Louis Bosa Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Louis Bosa Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 02, 2024
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) American, Oil on Canvas
Est: $1,300 - $1,600
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) American, Oil on Canvas. Untitled. Duck scene. Depicting a duck head on the ground. Signed in the lower left. Proceeds from this sale will benefit students at the Ringling College of Art & Design. Overall Size: 15 x 19 in. Sight Size: 7 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. Frame Thickness: 1 1/2 in. #8160 . Born in a small town near Venice, Italy, Louis Bosa became a genre, figure, and landscape painter who exhibited widely, and was also a much-respected art teacher. Amidst the growing trends of modernism, especially Abstract Expressionism, he kept to his own unique style of apolitical, witty character studies and subjects of humor and human pathos. For art historians, his work has been difficult to categorize, which has led to him getting less attention than many of his contemporaries, especially those who had sophisticated public-relations machines. Also, he was such a unique character---ever telling jokes and far-fetched stories---that the focus on him tended to be on his quirky personality rather than the seriousness of his art. Bosa showed early art talent and interest, and began to do figure paintings, using his family as models, by the age of ten. When he was fifteen years old, he enrolled in Venice at the Academia delle Belle Arti, and between 1923 and 1924, emigrated to Hamilton, Canada where a brother had preceded him and was working in a steel mill. However, not wanting to become a steel worker as his family was urging him to do, Louis Bosa moved to Buffalo, New York to join an aunt and uncle. There he met his future wife, Theresa Krakowska, and shortly after moved to New York City to pursue art studies. He took various odd jobs to support himself, and began to do fine-art painting regularly, fortified by his studies at the Art Students League whose Director was the Social-Realist painter John Sloan. Sloan's painting style and subject matter had an ongoing influence on Bosa. A big boost came in 1944 when he won a $1,500 prize for painting from the Pepsi-Cola Company. He also made product endorsements such as for Grumbacher paints. In 1938, he won the first award that brought him much attention, the John Wanamaker Prize at an outdoor exhibition in Washington Square. He was awarded the Altman Prize at the National Academy of Design, but that was withdrawn when it was discovered that he was not American born. In the 1930s, the Bosa purchased a dilapidated cabin, built 1730, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and the cabin, named Casa Bosa, was their summer home for many years and after retirement, their permanent home. In an addition to the original structure, Bosa created a room resembling a chapel in which he housed small sculptures that he had made and Renaissance religious sculptures that he had collected. Bosa was an instructor for many years, including at the Art Students League in New York City, the Cape Ann School at Rockport, Massachusetts, and the Cleveland Institute of Art. (Askart)
Sarasota Estate Auction
Oct. 05, 2024
French 19th Century polychromed gilt gesso carved wood Saint Rocha 1295 figure from the European Antique Saints collection of Louis Bosa, (1905-1981), religious figure sculpture. 35"H x 12"W
Est: $400 - $600
French 19th Century polychromed gilt gesso carved wood Saint Rocha 1295 figure from the European Antique Saints collection of Louis Bosa, (1905-1981), religious figure sculpture. Provenance: From the collection of Louis Bosa, a well known Pennsylvania artist. Saint Rocha, 1295, is the patron saint of dogs and dog lovers. This figure is from the 19th century and was purchased in Paris, France. These saint figures also had a dog but few are ever found together. This item requires local pickup or third party shipping. Please contact us for a list of preferred shippers.
Ripley Auctions
Sep. 21, 2024
Louis Bosa (Italian, 1905-1981) The Escape, Signed Bosa lower right, Oil on board, Verso bears Frank J. Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, Florida
Est: $100 - $200
Louis Bosa (Italian, 1905-1981) The Escape, Signed Bosa lower right, Oil on board, Verso bears Frank J. Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, Florida gallery label, 27" x 12" Framed-31 1/4" x 16"
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Sep. 21, 2024
Louis Bosa (American, 1905-1981) pen and ink and wash on paper
Est: $100 - $200
Man with Horse and Cart pen and ink and wash on paper, signed Bosa lower left. 6 x 10 3/4"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 08, 2024
LOUIS BOSA (ITALIAN/AMERICAN, 1905-1981).
