Charles Kermit Ewing Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Kermit Ewing Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 27, 2024
C. Kermit Ewing O/C Expressionist Seashore, Stormy Sky, 1970
Est: $400 - $500
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) oil on canvas expressionist seascape depicting waves crashing against a rocky shore under a turbulent sky, rendered in muted colors of blue, grey, white and brown. Signed and dated "Ewing '70" lower left. Additional signature and date "C. K. Ewing" en verso to top of stretcher, partially covered by old label reading "Bette W. Bacon XX / Trust Department". Titled "Stormy Sky" in black ink along lower stretcher. Housed in a grey wood frame with a linen liner. Sight: 21 1/2" H x 27 1/2" W. Framed: 27 5/8" H x 33 1/2" W. Biography: Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. (Source: Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art").
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Jan. 28, 2023
C. KERMIT EWING EXPRESSIONIST OIL ON CANVAS, MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE
Est: $400 - $450
Charles Kermit "Buck" Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) expressionist oil on canvas painting depicting a landscape with a range of blue mountains in the background appearing to nearly merge with a turbulent sky. Signed "Ewing" lower left. Frame, Knoxville TN label en verso. Housed in a giltwood frame with an off white linen liner. Sight: 17 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed: 22 1/2" H x 28 1/2" W. Biography: Painter Charles Ewing was the founder of the "Knoxville Seven" group of abstract expressionist artists, as well as a teacher and lithographer. Born in Pennsylvania, he studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and at the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. (Source: The Knoxville Museum of Art, Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art").
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Jan. 28, 2023
C. KERMIT EWING O/C EXPRESSIONIST COASTAL PAINTING
Est: $400 - $500
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) oil on canvas Expressionist seascape painting depicting waves crashing onto a coastline, under a turbulent sky. Signed and dated "Ewing '68" lower right. Housed in a grey wormy wood frame with a linen liner and gilt filet. Sight: 19 3/4" h x 23 1/2" W. Framed: 27" H x 30 1/2" H. Note: Originally purchased by the consigner from the Alvin H. Nielsen estate. Additional information about the Nielsen Family and their collection is included with the purchase of this item.
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Jan. 28, 2023
CHARLES KERMIT EWING MIXED MEDIA PAINTING, SAN SEBASTIAN WALL
Est: $600 - $700
Charles Kermit "Buck" Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) large mixed media on canvas painting titled "San Sebastian Wall". Depicts an abstract collage image featuring textured three-dimensional motifs, newspaper clippings, and shades of blue, grey, and white paint. Signed and dated "Ewing 64" lower left. Titled, signed, and dated " C. Kermit Ewing, Knoxville Tenn, Oct. 1964" upside down, en verso of canvas. Housed in a stained wormy wood frame with a linen liner and gilt filet. Sight: 35 1/2" H x 25 1/2" W. Framed: 44" H x 33 3/4" W.
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Dec. 03, 2022
Charles Kermit Ewing Seascape Oil on Canvas Signed
Est: $500 - $1,000
Charles Kermit "Buck" Ewing (American, 1910-1976) oil on canvas painting titled "Seascape, Maine" depicting a coastal scene with rocky outcroppings in the foreground. Signed and dated 1965 on the front. Signed, titled, and dated on the back. Housed in original wood frame. Sight: 26" x 35.5" SHIPPING Atlanta Auction Gallery will not ship this lot in house. The buyer is responsible for arranging White Glove delivery, independent courier, or Freight shipment. Auction house will supply preferred shipper list.
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Oct. 15, 2022
Charles Kermit Ewing Seascape Oil on Canvas Signed
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Charles Kermit "Buck" Ewing (American, 1910-1976) oil on canvas painting titled "Seascape, Maine" depicting a coastal scene with rocky outcroppings in the foreground. Signed and dated 1965 on the front. Signed, titled, and dated on the back. Housed in original wood frame. Sight: 26" x 35.5"
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Oct. 08, 2022
Large Kermit Ewing O/C Painting, Road to Grenada Spain
Est: $500 - $550
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) large oil on canvas painting titled "Road to Grenada, Spain" depicting a rocky landscape with sparse buildings and a bridge traversing the water. Signed lower left. Titled, signed, and dated Sept. 1966, en verso. Housed in a painted carved wooden frame. Sight: 39 3/4" x 29 5/8" H x 39 3/4" W. Framed: 40" H x 50" W. 3" D. Biography (Courtesy Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"): Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
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Jul. 10, 2022
C. Kermit Ewing O/B Painting, Low Tide
Est: $300 - $400
Charles Kermit "Buck" Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) oil on board painting "Low Tide" depicting a coastal scene with a shoreline foreground and a rocky peninsula jutting out from the right side. Signed and dated "Ewing '68" lower right. Additionally signed, dated, and titled en verso. Housed in a weathered wood frame with linen liner. Sight: 11" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed: 17 3/4" H x 22 1/2" W. Biography: "Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville". (Source: Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art").
