Florence Lundborg Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Florence Lundborg Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 26, 2022
Florence Lundborg Painting The California Building PPIE
Est: $5,500 - $6,500
Florence Lundborg (1871 - 1949) "The California Building" PPIE 1915, oil on board, 20"h x 16"w. Lundborg was a local San Francisco artist who had previously been associated with Arthur & Lucia Mathews and the Philopolis Press. Provenance: From the Bernard Maybeck designed Roos Family Estate, San Francisco. Signed. Excellent condition. Frame 28"h x 23.5"w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered starting at $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Mar. 27, 2021
Florence Lundborg Painting The California Building PPIE
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Florence Lundborg (1871-1949) "The California Building" PPIE 1915, oil on board, 20"h x 16"w. Lundborg was a local San Francisco artist who had previously been associated with Arthur & Lucia Mathews and the Philopolis Press. Provenance: From the Bernard Maybeck designed Roos Family Estate, San Francisco. Signed. Excellent condition. Frame 28"h x 23.5"w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Feb. 18, 2021
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK / FEBRUARY. 1897. 24x13 inches, 61x33 cm.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / FEBRUARY. 1897. 24 1/4x13 inches, 61 1/2x33 cm. Condition B+: slight offsetting in right image; minor creases at edges; unobtrusive repaired pin holes in corners; colors attenuated. One of the most prominent female artists working in the poster field at the turn-of-the century, Lundborg's work was prized by her contemporaries. Scotson-Clark writes in The Poster in November 1900 that Lundborg "deserves all praise . . . A complete set of The Lark advertisements is a very desirable possession." And Brietenbach contends that The Lark posters "rank among the best the American poster movement produced" (The American Poster p. 17). The Lark was published from May 1895 to April 1897. Kiehl 122, Margolin p. 132, Keay p. 72, not in DFP.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2020
Florence Lundborg Painting The California Building PPIE
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Florence Lundborg (1871-1949) "The California Building" PPIE 1915, oil on board, 20"h x 16"w. Lundborg was a local San Francisco artist who had previously been associated with Arthur & Lucia Mathews and the Philopolis Press. Provenance: From the Bernard Maybeck designed Roos Family Estate, San Francisco. Signed. Excellent condition. Frame 28"h x 23.5"w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Sep. 26, 2020
Florence Lundborg The Lark Poster Robin Hood, February
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Florence Lundborg (1871-1949) The Lark: Robin Hood, February 1896. Framed woodcut poster made as an advertisement for The Lark, a San Francisco Arts & Crafts literary periodical from the 1890s. 19"h x 11"w. Frame 28"h x 19.25"w. Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Jun. 28, 2020
Florence Lundborg, (American, 1871-1949), The Lark: Robin Hood, February, woodcut print, 18 7/8" x 10 7/8"
Est: $300 - $500
signed monogram, on block, lower right
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 28, 2019
Florence Lundborg The Lark Poster San Francisco
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Florence Lundborg (1871-1949) poster The Lark February 1897. The Lark was a Bohemian San Francisco based literary magazine started in 1895 by Frank Gelett Burgess. This poster is also in the collection of The Met in New York. Lundborg was one of the most prominent female artists working in the poster field at the turn-of-the century. Excellent condition. Original glass. 23"h x 12.25"w. Oak frame 38.5"h x 24.5"w.
California Historical Design, Inc
Jun. 08, 2019
Florence Lundborg The Lark Poster San Francisco
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Florence Lundborg (1871-1949) poster The Lark February 1897.ÃÂ The Lark was a Bohemian San Francisco based literary magazine started in 1895 by Frank Gelett Burgess.ÃÂ This poster is also in the collection of The Met in New York.ÃÂ Lundborg was one of the most prominent female artists working in the poster field at the turn-of-the century.ÃÂ Excellent condition.ÃÂ Original glass.ÃÂ 23"h x 12.25"w.ÃÂ Oak frame 38.5"h x 24.5"w Spend $5000 or more at this auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. Larger piece are shipped via Steve Auger Shipping. He travels coast to coast every month delivering antiques and fine furniture blanket wrap coast to coast. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $300 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Aug. 05, 2015
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK FOR MAY / THE OREAD. 1896. 23x13 inches, 60x35 cm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK FOR MAY / THE OREAD. 1896. 23 3/4x13 3/4 inches, 60 1/4x35 cm. Condition A. Hinged to mat at top edge. Paper. Matted and framed. American Posters no. 49, Kiehl 120, Margolin p. 133, Resnick 4, Salmagundi p. 18, Met 57.627.6(3).
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 23, 2015
* Florence Lundborg, (American, 1871-1949), What is That Mother? The Lark My Child, 1895
Est: $200 - $400
Florence Lundborg (American, 1871-1949) What is That Mother? The Lark My Child, 1895 color lithographic print on paper 20 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 17, 2014
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871–1949). THE LARK / AUGUST. 1896. 16x13 inches, 40x33 cm.
Est: $800 - $1,200
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871–1949) THE LARK / AUGUST. 1896. 16x13 inches, 40 1/2x33 cm. Condition A: pencil notations at bottom edge. Hinged to mat at top edge. Paper. Kiehl 121, DFP-I 298, Margolin p. 104, Crystal Palace 681.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2014
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK FOR MAY / THE OREAD. 1896. 24x14 inches, 61x35 cm.
Est: $800 - $1,200
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK FOR MAY / THE OREAD. 1896. 24x14 inches, 61x35 1/2 cm. Condition A / A-: minor tears at right and bottom edges; pencil notation in lower left corner. Hinged to mat at top edge. Paper. American Posters no. 49, Kiehl 120, Margolin p. 133, Resnick 4, Salmagundi p. 18.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2014
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK / FEBRUARY. 1896. 19x11 inches, 49x29 cm.
Est: $700 - $1,000
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / FEBRUARY. 1896. 19 1/2x11 1/2 inches, 49 1/2x29 1/4 cm. Condition A-: sharp creases in lower margin and image; pencil notations at lower right corner. Hinged to mat at top edge. Paper. Keay p. 25, DFP-I 297, Kiehl 119, Crystal Palace 680.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2014
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK / NOVEMBER. 1985. 24x15 inches, 61x40 cm.
Est: $800 - $1,200
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / NOVEMBER. 1985. 24x15 3/4 inches, 61x40 cm. Condition A- / B+: creases in left margin; minor tear at top edge; time-staining and pencil notations in bottom margin. Hinged to mat at top edge. Paper. American Posters no. 50, Kiehl 122, Margolin p. 132, Keay p. 72, Crystal Palace 679.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2014
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK / WHAT IS THAT MOTHER? 1895. 21x15 inches, 53x36 cm.
Est: $800 - $1,200
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / WHAT IS THAT MOTHER? 1895. 21x15 1/2 inches, 53 1/4x36 1/2 cm. Condition B+: tear in lower right corner; minor loss in lower image; sharp creases in margins and through image; pencil notations in bottom margin. Paper. Florence Lundborg, a San Francisco native, was a painter and book illustrator. A student of the California Arts and Crafts Movement, Lundborg designed a total of seven woodblock posters for The Lark, of which this was the first. For each of her posters, in true artisan fashion, she carved all the blocks herself. The Poster, April 1896, describes the paper used for the poster as "a very interesting bamboo fibre paper used in the Chinese drugstores in San Francisco." Kiehl 117, DFP-I 293, Margolin p. 131, Virginia p. 53, Crystal Palace 678.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 13, 2014
The Lark February 1896 poster
Est: $600 - $900
<p> Color woodcut poster, linen backed. 49x29 cm (19¼x11½").</p> <p> Florence Lundborg (1871-1949) is the artist of this green and tan illustration of Robin Hood for The Lark magazine. The San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s was represented by an iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark.</p>
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Aug. 03, 2011
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871–1949). THE LARK. 1896. 19x11 inches, 49x28 cm.
Est: $700 - $1,000
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871–1949) THE LARK. 1896. 19 1/4x11 1/4 inches, 49x28 1/2 cm. Condition B+: creases ands folds in image; tears at edges. Paper.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 03, 2010
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK / FEBRUARY. 1897. 24x13 inches, 61x33 cm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / FEBRUARY. 1897. 24 1/4x13 inches, 61 1/2x33 cm. Conditon B+: repaired tears at edges, some slightly affecting image; restored loss in upper margin; horizontal fold. The Lark was published from May 1895 to April 1897. Kiehl 122, Margolin p. 132, Keay p. 72, not in DFP I.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 03, 2010
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK / NOVEMBER. 1896. 24x15 inches, 61x38 cm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / NOVEMBER. 1896. 24 1/4x15 1/2 inches, 61 1/2x38 1/2 cm. Condition B+: repaired tears, restoration and overpainting in margins and image; restoration along horizontal fold. Kiehl 122, Margolin p. 132, Keay p. 72.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 03, 2010
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK FOR MAY. 1896. 24x14 inches, 61x35 cm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK FOR MAY. 1896. 24x14 inches, 61x35 1/2 cm. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and image; horizontal fold. Lundborg was one of the most prominent female artists working in the poster field at the turn-of-the century. Brietenbach contends that The Lark posters "rank among the best the American poster movement produced" (The American Poster p. 17). Kiehl 120, Margolin p. 133, Resnick 4.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 03, 2010
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949). THE LARK / WHAT IS THAT MOTHER? 1895. 21x15 inches, 53 x39 cm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / WHAT IS THAT MOTHER? 1895. 21 1/8x15 1/2 inches, 53 1/2 x39 1/2 cm. Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration, some affecting image; abrasion in image; horizontal fold. Printed on fiberous laid paper. Florence Lundborg, a San Francisco native, was a painter and book illustrator. A student of the California Arts and Crafts Movement, Lundborg designed a total of seven woodblock posters for The Lark, of which this was the first. For each of her posters, in true artisan fashion, she carved all the blocks herself. The Poster, April 1896, describes the paper used for the poster as "a very interesting bamboo fibre paper used in the Chinese drugstores in San Francisco." Kiehl 117, DFP I 293, Margolin p. 131, Virginia 53.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 13, 2008
Florence Lundborg (CA, 1871-1949), Mountain Goats,
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Florence Lundborg (CA, 1871-1949), Mountain Goats, oil on canvas, signed lower right "Florence Lundborg," unframed. Florence Lundborg was born in San Francisco in 1871. She began her art studies with Arthur Mathew, an American tonalist who greatly influenced numerous California and western artists of the late 19th and early 20th century. Following her studies with Mathew, Lundborg traveled to Paris where she continued under the tutelage of Whistler. After returning to San Francisco, she won a bronze medal at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition for her mural work. 50" x 40"
Leland Little Auctions
Jan. 31, 2008
POSTER: FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LAR
Est: $600 - $900
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / FEBRUARY. 1896. 19 1/2x11 1/2 inches. Condition B / B+: wrinkles and discoloration in image; horizontal fold.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 14, 2004
FLORENCE LUNDBORG (1871-1949) THE LARK / MAY. May, 1896.
Est: $600 - $900
24x13 7/8 inches. Condition B+: restored losses and overpainting in bottom corners; losses in top corners; repaired tears through margins; abrasions in image. Florence Lundborg, a San Francisco native, was a painter and book illustrator in addition to being a poster artist. Just after the turn-of-the-century she studied art in Paris with James Whistler and then, in 1915, she designed a series of murals for the California Building at the Panama-Pacific Exhibition, for which she received a bronze medal. Her murals also adorn several buildings in New York and Brooklyn. A student of the California Arts and Crafts movement, Lundborg designed a total of 7 woodblock posters for The Lark, believing that woodblock prints had "more of the personality of their inventor than the mechanically produced lithograph [could] possibly have" (posters American style p. 168). For each of her posters, in true artisan fashion, she carved all the blocks herself. Kiehl 120, Margolin p. 133, not in DFP I.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 11, 2003
Lundborg Garden Landscape Oil
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Signed l/l: {Florence Lundborg} 85 x 42 inches ( 215.9 x 106.7 cm )
Bonhams