Maurice Sterne Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Maurice Sterne Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 13, 2025
Maurice H. Sterne, Untitled (Horse’s Profile)
Est: $600 - $900
Maurice H. Sterne (1877 - 1957) Untitled (Horse's Profile) oil pastel on paper signed lower right: Sterne
Santa Fe Art Auction
Dec. 08, 2024
Maurice Sterne (1878-1957) Still Life Painting
Est: $200 - $400
Maurice Sterne, Latvian-American (1878-1957), "Still Life with Grape Fruit" Painting, Oil on Masonite. Signed Lower Left. Unframed. Condition: Generally Very Good. Dimensions: Sight- 26.25" x 19.75". Provenance: From a Long Island, NY Home. Please note the absence of a Condition Report does not imply that there are no condition issues with this lot. Please contact us for a detailed Condition Report. It is the Buyer's responsibility to inspect each lot and deem their own opinions on Condition, Description, Provenance, and Validity before purchasing. Please make an appointment to preview or ask for Condition Reports. Condition Reports are rendered as an opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. REMEMBER ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS-IS, WHERE IS.
World Auction Gallery
Mar. 27, 2024
Maurice Sterne
Est: $250 - $450
American, 1878-1957 Yellow Tulips, 1917 Signed and dated Maurice Sterne/ 1917 (ll) Oil and mixed media on paper laid down on board (two sheets) Sight 24 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches (62.2 x 45 cm) Provenance: Diana Tead Michaelis, Washington, DC; thence by descent to the present owner, 1982 (Frame dimensions: 35 x 26 3/4 inches) Toned; foxing; sandwich mounted in the mat; few creases at top center; some areas of discoloration; unable to remove from the matting.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 16, 2024
Maurice Sterne (1878-1957) Portrait of Mabel Dodge, c.1914, Oil stick on paper, 18 1/2 x 13 1/4" sight, 27 x 21 1/2" framed
Est: $400 - $600
Maurice Sterne (1878-1957) Portrait of Mabel Dodge, c.1914, Oil stick on paper, 18 1/2 x 13 1/4" sight, 27 x 21 1/2" framed
Bakker Auctions
Oct. 20, 2023
Maurice Sterne, Father & Child - Charcoal Drawing
Est: $50 - $100
Maurice Sterne (1878 - 1957) charcoal drawing of a father and child, signed illegibly lower right. Provenance: From the Eileen and Marvin Reingold Collection. [Sight: 7" H x 8 1/2" W; Frame: 18 1/2" H x 20 1/2" W]. Not examined out of frame, creases.
Roland Auctions NY
Sep. 21, 2023
MAURICE STERNE Still Life with Lilies.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MAURICE STERNE Still Life with Lilies. Oil on canvas, circa 1918. 781x489 mm; 30 3/4x19 1/4 inches. Signed in oil, lower left recto. Provenance: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, with the label; offered Doyle New York, November 4, 2015, sale 15PT03, lot 112; private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 15, 2023
MAURICE STERNE (LATVIAN-AMERICAN 1877-1957)
Est: $400 - $600
MAURICE STERNE (LATVIAN-AMERICAN 1877-1957) Pahomienne, Paris, oil on board 46 x 30 cm (18 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.) framed dimensions: 54 x 39 cm (21 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.) signed lower right PROVENANCE Private Collection, New York City, NY
Shapiro Auctions LLC
May. 26, 2023
PAINTING OF KNEELING WOMAN BY MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957).
Est: $800 - $1,200
American, Early 20th Century. Oil painting on canvas of a kneeling woman by Maurice Sterne. Excellent condition. Sight 11.0"w. x 14.0"h. Frame 19.0"w. x 22.5"h.
Amelia Jeffers
May. 26, 2023
OIL ON PAPER BY MAURICE STERNE (1916-1923).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
American, 1934. Oil painting on canvas of a crowded bazaar by Maurice Sterne. Signed to the lower right. Excellent condition. Sight 16.5"w x 19.0"h, Frame 28.25"w. x 27.75"h. Provenance: Milch Galleries. **Painting is oil on paper that has been glued down to a board.
Amelia Jeffers
May. 20, 2023
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Untitled Figure, Ink with gouache highlights, 18 1/2 x 15"
Est: $400 - $600
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Untitled Figure, Ink with gouache highlights, 18 1/2 x 15"
Bakker Auctions
Apr. 29, 2023
Maurice Sterne, New York, California, Massachusetts (1878-1957), Dancer, 1918, oil on canvas board, 25"H x 17"W (sight), 27"H x 19"W (frame)
Est: $400 - $600
Maurice Sterne New York, California, Massachusetts, (1878-1957) Dancer, 1918 oil on canvas board Signed and dated upper right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Maurice Sterne was born in Memel, Latvia on August 8, 1878. Sterne came to the U. S. in 1890 and began his art training at the National Academy of Design and Art Students League in New York City. After 1914 he divided his time between Italy and the U.S. An internationally recognized artist, he was one of the first artists to discover Bali and popularize scenes of that area. He was a visiting instuctor at the California School of Fine Arts during 1935-36. Sterne died in Mount Kisco, New York on July 23, 1957. Member: National Academy; National Institute of Arts & Letters. Exhibited: Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles, 1930; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1935 (solo); Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; nationally and abroad. Works held: Art Institute of Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Carnegie Institute; Boston Museum; Detroit Museum; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Cleveland Museum; Yale University; Tate Gallery (London); Library, Department of Justice Bldg, (murals); San Diego Museum; Metropolitan Museum. Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Who's Who in American Art 1936-56; Who's Who in America; NY Times, 7-24-1957 (obit).
Ripley Auctions
Apr. 22, 2023
Maurice Sterne Still Life - Apples and Pears
Est: $800 - $1,200
Maurice Sterne (American, 1878-1957) Still Life - Apples and Pears Oil on canvas Signed and dated Maurice Sterne 1929, lower left 1962 AFA Auction tag, verso. "Donated by Berry Hill Galleries" noted on Channel 13 auction tag, verso.
Larsen Art Auction
Apr. 07, 2023
MAURICE STERNE, AMERICAN 1878-1957, FIGURE STUDY, Graphite on paper, Sight: 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (32.4 x 24.8 cm.), Frame: 21 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (54.6 x 42.2 cm.)
Est: $300 - $500
MAURICE STERNE AMERICAN, 1878-1957 FIGURE STUDY Graphite on paper Lower left signed: Maurice Sterne
Potomack Company
Apr. 07, 2023
MAURICE STERNE, AMERICAN 1878-1957, STUDY, Graphite on paper, Sight: 16 x 15 1/2 in. (40.6 x 39.4 cm.), Frame: 24 5/8 x 22 1/2 in. (62.5 x 57.2 cm.)
Est: $300 - $500
MAURICE STERNE AMERICAN, 1878-1957 STUDY Graphite on paper Lower right signed: Maurice Sterne
Potomack Company
Mar. 30, 2023
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) BALINESE WOMAN
Est: $50 - $1,000
Gouache on paper over pencil. Appears to be laid down. Of a seated half-nude Balinese woman. Signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 23.5" x W 20.75", (Sight) H 15.5" x W 13.25" Condition: Colors appear good. Couple small spots of bubbling in the paper.
Westport Auction
Feb. 26, 2023
OIL / CANVAS, MAURICE STERNE "STILL LIFE FLOWERS" SIGNED STERNE, 1916 (28 1/4" X 22")
Est: $500 - $1,500
OIL / CANVAS, MAURICE STERNE "STILL LIFE FLOWERS" SIGNED STERNE, 1916 (28 1/4" X 22")
Carlsen Gallery, Inc.
Jan. 17, 2023
(2) MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) PAINTINGS ON PAPER
Est: $50 - $1,000
Including still life on rice paper and boat at harbor. Both signed lower edge. Dimensions: (Still life frame) H 22" x W 22", (Sight) H 15" x W 15" Condition: Some spotting to bottom of still life paper. Minor frame wear. Toning. Foxing to harbor painting paper.
Westport Auction
Jan. 17, 2023
(2) MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) PORTRAIT DRAWINGS
Est: $50 - $1,000
Both graphite on paper. One signed lower left, with name plaque to frame, other signed to side. Dimensions: (Taller frame) H 27.75" x W 21.5", (Sight) H 17.5" x W 11.75" Condition: Spotting to paper. Some wear and small losses to frames. Tape on backside holding in frame coming loose.
Westport Auction
Jan. 17, 2023
(2) MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) ILLUSTRATIONS
Est: $50 - $1,000
Both graphite on rice paper. One signed lower right, other with stamp from Parker Edward Gallery certifying as an original Maurice Sterne work. Dimensions: (Larger frame) H 22.5" x W 22.5", (Sight) H 14.75" x W 14.75" Condition: Few stains to mats. Foxing, particularly to portrait of man in hat. Few losses and wear to frames.
Westport Auction
Sep. 29, 2022
OIL ON CANVAS BY MAURICE STERNE (1916-1923).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
American, 1934. Oil painting on canvas of a crowded bazaar by Maurice Sterne. Signed to the lower right. Excellent condition. Sight 16.5"w 19.0"h, Frame 28.25"w. 27.75"h. Provenance: Milch Galleries.
Amelia Jeffers
Sep. 22, 2022
MAURICE STERNE Balinese Women.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MAURICE STERNE Balinese Women. Oil pastels on paper mounted on board, 1912-14. 395x360 mm; 15 5/8x14 1/4 inches. Signed in pen and ink, lower right recto. Provenance: Sold Sotheby's PB Eighty Four, New York to current owner, private collection, New York. Sterne (1878-1957) was born in Libau, Latvia and traveled extensively, to New York in 1904 and then to Europe, Egypt, Burma, and Java, before returning to the United States in 1914. From 1918 to 1933, he alternated time between New York and Anticoli, Italy. Sterne's movements allowed him to explore different styles and subjects, never settling on an identity for long.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 20, 2022
(2) MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) PAINTINGS ON PAPER
Est: $50 - $1,000
Including still life on rice paper and boat at harbor. Both signed lower edge. Dimensions: (Still life frame) H 22" x W 22", (Sight) H 15" x W 15" Condition: Some spotting to bottom of still life paper. Minor frame wear. Toning. Foxing to harbor painting paper.
Westport Auction
Sep. 20, 2022
(2) MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) CHARCOAL DRAWINGS
Est: $50 - $1,000
One on rice paper signed lower right, other signed lower left. Abstracted figures. Dimensions: (Taller frame) H 24.5" x W 22.5", (Sight) H 17" x W 15" Condition: Horizontal work slipped in frame. Some discoloration to paper. Toning to vertical work's mat. Some frame wear. Tape on back holding into frames coming loose.
Westport Auction
Jul. 14, 2022
Maurice Sterne (American, 1878-1957) Group of Seven works Six pencil on paper; O
Est: $800 - $1,200
Maurice Sterne (American, 1878-1957) Group of Seven works Six pencil on paper; One oil and charcoal on paper 22-3/4 x 15-1/4 inches (57.8 x 38.7 cm) (sight, largest) Five works signed along lower edge HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jun. 03, 2022
Maurice Sterne, Three Works
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Maurice Sterne Three Works graphite on rice paper 17.5 h × 10 w in (44 × 25 cm) 20 h × 11 w in (51 × 28 cm) 21 h × 14 w in (53 × 36 cm) Estate stamp to lower right of each work. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 03, 2022
Maurice Sterne, Three Works
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Maurice Sterne Three Works graphite on rice paper 10 h × 10 w in (25 × 25 cm) 11 h × 10 w in (28 × 25 cm) 11 h × 10.375 w in (28 × 26 cm) Estate stamp to lower right of each work. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 03, 2022
Maurice Sterne, Bali (four works)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Maurice Sterne Bali (four works) graphite on rice paper smallest: 20.875 h × 11 w in (53 × 28 cm) largest: 20.875 h × 17.25 w in (53 × 44 cm) Signed and titled to lower right of one work 'Sterne Bali'. Estate stamp to lower right of each work. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 03, 2022
Maurice Sterne, Three Works
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Maurice Sterne Three Works graphite on rice paper 20 h × 17 w in (51 × 43 cm) 17 h × 21 w in (43 × 53 cm) 21 h × 17 w in (53 × 43 cm) Estate stamp to lower right of each work. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 27, 2021
AMERICAN PENCIL PAINTING BALI BY MAURICE STERNE
Est: $100 - $150
Maurice Sterne (American, 1875-1957) pencil painting on paper depicting a Bali monkey figure. Signed lower right. Framed. The Latvian-born painter Maurice Sterne was a modernist who rose to prominence in the early twentieth century in New York.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 14, 2021
MAURICE STERNE, Provincetown, MA, (1877-1957). Title Unknown,. , Oil Panel, 22'' x 12''. Framed: 26'' x 16''.
Est: $2,250 - $2,750
Maurice Sterne was born in Russia in 1877 and came to the U.S. in 1888 and began his art training at Cooper Union, studying in the class of Thomas Eakins and under William Chase. After first exhibiting in 1902, he received a traveling fellowship and spent four years in France and Italy studying in the museums. In 1908 he studied, sculptured, and painted in Greece, then Africa, British India, Burma, and Java. He lived and painted on the Island of Bali for two years. In 1914 he began dividing his time between Anticoli, Italy and America. He executed murals for the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., a statue for Fairmount park in Philadelphia, and a War Memorial in Worcester, MA. Much of his later years he spent in Provincetown, MA, painting landscapes. Sterne was the first American artist to have a one-man show in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Cape Cod Museum of Art
Aug. 12, 2021
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) DRAWING
Est: $10 - $1,000
Charcoal and watercolor drawing, profile of a woman to the left. Signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 25" x W 19.5" (Sight) H 19" x W 12" Condition: Some foxing to paper, toning to mat and rubbing to frame.
Westport Auction
Aug. 12, 2021
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) DRAWING
Est: $10 - $1,000
Pencil drawing on rice paper, mother and child; signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 25.5" x W 21.5" (Sight) H 17" x W 13" Condition: Age toning to mat and frame.
Westport Auction
Jul. 06, 2021
Maurice Sterne (Libau 1878-Mount Kisco 1957) - Nude of Seated Woman, 1910
Est: €300 - €500
ink on paper laid on cardboard dedicated To Vera lower left and signed and dated lower right: Sterne 1910 This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights
Finarte
Jul. 06, 2021
Maurice Sterne (Libau 1878-Mount Kisco 1957) - Egg plums, 1923
Est: €300 - €500
oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: Maurice Sterne / 1923 On the back, on the frame, handwritten tag with reference number (6) and title of the work in English. This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights
Finarte
Mar. 06, 2021
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Giovannetta, 1922, Graphite
Est: $400 - $600
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Giovannetta, 1922, Graphite
Bakker Auctions
Mar. 06, 2021
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Woman Carrying, c. 1922, Mixed media on paper
Est: $400 - $600
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Woman Carrying, c. 1922, Mixed media on paper
Bakker Auctions
Dec. 19, 2020
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Portrait, 1902, Oil on panel
Est: $400 - $600
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Portrait, 1902, Oil on panel
Bakker Auctions
Oct. 24, 2020
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Plum Girl, Oil on panel
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Plum Girl, Oil on panel
Bakker Auctions
May. 30, 2020
MAURICE STERNE (1877-1957) Still Life, Oil on panel
Est: $800 - $1,200
MAURICE STERNE (1877-1957) Still Life, Oil on panel
Bakker Auctions
May. 30, 2020
MAURICE STERNE (1877-1957) Dancer, 1909, Mixed media
Est: $400 - $600
MAURICE STERNE (1877-1957) Dancer, 1909, Mixed media
Bakker Auctions
Jun. 15, 2019
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Boy Sitting, Graphite
Est: $200 - $400
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) Boy Sitting, Graphite
Bakker Auctions
Apr. 20, 2019
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) The Blue Dress, Oil on canvas
Est: $400 - $600
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957) The Blue Dress, Oil on canvas
Bakker Auctions
Oct. 28, 2018
Maurice Sterne (American, 1878 - 1957)
Est: $400 - $800
Maurice Sterne (New York, California, Massachusetts, 1878 - 1957) Charcoal drawing of a backside nude figure. Initialed lower left. Sight Size: 16 x 20 in. Overall Size: 23.5 x 27.5 in. Framed behind glass. 17
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 15, 2017
MAURICE STERNE (1877-1957), Mural Study, Oil
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
MAURICE STERNE (1877-1957), Mural Study, Oil
Bakker Auctions
Jan. 25, 2017
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957): NUDE
Est: $600 - $800
MAURICE STERNE (1878-1957): NUDE Charcoal and brown crayon on Japan, signed ''Sterne'' lower right; Head, pencil on Japan, with the Estate of Maurice Sterne ink stamp; and Seated Figure, pencil on Japan, with the Estate of Maurice Sterne ink stamp. 21 x 17 in. (sheet); 12 x 10 in. (sheet), 11 x 12 in. (sheet), all unframed. Condition: Nude: with creasing in the bottom right corner. Several thinned spots at center. Other soft and unobtrusive creasing. Head: Light-staining. Four small holes, one affecting the image at center. The sheet edges irregular with a few tiny nicks. Seated Figure: a vertical stain at center. Paper with irregular deckle edge. Property of Wilkes University
STAIR
Sep. 25, 2016
Maurice Sterne (American, 1878-1957) Head of Cain, 1906 17 3/4
Est: $200 - $400
Maurice Sterne (American, 1878-1957) Head of Cain, 1906 17 3/4 x 15 in.
Bonhams
Apr. 10, 2016
Maurice Sterne Two studies female nudes
Est: $150 - $200
Art,Painting,Pastel,Maurice Sterne Two studies female nudes,,11 1/2H_6W,15H_20 1/4W
East Coast Fine Arts
Apr. 10, 2016
Maurice Sterne Figural male nude
Est: $150 - $200
Art,Painting,Conte Crayon,Maurice Sterne Figural male nude,,16H_7 1/2W,20H_15W
East Coast Fine Arts