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Figure painter, Painter, Cartoonist, Lithographer, b. 1877 - d. 1949

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  • Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian

    Est: $50 - $100

    Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian. She was the daughter of American artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), a painter and organizer of the 1913 Armory Show. Offered here are 7 typed signed letters by Brenda & 10 letters from her long-time legal affairs persons. Includes a small photo of Brenda identified on verso as Washington Square Nov. 1948, most likely taken by her mother Vera.

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  • WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate
    Apr. 17, 2025

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate. The title is unkindown. Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 3-3/4 x 5 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market, as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signatureinto the plate. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer. The portrait photo of Kuhn shown below is NOT for sale. Kennedy Galleries [NYC] held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints during which it was indicated that there were less than 50 impressions ever pulled from this plate. Original plates by major artists seldom reach the open market and it is remarkable to see a plate that had so few prints pulled from it. A must for the SERIOUS Kuhn collector.

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  • Brenda Kuhn to Mother Vera 25 Letters 1950s
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Brenda Kuhn to Mother Vera 25 Letters 1950s

    Est: $250 - $350

    About 25 letters from Brenda Kuhn to her mother Vera, 1950 - 1956. About 174 pages. Envelopes included. Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian. She was the daughter of American artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), a painter and organizer of the 1913 Armory Show, and Vera Spier Kuhn (1885Ã

    East Coast Books
  • Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American artist. By now most of you know that we have most of what came from the Kuhn Estate that didn't end up in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington DC [paintings & drawings not included]. So when you see letters, documents etc. on the market offered by others those items most likely came from our collection. Offered here is a rare Walt Kuhn etching plate. The title is NOT KNOWN, approx. 5-7/8 x 3-1/4 in. Now here is the important part that makes this so RARE. Firstly, very few impressions were ever pulled from this plate. Secondly, any time an etching plate is offered for sale, no matter who the artist is, that is very uncommon. Plates usually are defaced after they have been printed from. We owned all of Kuhn remaining etching plates. It is almost impossible to get a picture/scan that will show clearly. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate
    Apr. 17, 2025

    RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate. The title is "TOMS RIVER". Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 8 x 10 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market, as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signatureinto the plate. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer. The portrait photo of Kuhn shown below is NOT for sale. Kennedy Galleries [NYC] held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints during which it was indicated that there were less than 50 impressions ever pulled from this plate. Original plates by major artists seldom reach the open market and it is remarkable to see a plate that had so few prints pulled from it. A must for the SERIOUS Kuhn collector.

    East Coast Books
  • Christmas Cards Sent to Brenda Kuhn 1983
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Christmas Cards Sent to Brenda Kuhn 1983

    Est: $100 - $150

    About 39 pieces from the collection of Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian. She was the daughter of American artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), a painter and organizer of the 1913 Armory Show, and Vera Spier Kuhn (1885Ã

    East Coast Books
  • RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate
    Apr. 17, 2025

    RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Original Walt Kuhn Etching plate. WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL etching plate of a female nude, identified as GIRL WITH ROSE. If the title is actually WAITING FOR THE CUE, which is the same size, then this etching was included in the 1967 Kennedy Galleries exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints [#50] and was indicated that there were only from 1 to 6 prints ever pulled from this plate. It may not be WAITING FOR THE CUE but its the only plate in the exbition of this size. Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 4-3/4 x 2-3/4 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signature into the plate into the plate, which was his normal practice. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials, this was seldom. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer.

    East Coast Books
  • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Artist 1948 letter to his wife Vera
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Artist 1948 letter to his wife Vera

    Est: $700 - $900

    [ART] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. By the 1940s, Kuhn

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  • [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter
    Apr. 17, 2025

    [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter

    Est: $200 - $300

    [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. OFFERED HERE: Kuhn writes a lengthy pencil notation on side of TYPED LETTER SIGNED, approx. 7.25 x 10 in.. 1943, from Philip R. Adams to Kuhn. Very good condition. Adams writes about setting up meeting with Kuhn when he gets to New York. At this time Adams was the Director of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts [Ohio]. Philip Rhys Adams, Walt Kuhn: Painter, His Life and Work (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1978). The lengthy pencil notation: "enter on Veteran Acrobat, causing ructions in Columbus, Schumacher trying to oust Mrs. Arnold. Everything o.k. with picture accorded a fine hanging after its appearance in the Art News as "picture of the year". VG.

