Charles Frederic Ramsey Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Frederic Ramsey Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 08, 2024
AMERICAN CHARLES F RAMSEY ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Charles Frederic Ramsey, American 1875 to 1951, Abstract oil on canvas painting, 1943. The painting depicts complex Abstract composition using geometric shapes. Signed and dated lower left. Additionally inscribed on the back side. Matted and framed. Charles Frederic Ramsey was the earliest artist to champion the radical ideas of abstraction within the established Impressionist art colony of New Hope, Pennsylvania. American Abstract Painting. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Jul. 11, 2024
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Untitled
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey Untitled 1948 oil on board 23.25 h x 19 w in (59 x 48 cm) Signed to lower right 'C.F.R.'. Provenance: Private Collection, California This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Mar. 27, 2024
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Untitled
Est: $500 - $700
Charles Frederic Ramsey Untitled 1935 ink on paper sight: 8.375 h x 6.50 w in (21 x 17 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'C.F.R. '35'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 10, 2023
Charles Frederic Ramsey, The Black Spiral
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey The Black Spiral c. 1935 oil on canvas board 20 h x 15.875 w in (51 x 40 cm) Inscribed to verso 'C.F. Ramsey, SR. - per C.F. Ramsey, Jr. TIE. 5/17/90'. Provenance: Family of the artist | Roy Pedersen Gallery, Lambertville Exhibited: Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism, 30 March - 8 June 2003, Allentown Art Museum, PA Literature: Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism, Folk, pg. 28 This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 10, 2023
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Fauve Bridge on the Delaware; French Landscape with Bridge (double-sided)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Charles Frederic Ramsey Fauve Bridge on the Delaware; French Landscape with Bridge (double-sided) c. 1911, c. 1904 oil on board 10.25 h x 13.375 w in (26 x 34 cm) Exhibited: Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism, 30 March - 8 June 2003, Allentown Art Museum, PA Literature: Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism, Folk, pg. 18 ( Fauve Bridge on the Delaware) This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 20, 2023
Charles Frederic Ramsey (American, 1875–1951) Cityscape
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey (American, 1875–1951) Cityscape Signed 'C. F. Ramsey Jr.' (twice) verso, oil on board 20 x 13 in. (50.8 x 33cm) Provenance Collection of Roy Pedersen, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (per sticker verso). Property from the Estate of Angela Gross Folk, New Jersey. Exhibited "New Hope Modernists, 1917-1950," James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, February 9-April 28, 1991; and Frank Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, June 28-August 11, 1991 (traveling exhibition). "Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism," Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 30-June 8, 2003, no. 31. Literature Roy Pedersen and Barbara A. Wolanin, New Hope Modernists, 1917-1950, an exhibition catalogue, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1991. Dr. Thomas C. Folk (with the assistance of Dr. Christine I. Oaklander), Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, 2003, p. 29, fig. 31 (illustrated as Untitled (Cityscape)). In overall excellent original condition with no sign of inpainting as seen under UV light. With a glossy finish. To request additional information or access to more images, please contact Specialist Raphael Chatroux at rchatroux@freemansauction.com. Frame: 25 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Sep. 20, 2023
Charles Frederic Ramsey (American, 1875-1951) XXXVI-2
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey (American, 1875-1951) XXXVI-2 Pencil signed and dated 'C. F. Ramsey '36' bottom right; also pencil signed, titled and located 'New Hope Pa' verso, oil on board 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8cm) Provenance Property from the Estate of Angela Gross Folk, New Jersey. Exhibited "Charles Frederick Ramsey: A Memorial Exhibition," New Hope, Pennsylvania, May-June, 1951. "Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism," Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 30-June 8, 2003, no. 33. Literature Dr. Thomas C. Folk (with the assistance of Dr. Christine I. Oaklander), Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, 2003, p. 27, fig. 33 (illustrated); also featured in fig. 10 (archival image of the 1951 Memorial exhibition, to the left). In overall good condition without any sign of inpainting as seen under UV light. Small chips at upper right and upper left corners and slight abrasions generally speaking along the top outer edge. Slight surface soiling in the background at upper right quadrant. Minor white (paint?) droplet at bottom right on the black shape. See Specialist's pictures for more details. To request additional information or access to more images, please contact Specialist Raphael Chatroux at rchatroux@freemansauction.com. Frame: 29 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 2 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Sep. 20, 2023
