Morris Kantor Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Morris Kantor Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 12, 2024
MORRIS KANTOR (1896 - 1974, AMERICAN) In the Open.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MORRIS KANTOR (1896 - 1974, AMERICAN) In the Open. Oil on canvas. Signed, M. Kantor, upper right. 1270x1422 mm; 50x56 inches. Provenance: [Christie's East, NY, May 21, 1991, lot 630, post-sale purchase]; Private collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 06, 2024
Antique American Art Students League Surreal Abstract Oil Painting ATTR Morris Kantor (1896 - 1974)
Est: $300 - $500
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring 25 by 34 inches overall and 20 by 30 painting alone. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please text 617-835-2496
Curated Gallery Auctions
Jun. 30, 2024
A MORRIS KANTOR, RUSSIAN, MIXED MEDIA DRAWING
Est: $250 - $350
Morris Kantor (1896-1974), a pastel and charcoal on paper drawing depicting a dancing woman. Signed "M. Kantor" lower left. Matted, housed in a wooden frame. Inscribed on the verso: "Original drawing, Morris Kantor, Do not destroy". Morris Kantor was a Minsk-born American painter. Kantor's work is in the collections of many prominent museums, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Hirshhorn Museum.
Helios Auctions
May. 31, 2024
Morris Kantor (NY 1896-1974) Pastel of Woman
Est: $400 - $600
Matted, framed and signed LL M. Kantor untitled pastel and charcoal drawing on paper, OD 19" x 24", ID 12.5 x 16.5". Image of a woman facing left with arms open, orange / red tones. The back of the frame has a cut out to expose a note reading "Original Drawing Morris Kantor - Do Not Destroy.". Kantor, Morris (Belarusian/American, 1896-1974).
Keystone Auctions LLC
Apr. 07, 2024
MORRIS KANTOR (AMERICAN 1883-1977).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
'Union Square', 1931. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. Verso: College Art Association, New York City, Label From a Stamford, CT collection. Dimensions: 23" h x 15" w. Frame: 32.5" h x 24.5" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jan. 07, 2024
Morris Kantor Untitled Ink on Paper
Est: $600 - $800
Morris Kantor (Belarusian/American, 1896-1974), Untitled, Ink on Paper, signed in pencil lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 33.75" H x 21.75" W; frame: 35" H x 23" W. Keywords: Drawings, Works on paper, Abstract composition, Futurism
Auctions at Showplace
Dec. 01, 2023
Morris Kantor (NY 1896-1974) Pastel of Woman
Est: $400 - $600
Matted, framed and signed LL M. Kantor untitled pastel and charcoal drawing on paper, OD 19" x 24", ID 12.5 x 16.5". Image of a woman facing left with arms open, orange / red tones. The back of the frame has a cut out to expose a note reading "Original Drawing Morris Kantor - Do Not Destroy.". Kantor, Morris (Belarusian/American, 1896-1974).
Keystone Auctions LLC
May. 20, 2023
MORRIS KANTOR (1896-1974) Structural, Oil on masonite, 8 1/2 x 14"
Est: $400 - $600
MORRIS KANTOR (1896-1974) Structural, Oil on masonite, 8 1/2 x 14"
Bakker Auctions
Feb. 25, 2023
Morris KANTOR: "Abstracted Coastline with a Tree"
Est: $600 - $800
Morris KANTOR (1896-1974): "Abstracted Coastline with a Tree". Pencil on wove paper. Very likely a preliminary study for a painting. Signed and dedicated in pencil. Sheet size: 10 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches.
