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  • FRANK C. HERBST - STILL LIFE WITH HAMMER
    Dec. 12, 2024

    FRANK C. HERBST - STILL LIFE WITH HAMMER

    Est: $300 - $500

    Lot 129 Frank C. Herbst American (1912-1970) Still Life with Hammer (1967) oil on artist board signed lower right 12 x 16 inches frame dimensions: 13 x 17 x 1/2 inches, wood frame Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. Priscilla Nelson

    Capsule Gallery Auction
  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Jun. 02, 2024

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $675 - $850

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egyptian, 1912 - 1970) TITLE: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few small paint losses. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 12 x 16 inches / 30 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 14 x 19 inches / 35 x 48 cm SIGNATURE: lower right ATTENTION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 132704 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in- law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that "Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • F.C. Herbst Oil on Panel Portrait & Street Scene
    Feb. 22, 2024

    F.C. Herbst Oil on Panel Portrait & Street Scene

    Est: $200 - $400

    Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970). Double sided oil on panel. Portrait of a seated woman, with street scene painted on verso. Both signed F.C. Herbst lower right, portrait dated in pencil April 1923 lower right and additionally dated in pencil lower left. 27 3/4" x 21 1/2" (with frame 30 5/8" x 24 1/4"). Pin holes and paint loss to corners and along edges, warping to panel. Provenance: From the Estate of Angela Gross Folk.

    Willow Auction House
  • F.C. Herbst Oil on Canvas Boats at Dock
    Feb. 22, 2024

    F.C. Herbst Oil on Canvas Boats at Dock

    Est: $200 - $400

    Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970). Oil on canvas, boats at dock. Signed lower right F.C. Herbst. 11 1/2" x 15 3/4" (with frame 14 1/8" x 18 1/4"). Provenance: From the Estate of Angela Gross Folk.

    Willow Auction House
  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Jun. 11, 2023

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $320 - $425

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Old Man and Woman MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One puncture. Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117127 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Frank C. Herbst (1912 - 1970) watercolor on paper, street corner scene, 11" x 15 1/4" sight, 20" x 23 1/4" overall
    Mar. 28, 2023

    Frank C. Herbst (1912 - 1970) watercolor on paper, street corner scene, 11" x 15 1/4" sight, 20" x 23 1/4" overall

    Est: $250 - $450

    Frank C. Herbst (1912 - 1970) watercolor on paper, street corner scene, 11" x 15 1/4" sight, 20" x 23 1/4" overall

    Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Mar. 12, 2023

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $380 - $475

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Old Man and Woman MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One puncture. Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117127 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Dec. 18, 2022

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $380 - $475

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Old Man and Woman MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One puncture. Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117127 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Sep. 11, 2022

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $400 - $500

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Old Man and Woman MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One puncture. Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117127 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

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  • Frank C Herbst (AM 1912-1970)
    Aug. 26, 2022

    Frank C Herbst (AM 1912-1970)

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Frank C Herbst (American 1912-1970) Military Park Newark NJ - oil on board signed lower right 12 x 16" 15 x 19" as framed.

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  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Mar. 13, 2022

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $425 - $550

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Old Man and Woman MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One puncture. Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117127 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

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  • Frank C. Herbst (1912-1970) Amer, Oil / Canvas
    Sep. 19, 2021

    Frank C. Herbst (1912-1970) Amer, Oil / Canvas

    Est: $600 - $800

    Frank C. Herbst (1912-1970) American artist, country side house / fall landscape, oil on canvas, signed 'F. C. Herbst' lower left. Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students’ League in New York City, a prestigious school founded in 1875. Frank Herbst won awards in several previous shows, he received a third prize in the oils division – the Florence Kasten Award – for his painting called Yacht Club. Overall size: 20 x 24 in. Sight size: 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. Please contact Nic at Info@premiershipment.com for an estimated shipping quote prior to bidding. Please note that all items are sold as is, and conditions should be asked prior to sale.

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  • Frank Herbst 1912-1970 New York Cityscape Painting
    Jul. 28, 2021

    Frank Herbst 1912-1970 New York Cityscape Painting

    Est: $100 - $1,000

    Frank Herbst (American, 1912-1970). Mid century street scene oil painting on canvas. Titled "10th Street Noon." Painting depicts a quiet moment along a busy New York City street in an impressionistic style. Signed lower right. Artist name and titled on verso. Housed in gilt wood frame. Work Size: 18 x 24 in. SHIPPING Hill Auction Gallery will not ship. Gallery will refer a local shipper for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com.