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951) Chatter
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951) Chatter Signed and dated 'C F Ramsey/1932.' bottom center; also pencil titled and signed on upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas 30 1/4 x 25 in. (76.8 x 63.5cm) Provenance Property from the Estate of Angela Gross Folk, New Jersey. Exhibited "Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism," Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 30-June 8, 2003, no. 26. Literature Dr. Thomas C. Folk (with the assistance of Dr. Christine I. Oaklander), Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, 2003, p. 23, fig. 26 (illustrated and dated as 'c. 1930'). Note The life of Charles Frederick Ramsey was filled with art early and throughout. Born in Pont-Aven, the famous medieval French village from which Gauguin and his followers would spread Modern Art, Ramsey was the son of Philadelphia still life and genre painter, Milne Ramsey. Although the two eventually grew apart, Ramsey studied extensively, both in America (he was enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he studied under William Merritt Chase and Cecilia Beaux) and in Europe, where he studied on his own and later as the recipient of the Cresson Fellowship Award, which allowed him to meet and work under Jean-Paul Laurens and William Bouguereau. The group of Ramsey works from the Gross Folk Collection are reflective of the artist' much later style, which he developed in New Hope where he moved permanently in January of 1907. There, Ramsey developed a color abstraction theory which loosely echoed New York’s Synchromism avant-garde movement, and according to which color was the instrument necessary to obtain a perfectly balanced painting, just like a well-played note of music was the way to produce a symphony, thus drawing a parallel between color and music. In those years, Ramsey broke his canvases into flat planes and gradually placed bold hues of colors within precisely-defined geometric spaces, which he would spread in various shapes and sizes across the canvas so as to find the perfect combination–the one most pleasing to the eye. The three works date from a period of intense fertility in Ramsey’s career, when the artist was influenced by the work of Charles Evans who, in turn, introduced Fernand Léger and Piet Mondrian to Ramsey. XXXVIII-2 and Cityscape display a very geometrical and colorful pattern that make it the true subject of the painting–a perfect blend of color and shapes arranged in harmonious proportions in order to obtain absolute harmony. While Chatter (Lot 61) still loosely hangs onto the figurative tradition, the other two lots focus on abstracted and flattened shapes, one meant to refer a known reality (Cityscape, Lot 63), the other conceived as a purely aesthetic exercise (XXXVIII-2, Lot 64). Although many of Ramsey’s paintings were rarely exhibited outside of the New Hope colony, the last of the three works found praise in 1940 while on view at the Art Alliance of Philadelphia, prompting critic C.H. Bonte to write; "Among the various abstractions there is a glorious superiority to the group of four by C.F. Ramsey, identified only by Roman and other numerals. In their own way they are as agreeable to the eye and to those mental factors which determine aesthetic appreciation as time-toned tapestries." This sentiment still held some truth at the time of Ramsey’s death, as Charles Evans decided to include XXXVIII-2 in the 1951 Memorial Exhibition he held in his New Hope studio as a tribute to his late friend. The wax-lined canvas in overall good condition, with no sign of inpainting as seen under UV light. With light craquelure (all stabilized) in the background in between the figures. The work would likely benefit from a very light clean. To request additional information or access to more images, please contact Specialist Raphael Chatroux at rchatroux@freemansauction.com. Frame: 38 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jul. 12, 2023
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Untitled
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey Untitled 1948 oil on board 23.25 h x 19 w in (59 x 48 cm) Signed to lower right 'C.F.R.'. Provenance: Private Collection, California This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
May. 17, 2023
Phoenix Bird on the River
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Property from the Estate of Angela Gross Folk Charles Frederic Ramsey 1875 - 1951 Phoenix Bird on the River signed with the initials CFR and dated 1920 (lower right) oil on board 25¾ by 19¾ in. 65.4 by 50.2 cm. Executed in 1920.