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May. 22, 2022
Painting, Charles Kermit Ewing
Est: $700 - $1,000
Charles Kermit Ewing (American, 1910-1976), Mid-Century Abstract, 1956, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, landscape sketch verso, board: 27.5"h x 19.25"w, overall (with frame): 32.75"h x 24.75"w
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Oct. 23, 2021
C. Kermit Ewing O/C Painting, Nocturnal Seascape
Est: $500 - $550
Charles Kermit "Buck" Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) oil on canvas marine painting depicting a coastal scene with waves crashing against a rock beneath a cloudy, turbulent sky. Signed and dated "Ewing 1946" lower right. Housed in a wooden frame with traces of gilt paint. Sight: 23 1/4" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed: 30 1/4" H x 36 1/4" W. Biography: Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. (Source: Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art").
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Jul. 24, 2021
C. Kermit Ewing Painting Moon Shot #2 & Poster
Est: $600 - $700
Charles Kermit "Buck" Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) 3-D mixed media cement on wood painting titled "Moon Shot #2". Depicts a cutout of the moon superimposed on wood, both in a metallic brown color. Titled, signed and dated en verso "Moon Shot #2, 1970, C. Kermit Ewing, U.T., Knoxville TN". Housed in a simple wood frame, likely made by the artist. Moon: 23" dia. Sight: 30 1/2" H x 30 3/8" W. Framed: 30 3/4" H x 30 5/8" W. Together with a Ewing exhibition poster from 1976 reading, "Buck Ewing/retrospective exhibition/40 years/1937 - 1976". 29 1/2" H x 24" W. Note: A similar example can be found in a University of Tennessee Department of Art Faculty Exhibition booklet from 1966, which shows a cement piece titled "Moon Shot #2", 28" dia. Scanned copy of this material available upon request.
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Jul. 11, 2020
C. Kermit Ewing Oil on Canvas Seascape
Est: $350 - $450
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) abstract oil on canvas seascape depicting waves crashing against a rocky shore scene under a cloudy sky, rendered in muted colors of blue, grey, white and brown. Signed and dated "C. Ewing '67" lower left. Additional marker inscription en verso regarding purchase in 1977. Housed in a carved painted wood frame. Sight - 17 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed - 21 7/8" H x 28" W. Biography: Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. (Source: Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art").
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Jan. 25, 2020
Charles Kermit Ewing O/C, Jamaica Girl
Est: $500 - $550
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) expressionist oil on canvas painting titled "Jamaica Girl" depicting the portrait of a Jamaican female wearing a headdress, seated against a yellow background. Signed and dated "Ewing '58" lower left. Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Virginia Annual Regional Exhibition label with artist's name, address, title, and return address with additional artist's signature and date en verso. Housed in a wormy wood frame. Sight - 33 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed - 41 5/8" H x 27 1/2" W. Mid 20th century. Biography (Courtesy Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"): Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer and one of the so-called Knoxville Seven. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
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Jan. 25, 2020
Charles Kermit Ewing Abstract O/C, Road To Granada, Spain
Est: $500 - $550
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) abstract oil on canvas landscape painting titled "Road To Granada, Spain" depicting a road winding through a rocky hillside below a cloudy blue sky. Signed and dated "Ewing 60" lower right. Exhibition label en verso. Housed in a black wooden frame. Sight - 30 " H x 39 3/4" W. Framed - 30 3/4" H x 40 3/4" W. Mid 20th century. Biography (Courtesy Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"): Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
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Jan. 25, 2020
Charles Kermit Ewing O/C Abstract Painting
Est: $400 - $500
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) oil on canvas abstract painting depicting forms rendered in shades of green, blue, yellow, orange, red, brown, and black. Signed and dated "Ewing 69" lower left. Housed in a wormy wood frame. Sight - 29 1/2" H x 39 3/4" W. Framed - 33 3/4" H x 42 3/4" W. Mid 20th century. Biography (Courtesy Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"): Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer and one of the "Knoxville Seven." He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
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Jan. 25, 2020
R. Birdwell drawing & C. K. Ewing Watercolor, Figures
Est: $500 - $600
Two (2) Tennessee works on paper: watercolor by Charles Kermit Ewing and drawing by Robert Birdwell. 1st item: Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) watercolor on paper, expressionist painting of a female nude. Signed and dated "C. Kermit Ewing '58" lower left. Housed and matted under glass in a wormy wood frame. Sight - 21 1/4" H x 13 5/8" W. Framed - 29 1/8" H x 21 1/8" W. 2nd item: Robert Birdwell (Tennessee, 20th century) pen and ink portrait of an elderly woman. Signed and dated "64 Birdwell" lower right. Housed and matted under glass in an off white wooden frame. Sight - 8 1/4" H x 5 3/8" W. Framed - 16 3/4" H x 12" W. Note: Both Ewing and Birdwell were members of The Knoxville Seven, an influential group of progressive artists in Knoxville who invigorated East Tennessee's art scene between 1955 and 1965.