Armstrong Fine Art
Dec. 17, 2022
Morris Kantor, Russia, New York (1896-1974), Sailboats, Oil on canvas, 22 1/4" x 19 1/4", 24 1/2" x 21" (frame)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Morris Kantor Russia, New York, (1896-1974) Sailboats Oil on canvas Signed and dated (1930) lower right. Signed verso Biography from Hanover Square Gallery Morris Kantor was born in Minsk, Russia in 1896, and moved to New York in 1906. Early in his career he experimented with Futurism and Cubism. In 1916 he studied landscape painting with Homer Boss (1882-1956). In 1928, after returning to New York City from a year in Paris, Kantor developed a style in which he combined Realism with Fantasy, often taking the streets of New York as his subject matter. By 1940, he was focusing on figural studies. Today Kantor's work can be found in such institutions as: the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; the Museum of Modern Art, NY; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Source: Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 15, 2022
MORRIS KANTOR (AMERICAN 1883-1977)
Est: $400 - $600
MORRIS KANTOR (AMERICAN 1883-1977) Study, pastel and charcoal on paper 42 x 33 cm (16 1/2 x 13 in.) [sight] framed dimensions: 60.5 x 48.5 cm (23 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.) signed lower right
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Aug. 14, 2022
Morris Kantor (New York, 1896 - 1974)
Est: $500 - $1,000
Morris Kantor (New York, 1896 - 1974) Mid-century abstract oil on board painting. Signed lower left. Provenance: Private Sarasota collection. Size: 8 x 10 in. Unframed.
Helmuth Stone
Jul. 21, 2022
Exhibited M. Kantor Painting - Synthetic Panorama, 1964
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
**Originally Listed At $800** Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Synthetic Panorama" oil on canvas, 1964. Signed and dated on the upper left. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created not only representational still lifes and landscapes, but also masterfully engaged with Modernism, exploring such movements as Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism. The title "Synthetic Panorama" is probably the only literal reference made by Kantor in this piece, and at that, its precise meaning is far from transparent. The painting is comprised of various biomorphic forms with twisting curves and gestural passages. Kantor presents spaces from different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant color palette and an expressive manner, and set in a custom frame. Size: 61.875" L x 49.75" W (157.2 cm x 126.4 cm) Size of frame: 62.875" L x 50.75" W (159.7 cm x 128.9 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168226
Artemis Gallery
Jul. 14, 2022
Exhibited Kantor Painting - "Image on Red Ground" 1969
Est: $1,600 - $2,500
This is an oversized item that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote before bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Image on Red Ground" oil on canvas, 1969. Signed "M. Kantor" at lower left and on verso. A dramatic painting by Morris Kantor, "Image on Red Ground" features a central arrangement of biomorphic forms delineated in bold yellow, spring green, peach, lavender, deep grey and violet - all against a vermilion red-orange ground. Kantor was a fascinating artist, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes as well as abstraction compositions like this example. A wonderful example of Kantor's oeuvre set in a custom black frame. Size: 53" L x 42" W (134.6 cm x 106.7 cm) Size of frame: 54.625" L x 43.625" W (138.7 cm x 110.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer; note the gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168233
Artemis Gallery
Jul. 14, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting - Rendition, 1965
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Rendition" oil on canvas, 1965. Signed and dated at lower right. A monumental painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic and was included in the American Federation of Arts exhibition entitled "American Masters Arts Students League" (October 1967 - October 1968). "Rendition" features a central arrangement of organic forms and gestural passages delineated in pastel colors via loose brushwork and rich impasto; a hard-edge step-like motif to the left rendered in bold red and blue hues; and a biomorphic section on the right delineated in various shades of green ranging from sage to jewel tone jade with a slender red curvilinear border down its left side. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes and non-representational abstractions like this example. Size: 52" L x 61.75" W (132.1 cm x 156.8 cm) Size of frame: 52.875" L x 62.875" W (134.3 cm x 159.7 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." In addition, Bertha Schaefer lent this painting to the American Federation of Arts exhibition entitled "American Masters Arts Students League" (October 1967 - October 1968). Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168227
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 15, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting - Odalisk No. 2 (1959)
Est: $1,600 - $2,400
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Odalisk No. 2" oil on canvas, 1959. Signed and dated at lower left. A monumental painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic and was exhibited at the American Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Riverside Museum on Riverside Drive in Manhattan. "Odalisk No. 2" features biomorphic forms and gestural passages delineated in a vibrant mid-century color palette of cotton candy pink, kelly green, buttercup yellow, violet, black, grey, and azure hues. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes and non-representational abstractions like this example. Size: 46" L x 52" W (116.8 cm x 132.1 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." In addition, this painting was exhibited at the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Riverside Museum on Riverside Drive in Manhattan; note the label for this exhibition on the verso. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168236
