Arthur Osver Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Arthur Osver Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 07, 2024
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Trophy, 1989-90
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Trophy, 1989-90 mixed media on canvas signed A. Osver (lower left); signed, titled and dated (verso) 64 x 59 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 02, 2023
Arthur Osver, Missouri, New York, Illinois (1912-2006), Study (Ascent), 1977, ink wash on rice paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
Arthur Osver Missouri, New York, Illinois, (1912-2006) Study (Ascent), 1977 ink wash on rice paper signed lower center, and again with title and date on the reverse, framed.
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Jul. 27, 2023
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) El Capitan II, 1986
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) El Capitan II, 1986 mixed media on canvas signed A. Osver (lower right); titled, signed and dated (verso) 35 x 25 3/4 inches. This lot is located in St. Louis. Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense.
Hindman
Apr. 19, 2023
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Cluster, 1988-89
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Cluster, 1988-89 oil on canvas signed A. Osver (lower left); signed, titled and dated (verso) 40 x 46 inches. This lot is located in St. Louis. Property from the Collection of the National Council of Jewish Women, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Mar. 21, 2023
Arthur Osver "Equinox" Oil On Canvas
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006). Oil on canvas painting titled "Equinox" depicting a colorful abstract composition. Signed along the lower left. Signed, titled, and dated along the verso. With a label from Fairweather Hardin Gallery in Chicago affixed along the verso. Osver settled in Greenwich Village in 1940 and became deeply immersed in his location, referencing American industrial forms that he saw everyday. In 1952 Osver won the Prix de Rome, and was pushed into an unfamiliar space, leading to a new way of painting for the artist. Though he moved more and more towards abstraction, becoming part of the burgeoning Abstract Expressionism movement, his works often returned to familiar subjects including those industrial forms he so loved in his earlier paintings. Throughout his life, even after he moved to St. Louis in 1960, his subject matter often returned to New York. Visual perception was key for the artist and the city he spent his early artistic career in remained vital to him, even in his later years. His works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), The Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Revere Auctions
Mar. 18, 2023
Arthur Osver, American 1912-2006, GPC: Parade, oil on canvas
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Arthur Osver American, 1912-2006 GPC: Parade oil on canvas signed lower right, framed. Arthur Osver was a renowned 20th c. American master painter of abstraction and of American and European cityscape elements. Born in Chicago and active in New York City, Rome and Paris, he eventually settled in St. Louis where he came to teach painting at Washington University, following in the footsteps of other major artists recruited by the university such as Max Beckmann and Philip Guston. Osver was married to fellow painter Ernestine Betsberg, and they both kept their studios within the first home that they ever purchased that was located in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Osver's work is well known, and his paintings have been collected by the MET, MOMA, the Whitney, AIC, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Saint Louis Art Museum where a restrospective was organized in 2000; Philip Slein Gallery in St. Louis has also exhibited many pieces of his work. Furthermore, Osvar is featured in a recent monograph by Angela Miller entitled _Arthur Osver: Urban Landscape, Abstraction, and the Mystique of Place_ (2019). This fantastic large-scale mid-century abstract work features a variety of lighty colored and shaded vertical whitish shapes that resemble a group of miscellaneous standing bodies each individually outlined in a different select touch of a vibrant shade of color (blue, orange, black, green, grey, pink, purple, etc.). This painting of a parade came out of Osver's time in Paris when he made a series of work based on the the form and environs of the city's Grand Palais (which explains how "GP" is present in many of his painting titles).
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Mar. 18, 2023
Arthur Osver, American 1912-2006, Study, 1975, mixed media
Est: $500 - $800
Arthur Osver American, 1912-2006 Study, 1975 mixed media signed, framed. Arthur Osver was a renowned 20th C. American master painter of abstraction and of American and European cityscape elements. Born in Chicago and active in New York City, Rome and Paris, he eventually settled in St. Louis where he came to teach painting at Washington University, following in the footsteps of other major artists recruited by the university such as Max Beckmann and Philip Guston. Osver was married to fellow painter Ernestine Betsberg, and they both kept their studios within the first home that they ever purchased that was located in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Osver's work is well known, and his paintings have been collected by the MET, MOMA, the Whitney, AIC, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Saint Louis Art Museum where a restrospective was held in 2000; Philip Slein Gallery in St. Louis has also exhibited many pieces of his work. Furthermore, Osvar is featured in a recent monograph by Angela Miller entitled _Arthur Osver: Urban Landscape, Abstraction, and the Mystique of Place_ (2019). This fantastic small-scale mid-century abstract study for a larger work features a variety of lightly colored and shaded vertical pastel blue, whitish and grey forms interspersed with other shapes and tinges of colors including a vibrant chunky crescent moon and a couple of apostrophe-like forms. The painting is dated 4/5/75 so it was completed during the springtime--and it very much looks like a form of abstract rain falling among a few trees and with bright yellow sunshine popping out through it all.
