Albert Beck Wenzell Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Albert Beck Wenzell Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 11, 2024
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (1864-1917) LARGE ILLISTRATION
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Gouache and ink on paper of a broadway night, with well dresses figures waiting for the coach. Signed and dated 98 lower left. With conservation framing. Dimensions: (Frame) H 36" x W 30" (Sight) H 31" x W 24.5" Condition: Paper appears age in the few spots it shows through. Scratch along left edge, frame with few nicks to edges.
Westport Auction
Jan. 17, 2023
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (1864-1917) GOUACHE & INK
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Large gouache and ink illustration. "A Broadway Night." Signed, dated lower left. On paper. With impressive frame. Provenance: Sloans & Keynon, May '99 for $7000. Dimensions: (Frame) H 36" x W 30", (Sight) H 31" x W 24.5" Condition: A couple nicks to the edges of the frame. Gouache appears in good overall condition.
Westport Auction
Aug. 28, 2022
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (NJ/MI, 1864-1917)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Bust Portrait of a Lady Jester, New Years, circa 1900, pastel on paper, signed lower right, unframed, 16 3/4" x 13 1/4" sheet.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
May. 10, 2022
Albert Beck Wenzell, (1864-1917, Englewood, NJ), "Evidently she had been crying," illustration for "The Grain of Dust," 1911, Oil on ca
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917, Englewood, NJ) "Evidently she had been crying," illustration for "The Grain of Dust," 1911 Oil on canvas board Signed, dated and inscribed verso: A. B. Wenzell 24" H X 16" W Notes: The inscription, verso, reads: "Evidently she had been crying / Page 330 "Grain of Dust" by / David Graham Phillips / Illustrated by A. B. Wenzell / 1911." Albert Wenzell was the illustrator for the 1st edition of David Graham Phillip's "The Grain of Dust: A Novel," published by D. Appleton and Company in 1911.
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 10, 2022
Albert Beck Wenzell, (1864-1917, Englewood, NJ), "She glanced complacently down at her softly glistening shoulders," illustration for "
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917, Englewood, NJ) "She glanced complacently down at her softly glistening shoulders," illustration for "The Grain of Dust," 1911 Oil on canvas board Signed, dated and inscribed verso: A. B. Wenzell 24" H X 16" W Notes: The inscription, verso, reads: "She glanced complacently down at Her softly / glistening shoulders Page 222 "Grain of Dust" / Illustrated by A. B. Wenzell / 1911." Albert Wenzell was the illustrator for the 1st edition of David Graham Phillip's "The Grain of Dust: A Novel," published by D. Appleton and Company in 1911.
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 10, 2022
Albert Beck Wenzell, (1864-1917, Englewood, NJ), Pensive couple at an elegant evening gathering, Oil on canvas, 40" H x 32" W
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917, Englewood, NJ) Pensive couple at an elegant evening gathering Oil on canvas Signed lower left: A B Wenzell 40" H x 32" W
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 07, 2021
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Flirtation and Heartbreak, Collier's m
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Flirtation and Heartbreak, Collier's magazine interior illustration (a pair), March 26, 1910 Oil on canvas laid on board, each 19-1/8 x 29-3/4 inches (48.6 x 75.6 cm) ( Flirtation, oval sight) 17-3/4 x 30-3/4 inches (45.1 x 78.1 cm) ( Heartbreak, oval sight) Heartbreak signed lower center: AB Wenzell PROVENANCE: Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California; Grapefruit Moon Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Private collection, Las Vegas, Nevada. EXHIBITED: Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California, "The Age of Elegance: Paintings, Drawings, and Pastels by Albert Beck Wenzell," February 10-28, 1967. LITERATURE: Maxwell Galleries, The Age of Elegance: Paintings, Drawings, and Pastels by Albert Beck Wenzell, exhibition catalogue, San Francisco, California, 1967, p. 5, Heartbreak as Allegorical Scene, illustrated. This pair of works is unusual within Wenzell's oeuvre, both for its classical mythological subject and explicit eroticism. These two paintings were clearly conceived as a matched set; presenting a "before" and "after" narrative. The first panel was published as a vignette in the March 26th, 1910 issue of Collier's magazine, however, the second work was never published. The pair was displayed in Wenzell's 1967 Maxwell Gallery exhibition, "The Age of Elegance." Although the two-picture narrative form was used by British satirists like Thomas Rowlandson and the American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, Wenzell's intent here seems closest in spirit to the Clothed and Naked "Maja" pictures of Francisco Goya, where the first panel is intended for public viewing and the second for private consumption only. The second panel reveals that an erotic encounter has indeed taken place between the tree Nymph and the Satyr; and it is unclear whether she is just still asleep as he steals away or dead. For in classical mythology, intimacy with a god usually proved fatal; and although a tree nymph lived a long time (as long as her tree did) she was in fact still mortal. A copy of the Maxwell Galleries exhibition catalog and the tear sheet from Collier's magazine accompanies this lot. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jan. 28, 2021
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (1864-1917) "Geraldine was sitting there calmly reading, in the moment of her deadliest disdain."