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  • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913

    Est: $200 - $400

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. His ink signed letter dated 1937 about his property tax for his home in Ogunquit, Maine. He had a habit of keeping returned signed copies of correspondence. About 8-1/2 x 10-3/4 in. VG.

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  • Walt Kuhn Autograph
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Walt Kuhn Autograph

    Est: $150 - $200

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. Offered here is a 1944 postmarked envelope written by Walt Kuhn to Mrs. Walt Kuhn. He therefore has named his name Walt Kuhn. No letter included. By the 1940s, KuhnÃ

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  • RARE WALT KUHN ETCHING PLATE
    Apr. 17, 2025

    RARE WALT KUHN ETCHING PLATE

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American artist. By now most of you know that we have most of what came from the Kuhn Estate that didn't end up in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington DC [paintings & drawings not included]. So when you see letters, documents etc. on the market offered by others those items most likely came from our collection. Offered here is a rare Walt Kuhn etching plate. The title is STRENGTH, approx. 7-1/2 X 3-3/4 in. Copper plate. Now here is the important part that makes this so RARE. Only 6 impressions or less were ever pulled from this plate. The 1967 exhibition of Kuhn prints held at the Kennedy Galleries in NY identified this in their catalog. Also, when an etching plate is offered for sale, no matter who the artist is, that is very uncommon. Plates usually are defaced after they have been printed from. We owned all of Kuhn's remaining etching plates. It is almost impossible to get a picture/scan that will show clearly. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • WALT KUHN ESTATE - KENNEDY GALLERIES
    Apr. 17, 2025

    WALT KUHN ESTATE - KENNEDY GALLERIES

    Est: $50 - $75

    A 1974 letter from the Kennedy Galleries in New York to Brenda Kuhn in Capr Neddick, Maine, kennedy Galleries sends her a check for $3000. Apparently they did this monthly. Fine

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  • [WALT KUHN] misc. items from the estate of Brenda Kuhn
    Apr. 17, 2025

    [WALT KUHN] misc. items from the estate of Brenda Kuhn

    Est: $100 - $150

    [WALT KUHN] misc. items from the estate of Brenda Kuhn, daughter of the American artist Walt Kuhn. Includes: (1) Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) retained pencil letter written to Larry Salander about the painting CIRUS RING by Walt Kuhn. The letter confirms the painting's authenticity. (2) An internet page showing the sale of this painting at Christie's auction in 2015. It fetched $62,500. (3) Brenda Kuhn signed 1965 bank check. (4) Retained copy of the typed authentication letter sent to Salander-O'Railly Gallery, NYC, dated 1986. (5) A 1948 photograph of Brenda Kuhn likely taken by her father Walt or mother Vera. Rare. (6) Snapshot photo of Kuhn painting WRESTLER 1933 [in Kunin Collection, Minn.]. (7) Snapshot of Kuhn painting GRENADIER which sold at Christie's Auction for $209,000. (8) Albert Wordley 1940 letter to Ringling Bros. - Barnum & Bailey Shows asking for permission for Walt Kuhn to go behind the scenes and make some sketches like he was allowed to do in New York. By now you know from our auctions who Walt Kuhn was..

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  • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913
    Apr. 17, 2025

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913

    Est: $200 - $300

    Walter Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism.TLS, Nov. 7, 1936, 1p, signed in ink by Walt Kuhn. Kuhn had the habit of keeping copies of letters sent to others, and actually signing them. This letter was his retained copy to the water dept. in Kennebunk & Wells, Maine, which also covered Ogunquit back then. Kuhn says that they didn't use their Maine cottage during the past season, water pipes not connected, therefore he did not pay a water bill. A day later the water dept. sends Kuhn a letters basically saying that if he had just sent them a letter before the billing to let them know he would not have gotten a bill. They cancelled the charge for 1935. Although this letter seems rather routine you should know that Walt Kuhn throughout his life was often a difficult person with others. By the 1940s, KuhnÃ

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  • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913

