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Illustrator, b. 1878 - d. 1938

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        • WILLIAM H. D. KOERNER (1878-1938) "She glanced backward, across her shoulder, furtively, like a thief."
          Dec. 12, 2024

          WILLIAM H. D. KOERNER (1878-1938) "She glanced backward, across her shoulder, furtively, like a thief."

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          WILLIAM H. D. KOERNER (1878-1938) "She glanced backward, across her shoulder, furtively, like a thief." Illustration for "A Daughter of Two Lands," published in Red Book Magazine, November 1909. Oil on canvas. 762x508 mm; 30x20 inches in 31¾x21¾-inch frame. Signed in lower right image. Professionally restored.

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner, New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany (1878-1938), Home Stretch, 1923, oil on canvas
          Nov. 02, 2024

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner, New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany (1878-1938), Home Stretch, 1923, oil on canvas

          Est: $20,000 - $30,000

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany, (1878-1938) Home Stretch, 1923 oil on canvas Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post, Jan. 6, 1924 Illustrating the story "Soledad Steve" by Will Levington Comfort, "The horses, why they looked as though they loved it..." signed and dated lower right, framed.

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner, New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany (1878-1938), Horse and Rider, oil on board
          Nov. 02, 2024

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner, New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany (1878-1938), Horse and Rider, oil on board

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany, (1878-1938) Horse and Rider oil on board initialed lower left, gilt-framed.

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner
          Oct. 16, 2024

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner

          Est: $3,000 - $5,000

          (German/America, 1878-1938)  A Captured Audience, circa 1924, signed lower left "WHD Koerner", oil on canvas, 26 x 37 in.; gilt wood frame, 35-1/2 x 45-1/2 in. Provenance: Private New England Collection Note: This painting was an illustration for a story titled "Partridge" by Ben Ames Williams that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, March 22, 1924.  (See label verso)

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        • W.H.D. Koerner (1878-1938) Summer Hand
          Oct. 12, 2024

          W.H.D. Koerner (1878-1938) Summer Hand

          Est: $15,000 - $20,000

          W.H.D. Koerner (1878-1938) Summer Hand oil on canvas 26 x 36 inches 34 x 44 inches (frame) signed lower right: W.H.D. Koerner verso: inscribed "Man or Mouse: whose name's Jessie May and wherever did you get it? I demanded, for I thought he was [illegible]." W.H.D. Koerner, celebrated as a prolific illustrator of the American West, immigrated from Germany to Iowa in 1880. After honing his skills as a newspaper illustrator in Chicago, he studied at the Chicago Art Institute and the Art Students League in New York. A major step in Koerner's career occurred when he was accepted for formal instruction by Howard Pyle, the famed illustrator who had also taught N.C. Wyeth. In 1919, Koerner settled in Interlaken, New Jersey, and embarked on extensive travels across the Western United States, capturing the essence of cowboy life and Native American culture. His illustrations graced works by authors such as Zane Grey and Hal G. Evarts, solidifying his fame during the peak of his career in the 1920s.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (American 1897-1938) A PAINTING, "Old Pete Speaks His Piece," 1924
          Sep. 21, 2024

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (American 1897-1938) A PAINTING, "Old Pete Speaks His Piece," 1924

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (American 1897-1938) A PAINTING, "Old Pete Speaks His Piece," 1924, oil on canvas, signed and dated L/L, "W.H.D. / Koerner / 1924," an original oil for the Saturday Evening Post story, "Seattle Slim Meets Irish Olga," published May 17, 1924; 28" x 36", framed 37" x 45 1/4".

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner (1878-1938), Buffalo hunter sketch for "The Saturday Evening Post"
          Sep. 10, 2024

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (1878-1938), Buffalo hunter sketch for "The Saturday Evening Post"

          Est: $3,000 - $5,000

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (1878-1938) Buffalo hunter sketch for "The Saturday Evening Post" Mixed media on illustration board Initialed lower right: WHDK; artist stamps on the verso of the illustration board

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner, New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany (1878-1938), Horse and Rider, oil on board
          Aug. 24, 2024

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner, New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany (1878-1938), Horse and Rider, oil on board

          Est: $6,000 - $8,000

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany, (1878-1938) Horse and Rider oil on board initialed lower left, gilt-framed.

