Willard Hirsch Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Willard Hirsch Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 19, 2024
Willard Hirsch
Est: $500 - $700
(Charleston, South Carolina, 1905-1982) Sculpture in pottery mother and child. Signed lower segment of back leg. Excellent condition throughout. H11"
Wooten & Wooten Auctioneers
Jun. 29, 2024
Willard Hirsch (Charleston, SC, 1905-1982)
Est: $200 - $400
Terra cotta sculpture of a young child seated with arms raised and placed on each side of head; 20 1/2"H, 11 3/4"W---surface losses due to weathering, losses to buttocks of child and to base rim---Consignor purchased from an estate in Walterboro, SC. The owners had been personal friends of Mr. Hirsch, who made the piece especially for them. The sculpture was in their garden for many years. (Inv. 25) Born in Charleston, Willard Newman Hirsch was South Carolina's most prominent sculptor of the 20th century. He studied at the College of Charleston, the National Academy of Design and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. He taught classes through the Carolina Art Association, the Charleston Art School which he founded along with William Halsey and Corrie McCallum, the Gibbes Museum of Art School, and at area colleges, including classes through the University of SC. He had studios at 17 Exchange Street and 2 Queen Street in Charleston. His work can be found in many public buildings and parks throughout the region.
Ivy Auctions
Dec. 02, 2023
attributed to WILLARD HIRSCH (American 1905-1982) A SCULPTURE, "Female Figure (Unknown)," PROBABLY SOUTH CAROLINA, 1972
Est: $200 - $400
attributed to WILLARD HIRSCH (American 1905-1982) A SCULPTURE, "Female Figure (Unknown)," PROBABLY SOUTH CAROLINA, 1972, cast bronze and wood, signed in bronze, "Willard '72." Height: 48" Diameter: 14"
Simpson Galleries, LLC
May. 21, 2022
Two Works by Willard Hirsch, Charleston
Est: $500 - $700
(American, 1905-1982) comprising a sculpture of a seated female nude, signed and dated "Willard Hirsch VOA? 1939", painted red earthenware, 12 in.; together with a relief rondel portrait of Laura Bragg, first woman director of CHS museum, signed at bottom "Willard Hirsch", red earthenware with subtle white highlights, mounted on later wood backing, rondel 11-1/2 in. diameter, backing 17 x 16 in. Note: Willard Newman Hirsch was an American sculptor who studied at the college of Charleston, the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. He taught at the College of Charleston, the Gibbes Museum of Art School, and the Charleston Art School, along with William Halsey and Corey McCallum. He had a studio at No. 2 Queen Street. Works by Hirsch are held by Brookgreen Gardens. Provenance: Private Charleston Collection
Brunk Auctions
Aug. 30, 2020
CHARLESTON LITTLE DANCER MARY LEGARE WHALEY
Est: $300 - $375
The Little Dancer of Charleston, Painting by Mary Legare Whaley. Painted in 2004. The Little Dancer is Willard Newman Hirsch (Charleston SC 1905-1982) beloved Bronze Statue at the Children's Fountain in White Point Gardens along the battery in Charleston SC. Professionally framed at Havens in Silver Wood Frame. In frame 20"x26"x1 3/4". Weight 5 pds. PROVENANCE: A Charleston SC Private Estate
Charleston Estate Auctions
Feb. 25, 2018
WILLARD HIRSCH (1905-1982) TERRA COTTA BAS RELIEF
Est: $200 - $400
Willard Newman Hirsch (Charleston SC 1905-1982) Terra Cotta Bas Relief portrait of Katherine Muschick Schneider by Willard N. Hirsch circa 1982. Incised artist's signature and date. The bust is of Hirsch's apprentice and student, Katherine M. Schneider, who studied with him for 2 years. There is a thin hairline to this one. Terra cotta medallion: 11.25" diameter, Weight 2 pds. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Artist Katherine M. Schneider. Willard Newman Hirsch (1905-1982) was an American sculptor. Born in Charleston in 1905, Hirsch graduated from Charleston High in 1923. He began at the College of Charleston, but his fathers death required him to go to work without graduating. Five years later, he moved to New York City, and there, an aunt saw him making figures with molten candle drippings. Recognizing his talent, she paid his tuition to the National Academy of Design. He then took classes at Manhattans Beaux-Arts Institute and maintained a studio for a decade, winning prizes and exhibiting around the country. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, Hirsch returned to Charleston in 1944 and opened a studio at 17 Exchange Street, where he built Charlestons first kiln for casting plaster and terra-cotta. While creating his own art work, he also taught adults and children. He taught art for many years at the College of Charleston and the Gibbes Museum of Art school, helping to establish the Charleston Art School with painters William Halsey and Corrie McCallum from 1953 to 1965. He married Mordenai Raisin, daughter of Beth Elohims beloved Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin, and they raised son Jacob (Jack) and daughter Jane on Broad Street. Hirsch, who died in 1982, had a reputation as a curmudgeon with strong opinions. Yet he was also a punster who appreciated wit, and his laughter was a gift. In fact, it may be his whimsy that is most enjoyed around the city. Anyone whos sipped from the fountain at the Battery and noticed the Little Dancers bare toes or seen Falling Angel throwing her arms up in glee behind the Gibbes has glimpsed Hirsch at his playful best. Never make ashtrays, he stormed at his students. For Hirsch, sculpture was only to portray the living. He loved all creatures, creating a tiger at Clemson and bulldog at SC State and turned Charlestons worship of ancestors into a pun by carving a bas relief of four bears, calling them his forebears. Just as he made clay and bronze beings seem alive, so Hirsch animated the city of Charleston with his humor and love of the human condition. REF: Charleston Magazine 2012. His works are included in the collections of Brookgreen Gardens, The SC State Museum,The Gibbes Museum of Art, Clemson University, The SC State University, The College of Charleston, The City of Charleston ( White Point Gardens and The Gaillard Auditorium), Charleston County Public Library System, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Ashley Hall School, and the SC National Guard (bas-relief sculptures on Armory buildings statewide) to name a few. His papers are held at the College of Charleston.
Charleston Estate Auctions
Feb. 25, 2018
WILLARD HIRSCH (1905-1982) LITTLE DANCER BRONZE
Est: $2,000 - $2,700
Willard Newman Hirsch (Charleston SC 1905-1982) Bronze Sculpture "Little Dancer". A smaller version of Hirsch's beloved Bronze at the Children's Fountain in White Point Gardens along the battery in Charleston SC. This small bronze figure was cast in Marietta, Ga at a foundry to Mr. Hirsch's exacting specifications. It was a gift to his apprentice and student, Katherine M. Schneider, who studied with Hirsch for 2 years. With wood plinth, measures 4"x3"x6 1/2". Weight 4 pds 3 oz. Great green patina. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Artist Katherine M. Schneider. Willard Newman Hirsch (1905 1982) was an American sculptor. Born in Charleston in 1905, Hirsch graduated from Charleston High in 1923. He began at the College of Charleston, but his fathers death required him to go to work without graduating. Five years later, he moved to New York City, and there, an aunt saw him making figures with molten candle drippings. Recognizing his talent, she paid his tuition to the National Academy of Design. He then took classes at Manhattans Beaux-Arts Institute and maintained a studio for a decade, winning prizes and exhibiting around the country. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, Hirsch returned to Charleston in 1944 and opened a studio at 17 Exchange Street, where he built Charlestons first kiln for casting plaster and terra-cotta. While creating his own art work, he also taught adults and children. He taught art for many years at the College of Charleston and the Gibbes Museum of Art school, helping to establish the Charleston Art School with painters William Halsey and Corrie McCallum from 1953 to 1965. He married Mordenai Raisin, daughter of Beth Elohims beloved Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin, and they raised son Jacob (Jack) and daughter Jane on Broad Street. Hirsch, who died in 1982, had a reputation as a curmudgeon with strong opinions. Yet he was also a punster who appreciated wit, and his laughter was a gift. In fact, it may be his whimsy that is most enjoyed around the city. Anyone whos sipped from the fountain at the Battery and noticed the Little Dancers bare toes or seen Falling Angel throwing her arms up in glee behind the Gibbes has glimpsed Hirsch at his playful best. Never make ashtrays, he stormed at his students. For Hirsch, sculpture was only to portray the living. He loved all creatures, creating a tiger at Clemson and bulldog at SC State and turned Charlestons worship of ancestors into a pun by carving a bas relief of four bears, calling them his forebears. Just as he made clay and bronze beings seem alive, so Hirsch animated the city of Charleston with his humor and love of the human condition. REF: Charleston Magazine 2012. His works are included in the collections of Brookgreen Gardens, The SC State Museum,The Gibbs Museum of Art, Clemson University, The SC State University, The College of Charleston, The City of Charleston ( White Point Gardens and The Gaillard Auditorium), Charleston County Public Library System, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Ashley Hall School, and the SC National Guard (bas-relief sculptures on Armory buildings statewide) to name a few.. His papers are held at the College of Charleston