    Est: $200 - $300

    Walter Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism.TLS, Nov. 7, 1936, 1p, signed in ink by Walt Kuhn. Kuhn had the habit of keeping copies of letters sent to others, and actually signing them. This letter was his retained copy to the water dept. in Kennebunk & Wells, Maine, which also covered Ogunquit back then. Kuhn says that they didn't use their Maine cottage during the past season, water pipes not connected, therefore he did not pay a water bill. A day later the water dept. sends Kuhn a letters basically saying that if he had just sent them a letter before the billing to let them know he would not have gotten a bill. They cancelled the charge for 1935. Although this letter seems rather routine you should know that Walt Kuhn throughout his life was often a difficult person with others. By the 1940s, KuhnÃ

    East Coast Books
  • Brenda Kuhn to Mother Vera 25 Letters 1950s
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Brenda Kuhn to Mother Vera 25 Letters 1950s

    Est: $250 - $350

    About 25 letters from Brenda Kuhn to her mother Vera, 1950 - 1956. About 174 pages. Envelopes included. Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian. She was the daughter of American artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), a painter and organizer of the 1913 Armory Show, and Vera Spier Kuhn (1885â

    East Coast Books
  • Christmas Cards Sent to Brenda Kuhn 1983
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Christmas Cards Sent to Brenda Kuhn 1983

    Est: $100 - $150

    About 39 pieces from the collection of Brenda Kuhn (1911-1993) a founder of Cape Neddick Park [Maine], an art patron and historian. She was the daughter of American artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), a painter and organizer of the 1913 Armory Show, and Vera Spier Kuhn (1885â

    East Coast Books
  • WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate
    Mar. 29, 2025

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate. The title is unkindown. Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 3-3/4 x 5 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market, as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signatureinto the plate. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer. The portrait photo of Kuhn shown below is NOT for sale. Kennedy Galleries [NYC] held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints during which it was indicated that there were less than 50 impressions ever pulled from this plate. Original plates by major artists seldom reach the open market and it is remarkable to see a plate that had so few prints pulled from it. A must for the SERIOUS Kuhn collector.

    East Coast Books
  • Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American artist. By now most of you know that we have most of what came from the Kuhn Estate that didn't end up in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington DC [paintings & drawings not included]. So when you see letters, documents etc. on the market offered by others those items most likely came from our collection. Offered here is a rare Walt Kuhn etching plate. The title is NOT KNOWN, approx. 5-7/8 x 3-1/4 in. Now here is the important part that makes this so RARE. Firstly, very few impressions were ever pulled from this plate. Secondly, any time an etching plate is offered for sale, no matter who the artist is, that is very uncommon. Plates usually are defaced after they have been printed from. We owned all of Kuhn remaining etching plates. It is almost impossible to get a picture/scan that will show clearly. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!
    Mar. 29, 2025

    ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. His ORIGINAL etching plate. The title is GIRL IN HIGH SHOES. An etching pulled from this plate was included in the 1967 Kennedy Galleries exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints [#26] and was indicated that there were only from 1 to 6 prints ever pulled from this plate. Plate size 5-1/4x x 2-3/4 in. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good picture of this plate. He did not etch his initials or signature into the plate, which was his normal practice. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer.

    East Coast Books
  • RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate
    Mar. 29, 2025

    RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate. The title is "TOMS RIVER". Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 8 x 10 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market, as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signatureinto the plate. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer. The portrait photo of Kuhn shown below is NOT for sale. Kennedy Galleries [NYC] held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints during which it was indicated that there were less than 50 impressions ever pulled from this plate. Original plates by major artists seldom reach the open market and it is remarkable to see a plate that had so few prints pulled from it. A must for the SERIOUS Kuhn collector.

    East Coast Books
  • RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate
    Mar. 29, 2025

    RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate, title unknown, c. 1920s , 5-3/4 x 4-5/8 in. Walt Kuhn was born in Brooklyn, and after a period of study art in Europe, he returned to the US to work as a cartoonist; illustrator, and developing artist. Aware of the great surge of modernist artistic activity in Europe, he joined with others to encourage Arthur B. Davies to get behind the idea of bringing a great European modernist art show to the US, and traveled with Davies to Europe to select art for the occasion (which became the 1913 Armory Show). Negligee was probably done c. 1920 when Kuhn, Davies, and a few others in the US were experimenting with modernism as they developed their printmaking skills. Kuhn successfully continued printmaking and painting in a modernist mode for the next 30 or so years. VG.