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner, New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany (1878-1938), Home Stretch, 1923, oil on canvas
          Aug. 24, 2024

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner, New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany (1878-1938), Home Stretch, 1923, oil on canvas

          Est: $30,000 - $50,000

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner New Jersey, New York, Montana / Germany, (1878-1938) Home Stretch, 1923 oil on canvas Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post, Jan. 6, 1924 Illustrating the story "Soledad Steve" by Will Levington Comfort, "The horses, why they looked as though they loved it..." signed and dated lower right, framed.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Jun. 30, 2024

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,500 - $4,500

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938) Catalog #2311. "Women of Pitcairn Island" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "Pitcairn's Island", by James Hall and Charles Nordhoff for "Saturday Evening Post", 1934, never used. Caption: "If they meant to kill us, do you not think they would have done so before now?" Oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed lower right. Depicts two women defending a group of children inside a stockade, using a single musket and a club. Housed in a replica matched corner cream painted frame with tan velvet liner. OS: 44 1/2" x 32 1/2", SS: 35 1/2" x 23 1/2". Fine condition. Title given in artist's catalog.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Jun. 30, 2024

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,000 - $4,000

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938) Catalog #2288. "The Weather-Beater" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "Cash in Hand", by Ben Ames Williams for "Saturday Evening Post, May 2, 1931. Caption: "The man who came to greet then did not fit into the picture Woodward had formed." Depicting an elderly man standing in front of a ramshackle homestead, his thumbs tucked proudly under his lapels, oil on illustration board laid to Upson board, initialed center right, , Housed in a replica gold deep cove frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 37 1/2" x 47 1/2", SS: 28 1/2" x 38 1/2", minor frame loss.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Jun. 30, 2024

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938) Catalog #2328. A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "A Son of Anak" by Ben Ames Williams, appearing in "Saturday Evening Post" November 3, 1928. Caption: "He turned like a rabbit. scuttling at the sheer face of the rock, tried to climb it. He reached a ledge six feet above the level but Bram had him there." Depicting two desperate men scaling a vertical rock face cliff, oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed center left, undated. Housed in a replica gold deep cove frame with grey velvet liner, OS: 46" x 36", SS: 36 1/2" x 26 1/2". Fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETLIEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT/GERMANY, 1878-1938
          Jun. 29, 2024

          WILLIAM HENRY DETLIEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT/GERMANY, 1878-1938

          Est: $5,000 - $7,000

          WILLIAM HENRY DETLIEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT/GERMANY, 1878-1938 "The Curtile", oil on canvas, unsigned, an early 1930's illustration of two men and a young woman in a canoe at dusk, titled verso with inscription "When they reached the shore of the pond, Madeline & Tim Shay loaded their gear into the canoe and set out for the two mile paddle". Also marked 'D. Rush', and numbered, plus red crayon signature on the stretcher that may be the artist's signature. In simple dark oak frame, OS: 25 1/2"x 41 1/2", SS: 23 1/2" x 39 1/2".

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        • WILLIAM H. D. KOERNER (1878-1938) "She glanced backward, across her shoulder, furtively, like a thief."
          Jun. 20, 2024

          WILLIAM H. D. KOERNER (1878-1938) "She glanced backward, across her shoulder, furtively, like a thief."

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          WILLIAM H. D. KOERNER (1878-1938) "She glanced backward, across her shoulder, furtively, like a thief." Illustration for "A Daughter of Two Lands," published in Red Book Magazine, November 1909. Oil on canvas. 30 x 20 inches in 31 3/4 x 21 3/4-inch frame. Signed in lower right image.

