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

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                    • WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate
                      Jan. 10, 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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                    • Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate
                      Jan. 10, 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.

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                    • ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!
                      Jan. 10, 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.

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                    • RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate
                      Jan. 10, 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.

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                    • [From Kuhn Estate] Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - American painter
                      Jan. 10, 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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                    • ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!
                      Jan. 10, 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.

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                    • Original Etching Plate - Walt Kuhn
                      Jan. 10, 2025

                      Original Etching Plate - Walt Kuhn

                      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

                      WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL Walt Kuhn lead etching plate, title is SMALL AMAZON. Plate size is approx. 4-7/8 x 2-3/8 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. The portrait photo of Kuhn shown below IS NOT for sale. Insured shipping based on zone. In 1967 the Kennedy Galleries [NYC] held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints. The catalogue states that Walt Kuhn's prints are of the greatest rarity. Of certain subjects only one to six impressions exist. Others vary in number of impressions, but none exceed fifty of any subject. The catalogue also says - Walt Kuhn's position in the ranks of our foremost American painters has long been assured. What is less familiar to the general public - and indeed to many collectors and institutions - is his work in the graphic media. With the exception of a few examples shown during his lifetime, the greater portion of his prints has remained locked up and forgotten in a warehouse these many years. On the occasion of the first major exhibition of his paintings to be held in New York in several decades, it is our privilege to show the etchings and lithographs that place Walt Kuhn among the most venturesome and exciting graphic artists of the 1920s and 30s. Of the 50 etchings listed in the Kennedy exhibition 41 are in the 6 or less impressions category, with 9 known to have up to 50 impressions. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW MANY PRINTS WERE PULLED from it. Many of you already know that we own the original Walt Kuhn etching plates.

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                    • RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate
                      Jan. 10, 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 items from the Estate
                      Jan. 10, 2025

                      WALT KUHN items from the Estate

                      Est: $100 - $150

                      Offered here is a collection of items from the Brenda Kuhn Estate, daughter of the noted artist Walt Kuhn. Includes an original print pulled from a Walt Kuhn block, image about 6 x 6 in.; 1954 letter from Vera Kuhn to daughter Brenda 1954; a signed Brenda Kuhn bank check; Walt Kuhn exhibition flyer for show at M. Knoedler Gallery in NYC; Christmas card; 2 original photos of Kuhn house in Cape Neddick, Maine; Walt Kuhn Gallery flyer; and a 1 page article about Kuhn.

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                    • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Artist 1948 letter to his wife Vera
                      Jan. 10, 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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                    • RARE WALT KUHN collage
                      Jan. 10, 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

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                    • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913
                      Jan. 10, 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
                      Jan. 10, 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
                      Jan. 10, 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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                    • WALT KUHN ESTATE - KENNEDY GALLERIES
                      Jan. 10, 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
                      Jan. 10, 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's Autopsy Results
                      Jan. 10, 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
                      Jan. 10, 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..

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                    • Walt Kuhn (American 1877-1949), Edith, Lithograph, Circa 1929, Image size: 413 x 292 mm (16-1/4 x 11-1/2 in)
                      Dec. 13, 2024

                      Walt Kuhn (American 1877-1949), Edith, Lithograph, Circa 1929, Image size: 413 x 292 mm (16-1/4 x 11-1/2 in)

                      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

                      Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Edith Lithograph, Circa 1929; apparently in good condition. Framed.* Signed Walt Kuhn in graphite l.r. and numbered 16-50 in graphite l.l.

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                    • WALT KUHN (1877-1949) Burlesque girl.
                      Dec. 12, 2024

                      WALT KUHN (1877-1949) Burlesque girl.

                      Est: $800 - $1,200

                      WALT KUHN (1877-1949) Burlesque girl. Color pastels on thin, cream laid Japan paper. 630x420 mm; 25x16½ inches. Signed and inscribed "Fort Lee" in black pastel, lower right recto, and dated indistinctly in pencil, lower left recto. Upper right corner, in the blank background, restored.

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                    • Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Irises
                      Dec. 08, 2024

                      Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Irises

                      Est: $5,000 - $8,000

                      Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949) Irises oil on canvas signed Walt Kuhn (lower right) 18 x 14 in.

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                    • WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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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                    • Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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.

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                    • ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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.

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                    • RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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.

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                    • RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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 items from the Estate
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      WALT KUHN items from the Estate

                      Est: $100 - $150

                      Offered here is a collection of items from the Brenda Kuhn Estate, daughter of the noted artist Walt Kuhn. Includes an original print pulled from a Walt Kuhn block, image about 6 x 6 in.; 1954 letter from Vera Kuhn to daughter Brenda 1954; a signed Brenda Kuhn bank check; Walt Kuhn exhibition flyer for show at M. Knoedler Gallery in NYC; Christmas card; 2 original photos of Kuhn house in Cape Neddick, Maine; Walt Kuhn Gallery flyer; and a 1 page article about Kuhn.

