Hyman J. Warsager Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Hyman J. Warsager Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 27, 2024
Hyman Warsager, Gathering Logs
Est: $400 - $600
Serigraph, Signed and titled, New York City Federal Arts Project stamp indistinctly in lower left outside of image
4th Meridian Fine Art
Jun. 10, 2024
Hyman Warsager (New York,1909-1974), two silkscreens titled "Silos" and "Near the Silos", each a colorful Modernist depiction of a snow covered town, signed lower right, titled lower left, framed behind glass with flo...
Est: $200 - $400
Hyman Warsager (New York,1909-1974), two silkscreens titled "Silos" and "Near the Silos", each a colorful Modernist depiction of a snow covered town, signed lower right, titled lower left, framed behind glass with floating mount, wear consistent with age, sheet: 6 1/2" x 8 3/4".
Winter Associates, Inc.
Nov. 27, 2023
2 ABSTRACT LITHOGRAPHS
Est: $20 - $40
Hyman Warsager (NY - 1909-1974) Lot of 2 abstract colorful lithographs. The works are printed on heavy laid paper and are unsigned and unframed. Provenance: Ex- estate Hyman Warsager. Measure: 25 2/4" x 20"
Austin York LLC
Feb. 04, 2023
Hyman Warsager aquatint
Est: $500 - $800
Hyman Warsager (1909-1974) ''On the Avenue''- aquatint, ca. 1935-43, signed and titled in pencil, stamped 'Federal Art Project/ NYC WPA', edition of about 25. 12 x 8 3/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Dec. 12, 2021
Hyman Warsager, New York City WPA Project, serigraph "Gathering Logs" signed, ca 1935
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hyman Warsager, New York City WPA Project, serigraph "Gathering Logs" signed, ca 1935. Hyman Joseph Warsager was born in New York City on June 23, 1909. He studied at the Hartford Art School, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pratt Institute of Art, the Grand Central School and the American Artists School. Warsager joined the graphic division of the WPA/FAP in 1935, during the Depression, working in the new medium of “serigraphy” as well as etching and lithography. In his 1936 essay "Graphic Techniques in Progress" Warsager described silk screen as "'the most startling contribution to color prints' because of the economy, ease and diverse possibilities of the process." He also worked as an illustrator, contributing a number of images to “The New Masses”. He was politically active, speaking out about social injustice, poverty and racism. Warsager was a member of the John Reed Club. The club was named after the journalist who founded the American Communist Party in 1929. The club had 30 branches in major cities across the country, and sponsored art exhibitions, art classes, and political discussions. He was also one of the 45 artists whose work was included in an exhibition at the ACA Gallery in Greenwich Village in 1935 titled, The Struggle for Negro Rights. Despite his leftist stances Warsager, who was Jewish, served in the US Military during WWII between July of 1942 through July of 1945. His work is included in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the San Francisco Art Academy, and Wesleyan University. In his later years he experimented with abstract printmaking, even using a method of printing on a plaster matrix, a technique that had been used at Atelier 17 in both Paris and New York Hyman J. Warsager died in the Bronx, New York on November 27, 1974. The Works Progress Administration or WPA was launched in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide employment during the depression. Under the WPA there were new roads, dams and other public works project. The Federal Art Project was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era WPA, a Federal One program. Funded under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, it operated from August 29, 1935, until June 30, 1943. It was created as a relief measure to employ artists and artisans to create murals, easel paintings, sculpture, graphic art, posters, photographs, Index of American Design documentation, museum and theatre scenic design, and arts and crafts. The Federal Art Project operated community art centers throughout the country where craft workers and artists worked, exhibited, and educated others. The project created more than 200,000 separate works, some of them remaining among the most significant pieces of public art in the country. The Federal Art Project's primary goals were to employ out-of-work artists and to provide art for nonfederal municipal buildings and public spaces. Artists were paid $23.60 a week; tax-supported institutions such as schools, hospitals, and public buildings paid only for materials. The work was divided into art production, art instruction, and art research. The primary output of the art-research group was the Index of American Design, a mammoth and comprehensive study of American material culture. As many as 10,000 artists were commissioned to produce work for the WPA Federal Art Project, the largest of the New Deal art projects. Three comparable but distinctly separate New Deal art projects were administered by the United States Department of the Treasury: the Public Works of Art Project (1933-34), the Section of Painting and Sculpture (1934-43), and the Treasury Relief Art Project (1935-38).
4th Meridian Fine Art
Sep. 25, 2021
Hyman Warsager wood engraving
Est: $150 - $250
Hyman Warsager (1909-1974) "Fisherman's Dream''- wood engraving, signed and titled in pencil, repaired tear along right side. 8 x 10 7/8''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 25, 2021
Hyman Warsager wood engraving
Est: $200 - $400
Hyman Warsager (1909-1974) "Dumps''- wood engraving, ca. 1936-42, signed and titled in pencil, stamped 'Federal Art Project/ NYC WPA, 4 3/16 x 6 1/2'' Exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, ''American Prints from Wood,'' 1975 Reproduced in Farmer, American Prints from Wood (1975) Note: this is an image of the burning and dumping grounds in Flushing Meadow, NY, used by the borough of Brooklyn from the mid-20s to the late 30s for getting rid of their garbage; the site was later used to house the Westinghouse exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair; Hyman Warsager cut another view of the location titled ''Dumps''; the dump is described in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
May. 26, 2021
HYMAN WARSAGER ABSTRACT ETCHING SIGNED
Est: $40 - $60
Hyman Warsager (NY 1909-1974). Abstract intaglio etching. The work is signed and titled, "Figments and Fragments", and is numbered from an edition of 10. It is on heavy laid paper with deckled edges. Measure: H 21 1/2" x L 27" 2/10
Austin York LLC
Apr. 21, 2021
HYMAN WARSAGER ETCHING AQUATINT SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Hyman Warsager (NY 1909-1974). Abstract intaglio print with aquatint. The work is signed and titled, "Composition #2", and is an artist proof. It is on heavy laid paper. Measures: 25" x 20 1/2" sheet
Austin York LLC
Feb. 04, 2021
HYMAN WARSAGER (1909-1974) Two prints.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HYMAN WARSAGER (1909-1974) Two prints. Beach Scene at Sea Gate, color screenprint. 355x510 mm; 14x20 inches, full margins. Edition of approximately 25. Signed and titled in pencil. Circa 1937 * Boating, color woodcut. 323x375 mm; 12 3/4x14 3/4 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of approximately 25. Circa 1939. Both published by the New York City WPA. Very good impressions. Warsager joined the WPA Graphics division in 1935 and became one of the earliest artists to use the screenprint as a fine art medium. Like many artists of the time, Warsager was active in social and political causes, seeking an end to racism and injustice. Warsager's experiments in printmaking continued throughout his career.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 04, 2021
HYMAN WARSAGER (1909-1974) Gathering Logs.
Est: $800 - $1,200
HYMAN WARSAGER (1909-1974) Gathering Logs . Color screenprint. 305x354 mm; 12x14 inches, wide margins. Edition of approximately 25. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Published by the New York City WPA, with the "New York City WPA Art Project" ink stamp, lower left. Circa 1935. A very good impression. Warsager joined the WPA Graphics division in 1935 and became one of the earliest artists to use the screenprint as a fine art medium. Like many artists of the time, Warsager was active in social and political causes, seeking an end to racism and injustice. Warsager's experiments in printmaking continued throughout his career.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 22, 2020
Hyman Warsager '40 Silkscreen Beach Scene Seagate
Est: $200 - $300
Hyman J. Warsager (New York 1909-New York 1974); 1940 Color Silkscreen on paperboard, "Beach Scene at Seagate"; matted and framed. Height of art 19 3/4 inches (50 cm.) X width of art 14 inches (35.5cm.).
Eddie's Auction
Oct. 22, 2020
HYMAN WARSAGER ETCHING AQUATINT SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Hyman Warsager (NY 1909-1974). Abstract intaglio print with aquatint. The work is signed and titled, "Composition #2", and is an artist proof. It is on heavy laid paper. Measures: 25" x 20 1/2" sheet
Austin York LLC
Sep. 27, 2020
Hyman Warsager, New York City WPA Project, Gathering Logs
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hyman Joseph Warsager was born in New York City on June 23, 1909. He studied at the Hartford Art School, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pratt Institute of Art, the Grand Central School and the American Artists School. Warsager joined the graphic division of the WPA/FAP in 1935, during the Depression, working in the new medium of “serigraphy” as well as etching and lithography. In his 1936 essay "Graphic Techniques in Progress" Warsager described silk screen as "'the most startling contribution to color prints' because of the economy, ease and diverse possibilities of the process." He also worked as an illustrator, contributing a number of images to “The New Masses”. He was politically active, speaking out about social injustice, poverty and racism. Warsager was a member of the John Reed Club. The club was named after the journalist who founded the American Communist Party in 1929. The club had 30 branches in major cities across the country, and sponsored art exhibitions, art classes, and political discussions. He was also one of the 45 artists whose work was included in an exhibition at the ACA Gallery in Greenwich Village in 1935 titled, The Struggle for Negro Rights. Despite his leftist stances Warsager, who was Jewish, served in the US Military during WWII between July of 1942 through July of 1945. His work is included in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the San Francisco Art Academy, and Wesleyan University. In his later years he experimented with abstract printmaking, even using a method of printing on a plaster matrix, a technique that had been used at Atelier 17 in both Paris and New York Hyman J. Warsager died in the Bronx, New York on November 27, 1974.The Works Progress Administration or WPA was launched in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide employment during the depression. Under the WPA there were new roads, dams and other public works project. It also put artists, actors, writers and musicians to work contributing their share to the cultural development of the nation. Artists were paid by the hour, on average, $26 a week and many were given their professional start by the WPA. In 1938 the actor Burgess Meredith credited the WPA with promoting new art. "Although the WPA art project was primarily designed to give employment to unemployed artists, the result has been the establishment of the beginning of a vital art movement which is unparalleled in history."
4th Meridian Fine Art
May. 20, 2020
HYMAN WARSAGER ETCHING AQUATINT SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Hyman Warsager (NY 1909-1974). Abstract intaglio print with aquatint. The work is signed and titled, "Composition #2", and is an artist proof. It is on heavy laid paper. Measures: 25" x 20 1/2" sheet
Austin York LLC
Feb. 08, 2020
Hyman Warsager etching
Est: $200 - $400
Hyman Warsager (American 1909-1974)- ''Nocturne''- etching and aquatint, ca. 1935-39, signed and titled in pencil, done for the Federal Art Project, WPA NY- not stamped, very good condition. 10 x 8''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Dec. 13, 2018
Hyman Warsager Signed Lithograph
Est: $200 - $400
Hyman Warsager signed lithograph. Signed in pencil "Hyman Warsager" lower right. Titled in pencil "The Surgeons" lower center. Measures 23" x 15.75" sheet size. Good to very good condition with light foxing in mostly the margins. Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. Provenance: Amity Art Foundation, Inc. collection. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Mar. 03, 2018
Hyman Warsager Lithograph
Est: $100 - $200
Hyman Warsager pencil signed lithograph. Signed in pencil 'Hyman Warsager' lower right. Titled in pencil "Beach Scene at Sea Gate" lower left. Measures 14" x 20" image size and 16" x 22" sheet size (new sheet). Professionally restored including laid onto undersheet. Provenance: Amity Art Foundation Collection. We ship most items in-house with the exception of furniture, large or heavy artwork, heavier items or extremely fragile items.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Feb. 10, 2018
Hyman Warsager silkscreen
Est: $80 - $150
Hyman Warsager (American 1909-1974)- Kids Playing in Park- silkscreen, signed in pencil in image, adhesive staining verso. 6 1/2 x 8 3/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Aug. 20, 2017
HYMAN WARSAGER (NY 1909-1974), SERIGRAPH, "THE COMING SUN", SIGNED #1/5. SHEET 23 1/2 X 36"
Est: $100 - $200
HYMAN WARSAGER (NY 1909-1974), SERIGRAPH, "THE COMING SUN", SIGNED #1/5. SHEET 23 1/2 X 36"
William J Jenack Auctioneers
Mar. 11, 2017
HYMAN WARSAGER AMERICAN 1909 - 1974
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gathering Logs (WPA), Serigraph, 12 x 13 7/8 in (30.4 x 34.6 cm), signed in pencil, from an edition of 25
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Jun. 28, 2013
HYMAN WARSAGER, American, 1909-1974, "Beach Scene"., Colored screen print, 13¾" x 14¾" sight. Framed.
Est: $120 - $180
HYMAN WARSAGER American, 1909-1974 "Beach Scene". Signed in pencil lower right "Hyman Warsager". Colored screen print, 13 3/4" x 14 3/4" sight. Framed.
Eldred's
Mar. 12, 2009
Hyman J. Warsager (American, 1909-1974), Handball
Est: $300 - $400
Hyman J. Warsager (American, 1909-1974), Handball lithograph on paper signed l.r. labeled Federal Art Project NYC WPA l.l. 15" x 10.75"
Cowan's Auctions
Jun. 22, 2007
HYMAN WARSAGER, (AMERICAN 1909-1974), "MANHATTAN NIGHT"
Est: $300 - $500
HYMAN WARSAGER (american 1909-1974) "MANHATTAN NIGHT" 1939, edition of 25. Pencil signed and titled in the margin. Color screenprint. 17 3/16 x 14 3/8 in. Unframed
Freeman's
Jun. 22, 2007
HYMAN WARSAGER, (AMERICAN 1909-1974), "NEW YORK OUTER HARBOR"
Est: $500 - $700
HYMAN WARSAGER (american 1909-1974) "NEW YORK OUTER HARBOR" Pencil signed and titled in the margin. Screenprint. 19 11/16 x 13 15/16 in. Unframed
Freeman's
Jun. 22, 2007
HYMAN WARSAGER, (AMERICAN 1909-1974), "GATHERING LOGS"
Est: $400 - $600
HYMAN WARSAGER (american 1909-1974) "GATHERING LOGS" 1943, pencil signed and titled in the margin; Federal Art Project, WPA, publisher. Color screenprint. 12 3/16 x 13 15/16 in. Unframed
Freeman's
Mar. 03, 2005
HYMAN WARSAGER
Est: $700 - $1,000
Preserve the Inititative for Children. Lithograph, circa 1937. 271x381 mm; 10 3/4x15 inches, full margins. Edition of approximately 25. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Published by the Federal Art Project, WPA, New York. A fine impression.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 03, 2005
HYMAN WARSAGER
Est: $700 - $1,000
Gathering Logs. Color screenprint, circa 1935. 303x352 mm; 12x13 7/8 inches, full margins. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Published by the Federal Art Project, WPA, New York. Ex-collection Audrey McMahon, Director, New York City WPA Art Project. A good impression.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 04, 2003
HYMAN WARSAGER
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Two color screenprints. Beach Scene at Sea Gate, circa 1940. 357x508 mm; 14x20 inches, full margins. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin * Lighthouse Rendez-vous, printed on heavy tan paperboard. 502x359 mm; 19x14 inches, full margins. Both fine impressions.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 04, 2003
HYMAN WARSAGER
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Preserve the Initiative for Children. Lithograph, circa 1935. 271x381 mm; 10 1/2x15 inches, full margins. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Possibly printed for publication, with several notes lower margin and verso. A good impression.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 04, 2003
HYMAN WARSAGER
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Two color screenprints. Beach Scene at Sea Gate, circa 1940. 357x508 mm; 14 1/8x20 inches, full margins. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin * Lighthouse Rendez-vous, printed on heavy tan paperboard. 502x359 mm; 19 3/4x14 1/8 inches, full margins. Both fine impressions.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 04, 2003
HYMAN WARSAGER
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Preserve the Initiative for Children. Lithograph, circa 1935. 271x381 mm; 10 1/2 x15 inches, full margins. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Possibly printed for publication, with several notes lower margin and verso. A good impression.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 23, 2002
HYMAN WARSAGER
Est: $700 - $1,000
Volleyball.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 23, 2002
HYMAN WARSAGER
Est: $700 - $1,000
Volleyball. Gouache and chalk on cream wove paper, circa 1937. 236x425 mm; 9 1/8x16 3/4 inches. Signed in chalk, lower right recto. In good condition.
Swann Auction Galleries