Molly Luce Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Molly Luce Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 14, 2024
Molly Luce Oil on Masonite Church With Flowers
Est: $600 - $800
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986). Oil on Masonite, church with cemetery in landscape with flowers. Signed and dated Molly Luce '63 lower right. 21 1/2" x 17 5/8" (with frame 24 1/8" x 20 1/8"). Chip to Masonite and paint loss upper left corner, chips and losses to frame.
Willow Auction House
Mar. 14, 2024
Molly Luce Oil on Masonite Mill Pond
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986). Oil on Masonite, ducks in pond, Mill Pond. Signed and dated Molly Luce 76 lower right, titled on verso, with Childs Gallery, Boston, MA label and additional info on verso. 27 1/4" x 29 1/2" (with frame 32 3/8" x 34 1/2"). Minor chip and paint loss lower left corner, minor scratches and losses to gilt frame.
Willow Auction House
Mar. 14, 2024
Molly Luce Oil on Masonite Winter Landscape
Est: $600 - $800
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986). Oil on Masonite, village in winter landscape. Signed and dated Molly Luce 77 lower right. 19 3/4" x 15 3/4" (with frame 24 3/8" x 20 3/8"). Minor losses to frame.
Willow Auction House
Mar. 13, 2024
Luce (Molly, 1896-1986). Yosemite Winter Sports, circa 1930
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Luce (Molly, 1896-1986). Yosemite Winter Sports, circa 1930 * Luce (Molly, 1896-1986). Yosemite Winter Sports, circa 1930, colour lithograph poster, some marks and creases, several closed marginal tears (without loss), restored and laid down on archival tissue, sheet size 100.5 x 65 cm (39 1/2 x 25 5/8 ins), framed and glazed (104.5 x 69 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Private Collection, Yorkshire, UK.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 11, 2024
MOLLY LUCE (AMERICAN,1898-1986).
Est: $400 - $600
'Lake Erie Bluffs' 1919. Oil on canvas. Initialed lower left. Verso: Several Exhibition, Institution and Gallery labels. Most pertain to the traveling exhibition; 'Molly Luce: Eight Decades of the American Scene' from October 1980 till March 1983. The Property of a Manhattan, NY estate.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Oct. 19, 2023
MOLLY LUCE (1896-1986) OIL ON MASONITE
Est: $50 - $10,000
Signed lower right-center, titled "Nonconformist Chapel" verso. Dimensions: (Frame) H 30" x W 36" ; (Painting) H 24" x W 30" Condition: Painting with light surface dust; a few small spots of soiling. Cracks and surface losses to frame. Provenance: From a long-established family estate in Little Compton, RI.
Westport Auction
Sep. 21, 2023
MOLLY LUCE Salvage.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MOLLY LUCE Salvage. Oil on canvas, 1938. 510x620 mm; 20x24 1/4 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower left recto. Provenance: Childs Gallery, Boston, with the label; private collection, New York. Luce (1896-1986) was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. She studied art at Wheaton College and later at the Art Students League, New York under Francis Luis Mora, George Bellows, and Kenneth Hayes Miller. Following travels to Europe in the early 1920s, Luce began exhibiting at the Whitney Studio Club, New York; she would show her work there and at its successor organization, the Whitney Museum of American Art, in the annual and biennial exhibitions until 1950. Luce's style through the 1940s earned her the nickname of the "American Bruegel" and is reminiscent of Charles Burchfield, though her later work has a more Precisionist appearance.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 23, 2022
Molly Luce, Beach with Birds, O/C on Board, c. 1945
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Property from a Private Collection, Waycross, GA Description: Molly Luce (RI, 1896 - 1986), Beach with Birds, Little Compton, Oil on Canvas Stretched on Board, c. 1945, signed lower right, and inscribed in mailbox 'Luce 45', depicting a shoreline with geese and mailbox in the foreground under a gray sky, in a wood frame. Frame size: 23 5/8 in. x 27 1/2 in. Molly Luce was born Marian Clark Luce in Pittsburgh in 1896. She grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and in Plainfield and Glen Ridge, New Jersey and spent her summers in Kingsville, Ohio with her grandparents. Luce studied art at Wheaton College under Amy Otis, graduating with an associated degree in 1916. She than continued her studies at the Art Students League of New York, under F. Luis Mora, George Bellows, and Kenneth Hayes Miller. In 1924 Luce exhibited her work at the Whitney Studio Club and continued to show her work at the Whitney Museum of American Art, in the annual and biennial exhibitions up to 1950. She was also included in the Whitney Traveling Exhibition of 1925 and 1926. Luce moved to Minneapolis in 1925 and the following year she married conservator and art historian Alan Burroughs of the Fogg Art Museum and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1966 twenty of her paintings were exhibited in a one-woman show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the graduation of Wheaton's class of 1916. Today Luce's work can be found in the collections of The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Carnegie Museum of Art, among others. Her painting 'Pennsylvania Coal Country' was included in the inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, American Women Artists 1830–1930, in 1987. Measurements: Height: by sight 19 1/4 in. x Width: 23 3/8 in. Condition: Good conidian, some craquelure, slight waviness to canvas in lower left corner, in need of cleaning, wear to edges of frame.
