, Pennsylvania) Near Wehr Mill Dr, Allentown
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Oil on artist board. Signed "John E Berninger" in lower left. Labeled "...Wehr Drive, near Parkland High School, painted from under the bridge" reverse of frame. Covered bridge located on Wehr Mill Road, Allentown, PA. 16"h x 20"w
Alderfer Auction