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 08, 2022
Morris Kantor Painting - "Proliferous Array" (1968-69)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Proliferous Array" oil on canvas, 1968-1969. Signed and dated by the artist at upper left. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's mid-century avant-garde aesthetic. The title "Proliferous Array" in conjunction with the stylized biomorphic motifs suggest associations with plants that are budding and sprouting shoots, multiplying to create a "proliferous array" of flora. Kantor also offers the viewer different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that conjure sculptural forms that extend beyond the picture plane and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant palette of violet, lavender peach, spring green, aqua and royal blue hues and set in a custom frame. A striking piece in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Biomorphic Modernism. Size of painting: 55.2" L x 58" W (140.2 cm x 147.3 cm) Size of frame: 56.625" L x 59.5" W (143.8 cm x 151.1 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168225
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 04, 2022
Morris Kantor, New York (1896 - 1974), Paris from the Ile St. Louis, 1927 (view of Eifel Tower), oil on canvas, 20 3/4"H x 28 1/8"W (sight), 28 5/8"H x 36"W (frame)
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Morris Kantor New York, (1896 - 1974) Paris from the Ile St. Louis, 1927 (view of Eifel Tower) oil on canvas signed lower left. Relined canvas. Ex. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution label verso. Catalog #HMSG66.2670. From askART: Morris Kantor was born in Minsk, Russia in 1896, and moved to New York in 1906. Early in his career he experimented with Futurism and Cubism. In 1916 he studied landscape painting with Homer Boss (1882-1956). In 1928, after returning to New York City from a year in Paris, Kantor developed a style in which he combined Realism with Fantasy, often taking the streets of New York as his subject matter. By 1940, he was focusing on figural studies. Today Kantor's work can be found in such institutions as: the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; the Museum of Modern Art, NY; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Source: Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 02, 2022
Signed 1960s Morris Kantor Painting - Nocturne
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Nocturne" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed by the artist on the upper right. Morris Kantor's painting entitled "Nocturne" suggests associations with a term that James Abbott McNeill Whistler used for paintings evocative of the night or subjects veiled by light or viewed at night or twilight. Whistler further associated Nocturnes with French musical compositions of the same name that were also inspired by the night. Kantor's Nocturne visions are comprised of various biomorphic forms and expressive gestural imagery. All is delineated in a dreamy palette of royal blue, dove grey, violet, jet black, ruby red, sienna, ochre, peach, and tangerine hues. A striking painting in which Kantor drew associations with Whistler's abstract night scenes as well as French musical nocturnes. Size: 49.875" L x 46" W (126.7 cm x 116.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168232
Artemis Gallery
May. 26, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting "Revisit" ca. 1960s
Est: $1,400 - $2,100
**Originally Listed At $900** Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Revisit" oil on canvas, 1960s. Signed on the upper right. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created not only representational still lifes and landscapes, but also masterfully engaged with Modernism, exploring such movements as Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism. The title "Revisit" is probably the only literal reference made by Kantor in this piece, and at that, its precise meaning is far from transparent. The painting is comprised of various organic forms with twisting curves and gestural passages. Kantor presents spaces from different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant palette of tangerine, rose, buttercup yellow, mauve, peach, spring green, cobalt, aqua, and violet hues and set in a custom frame. Size of painting: 40" L x 30" W (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm) Size of frame: 40.875" L x 30.875" W (103.8 cm x 78.4 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer; note the gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA - acquired from the grandson of Morris Kantor; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168239
Artemis Gallery
May. 26, 2022
Exhibited M. Kantor Painting - Synthetic Panorama, 1964
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
**Originally Listed At $800** Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Synthetic Panorama" oil on canvas, 1964. Signed and dated on the upper left. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created not only representational still lifes and landscapes, but also masterfully engaged with Modernism, exploring such movements as Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism. The title "Synthetic Panorama" is probably the only literal reference made by Kantor in this piece, and at that, its precise meaning is far from transparent. The painting is comprised of various biomorphic forms with twisting curves and gestural passages. Kantor presents spaces from different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant color palette and an expressive manner, and set in a custom frame. Size: 61.875" L x 49.75" W (157.2 cm x 126.4 cm) Size of frame: 62.875" L x 50.75" W (159.7 cm x 128.9 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168226
Artemis Gallery