Everard Auctions and Appraisals
Oct. 22, 2020
Molly Luce American, 1896-1986 New Barn, 1938
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Molly Luce American, 1896-1986 New Barn, 1938 Signed and dated Molly Luce 1938 (lr); inscribed NEW BARN By Molly Luce on the upper stretcher bar and 27 Wellington Lane, Belmont, Mass along the bottom stretcher bar Oil on canvas 22 x 28 1/8 inches (55.9 x 71.5 cm) Provenance: Sale, Sotheby's Arcade, New York, Mar. 17, 1988, lot 337
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 15, 2019
Molly (Burroughs) Luce American, 1896-1986 Urban Park, 1927
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Molly (Burroughs) Luce American, 1896-1986 Urban Park, 1927 Signed and dated Molly Luce 27 (lr) Oil on canvas 21 7/8 x 28 inches (55.5 x 71 cm) Provenance: Childs Gallery, Boston C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 20, 2018
Molly Luce American, 1896-1986 Reading from Robert Frost, circa 1925
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Molly Luce American, 1896-1986 Reading from Robert Frost, circa 1925 Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Provenance: Childs Gallery, Boston C The Patricia and Donald Oresman Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 04, 2018
MOLLY LUCE (American, 1896-1986)
Est: $700 - $1,000
An angel bringing light and water oil on canvas h. 20 w. 16 in. overall: 26-1/2 x 22-1/2 in. depicting an angel carrying water and light to a working man before a cityscape, signed lower left and dated '47
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 11, 2016
Molly B. Luce (US/Rhode Island, 1896-1986)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Molly (Burroughs) Luce (American/Rhode Island, 1896-1986), "Luna Moth", 1969, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, 20" x 16". Framed. Provenance: Collection of Virginia Lynch, Tiverton, Rhode Island, by descent to the present consignor.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Dec. 11, 2016
Molly B. Luce (US/Rhode Island, 1896-1986)
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
Molly (Burroughs) Luce (American/Rhode Island, 1896-1986), "Self-Portrait in Red", oil on linen, unsigned, verso with a "Virginia Lynch Gallery" label, 20" x 16". Framed. Provenance: Collection of Virginia Lynch, Tiverton, Rhode Island, by descent to the present consignor.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Dec. 11, 2016
Molly B. Luce (US/Rhode Island, 1896-1986)
Est: $4,000 - $7,000
Molly (Burroughs) Luce (American/Rhode Island, 1896-1986), "Market at Night, Belmont", ca. 1930, oil on canvas, unsigned, verso board inscribed with artist name, title and date, verso with two "Virginia Lynch Gallery" labels, 22" x 28". Framed. Provenance: Collection of Virginia Lynch, Tiverton, Rhode Island, by descent to the present consignor.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jan. 22, 2016
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986), June Landscape, Signed and dated "Molly Luce '31" l.r., titled and inscribed "by Molly Luce/.../Belm
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986) June Landscape Signed and dated "Molly Luce '31" l.r., titled and inscribed "by Molly Luce/.../Belmont, Mass." on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.5 cm), framed. Condition: Pentimento including a seated figure on the grass l.r., retouch.
Skinner
Mar. 15, 2014
Molly Luce (RI/NY, 1896-1986), Springtime
Est: $600 - $900
Molly Luce (RI/NY, 1896-1986), Springtime oil on canvas (lined), signed "Molly Luce" at lower right, presented in a period appropriate gilt frame. SS 21.25 x 27.5 in.; DOA 24.5 x 30.5 in. Accompanied by a copy of "Molly Luce: Eight Decades of the American Scene," a catalogue published for the traveling exhibition of Luce's work mounted by the Rhode Island School of Design in 1979. New stretchers.
Leland Little Auctions
Feb. 23, 2014
MOLLY LUCE, (American, 1896-1986), ROAD ALONG THE BEACH, oil on masonite;, 22 x 28 in. (25 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
MOLLY LUCE (American, 1896-1986) ROAD ALONG THE BEACH oil on masonite; signed Molly Luce, l.r.; bears Childs Gallery, Boston label, verso; 22 x 28 in. (25 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.)
Grogan & Company
May. 17, 2013
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986), June Landscape, Signed and dated "Molly Luce '31" l.r., titled in crayon and inscribed, Condition: R
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986) June Landscape Signed and dated "Molly Luce '31" l.r., titled in crayon and inscribed "by Molly Luce/..." in pencil on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.5 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch.
Skinner
Apr. 11, 2012
Molly (Burroughs) Luce (American, 1896-1986) Two Works: Still Life with Fruit and Garden Produce. Fruit signed "Molly Luce" l.r. and...