Charleston Estate Auctions
Feb. 25, 2018
WILLARD HIRSCH (1905-1982) PLASTER BAS RELIEF
Est: $600 - $800
Willard Newman Hirsch (Charleston SC 1905-1982) 1930s Early Plaster Bas Relief portrait of a woman by Willard N. Hirsch. The Bas Relief is signed on the back by the artist and his address of 129 Lexington Avenue, New York is also on the back. The Bas relief is from the period from when he attended the Beaux Arts Institute and maintained a studio in New York. The bas relief is from the estate of his apprentice and student, Katherine M. Schneider, who studied and worked with him for 2 years. Size : 19" h x 13" w. Weight 4 pds. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Artist Katherine M. Schneider. Willard Newman Hirsch (1905-1982) was an American sculptor. Born in Charleston in 1905, Hirsch graduated from Charleston High in 1923. He began at the College of Charleston, but his fathers death required him to go to work without graduating. Five years later, he moved to New York City, and there, an aunt saw him making figures with molten candle drippings. Recognizing his talent, she paid his tuition to the National Academy of Design. He then took classes at Manhattans Beaux-Arts Institute and maintained a studio for a decade, winning prizes and exhibiting around the country. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, Hirsch returned to Charleston in 1944 and opened a studio at 17 Exchange Street, where he built Charlestons first kiln for casting plaster and terra-cotta. While creating his own artwork, he also taught adults and children. He taught art for many years at the College of Charleston and the Gibbes Museum of Art school, helping to establish the Charleston Art School with painters William Halsey and Corrie McCallum from 1953 to 1965. He married Mordenai Raisin, daughter of Beth Elohims beloved Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin, and they raised son Jacob (Jack) and daughter Jane on Broad Street. Hirsch, who died in 1982, had a reputation as a curmudgeon with strong opinions. Yet he was also a punster who appreciated wit, and his laughter was a gift. In fact, it may be his whimsy that is most enjoyed around the city. Anyone whos sipped from the fountain at the Battery and noticed the Little Dancers bare toes or seen Falling Angel throwing her arms up in glee behind the Gibbes has glimpsed Hirsch at his playful best. Never make ashtrays, he stormed at his students. For Hirsch, sculpture was only to portray the living. He loved all creatures, creating a tiger at Clemson and bulldog at SC State and turned Charlestons worship of ancestors into a pun by carving a bas relief of four bears, calling them his forebears. Just as he made clay and bronze beings seem alive, so Hirsch animated the city of Charleston with his humor and love of the human condition. REF: Charleston Magazine 2012. His works are included in the collections of Brookgreen Gardens, The SC State Museum,The Gibbes Museum of Art, Clemson University, The SC State University, The College of Charleston, The City of Charleston ( White Point Gardens and The Gaillard Auditorium), Charleston County Public Library System, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Ashley Hall School, and the SC National Guard (bas-relief sculptures on Armory buildings statewide) to name a few. His papers are held at the College of Charleston
Charleston Estate Auctions
Feb. 25, 2018
WILLARD HIRSCH (1905-1982) TERRA COTTA BAS RELIEF
Est: $400 - $600
Willard Newman Hirsch (Charleston SC 1905-1982) Terra Cotta Bas Relief portrait of Katherine Muschick Schneider by Willard N. Hirsch circa 1982. Incised artist's signature and date. The bust is of Hirsch's apprentice and student, Katherine M. Schneider, who studied and worked with him for 2 years. Terra cotta on cradled wood panel, Medallion: 11.25" diameter, Backed size: 17" h x 16" w. Weight PROVENANCE: The Estate of Artist Katherine M. Schneider. Willard Newman Hirsch (1905-1982) was an American sculptor. Born in Charleston in 1905, Hirsch graduated from Charleston High in 1923. He began at the College of Charleston, but his fathers death required him to go to work without graduating. Five years later, he moved to New York City, and there, an aunt saw him making figures with molten candle drippings. Recognizing his talent, she paid his tuition to the National Academy of Design. He then took classes at Manhattans Beaux-Arts Institute and maintained a studio for a decade, winning prizes and exhibiting around the country. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, Hirsch returned to Charleston in 1944 and opened a studio at 17 Exchange Street, where he built Charlestons first kiln for casting plaster and terra-cotta. While creating his own artwork, he also taught adults and children. He taught art for many years at the College of Charleston and the Gibbes Museum of Art school, helping to establish the Charleston Art School with painters William Halsey and Corrie McCallum from 1953 to 1965. He married Mordenai Raisin, daughter of Beth Elohims beloved Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin, and they raised son Jacob (Jack) and daughter Jane on Broad Street. Hirsch, who died in 1982, had a reputation as a curmudgeon with strong opinions. Yet he was also a punster who appreciated wit, and his laughter was a gift. In fact, it may be his whimsy that is most enjoyed around the city. Anyone whos sipped from the fountain at the Battery and noticed the Little Dancers bare toes or seen Falling Angel throwing her arms up in glee behind the Gibbes has glimpsed Hirsch at his playful best. Never make ashtrays, he stormed at his students. For Hirsch, sculpture was only to portray the living. He loved all creatures, creating a tiger at Clemson and bulldog at SC State and turned Charlestons worship of ancestors into a pun by carving a bas relief of four bears, calling them his forebears. Just as he made clay and bronze beings seem alive, so Hirsch animated the city of Charleston with his humor and love of the human condition. REF: Charleston Magazine 2012.His works are included in the collections of Brookgreen Gardens, The SC State Museum,The Gibbes Museum of Art, Clemson University, The SC State University, The College of Charleston, The City of Charleston ( White Point Gardens and The Gaillard Auditorium), Charleston County Public Library System, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Ashley Hall School, and the SC National Guard (bas-relief sculptures on Armory buildings statewide) to name a few. His papers are held at the College of Charleston
Charleston Estate Auctions
Feb. 25, 2018
WILLARD HIRSCH (1905-1982) TERRA COTTA BAS RELIEF
Est: $400 - $600
Willard Newman Hirsch (Charleston SC 1905-1982) Terra Cotta Bas Relief portrait of Katherine Muschick Schneider by Willard N. Hirsch circa 1982. Incised artist's signature and date. The bust is of Hirsch's apprentice and student, Katherine M. Schneider, who studied with him for 2 years. Terra cotta on cradled wooden panel, Medallion: 11.25" diameter, Backed size: 17" h x 16" w. Weight 7 pds. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Artist Katherine M. Schneider. Willard Newman Hirsch (1905-1982) was an American sculptor. Born in Charleston in 1905, Hirsch graduated from Charleston High in 1923. He began at the College of Charleston, but his fathers death required him to go to work without graduating. Five years later, he moved to New York City, and there, an aunt saw him making figures with molten candle drippings. Recognizing his talent, she paid his tuition to the National Academy of Design. He then took classes at Manhattans Beaux-Arts Institute and maintained a studio for a decade, winning prizes and exhibiting around the country. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, Hirsch returned to Charleston in 1944 and opened a studio at 17 Exchange Street, where he built Charlestons first kiln for casting plaster and terra-cotta. While creating his own art work, he also taught adults and children. He taught art for many years at the College of Charleston and the Gibbes Museum of Art school, helping to establish the Charleston Art School with painters William Halsey and Corrie McCallum from 1953 to 1965. He married Mordenai Raisin, daughter of Beth Elohims beloved Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin, and they raised son Jacob (Jack) and daughter Jane on Broad Street. Hirsch, who died in 1982, had a reputation as a curmudgeon with strong opinions. Yet he was also a punster who appreciated wit, and his laughter was a gift. In fact, it may be his whimsy that is most enjoyed around the city. Anyone whos sipped from the fountain at the Battery and noticed the Little Dancers bare toes or seen Falling Angel throwing her arms up in glee behind the Gibbes has glimpsed Hirsch at his playful best. Never make ashtrays, he stormed at his students. For Hirsch, sculpture was only to portray the living. He loved all creatures, creating a tiger at Clemson and bulldog at SC State and turned Charlestons worship of ancestors into a pun by carving a bas relief of four bears, calling them his forebears. Just as he made clay and bronze beings seem alive, so Hirsch animated the city of Charleston with his humor and love of the human condition. REF: Charleston Magazine 2012. His works are included in the collections of Brookgreen Gardens, The SC State Museum,The Gibbs Museum of Art, Clemson University, The SC State University, The College of Charleston, The City of Charleston ( White Point Gardens and The Gaillard Auditorium), Charleston County Public Library System, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Ashley Hall School, and the SC National Guard (bas-relief sculptures on Armory buildings statewide) to name a few. His papers are held at the College of Charleston.