May. 19, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting - Rendition, 1965
Est: $2,600 - $3,900
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Rendition" oil on canvas, 1965. Signed and dated at lower right. A monumental painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic and was included in the American Federation of Arts exhibition entitled "American Masters Arts Students League" (October 1967 - October 1968). "Rendition" features a central arrangement of organic forms and gestural passages delineated in pastel colors via loose brushwork and rich impasto; a hard-edge step-like motif to the left rendered in bold red and blue hues; and a biomorphic section on the right delineated in various shades of green ranging from sage to jewel tone jade with a slender red curvilinear border down its left side. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes and non-representational abstractions like this example. Size: 52" L x 61.75" W (132.1 cm x 156.8 cm) Size of frame: 52.875" L x 62.875" W (134.3 cm x 159.7 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." In addition, Bertha Schaefer lent this painting to the American Federation of Arts exhibition entitled "American Masters Arts Students League" (October 1967 - October 1968). Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168227
Artemis Gallery
May. 18, 2022
Morris Kantor, oil on canvas, c. 1937
Est: $700 - $1,000
Morris Kantor (America,1896-1974), Nude Female by the Sea, signed lower right, exhibition label verso stretcher, 7"h x 13"w (canvas), 15.5"h x 21"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 12, 2022
Exhibited Kantor Painting - "Image on Red Ground" 1969
Est: $2,200 - $3,300
This is an oversized item that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote before bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Image on Red Ground" oil on canvas, 1969. Signed "M. Kantor" at lower left and on verso. A dramatic painting by Morris Kantor, "Image on Red Ground" features a central arrangement of biomorphic forms delineated in bold yellow, spring green, peach, lavender, deep grey and violet - all against a vermilion red-orange ground. Kantor was a fascinating artist, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes as well as abstraction compositions like this example. A wonderful example of Kantor's oeuvre set in a custom black frame. Size: 53" L x 42" W (134.6 cm x 106.7 cm) Size of frame: 54.625" L x 43.625" W (138.7 cm x 110.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer; note the gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168233
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 21, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting - Odalisk No. 2 (1959)
Est: $1,700 - $2,550
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Odalisk No. 2" oil on canvas, 1959. Signed and dated at lower left. A monumental painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic and was exhibited at the American Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Riverside Museum on Riverside Drive in Manhattan. "Odalisk No. 2" features biomorphic forms and gestural passages delineated in a vibrant mid-century color palette of cotton candy pink, kelly green, buttercup yellow, violet, black, grey, and azure hues. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes and non-representational abstractions like this example. Size: 46" L x 52" W (116.8 cm x 132.1 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." In addition, this painting was exhibited at the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Riverside Museum on Riverside Drive in Manhattan; note the label for this exhibition on the verso. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168236
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 14, 2022
Signed 1958 Morris Kantor Painting - Ochre Bound
Est: $1,900 - $2,850
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Ochre Bound" oil on canvas, 1958. Signed and dated on the upper left. A striking abstract painting by Morris Kantor entitled "Ochre Bound". While this title leaves the theme open to interpretation, Kantor's composition suggests associations with the natural world - a magenta orb at the upper left conjuring a harvest moon, a deep blue passage on the right conjuring a running river, gestural brushwork at the center conjuring layers of the earth and golden sky above. All is delineated in a vibrant palette - shades of golden ochre, magenta, spring green, royal and cerulean blue, and violet hues - and set in a custom frame. A wonderful painting in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Biomorphic Modernism. Size: 50" L x 51.875" W (127 cm x 131.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168230
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 14, 2022
Morris Kantor Painting - "Proliferous Array" (1968-69)
Est: $2,200 - $3,300
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Proliferous Array" oil on canvas, 1968-1969. Signed and dated by the artist at upper left. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's mid-century avant-garde aesthetic. The title "Proliferous Array" in conjunction with the stylized biomorphic motifs suggest associations with plants that are budding and sprouting shoots, multiplying to create a "proliferous array" of flora. Kantor also offers the viewer different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that conjure sculptural forms that extend beyond the picture plane and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant palette of violet, lavender peach, spring green, aqua and royal blue hues and set in a custom frame. A striking piece in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Biomorphic Modernism. Size of painting: 55.2" L x 58" W (140.2 cm x 147.3 cm) Size of frame: 56.625" L x 59.5" W (143.8 cm x 151.1 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168225