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  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Jun. 06, 2021

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $500 - $650

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Old Man and Woman MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One puncture. Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117127 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

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  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Mar. 07, 2021

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $475 - $525

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Old Man and Woman MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One puncture. Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117127 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

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  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Mar. 07, 2021

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $475 - $525

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Couple with Dog MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few paint losses. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 23 x 17 inches / 58 x 43 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 21 inches / 66 x 53 cm SIGNATURE: lower left SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117126 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

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  • Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting
    Dec. 06, 2020

    Frank Herbst (PA,IL,Egypt,1912-1970) oil painting

    Est: $475 - $525

    ARTIST: Frank C Herbst (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Egypt, 1912 - 1970) NAME: Illustration - Old Man and Woman MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One puncture. Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Arthur Bowen Davies, Moses Soyer, Charles Henry Gifford, Antonio Martino, Charles Herbert Woodbury, Eric Sloane, Arthur Burdett Frost, Johann Berthelsen, Raphael Soyer, James Gale Tyler, John Cuthbert Hare, Carl Philipp Weber, William Jachwak, Jerome Howes, Paul Strisik, Christopher High Shearer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117127 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frank C. Herbst was born in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, on October 10, 1890, a son of Ignatz Herbst and Amelia Heitlinger. The 1900 Federal population census indicates that the family then lived at 152 Lafayette Street in Ward 5 of Newark in a household headed by Amelia's father Matthew Heitlinger, age 69. A native of Germany, he had became a United States citizen in 1853. The house was located in Newark's Ironbound District, a block from the elevated mainline tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Other members of the household included daughter Amelia Herbst, born in New Jersey in August 1859; son-in-law Ignatz Herbst, age 50, who had been born in Germany but who became a U. S. citizen in 1870, and who was employed as a shipping clerk for the Central Railroad of New Jersey; grandson Frank Herbst, then age nine and attending school; and a second grandson Edward J. Herbst, who was then only five years old, having been born in January 1895. By 1910, Ignatz had become head of the Herbst household at the same Lafayette Street address. But Frank, then age nineteen, had found employment as a silver designer, demonstrating an early aptitude for art and drawing. Silver manufacturing was then a major Newark industry. Ten years later, the family had been reduced to Amelia Herbst, then age sixty, son Edward J., age twenty-five, and son Frank C., age twenty-nine and employed as a musician. They still resided at 152 Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District. Two years later, however, the three of them moved to a suburban residence at 29 Holland Road in South Orange, Essex County, owned by Edward. He had embarked on a successful career in Newark's insurance industry. The two sons, who remained unmarried, lived at that address for the remainder of their lives. Meanwhile, Frank continued his music career, being listed as a musician in an orchestra in the 1930 U. S. Census. On 12 June 1936, Frank Herbst applied to the U. S Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection for a Seaman's Protection Certificate. The application confirmed that he had been born in Newark on 10 October 1890, and that he resided at 29 Holland Road in South Orange. But interestingly, Herbst listed his occupation at Music Leader on the S.S. Manhattan. This very large luxury passenger liner had become the flagship of the United States Lines following its launch in 1931. Until 1939, it served on the New York to Hamburg route, followed by several others. It became a troop ship in 1941, and never returned to passenger service. As part of his Seaman's Protection application, Frank Herbst attached a photograph of himself (see below). The 1940 U. S. Census continued to list his occupation as Musician and the industry as Board Ship perhaps still serving on the prestigious S.S. Manhattan. While enjoying his primary career as a musician, Frank Herbst was also earning a reputation as a skilled artist and illustrator. From his beginning as a silver designer by 1910 at age nineteen, he advanced to the point that he was selling illustrations as early as 1918. This particular dated work was entitled Concert Crowd. Like so many other aspiring area artists, Herbst studied at the Art Students League in New York City. A prestigious school founded in 1875, it reported in 1924 a staff of twenty-six instructors and 2,394 students. They offered a wide range of instruction in painting, drawing, illustration, sculpture, etching, lithography, composition, woodblock, and color printing, with day, evening and Saturday classes to attract a wide range of students. Tuition ranged from $52 to $120 for eight months, putting enrollment at the League within range of individuals with even modest incomes. The commercial work turned out by Frank Herbst included magazine covers and illustrations, often for popular pulp publications such as Adventure. They included western as well as war-time themes, in addition to social scenes. At the same time, Herbst produced a significant volume of landscape and cityscape paintings in a traditional if somewhat Impressionistic style. He found art inspiration throughout the greater tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, but especially around his native Newark. A very brief biographical entry for Herbst appeared first in the 1925 edition of American Art Annual. It simply stated HERBST, FRANK C., 152 LaFayette St., Newark N. J. It went on to indicate that he was an illustrator and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City. This very short entry appeared without change in the 1927 edition of American Art Annual, and also in the 1931 edition discussed above, even though Herbst and his brother had moved to South Orange about 1922. The Newark address was where he had grown up. Frank Herbst apparently did not return to his shipboard musical career following World War II. For many years thereafter, he maintained a studio in Newark, an easy commute from South Orange. His obituary noted that he exhibited his work at shows, won many top awards, and that his paintings had entered many private collections. The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibits of the 1960s proved to be a good venue for Herbst. This semi-annual event in New York City had become an extremely popular marketplace for collectors interested in more traditional landscape painting such as Herbst produced. In the fall exhibit of 1962, as noted in the Jersey Journal newspaper published in Jersey City: Frank Herbst of Newark will receive a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit award for an oil painting, Jersey Canal, which will also be a part of the traveling exhibit. He also won a fifth honorable mention in the oil section for another painting, End of Road. The following year Herbst received a first prize in oils at the September Washington Square event. An article in the Jersey Journal article noted that his studio was then located at 643 Broad Street in Newark. Washington Square awards continued to be given to Herbst, by then in his mid-70s. In June of 1964, his painting entitled West Ninth Street received first prize in oils. A year later, the Jersey Journal announced Top Prizes in N.Y. for N.J. Artists. The Bruce Stevenson Memorial Award, given by his widow, Ruth Rolston Stevenson, who is also an artist, will go to Frank Herbst of Newark. Winner of fourth prize in oils, the painting is called Gaylordsville, Conn. Back Yard. Another of Herbst's paintings, Grey Day, Jones Beach, won him another honor a Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Travel Exhibit award. The Washington Square accolades continued into 1966. At the June exhibit: Frank Herbst, a Newark artist who has won awards in several previous shows, will receive a third prize in the oils division the Florence Kasten Award for his painting called Yacht Club. That would prove to be the last major award accorded to this talented and prolific Newark artist, as on 11 November 1966 the Newark Star-Ledger, carried the news that “Frank C. Herbst, 76, of 29 Holland Rd., South Orange, a popular artist, died yesterday in Orange Memorial Hospital. The obituary that followed described in brief terms his artistic background and career, funeral arrangements, that he had been a resident of South Orange for forty-four years, and that he left a brother, Edward J. Herbst. It also noted that He was a member of the Musician's Union of New York and New Jersey. That should dispel any doubt that Frank C. Herbst the illustrator and Frank C. Herbst the musician was in fact the same person.