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                    • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Artist 1948 letter to his wife Vera
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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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                    • RARE WALT KUHN collage
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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

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                    • RARE Original Etching Plate - Walt Kuhn
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      RARE Original Etching Plate - Walt Kuhn

                      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 ADVICE, etched in 1915, approx. 4-1/4 x 2-1/4 in. Now here is the important part that makes this so RARE. Firstly, less than 6 impressions were ever pulled from this plate. The 1967 exhibition of Kuhn prints held at the Kennedy Galleries in NY identified this in their catalog. Secondly, any time an etching plate is offered for sale, no matter who the artist is, that is very uncommon. Plate 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

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                    • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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
                    • Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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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                    • [WALT KUHN] misc. items from the estate of Brenda Kuhn
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      [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's Autopsy Results
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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..

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                    • RARE WALT KUHN ETCHING PLATE
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      RARE WALT KUHN ETCHING PLATE

                      Est: $8,000 - $10,000

                      WALT KUHN [1877-1949]. American painter. An ORIGINAL Walt Kuhn lead etching plate, title not known. Plate size is approx. 4-1/2 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 pictures below are not very good. He did not etch his initials or signature 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. The portrait photo of Kuhn shown below IS NOT for sale. In 1967 the Kennedy Galleries [NYC] held an exhibition of Walt Kuhn prints. The catalogue states that Walt Kuhn's prints are of the greatest rarity. Of certain subjects only one to six impressions exist. Others vary in number of impressions, but none exceed fifty of any subject. The catalogue also says - Walt Kuhn's position in the ranks of our foremost American painters has long been assured. What is less familiar to the general public - and indeed to many collectors and institutions - is his work in the graphic media. With the exception of a few examples shown during his lifetime, the greater portion of his prints has remained locked up and forgotten in a warehouse these many years. On the occasion of the first major exhibition of his paintings to be held in New York in several decades, it is our privilege to show the etchings and lithographs that place Walt Kuhn among the most venturesome and exciting graphic artists of the 1920s and 30s. Of the 50 etchings listed in the Kennedy exhibition 41 are in the 6 or less impressions category, with 9 known to have up to 50 impressions. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW MANY PRINTS WERE PULLED from this plate. Many of you already know that we own the original Walt Kuhn etching plates.

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                    • WALT KUHN ESTATE - KENNEDY GALLERIES
                      Dec. 05, 2024

                      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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                    • Print, Walt Kuhn
                      Nov. 23, 2024

                      Print, Walt Kuhn

                      Est: $200 - $400

                      Walt Kuhn (American, 1877-1949), "Casey with Yellow Stockings," hand-colored etching, pencil signed lower right, overall (with mat): 11"h x 15"w

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                    • WALT KUHN [1877-1949] ORIGINAL COOPER etching plate
                      Nov. 21, 2024

                      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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                    • Very Rare Walt Kuhn Etching Plate
                      Nov. 21, 2024

                      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.

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                    • ORIGINAL ETCHING PLATE by Walt Kuhn - RARE!!!!!
                      Nov. 21, 2024

                      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.

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                    • RARE Walt Kuhn Copper Etching Plate
                      Nov. 21, 2024

                      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.

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                    • RARE Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) Original metal etching plate
                      Nov. 21, 2024

                      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 Original Etching Plate - Walt Kuhn
                      Nov. 21, 2024

                      RARE Original Etching Plate - Walt Kuhn

                      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 ADVICE, etched in 1915, approx. 4-1/4 x 2-1/4 in. Now here is the important part that makes this so RARE. Firstly, less than 6 impressions were ever pulled from this plate. The 1967 exhibition of Kuhn prints held at the Kennedy Galleries in NY identified this in their catalog. Secondly, any time an etching plate is offered for sale, no matter who the artist is, that is very uncommon. Plate 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

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                    • WALT FRANCIS (WALTER) KUHN, (NY/CA, 1877-1949)
                      Nov. 10, 2024

                      WALT FRANCIS (WALTER) KUHN, (NY/CA, 1877-1949)

                      Est: $600 - $800

                      WALT FRANCIS (WALTER) KUHN, (NY/CA, 1877-1949) Kneeling Nude Woman Looking Down, India ink on paper, signed and dated 1928, label vero from Christie's 02 Dec 92 sale 7369, lot 379, in silver leaf molded frame, matted under glass, OS: 23 a/2" x 18 1/2", SS: 19" 9 1/2".

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                    • WALT FRANCIS (WALTER) KUHN, (NY/CA, 1877-1949)
                      Nov. 10, 2024

                      WALT FRANCIS (WALTER) KUHN, (NY/CA, 1877-1949)

                      Est: $600 - $800

                      WALT FRANCIS (WALTER) KUHN, (NY/CA, 1877-1949) Seated Nude Woman Holding a Mask, India ink on paper, signed and dated 1928, in silver leaf molded frame, matted under glass, OS: 22" x 18 1/2", SS: 11 1/2" 9".

                      Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
                    • Walt Kuhn, Cabin in the Pines, ca. 1930
                      Nov. 09, 2024

                      Walt Kuhn, Cabin in the Pines, ca. 1930

                      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

                      Walt Kuhn (1877 - 1949) Cabin in the Pines, ca. 1930 oil on linen

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