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Jul. 14, 2018
Abstract Oil On Canvas, Kermit Ewing Frame
Est: $600 - $700
Abstract oil on canvas painting rendered in a heavy impasto technique with an illegible signature lower right. Housed in a painted wood frame with sponge decoration, pencil inscription en verso indicates that the frame was made by the Knoxville artist Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976). Sight - 23 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed - 36 1/4" W x 30 1/2" W. 20th century. Provenance: Private Morristown, TN Estate. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
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Jul. 14, 2018
C. Kermit Ewing, O/C, "South of Taos"
Est: $400 - $450
Charles Kermit Ewing (TN, 1910-1976) oil on canvas painting titled "South of Taos" depicting a desert landscape beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed "Ewing" lower right. Signed, dated, and titled with artist's location and original price "C. Kermit Ewing, Knoxville, Tenn, 1970" and "South of Taos, $100" top and bottom of stretcher, en verso. Housed in a wooden frame with an off white linen rabbet edge. Sight - 18" H x 23" W. Framed - 23 1/2" H x 29" W. (Courtesy Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"): Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
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Apr. 03, 2018
Charles Kermit Ewing (American 1910-1976), Bust of a Man and Still Life of Flowers, Serigraph in color
Est: $300 - $500
Charles Kermit Ewing (American 1910-1976) Bust of a Man and Still Life of Flowers Serigraph in color, 1961, signed Charles Kermit Ewing and dated in pencil l.r. and numbered 3/20 in pencil l.l.; apparently in good condition. Framed.* Sight size: 483 x 635 mm (19 x 25 in)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Apr. 03, 2018
Charles Kermit Ewing (American 1910-1976), Chain Makers Studio, Cement latex on Masonite
Est: $400 - $600
Charles Kermit Ewing (American 1910-1976) Chain Makers Studio Inscribed with artist's name, title, medium and dated 1963 on verso Cement latex and oil on Masonite 39-1/2 x 29-1/2 in (100.3 x 75 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Apr. 03, 2018
Charles Kermit Ewing (American 1910-1976), Village on a Hill , Oil on canvas
Est: $500 - $700
Charles Kermit Ewing (American 1910-1976) Village on a Hill Signed Ewing and dated 1965 l.r. and inscribed on verso Oil on canvas 30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Dec. 05, 2014
A Limited Edition Print Representing a Golden Eagl
Est: £20 - £40
A Limited Edition Print Representing a Golden Eagle in Flight. 17/750. By Charles Ewing, Copyright 1980. 26 x 34 inches.
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Jul. 19, 2014
Kermit Ewing "Road to Grenada, Spain"
Est: $600 - $900
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) large oil on canvas titled "Road to Grenada, Spain" depicting a rocky landscape with bridge. Titled and dated Sept. 1966 en verso. Signed lower left. Housed in a painted carved wooden frame. Sight: 39 3/4" x 29 5/8" H x 39 3/4" W. Framed -40" H x 50" W. 3" Depth. Biography (Courtesy Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"): Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
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Jan. 25, 2014
Charles Kermit Ewing Abstract Still Life
Est: $600 - $800
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) Large oil on canvas abstract still life of objects on a table, signed and dated "'61", lower right and en verso. Wooden frame: 32-1/4" H x 42" W, Sight: 29-3/4" H x 39" W. Biography (Courtesy Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"): Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
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Jan. 22, 2011
Charles Kermit Ewing Landscape, "Twin Pines"
Est: $400 - $500
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) Large oil on canvas landscape titled, "Twin Pines," signed and dated lower left "Ewing, '70". Also signed on the back. Very good condition, frame has some losses to edge. Sight: 39-1/2" W x 29-1/2" H. Framed: 46-1/4" W x 36-3/8" H. Estate of Katherine Bacon, Knoxville, TN.
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Oct. 16, 2010
Charles Kermit Ewing Lithograph, Signed
Est: $100 - $150
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) signed lithograph, abstract self-portrait of the artist in his studio. Signed lower right, "C. Kermit Ewing '61" and numbered 15/20 lower left. Condition - Overall toning with tears to lower left and lower mid margins. Sight - 19" H x 25" W. Framed - 26 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W. 20th century.
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May. 22, 2010
Charles Kermit Ewing seascape painting
Est: $300 - $350
Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) oil on board seascape with rocks, signed and titled en verso, "Rough Surf, Kermit Ewing, Knoxville, TN 1971". Signed on canvas lower left. Condition - Excellent condition. Sight - 13 1/2" H x 17" W. Framed - 16 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W.
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