Lawrence Nelson Wilbur Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Lawrence Nelson Wilbur Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 14, 2024
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur, Union Square
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur Union Square 1938 oil on canvas 30.25 h x 36 w in (77 x 91 cm) Signed and dated to lower left 'Lawrence Nelson Wilbur 1938'. Signed and inscribed to stretcher bar verso 'Lawrence Nelson Wilbur 125 West St. New York'. Provenance: Collection of Loews Corporation This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 14, 2024
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur, Times Square Subway
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur Times Square Subway 1941 oil on canvas 30 h x 40 w in (76 x 102 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Lawrence Nelson Wilbur 1941'. Provenance: D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York | Collection of Loews Corporation This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 28, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 3 NUDE SKETCHES SIGNED
Est: $50 - $120
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 3 nude sketches on paper. The works are signed. Some with sketches, verso. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2
Austin York LLC
Oct. 28, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 4 DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 4 horse and rider and historic genre type drawings on paper. The works are signed. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2
Austin York LLC
Sep. 22, 2024
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897-1988), World War II, Pencil Drawing Studies for Drypoint
Est: $80 - $120
Four pencil on paper World War 2 sketches, 1940’s. A) “North Atlantic - 1943”, signed lower left, “study for life boat” and title in pencil below drawing. 8” x 12” paper, image size 5” x 7 1/2, with rips and loss to paper edge. Incomplete sketch on the reverse of paper, with “Pencil / #402 Life Boat- North Atlantic / 5 1/8” x 7 3/8” 1943” along one edge. B) “The Pit”, signed lower right and titled below, paper numbered 611, lower right corner. 8 1/2” x 7 1/2” paper, image size 3” x 4 1/4”; brittle condition with top right corner of paper missing. A horrifying little scene of soldiers shooting surrendering men, and what appears to be a mass grave. C) “Lest We Forget”, two drawings: 1) small sketch and 2) design for dry point. 1) Signed and dated 1944, lower left, titled below with “Design for Dry Point” below title, paper numbered 616, brittle paper with rough edges, 8 1/2” x 9”, image size 5 1/2” x 4 1/2”. A scene of triage in the bombed out remains of an old building. 2) Larger, more fleshed out drawing of the same scene, with more detail and at a larger size. Drawing almost filles the 11” x 8 1/2” paper, signed lore right, with “Design for dry point” lower left, and paper numbered 615. ‘Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson Wilbur was born in Whitman, Massachusetts. He moved to Boston where he began his training as a photoengraver. He moved to Los Angeles in 1921, where he worked in the engraving department of the Los Angeles Times. Relocating to New York in 1925, Wilbur was employed as a finisher by several of New York’s finest engraving shops and by several of the leading magazines of the era. Wilbur enrolled at the Grand Central Art School, where he studied under N. C. Wyeth and Harvey Dunn.a number of Lawrence Nelson Wilbur traveled to Boston and Los Angeles before settling in New York. In 1925, he enrolled in the Grand Central Art School where he studied under Harvey Dunn, N.C. Wyeth, and Pruett Carter. As a photo-engraving finisher, he worked for the finest engraving shops in New York, and a number of major magazine publishers headquartered there. The combination of his graphic arts skills and his serious pursuit of training in the fine arts formed the basis for his career as a talented draftsman, printmaker, and painter. His works have been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and many other institutions. Wilbur received numerous awards for his art, including the Audubon Artist’s medal of honor for a self-portrait in oil in 1957. He was a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York, the Painters and Sculptors Society of New Jersey, and Society of America Graphic Artists. He died in New York City.’ (Artist Bio from Brier Hill Gallery)
Peterborough Auctions
Jun. 16, 2024
Lawrence N Wilbur (1897- c. 1988/89) East River NY
Est: $200 - $400
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (New York, Massachusetts, 1897 - c. 1988/89) "The East River" New York City etching. Pencil signed and titled in lower margin. Image size: 10 x 14 in. Overall Framed Size: 16.5 x 20.5 in. Framed behind glass.
Helmuth Stone
Jun. 10, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 3 NUDE SKETCHES SIGNED
Est: $50 - $120
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 3 nude sketches on paper. The works are signed. Some with sketches, verso. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2 Illustration art female nudes drawing wilber
Austin York LLC
Jun. 10, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 4 DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 4 horse and rider and historic genre type drawings on paper. The works are signed. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2
Austin York LLC
Apr. 22, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 3 NUDE SKETCHES SIGNED
Est: $50 - $120
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 3 nude sketches on paper. The works are signed. Some with sketches, verso. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2 Illustration art female nudes drawing Wilber
Austin York LLC
Apr. 22, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 4 HISTORIC DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 4 horse and rider and historic genre type drawings on paper. The works are signed. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2
Austin York LLC
Apr. 06, 2024
WILBUR ETCHING OF THE EAST RIVER NEW YORK
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
WILBUR, Lawrence Nelson (1897 - 1988). East River. Etching. Signed lower right: "Lawrence Nelson Wilbur, 1945". 12 1/4" x 16 1/2" sheet. Lawrence Nelson Wilbur's works have been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and many other institutions. Wilbur received numerous awards for his art, including the Audubon Artist’s medal of honor for a self-portrait in oil in 1957. He was a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York, the Painters and Sculptors Society of New Jersey, and Society of America Graphic Artists. He died in New York City.