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Dec. 14, 2022
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2016) Allegro, 1989
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2016) Allegro, 1989 mixed media on board signed A. Osver (lower left); signed, titled and dated (verso) 40 x 32 inches. Property from a Prominent Missouri Collection Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense.
Hindman
Dec. 14, 2022
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2016) Scherzo, 1989
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2016) Scherzo, 1989 mixed media on board signed A. Osver (lower left); signed, titled and dated (verso) 40 x 32 inches. Property from a Prominent Missouri Collection Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense.
Hindman
Dec. 14, 2022
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2016) Adagio
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2016) Adagio mixed media on canvas laid to board signed A. Osver (lower left); signed and titled (verso) 40 x 34 1/2 inches. Property from a Prominent Missouri Collection Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense.
Hindman
Nov. 19, 2022
ARTHUR OSVER (AMERICAN, 1912-2006)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Arthur Osver American (Missouri), 1912-2006 Untitled Oil on canvas Signed lower right. Non-objective, pastel-toned scene with striations of salmon, lavender, and cobalt. Wooden frame, extensive notes visible to canvas verso.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 28, 2022
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Blue Hour, 2005
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Blue Hour, 2005 oil and latex enamels on canvas signed A. Osver (lower left); titled and inscribed (verso) 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches. Property from a Prominent St. Louis Estate Provenance: Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri Sold: Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers, November 10, 2012, Lot 447 Published: Cooper, Ivy, Current Shows - Ernestine Betsberg and Arthur Osver: Selected Work, St. Louis: Riverfront Times, February 2006 Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense.
Hindman
Sep. 17, 2022
Arthur Osver, Missouri, New York / Illinois (1912-2006), Tryst, 1983, oil on paper on canvas
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Arthur Osver Missouri, New York / Illinois, (1912-2006) Tryst, 1983 oil on paper on canvas signed and dated lower right, framed. Provenance: Property of a corporate collection
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Jul. 30, 2022
Arthur Osver, Missouri / New York / Illinois (1912-2006), Untitled, Minimalist Rooftop, circa 1960, oil on canvas
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Arthur Osver Missouri / New York / Illinois, (1912-2006) Untitled, Minimalist Rooftop, circa 1960 oil on canvas signed lower left, framed.
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May. 14, 2022
Arthur Osver, Missouri / New York / Illinois (1912-2006), Golden Day, 1964, oil on canvas
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
Arthur Osver Missouri / New York / Illinois, (1912-2006) Golden Day, 1964 oil on canvas signed lower left, gilt-framed.