Est: $800 - $1,200
'Farmyard With a Hay Wagon'. Oil on board. Signed lower right. Property from an Edgewater, NJ estate. Dimensions: 17.25" h x 21.375" w. Frame: 21.50" h x 26.50" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jul. 20, 2024
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) gouache on paper painting landscape with trees
Est: $300 - $450
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) gouache on paper painting landscape with trees. Signed l/r L. Bosa. Painted on both sides. 24 3/8"h x 31 3/8"w. Weight: 10 lbs
King Galleries
Jul. 07, 2024
Louis Bosa (NY,PA,Italy,1905-1981) oil painting
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
ARTIST: Louis Bosa (New York, Pennsylvania, Italian, 1905 - 1981) TITLE: Selling Fruit (titled on label) YEAR: 1953 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few repaired tears. Some flaking/paint losses. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. ART SIZE: 14 x 20 inches / 35 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 27 inches / 53 x 68 cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Kleemann Galleries, NY (has label on verso) NAME VARIANTS: Luigi Bosa CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131754 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Codroipo, near Venice, Italy, the son of a stonemason, Bosa became a genre, figure and landscape painter who exhibited widely and was a much-respected art teacher. Art historians have apparently found his work difficult to categorize. Aged fifteen, he enrolled at the Academia delle Belle Arti, Venice. Around 1923/1924 he emigrated to Hamilton, Canada, from there to Buffalo, New York and then to New York City to pursue art studies. Bosa studied under John Sloan, of the Ashcan School, at the Art Students League. In 1938, he won the John Wanamaker Prize and he was awarded the Altman Prize at the National Academy of Design, although this was withdrawn when it was discovered that he was not American born. From 1944 to 1946, he was an instructor at the Art Students League in New York City and from 1943 to 1946, and taught at the Cape Ann School at Rockport, Massachusetts. By 1960, he was ‘Instructor of Advanced Painting’ at the Cleveland Institute of Art. He also taught at the Parsons School of Design, Syracuse University, and the University of Notre Dame. Bosa painted for the Works Progress Administration and for the Whitney Museum. In New York, he exhibited at The Kleeman Galleries and the Milch Galleries, and in 1951, he accepted an assignment from Life magazine to visit his hometown of Codroipo, Italy, a village near Venice, to paint the local people. Bosa's paintings are in many museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Whitney Museum, The Philadelphia Museum, The Toronto Art Museum and The Columbus Museum of Arts & Crafts.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 26, 2024
BOSA, Louis (American 1905-1981) Untitled. (At the Shore). ...
Est: $300 - $500
BOSA, Louis (American 1905-1981) Untitled. (At the Shore). 1971. Oil on Masonite. Signed lower right and signed and dated verso. 10 x 16”. Frame: 17 x 23”. Good condition. Not examined out of frame.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jun. 01, 2024
Louis (Luigi) Bosa, Italian (1905 - 1981), landscape with crows, watercolor on paper, 11 1/2"H x 18 1/2"W(sight), 24 1/4"H x 30 1/4"W(frame)
Est: $200 - $400
Louis (Luigi) Bosa Italian, (1905 - 1981) landscape with crows watercolor on paper Signed lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Born in a small town near Venice, Italy, Louis Bosa became a genre, figure, and landscape painter who exhibited widely, and was also a much-respected art teacher. Amidst the growing trends of modernism, especially Abstract Expressionism, he kept to his own unique style of apolitical, witty character studies and subjects of humor and human pathos. For art historians, his work has been difficult to categorize, which has led to him getting less attention than many of his contemporaries, especially those who had sophisticated public-relations machines. Also, he was such a unique character---ever telling jokes and far-fetched stories---that the focus on him tended to be on his quirky personality rather than the seriousness of his art. Bosa showed early art talent and interest, and began to do figure paintings, using his family as models, by the age of ten. When he was fifteen years old, he enrolled in Venice at the Academia delle Belle Arti, and between 1923 and 1924, emigrated to Hamilton, Canada where a brother had preceded him and was working in a steel mill. However, not wanting to become a steel worker as his family was urging him to do, Louis Bosa moved to Buffalo, New York to join an aunt and uncle. There he met his future wife, Theresa Krakowska, and shortly after moved to New York City to pursue art studies. He took various odd jobs to support himself, and began to do fine-art painting regularly, fortified by his studies at the Art