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner (American, 1878-1938
          Jun. 01, 2024

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (American, 1878-1938

          Est: $6,000 - $8,000

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (American, 1878-1938) oil on canvas. Winter Scene. Dated 1917. Signed lower left. Measures 27 3/4 inches high x 36 inches wide. Total Framed Measures 35 1/2 inches high x 43 inches wide.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT/GERMANY, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 25, 2024

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT/GERMANY, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT/GERMANY, 1878-1938) "The Drum", artwork for a Colliers Magazine story ca. 1925, oil on canvas, signed center right, inscribed in pencil lower left "The Drum: Bull shouted at him angrily, but the man's crazy laughter did not cease", depicting an African Witch Doctor confronting white men inside their tent, in later deep cove mahogany finish frame, OS: 41" x 29", SS: 35 1/2" x 23 1/2", soiling at bottom.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 25, 2024

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938) Catalog #2269. "Accusing a Section Worker" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for an American Western story, "Power" by Arthur Stringer, oil on illustration board laid to upson board, 1925, initialed lower right. Depicts a man in a suit confronting a railroad laborer. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", March 7, 1925. Caption: "Who in Hell are you, he coolly inquired. I am the General Manager of this road. I informed him, and when you take money from it as an honest worker. You are a thief." Housed in a replica gold cove frame with blue-grey velvet liner, OS: 33" x 45", SS: 23 3/4" x 35 3/4". Fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 25, 2024

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938) Catalog #2301. "Lugging Milk" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "Tact" by Thomas Beer, appearing in the "Saturday Evening Post, July 1, 1922. Caption: "Hamish was lugging pails to the dairy valiently (sic)". Depicts a boy carrying two pails of milk away from the cows, with a shed and haystack behind, oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed center left. Housed in a replica gold deep cove frame, OS: 35 1/2" x 47 1/2", SS: 23 1/2" x 35 1/2", minor loss in white field, minor frame loss.

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        • WILHELM HEINRICH DETLEV KOERNER (American, 1878 - 1938)
          Oct. 01, 2023

          WILHELM HEINRICH DETLEV KOERNER (American, 1878 - 1938)

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          WHEN GENTLE FOLKS MEET, 1920 sgn, l.r. W.H.D.Koerner 1920; frame plaque; title and sgn. in pencil on stretcher; 30 by 30 in.; framed 35.5 by 35.5 in. From a private East Coast collection., purchased Schoonover Studios, Wilmington, Delaware. Koerner (”Big Bill”) was an illustrator best known for depicting the Wild West. His painting 'A Charge to Keep' was used as the cover for the same-titled biography of President George W. Bush. That actual painting hung in the Oval Office during the Bush administration.

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        • William Henry David Koerner
          Sep. 16, 2023

          William Henry David Koerner

          Est: $8,000 - $12,000

          (American, 1878-1938) The Old Camino Real, 1935, signed with initials lower right "W.H.D.K.", titled verso, original artist label verso, oil on board, 30 x 40 in.; carved gilt wood frame, 34 x 44 in. Provenance: Fenn Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico (label and stamp verso); R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois (label verso); Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia Note: This painting was an illustration in The Saturday Evening Post, February 23, 1935, for a story by Stewart Edward White titled Stampede.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Aug. 27, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Catalog #2420. "Rough and Tender" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "The Thinker" by Wilbur Daniel Steele, for "Pictorial Review", December, 1924. Oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed upper right. Depicts a young lady attempting to hug a hesitant man in a doorway during winter. Caption: "You great big, overgrown, good-lookin' kid you. I ain't the same I was". Housed in a carved cove dull silver frame with linen liner , OS: 37" x 31", SS: 29 1/2" x 23 1/2". Fine condition, minor frame loss. Estate stamp verso. Title given in artist's catalog.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Aug. 27, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Catalog #1101. "Smoke and Steel" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for a story titled "The Proud Old Name" by C.E. Scoggins, for "The Saturday Evening Post", November 15, 1924. Caption: "I remember the whow! whow! of two shots echoing hollow in the Zaguan of Moreno's house and Jimmy shoving out a fellow that toppled right on my heels." Oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed lower right. Depicts a row of Vaqueros brandishing weapons outside a barricaded door. Housed in a replica deep cove gold frame with gold velvet liner , OS: 41" x 35", SS: 33 1/2" x 24 1/2". Fine condition. . Title given in artist's catalog.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Aug. 27, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          Catalog #2269. "Accusing a Section Worker" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for an American Western story, "Power" by Arthur Stringer, oil on illustration board laid to upson board, 1925, initialed lower right. Depicts a man in a suit confronting a railroad laborer. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", March 7, 1925. Caption: "Who in Hell are you, he cooly inquired. I am the General Manager of this road. I informed him, and when you take money from it as an honest worker. You are a thief." Housed in a replica gold cove frame with blue-grey velvet liner, OS: 33" x 45", SS: 23 3/4" x 35 3/4". Fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Aug. 27, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          Catalog #110. A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for an unidentified American Western story, titled verso "Fiesta", depicting a rough vaquero on horseback riding up behind a Caballero and his wife and daughter, an arch behind, oil on masonite, initialed center right, undated, ca 1935, probably for "The Saturday Evening Post". In deep cove gold frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 41" x 35", SS: 31 1/2" x 25 1/2", fine condition. Recorded in catalog as being in the Spencer collection, purchased in 1975. Marked verso by Fenn Gallery of Santa Fe and with the artist's estate stamp.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Aug. 27, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,000 - $4,000

