Emil Jean Kosa Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Emil Jean Kosa Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 20, 2024
Watercolor, Emil Kosa Jr.
Est: $600 - $900
Emil Kosa Jr. (American, 1903-1968), Resting Goats, watercolor, signed lower right, sight: 18.5"h x 25"w, overall (with frame): 27"h x 33"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 17, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr., 1903-1968, Two Works
Est: $50 - $100
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. 1903-1968 Two Works etching each pencil signed lower right and titled lower left
Abell Auction
Dec. 14, 2024
Emil Kosa Jr (California 1903 - 1968) Sepia pen and ink Drawing Nude Figure
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Kosa Jr, Emil (French 1903-1968) Charcoal Drawing on Paper. Female Dude Side Profile. Signed. In Wood Frame. Weight 7 pounds. Emil Kosa, Jr., N.A. (1903-1968) Born: Paris, France; Studied: Academy of Fine Arts (Prague), Ecole des Beaux Arts (Paris), Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, Philadelphia Water Color Club, New York Water Color Club. Emil Kosa, Jr. received art instruction and music lessons at a very early age. When he was in his late teens, he had to decide between being a professional musician or artist. He chose art, but his family and instructors believed he could have been a famous musician had he chosen that occupation. In the early 1930s, Kosa became friends with Millard Sheets and with Sheet's encouragement, began aggressively pursuing a national reputation as a California watercolor artist. He sent up to sixty watercolors every year to museum shows all over America and was among the first California Style watercolorist whose work brought attention to the West Coast watercolor style. He was an active member of the California Water Color Society and served as a president in 1945. Kosa was one of the first of the California watercolorists to be accepted into annual shows in New York City at the National Academy of Design and in the American Watercolor Society shows. To financially support his family, Kosa worked as a scenic artist in the special effects division at Twentieth Century-Fox Studios for thirty-five years. He produced art for matte shots and was known as a top artist in this field. The motion picture industry acknowledged his contributions and awarded him an Oscar for his special effects work for Cleopatra. Through his studio connections, he also produced a large number of commissioned portraits for movie stars, businessmen and politicians. In the 1950s, he was known as the premier portrait painter in Southern California. His official portrait of Earl Warren from this era, is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Measurements: Approx. 20"x25.5"; framed 23"x27.75" Condition: Very Good apparent Condition w/ surface marks consistent with some display use and wear, not removed from frame. Light rippling to the paper. The frame is in good condition with some surface marks and pinholes (which may have been done purposefully.). Domestic Shipping: $100
Carnegie's Auction Gallery
Nov. 29, 2024
Emil Kosa Jr (California 1903 - 1968) Sepia pen and ink Drawing Nude Figure
Est: $800 - $1,200
Emil Kosa Jr (California 1903 - 1968) Sepia pen and ink on rice paper, signed lower right. Wood frame and glazed. 8lbsStanislav Rembski (1896 - 1998) Pencil Drawing on paper, portrait of woman, signed lower right and dated 1923. Wood frame and glazed. 4lbs Measurements: Approx. Visible area 18 x 24.5 inches; frame 22.5 x 29.5 inches Condition: Drawing in great apparent condition, not removed from frame Of note, a dark imperfection to paper lower left. Frame has some display wear. Domestic Shipping: $85
Carnegie's Auction Gallery
Nov. 21, 2024
Watercolor, Emil Kosa Jr.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Emil Kosa Jr. (American, 1903-1968), Resting Goats, watercolor, signed lower right, sight: 18.5"h x 25"w, overall (with frame): 27"h x 33"w
Clars Auctions
Nov. 12, 2024
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968), "Wild Green Sanctuary, Irvine Ranch"
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "Wild Green Sanctuary, Irvine Ranch" Oil on Masonite Signed lower right: Emil Kosa Jr.; titled in ink, verso; titled again on a label affixed verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 12, 2024
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968), "Feather Edged"
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "Feather Edged" Oil on Masonite Signed lower right: EJ Kosa Jr; titled in ink pencil on a label affixed verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 12, 2024
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968), "Hills of Malibu," 1938
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "Hills of Malibu," 1938 Oil on canvas laid to waxed canvas Signed lower left: Emil J Kosa Jr.; signed again, titled, and dated in ink on the upper portion of the stretcher: 1938
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 12, 2024
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968), "Carmel Mission"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "Carmel Mission" Watercolor on paper Signed lower right: Emil J. Kosa Jr.