Students League whose Director was the Social-Realist painter John Sloan. Sloan's painting style and subject matter had an ongoing influence on Bosa. In 1926, Bosa and Theresa married. The couple struggled financially through the 1930s and early 1940s, and many of his paintings reflect laboring people or obvious "down and outs" wandering streets or just standing idle. A big boost came in 1944 when he won a $1500. prize for painting from the Pepsi-Cola Company. He also made product endorsements such as for Grumbacher paints. In 1938, he won the first award that brought him much attention, the John Wanamaker Prize at an outdoor exhibition in Washington Square. He was awarded the Altman Prize at the National Academy of Design, but that was withdrawn when it was discovered that he was not American born. In the 1930s, the Bosa purchased a dilapidated cabin, built 1730, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and the cabin, named Casa Bosa, was their summer home for many years and after retirement, their permanent home. In an addition to the original structure, Bosa created a room resembling a chapel in which he housed small sculptures that he had made and Renaissance religious sculptures that he had collected. The Bosas also did much entertaining at Casa Bosa, including students from his classes in New York and Cleveland. From 1944 to 1946, he was an instructor at the Art Students League in New York City and from 1943 to 1946, he taught at the Cape Ann School at Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1960, he was an Instructor of Advanced Painting at Cleveland Institute of Art 1959. In New York, Bosa exhibited at The Kleeman Galleries and the Milch Galleries, and in 1951, Louis Bosa accepted an assignment from Life magazine to visit his hometown of Codroipo, Italy, a village near Venice, and to do paintings of local people. He had not been there for 27 years, and townspeople there were impressed with him as a successful artist. He did more than thirty depictions of family members including his mother and father and ninety-five year old grandmother. His mother died shortly after that visit, and unable to return for her funeral, he did a painting called Procession, which had figures of people he knew would be in attendance including himself as an observer peering from a window. Louis Bosa died in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on October 19, 1981 at age 76. He had cancer of the bladder, and suffered dementia from anesthesia during surgery in 1975, which meant he did little painting the last years of his life. Sources: Cher Krause Knight, "Louis Bosa: A keen Eye and a Kind Heart", American Art Review, December 2005, p. 142-148 Collectors of American Art, Annual Bulletin, December 1947 Ed Dannenburg of New York City Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art
Ripley Auctions
Apr. 20, 2024
Louis Bosa Canal Scene
Est: $800 - $1,200
Louis Bosa (Italian, 1905-1981) Canal Scene Oil on board Signed Bosa, lower right
Larsen Art Auction
Feb. 10, 2024
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) sketches
Est: $200 - $400
Circus People watercolor on paper, 1955, signed Bosa lower left. 9 x 11 1/4"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 10, 2024
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Female Nude watercolor on rice paper, 1964, signed Bosa 1964 lower right. 9 x 6''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 10, 2024
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) acrylic on paper
Est: $300 - $600
Waterfront with Full Moon acrylic on paper, 9 3/4 x 14 1/2''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 10, 2024
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) watercolor
Est: $300 - $600
Bucks County watercolor on paper, ca. 1940's, signed Bosa lower right. 9 x 13 1/2''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 10, 2024
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) watercolor
Est: $150 - $250
Mexican Scene watercolor on paper, signed Louis Bosa lower right. 13 1/2 x 17"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 04, 2024
Louis Bosa Double Sided Gouache on Paper Paintings
Est: $500 - $1,000
A pair of Louis 'Luigi' Bosa (Italian/American, 1905-1981) gouache on paper paintings presented in a double-sided frame; one side depicting a woodland scene and the other side a dead game still life with two turkey heads and a foot. Signed on front, lower right. Sight: 16" x 23"
Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd
Nov. 11, 2023
LOUIS (LUIGI) BOSA AMERICAN 1905-1981
Est: $600 - $900
The Procession, oil on panel, 8 x 24 in (20.3 x 61 cm), framed 15 x 23 in (38.1 x 78.7 cm), signed lower left and dated 1956, PROVENANCE: J.J. Roush, 1960's Chicago by descent to family to a private collector St. Louis, MO
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Nov. 03, 2023
LOUIS (LUIGI) BOSA (New York/Pennsylvania/Italy, 1905-1981), Don Quixote., Oil on board, 19.5" x 15.5" sight. Framed 23.5" x 19.5".