          Catalog #2292. "Horse Trading". A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "A Bottle of Evian", by Edith Wharton, appearing in "Saturday Evening Post" on March 27, 1926. Caption: "Isn't that the horse that's lame?" Medford asked."Depicting an American in sun helmet conferring with an Arab in a backstreet, with others and their horses behind, oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed center right. Housed in a replica gold deep cove frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 37 1/2" x 48 1/2", SS: 27 1/2" x 38 1/2", minor frame loss.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Aug. 27, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,500 - $4,500

          Catalog #2377. "A Plea for Mercy", for "The Powaw's Head", appearing in "Saturday Evening Post" July 20, 1929. Caption: "I only speak for peace, he sead. Do as you'd be done by is what I say, Sir, and treat the Tawnies fair." A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for an Early Dutch New York story, depicting a man in stocks with an important gent flanked by a laborer and a boy, early Colonial buildings behind, oil on illustration board mounted on upson board, initialed center right. Unframed, 30 1/2" x 38 1/2", fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Aug. 27, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,500 - $4,500

          Catalog #2233. "Condors of the Andes" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "The Earthquake" by Richard Matthews Hallet, for "The Saturday Evening Post", February 1, 1930. Caption: "Rodd could not recall without a shudder those big, black-winged, ruffle-throated Condors sailing in the air over him, their dangling legs as thick through as a man's wrist". Oil on illustration board mounted on upson board, initialed lower right. Depicts a Chilean Guide and an American officer startled by an attack of the birds in the mountains. Housed in a replica gold cove frame with blue-grey velvet liner, OS: 37" x 47", SS: 28 1/2" x 38 1/2". Some soiling, damage to frame . Title given in artist's catalog.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Jul. 09, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,000 - $4,000

          Catalog #2785. "The White Geese" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for a story of the same title by Martha Ostenso for "The Pictorial Review", September 1925. Caption: "Sven had urged her to speak to her mother of their plan to be married, but Judith had put off doing so." Oil on canvas., initialed and dated '25 center right. Depicts a dejected cowboy leaning against a gnarly tree. Housed in a replica mitered barnwood frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 41" x 35", SS: 12 1/2" x 26 1/2". Fine condition. Title given in artist's catalog. Fenn Gallery of Santa Fe label verso, along with estate stamp.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Jul. 09, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,000 - $4,000

          Catalog #2309. "The Watcher" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "A Man of Plots" by Ben Ames Williams. Appearing in "Saturday Evening Post, November 7, 1925. Caption: Even though he did not look back, he sensed the fact that Sam stood in the barn door watching him." Oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed center right. Depicts a young man standing in a crumbling doorway, shovel and pail alongside. Housed in a replica deep cove gold frame with pale grey velvet liner, OS: 50" x 40", SS: 38 1/2" x 28 1/2". Fine condition. Title given in artist's catalog.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Jul. 09, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          Catalog #2404. "Standing Guard". A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "Back of Beyond" by Stewart Edward White. Appeared in "Saturday Evening Post" of February 5, 1927. Caption: "Kit took her turn with the rifle by the white rock". Depicts a barefoot woman in a thin dress holding a rifle in her lap while seated on boulders, oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed center right, dated 1927 on label verso, giving title, Housed in a replica gold matched corner gesso frame, OS: 34" x 45", SS: 23 1/2" x 35 1/2". fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Jul. 09, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,500 - $4,500

