Kurt Wiese Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Kurt Wiese Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 20, 2024
Att. to Kurt Wiese (1887-1974) Oil on Board
Est: $300 - $500
Depicting men playing darts. Apparently unsigned. Dimensions: 8" x 10". The frame 12" x 14". Provenance: From a Bucks County collection.
Locati LLC
Sep. 16, 2023
Kurt Wiese Hand Colored Linoleum Cut.
Est: $60 - $80
(New Jersey 1887-1974), “Deer”, 1932, image 7.5 x 5.5 inches, signed in pencil and dated l.r., framed, 14 x 12 inches. Kurt Wiese was a prolific illustrator of Children’s books, especially those with animal subjects.
Casco Bay Auctions
Mar. 13, 2022
KURT WIESE FOREST STREAM WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
Est: -
Kurt Wiese (1887 - 1974) Forest Stream Watercolor on Paper. Artist hand signed and dated 1946 on lower right. Artist: Kurt Wiese Title: Forest Stream Medium: Watercolor on Paper Circa/Year: 1946 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Left Site Measurement: 10x14 in. Keywords: Landscape Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1464
Bradford's
Dec. 16, 2021
KURT WIESE (1887-1974) [CHILDRENS / RABBITS] "'Your father wants you to line up in a straight row behind us so that you can all be sur
Est: $800 - $1,200
KURT WIESE (1887-1974) "'Your father wants you to line up in a straight row behind us so that you can all be sure to see." * "The Puff-Tail family rolled over the edge of their nest and under the grass and fur coverlet, where they huddled and shivered and shook, huddled and quivered, wobbling their noses with fright." Together, three illustrations on two sheets for pages 20-21 and 59 of What Every Young Rabbit Should Know by Carol Denison (New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1948), each with publisher's stamp on verso. Charcoal on paper. The first two illustrations are on a single sheet. 75x190 mm; 3x7 1/2 inches and 70x240 mm; 2 3/4x9 1/4 inches, respectively, on an 8 1/2x10 1/4-inch sheet. Hinged to board; matted. The third is 155x195 mm; 6x7 1/2 inches, on 7 1/4x8-inch sheet. Tipped to matte. Each unsigned; not dated. Accompanied by an ex-library copy of the book. Provenance: Gifted to "C.R." by author Carol Denison (as indicated on verso); Private collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 16, 2020
KURT WIESE. "The First Animal Bank of Centerboro." [CHILDREN'S / PIGS]
Est: $800 - $1,200
KURT WIESE. "The First Animal Bank of Centerboro." Double-page endpaper illustration for Wiggins for President (later reissued as Freddy the Politician) by Walter R. Brooks (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939). Pen and ink with wash on paper mounted to board. Image measures 11 1/2x15 1/2 inches, on 15x18-inch board, framed to 20x25 inches. Signed in pen on mount, lower left. A large and cheerful illustration by Wiese from one of his beloved "Freddy the Pig" books. It depicts the opening day at the bank, showing Freddy, John Quincy Adam, and Jinx seated at desks awaiting to attend an eager group of 15 depositors. The sign on the wall reads: " First Animal Bank of Centerboro. President: John Quincy Adam, Treasurer: Jinx; Secretary: Freddy/CAPITAL: NONE YET/ RESOURCES: UNLIMITED."
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 05, 2020
Kurt Wiese (NY, NJ/Germany, Brazil 1887 - 1974)
Est: $600 - $900
Kurt Wiese (NY, NJ/Germany, Brazil 1887 - 1974)Original illustration painting. Signed lower right. Oil on Canvas. Wiese exhibited with the Phillips Mill Art Association and was a member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Club and the Hunterdon County Art Alliance. In 1937, he won a prize at the International Exposition in Paris. Sight Size: 20 x 16 in. Overall Framed Size: 25 x 21 in.
Helmuth Stone
Jan. 04, 2020
Kurt Wiese (German, 1887-1974), Original Illustration Art From Wagtail
Est: $25 - $25,000
Kurt Wiese (German, 1887-1974), Original Illustration Art From Wagtail pen and ink on paper, signed lower right K. Wiese and signed again with the book's title on the picture's mount, presented in black wooden frame. This vignette of three robins encountering three frogs is from the children's book Wagtail, which was first published in 1932 by the Oxford University Press. A 1945 printing of the book is included with the drawing. Sheet 9 x 6.5 in.; DOA 13.25 x 10.75 in. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
May. 14, 2018
KURT WIESE
Est: $30 - $40
KURT WIESE (1887 - 1974) German-American illustrator of children's books, most notably Felix Salten's "Bambi". Original pencil drawing of a Chinese man in traditional garb, signed at bottom. Vertical stain, still good.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Dec. 20, 2017
KURT WIESE
Est: $100 - $150
KURT WIESE (1887 - 1974) German-American illustrator of children''s books, most notably Felix Salten''s "Bambi". Original pencil drawing of a Chinese man in traditional garb, signed at bottom. Vertical stain, still good.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jun. 07, 2017
WIESE, KURT. 1887-1974. Two original drawings, ’Grasping a piece of broke
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
WIESE, KURT. 1887-1974. Two original drawings, ’Grasping a piece of broken tile, he stretched over, pushed at the firebrand’ + etc., being two variants of the same illustration for Young Fu Defies the Demon in Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze (Chicago: John C. Winston Co., 1932), each drawing 216 x 178 mm, pen-and-ink, drybrush and pencil on paper, each identified in pencil in the artist’s hand beneath the drawing. Minor soiling and light dampstain. Framed with floating matte. WITH: A first edition of the book. 8vo. 265 pp. Original gilt st amped black cloth. Signed by both the author and the illustrator in ink on the title page. Former library copy with covers rubbed and some inner soiling and discoloring. Provenance: In Memory of William H. McAlarney, M. D. bookplate on recto of frontispiece. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze won the Newbery Medal for former Methodist missionary and teacher Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (1892- 1958). The episodic novel derived from her observations while living in China and tells the story of a boy who lives in Chungking (now Chongqing), then the largest city in Szechuan (Sichuan) province and one of the country’s biggest cities. Wiese too had spent time in China and was considered a Chinese expert within the trade. It is not known if these two drawings were preliminary illustrations or intended for a later updated version of the award-winning children’s book. They are not in the style of the much darker, heavier drawings in the published book.
Bonhams
Jun. 07, 2017
WIESE, KURT. 1887-1974. Seven original drawings, The Five Chinese Brother
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WIESE, KURT. 1887-1974. Seven original drawings, The Five Chinese Brothers, prepared for the Weston Woods filmstrip produced by Morton Schindel, 1958, 190 x 254 mm, ink, pencil and some colored pencil on paper, three signed in ink: K. Wiese. Minor wear. Provenance: Morton Schindel estate. WITH: Boy at Seaside, pencil studies for The Five Chinese Brothers filmstrip, 1958, 2 pp, each 355 x 241 mm, some creases. AND: Ink and watercolor on illustration board, being a signed illustrated thank-you note to Mort Schindel, n.d., inscribed Thank you Dear Morton, for letting us know all about the great leap of yours into Middle Asia. Kindest regards from Kurt & Gertrude Wiese. 152 x 117 mm. Based on a Chinese legend from the Ming Dynasty, Claire Huchet Bishop and Kurt Wiese’s The Five Chinese Brothers (1938) became one of the most popular American picture books of the 20th century. Although born in Germany, prolific children’s book illustrator Wiese traveled to China in his youth; and his observations there profoundly influenced his work. He was the original illustrator of the American edition of Felix Salten’s Bambi (1928), but his most enduring pictures were drawn for the Freddy the Pig books by Walter R. Brooks. Wiese was considered an expert on Chinese culture and illustrated Marjorie Flack’s The Story about Ping (1933) and his own You Can Write Chinese (1945), named a Caldecott Honor Book, among other Chinese-themed children’s books.
Bonhams
Mar. 30, 2017
Kurt Wiese (1887-1974, New Jersey, New York) Riverbank
Est: $400 - $600
Watercolor on paper. Signed "K Wiese" in lower right. 13.5"h x 19"w
Alderfer Auction
Apr. 11, 2011
WIESE, KURT.
Est: $700 - $900
WIESE, KURT. Cat-feeding time 10 1/8 by 9 1/8 in., ink and charcoal drawing corrected with gouache, signed "K. Wiese" lower right, matted, framed and glazed (19 by 17 in.). some minor browning
Sotheby's
Apr. 11, 2011
[WIESE, KURT].
Est: $600 - $800
[WIESE, KURT]. Saranga The Pygmy 9 5/8 by 8 1/4 in., pencil and watercolor drawing, unsigned, matted
Sotheby's