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Dec. 14, 2021
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) New Penny Oyster, 1975
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) New Penny Oyster, 1975 acrylic and paper collage on canvas signed A Osver (lower left); signed, titled and dated (verso) 61 x 60 inches Property from the Collection of Leah Harriett-Alfieri
Hindman
Dec. 11, 2021
ARTHUR OSVER (AMERICAN, 1912-2006)
Est: $100 - $300
ARTHUR OSVER (AMERICAN, 1912-2006) Polychrome lithograph, hand-signed and editioned 32/60 lower right. For the Gallery Of Loretto; Hilton Center (October 15th through November 15th). Behind glass, painted wooden frame. About the Artist: As a young artist in the 1940s, Arthur Osver won international acclaim for his evocative depictions of the American city. And though his work evolved dramatically over the next six decades — growing increasingly fluid and gestural — that ramshackle topography remained part of his painterly DNA. Born in Chicago in 1912, Osver briefly studied journalism at Northwestern University before transferring to the School of the Art Institute in 1931. There he met fellow painter Ernestine Betsberg, who would become his wife of nearly 70 years. MoMA purchased Osver’s “Melancholy of a Rooftop” (1942) and included it in the exhibition “Romantic Painting in America” (1943). A fuse was lit. Over the next decade-and-a-half, Osver’s work appeared in major surveys and one-person shows; graced the covers of ArtNews and Fortune magazines; and was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Saint Louis Art Museum and Washington University, among many others. Osver agreed to a one-year contract at (Washington) University. He stayed for two decades, and in many ways became the public face of the WashU painting program. (Betsberg also taught for a semester, before deciding that she disapproved of grades.) The couple bought a century-old home in Webster Groves. For Osver, this newfound stability coincided with ambitious formal experimentation. Equally inspired and disconcerted by his time in Italy — with its ancient, light-filled cities, so different from urban America — Osver’s compositions grew brighter and more abstract. His brushwork became looser, his hues more saturated, his textures more varied. He painted in oils but also acrylics and even latex house paints. Through it all, Osver retained a sense of architectural scale and structure. His “Pillar and Diagonal” paintings suggest classical building elements. The towering “Grand Palais” series recasts the famed Parisian hall as a grid on which to explore form, color and shape. “There is mystique in places and things,” Osver observed in a 1968 exhibition catalog. “I once labeled myself essentially a landscapist. In a way I still am. Only, the landscape is becoming more and more an inner personal one.” From Washington University's "The Source" 2019. Impression: 19.5" height, 17.75" width; frame: 28.5" height, 23.25" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 11, 2021
ARTHUR OSVER (AMERICAN, 1912-2006)
Est: $300 - $600
ARTHUR OSVER (AMERICAN, 1912-2006) Ink on paper, signed lower left. Non-objective, monochromatic concept, double-matted behind glass, silvered frame. About the Artist: As a young artist in the 1940s, Arthur Osver won international acclaim for his evocative depictions of the American city. And though his work evolved dramatically over the next six decades — growing increasingly fluid and gestural — that ramshackle topography remained part of his painterly DNA. Born in Chicago in 1912, Osver briefly studied journalism at Northwestern University before transferring to the School of the Art Institute in 1931. There he met fellow painter Ernestine Betsberg, who would become his wife of nearly 70 years. MoMA purchased Osver’s “Melancholy of a Rooftop” (1942) and included it in the exhibition “Romantic Painting in America” (1943). A fuse was lit. Over the next decade-and-a-half, Osver’s work appeared in major surveys and one-person shows; graced the covers of ArtNews and Fortune magazines; and was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Saint Louis Art Museum and Washington University, among many others. Osver agreed to a one-year contract at (Washington) University. He stayed for two decades, and in many ways became the public face of the WashU painting program. (Betsberg also taught for a semester, before deciding that she disapproved of grades.) The couple bought a century-old home in Webster Groves. For Osver, this newfound stability coincided with ambitious formal experimentation. Equally inspired and disconcerted by his time in Italy — with its ancient, light-filled cities, so different from urban America — Osver’s compositions grew brighter and more abstract. His brushwork became looser, his hues more saturated, his textures more varied. He painted in oils but also acrylics and even latex house paints. Through it all, Osver retained a sense of architectural scale and structure. His “Pillar and Diagonal” paintings suggest classical building elements. The towering “Grand Palais” series recasts the famed Parisian hall as a grid on which to explore form, color and shape. “There is mystique in places and things,” Osver observed in a 1968 exhibition catalog. “I once labeled myself essentially a landscapist. In a way I still am. Only, the landscape is becoming more and more an inner personal one.” From Washington University's "The Source", 2019. Sight: 17" height, 23" width; frame: 26.5" height, 32.5" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 04, 2021
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Pharos, 1984
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Pharos, 1984 mixed media on canvas signed A. Osver (lower left); signed. titled and dated (verso) 72 x 49 inches. Provenance: Fairweather Hardin Gallery, Chicago Property from the Estate of Leslie "Mitzi" S. Magin sold to Benefit the Following Four Naples, Florida Charities: Ave Maria School of Law, NCH Healthcare System, Saint Ann School Foundation, and St. John Neumann Catholic High School
Hindman
May. 01, 2021
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Gala, 1955, oil on canvas, 12 1/2"H x 12 3/4"W (image), 16 1/4"H x 16 1/2"W (frame)
Est: $600 - $800
Arthur Osver American, (1912-2006) Gala, 1955 oil on canvas Signed lower left and verso. Heavy flaking due to moisture. From AskArt: In 1940, Arthur Osver settled in New York's Greenwich Village and went on to teach at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and then Columbia University. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1952, and he visited Italy and France a number of times throughout that decade. He also taught at Yale University and Cooper Union in New York in the late 1950s. Osver came to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1960, serving as Professor of Art at Washington University until his retirement in 1981. He was the third high-profile artist attracted to the university by Dean Kenneth Hudson, who also hired Max Beckmann and Philip Guston. Paintings by Osver appear in private collections and museums all over the world. Museum collectors include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A retrospective exhibition of Osver's work was held at The Saint Louis Art Museum in March 2000. Known for painterly abstractions in glorious colors, Osver's latest body of work includes a new timely element: text from graphics and newsprint.
Ripley Auctions
Mar. 27, 2021
Arthur Osver, Missouri/ New York/ Illinois (1912-2006), Heart Landscape, gouache on paper, 17 x 21 1/2 inches
Est: $300 - $500
Arthur Osver (1912-2006) Heart Landscape gouache on paper signed lower right, framed. 17 x 21 1/2 inches
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Oct. 28, 2020
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Moraine, 1987
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Moraine, 1987 mixed media on canvas signed (lower right); titled and dated (verso) 17 x 24 1/2 inches. Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense. Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Oct. 28, 2020
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) La Ville Verte, 1991
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) La Ville Verte, 1991 oil on board signed (lower right) 20 x 16 inches. Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense. Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Oct. 28, 2020
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Carrousel, 1978
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Carrousel, 1978 oil and collage on canvas, mounted on panel signed (lower right) 58 x 59 inches. Provenance: Eliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense. Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Oct. 28, 2020
Artist Unknown Untitled
Est: $150 - $250
Artist Unknown Untitled mixed media 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense. Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Oct. 28, 2020
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Light Cycle, 1981
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Light Cycle, 1981 oil on canvas signed (lower right); signed titled and dated (verso) 26 x 28 inches. Provenance: Timothy Burns Gallery, St. Louis Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense. Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Oct. 28, 2020
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Memorial, 1995
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Memorial, 1995 oil and collage signed (lower right) 32 x 22 1/2 inches. Note to the buyer: This work is currently being stored at the Hindman St. Louis office. The shipment of the work from St. Louis will be at the buyer's expense. Property from the Estate of Joan Conway Crancer, St. Louis, Missouri
Hindman
Sep. 12, 2020
ARTHUR OSVER (American. 1912-2006) PAINTING
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
G.P. Collage, 1975. Signed, titled, dated on the reverse. Mixed Media on Canvas. Measuring 22.5 by 16.25 in. (Cond: good)
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Jul. 11, 2020
ARTHUR OSVER (American. 1912-2006) PAINTING
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
G.P. Collage, 1975. Signed, titled, dated on the reverse. Mixed Media on Canvas. Measuring 22.5 by 16.25 in. (Cond: good)
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
May. 16, 2020
Arthur Osver, (Missouri / New York / Illinois, 1912-2006), Interplay, 1977, ink wash on rice paper on canvas board, 13 1/4"H x 11 1/...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Arthur Osver (Missouri / New York / Illinois, 1912-2006) Interplay, 1977 ink wash on rice paper on canvas board signed lower left. From Ask Art: In 1940, Arthur Osver settled in New York's Greenwich Village and went on to teach at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and then Columbia University. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1952, and he visited Italy and France a number of times throughout that decade. He also taught at Yale University and Cooper Union in New York in the late 1950s. Osver came to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1960, serving as Professor of Art at Washington University until his retirement in 1981. He was the third high-profile artist attracted to the university by Dean Kenneth Hudson, who also hired Max Beckmann and Philip Guston. Paintings by Osver appear in private collections and museums all over the world. Museum collectors include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A retrospective exhibition of Osver's work was held at The Saint Louis Art Museum in March 2000. Known for painterly abstractions in glorious colors, Osver's latest body of work includes a new timely element: text from graphics and newsprint. Source: Elliot Smith Contemporary Art 13 1/4"H x 11 1/2"W (sight), 16"H x 14 1/4"W (frame)
Ripley Auctions
May. 16, 2020
Arthur Osver, (Missouri / New York / Illinois, 1912-2006), Why?, 1997, mixed media / oil / collage on canvas, 20 1/2"H x 2'W (sight)..
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Arthur Osver (Missouri / New York / Illinois, 1912-2006) Why?, 1997 mixed media / oil / collage on canvas signed verso. From Ask Art: In 1940, Arthur Osver settled in New York's Greenwich Village and went on to teach at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and then Columbia University. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1952, and he visited Italy and France a number of times throughout that decade. He also taught at Yale University and Cooper Union in New York in the late 1950s. Osver came to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1960, serving as Professor of Art at Washington University until his retirement in 1981. He was the third high-profile artist attracted to the university by Dean Kenneth Hudson, who also hired Max Beckmann and Philip Guston. Paintings by Osver appear in private collections and museums all over the world. Museum collectors include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A retrospective exhibition of Osver's work was held at The Saint Louis Art Museum in March 2000. Known for painterly abstractions in glorious colors, Osver's latest body of work includes a new timely element: text from graphics and newsprint. Source: Elliot Smith Contemporary Art 20 1/2"H x 2'W (sight), 26"H x 27"W (frame)
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 01, 2020
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Along the Tiber, circa 1956, oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 12 inches
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
unsigned, framed.
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Nov. 19, 2019
Arthur Osver American, 1912-2006 Valentine GP, 1975
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver American, 1912-2006 Valentine GP, 1975 Signed A. Osver, dated Aug - 1975 and inscribed as titled Acrylic on canvas 63 x 55 inches C
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Nov. 09, 2019
ARTHUR OSVER (AMERICAN, 1912 - 2006)
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
ARTHUR OSVER (AMERICAN, 1912 - 2006) Near Vernon Blvd. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, artist, title, and date 1949 to verso. Mid century industrial landscape rooftop view likely of Vernon Blvd. Queens, NY. Stretcher: 24"h. 36"w. Frame: 26.5"h. 36.25"w.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 02, 2019
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Flight, 1970, oil on canvas, 69 x 58 inches
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver American (1912-2006) Flight, 1970 oil on canvas, signed lower right, with title and date on the verso, framed. 69 x 58 inches
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Oct. 10, 2019
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Boschetto, 1960
Est: $600 - $800
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) Boschetto, 1960 oil on canvas signed Osver (lower left) and titled (verso) 11 x 16 inches.
Hindman
Sep. 14, 2019
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century, oil...
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Arthur Osver American (1912-2006) Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed. 14 x 10 1/2 inches (sight)
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Sep. 14, 2019
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century, oil...
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Arthur Osver American (1912-2006) Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed. 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
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Sep. 14, 2019
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century, oil...
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Arthur Osver American (1912-2006) Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed. 14 x 10 1/2 inches (sight)
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Jul. 20, 2019
Arthur Osver, (Missouri/ New York/ Illinois, 1912-2006), Syracuse Blue, 1960, oil on canvas in original wood frame, 12 1/2"H x 10 1/...
Est: $400 - $600
Arthur Osver (Missouri/ New York/ Illinois, 1912-2006) Syracuse Blue, 1960 oil on canvas in original wood frame signed lower left and verso. From the personal collection of Chicago/Santa Fe artist Ramon Shiva (American; 1893-1963). In 1940, Arthur Osver settled in New York's Greenwich Village and went on to teach at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and then Columbia University. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1952, and he visited Italy and France a number of times throughout that decade. He also taught at Yale University and Cooper Union in New York in the late 1950s. Osver came to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1960, serving as Professor of Art at Washington University until his retirement in 1981. He was the third high-profile artist attracted to the university by Dean Kenneth Hudson, who also hired Max Beckmann and Philip Guston. Paintings by Osver appear in private collections and museums all over the world. Museum collectors include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A retrospective exhibition of Osver's work was held at The Saint Louis Art Museum in March 2000. Known for painterly abstractions in glorious colors, Osver's latest body of work includes a new timely element: text from graphics and newsprint. Source: Elliot Smith Contemporary Art 12 1/2"H x 10 1/2"W (sight)
Ripley Auctions
Jul. 20, 2019
Arthur Osver, (Missouri/ New York/ Illinois, 1912-2006), The Tender Grove, 1964 -abstract multi-colored, oil on canvas in original g...
Est: $300 - $500
Arthur Osver (Missouri/ New York/ Illinois, 1912-2006) The Tender Grove, 1964 -abstract multi-colored oil on canvas in original gilt frame. signed lower left and verso. From the personal collection of Chicago/Santa Fe artist Ramon Shiva (American; 1893-1963). In 1940, Arthur Osver settled in New York's Greenwich Village and went on to teach at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and then Columbia University. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1952, and he visited Italy and France a number of times throughout that decade. He also taught at Yale University and Cooper Union in New York in the late 1950s. Osver came to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1960, serving as Professor of Art at Washington University until his retirement in 1981. He was the third high-profile artist attracted to the university by Dean Kenneth Hudson, who also hired Max Beckmann and Philip Guston. Paintings by Osver appear in private collections and museums all over the world. Museum collectors include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A retrospective exhibition of Osver's work was held at The Saint Louis Art Museum in March 2000. Known for painterly abstractions in glorious colors, Osver's latest body of work includes a new timely element: text from graphics and newsprint. Source: Elliot Smith Contemporary Art 16"H x 14"W (sight)
Ripley Auctions
Jul. 20, 2019
Arthur Osver, (Missouri/ New York/ Illinois, 1912-2006), Along the Tiber, Grand Central Galleries, Baltimore Museum of Art, Randolph...
Est: $300 - $500
Arthur Osver (Missouri/ New York/ Illinois, 1912-2006) Along the Tiber, Grand Central Galleries, Baltimore Museum of Art, Randolph-Macon Woman's College. oil on canvas in original frame Unsigned. Three collection / exhibition labels verso. Grand Central Galleries, Inc. NY, NY, Rental Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, Dept. of Art, Randolph-Macon Woman's College 45th Annual 1956. From the personal collection of Chicago/Santa Fe artist Ramon Shiva (American; 1893-1963). In 1940, Arthur Osver settled in New York's Greenwich Village and went on to teach at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and then Columbia University. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1952, and he visited Italy and France a number of times throughout that decade. He also taught at Yale University and Cooper Union in New York in the late 1950s. Osver came to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1960, serving as Professor of Art at Washington University until his retirement in 1981. He was the third high-profile artist attracted to the university by Dean Kenneth Hudson, who also hired Max Beckmann and Philip Guston. Paintings by Osver appear in private collections and museums all over the world. Museum collectors include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. A retrospective exhibition of Osver's work was held at The Saint Louis Art Museum in March 2000. Known for painterly abstractions in glorious colors, Osver's latest body of work includes a new timely element: text from graphics and newsprint. Source: Elliot Smith Contemporary Art 9 1/2'H x 11'W (sight)
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 22, 2019
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century, oil...
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver American (1912-2006) Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed. 14 x 10 1/2 inches (sight)
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Jun. 22, 2019
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century, oil...
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver American (1912-2006) Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed. 14 x 10 1/2 inches (sight)
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Jun. 22, 2019
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century, oil...
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Arthur Osver American (1912-2006) Study for Fortune Magazine Cover Illustration, for the May 1950 issue: The Chemical Century oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed. 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
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Dec. 08, 2018
Arthur Osver, American (1912-2006), First Curtain, mixed media on paper, 27 1/2 x 25 inches
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Arthur Osver American (1912-2006) First Curtain, mixed media on paper, signed lower left, framed. 27 1/2 x 25 inches
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Sep. 30, 2018
ARTHUR OSVER (American 1912-2006)
Est: $800 - $1,200
OLD WALL sgn. l.l. Osver , o/c, 29 by 20 in., framed also sgn., titled, and dated on reverse, A. OSVER/"OLD WALL" /1950/20 x 29
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Jun. 30, 2018
Arthur Osver, (American, 1912-2006), "First Curtain", mixed media on paper, 27 1/2"H x 25"W (sight), 33 1/2"H x 31"W (frame)
Est: $300 - $600
Arthur Osver (American, 1912-2006) "First Curtain" mixed media on paper signed lower left. 27 1/2"H x 25"W (sight), 33 1/2"H x 31"W (frame)
Ripley Auctions