          Catalog #2374. "The Word of a Youth", a narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "The Ships Must Sail" by John P. Marquans, appearing in "Saturday Evening Post", November 16, 1929. Caption: Mr. Whistle, he said, and his voice seemed different. May I see you in the private room?". Depicting a young boy spy reporting to his elders, oil on upson board, initialed center right, undated, circa 1935, probably for "The Saturday Evening Post". Housed in a replica gold deep cove frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 37 1/2" x 47 1/2", SS: 28 1/2" x 38 1/2", scratches in white field at bottom, otherwise fine condition. Label verso from General Store Gallery of Austin, Texas.

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner (American, 1878-1938) The Harness Maker, Harper's
          May. 12, 2023

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (American, 1878-1938) The Harness Maker, Harper's

          Est: $10,000 - $15,000

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (American, 1878-1938) The Harness Maker, Harper's Monthly magazine interior illustration, May 1916 Oil on canvas 37 x 26 inches (94.0 x 66.0 cm) Signed and dated lower right: W.H.D. Koerner / 1916 Inscribed on the stretcher bar: The Dumb Peterses / His black brows drew together as he caught sight of his visitor  PROVENANCE: Private collection, Chattanooga, Tennessee. LITERATURE: Mary Esther Mitchell, "The Dumb Peterses," Harper's Monthly, May 1916, p. 957, illustrated. HID01801242017

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner (1878-1938) Bobby of the Bar Cross 17 x 26 in. framed 21 x 30 in.
          Apr. 26, 2023

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (1878-1938) Bobby of the Bar Cross 17 x 26 in. framed 21 x 30 in.

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (1878-1938) Bobby of the Bar Cross initialed 'W.H.D.K.' (center left) and titled and numbered 'No. 204' on an artist's label (on the reverse) oil on board 17 x 26 in. framed 21 x 30 in.

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        • William H.D. Koerner, (1878-1938), "Cowboy - Ed Breem", Watercolor and mixed media on paper, Sight: 12.25" H x 10" W
          Mar. 14, 2023

          William H.D. Koerner, (1878-1938), "Cowboy - Ed Breem", Watercolor and mixed media on paper, Sight: 12.25" H x 10" W

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          William H.D. Koerner (1878-1938) "Cowboy - Ed Breem" Watercolor and mixed media on paper Initialed lower center: K; with the W.H.D Koerner black ink stamp on the frame's backing paper

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DAVID KOERNER PAINTING COWS IN A FIELD
          Mar. 03, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DAVID KOERNER PAINTING COWS IN A FIELD

          Est: $2,000 - $10,000

          WILLIAM HENRY DAVID KOERNER PAINTING COWS IN A FIELD William Henry Dethlef Koerner (American 1878-1938) oil on canvas landscape with cows. Signed lower right. In need of cleaning. Famous for his illustrations of scenes of the American West. Born in Germany and his parents immigrated to Iowa when he was 3. Was influenced by Howard Pyle and Maxfield Parrish, he illustrated for The Saturday Evening Post, Harpers, and Ladies Home Journal, among others. At the time of his death, he had received commissions for over 500 Paintings and drawings. Converse Auctions does not authenticate 17 1/2" X 14" Shipping: Shipping and handling in the continental US will cost $41.06 - $72.84, depending on your location. Local pickup is always free! Please schedule on our website! Image Text Image 1: Image 2: Image 3: Image 4: Image 5: 108521 108521 Image 6: Image 7: Image 8: Image 9: Image 10: Image 11: Image 12: Image 13: 108521 108521 Photographs are considered part of the description and condition and supersede all written descriptions. Converse does not authenticate or guarantee authenticity. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email or by telephone. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Converse Auctions shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Online bidding for this auction is on Bidsquare, Invaluable, LiveAuctioneers, HiBid and ConverseAuctions. Please note that Converse Auctions is using multiple online bidding platforms for this auction, as well as offering phone, in-house absentee, and live bidding. When watching the auction online live, please understand that 'floor' or 'competitive' bid simply means a bid taken from outside of the platform the bidder is currently on. Please also note that notifications of 'high bid' only pertain to the platform you are on and do not take into account live, absentee, phone, or other online bids. In the event of a tie in bids submitted, the bids will be accepted in the order they were placed. If a customer has placed a maximum higher than your bid, they will be the winning bidder. In this instance you will be told you are losing the lot while the auction is in progress and have the opportunity to place a higher bid. Other customers’ maximum bids will never be disclosed to you.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,500 - $4,500

          Catalog #417. "The Spray of the Breakers Hung in the Air", oil on canvas, 1934, signed and dated lower left. An illustration depicting an escaping sailor in tattered clothing, for "Pitcairn's Island", by James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", October 20, 1934. Caption: "Peering down through a tangle of Pandanus, Minarel gave a sudden exclamation." Housed in a replica gold cove frame with dusty pink velvet liner, OS: 45 1/2" x 41", SS: 35 3/4" x 31 3/4". fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $6,000 - $8,000

          Catalog #273 "On a Carib Beach", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 1929, to illustrate "Captain Whetstone" by John P. Marquand. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", August 24, 1929. Caption: "Only five survivors, including Captain Whetstone and Nicholas Doane, a forced man from a local fishing boat, reached the beach alive." In modern molded cove gold frame with blue-grey velvet band, OS: 35" x 47", SS: 27 1/2" x 39 1/2", fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,500 - $4,500

          Catalog #002, "Wind from the East" or "Hurricane #3: Marama can handle the canoe as well as a man", oil on canvas, signed, 1936, depicting a Polynesian woman cradling a young boy in her lap, sailing at the helm towards the viewer in high seas. An illustration for "The Hurricane" by Charles Nordhoff and Jas. Norman Hill. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", Jan 11th, 1936. Caption: "The Wind is at east. There will be no danger of capsizing". In a replica gold gesso frame with linen cove, OS: 44" x 32", SS: 35 1/2" x 23 1/2", painting is in fine condition, stain to frame linen.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,500 - $4,500

          Catalog #422. "Rescue in Sight", oil on canvas, 1936, signed lower right. An illustration depicting a Polynesian family in a tree, looking out to sea, for "The Hurricane", by James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", February 1, 1936. Caption: "She gave a little cry: "Look Father". She pointed to the north. "A canoe!". Housed in a replica gold cove frame with dusty pink velvet liner, OS: 45 1/2" x 37 1/2", SS: 36 1/2" x 27 1/2". fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,500 - $4,500

          Catalog #433. "Christian Arms Himself", oil on canvas, 1934, initialed lower right. An illustration depicting the stranded crew for "Pitcairn's Island", by James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", in September of 1934. Caption missing from back. Housed in a replica gold cove frame with a tan velvet liner, OS: 36" x 32", SS: 27 1/2" x 23 1/2". fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $3,500 - $4,500

          Catalog #355. "When Christian Burned the Bounty", oil on canvas, 1934, signed and dated lower left. An illustration depicting the stranded crew for "Pitcairn's Island", by James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", September 29, 1934. Caption: "Young took Christian's arm and pointed out to where the blackened hulk of the ship had lain". Housed in a replica gold cove frame with dusty pink velvet liner, OS: 43 1/2" x 38", SS: 35 3/4" x 30". fine condition.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          Catalog #2711. "On the Defense", oil on canvas, 1923, signed lower right. An illustration depicting one man stalking another in a winter landscape at dusk, for "The Silver Forest" aka "Silence", by Ben Ames Williams. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", August 9, 1924. Caption: "He stepped into the shelter of a boulder, only his head visible to the other man, his weapon ready for defense if the need arose.". Housed in a modern ogee gold frame with dark blue velvet liner, OS: 33 1/2" x 43 1/2", SS: 25 1/2" x 35 1/2". painting is fine, minor damage to frame.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $4,500 - $5,500

