Edward Laning Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Edward Laning Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 14, 2023
Edward Laning (American, 1906-1981) Formerly A. T. Stewart and Co.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Edward Laning (American, 1906-1981) Formerly A. T. Stewart and Co. oil on canvas signed Laning (lower right) 71 1/2 x 47 1/2 inches. Provenance: The Philip and Suzanne Schiller Collection of American Social Commentary Art, 1930 - 1970, Highland Park, Illinois
Hindman
Apr. 02, 2023
Edward Laning (NY, MO, IL, 1906 - 1981)
Est: $300 - $500
Edward Laning (American, 1906 - 1981) Painting of 3 Men in Wooden Landscape Oil on Canvas. Appears to be unsigned. Purchased from President of Art Students League Sight Size: 18 x 24 in. Overall Framed Size: 24 x 29.75 in.
Helmuth Stone
Feb. 16, 2023
EDWARD LANING (1906-1981) Study for Black Friday: Richard Whitney and the Stock Exchange.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EDWARD LANING (1906-1981) Study for Black Friday: Richard Whitney and the Stock Exchange. Black and sepia ink on illustration board, 1939. Signed, Laning, lower right. Signed, Edward Laning, and inscribed, Black Thursday, on verso. 400x355 mm; 15 3/4x14 inches. This drawing is a study for Laning's 1939 oil painting titled Black Friday: Richard Whitney and the Stock Exchange, commissioned by Life Magazine in 1939, and illustrated in Life Magazine, depicting important events from the year 1929.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 16, 2023
EDWARD LANING (1906-1981) Black Friday.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EDWARD LANING (1906-1981) Black Friday. Black and sepia ink with gouache highlights on paper, 1939. Signed, Laning, lower right. 356x260 mm; 14x10 1/4 inches. Edward Laning had a rich career as artist and illustrater creating numerous commissioned works. Funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA) he completed a triptych for the Richmond County Administration Building, Rockingham NC in 1937, and in 1942 he created a mural for the William H. Natcher U.S. Courthouse in Bowling Green, KY. Under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration Laning created murals for the dining hall in the Administration Building at Ellis Island, (partially destroyed with remaining works moved to the Brooklyn Courthouse), and perhaps his most spectacular murals created for the main branch of the New York Public Library's McGraw Rotunda. This drawing is from a series Laning did in the year 1939 depicting the stock market crash of 1929.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 22, 2020
Edward Laning pen & ink nude drawing
Est: $400 - $600
Edward Laning (1906-1981) pen & ink drawing figural nude. Sight 7 1/4"h x 7 1/4"w Framed 18 5/8"h x 15 1/2"w
King Galleries
Apr. 05, 2020
Edward Laning (American, 1906 - 1981)
Est: $300 - $500
Ink on paper. Academic drawing of a nude male. Matted and framed. Laning studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Chicago, and Art Students League. In 1937, he painted murals in New York Public Library, including his most notable work "The Story of The Recorded Word".His works have been displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago (1945), the Carnegie Institute (1945), and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (1944-45). Laning's works can be viewed at Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Richmond Professional Institute. Sight, 7.5" Sq. Overall, 18.75"H x 15"W.
Peachtree & Bennett
Apr. 05, 2020
Edward Laning (American, 1906 - 1981)
Est: $150 - $250
Pencil on paper. Depicting the portrait of a young male. Laning studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Chicago, and Art Students League. In 1937, he painted murals in New York Public Library, including his most notable work "The Story of The Recorded Word".His works have been displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago (1945), the Carnegie Institute (1945), and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (1944 / 45). Laning's works can be viewed at Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Richmond Professional Institute. Sight, 8"H x 9"W (oval). 21"H x 17"W
Peachtree & Bennett
Mar. 29, 2020
Edward Laning Ink on Paper, Two Women
Est: -
Edward Laning (American, 1906 - 1981) brown ink on paper drawing of two Depression-era barefoot women, signed in red below the seated one; Laning was a pupil of both John Sloan and Thomas Hart Benton. Image: 9" H x 6.25" W; frame: 18" x 15.5". In overall good condition.
Auctions at Showplace
Mar. 29, 2020
Edward Laning "Roma - Laterano" Ink on Paper
Est: -
Edward Laning (American, 1906-1981) "Roma - Laterano," titled and signed lower right: "Roma - Laterano/ Laning," ink drawing on paper. Image: 7" H x 11.5" W; frame: 12.5" H x 17.25" W x .75" D. In overall good condition.
Auctions at Showplace
Jun. 02, 2019
EDWARD LANING (AMERICAN, 1906-1981).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lot of Two Tempera Mural Fragments from "On Our Way". Circa 1934. Grouping of figures: 30.25" high x 24" wide. Cardinal: 16" high x 11.25" wide. From the collection of Jon F. Anderson.
Clarke Auction Gallery
May. 14, 2019
Edward Laning, (American, 1906-1981), The Earing
Est: $250 - $350
Edward Laning (American, 1906-1981) The Earing pencil on paper 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches.