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  • F.C. Herbst Oil on Canvas Street Scene
    Sep. 03, 2020

    F.C. Herbst Oil on Canvas Street Scene

    Est: $400 - $600

    F.C. (Frank C.) Herbst (American, 1912-1970). Signed lower right. 16" x 19 3/4"

    Curated Estates
  • F.C. Herbst Oil on Canvas Gaylordsville, Conn.
    Sep. 03, 2020

    F.C. Herbst Oil on Canvas Gaylordsville, Conn.

    Est: $400 - $600

    F.C. (Frank C.) Herbst (American, 1912-1970). Signed lower right. Titled on stretcher Gaylordsville, Connecticut. 15 3/4" x 19 1/4"

    Curated Estates
  • Signed FRANK HERBST (1912-1970) Pennsylvania New York Street Scene Oil Painting
    Feb. 15, 2017

    Signed FRANK HERBST (1912-1970) Pennsylvania New York Street Scene Oil Painting

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Mid century street scene oil on canvas painting by Frank Herbst (1912-1970 Pennsylvania) "10th Street Noon" features a rare quiet moment along a busy New York City street in an impressionistic style. Signed lower right. Signed and titled on stretcher verso. Work measures 18" x 24" Frame measures 23 1/2" x 29 1/2" Good condition with mild wear to frame. In house continental USA shipping $175 plus insurance.

    Hill Auction Gallery
  • Frank Herbst. Afternoon Stroll, oil
    Nov. 07, 2015

    Frank Herbst. Afternoon Stroll, oil

    Est: $200 - $400

    Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970). Oil on canvas, signed "F. Herbst" lr, 16 x 20 in., framed.