Charleston Estate Auctions
Jun. 13, 2014
Willard Hirsch (SC, 1905-1982), Mother & Child
Est: $800 - $1,200
Willard Hirsch (SC, 1905-1982), Mother & Child terracotta, inscribed "Edition of 20" and "Willard Hirsch, SC," mounted to a hardwood base. HOA 11 1/8 in. Small flake to hairline and mother's nose.
Leland Little Auctions
May. 12, 2012
Plaques & Medallions of Award Association Willard Hirsch (American, 1905 - 1982), N.Y.C. W.P.A. Art Project, ca. 1935, bronze, signed, 14 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Plaques & Medallions of Award Association; Willard Hirsch (American, 1905 - 1982), N.Y.C. W.P.A. Art Project, ca. 1935, bronze, signed, 14 1/2" x 8 1/2"; Gerta Reis Weiner (American, 20th C.), All American Package Competition, bronze, signed, 6 3/4" x 8 7/8"; Paul Manship (American, 1885 - 1966), Carnegie Corporation Award, 1986, bronze, stamped Medallic Art Co., Danbury, CT, 4" diameter; Literature: Murtha, Edwin. Paul Manship. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1957, no. 335. Yeshiva University science award, 1965, 5" diameter, 8" with base; Karen Worth (American, 20th C.), A Touch of Immortality, 1966, painted metal, signed and dated, 12" diameter; Laura Gardin Fraser (American, 1889 - 1966), American Numismatic Society, Centennial, bronze, stamped Medallic Arts Co., NY, 3 1/2" diameter; Joseph Anthony Atchison (American b. 1895) Daniel Morgan Trophy, NRA Award for National Championship, bronze plaque; 24 1/2" x 15 1/2"; Pennsylvania National Guard by J. Otto Schweizer (American, 1863 - 1955), bronze plaque on wood, 16" diameter; Franz Eue (American, 20th C.) Choral Festival (Nordostlicher Sangerbund), 1938, bronze plaque mounted on wood, Stamped "F F EUE NY"; 9" x 15"; Artist unknown (2oth C..) Hinds Laundry (Massachusetts Safety Council), 1929, bronze plaque mounted on wood, 20" x 12 1/4"
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 06, 2008
Willard Hirsch (SC, 1905-1982), Bronze Sculpture,
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Willard Hirsch (SC, 1905-1982), Bronze Sculpture, dated 1940, nude figure of a male youth, Hirsch was a Charleston native and worked in a Queen's street studio and his sculptures are found in many public place in the Charleston area. Inscribed in plinth, "WILLARD HIRSCH 1940". Mounted on a rectangular wooden base. The Collection of Dr. & Mrs, Henry Landon, III. Statue: 48"; HOA: 50.5"
Leland Little Auctions
Oct. 26, 2006
A WILLARD HIRSCH (1905-1982) TERRACOTTA STUDY OF A MAN AND A BEAST
Est: £600 - £800
A WILLARD HIRSCH (1905-1982) TERRACOTTA STUDY OF A MAN AND A BEAST 23cm. modelled as a naked man seated against a passive beast incised artist's signature
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