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  • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Artist 1948 letter to his wife Vera
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Artist 1948 letter to his wife Vera

    Est: $700 - $900

    [ART] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. By the 1940s, Kuhns behavior began to take on unsound characteristics. He became increasingly irascible and distant from old friends. When the Ringling Brothers Circus was in town, he attended night after night. (During a hard-pressed period in the 1920s, Kuhn had worked as a designer and director for revues and circus acts.) He also became frustrated by the lack of attention his own work was receiving and was particularly strident about the Museum of Modern Art's support of abstraction and neglect of American art in the postwar period. In 1948, he was institutionalized, and on July 13, 1949, he died suddenly from a perforated ulcer. He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City. Offered here is a unsigned letter written by Walt Kuhn to his wife Vera. Dated Sept. 20, 1948, 1 page, he writes from Ogunquit, Maine to Vera at the Hotel Albert in New York City. Vera has written on the evelope - contains Ruthie postcard [not present here]. Says he spent the night in C.N. which is Cape Neddick, Maine, the location of Kuhn's last home in Maine.He says he has just finished the apple picture. These usually one page letters to Vera were almost always not signed. Sometimes he would signed simply W. Approx. 8.5 x 11 in. Actually his signature is written on the envelope when he writes Mrs. WALT KUHN. VG

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  • [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter
    Mar. 29, 2025

    [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter

    Est: $200 - $300

    [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. OFFERED HERE: Kuhn writes a lengthy pencil notation on side of TYPED LETTER SIGNED, approx. 7.25 x 10 in.. 1943, from Philip R. Adams to Kuhn. Very good condition. Adams writes about setting up meeting with Kuhn when he gets to New York. At this time Adams was the Director of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts [Ohio]. Philip Rhys Adams, Walt Kuhn: Painter, His Life and Work (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1978). The lengthy pencil notation: "enter on Veteran Acrobat, causing ructions in Columbus, Schumacher trying to oust Mrs. Arnold. Everything o.k. with picture accorded a fine hanging after its appearance in the Art News as "picture of the year". VG.

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  • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913

    Est: $200 - $400

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. His ink signed letter dated 1937 about his property tax for his home in Ogunquit, Maine. He had a habit of keeping returned signed copies of correspondence. About 8-1/2 x 10-3/4 in. VG.

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  • Walt Kuhn's Autopsy Results
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Walt Kuhn's Autopsy Results

    Est: $700 - $900

    [WALT KUHN] Vera Spier Kuhn (1885 - 1961) studied jewelry-making in Washington D.C. and Woodstock, NY, and opened a studio on East 23rd Street in 1908. There, she met Walt; they married the next year. Vera Spier Kuhn (1885Ã

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  • Original Walt Kuhn Etching plate
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Original Walt Kuhn Etching plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    [ART] Original Walt Kuhn Etching plate. WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL etching plate of a female nude, identified as GIRL WITH ROSE. If the title is actually WAITING FOR THE CUE, which is the same size, then this etching was included in the 1967 Kennedy Galleries exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints [#50] and was indicated that there were only from 1 to 6 prints ever pulled from this plate. It may not be WAITING FOR THE CUE but its the only plate in the exbition of this size. Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 4-3/4 x 2-3/4 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signature into the plate into the plate, which was his normal practice. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials, this was seldom. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer..

    East Coast Books
  • Walt Kuhn (Am. 1877-1949), Portrait, Etching, framed under glass
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Walt Kuhn (Am. 1877-1949), Portrait, Etching, framed under glass

    Est: $400 - $600

    Walt Kuhn (Am. 1877-1949) Portrait Etching, framed under glass Signed in pencil l.r. 8" x 6 1/16" image, 20 3/16" x 16 1/4" framed

    Barridoff Auctions
  • Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn, New York, California (1877 - 1949), Coryphee, lithograph, 9 3/4"H x 7 3/4"W(sight), 18"H x 14"W(mat)
    Mar. 22, 2025

    Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn, New York, California (1877 - 1949), Coryphee, lithograph, 9 3/4"H x 7 3/4"W(sight), 18"H x 14"W(mat)