    Alex Cooper
  • Frank C. Herbst American, 1912-1970 Poised to Shoot, 1925
    Oct. 07, 2015

    Frank C. Herbst American, 1912-1970 Poised to Shoot, 1925

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Frank C. Herbst American, 1912-1970 Poised to Shoot, 1925 Signed F. C. Herbst and dated 25 (lr) Oil on canvas 37 x 26 inches Provenance: Plaza Art Galleries, New York, 1972 This striking image of a gentleman holding his fire while engaged in a duel is thought possibly to depict Alexander Hamilton. The fashionably attired figure resembles known likenesses of Hamilton, who met his death on July 11, 1804 in a notorious duel with Aaron Burr. Although it is believed that both men fired their weapons, Hamilton wasted his shot, aiming at a tree instead of his opponent. Burr aimed at his adversary, wounding him fatally. C 

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • FRANK C. HERBST, New York, 1912-1970, Lot of seventeen illustrations., The largest, 19.5" x 15.5".
    Sep. 26, 2015

    FRANK C. HERBST, New York, 1912-1970, Lot of seventeen illustrations., The largest, 19.5" x 15.5".

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    FRANK C. HERBST New York, 1912-1970 Lot of seventeen illustrations. Mostly portraits. Some signed. Various mediums. The largest, 19.5" x 15.5".

    Eldred's
  • Herbst, Frank C., 1912-1970, Pennsylvania, Riverscape. Oil on Canvas.
    Mar. 12, 2015

    Herbst, Frank C., 1912-1970, Pennsylvania, Riverscape. Oil on Canvas.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Herbst, Frank C., 1912-1970, Pennsylvania, Riverscape. Oil on Canvas. Signed "FC Herbst" in lower right. h:18 w:24 in.

    Alderfer Auction
  • Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970) Oil Painting
    Feb. 23, 2014

    Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970) Oil Painting

    Est: $600 - $800

    Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970) Oil Painting featuring a lake house with sail boats on the water. Great detail!. Measures - 10 1/4" high x 20" wide + 3" frame.

    Bruce Kodner Galleries
  • Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970)
    Feb. 19, 2014

    Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970) >Side Show <br>oil on canvas >38¼ x 29½ in. (97.2 x 75 cm.), unframed <br>

    Christie's
  • Painting, Frank C. Herbst, Spring in New York City
    Aug. 10, 2013

    Painting, Frank C. Herbst, Spring in New York City

    Est: $200 - $400

    Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970), Spring in New York City, oil on canvas, signed lower right, canvas (unframed): 16"h x 20"w

    Clars Auctions
  • STREET SCENE BY FRANK C. HERBST (PENNSYLVANIA, 1912-1970).
    Jul. 27, 2013

    STREET SCENE BY FRANK C. HERBST (PENNSYLVANIA, 1912-1970).

    Est: $250 - $450

    STREET SCENE BY FRANK C. HERBST (PENNSYLVANIA, 1912-1970). Oil on canvas, signed lower left. City street. 12"h. 16"w., in a frame, 17"h. 21"w.

    Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • Frank C. Herbst American, 1912-1970 New York Scenes: Three
    Jun. 20, 2012

    Frank C. Herbst American, 1912-1970 New York Scenes: Three

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Frank C. Herbst American, 1912-1970 New York Scenes: Three Each signed F. C. Herbst. (lr) Each oil on canvas Each 16 x 20 1/4 inches One unframed C 

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  • FRANK C. HERBST, American, 1912-1970, River landscape, likely New Jersey., Oil on canvas, 12" x 16". Framed.
    Aug. 04, 2011

    FRANK C. HERBST, American, 1912-1970, River landscape, likely New Jersey., Oil on canvas, 12" x 16". Framed.

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    FRANK C. HERBST American, 1912-1970 River landscape, likely New Jersey. Signed lower right "F.C. Herbst". Oil on canvas, 12" x 16". Framed.

    Eldred's
  • FRANK C. HERBST (1912-1970) West 11th St., oil on canvas, signed lower right F.C. Herbst. Exhibition label: Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit, New York (undated, circa late 1950's). Contained in stained wood frame. Condition: no visible defects.
    Dec. 05, 2010

    FRANK C. HERBST (1912-1970) West 11th St., oil on canvas, signed lower right F.C. Herbst. Exhibition label: Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit, New York (undated, circa late 1950's). Contained in stained wood frame. Condition: no visible defects.

    Est: $400 - $600

    FRANK C. HERBST (1912-1970) West 11th St., oil on canvas, signed lower right F.C. Herbst. Exhibition label: Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit, New York (undated, circa late 1950's). Contained in stained wood frame. Condition: no visible defects. Dimensions: 20'' X 24'', frame 27 1/8'' X 31 1/8''.

