Monte Crews Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Monte Crews Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 24, 2022
Original 1930s Saturday Eve Post Poster World Series
Est: $300 - $500
Crews, Monte 1888 - 1946 The Saturday Evening Post - World Series (First in Line) Letterpress Print 1939 27.9 x 22 in. (71 x 56 cm) Printer: no information Condition Details: (A) mounted on linen, small tears and minimal staining at the edges#USA #Literary & Books #Baseball
PosterConnection Inc.
Nov. 03, 2017
MONTE CREWS (AMERICAN, 1888-1946) AMATEUR NITE - COWBOY BILL'S RAMBLERS, THE SAT
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Monte Crews (American, 1888-1946) Amateur Nite - Cowboy Bill's Ramblers, The Saturday Evening Post cover, January 11, 1936 Oil on canvas 36-1/2 x 28-1/4 inches (92.7 x 71.8 cm) Signed lower left: Monte / Crews PROVENANCE: The artist; Major Edward Bowes, gift from the above, 1936; Sale: Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers, New York, November 1, 1946, lot 104; Lindy's, New York, acquired from the above; Sale: Savoy Art & Auction Galleries, New York, October 24, 1969, lot 8; Ted Mack, acquired from the above; Lewis Goldberg, by descent, 1976; Lloyd Marx, by descent, 1983; Albert Fisher, by descent. A copy of the Saturday Evening Post magazine and a letter by the artist dated September 2, 1936, gifting this work to Major Edward Bowes, accompanies the present work. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 10, 2015
Monte Crews, Oil on Canvas, ‘Sailor, Soldier’, USA, 20th C.
Est: $400 - $520
Oil on canvas USA, first half of the 20th century Monte Crews (1888-1946)—American illustrator Signed lower left ‘MONTE CREWS’ Indistinctly inscribed to edges of canvas Dimensions: 12 x 22 in. (30.4 x 55.8 cm) Image dimensions: 11 x 19 5/8 in. (27.9 x 49.8 cm) Good condition Estimate $500-$700 This black and white oil on canvas painting by American artist Monte Crews depicts three men in conversation. It appears that the seated man on the left with a safari hat is accusing another man, who avows his innocence. Crews may have created this piece as an illustration for one of the magazines he was freelancing at the time. An inscription at the edge of the canvas verso may say ‘Boys Life’, which was one of the magazines Crews sent work to. Minor abrasions throughout; loose on stretcher; otherwise appears in basic good condition. The painting’s stretcher dimensions measure 12 x 22 inches, while the image dimensions measure 11 x 19 5/8 inches. Monte Crews (American, 1888-1946) American illustrator Monte Crews initially studied art at the University of Missouri in 1905, however, by the end of spring semester of 1906, Crews left the university to study with artist George Bridgman at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1908 he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Art Students League in New York City. After his first year at the Art Students League, he won another scholarship for Best Illustrations. As an artist, one of Crews’ favorite hobbies was collecting old magazines and cutting out the illustrations. They certainly inspired Crews, who, after graduating and returning to Missouri, began to freelance as an illustrator to magazines such as ‘Boys’ Life’, ‘Baseball Magazine’, ‘Leslie’s Weekly’, ‘Red Book’ and ‘The American Magazine’. In 1926, Crews and his family moved Kansas, where he illustrated newspaper advertising. The following year, he began teaching illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute, educating artists such as R.G. Harris, Emery Clarke and John Falter. During his tenure, he continued selling his illustrations to both commercial and pulp magazines, some of the latter including ‘Argosy’ and ‘Blue Book’, which he contributed to regularly for many years. In 1933, Crews returned to New York, where he was hired to teach illustration at the Phoenix Art Institute and, in 1938, at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Towards the end of his life, he taught at the Moore Institute of Philadelphia until he died suddenly at the age of fifty-eight in 1946. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata US
Dec. 10, 2015
Monte Crews, Oil on Canvas, ‘Cornhuskers,’ USA, 1914
Est: $400 - $520
Oil on canvas USA, 1914 Monte Crews (1888-1946)—American illustrator Signed and dated lower right ‘MONTE CREWS 1914’ Dimensions: 27 x 21 in. (68.5 x 53.3 cm) Frame dimensions: 28 ½ x 22 ¼ in. (72.3 x 56.5 cm) Good condition Estimate $500-$700 “Cornhuskers” is an early work on canvas by famed American illustrator Monte Crews. A smitten young man assists a woman in period clothing shuck corn under the glow of a nearby lamp. This piece was created after Crews returned to Missouri, working as a freelance illustrator for a number of magazines. Stretcher marks visible along upper edge; surface dirt; under UV no evidence of restoration or retouch. This piece has frame dimensions measuring 28 ½ x 22 ¼ in. and stretcher dimensions measuring 27 x 21 in. Monte Crews (American, 1888-1946) American illustrator Monte Crews initially studied art at the University of Missouri in 1905, however, by the end of spring semester of 1906, Crews left the university to study with artist George Bridgman at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1908 he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Art Students League in New York City. After his first year at the Art Students League, he won another scholarship for Best Illustrations. As an artist, one of Crews’ favorite hobbies was collecting old magazines and cutting out the illustrations. They certainly inspired Crews, who, after graduating and returning to Missouri, began to freelance as an illustrator to magazines such as ‘Baseball Magazine’, ‘Leslie’s Weekly’, ‘Red Book’ and ‘The American Magazine’. In 1926, Crews and his family moved to Kansas, where he illustrated newspaper advertising. The following year, he began teaching illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute, educating artists such as R.G. Harris, Emery Clarke and John Falter. During his tenure, he continued selling his illustrations to both commercial and pulp magazines, some of the latter including ‘Argosy’ and ‘Blue Book’, which he contributed to regularly for many years. In 1933, Crews returned to New York, where he was hired to teach illustration at the Phoenix Art Institute and, in 1938, at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Towards the end of his life, he taught at the Moore Institute of Philadelphia until he died suddenly at the age of fifty-eight in 1946. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata US
May. 27, 2015
Monte Crews
Est: $700 - $900
Cornhuskers, Oil on canvas, 27 x 21 inches, 1914, 27 x 21 inches, 1914, Signed and dated lower right ‘MONTE CREWS 1914’
Auctionata US
May. 27, 2015
Monte Crews
Est: $300 - $500
A pair of drawings (“Boxing Match” and “Lion at Large," ink and gouache drawings on artist’s board, 15 x 20 1/8, Each signed, one with the artist’s initials, lower left ‘MONTE CREWS’
Auctionata US
May. 27, 2015
Monte Crews
Est: $600 - $800
Sailor, Soldier, Oil on canvas, 12 x 22 inches, Signed lower left ‘MONTE CREWS,’ Indistinctly inscribed to edges of canvas
Auctionata US
May. 04, 2011
MONTE CREWS (American, 1888-1946) The Problem Child Oil
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MONTE CREWS (American, 1888-1946) The Problem Child Oil on canvas 28 x 22 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 27, 2009
MONTE CREWS (American, 1888-1946) To the Doghouse
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
MONTE CREWS (American, 1888-1946) To the Doghouse Oil on canvas 31.5 x 27.5 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 15, 2009
MONTE CREWS (American, 1888-1946) The College
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
MONTE CREWS (American, 1888-1946) The College Sweethearts, Saturday Evening Post cover, November 14, 1936 Oil on canvas 36 x 24 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 03, 2005
Illustration
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Bus passes lake in mountainous landscape.
Illustration House