Hindman
Apr. 30, 2017
(3) Edward Laning (1906 - 1981) Nude Studies
Est: $200 - $400
(3) Edward Laning ( New York, Missouri, Illinois, 1906 - 1981) Nude Studies from the estate of Edward Laning. Ink/paper. Sight size: 12.5 x 8.5 inches. Laning studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1923-24) then at the University of Chicago (1925-27). He received further art instruction for the following three years at the Art Students League in New York under Max Weber, John Sloan, Boardman Robinson, Thomas Hart Benton and Kenneth Hayes Miller. Laning owes much of his style to the latter. Laning would have been exposed to the classical monumentality of Renaissance and Baroque mural painting in Rome, where he was in 1929 and 1931. He won travel grants (Guggenheim and Fulbright), exhibited widely, and took part in WPA mural projects. Meanwhile, Laning became an instructor at the Art Students League (1932-33), at the Cooper Union (1940-43) and headed the department of painting at the Kansas City Art Institute (1945-50).
Sarasota Estate Auction
Dec. 07, 2016
Edward Laning American, 1906-1982 Scenes from The Passion of Carrie Nation: Six, 1962
Est: $800 - $1,200
Edward Laning American, 1906-1982 Scenes from The Passion of Carrie Nation: Six, 1962 Variously signed (lr, ll); each inscribed as titled and dated 1962 on an old label affixed to the backing Each brown wash and graphite heightened with white on paper Largest 12 1/2 x 17 1/8 inches Literature: Howard E. Wooden, Edward Laning: American Realist, 1906-1981, The Wichita Art Museum, Sep. 11-Oct 17, 1982, pp 14-15 The present works appear to be preparatory studies for five large oil studies for an intended sequence of murals titled The Passion of Carrie Nation. C A New England Collection
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Jun. 29, 2016
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 Study for Pipeline through Tuscany, Benevento
Est: $100 - $300
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 Study for Pipeline through Tuscany, Benevento Signed with the artist's initials EL. (lr) Gouache on paper Sight 7 x 10 inches Provenance: Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, MI Susan Teller Gallery, New York Exhibited: New York, Susan Teller Gallery, Special Occasions, Oct. - Nov. 1998 Literature: Chrysler Corporation, Significant War Scenes by Battlefront Artists, 1941-1945, Detroit, 1951, C A New England Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 16, 2016
Edward Laning, (American, 1906-1981), Paestum
Est: $200 - $400
Edward Laning (American, 1906-1981) Paestum drawing signed Laning and titled (lower right) 20 x 15 inches.
Hindman
Apr. 06, 2016
Edward Laning American, 1906-1982 Scenes from The Passion of Carrie Nation, 1962
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Edward Laning American, 1906-1982 Scenes from The Passion of Carrie Nation, 1962 (i) Carrie Raised from the Pit (The Vision) Signed with initials E.L. (ll); inscribed Carry [sic] Raised from the Pit and dated 1962 on a strip of card affixed to the backing Brown wash and graphite pencil heightened with white on paper 12 3/8 x 8 5/8 inches (ii) In the Buggy (The Road to Kiowa) Signed with initials E.L. (ll); inscribed In the Buggy and dated 1962 on a strip of card affixed to the backing Brown wash and graphite pencil heightened with white on paper 12 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (iii) Carrie Nation in the Wichita Saloon (The Wichita Saloon) Signed with initials E.L. (lr); inscribed Carrie Nation in the Wichita Saloon and dated 1962 on a strip of card affixed to the backing Brown wash and graphite pencil heightened with white on paper 12 1/2 x 17 1/8 inches (iv) Carrie Incarcerated (Topeka) Signed Laning (lr); inscribed Carrie Incarcerated (Topeka) and dated 1961 on a strip of card affixed to the backing Brown wash and graphite pencil heightened with white on paper 11 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches (v) The Death of Carry [sic] Nation (I Have Done what I Could) Signed with initials E.L. (lr); inscribed The Death of Carry Nation and dated 1962 on a strip of card affixed to the backing Brown wash and graphite pencil heightened with white on paper 12 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches Literature: Howard E. Wooden, Edward Laning: American Realist, 1906-1981, The Wichita Art Museum, Sep. 11-Oct 17, 1982, pp 14-15. The related large oils are reproduced as figs. 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35. The present works appear to be preparatory studies for five large oil studies for an intended sequence of murals titled The Passion of Carrie Nation. "Although finished murals were never undertaken, the studies themselves relate closely in style to easel paintings executed during the late 1950s and are actually the only mural studies which stylistically deviate from the manner which he had adopted in the mid 1930s.. Laning had read and studied The Use and Need of the Life of Carrie A. Nation, Written by Herself, published in 1905, and saw Carrie Nation as a determined person, strong in character and dedicated to the values in which she believed." [Howard E. Wooden, Edward Laning: American Realist, 1906-1981, The Wichita Art Museum, Sep. 11-Oct 17, 1982, pp 14-15] The titles for the corresponding large oil studies to which the present works relate are indicated in parentheses in the cataloguing for the individual works. C A New England Collection
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Nov. 16, 2013
Edward Laning (American, 1906-1981); Two works of art: The Fire Now: Union Square; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 71 1/4" x 48"; The Fire Next Time: Union Square, 1958; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 72" x 48"; Exhibition: Realism and Realities...,
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Edward Laning (American, 1906-1981); Two works of art: The Fire Now: Union Square; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 71 1/4" x 48"; The Fire Next Time: Union Square, 1958; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 72" x 48"; Exhibition: Realism and Realities..., Rutgers University Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, January 17 - October 22, 1982; Provenance: Private Collection, New York
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 06, 2013
EDWARD LANING (1906-1981): WALKING IN PISA
Est: $150 - $250
EDWARD LANING (1906-1981): WALKING IN PISA Ink and wash on paper, signed and dated Pisa 1944, inscribed for Alfred Eisenstaedt. 6 x 5 in. (sight), 12 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (frame).
STAIR
Nov. 15, 2012
EDWARD LANING Three Men Staggering Home.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
EDWARD LANING Three Men Staggering Home. Oil on canvas, circa 1938. 610x510 mm; 24x20 inches. Signed in oil, lower left recto.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 14, 2010
Edward Laning (1901 - 1981) American
Est: $600 - $900
Drawing "High Place Near Santa Fe" - 13 1/2 x 19 1/2", Ink and wash on paper, Whitney Museam lable verso
Point Pleasant Galleries
Mar. 06, 2010
Edward Laning, 2 ink and graphite drawings, signed.
Est: $80 - $120
Laning, Edward (Am., 1906-1981). Two ink and graphite drawings, both pencil signed. ++ Drawing in white ink and gray graphite, depicting a dancer. Sheet 12 3/4" x 9" ++ NYC. 12 3/8" x 9 1/8".
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Jul. 15, 2009
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 (i) Pantheon (ii) Study for Corn Dance #1 and #2, circa 1937: Two
Est: $300 - $500
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 (i) Pantheon Initaled E.L. (lr) Ink and wash on paper 12 3/4 x 9 inches (ii) Study for Corn Dance #1, circa 1937 and Study for Corn Dance #2, circa 1937: Two Each signed Laning (lr) Ink and gouache on brown paper 12 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches and 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, respectively Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, nos. 47149 and 47148 Exhibited: New York, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., Edward Laning: Paintings and Drawings, March 21-April 18, 1992, nos. 28, 29, and 33
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Apr. 07, 2009
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 (i) Portrait of Jackie Gleason in Costume (ii) Portrait of Jackie Gleason (iii) The Lady (iv) Study
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 (i) Portrait of Jackie Gleason in Costume Initialed E.L. (lr) Crayon and pencil on paper 15 x 10 3/4 inches Unframed (ii) Portrait of Jackie Gleason, And Away We Go! Initialed E.L. (lr) Black chalk on notebook paper 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Unframed (iii) The Lady, 1955 Signed Laning (ll) Pencil on paper 17 x 12 1/4 inches Unframed (iv) Formerly A.T. Stewart Study Initialed E.L. (ll) Graphite on notebook paper 17 x 14 inches Unframed Exhibited: New York, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., Edward Laning: Paintings and Drawings, March 21 - April 18, 1992, , illus. no. 16 and 17
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Feb. 25, 2009
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 (i) Pantheon (ii) Study for Corn Dance #1 and #2, circa 1937: Two
Est: $700 - $900
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 (i) Pantheon Initaled E.L. (lr) Ink and wash on paper 12 3/4 x 9 inches (ii) Study for Corn Dance #1, circa 1937 and Study for Corn Dance #2, circa 1937: Two Each signed Laning (lr) Ink and gouache on brown paper 12 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches and 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, respectively Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, nos. 47149 and 47148 Exhibited: New York, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., Edward Laning: Paintings and Drawings, March 21-April 18, 1992, no. 28, 29, and 33
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Feb. 25, 2009
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 (i) Dance of Death, 1952 (ii) Mother and Daughter (iii) Standing Model Posing
Est: $700 - $900
Edward Laning American, 1906-1981 (i) Dance of Death, 1952 Signed Laning (lr) Tempera on paper 9 x 12 3/8 inches Provenance: Kennedy Galleries (ii) Mother and Daughter Signed Laning (lr) Graphite on notebook paper 12 x 8 1/8 inches (iii) Standing Model Posing Initialed E.L. (ll) Ink and gouache on notebook paper 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches Exhibited: New York, Kennedy Galleries, Inc., Edward Laning: Paintings and Drawings, March 21 - April 18, 1992, illus, no. 20
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Jun. 24, 2007
EDWARD LANING (American, 1906-1981). TAORMINA, SICILY, signed and titled lower left. Watercolor on paper.
Est: $200 - $300
EDWARD LANING (American, 1906-1981). TAORMINA, SICILY, signed and titled lower left. Watercolor on paper - 15 in. x 20 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Dec. 05, 2004
EDWARD LANING (American 1906-1981)
Est: $300 - $500
EDWARD LANING (American, 1906-1981) FLORENCE, PIAZZALE DEGLI UFFIZE signed, titled and dated Edward Laning August 17, 1944, l.l.; ink wash on paper; 10 7/8 inches x 14 7/8 inches; Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York
Grogan & Company