Est: $300 - $500
LOUIS (LUIGI) BOSA New York/Pennsylvania/Italy, 1905-1981 Don Quixote. Signed and dated lower right "Bosa 1960".
Eldred's
Oct. 21, 2023
Louis Bosa pen and ink
Est: $150 - $250
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Study of Monks pen and ink on grey paper 16 x 13"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 21, 2023
LOUIS BOSA Still Life with Flowers.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
LOUIS BOSA Still Life with Flowers. Oil on canvas, 1937. 815x510 mm; 32x20 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right recto. Provenance: Private collection, New Jersey.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 15, 2023
Louis Bosa (Italian, 1905-1981) H.- 14 in., W.- 24 in., Framed- H.- 20 1/2 in., W.- 30 1/2 in.
Est: $800 - $1,200
† Louis Bosa (Italian, 1905-1981) Louis Bosa (Italian, 1905-1981), "Misericordia," oil on board, signed lower left, gallery label with artist and title from "The Milch Gallery, New York" en verso, additional label with artwork information en verso, also with business card from "Halcyon House Antiques, Bay St. Louis" with artwork information attached, presented in a wood frame,
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Jun. 18, 2023
Louis (Luigi) Bosa (1905 - 1981) Oil on Canvas
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Depicting a farm on a river mark, signed and dated for 1937 at the lower right.
Locati LLC
Jun. 14, 2023
LOUIS BOSA (1905-1981) ITALIAN
Est: $500 - $1,500
THE ONLOOKER, 1952, oil painting on canvas, signed lower left, 18 ¼ x 16 ¼”, frame 27 ½ x 26 x 3 ¼”. Provenance: Kleemann Galleries, New York.
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Jun. 04, 2023
Louis (Luigi) Bosa (1905 - 1981) Double-Sided
Est: $400 - $600
Louis (Luigi) Bosa (New York, Pennsylvania / Italy, 1905 - 1981) Double-sided watercolor/gouache painting. Signed lower right. Sight Size: 14.5 x 22.5 in. Overall Framed Size: 24 x 31.5 in. Framed behind glass.
Helmuth Stone
Jun. 03, 2023
3 Louis Bosa drawings
Est: $200 - $400
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Portraits 1 pen and ink; 1 charcoal on paper and a pen and ink sketch, 1 is signed, handling creases, various tears along edges. 19 x 12'' (largest sheet)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jun. 03, 2023
Louis Bosa sketches
Est: $200 - $400
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Sketches- Self-Portrait, Winter Scene, Figural, tears around edges and toning to paper and handling creases, all unsigned. 14 7/8 x 19 3/4'' (largest sheet)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jun. 03, 2023
Louis Bosa watercolor and pen and ink
Est: $200 - $400
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) ''Venezia'' watercolor and pen and ink on paper, signed Bosa lower center and titled lower left, along with 4 pen and ink sketches, some light staining and handling creases. 10 7/8 x 17'' (sheet size)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jun. 03, 2023
Louis Bosa sketches
Est: $200 - $400
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Sketches 4 pen and ink on paper, unsigned, vertical crease down center of 1 sketch, other creases, minor tears and abrasions throughout sketches. 12 x 18'' (largest sheet)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jun. 03, 2023
Louis Bosa pen and ink sketches
Est: $200 - $400
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Sketches 4 pen and ink on paper, 1 signed Bosa on verso, good condition. 12 x 18'' (largest sheet)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jun. 03, 2023
Louis Bosa Erotica sketches
Est: $150 - $250
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Erotica sketches 4 pen and ink on paper, 1 signed Bosa, good condition. 9 x 12'' (largest sheet)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jun. 03, 2023
Louis Bosa watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Street Scene watercolor on paper, unsigned, some handling creases and light staining. 17 x 10 1/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
May. 20, 2023
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Italian/American, W/C
Est: $400 - $800
Winter Scene, small watercolor on paper, signed lower left, framed under glass. Born in a small town near Venice, Italy, Louis Bosa became a genre, figure, and landscape painter who exhibited widely, and was also a much-respected art teacher. Amidst the growing trends of modernism, especially Abstract Expressionism, he kept to his own unique style of apolitical, witty character studies and subjects of humor and human pathos. Early on he moved to New York City to pursue his art studies. There at the Art Students League, the Director was the Social Realist painter, John Sloan. Sloan's painting style and subject matter had an ongoing influence on Bosa. Overall size: 8 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. Image size: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. #3245 #54
Sarasota Estate Auction
May. 20, 2023
Louis Bosa (1905-1981) Italian/American, Oil
Est: $600 - $1,000
Titled "Forest Scene", oil painting, signed lower right. Born in a small town near Venice, Italy, Louis Bosa became a genre, figure, and landscape painter who exhibited widely, and was also a much-respected art teacher. Amidst the growing trends of modernism, especially Abstract Expressionism, he kept to his own unique style of apolitical, witty character studies and subjects of humor and human pathos. Early on he moved to New York City to pursue his art studies. There at the Art Students League, the Director was the Social Realist painter, John Sloan. Sloan's painting style and subject matter had an ongoing influence on Bosa. Overall size: 16 x 11 1/2 in. Image size: 11 x 6 1/2 in. #1149 #55
Sarasota Estate Auction
May. 20, 2023
Louis Bosa Oil, Bal Masque
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Louis Bosa (American 1905-1981) Bal Masque, oil on masonite panel, signed lower left, framed. Dimensions: 9 x 26 in. image size, 13.5 x 30.5 in. as framed. Condition: Glossy varnish layer with craquelure. No evidence of retouch under UV light.
Neue Auctions
May. 03, 2023
LOUIS BOSA (NY/PA/ITALY, 1905-1981)
Est: $250 - $350
"Seasons Greetings", a miniature watercolor of white and black children skating on a country pond, signed with the sentiment, in a two-window mat, under glass, in a gilt bullnose stick frame, OS: 10" x 7 1/2", SS (image): 4 1/4" x 5 1/4". Good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 19, 2023
Louis (Luigi) Bosa (1905 - 1981) Oil on Board
Est: $500 - $1,000
"The Lock", signed at the lower right.
Locati LLC
Feb. 08, 2023
Louis (Luigi) Bosa Italian/American, 1905-1981 Birthday Party
Est: $800 - $1,200
Louis (Luigi) Bosa Italian/American, 1905-1981 Birthday Party Signed Bosa (ll) Oil on Masonite 10 x 24 inches (25.4 x 61 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 03, 2022
Louis Bosa Oil, Wharf
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Louis Bosa (American 1905-1981) Wharf, 1934, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, framed. Dimensions: 19.5 x 23.5 in. canvas size, 29.5 x 33.5 in. as framed. Condition: Very good, some buckling of canvas at lower right corner.
Neue Auctions
Dec. 03, 2022
Louis Bosa oil, Hunters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Est: $800 - $1,200
Louis Bosa (American 1905-1981) Hunters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, oil on board, signed lower right, framed. Dimensions: 9 x 14.75 in. image size, 14.75 x 20.5 as framed. Condition: Very good with no damage or restoration.