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 06, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968): Sycamore Landscape
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. 1903-1968 Sycamore Landscape oil on masonite signed lower right
Abell Auction
Oct. 18, 2024
Watercolor, Emil Kosa Jr.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Emil Kosa Jr. (American, 1903-1968), Resting Goats, watercolor, signed lower right, sight: 18.5"h x 25"w, overall (with frame): 27"h x 33"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 18, 2024
Watercolor, Emil Kosa Jr.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Emil Kosa Jr. (American, 1903-1968), Harbor Scene, San Pedro, watercolor, signed lower left, sight: 14.5"h x 21"w, overall (with frame): 23"h x 29.5"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 06, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968): California Coast
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. 1903-1968 California Coast oil on board 1927; signed lower left
Abell Auction
Sep. 21, 2024
EMIL KOSA JR. (American 1903-1968) A PAINTING, "Sunlight over the Hills," 20TH CENTURY
Est: $800 - $1,200
EMIL KOSA JR. (American 1903-1968) A PAINTING, "Sunlight over the Hills," 20TH CENTURY, oil on canvas, signed L/R, "E Kosa;" 20" x 30", framed 30" x 40".
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Aug. 18, 2024
Emil Kosa Jr. Bunker Hill Los Angeles Watercolor
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
KOSA Jr., Emil Jean, (American, 1903-1968): "Vanishing Vista", depiction of the Bunker Hill neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, Watercolor on Paper, no visible signature, labeled verso ex- Vincent Price Collection, sight size 19" x 25.75, framed 25" x 31.75".
Amero Auctions
Jul. 30, 2024
American oil on canvas painting by Emil Kosa Jr., 1903-1968.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
American oil on canvas painting by Emil Kosa Jr., 1903-1968. Signed on the lower left Emil Kosa Titled Some Dogs are Like Some People and signed in the back. Size: 40 by 30 inches (101.6 by 76.2 cm.). Frame: 47 1/2 by 37 inches (120.7 by 94 cm.).
Hidden Treasures Antiques & Fine Arts
Jul. 10, 2024
Emil Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968): FIgures in a Field
Est: $800 - $1,200
Emil Kosa, Jr. 1903-1968 FIgures in a Field watercolor on paper signed lower left
Abell Auction
Jun. 27, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Tehuantepec Mask
Est: $600 - $800
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Tehuantepec Mask oil on canvas: signed lower right, titled to typewritten label attached to stretcher
Abell Auction
Apr. 30, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968) American
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968) Watercolor and goauche on paper, signed lower right "Emil J. Kosa Jr" in red, measures 6 x 8 inches and 12 x 14.5 inches w/frame. Born in Paris France, Emil Kosa Jr. was a prolific and much recognized painter of California landscapes, cityscapes, figures and florals. He was the son of a Czechoslovakian artist and came to the United States in 1907. As a teenager, he returned to Europe to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. In the late 1920s, he settled a home and studio in Los Angeles and studied and taught at the Otis and Chouinard Art Institutes. In the 1930s, he began a thirty-five year career as a special effects artist for Twentieth Century Fox studios, and in 1964, won an Oscar for the movie, Cleopatra. He continually remained active as a watercolor painter, helping create the "California Style", devoted to watercolor painting of regional subjects. He was also very active in the Laguna Beach art community as a teacher. He was an elected member of the National Academy of Design.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Apr. 23, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) Going Home 24 x 36 in. framed 30 3/4 x 42 3/4 in.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) Going Home signed 'EJ Kosa Jr' (lower left) and titled (on the stretcher bar) oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. framed 30 3/4 x 42 3/4 in.