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Molly (Burroughs) Luce (American, 1896-1986) Two Works: Still Life with Fruit and Garden Produce. Fruit signed "Molly Luce" l.r. and identified on a Childs Gallery, Boston, label on the reverse, oil on canvas, 15 x 18 in., framed, Produce signed and dated "Molly Luce 36" l.r., oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in., framed. Condition: Both with mild surface grime.
Skinner
Oct. 15, 2011
MOLLY LUCE, (American, 1896-1986), SPRING, oil on board;, 24 x 20 inches
Est: $700 - $900
MOLLY LUCE (American, 1896-1986) SPRING oil on board; signed and dated Molly Luce '64, l.r.; 24 x 20 inches
Grogan & Company
Apr. 13, 2011
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986) Mythical Scene with Man on Whale and Lighthouse. Signed and dated "Molly Luce 40" l.r. Oil on canva...
Est: $500 - $700
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986) Mythical Scene with Man on Whale and Lighthouse. Signed and dated "Molly Luce 40" l.r. Oil on canvas, 17 x 14 in., framed. Condition: Relined, surface grime, frame abrasions.
Skinner
Jul. 21, 2010
Molly (Burroughs) Luce (American, 1896-1986) Graveyard. Unsigned. Oil on Masonite, 23 3/4 x 20 in., framed. Condition: Retouch, surface
Est: $200 - $400
Molly (Burroughs) Luce (American, 1896-1986) Graveyard. Unsigned. Oil on Masonite, 23 3/4 x 20 in., framed. Condition: Retouch, surface grime.
Skinner
May. 14, 2009
Molly Burroughs Luce (American, 1896-1986):
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Molly Burroughs Luce (American, 1896-1986): "Sunflowers". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower center, approx. 30" x 24", framed overall approx. 34-1/4" x 28-1/2". This is a powerful example of the American Regionalist artist's symbolistic compositions.
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
May. 14, 2009
Molly Burroughs Luce (American, 1896-1986):
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Molly Burroughs Luce (American, 1896-1986): "Meditation on the Old Testament". Oil on canvas, ca. 1922-23, signed lower left, approx. 25" x 32" canvas size, framed in a wide coved gilt frame with corner ornaments overall approx. 31" x 38". There are several labels verso including: The Whitney Stu
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
Sep. 11, 2008
Molly Burroughs Luce (American, 1896-1986):
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Molly Burroughs Luce (American, 1896-1986): "Reservoir". Oil on masonite, signed and dated '69 in the lower left corner, sight size approx. 23-1/4" x 18-7/8", framed in a 3-1/2" wide gilt frame overall approx. 30-1/4" x 25-3/4".: Very good condition; a few very light surface scuffs.
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
Mar. 13, 2007
Molly Luce American, 1896-1986 Beach Scene with Daisies
Est: $700 - $900
Molly Luce American, 1896-1986 Beach Scene with Daisies Signed Molly Luce and dated 69 (ll) Oil on board 20 x 24 inches In overall good condition. Not examined out of frame.
Doyle New York
Mar. 12, 2006
MOLLY LUCE (American, 1896-1986) SUNDAY ON MONADNOCK signed and dated Molly Luce `31, l.r.; oil on canvas; 13 1/4 x 24 inches
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MOLLY LUCE (American, 1896-1986) SUNDAY ON MONADNOCK signed and dated Molly Luce `31, l.r.; oil on canvas; 13 1/4 x 24 inches
Grogan & Company
Sep. 16, 2005
MOLLY LUCE 1903-1990
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
MARCH OF TIME measurements 36 1/4 by 48 1/4 in. alternate measurements 92 by 122.6 cm. inscribed with title and artist's name on stretcher oil on canvas Condition Note: Lined canvas. The surface is in good condition. Under UV light: numerous retouches of various ages thoughout the work; extensive, older inpainting on the woman's dress and legs. We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. PROVENANCE Vose Galleries, Boston
Sotheby's
Dec. 05, 2004
MOLLY LUCE (American 1896-1986)
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
MOLLY LUCE (American, 1896-1986) VIEW OF LITTLE COMPTON AND SECOND BEACH signed and dated Molly Luce '69, l.l.; oil on board; 18 inches x 22 inches
Grogan & Company
Nov. 21, 2003
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
March of Time Signed and titled "Molly Luce..." and label from Vose Galleries, Boston, on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 48 1/4 in. (92 x 122.5 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch.
Skinner
Oct. 23, 2003
MOLLY LUCE American (1896-1986)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
oil on masonite, signed lower right.
Shannon's
Mar. 02, 2003
Molly Luce (American, 1896-1986), "Horses", c.1945; oil/board, 20" x 24", signed. Luce studied at
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
the Art Students League with Bellows and K.H. Miller. She exhibited from the 1920s through the 1940s, at the Whitney Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, and the National Academy of Design. She painted the American scene in a realist style.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers