August Norieri Paintings & Artwork for Sale | August Norieri Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 19, 2022
August A. Norieri (American/Louisiana, 1860-1898)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
August A. Norieri (American/Louisiana, 1860-1898) , "Schooners on Lake Pontchartrain", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 26 1/8 in. x 42 1/4 in., period frame. Provenance: Gift of the artist to his sailing partner; thence by descent; Neal Auction Company, Dec. 6, 1997, lot 786.
Neal Auction Company
Dec. 08, 2019
August Norieri (American/Louisiana, 1860-1898), "Sailing on Lake Pontchartrain"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
August Norieri (American/Louisiana, 1860-1898) "Sailing on Lake Pontchartrain" oil on canvas signed lower right. Period frame. 22" x 27", 29-1/2" x 34-1/2" Notes: Born into a middle class New Orleans Italian-American family, August Norieri's brother Baptiste worked as a tugboat captain and bar pilot on the Mississippi River. Evidently, the artist became well acquainted with the variety of boats that traversed the waterways of New Orleans through his brother. Norieri studied painting with prominent local artist Andre Molinary, participated in the Creole Exhibit of the American Exposition of 1885 and was a member of the Art Association of New Orleans. The painting depicts a sailboat on a windy day with full sails crossing the rough seas of Lake Pontchartrain.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Nov. 17, 2018
August Norieri (American/Louisiana, 1860-1898)
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
August Norieri (American/Louisiana, 1860-1898), "Two Sharecroppers", 1891, oil on academy board, signed and dated lower right, collector labels on previous backing paper, 12 1/4 in. x 9 3/8 in., framed. Provenance: Dr. and Mrs. James W. Nelson Collection. Exh.: "August Norieri, 1860-1938", Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, Sept. 21-Oct. 18, 1970, and listed in the accompanying catalogue, no. 40, p. 28. Note: August Norieri spent his relatively short career painting primarily marine scenes and, most notably, the elaborate steamboats or “floating palaces” that were quickly becoming obsolete with the expansion of rail transportation. The rare painting offered here is a remarkable example of a departure from Norieri’s typical marine genre. This work, perhaps inspired by that of William Aiken Walker who lived and worked in New Orleans concurrently, sensitively portrays two figures at the forefront of a cotton field. Ref.: Dobie, Ann. "August Norieri." Encyclopedia of Louisiana. Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Sept. 12, 2012. https://64parishes.org. Accessed Oct. 17, 2018.
Neal Auction Company
Apr. 21, 2018
August Norieri, (American/New Orleans, 1860-1898), "Along Lake Pontchartrain", 1897, oil on linen, 18-1/8" x 30-1/8", framed 24" x 3...
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
August Norieri (American/New Orleans, 1860-1898) "Along Lake Pontchartrain", 1897 oil on linen signed and dated lower right. Framed. 18-1/8" x 30-1/8", framed 24" x 36" Provenance: Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana; by descent in the family. Notes: Born into a middle class New Orleans Italian-American family, August Norieri merged his fascination with the boats and life along the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain with his talent as an artist. His brother Baptiste worked as a tugboat captain and a bar pilot, and provided the artist with insight into the waterways of southern Louisiana. In 1880, Norieri began his studies with the local artist Andres Molinary, who was known for his landscape and genre paintings. Molinary's studio was a favorite gathering place for the local and visiting artists, and Norieri would have been a frequent guest of his mentor. Despite his untimely death in 1898 at the age of 38, Norieri had an accomplished career and exhibited with the National Academy of Design, the Art Association of New Orleans and the Creole Exhibit of the American Exposition in 1885. This charming painting "Along Lake Pontchartrain" provides a glimpse of daily life at the end of the nineteenth century with a view of sailboats in the distance as a fisherman walks with pole in hand along the shore and two men chat in the shade of the live oak tree.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
May. 22, 2016
August Norieri (American/Louisiana, 1860-1898)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
August Norieri (American/Louisiana, 1860-1898), "Southern Cabin Scene", oil on canvas, monogrammed lower right, 7-1/2" x 12-1/2". Presented in a contemporary giltwood frame. Provenance: The Estate of Karolyn Kuntz Westervelt, New Orleans, Louisiana. August Norieri, a native of New Orleans, trained under Andres Molinary from 1880-1881, before setting up his own studio. From the early 1880s, he exhibited regularly with the National Academy of Design and the Artists' Association of New Orleans. Though he is best known for his Mississippi River scenes that capture the bustling maritime port at the turn of the century, Norieri was also an accomplished portraitist and genre painter. The oeuvre offered here is one of these rarities, as there are only a few known Louisiana landscapes by the artist. The cabin set amidst a clearing of pine and oak trees, from which the structure was probably hewn, is a picture window into a quiet African-American domicile; the young child plays on the porch, while the man labors beneath a covered work bench. One of the most telling features is the wattle and daub conical chimney - a remnant of African architecture that persisted in the American South, particularly the Carolina lowlands. In time, these chimneys were constructed as largely detached structures that leaned away from the home, and were often supported/propped up by sticks. In the event of a fire, these asymmetrical marvels of architecture were designed to fall away from the main structure, so as to not catch the highly flammable wooden and thatched roofs ablaze. Through Norieri's painterly attention to detail, this seemingly modest scene becomes an equally important visual record of New Orleans' architecture and heritage as the steam-powered "floating palaces" that lined the city's shores.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Aug. 23, 2015
August Norieri (US/New Orleans, 1860-1898)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
August Norieri (American/New Orleans, 1860-1898), "Steamboat #2 on the Mississippi River", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 18" x 26". In a cove-molded giltwood frame. Provenance: Descended in a Louisiana family. A native of New Orleans, Norieri specialized in maritime scenes documenting the vibrant culture centering around the great waterways of Louisiana: the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain and Bayou St. John. His technically accomplished paintings depict a way of life slowly being lost by the advent of the railroad and the resulting changing attitudes towards travel. Norieri studied for several years with prominent local artist Andres Molinary (1847-1915) before opening his own studio which he maintained until his untimely death in 1884. An active member of the Art Association of New Orleans, Norieri also exhibited nationally at the American Exhibition of 1885-86 and the National Academy of Design in New York City.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jul. 26, 2015
August Norieri (American/New Orleans, 1860-1898)
Est: $20,000 - $40,000
August Norieri (American/New Orleans, 1860-1898), "Steamboat #2 on the Mississippi River", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 18" x 26". In a cove-molded giltwood frame. Provenance: Descended in a Louisiana family. A native of New Orleans, Norieri specialized in maritime scenes documenting the vibrant culture centering around the great waterways of Louisiana: the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain and Bayou St. John. His technically accomplished paintings depict a way of life slowly being lost by the advent of the railroad and the resulting changing attitudes towards travel. Norieri studied for several years with prominent local artist Andres Molinary (1847-1915) before opening his own studio which he maintained until his untimely death in 1884. An active member of the Art Association of New Orleans, Norieri also exhibited nationally at the American Exhibition of 1885-86 and the National Academy of Design in New York City.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Nov. 22, 2014
August Norieri (American/New Orleans, 1860-1898)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
August Norieri (American/New Orleans, 1860-1898), "Louisiana Landscape with Cabin, Barn, Cattle and Fisherman", oil on canvas, signed and inscribed "after Buck" lower right, museum exhibition label en verso, 15 in. x 28 1/4 in., framed. Provenance: Succession of collector Joseph Perry (Covington, LA, 1924-2014) Exhibited: "August Norieri (1860-1998)", organized by the Friends of the Cabildo and Louisiana State Museum, September 21 through October 18, 1970, no. 31, p. 25
Neal Auction Company
May. 20, 2007
August Norieri (American-New Orleans, 1860-1898) "Low Tide, Lake Pontchartrain", 1893, oil on canvas board, 14" x 16", signed and dated lower right "Aug. Norieri 1893", canvas board stamped en verso "Russell's Canvas Board-Pat'd Mar. 18th, 1879".
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
August Norieri (American-New Orleans, 1860-1898) "Low Tide, Lake Pontchartrain", 1893, oil on canvas board, 14" x 16", signed and dated lower right "Aug. Norieri 1893", canvas board stamped en verso "Russell's Canvas Board-Pat'd Mar. 18th, 1879". Presented in a period deep carved giltwood and plaster frame in the Barbizon style.
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