Bonhams
Apr. 18, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Churchyard
Est: $500 - $800
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Churchyard watercolor on paper; signed lower right
Abell Auction
Apr. 17, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Eglise St. Etienne du Mont, Paris
Est: $400 - $600
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Eglise St. Etienne du Mont, Paris oil on canvas, relined; 1927; estate-stamped lower left
Abell Auction
Apr. 16, 2024
Emil Kosa Jr (1903-1968), "The Green House, Bunker Hill"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "The Green House, Bunker Hill" Watercolor on paper Signed lower right: Emil Kosa Jr.; titled on gallery label affixed to the frame's backing paper
John Moran Auctioneers
Mar. 10, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Eglise St. Etienne du Mont, Paris
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Eglise St. Etienne du Mont, Paris oil on canvas, relined; 1927; estate-stamped lower left
Abell Auction
Mar. 10, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Tehuantepec Mask
Est: $700 - $1,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Tehuantepec Mask oil on canvas: signed lower right, titled to typewritten label attached to stretcher
Abell Auction
Mar. 10, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Alchemy
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Alchemy oil on canvas; signed lower left
Abell Auction
Mar. 10, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Tyler's Landing
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Tyler's Landing oil on canvas; unsigned, titled in pencil to stretcher
Abell Auction
Mar. 10, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Portrait of a Lady
Est: $500 - $700
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Portrait of a Lady oil on canvas; signed lower right
Abell Auction
Mar. 10, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Two Works (Nude Figures)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Two Works (Nude Figures) the first: ink on paper, signed lower center, Sight: 23 1/2 x 17 1/4 in., Frame: 31 1.2 x 25 1/2 in.; the second: pastel on paper, signed lower left,
Abell Auction
Mar. 10, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Churchyard
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Churchyard watercolor on paper; signed lower right
Abell Auction
Mar. 10, 2024
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968): Landscape
Est: $800 - $1,200
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. 1903-1968 Landscape oil on board signed lower right
Abell Auction
Dec. 15, 2023
Watercolor, Emil Kosa Jr
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Emil Kosa Jr (American, 1903-1968), "Farm on the Merced River," watercolor on paper, signed lower left, signed and titled verso, sight: 20"h x 27.75"w, overall (with frame): 29.5"h x 37"w. Provenance: Bonhams California, April 2014.
Clars Auctions
Dec. 15, 2023
Painting, Emil Kosa Jr
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Emil Kosa Jr (American, 1903-1968), "Eagle's Nest," oil on board, signed lower right, board: 37"h x 25"w, overall (with frame): 33.5"h x 42.75"w. Provenance: Bonhams California, June 2003.
Clars Auctions
Dec. 15, 2023
Watercolor, Emil Kosa Jr
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Emil Kosa Jr (American, 1903-1968), Untitled, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, sight: 18.5"h x 25"w, overall (with frame): 29.75"h x 36.5"w. Provenance: John Moran Auctioneers, February 2004.
Clars Auctions
Dec. 07, 2023
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Untitled (Abstract)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968): Untitled (Abstract) oil on board; signed lower right
Abell Auction
Nov. 14, 2023
Emil J. Kosa Jr. (1903-1968), "Sparkling Taxco," Watercolor on paper, Image: 20.75" H x 28.75" W; Sheet: 22" H x 30" W
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "Sparkling Taxco," circa 1950 Watercolor on paper Signed lower left: Emil Kosa Jr.; titled and inscribed in black marker, in another hand, and on the frame's cardboard backing
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 14, 2023
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968), "On the Fringe," Watercolor on paper, blindstamp Arches, Image/Sheet: 22" H x 30" W
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "On the Fringe" Watercolor on paper, blindstamp Arches Signed lower right: Emil J Kosa Jr; signed again and titled in pencil, verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 14, 2023
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1068), Abstract figures in a landscape, Watercolor on paper, Image/Sheet: 22.375" H x 30.625" W
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1068) Abstract figures in a landscape Watercolor on paper Signed lower left: Emil Kosa Jr.; inscribed in black marker at the lower edge, verso, possibly in another hand: 3710A
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 14, 2023
Emil Kosa Jr (1903-1968), "The Green House, Bunker Hill," Watercolor on paper, 9" H x 12" W
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "The Green House, Bunker Hill" Watercolor on paper Signed lower right: Emil Kosa Jr.; titled on gallery label affixed to the frame's backing paper
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 08, 2023
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) Los Angeles Train Yard sight 17 x 27 1/4 in. framed 27 1/2 x 37 1/2 in.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) Los Angeles Train Yard signed 'Emil Kosa Jr.' (lower left) watercolor on paper sight 17 x 27 1/4 in. framed 27 1/2 x 37 1/2 in.
Bonhams
Nov. 08, 2023
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) Autumn Landscape 24 x 36 in. framed 30 x 41 3/4 in.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) Autumn Landscape signed 'Emil Kosa Jr.' (lower right) and signed again and inscribed 'Colors' (on the stretcher bar) oil on Masonite 24 x 36 in. framed 30 x 41 3/4 in.
Bonhams
Nov. 08, 2023
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) Joy of Living 24 x 36 in. framed 31 1/2 x 44 in.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903-1968) Joy of Living signed 'E.J. Kosa Jr.' (lower left) and signed again and titled (on the reverse) oil on Masonite 24 x 36 in. framed 31 1/2 x 44 in.
Bonhams
Oct. 17, 2023
American oil on canvas painting by Emil Kosa Jr., 1903-1968.
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
American oil on canvas painting by Emil Kosa Jr., 1903-1968. Signed on the lower left Emil Kosa Titled Some Dogs are Like Some People and signed in the back. Size: 40 by 30 inches (101.6 by 76.2 cm.). Frame: 47 1/2 by 37 inches (120.7 by 94 cm.).
Hidden Treasures Antiques & Fine Arts
Aug. 05, 2023
Emil Kosa linocut
Est: $200 - $400
Emil Kosa jr. (1903-1968) Not Employed linocut, 1933, signed, dated and titled in pencil. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Aug. 05, 2023
Emil Kosa linocut
Est: $200 - $400
Emil Kosa jr. (1903-1968) Tracks linocut, 1933, signed, dated and titled in pencil. 7 1/2 x 9"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
May. 25, 2023
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Emil Jean Kosa, Jr. (1903 - 1968) Watercolor on Paper, Signed, measures 14.5 x 12 inches) w/frame (16.5 x 14 inches) Emil Kosa Jr. was born in Paris, France on November 28, 1903. His father was a Czech artist. He moved to the United States with his family at the age of four. Kosa studied at the Prague Academy as a teenager and then at the California Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1927. He returned to Paris later in 1927, and studied under Pierre Laurens at l'École des Beaux-Arts. In 1928, he returned to Los Angeles and studied and later taught at Chouinard and the Otis Art Institutes. Kosa spent the last 35 years of his life working for 20th Century Fox studios as a special effects artist. In 1963 he won an Oscar for his work on Cleopatra. During this time Kosa, along with maintaining a studio-home in LA, decorated churches, theatres, and private homes and continued teaching in Laguna Beach, California.
Cutler Bay Auctions
May. 12, 2023
Work on paper, Emil Jean Kosa Jr
Est: $400 - $600
Emil Jean Kosa Jr. (American, 1903-1968), "Nude," charcoal on paper, signed lower center/left, label (Art Resource Group, Irvine, CA) affixed verso, sight: 33"h x 17.25"w, overall (with frame): 36"h x 31"w
Clars Auctions
May. 09, 2023
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968), "Sentimental Journey," Oil on Masonite, 28" H x 38" W
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) "Sentimental Journey" Oil on Masonite Singed lower left: Emil Kosa Jr.; signed again and titled verso
John Moran Auctioneers