Sotheby's
May. 17, 2023
XXXVI-3 (Machine Abstraction)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Property from the Estate of Angela Gross Folk Charles Frederic Ramsey 1875 - 1951 XXXVI-3 (Machine Abstraction) signed CF Ramsey and dated '36 (lower right) oil on board 25¾ by 20 in. 65.4 by 50.8 cm. Executed in 1936.
Sotheby's
Jun. 14, 2022
Charles Frederic Ramsey French/American, 1875-1951 Paysage de Pouldu, 1904
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey French/American, 1875-1951 Paysage de Pouldu, 1904 Remnants of a title and artist's signature (ul) on the reverse; also inscribed PAINTING BY C. F. RAMSEY, SR./TOWPATH. NEW HOPE. PA on the reverse Oil on beveled panel 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (35 x 26.7 cm) Exhibited: Pont-Aven, Musee de Pont-Aven, Peintres Americains en Bretagne, Jun. 24-Sep. 25, 1995 C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 03, 2022
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Man and Woman
Est: $600 - $800
Charles Frederic Ramsey Man and Woman graphite and crayon on paper 12.125 h × 9.125 w in (31 × 23 cm) Estate stamp to verso. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 03, 2022
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Five Drawings
Est: $800 - $1,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey Five Drawings graphite on paper, graphite and gouache on paper, ink and gouache on paper mounted to backing sheet 14 h × 10.875 w in (36 × 28 cm) Estate stamp to lower right of backing sheet. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 03, 2022
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Three Figures
Est: $600 - $800
Charles Frederic Ramsey Three Figures ink on paper 12 h × 6.125 w in (30 × 16 cm) Estate stamp to verso. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 02, 2022
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Archway
Est: $600 - $800
Charles Frederic Ramsey Archway crayon on paper 14.75 h × 10.5 w in (37 × 27 cm) Estate stamp to verso. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 17, 2022
Charles Frederic Ramsey (American 1875-1951), New Hope, Woodblock Print, Frame: 15 x 12 1/4 in. (38.10 x 31.12 cm.)
Est: $100 - $200
Charles Frederic Ramsey (American 1875-1951), New Hope, Woodblock Print,
Weschler's
Apr. 06, 2022
Charles F. Ramsey, (American, 1875-1951), #8, crayon on paper, 4 1/4" x 3 1/2"
Est: $300 - $500
Charles F. Ramsey (American, 1875-1951) #8 crayon on paper unsigned, titled verso 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" Provenance: Ashley John Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida (label verso)
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Dec. 15, 2021
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Figures and Bird
Est: $500 - $700
Charles Frederic Ramsey Figures and Bird c. 1935 crayon on paper 6.125 h × 5 w in (16 × 13 cm) Provenance: Family of the Artist | Acquired from the previous in 1995, Private Collection This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey. condition: Unmarked. Work is in good overall condition and hinged along upper edge. Sheet is lightly toned with a few pinpoints of errant pigment throughout and one faint area of discoloration to lower right quadrant. Work presents well. Framed behind glass measuring 14 x 13 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 15, 2021
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Abstract Composition
Est: $500 - $700
Charles Frederic Ramsey Abstract Composition c. 1935 crayon on paper sight: 5.375 h × 4.25 w in (14 × 11 cm) Provenance: Family of the Artist | Acquired from the previous in 1995, Private Collection This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey. condition: Unmarked. Work is in good overall condition and has not been examined outside of frame. Dimensions provided are of sight. Sheet is lightly toned throughout. Work presents well. Framed behind glass measuring 13 x 12 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 08, 2021
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Standing Nude in Landscape
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey Standing Nude in Landscape watercolor and graphite on paper 10.875 h × 13.875 w in (28 × 35 cm) condition: Condition consistent with age of work. Sheet shows some toning overall with creases scattered throughout, mostly visible only in raking light. Some wear, small tears, and a few losses to extreme edges of sheet. Most notable losses at lower corners. Two repaired tears, one to upper left quadrant and the other to lower right quadrant. Two tears not yet repaired measuring about an inch, one to center and the other at upper left corner. However, overall work presents well.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 22, 2020