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 07, 2022
Signed 1960s Morris Kantor Painting - Nocturne
Est: $2,200 - $3,300
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Nocturne" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed by the artist on the upper right. Morris Kantor's painting entitled "Nocturne" suggests associations with a term that James Abbott McNeill Whistler used for paintings evocative of the night or subjects veiled by light or viewed at night or twilight. Whistler further associated Nocturnes with French musical compositions of the same name that were also inspired by the night. Kantor's Nocturne visions are comprised of various biomorphic forms and expressive gestural imagery. All is delineated in a dreamy palette of royal blue, dove grey, violet, jet black, ruby red, sienna, ochre, peach, and tangerine hues. A striking painting in which Kantor drew associations with Whistler's abstract night scenes as well as French musical nocturnes. Size: 49.875" L x 46" W (126.7 cm x 116.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168232
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 07, 2022
Signed Morris Kantor Painting - "Elysian" ca. 1960s
Est: $2,600 - $3,900
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Elysian" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed on the upper right. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. The title "Elysian" suggests associations with paradise or heaven, and Kantor's Elysian visions are comprised of various biomorphic forms suggesting abstract plant and human imagery. Kantor presents spaces from different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant palette of tangerine, peach, buttercup yellow, kelly green, spring green, aqua, teal, lavender, and violet hues and set in a custom frame. A striking piece in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Modernism. Size: 50" L x 59.375" W (127 cm x 150.8 cm) Size of frame: 50.875" L x 60.875" W (129.2 cm x 154.6 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. "Schaef" is handwritten on one of the stretcher bars suggesting that the painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168228
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 31, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting - Terrace #1 (1960)
Est: $1,700 - $2,550
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Terrace #1" oil on canvas, 1960. Signed on lower left. A fascinating abstract painting by Morris Kantor entitled "Terrace #1". While this title suggests a representational theme, the composition departs from a literal interpretation of visual reality. Instead, Kantor uses expressive forms and gestural marks to conjure imagery, inviting the viewer make interpretations. All is delineated in shades of golden yellow, chartreuse, scarlet, black, and grey and set in a custom frame. Kantor was particularly interesting, because while he was fully engaged in Modernism, he also painted representational still lifes and landscapes, albeit with a Surrealist twist. Size: 40" L x 45" W (101.6 cm x 114.3 cm) Size of frame: 40.7" L x 45.625" W (103.4 cm x 115.9 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168234
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 31, 2022
Exhibited M. Kantor Painting - Synthetic Panorama, 1964
Est: $1,500 - $2,250
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Synthetic Panorama" oil on canvas, 1964. Signed and dated on the upper left. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created not only representational still lifes and landscapes, but also masterfully engaged with Modernism, exploring such movements as Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism. The title "Synthetic Panorama" is probably the only literal reference made by Kantor in this piece, and at that, its precise meaning is far from transparent. The painting is comprised of various biomorphic forms with twisting curves and gestural passages. Kantor presents spaces from different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant color palette and an expressive manner, and set in a custom frame. Size: 61.875" L x 49.75" W (157.2 cm x 126.4 cm) Size of frame: 62.875" L x 50.75" W (159.7 cm x 128.9 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168226
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 08, 2022
Signed 1958 Morris Kantor Painting - Ochre Bound
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Ochre Bound" oil on canvas, 1958. Signed and dated on the upper left. A striking abstract painting by Morris Kantor entitled "Ochre Bound". While this title leaves the theme open to interpretation, Kantor's composition suggests associations with the natural world - a magenta orb at the upper left conjuring a harvest moon, a deep blue passage on the right conjuring a running river, gestural brushwork at the center conjuring layers of the earth and golden sky above. All is delineated in a vibrant palette - shades of golden ochre, magenta, spring green, royal and cerulean blue, and violet hues - and set in a custom frame. A wonderful painting in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Biomorphic Modernism. Size: 50" L x 51.875" W (127 cm x 131.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #168230
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 25, 2022
MORRIS KANTOR (1896-1974) LIGHTHOUSE SERIGRAPH