          Catalog #2062. "Heading for a Shooting Match" A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "The Long Rifle" by Stewart Edward White, appearing in "Saturday Evening Post", July 5, 1930. Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1930. Depicts a young colonial man traipsing through the woods. Caption: "His basic sense of security was further evidenced by the fact he bore his rifle carelessly across his shoulders". Housed in a replica deep cove gold frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 37 1/2" x 48 1/2", SS: 37 1/2" x 47 1/2". Fine condition. Title given on label verso. Inscribed in pencil "Given to Ruth Ann Koerner from her father WHD Koerner, 1930".

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $4,500 - $5,500

          Catalog #2778. A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for "The Mystery at the Mill" by Melville Davidson Post, appearing in "American Magazine", August, 1929. Oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1929. Depicts a man in black suit and hat with a cane standing between two ancient weeping willows on a river's edge. Caption: "He stopped some time to study the current in the river and to examine its clay banks". Housed in a replica carved dull silver frame with linen iner, OS: 37" x 31", SS: 29 1/2" x 23 1/2". Fine condition. Title given on label from Fenn Galleries of Santa Fe NM verso.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Catalog #2542 "Making the Best of It", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 1923. Depicting men in canoes in a rainstorm. Illustration for "Fair and Softly", by Ben Ames Williams, in "The Saturday Evening Post", June 16, 1923. Caption: "Travel that day was not pleasant. They hunched in the canoes, slickers draping them, while the water sluices down between their knees." Marked by Fenn Gallery. In modern gold molded frame with aqua liner, OS: 29 1/2" x 43 1/2", SS: 21 3/4" x 35 3/4", relined.

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        • WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
          Feb. 26, 2023

          WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          Catalog #2654 "A Captured Audience", oil on canvas, signed lower left,1924. Depicting a young couple in a canoe, to illustrate "The Partridge", by Ben Ames Williams. Appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", March 22, 1924. Caption: "He must be drowned!". Dan, his eyes contrite, said slowly "Don't think so. A big pickerel might have got him. We won't chase him anymore, anyhow." In modern gold molded cove frame, with linen liner, OS: 35 1/2" x 45 1/2", SS: 25 3/4" x 35 3/4", fine condition. Marked as cleaned 5/7/77.

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        • William H.D. Koerner, (1878-1938), "Cowboy - Ed Breem", Watercolor and mixed media on paper, Sight: 12.25" H x 10" W
          Nov. 16, 2022

          William H.D. Koerner, (1878-1938), "Cowboy - Ed Breem", Watercolor and mixed media on paper, Sight: 12.25" H x 10" W

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          William H.D. Koerner (1878-1938) "Cowboy - Ed Breem" Watercolor and mixed media on paper Initialed lower center: K; estate stamp of W.H.D Koerner affixed verso Sight: 12.25" H x 10" W Provenance: Fenn Galleries, LTD., Santa Fe, NM Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction, Santa Fe, NM, June 26, 2021, Lot 54 Literature: Bernard DeVoto, "You Jack O'Diamonds," "The Saturday Evening Post," Volume 203, Number 28, January 10, 1931, p.13, illustrated. Notes: A copy of "The Saturday Evening Post" in which this artwork is reproduced accompanies the lot.

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        • William Henry Dethlef Koerner, (1878-1938), "The Saturday Evening Post" Illustration sketch and cover, Mixed media on paper, Sight: 9.5
          Nov. 16, 2022

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner, (1878-1938), "The Saturday Evening Post" Illustration sketch and cover, Mixed media on paper, Sight: 9.5

          Est: $7,000 - $9,000

          William Henry Dethlef Koerner (1878-1938) "The Saturday Evening Post" Illustration sketch and cover Mixed media on paper Initialed lower right: WHDK 2 pieces Sight: 9.5" H x 6.75" W Provenance: Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY Private Collection, Central California Notes: A framed cover of "The Saturday Evening Post" from October 6, 1928 featuring this artwork accompanies the lot.

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