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (1864-1917) "Geraldine was sitting there calmly reading, in the moment of her deadliest disdain." Story illustration for "The Enemy" by George Randolph Chester, published in Hearst's Magazine, September 1914, Vol. 26, No. 3, page 309. Gouache en grisaille on board. 840x594 mm; 33x23 1/2 inches. Signed "A. Wenzell" in lower right image. Framed. Provenance: Maxwell Galleries (label on verso); thence to present owner. The Detroit-born Wenzell was a successful illustrator best known for his depictions of high society, especially of fashionable young women in drawing rooms, as Geraldine is shown in this painting. He moved to New York City and became an important figure in its art world as a member of the National Society of Mural Painters and the Society of Illustrators, which he co-founded and served as President in 1902.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 06, 2019
ALBERT BECK WENZELL: "SEATED WOMAN & CHILD"
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
circa 1903 gouache and watercolor on paper signed and dated lower left 35 x 27 inches sight
Abell Auction
Oct. 06, 2019
ALBERT BECK WENZELL: "TWO GENTLEMEN & A LADY"
Est: $3,500 - $5,000
oil on canvas signed lower right 42 x 32 inches
Abell Auction
May. 26, 2019
Albert Wenzell (1864-1917) American, Gouache/Ink
Est: $800 - $1,600
Signed lower right. American. Gouache/Ink on paper. S: 24 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. O: 45 x 36 1/2 in. Illustrator, Albert Beck Wenzell was born in 1864 in Detroit, Michigan, and became a popular illustrator associated with the depiction of fashionable society at the turn of the end of the 19th century into the 20th. His subjects often were trim well-bred, well dressed girls in drawing rooms, and the figures were described by one critic as "things without existence anywhere". He also created still lives, landscapes, and murals, and one of them was installed in the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City. He was a member of the National Society of Mural Painters and the Society of Illustrators, which he co-founded and served as President in 1902. Wenzell is best known for his illustrated book The Passing Show, Copyright, 1898, 1899, 1900 by P.F. Collier & Son. Copyright 1900 by Robert Howard Russell. He also did mural work for the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City at the turn of the last century and did numerous early 1900 magazine covers including the December 1906 cover for The Saturday Evening Post. He studied in Munich, in Paris at the Academie Julian with Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre in 1888.
Sarasota Estate Auction
May. 10, 2019
Albert Beck Wenzell (American 1864-1917), A Broadway Night, Signed Gouache and Ink with White Heightening on Paper, 31 x 25 inches
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American 1864-1917) A Broadway Night Signed Wenzell l.l. Gouache and ink with white heightening on paper; apparently in good condition. Framed.* Sight size: 31 x 25 in (78.7 x 63.5 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Oct. 21, 2018
Albert Beck WENZELL (Attrib.) (1864-1917)
Est: $200 - $300
Artist: Albert Beck WENZELL (Attrib.) (1864-1917). Title: Study. Signature: unsigned. Size: Artwork: 24 x 13 1/4 inches. Frame: 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches. Medium: Charcoal.
Turner Auctions + Appraisals
Jun. 10, 2018
Albert Beck WENZELL (Attrib.) (1864-1917)
Est: $300 - $500
Artist: Albert Beck WENZELL (Attrib.) (1864-1917). Title: Study. Signature: unsigned. Size: Artwork: 24 x 13 1/4 inches. Frame: 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches. Medium: Charcoal.
Turner Auctions + Appraisals
May. 20, 2018
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American 1864-1917) A PAINTING, "Lady on a Fence,"
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American 1864-1917) A PAINTING, "Lady on a Fence," pastel on paper on canvas, signed L/R. 40" x 30"
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Nov. 03, 2017
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (AMERICAN, 1864-1917) AN INDISCRETION PASTEL ON BOARD 39 X 2
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) An Indiscretion Pastel on board 39 x 29 inches (99.1 x 73.7 cm) (sight) Signed lower left: AB Wenzell PROVENANCE: Judy Goffman Fine Art, New York; Acquired by the present owner from the above. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 03, 2017
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (AMERICAN, 1864-1917) A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE GOUACHE ON PAPER 27
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) A Captive Audience Gouache on paper 27-1/2 x 38-1/2 inches (69.9 x 97.8 cm) (sight) Signed upper left: AB Wenzell PROVENANCE: Illustration House, New York, April 24, 1991; Acquired by the present owner from the above. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 03, 2017
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (AMERICAN, 1864-1917) DISCARDED CROWNS, 1895 GOUACHE ON PAPE
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Discarded Crowns, 1895 Gouache on paper laid on paper 34-1/4 x 27 inches (87.0 x 68.6 cm) (sight) Signed and dated lower left: AB Wenzell 95 PROVENANCE: Illustration House, New York, May 7, 1994, lot 18; Acquired by the present owner from the above. LITERATURE: F. Taraba, The Golden Age, Masterworks from the Golden Age of Illustration, Saint Louis, Missouri, 2015, p. 219, illustrated. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 03, 2017
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (AMERICAN, 1864-1917) BOATING PARTY, 1899 GOUACHE AND INK ON
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Boating Party, 1899 Gouache and ink on paper 28-1/2 x 39 inches (72.4 x 99.1 cm) (sight) Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right: AB Wenzell '99 / London PROVENANCE: Illustration House, New York, June 7, 1993; Acquired by the present owner from the above. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 03, 2017
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (AMERICAN, 1864-1917) CHARLOTTE FAIRCHILD, 1907 OIL ON CANVA
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Charlotte Fairchild, 1907 Oil on canvas 42 x 32 inches (106.7 x 81.3 cm) Signed and dated lower left: AB Wenzell 07 Titled on the reverse: Charlotte Fairchild PROVENANCE: Private collection, Massachusetts; Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut, April 26, 2007, lot 37; Private collection, New Jersey, acquired from the above; Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut, October 29, 2015, lot 127; Acquired by the present owner from the above. Charlotte Fairchild (1876-1927) was an American photographer. Married to wealthy Bostonian John Cummings Fairchild in 1898, she initially had no interest in becoming an artist. However, after the sudden death of her husband in 1915, she had to support her three children, and needed a career.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Fairchild She moved to New York to start her successful art career as a photographer. The present work was likely commissioned by Fairchild's husband John. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 18, 2016
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American, 1864-1917). THE COQUETTE, signed and dated '99 lower left. Gouache on paper laid on board.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American, 1864-1917). THE COQUETTE, signed and dated '99 lower left. Gouache on paper laid on board - Unframed, 40 in. x 30 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Oct. 29, 2015
ALBERT WENZELL, American (1864-1917), Charlotte Fairchild, oil on canvas, signed lower left., 42 x 32
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
ALBERT WENZELL American (1864-1917) Charlotte Fairchild oil on canvas, signed lower left. 42 x 32 Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts; Shannon's, April 26, 2007, Lot 37; Private Collection, New Jersey.
Shannon's
May. 02, 2015
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American, 1864-1917) Until After E
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American, 1864-1917) Until After Easter, 1900 Gouache on paper laid on board 28-1/2 x 40-1/2 inches (72.4 x 102.9 cm) (sheet) Signed and dated lower right: AB Wenzell 1900 PROVENANCE: Mrs. Grant Gould Speer; Friday Morning Club, Westwood, California, gift from the above; Illustration House, New York, May 20, 2006, lot 94. LITERATURE: P. F. Collier & Son, "The Passing Show: Drawings by A.B. Wenzell," 1900, n.p. The present work is accompanied by a newspaper clipping on the artist, previous owner documentation, and a copy of the above referenced book.
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 20, 2014
Albert Beck Wenzell, (American, 1864-1917), The Shooting
Est: $500 - $700
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) The Shooting gouache signed A. B. Wenzell (lower left) 32 x 26 inches.
Hindman
May. 16, 2014
Albert Beck Wenzell, (American, 1864-1917), The Shooting
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) The Shooting gouache signed A. B. Wenzell (lower left) 32 x 26 inches.
Hindman
Mar. 01, 2012
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917)
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917) Illustration for "The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig" signed 'AB Wenzell' (lower right) oil on canvas 43½ x 33½ in. (110.5 x 85.1 cm.)
Christie's
May. 19, 2011
Albert Beck Wenzell, Old Man and Death, o/c
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917), "An Old Man and Death", o/c, 18" x 22", in frame 25" x 29 1/2", unsigned. There is an indication of an initial near the far right leg of the stool. Exhibited at the Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego Museum of Fine Art, June 5 - July 26th 1969, Vol. III No. 3 catalogue #26.
Kaminski Auctions
May. 18, 2011
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917)
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917) Where Did I Put the Tickets? signed with conjoined initials and dated 'AB Wenzell 06-' (lower right) oil on canvas 39½ x 31½ in. (100.3 x 80 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2010
Albert B. Wenzell (1864-1917) Illustration,
Est: -
Albert B. Wenzell (1864-1917) Illustration, HearstÕs International, ca. 1910; Haughty woman standing by carved wood furniture.
Illustration House
Jun. 15, 2010
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917 Englewood, NJ)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Flora, Belle Epoch woman in semi-transparent gown, signed lower left: A. Wenzell, oil on canvas
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 26, 2010
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) The argument 40 x 32in
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
The argument signed 'ABWenzell'(upper right) oil on canvas 40 x 32in
Bonhams
May. 06, 2010
Wenzell, Albert Beck - Two Women and Cupid
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American, 1864-1917) Two Women and Cupid Gouache on board 28 x 40.5 in. Signed center right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 18, 2009
Attributed to Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Standing female nude sight: 29 1/2 x 14 3/4in
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Standing female nude unsigned pastel and charcoal on paper sight: 29 1/2 x 14 3/4in
Bonhams
Oct. 13, 2009
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917 Englewood, NJ)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Flora, Belle Epoch woman in semi-transparent gown, signed lower left: A. Wenzell, oil on canvas
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 16, 2008
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Mother's Delight Monogram signature l.r. ...
Est: $300 - $500
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Mother's Delight Monogram signature l.r. Ink and gouache en grisaille on paper, 24 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (62.2 x 49.4 cm), unframed. Condition: Unobtrusive toning and staining, losses to corners, nicks to edges.
Skinner
May. 03, 2008
1890s Original Watercolor Illus by Wenzell
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
A superbly composed and presented original work by a prominent American illustrator and regular contributer to Colliers Weekly. Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917) was an immensely talented realist and figure painter, evidenced in the subtle detail and play of light in this composition of a gilded age courting couple, who appear to have stepped off the pages of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. Beautifully rendered and expertly presented in cream matte and subtly ornate gilt frame representing the period image. Signed in watercolor lower left with flourished signature "A. B. Wenzell". Superb original condition. Image 17" x 13", frame size 25" x 20". A bonus to this lot is Wenzell's completed study rendering of the male character on the reverse of the panel, drawn full length in black ink.
Mastro Auctions
Dec. 02, 2007
ALBERT BECK WENZELL, (AMERICAN 1864-1917), "TAKE BACK THE HEART THAT THOU GAVEST"
Est: $6,000 - $10,000
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (american 1864-1917) "TAKE BACK THE HEART THAT THOU GAVEST" Signed 'A.B. Wenzell' bottom left, inscribed with title on typewritten label from The Associated Sunday Magazines Inc., New York City verso, oil on canvas 43 x 32 in. (109.2 x 81.3cm) provenance: Private Collection, Main Line, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's
Nov. 28, 2007
Albert Beck Wenzell 1864 - 1917 , The Couple oil on canvas
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
signed with the artist's monogrammed signature A.B. Wenzell and dated indistinctly, l.r. oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Sep. 29, 2007
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American, 1864-1917), woman
Est: -
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (American, 1864-1917), woman with putti, gouache illustration on paper, signed l/r, 27-3/4"h, 17-1/2"w.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Apr. 26, 2007
ALBERT B. WENZELL American (1864-1917)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
ALBERT B. WENZELL American (1864-1917) "Charlotte Fairchild" oil on canvas
Shannon's
Oct. 26, 2006
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Woman in a Green Dress signed 'AB Wenzell' (lower right) oil on canvas 41 3/4 x 32 in. (106 x 81.3 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 26, 2006
Albert Beck Wenzell (1864-1917)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Attorney's Office signed 'AB Wenzell' (lower right) oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 42 in. (80.9 x 106.7 cm.) Painted circa 1900.
Christie's
Sep. 16, 2005
ALBERT BECK WENZELL 1864 - 1917
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
AN ELEGANT SOIREE measurements 33 by 46 in. alternate measurements 83.8 by 117 cm. inscribed To HMS / from /...(signature partially lost) lower right oil on canvas Condition Note: Canvas lined, scene appears to have been painted on a canvas with two strips to extend the composition along the upper and right sides, slight loss to original canvas along lower edge, scattered minor flaking, gennerally to upper left and lower right, under UV light inpainting along seams of added strips, thin diagional line of inpainting from center of upper edge to top of head of woman seated to the right, scattered inpainting to her hair and surrounding area, scattered minor inpainting in general, inpainting along edges of canvas, large area of inpainting to lower right corner, approx. 5 inches by 4 inches, and to center of right seamed edge, about 2 inches by five inches, slight buckling along said seam We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE. PROVENANCE Acquired by the present owner circa 1975
Sotheby's
Dec. 12, 2004
Albert Beck Wenzell, (American, 1864-1917), Courtship, 1897
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Albert Beck Wenzell (American, 1864-1917) Courtship, 1897 pastel on paper on canvas 47 1/2 x 45 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Oct. 29, 2004
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (1864-1917)
Est: $2,000 -
ALBERT BECK WENZELL (1864-1917) Original Magazine Story Illustration, c.1890 Gouache on paper 31in. x 22in. (sight size) Signed lower left: A B Wenzell Provenance: Morris Weiss collection A. B. Wenzel's work left a stylish record of the costumes and world of high society at the turn of the century. He won a Silver Medal at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901 and another at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904.
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 19, 2004
Albert Beck Wenzell (American 1864-1917)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Courtship, 1897 pastel on paper on canvas 47 1/2 x 45 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Jun. 26, 2003
Sgn. A Wenzell
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
o/c
Cottone Auctions
Apr. 01, 1992
ALBERT BECK WENZELL
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
1864-1917 IN THE PARLOUR Signed and dated l/l:"AB Wenzell '96" Gouache and ink wash on paper Sight: 27 x 32 inches 68.6 x 81.3 cm.
Bonhams