Charles Frederick Ramsey (American 1875-1951), Abstract, Pen and Ink, 15 x 12 inches
Est: $200 - $400
Charles Frederick Ramsey (American 1875-1951), Abstract, Pen and Ink, 15 x 12 inches
Weschler's
Dec. 16, 2020
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Untitled
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey Untitled France/USA, 1948 oil on board 23.25 h × 19 w in (59 × 48 cm) Signed to lower right 'C.F.R.'. Provenance: Private Collection, California This work will ship from Wright in Chicago. Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Rago upon request. Rago strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@ragoarts.com to request a condition report.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 13, 2020
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Assembly
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey Assembly c. 1933 oil on canvas 40 h × 30 w in (102 × 76 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'C F Ramsey 1933'. Provenance: New Hope for American Art, Alterman, pg. 414 illustrates this work Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Rago upon request. Rago strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@ragoarts.com to request a condition report.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 26, 2020
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Central Figure
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Charles Frederic Ramsey Central Figure 1950 crayon on paper 25 h × 19 w in (63 × 48 cm) Signed to lower right 'C.F.R 4/5/50'. condition: Good overall condition. Sheet is lightly toned with faint foxing throughout. Work has not been examiend out of frame. Framed behind glass measuring 29 x 23 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 26, 2020
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Head Study
Est: $800 - $1,200
Charles Frederic Ramsey Head Study crayon on paper 3.5 h × 3.125 w in (9 × 8 cm) condition: Sheet is toned with one large tear along right side of sheet. Faint foxing at lower center. Work has not been examined out of frame; measurements taken are of sight. Framed behind glass measuring 11 x 11 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 12, 2020
Charles Frederic Ramsey, Untitled
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Charles Frederic Ramsey Untitled 1948 oil on board 23.25 h × 19 w in (59 × 48 cm) Signed to lower right 'C.F.R.'. Provenance: Private Collection, California condition: Framed without glazing measuring 27 x 23 x 2 inches.
Wright
Dec. 10, 2018
CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY, (AMERICAN 1875-1951), "MOULIN À EAU, PICQUIGNY"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY (american 1875-1951) "MOULIN À EAU, PICQUIGNY" Signed, located and dated 'Chas. F. Ramsey/1906' verso, oil on panel 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (34.9 x 27.3cm) provenance: Artfull Eye Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1992. Collection of Bonnie O'Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Sep. 18, 2016
CHARLES F. RAMSEY (American, 1875-1951). ABSTRACT CURVES AND LINES, initialed C.F.R. and dated '50 lower right. Crayon on paper.
Est: $600 - $800
CHARLES F. RAMSEY (American, 1875-1951). ABSTRACT CURVES AND LINES, initialed C.F.R. and dated '50 lower right. Crayon on paper - Framed, sight: 23 in x 17 1/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Feb. 27, 2016
Charles F. Ramsey (1875-1951).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Face Study Crayon 4" x 3 - 1/2".
Morphy Auctions
Feb. 27, 2016
Charles F. Ramsey (1875 - 1951).
Est: $800 - $1,200
Thought Process Crayon 7'' x 6''.
Morphy Auctions
Nov. 21, 2015
Charles F. Ramsey (American, 1875-1951).
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Assembly. oil on canvas. signed lower right. illustrated on page 414 of New Hope for American Art and page 13 of Charles F. Ramsey Father of New Hope Modernism. Provenance: Estate of Artist, Allentown Museum, Charles Ramsey Retrospective *Auction record high for this artist: $28,125, Sothebys New York, 4/8/2011 Size 40 x 30.
Morphy Auctions
Jun. 21, 2015
CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY, (American, 1875-1951), WOMAN IN COLORS, 1921, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. (hand carved period frame: 23 1/2...
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY (American, 1875-1951) WOMAN IN COLORS 1921, oil on canvas initialed and dated CFR 21, l.r. 20 x 16 in. (hand carved period frame: 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.) Provenance: Property of a Private Collection, San Francisco, CA; The Boston Art Club.
Grogan & Company
Nov. 08, 2014
ABSTRACT ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY (AMERICAN, 1875-1951).
Est: $800 - $1,200
ABSTRACT ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY (AMERICAN, 1875-1951). Gouache on paper, signed lower right. Abstract buildings in tones of yellow, green, blue, brown and black. 6.75"h. 7.5"w., matted and framed, 15.25"h. 15.25"w.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 30, 2014
CHARLES FREDRICK RAMSEY- Two Abstract Drawings
Est: $200 - $300
Charles Fredrick Ramsey Two Abstract Drawings, Work date / Period 1925-35, Each one a Abstract in Pencil in later custom frame,10" x11" framed,Provenance: Pederson Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
G Evans Ltd
Nov. 16, 2013
Charles F. Ramsey (American, 1875-1951); Untitled, 1919; Oil on board (framed); 12" x 9"; Exhibition: Charles F. Ramsey, Father of New Hope Modernism, Allentown Art Museum, 2003; Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Charles F. Ramsey (American, 1875-1951); Untitled, 1919; Oil on board (framed); 12" x 9"; Exhibition: Charles F. Ramsey, Father of New Hope Modernism, Allentown Art Museum, 2003; Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 09, 2013
Charles Frederick Ramsey (1875-1951),Abstract Ink on Paper Painting
Est: $700 - $1,300
Title - unknown, abstract geometric painting,ink on paper. framed and glassed. Measurements - 4 5/8" x 7 2/8", with frame - 12 1/8" x 14 3/4". signed - bottom right. cins# pyy
Hampton Estate Auction
Sep. 10, 2011
NEW HOPE MODERNISTS; Charles Ramsey (1875-1951)
Est: $600 - $800
NEW HOPE MODERNISTS; Charles Ramsey (1875-1951) pencil and watercolor nude composition, ca. 1915 (framed); Ramstonev (1937-1939) co-operative painting project with Charles Ramsey, Louis Stone and Charles Evans, pencil on paper (framed), stamp mark; Larger: 21'' x 16''
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 08, 2011
CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY 1875 - 1951 PINPOINT ABSTRACTION 40 by 30 in. (101.6 by 76.2 cm.) Painted circa 1940
Sotheby's
Mar. 11, 2011
Charles F. Ramsey, 1875-1951, Pennsylvania Crayon.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Charles F. Ramsey, 1875-1951, Pennsylvania Crayon. Non-objective modernist composition, circa 1935. Provenance granddaughter of the artist. h:5.25 w:4.25 in.
Alderfer Auction
Mar. 11, 2011
Charles F. Ramsey, 1875-1951, Pennsylvania Crayon.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Charles F. Ramsey, 1875-1951, Pennsylvania Crayon. Modernist figural composition, circa 1935. Provenance granddaughter of the artist. h:6 w:5 in.
Alderfer Auction
Dec. 09, 2010
CHARLES RAMSEY (Pennsylvania, 1875-1951)
Est: $300 - $500
CHARLES RAMSEY (Pennsylvania, 1875-1951) "Christmas Tree in Washington Irving's Study", mixed media on paper, verso inscribed "For Sunnyside, Christmas Tree in Washington Irving's Study, Christmas 1963 by Charles Ramsey Jr. 1964", 13x10in.
Leighton Galleries
May. 28, 1992
CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY (1875-1951)Springsigned CF Ramsey and dated 1918,
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
l.r. - - oil on canvas39 7/8 x 30 in. (101.4 x 76.3 cm.).
Christie's