Neue Auctions
Nov. 10, 2022
Louis Bosa, Skating Monks
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Louis Bosa Skating Monks oil on canvas 10 h × 16 w in (25 × 41 cm) Signed to lower left 'Bosa'. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 22, 2022
Louis Bosa oil
Est: $200 - $400
Louis Bosa (American 1905-1981) Three Flying Figures- oil on masonite, signed Bosa lower left, framed. 8 x 24''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Oct. 08, 2022
Louis Bosa O/B European Street Scene + Charles Sarka Painting, 2 items
Est: $300 - $400
1st item: Louis Bosa (New York/Italy,1905-1981) oil on board painting of a European street, probably in Italy, with one point perspective taking the viewers eye under semicircular archways into a distant narrowing alley with a figure. Signed "BOSA" lower right. Housed in a carved giltwood frame with carved corner elements and a linen liner. Sight: 9 1/2" H x 7 1/2" W. Framed: 16 3/4" H x 14 1/4" W. 2nd item: Charles Nicolas Sarka (New York/Illinois, 1879-1960) impressionistic oil on canvas mounted on board painting titled "Man Planting Tree" depicting an African-American man tending to a flowering tree, the Brooklyn Bridge and a strolling couple visible in the background. Signed "SARKA" lower left. Typed Young Fine Arts Auctions, North Berwick, ME paper label, dated 2/27/93, en verso. Housed in a wooden frame with carved reeded running pattern. Sight: 15" H x 12" W. Framed: 19" H x 16" W.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Sep. 17, 2022
Louis (Luigi) Bosa, New York, Pennsylvania / Italy (1905 - 1981), Sketches of People, ink and pencil drawing
Est: $250 - $350
Louis (Luigi) Bosa New York, Pennsylvania / Italy, (1905 - 1981) Sketches of People ink and pencil drawing signed possibly in pencil
Link Auction Galleries
Jul. 09, 2022
Louis Bosa Large O/C Painting, Workers at a Railroad
Est: $1,200 - $1,400
Louis Bosa (New York, Pennsylvania/Italy, 1905-1981) oil on canvas large genre painting depicting laborers working on a railroad, with rural landscape in the background under a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Bosa '46" lower right. Housed in a painted wood frame. Sight: 21 3/4" H x 27 1/2" W. Framed: 29" H x 35" W. Biography: Louis Bosa was born in Codroipo, Italy in 1905. The artist immigrated to Canada and finally settled in New York City in the 1920s where he studied art and modernism under the Art Students League directed by social realist painter John Sloan. In the 1930s and 40s the artist and his wife struggled financially, and his subject matter often included the laboring class in America, as in this work. His artistic career gained traction in the latter half of the 1940s, and throughout his life he became widely exhibited and respected as a teacher for the Art Students League, continuing to paint an array of genre, figure and landscape paintings, and eventually returning to Italy to paint urban and satirical scenes.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
May. 18, 2022
Louis Bosa, (American, 1905-1981), Lazy Afternoon, Venice, circa 1950, oil on masonite, 14" x 24"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Louis Bosa (American, 1905-1981) Lazy Afternoon, Venice, circa 1950 oil on masonite signed lower right titled verso 14" x 24" Provenance: Frank J. Oehlschlaeger Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (label verso) Treadway Toomey Auctions, Oak Park, Illinois, 20th Century Art & Design, 06 December 2009, Lot 735
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Apr. 07, 2022
LOUIS BOSA (New York/Pennsylvania/Italy, 1905-1981), "An Evening Prayer"., Oil on canvas, 20.5" x 18". Framed 29.75" x 27.75".
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
LOUIS BOSA New York/Pennsylvania/Italy, 1905-1981 "An Evening Prayer". Signed lower left "Bosa". Titled on gallery label verso. Housed in a period hand-carved and painted frame.
Eldred's
Mar. 19, 2022
Louis Bosa pen and ink
Est: $150 - $250
Louis Bosa (American 1905-1985) Whimsical Sketches pen and ink on paper, 1965, signed Bosa 1965 lower left, paper age toned, some creasing, crayon scribbles by another hand. 11 x 17''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Mar. 19, 2022
Louis Bosa pen and ink
Est: $150 - $250
Louis Bosa (American 1905-1985) Whimsical Sketches pen and ink on brown paper, ca. 1965. 12 x 18''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts