M. Lois Murphy Paintings & Artwork for Sale | M. Lois Murphy Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 22, 2025
Minnie Lois Murphy, American (1901-1962), The Circus, 1932, lithograph, 11 1/4"H x 19"W (sheet)
Est: $160 - $300
Minnie Lois Murphy American, (1901-1962) The Circus, 1932 lithograph Initialed in plate lower left; signed, dated, and titled in pencil lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Minnie Lois Murphy was born February 8, 1901 in Lyons, Kansas. She earned a BS from Columbia Univ. Studied at the Art Students League and was a pupil of Boardman Robinson, Kimon Nicolaides, and George Grosz. By the late 1930s she was spending summers in Glendale, CA. Lived in Brooklyn, NY in 1953. She died in 1962. Exhibitions: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927, 1928, 1934; Society of Independent Artists, 1929; Art Institute of Chicago, 1930, 1931; Minneapolis Art Institute, 1930; Provincetown Art Assoc., 1930; Brooklyn Museum, 1931; Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, 1932; Riverside (CA) Museum, 1934, 1935, 1937; Wichita Art Assoc.1936; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1937; Northwest Printmakers, 1937; World's Fair, New York, 1939; Museum of Modern Art, 1936; Herron Art Institute, 1943; and many more. Awards: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927; Wichita Art Assoc., 1932. Collections: Whitney Museum of American Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Brooklyn Public Library. SOURCES: Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)" Who's Who in American Art. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1936-1953; AskART, www.askart.com, accessed Dec. 23, 2007.
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 22, 2025
Minnie Lois Murphy, American (1901-1967), Sunday Supper, 1932, lithograph, 16"H x 12 1/2"W (sheet)
Est: $160 - $300
Minnie Lois Murphy American, (1901-1967) Sunday Supper, 1932 lithograph Numbered "Ed. 20" lower left; dated and signed in plate and pencil lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Minnie Lois Murphy was born February 8, 1901 in Lyons, Kansas. She earned a BS from Columbia Univ. Studied at the Art Students League and was a pupil of Boardman Robinson, Kimon Nicolaides, and George Grosz. By the late 1930s she was spending summers in Glendale, CA. Lived in Brooklyn, NY in 1953. She died in 1962. Exhibitions: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927, 1928, 1934; Society of Independent Artists, 1929; Art Institute of Chicago, 1930, 1931; Minneapolis Art Institute, 1930; Provincetown Art Assoc., 1930; Brooklyn Museum, 1931; Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, 1932; Riverside (CA) Museum, 1934, 1935, 1937; Wichita Art Assoc.1936; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1937; Northwest Printmakers, 1937; World's Fair, New York, 1939; Museum of Modern Art, 1936; Herron Art Institute, 1943; and many more. Awards: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927; Wichita Art Assoc., 1932. Collections: Whitney Museum of American Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Brooklyn Public Library. SOURCES: Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)" Who's Who in American Art. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1936-1953; AskART, www.askart.com, accessed Dec. 23, 2007.
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 22, 2025
Minnie Lois Murphy, American (1901-1962), The Wharf, 1932, lithograph, 18"H x 12 3/4"W (sheet)
Est: $160 - $300
Minnie Lois Murphy American, (1901-1962) The Wharf, 1932 lithograph Signed in plate lower left; signed, dated, and titled in pencil lower center. Biography from the Archives of askART: Minnie Lois Murphy was born February 8, 1901 in Lyons, Kansas. She earned a BS from Columbia Univ. Studied at the Art Students League and was a pupil of Boardman Robinson, Kimon Nicolaides, and George Grosz. By the late 1930s she was spending summers in Glendale, CA. Lived in Brooklyn, NY in 1953. She died in 1962. Exhibitions: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927, 1928, 1934; Society of Independent Artists, 1929; Art Institute of Chicago, 1930, 1931; Minneapolis Art Institute, 1930; Provincetown Art Assoc., 1930; Brooklyn Museum, 1931; Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, 1932; Riverside (CA) Museum, 1934, 1935, 1937; Wichita Art Assoc.1936; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1937; Northwest Printmakers, 1937; World's Fair, New York, 1939; Museum of Modern Art, 1936; Herron Art Institute, 1943; and many more. Awards: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927; Wichita Art Assoc., 1932. Collections: Whitney Museum of American Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Brooklyn Public Library. SOURCES: Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)" Who's Who in American Art. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1936-1953; AskART, www.askart.com, accessed Dec. 23, 2007.
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 22, 2025
Minnie Lois Murphy, American (1901-1962), regionalist town scene, Safe Harbor?, 1932, lithograph, 12 3/4"H x 18 3/4"W (sheet)
Est: $160 - $300
Minnie Lois Murphy American, (1901-1962) regionalist town scene, Safe Harbor?, 1932 lithograph Numbered 13/15 lower left, signed in plate lower left, signed in pencil lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Minnie Lois Murphy was born February 8, 1901 in Lyons, Kansas. She earned a BS from Columbia Univ. Studied at the Art Students League and was a pupil of Boardman Robinson, Kimon Nicolaides, and George Grosz. By the late 1930s she was spending summers in Glendale, CA. Lived in Brooklyn, NY in 1953. She died in 1962. Exhibitions: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927, 1928, 1934; Society of Independent Artists, 1929; Art Institute of Chicago, 1930, 1931; Minneapolis Art Institute, 1930; Provincetown Art Assoc., 1930; Brooklyn Museum, 1931; Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, 1932; Riverside (CA) Museum, 1934, 1935, 1937; Wichita Art Assoc.1936; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1937; Northwest Printmakers, 1937; World's Fair, New York, 1939; Museum of Modern Art, 1936; Herron Art Institute, 1943; and many more. Awards: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1927; Wichita Art Assoc., 1932. Collections: Whitney Museum of American Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Brooklyn Public Library. SOURCES: Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)" Who's Who in American Art. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1936-1953; AskART, www.askart.com, accessed Dec. 23, 2007.
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 14, 2025
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY, AMERICAN 1901-1962, HOUSES, 1929, Woodcut, Sight: 8 x 11 in. (20.3 x 27.9 cm.)
Est: $125 - $250
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY AMERICAN, 1901-1962 HOUSES, 1929 Woodcut Lower left numbered: 4/15; lower right signed: M. Lois Murphy '29
Potomack Company
Jul. 26, 2024
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (New York/Colorado/California/Kansas, 1901-1962), "Provincetown Playhouse, 29"., Oil on canvas, 20" x 28". Framed 29" x 36".
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY New York/Colorado/California/Kansas, 1901-1962 "Provincetown Playhouse, 29". Signed lower left "M. Lois Murphy". Titled verso.
Eldred's
Apr. 03, 2023
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) 2 Figure Studies
Est: $200 - $400
Minnie Lois Murphy (American, 1901-1962) 2 Works: Each Male Figure Studies, c. 1930's, pencil drawing on paper, signed. Each Matted. Size: 1) 23.75'' x 15.75'', 60 x 40 cm (sight); 30'' x 22'', 76 x 56 cm (mat); 2) 15.75'' x 24.75'', 40 x 63 cm (sight); 23'' x 32'', 58 x 81 cm (mat).
Material Culture
Mar. 18, 2023
M. LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Apple and Trees, 1948, Oil on panel
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
M. LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Apple and Trees, 1948, Oil on panel
Bakker Auctions
Feb. 04, 2023
Minnie Lois Murphy lithograph
Est: $500 - $800
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) ''Sunday Supper''- lithograph, 1932, signed, dated and annotated 'Ed 20' in pencil. 10 1/2 x 9 1/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
May. 21, 2022
M. LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Apples and Trees, 1948, Oil on panel
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
M. LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Apples and Trees, 1948, Oil on panel
Bakker Auctions
Feb. 12, 2022
Minnie Lois Murphy wood engraving
Est: $100 - $200
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) ''Fred''- wood engraving, signed, titled and dated in pencil, edition of about 25, done for WPA/FAP NYC. 6 1/2 x 4 3/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Dec. 04, 2021
Minnie Lois Murphy wood engraving
Est: $600 - $900
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) ''Side Show - Coney Island''- wood engraving, ca. 1936, signed and annotated 'Ed. 60' in pencil, tape residue on top margin otherwise very good condition. 9 x 7''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 25, 2021
2 Minnie Lois Murphy wood engravings
Est: $200 - $400
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) 1.) ''Gerritsen Bay''- wood engraving, 1937, signed and titled in pencil, edition of about 25. 7 7/8 x 9 7/8'' 2.) ''The Dock''- wood engraving, ca. 1937, signed and annotated 'A. P.' in pencil. 8 x 10''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 25, 2021
Minnie Lois Murphy wood engraving
Est: $200 - $400
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) "Hurdy Gurdy''- wood engraving, signed and titled in pencil, done for the WPA/FAP NYC. 10 x 8'' Reproduced: Buck and Fischman, ''Meyer Family Collection: Prints From The New York Federal Art Project'' 1998
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 25, 2021
Minnie Lois Murphy wood engraving
Est: $700 - $1,000
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) "Side Show - Coney Island''- wood engraving, ca. 1936, signed and annotated 'Ed. 60' in pencil, tape residue on top margin otherwise very good condition. 9 x 7'' Exhibited in America Today: American Artists' Congress exhibitions, December 1936, and at the Ninth Annual Exhibition of the Northwest Printmakers, Seattle (WA) Art Museum, March 10 - April 4, 1937; and at the Tenth Annual Exhibition of American Block Prints, Wichita, KS, 1936. Illustrated in America Today: 100 Prints (1936)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 25, 2021
Minnie Lois Murphy wood engraving
Est: $400 - $700
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) "Hot Corn''- wood engraving, ca. 1936-37, signed and titled in pencil, done for the NYC WPA, very good condition. 8 7/8 x 9 7/8''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 04, 2021
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Two woodblock prints.
Est: $700 - $1,000
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Two woodblock prints. Boys Fishing in the Canal , wood engraving on thin Japan paper. 197x254 mm; 7 3/4x10 inches, full margins. Edition of 25. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Published by the Federal Art Project, WPA, New York. Circa 1940. NYPL W-83. * Head of a Negro Girl, woodcut on cream Japan paper. 197x140 mm; 7 3/4x5 1/2 inches, full margins. Edition of 40. Signed, titled and inscribed "Ed. 40" in pencil, lower margin. Circa 1940. Other impressions of Boys Fishing in the Canal are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 04, 2021
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Side Show, Coney Island.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Side Show, Coney Island . Wood engraving. 228x166 mm; 9x7 inches, full margins. Signed and inscribed "Ed 60"" in person, lower margin. Circa 1935. A very good impression. Born in Lyons, Kansas, Murphy moved to New York to attend Columbia University and the Art Students League. She worked as a painter, designer, and illustrator and was employed by the WPA Federal Arts Project from 1936 to 1937, creating 14 prints during her tenure.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 24, 2020
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Safe Harbor, 1931, Woodblock print
Est: $400 - $600
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (1901-1962) Safe Harbor, 1931, Woodblock print
Bakker Auctions
Nov. 21, 2019
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (AMERICAN, 1901-1962) HOUSES, 1929 Woodcut: 8 x 11 in. (sight)
Est: $125 - $250
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (AMERICAN, 1901-1962) HOUSES, 1929 Woodcut: 8 x 11 in. (sight) Framed; lower left numbered: 4/15; lower right signed and dated: M. Lois Murphy '29
Potomack Company
Oct. 03, 2019
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (AMERICAN, 1901-1962) HOUSES, 1929 Woodcut: 8 x 11 in. (sight)
Est: $250 - $500
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (AMERICAN, 1901-1962) HOUSES, 1929 Woodcut: 8 x 11 in. (sight) Framed; lower left numbered: 4/15; lower right signed and dated: M. Lois Murphy '29
Potomack Company
Apr. 17, 2019
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (AMERICAN, 1901-1962) HOUSES, 1929 Woodcut: 8 x 11 in. (sight)
Est: $500 - $700
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (AMERICAN, 1901-1962) HOUSES, 1929 Woodcut: 8 x 11 in. (sight) Framed; lower left numbered: 4/15; lower right signed and dated: M. Lois Murphy '29
Potomack Company
Mar. 03, 2019
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (NY/CO/CA/KS, 1901-1962)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (NY/CO/CA/KS, 1901-1962) Rocky Coast, High Surf with Seagulls on Beach; oil on Masonite, rendered in impasto knifework, signed lower right "M. Murphy", with the original faux driftwood panel frame and cream painted cove liner, OS: 28 1/2" x 35", SS: 19 1/2" x 26". Some flaking top center and to lower edge.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 27, 2017
Minnie Lois Murphy (American, 1901-1962) Side Show Coney Island, circa 1934 Wood
Est: $300 - $500
Minnie Lois Murphy (American, 1901-1962) Side Show Coney Island, circa 1934 Wood engraving 9 x 7 inches (22.9 x 17.8 cm) (image) Ed. 60 HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 27, 2017
Minnie Lois Murphy (American, 1901-1962) Talking in the Stairway Linocut 7 x 5 i
Est: $300 - $500
Minnie Lois Murphy (American, 1901-1962) Talking in the Stairway Linocut 7 x 5 inches (17.8 x 12.7 cm) (image) Ed. 30 Signed and numbered in pencil along lower edge HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 03, 2016
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY (American, 1901-1962)
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
onlooking figures, mixed media, unsigned, verso with attached bio, 19.5x14.5in., overall framed 28x23in. Opening Bid: $1000/
Leighton Galleries
Aug. 27, 2015
Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) Personal Sketchbook
Est: $400 - $800
Artist: Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962); Title: Untitled; Medium: Watercolor and pencil drawings on paper in a sketch book; Year or Era Produced: Dated May - June 1933; Signature: On inside of cover; Approximate Measurement: 7" x 5"; Weight: Less than 1 lb; Note: Wear present to binding and cover
J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
Nov. 20, 2009
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY Portrait of an Old Man.
Est: $500 - $750
MINNIE LOIS MURPHY Portrait of an Old Man. Watercolor on wove paper, 1934. 470x325 mm; 18 1/2x12 3/4 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right recto. Titled and counter signed in pencil, verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 13, 2009
Minnie Lois Murphy, Fish Day, wood engraving
Est: $300 - $600
Minnie Lois Murphy (American, 1901-1962) "Fish Day," c. 1935, wood engraving, 9" x 7", pencil signed and titled, with WPA stamp, unframed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 02, 2007
M. LOIS MURPHY (American 1901-1962) NEW YORK COUNTRYSIDE
Est: $600 - $800
M. LOIS MURPHY (American 1901-1962) NEW YORK COUNTRYSIDE. Pastel landscape scene shows several buildings on grass hillside with other hills. Signed lower left. Housed in a modern gilt wood frame with wide white matt. SIGHT SIZE: 15 x 19-3/4. CONDITION: Very good. 9-73032
James D. Julia
Oct. 27, 1999
Minnie Lois Murphy, American, b. 1901; "Under the Brooklyn
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Bridge" c.1935: 17" x 22 5/8" color pastels on tan laid paper, pencil signed lower right;Kansas born, this WPA artist studied under Hans Hofmann, George Grosz, and Eugene Fitsch. This work was exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair and is illustrated in the Fair catalog. She exhibited at the PAFA, MMA, and the Provincetown Art Association.
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