    Est: $250 - $350

    Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn New York, California, (1877 - 1949) Coryphee lithograph Pencil signed lower right. Edition 11/50. Matted. Biography from the Archives of askART: A painter and major organizer of the Armory Show, Walt Kuhn is perhaps best known for his circus figure-clown depictions. They were unique in that he treated his subjects as human beings conditioned to specialized jobs. He also painted still lifes and some landscapes. He was inspired and influenced by many artists, most notably Paul Cezanne, and like Cezanne, he destroyed many of his canvases, saving only about a dozen paintings a year. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1877 (some older sources quote 1880 as his year of birth) with the name William, but in 1900 first used the name "Walt" when illustrating magazines in San Francisco. He studied at the Royal Academy in Munich from 1901 to 1903, and returned to New York where he worked as a cartoonist and magazine illustrator. He was associated with "The Eight", New York modernist painters, and with Arthur B. Davies, was a the key figure in forming the American Association of painters and Sculptors that organized the Armory Show of 1913 that introduced modernist European art to America. Kuhn was executive secretary of the Association and traveled abroad to select entries for the Armory Show. In 1941, he was granted a press pass to all of the Madison Square Garden performances of the Ringling Brothers Circus, which reinforced his focus on that subject matter. He also had a major interest in the American West, and between 1918 and 1920 did 29 paintings in a series he called Imaginary History of the West, whose source material was primarily books. In 1936 and 1937, he was commissioned by the Union Pacific Railroad to design the interior of two club cars, The Frontier Shack and Little Nuggett. Sources: Matthew Baigell, Dictionary of American Art David Michael Zellman, 300 Years of American Art Peggy and Harold Samuels, The Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of Artists of the American West

    Ripley Auctions
  • Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn, New York, California (1877 - 1949), Peggy / Rhoda / girl asleep , 3 female portraits, 2 lithographs, 17 1/4"H x 11 1/4"W (one)
    Mar. 22, 2025

    Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn, New York, California (1877 - 1949), Peggy / Rhoda / girl asleep , 3 female portraits, 2 lithographs, 17 1/4"H x 11 1/4"W (one)

    Est: $200 - $400

    Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn New York, California, (1877 - 1949) Peggy / Rhoda / girl asleep , 3 female portraits 2 lithographs Pencil signed lower. Very minor rips and cosmetic issues along the outer edges of each. Biography from the Archives of askART: A painter and major organizer of the Armory Show, Walt Kuhn is perhaps best known for his circus figure-clown depictions. They were unique in that he treated his subjects as human beings conditioned to specialized jobs. He also painted still lifes and some landscapes. He was inspired and influenced by many artists, most notably Paul Cezanne, and like Cezanne, he destroyed many of his canvases, saving only about a dozen paintings a year. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1877 (some older sources quote 1880 as his year of birth) with the name William, but in 1900 first used the name "Walt" when illustrating magazines in San Francisco. He studied at the Royal Academy in Munich from 1901 to 1903, and returned to New York where he worked as a cartoonist and magazine illustrator. He was associated with "The Eight", New York modernist painters, and with Arthur B. Davies, was a the key figure in forming the American Association of painters and Sculptors that organized the Armory Show of 1913 that introduced modernist European art to America. Kuhn was executive secretary of the Association and traveled abroad to select entries for the Armory Show. In 1941, he was granted a press pass to all of the Madison Square Garden performances of the Ringling Brothers Circus, which reinforced his focus on that subject matter. He also had a major interest in the American West, and between 1918 and 1920 did 29 paintings in a series he called Imaginary History of the West, whose source material was primarily books. In 1936 and 1937, he was commissioned by the Union Pacific Railroad to design the interior of two club cars, The Frontier Shack and Little Nuggett. Sources: Matthew Baigell, Dictionary of American Art David Michael Zellman, 300 Years of American Art Peggy and Harold Samuels, The Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of Artists of the American West

    Ripley Auctions
  • Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn, New York, California (1877 - 1949), Coryphee, lithograph, 13"H x 9 3/4"W
    Mar. 22, 2025

    Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn, New York, California (1877 - 1949), Coryphee, lithograph, 13"H x 9 3/4"W

    Est: $250 - $350

    Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn New York, California, (1877 - 1949) Coryphee lithograph Pencil signed lower right. Edition 9/50. Biography from the Archives of askART: A painter and major organizer of the Armory Show, Walt Kuhn is perhaps best known for his circus figure-clown depictions. They were unique in that he treated his subjects as human beings conditioned to specialized jobs. He also painted still lifes and some landscapes. He was inspired and influenced by many artists, most notably Paul Cezanne, and like Cezanne, he destroyed many of his canvases, saving only about a dozen paintings a year. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1877 (some older sources quote 1880 as his year of birth) with the name William, but in 1900 first used the name "Walt" when illustrating magazines in San Francisco. He studied at the Royal Academy in Munich from 1901 to 1903, and returned to New York where he worked as a cartoonist and magazine illustrator. He was associated with "The Eight", New York modernist painters, and with Arthur B. Davies, was a the key figure in forming the American Association of painters and Sculptors that organized the Armory Show of 1913 that introduced modernist European art to America. Kuhn was executive secretary of the Association and traveled abroad to select entries for the Armory Show. In 1941, he was granted a press pass to all of the Madison Square Garden performances of the Ringling Brothers Circus, which reinforced his focus on that subject matter. He also had a major interest in the American West, and between 1918 and 1920 did 29 paintings in a series he called Imaginary History of the West, whose source material was primarily books. In 1936 and 1937, he was commissioned by the Union Pacific Railroad to design the interior of two club cars, The Frontier Shack and Little Nuggett. Sources: Matthew Baigell, Dictionary of American Art David Michael Zellman, 300 Years of American Art Peggy and Harold Samuels, The Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of Artists of the American West

    Ripley Auctions
  • Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn, New York, California (1877 - 1949), Edith, lithograph, 19 1/2"H x 12 3/4"W
    Mar. 22, 2025

    Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn, New York, California (1877 - 1949), Edith, lithograph, 19 1/2"H x 12 3/4"W

    Est: $250 - $350

    Walt Francis (Walter) Kuhn New York, California, (1877 - 1949) Edith lithograph Pencil signed lower right. Proof before series. Biography from the Archives of askART: A painter and major organizer of the Armory Show, Walt Kuhn is perhaps best known for his circus figure-clown depictions. They were unique in that he treated his subjects as human beings conditioned to specialized jobs. He also painted still lifes and some landscapes. He was inspired and influenced by many artists, most notably Paul Cezanne, and like Cezanne, he destroyed many of his canvases, saving only about a dozen paintings a year. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1877 (some older sources quote 1880 as his year of birth) with the name William, but in 1900 first used the name "Walt" when illustrating magazines in San Francisco. He studied at the Royal Academy in Munich from 1901 to 1903, and returned to New York where he worked as a cartoonist and magazine illustrator. He was associated with "The Eight", New York modernist painters, and with Arthur B. Davies, was a the key figure in forming the American Association of painters and Sculptors that organized the Armory Show of 1913 that introduced modernist European art to America. Kuhn was executive secretary of the Association and traveled abroad to select entries for the Armory Show. In 1941, he was granted a press pass to all of the Madison Square Garden performances of the Ringling Brothers Circus, which reinforced his focus on that subject matter. He also had a major interest in the American West, and between 1918 and 1920 did 29 paintings in a series he called Imaginary History of the West, whose source material was primarily books. In 1936 and 1937, he was commissioned by the Union Pacific Railroad to design the interior of two club cars, The Frontier Shack and Little Nuggett. Sources: Matthew Baigell, Dictionary of American Art David Michael Zellman, 300 Years of American Art Peggy and Harold Samuels, The Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of Artists of the American West

    Ripley Auctions
  • Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) lithograph
    Mar. 22, 2025

    Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) lithograph

    Est: $600 - $900

    Edith lithograph, 1925, signed and numbered 20-50 in pencil.  15 x 10"

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate
    Mar. 13, 2025

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate. The title is unkindown. Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 3-3/4 x 5 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market, as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signatureinto the plate. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer. The portrait photo of Kuhn shown below is NOT for sale. Kennedy Galleries [NYC] held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints during which it was indicated that there were less than 50 impressions ever pulled from this plate. Original plates by major artists seldom reach the open market and it is remarkable to see a plate that had so few prints pulled from it. A must for the SERIOUS Kuhn collector.

    East Coast Books
  • Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate
    Mar. 13, 2025

    Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American artist. By now most of you know that we have most of what came from the Kuhn Estate that didn't end up in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington DC [paintings & drawings not included]. So when you see letters, documents etc. on the market offered by others those items most likely came from our collection. Offered here is a rare Walt Kuhn etching plate. The title is NOT KNOWN, approx. 5-7/8 x 3-1/4 in. Now here is the important part that makes this so RARE. Firstly, very few impressions were ever pulled from this plate. Secondly, any time an etching plate is offered for sale, no matter who the artist is, that is very uncommon. Plates usually are defaced after they have been printed from. We owned all of Kuhn remaining etching plates. It is almost impossible to get a picture/scan that will show clearly. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!
    Mar. 13, 2025

    ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. His ORIGINAL etching plate. The title is GIRL IN HIGH SHOES. An etching pulled from this plate was included in the 1967 Kennedy Galleries exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints [#26] and was indicated that there were only from 1 to 6 prints ever pulled from this plate. Plate size 5-1/4x x 2-3/4 in. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good picture of this plate. He did not etch his initials or signature into the plate, which was his normal practice. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer.

    East Coast Books
  • RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate
    Mar. 13, 2025

    RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate. The title is "TOMS RIVER". Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 8 x 10 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market, as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signatureinto the plate. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer. The portrait photo of Kuhn shown below is NOT for sale. Kennedy Galleries [NYC] held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints during which it was indicated that there were less than 50 impressions ever pulled from this plate. Original plates by major artists seldom reach the open market and it is remarkable to see a plate that had so few prints pulled from it. A must for the SERIOUS Kuhn collector.

    East Coast Books
  • RARE WALT KUHN ETCHING PLATE
    Mar. 13, 2025

    RARE WALT KUHN ETCHING PLATE

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American artist. By now most of you know that we have most of what came from the Kuhn Estate that didn't end up in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington DC [paintings & drawings not included]. So when you see letters, documents etc. on the market offered by others those items most likely came from our collection. Offered here is a rare Walt Kuhn etching plate. The title is STRENGTH, approx. 7-1/2 X 3-3/4 in. Copper plate. Now here is the important part that makes this so RARE. Only 6 impressions or less were ever pulled from this plate. The 1967 exhibition of Kuhn prints held at the Kennedy Galleries in NY identified this in their catalog. Also, when an etching plate is offered for sale, no matter who the artist is, that is very uncommon. Plates usually are defaced after they have been printed from. We owned all of Kuhn's remaining etching plates. It is almost impossible to get a picture/scan that will show clearly. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate
    Mar. 13, 2025

    RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate, title unknown, c. 1920s , 5-3/4 x 4-5/8 in. Walt Kuhn was born in Brooklyn, and after a period of study art in Europe, he returned to the US to work as a cartoonist; illustrator, and developing artist. Aware of the great surge of modernist artistic activity in Europe, he joined with others to encourage Arthur B. Davies to get behind the idea of bringing a great European modernist art show to the US, and traveled with Davies to Europe to select art for the occasion (which became the 1913 Armory Show). Negligee was probably done c. 1920 when Kuhn, Davies, and a few others in the US were experimenting with modernism as they developed their printmaking skills. Kuhn successfully continued printmaking and painting in a modernist mode for the next 30 or so years. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • RARE WALT KUHN collage
    Mar. 13, 2025

    RARE WALT KUHN collage

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American artist.  By now most of you know that we have most of what came from the Kuhn Estate that didn't end up in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington DC [paintings & drawings not included]. So when you see letters, documents etc. on the market offered by others those items most likely came from our collection. Offered here is a rare Walt Kuhn collage on paper board. Approx. 7 x 5 in. plus old frame that he may have put it in. Now here is the important part that makes this interesting. We were told by a college professor friend who was helping Brenda Kuhn [daughter of Walt kuhn] that Walt at the end of his life was making child-like works. We talked to Brenda on the phone about this and she told us that yes that her father was doing that in the last year or so before passing away BUT she said it was better if the public did not know this. This comes with the original old frame. NOTE: we do NOT think this was one of Kuhn's early works he did as a young boy. VG

    East Coast Books
  • [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter
    Mar. 13, 2025

    [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter

    Est: $200 - $300

    [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. OFFERED HERE: Kuhn writes a lengthy pencil notation on side of TYPED LETTER SIGNED, approx. 7.25 x 10 in.. 1943, from Philip R. Adams to Kuhn. Very good condition. Adams writes about setting up meeting with Kuhn when he gets to New York. At this time Adams was the Director of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts [Ohio]. Philip Rhys Adams, Walt Kuhn: Painter, His Life and Work (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1978). The lengthy pencil notation: "enter on Veteran Acrobat, causing ructions in Columbus, Schumacher trying to oust Mrs. Arnold. Everything o.k. with picture accorded a fine hanging after its appearance in the Art News as "picture of the year". VG.

    East Coast Books
  • ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!
    Mar. 13, 2025

    ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL copper etching plate of a female nude. The title is GIRL ON DIVEN, which was included in the 1967 Kennedy Galleries exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints [#25] and was indicated that there were only from 1 to 6 prints ever pulled from this plate. Plate size 6-3/16 X 8-1/16 in. An etching actually pulled from this plate is in the collection of MOMA [Museum of Modern Art, NYC] a gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market as they usually are in institutional collections, if not destroyed. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture showing is not very good. He did not etch his initials or signature into the plate, which was his normal practice. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer.

    East Coast Books
  • RARE WALT KUHN ETCHING PLATE
    Mar. 13, 2025

    RARE WALT KUHN ETCHING PLATE

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American artist. By now most of you know that we have most of what came from the Kuhn Estate that didn't end up in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington DC [paintings & drawings not included]. So when you see letters, documents etc. on the market offered by others those items most likely came from our collection. Offered here is a rare Walt Kuhn etching plate. The title is MASK, etched in 1915, approx. 8 X 6 in. Copper plate. Also, when an etching plate is offered for sale, no matter who the artist is, that is very uncommon. Plates usually are defaced after they have been printed from. We owned all of Kuhn's remaining etching plates. It is almost impossible to get a picture/scan that will show clearly. VG.

    East Coast Books
  • Original Walt Kuhn Etching plate
    Mar. 13, 2025

    Original Walt Kuhn Etching plate

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    [ART] Original Walt Kuhn Etching plate. WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL etching plate of a female nude, identified as GIRL WITH ROSE. If the title is actually WAITING FOR THE CUE, which is the same size, then this etching was included in the 1967 Kennedy Galleries exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints [#50] and was indicated that there were only from 1 to 6 prints ever pulled from this plate. It may not be WAITING FOR THE CUE but its the only plate in the exbition of this size. Typical Kuhn style. Plate size 4-3/4 x 2-3/4 in. This plate still has some life in it and etchings could be pulled from it. Very seldom does an original etching plate by an important artist ever reach the open market as they usually are in institutional collections. Provenance: Kuhn Estate. It is difficult to get a good scan of this and the picture below isn't very good. He did not etch his initials or signature into the plate into the plate, which was his normal practice. I don't think he ever etched his signature into any of his plates although he sometimes would etch initials, this was seldom. This is guaranteed to be an authentic Walt Kuhn plate without a time limit to the original purchaser. We will send a letter of guarantee and provenance to the buyer..

    East Coast Books
  • Walt Kuhn, Seated Clown
    Mar. 12, 2025

    Walt Kuhn, Seated Clown

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Walt Kuhn (1877 - 1949) Seated Clown gouache on paper signed lower right: Walt Kuhn

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Walt Kuhn, White Faced Clown
    Mar. 12, 2025

    Walt Kuhn, White Faced Clown

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    Walt Kuhn (1877 - 1949) White Faced Clown gouache on paper signed lower right: Walt Kuhn inscribed verso: Doyle Apr. 1, 2015 - Kuhn "White Faced Clown" / Gouache

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • WALTER FRANCIS KUHN (New York/California, 1877-1949), Still life of an eggplant, an ear of corn, and other fruits and vegetables., Oil on canvas, 16" x 20". Framed 22.5" x 26.5".
    Mar. 12, 2025

    WALTER FRANCIS KUHN (New York/California, 1877-1949), Still life of an eggplant, an ear of corn, and other fruits and vegetables., Oil on canvas, 16" x 20". Framed 22.5" x 26.5".

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    WALTER FRANCIS KUHN New York/California, 1877-1949 Still life of an eggplant, an ear of corn, and other fruits and vegetables. Signed lower right "Walt Kuhn".

    Sandwich Auction House
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