Est: $100 - $200
Framed silkscreen print on paper, The Lighthouse, signed in print lower left M. Kantor (Morris Kantor, Russian, active in New York, 1896-1974), sight: 12.75"h, 17.75"w, overall: 24.75"h, 28.75"w, 6.5lbs Start Price: $80.00
Austin Auction Gallery
Feb. 24, 2022
Morris Kantor Painting - "Proliferous Array" (1968-69)
Est: $2,400 - $3,500
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Proliferous Array" oil on canvas, 1968-1969. Signed and dated by the artist at upper left. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's mid-century avant-garde aesthetic. The title "Proliferous Array" in conjunction with the stylized biomorphic motifs suggest associations with plants that are budding and sprouting shoots, multiplying to create a "proliferous array" of flora. Kantor also offers the viewer different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that conjure sculptural forms that extend beyond the picture plane and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant palette of violet, lavender peach, spring green, aqua and royal blue hues and set in a custom frame. A striking piece in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Biomorphic Modernism. Size of painting: 55.2" L x 58" W (140.2 cm x 147.3 cm) Size of frame: 56.625" L x 59.5" W (143.8 cm x 151.1 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168225
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 10, 2022
Signed 1960s Morris Kantor Painting - "Open Door"
Est: $1,600 - $2,500
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Open Door" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed by the artist on the lower left. A striking painting by Morris Kantor that, while abstract, still manages to conjure associations with the natural world. A juxtaposition of undulating forms seem to reference human figures and living flora, and passages of gestural brushwork suggest interior life at the tissue and cellular level. All is delineated in a vibrant palette - shades of lemon yellow, violet, royal blue, peach, mint green, ruby red, azure, and cerulean - and set in a custom frame that is embellished with a gold pigment. A spectacular painting in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Biomorphic Modernism. Size of painting: 50" L x 36" W (127 cm x 91.4 cm) Size of frame: 50.75" L x 36.625" W (128.9 cm x 93 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168235
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 27, 2022
MORRIS KANTOR (1896-1974) Union Square.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
MORRIS KANTOR (1896-1974) Union Square. Oil on linen canvas. 584x381 mm; 23x15 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right. 1931. Provenance: Rehn Gallery, New York; private collection, New York. Exhibited: College Art Association, New York, with the label on the frame back.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 27, 2022
Signed 1960s Morris Kantor Painting - Nocturne
Est: $2,400 - $3,500
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Nocturne" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed by the artist on the upper right. Morris Kantor's painting entitled "Nocturne" suggests associations with a term that James Abbott McNeill Whistler used for paintings evocative of the night or subjects veiled by light or viewed at night or twilight. Whistler further associated Nocturnes with French musical compositions of the same name that were also inspired by the night. Kantor's Nocturne visions are comprised of various biomorphic forms and expressive gestural imagery. All is delineated in a dreamy palette of royal blue, dove grey, violet, jet black, ruby red, sienna, ochre, peach, and tangerine hues. A striking painting in which Kantor drew associations with Whistler's abstract night scenes as well as French musical nocturnes. Size: 49.875" L x 46" W (126.7 cm x 116.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #168232
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 09, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting "Revisit" ca. 1960s
Est: $1,800 - $2,700
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Revisit" oil on canvas, 1960s. Signed on the upper right. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created not only representational still lifes and landscapes, but also masterfully engaged with Modernism, exploring such movements as Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism. The title "Revisit" is probably the only literal reference made by Kantor in this piece, and at that, its precise meaning is far from transparent. The painting is comprised of various organic forms with twisting curves and gestural passages. Kantor presents spaces from different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant palette of tangerine, rose, buttercup yellow, mauve, peach, spring green, cobalt, aqua, and violet hues and set in a custom frame. Size of painting: 40" L x 30" W (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm) Size of frame: 40.875" L x 30.875" W (103.8 cm x 78.4 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer; note the gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA - acquired from the grandson of Morris Kantor; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168239
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 09, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting - Odalisk No. 2 (1959)
Est: $1,800 - $2,700
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Odalisk No. 2" oil on canvas, 1959. Signed and dated at lower left. A monumental painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic and was exhibited at the American Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Riverside Museum on Riverside Drive in Manhattan. "Odalisk No. 2" features biomorphic forms and gestural passages delineated in a vibrant mid-century color palette of cotton candy pink, kelly green, buttercup yellow, violet, black, grey, and azure hues. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes and non-representational abstractions like this example. Size: 46" L x 52" W (116.8 cm x 132.1 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." In addition, this painting was exhibited at the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors Riverside Museum on Riverside Drive in Manhattan; note the label for this exhibition on the verso. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168236
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 09, 2022
Exhibited Morris Kantor Painting - Terrace #1 (1960)
Est: $1,800 - $2,700
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Terrace #1" oil on canvas, 1960. Signed on lower left. A fascinating abstract painting by Morris Kantor entitled "Terrace #1". While this title suggests a representational theme, the composition departs from a literal interpretation of visual reality. Instead, Kantor uses expressive forms and gestural marks to conjure imagery, inviting the viewer make interpretations. All is delineated in shades of golden yellow, chartreuse, scarlet, black, and grey and set in a custom frame. Kantor was particularly interesting, because while he was fully engaged in Modernism, he also painted representational still lifes and landscapes, albeit with a Surrealist twist. Size: 40" L x 45" W (101.6 cm x 114.3 cm) Size of frame: 40.7" L x 45.625" W (103.4 cm x 115.9 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168234
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 09, 2022
Signed 1960's Morris Kantor Abstract Painting
Est: $1,800 - $2,700
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). Oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed "M. Kantor" at upper right. An elegant abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. While it is non-representational, the composition alludes to a landscape with a cloudlike form of green, yellow, fuchia, turquoise, and white hues in the skies above, a tone-on-tone aqua curvilinear passage below, perhaps indicating hills or waves, and a bold red, ribbon-like shape accompanied by its shadow on the lower right. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes as well as abstraction compositions like this piece. A wonderful example of Kantor's oeuvre set in a custom black frame. Size: 48" L x 36" W (121.9 cm x 91.4 cm) Size of frame: 49.625" L x 37.625" W (126 cm x 95.6 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168231
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 09, 2022
Exhibited M. Kantor Painting - Synthetic Panorama, 1964
Est: $1,600 - $2,500
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Synthetic Panorama" oil on canvas, 1964. Signed and dated on the upper left. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. Kantor was particularly interesting, because he created not only representational still lifes and landscapes, but also masterfully engaged with Modernism, exploring such movements as Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism. The title "Synthetic Panorama" is probably the only literal reference made by Kantor in this piece, and at that, its precise meaning is far from transparent. The painting is comprised of various biomorphic forms with twisting curves and gestural passages. Kantor presents spaces from different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant color palette and an expressive manner, and set in a custom frame. Size: 61.875" L x 49.75" W (157.2 cm x 126.4 cm) Size of frame: 62.875" L x 50.75" W (159.7 cm x 128.9 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery; note the Bertha Schaefer Gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168226
Artemis Gallery
Dec. 16, 2021
Signed Morris Kantor Painting - "Ochre Bound" (1958)
Est: $2,400 - $3,500
This is an oversized item that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote before bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Ochre Bound" oil on canvas, 1958. Signed and dated on the upper left. A striking abstract painting by Morris Kantor entitled "Ochre Bound". While this title leaves the theme open to interpretation, Kantor's composition suggests associations with the natural world - a magenta orb at the upper left conjuring a harvest moon, a deep blue passage on the right conjuring a running river, gestural brushwork at the center conjuring layers of the earth and golden sky above. All is delineated in a vibrant palette - shades of golden ochre, magenta, spring green, royal and cerulean blue, and violet hues - and set in a custom frame. A wonderful painting in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Biomorphic Modernism. Size: 50" L x 51.875" W (127 cm x 131.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.. #168230
Artemis Gallery
Dec. 14, 2021
Morris Kantor American, 1896-1974 Head of a Woman, 1928
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Morris Kantor American, 1896-1974 Head of a Woman, 1928 Signed and dated M. Kantor 1928 (lr) Oil on canvas 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (64.8 x 50.2 cm) Provenance: Dr. & Mrs. Warren Gorman, Scottsdale, AZ C
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Dec. 02, 2021
Signed Morris Kantor Painting - "Staircase" (1931)
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Staircase" oil on canvas, 1931. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower right. Morris Kantor's "Staircase" demonstrates the artist's exploration of both realistic and visionary effects. The composition features the interior of a traditional New England house with a grand staircase boasting wonderful lathework on the balustrade, walls adorned by stenciling or wallpaper presenting repeated floral motifs and elaborate flourishes, crown molding with dentils, and beautiful trimwork framing the doorway crowned by a broken scrolled pediment. In addition to Kantor's meticulous attention to detail, there is a delicious element of mystery, perhaps a nod to Surrealism, in the composition, as Kantor has included some surprising details. The flowers on the floor before the entryway, for example, are bizarrely large, and the doorway, if it is a doorway, shows no signs of the actual door. Perhaps this is a mirror, and the Georgian house depicted is actually a reflection of what exists outside a doorway opposite it. What's more, the scene is eerily bereft of its human inhabitants, capturing the type of lonely quality that Edward Hopper was conveying in his paintings during this period as well. Size: 28" L x 26" W (71.1 cm x 66 cm) Size of frame: 28.625" L x 26.5" W (72.7 cm x 67.3 cm) Interestingly, this painting is somewhat akin to Kantor's "Haunted House" (1930) at the Art Institute of Chicago (accession number 1931.707) which the curatorial team has described as being "inspired by the colonial houses he encountered during summers in New England" and has also linked to Surrealism. Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism, as we see in this example, to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA - acquired from the grandson of Morris Kantor; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168237
Artemis Gallery
Dec. 02, 2021
Exhibited Kantor Painting - "Image on Red Ground" 1969
Est: $2,400 - $3,500
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Image on Red Ground" oil on canvas, 1969. Signed "M. Kantor" at lower left and on verso. A dramatic painting by Morris Kantor, "Image on Red Ground" features a central arrangement of biomorphic forms delineated in bold yellow, spring green, peach, lavender, deep grey and violet - all against a vermilion red-orange ground. Kantor was a fascinating artist, because he created both representational still lifes and landscapes as well as abstraction compositions like this example. A wonderful example of Kantor's oeuvre set in a custom black frame. Size: 53" L x 42" W (134.6 cm x 106.7 cm) Size of frame: 54.625" L x 43.625" W (138.7 cm x 110.8 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer; note the gallery label attached to one of the stretcher bars. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168233
Artemis Gallery
Dec. 02, 2021
Exhibited Signed Morris Kantor Painting, ca. 1962
Est: $2,400 - $3,500
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). Oil on canvas, ca. 1962. Signed on the lower right. A wonderful abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. Kantor's bold colors, forms, and gestural marks create a non-objective composition with shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. Pink is the dominant color of this composition, and Kantor was no stranger to this lively hue which is symbolic of youth, playfulness, and good health. See a similar Kantor painting entitled "Pink Façade" (1961) at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (1976.146.74). All is set in a custom wooden frame embellished with gold pigment that complements the coloration of the painting beautifully. Size of painting: 52" L x 55" W (132.1 cm x 139.7 cm) Size of frame: 53" L x 56" W (134.6 cm x 142.2 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. This painting was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 157th Annual Exhibition of American Oil Painting and Sculpture - January 12 - February 25, 1962. Notice the label for this exhibition attached to one of the stretcher bars on the verso. Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168229
Artemis Gallery
Dec. 02, 2021
Signed Morris Kantor Painting - "Elysian" ca. 1960s
Est: $2,800 - $3,800
**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Elysian" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed on the upper right. An abstract painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates the artist's avant-garde aesthetic. The title "Elysian" suggests associations with paradise or heaven, and Kantor's Elysian visions are comprised of various biomorphic forms suggesting abstract plant and human imagery. Kantor presents spaces from different angles and viewpoints, rendering shapes that while two dimensional conjure sculptural forms and suggest movement along with the passage of time. All is delineated in a vibrant palette of tangerine, peach, buttercup yellow, kelly green, spring green, aqua, teal, lavender, and violet hues and set in a custom frame. A striking piece in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Modernism. Size: 50" L x 59.375" W (127 cm x 150.8 cm) Size of frame: 50.875" L x 60.875" W (129.2 cm x 154.6 cm) Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right. Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism. "Schaef" is handwritten on one of the stretcher bars suggesting that the painting was exhibited at the Bertha Schaefer Gallery. According to the Archives of American Art, "Bertha Schaefer (1895-1971) was an interior designer and director of the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York, New York. Schaefer was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Emil and Julia (Marx) Schaefer. She received her B.A. on June 1, 1914 from Mississippi State College for Women, and received a diploma for interior decorating from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. In 1924, after living in Paris for 5 months, she opened Bertha Schaefer Interiors in New York. In 1944, she opened the Bertha Schaefer Gallery of Contemporary Art, which featured American and European paintings and sculpture." Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168228
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