    Dargate Auction Galleries
  • Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970) Untitled;
    Nov. 13, 2010

    Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970) Untitled;

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Frank C. Herbst (American, 1912-1970) Untitled; Oil on board (framed); 12 1/8'' x 16 1/8''; Provenance: Estate of Frank Herbst; Private Collection, New Jersey; Private Collection, Pennsylvania

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • FRANK C. HERBST (American, 1912-1970) Look-Out,
    Oct. 27, 2009

    FRANK C. HERBST (American, 1912-1970) Look-Out,

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    FRANK C. HERBST (American, 1912-1970) Look-Out, 1924 Oil on canvas 34 x 24 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

    Heritage Auctions
  • F C HERBST (American, 1912-1970) ALONG THE BANKS.
    Aug. 25, 2009

    F C HERBST (American, 1912-1970) ALONG THE BANKS.

    Est: $400 - $600

    Oil on canvas landscape scene shows a boy standing on the sandy and tree lined banks of a winding river through tall trees. He looks down the river at another figure. The landscape reflected in the water. Signed lower right "F C Herbst". Housed in a modern carved and gilt wood frame. SIZE: 16" x 20". PROVENANCE: Collection of Elwyn Dearborn, Medford, NJ; Portland, ME. CONDITION: Very good with small paint scratch near signature. 9-96085

    James D. Julia
  • A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON CANVAS
    Oct. 22, 2008

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $200 - $300

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON CANVAS (American, 1912-1970), depicting an Orientalist still-life of a Buddha figure standing atop an elephant. 25"h x 17 1/2"w

    Nye & Company
  • A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD
    Jun. 12, 2008

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD

    Est: $400 - $600

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD (American, 1912-1970), depicting an industrial landscape scene, signed l.r. 11 1/2"h x 15 1/2"w

    Nye & Company
  • A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD
    Jun. 12, 2008

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD

    Est: $400 - $600

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD (American, 1912-1970), depicting a red barn, signed l.r. F.C. Herbst `58. 11 1/2"h x 15 1/2"w

    Nye & Company
  • A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD
    Jun. 12, 2008

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD

    Est: $400 - $600

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD (American 1912-1970), depicting a house in a winter landscape scene and two figures, bears signed l.r. 11 1/2"h x 15 1/2"w

    Nye & Company
  • A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD
    Jun. 12, 2008

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD

    Est: $400 - $600

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD (American, 1912-1970), depicting an autumn landscape with building and fence, signed l.r. 11 1/2"h x 15 1/2"w

    Nye & Company
  • A FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD
    Jun. 12, 2008

    A FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD

    Est: $400 - $600

    A FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON BOARD (American, 1912-1970), depicting a street scene with buildings and a figure walking, signed F.C. Herbst `55. 11 1/2"h x 15 1/2"w

    Nye & Company
  • A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON CANVAS
    Jun. 12, 2008

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $400 - $600

    A FRAMED FRANK C. HERBST OIL ON CANVAS (American, 1912-1970), depicting an Orientalist still-life of a Buddha-type figure atop an elephant. 25"h x 17 1/2"w

    Nye & Company
  • Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970), landscape with picket fence, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", signed F. C. Herbst, lower right, framed.
    Jun. 04, 2005

    Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970), landscape with picket fence, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", signed F. C. Herbst, lower right, framed.

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970), landscape with picket fence, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", signed F. C. Herbst, lower right, framed.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970), landscape with picket fence, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", signed F. C. Herbst, lower right, framed.
    Jun. 04, 2005

    Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970), landscape with picket fence, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", signed F. C. Herbst, lower right, framed.

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    Frank C. Herbst (American 1912-1970), landscape with picket fence, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", signed F. C. Herbst, lower right, framed.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • FRANK C. HERBST
    Sep. 26, 2004

    FRANK C. HERBST

    Est: $700 - $900

    FRANK C. HERBST (American, 1912-1970) RECLINING NUDE oil on canvas; 18 x 24 inches; Provenance: Spanierman Galleries, New York; From the Estate of the Artist

    Grogan & Company
  • FRANK C. HERBST
    Sep. 26, 2004

    FRANK C. HERBST

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    FRANK C. HERBST (American, 1912-1970) TEA DANCE oil on canvas; 26 x 37 inches; Provenance: Spanierman Gallery, NY; from the Estate of the Artist

    Grogan & Company
  • FRANK C. HERBST
    Sep. 26, 2004

    FRANK C. HERBST

    Est: $100 - $200

    FRANK C. HERBST (American, 1912-1970) CROSS COUNTRY SKIER signed l.r.; two sided oil on board, on verso: woman looking out a window; unframed: 10 1/4 x 7 inches;

    Grogan & Company
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