Arader Galleries
Mar. 13, 2024
3 WORKS BY LAWRENCE NELSON WILBUR SIGNED
Est: $50 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 3 works 2 signed, 2 sketches, 1 photograph of a sketching work. Measures: Largest 9 1/4 x 7 3/4
Austin York LLC
Mar. 12, 2024
LAWRENCE NELSON WILBUR LANDSCAPE PAINTING. "AUTUMN SUNLIGHT" PAINTED ON CANVAS BOARD. INFO ON BACK:
Est: $100 - $150
LAWRENCE NELSON WILBUR Landscape Painting. "Autumn Sunlight" Painted on canvas board. Info on back: Painted in CENTRAL PARK, NY City 1967. Composition Sketch. Used for a Painting. Also has artist's signature and inscription from artist. Dimensions: Frame Height: 10 inches, Frame Width: 11.5 inches. - Image Size: Image Height: 5 inches, Image Width: 6.5 inches. --- US Packing and Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred.
Uniques & Antiques
Feb. 29, 2024
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) American
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) oil on canvas, Signed Lower Left, Measures (24 x 18 inches) w/frame (25.5 x 19 inches) There were 2 Lawrence Wilburs, one an illustrator living in New Jersey and Lawrence Nelson Wilbur, who used his full name to distinguish himself from the illustrator. Lawrence Nelson Wilbur was born in December, 1897 in Whitman, MA, a descendant of Myles Standish and Washington's aide-de-camp, General Joseph Reed. His father died when he was 16 and Lawrence worked to support his mother, 2 brothers and 1 sister. He attended night classes in Boston Normal Art School (now Massachusetts School of Art). He went to California in 1921 and worked in the engraving department of the "Los Angeles Times" and, in 1925 relocated to New York City
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jan. 02, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 3 DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 3 sketches signed Lawrence Nelson Wilbur. Includes Study of The Tender Years, Study of children Measures: Largest 11 1/8 x 8 1/2 Children drawing sketch illustration art family wilber.
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
4 MILITARY WWII DRAWINGS LAWRENCE WILBUR SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 4 military sketches / drawings signed Lawrence Nelson Wilbur. Some with sketches on reverse. Measures: Largest 8 x 5 1/8 Military sketch drawing art combat art illustration art WWII world war II GI wilber
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR LOT 4 SIGNED SKETCHES DRAWINGS
Est: $40 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 4 sketches signed Lawrence Nelson Wilburn. Includes Studies of children and family. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2 Children drawing sketch illustration art family wilber.
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR ILLUSTRATION ART DRAWING SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). Illustration art (cartoon) drawing / sketch of Blotto and Chicago. Signed (Lawrence) Nelson Wilbur. Measures: H 11 1/2" x W 14 1/2"
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR ILLUSTRATION ART DRAWING SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). Illustration art drawing / sketch of a western dude rancher being thrown from a horse. Signed (Lawrence) Nelson Wilbur. Measures: H 11 1/2" x W 14 1/2"
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 3 NUDE SKETCHES SIGNED
Est: $50 - $120
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 3 nude sketches on paper. The works are signed. Some with sketches, verso. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2 Illustration art female nudes drawing wilber
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
4 LAWRENCE WILBUR HORSE HISTORIC DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 4 sketches. Signed (see photos) Lawrence Nelson Wilburn. Includes Studies of colonial era Indian and genre subjects. Measures: Largest 14 1/2" x 11 1/2"
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 2 NUDE DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 2 nude drawings / sketches on paper. The works are signed, titled/dated- see photos. Measures: Largest H 14" x W 10 3/4" Illustration art female nudes drawing wilber
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
LAWRENCE WILBUR 5 MILITARY WWII DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 5 Military / War Study sketches / drawings. The works are signed and dated: 1940,1943 & 1944. Some with sketches on reverse. Measures: Largest 12 3/8 x 8 Military art combat art illustration art WWII world war II GI wilber
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
4 LAWRENCE WILBUR COWBOY WESTERN DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 4 sketches signed Lawrence Nelson Wilburn. Includes Studies of cowboys and Western subjects. Measures: Largest 11" x 8 1/2" Western American art, cowboy indians / native american sketches horses old west.
Austin York LLC
Jan. 02, 2024
4 LAWRENCE WILBUR COWBOY WESTERN DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 4 sketches signed Lawrence Nelson Wilburn. Includes Studies of cowboys and Western subjects. Measures: Largest 11 3/4" x 8 3/4" Western American art, cowboy indians / native american sketches horses old west.
Austin York LLC
Nov. 27, 2023
4 LAWRENCE WILBUR DRAWINGS / SKETCHES SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 4 sketches signed Lawrence Nelson Wilbur. Includes Study of children, infants and family Measures: Largest 11 1/8 x 8 1/2 Children drawing sketch illustration art family wilber.
Austin York LLC
Nov. 27, 2023
3 SKETCHES LAWRENCE NELSON WILBUR SIGNED
Est: $50 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 3 works 2 signed, 2 sketches, 1 photograph of a sketching work. Measures: Largest 9 1/4 x 7 3/4
Austin York LLC
Oct. 30, 2023
LAWRENCE WILBUR 3 NUDE SKETCHES SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 3 nude drawings / sketches on paper. The works are signed. Some with sketches, verso. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2 Illustration art female nudes drawing wilber
Austin York LLC
Oct. 30, 2023
LAWRENCE WILBUR 4 HISTORIC DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 4 horse and rider and historic genre type drawings on paper. The works are signed. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2
Austin York LLC
Sep. 30, 2023
2 Original Vintage US World War I Posters Red Cross Nur
Est: $300 - $400
Wilbur, Lawrence Nelson 1897 - 1988 The Greatest Mother in the World (Red Cross) (2 Posters) Letterpress Print 1943 27.9 x 22 in. (71 x 56 cm) Printer: Allied Printing, New York Condition Details: (A-) was folded, added: -Care is costly- by Adolph Treidler, 1945, 26x18.5 in./66x47 cm, was folded, small edge tears#USA #Red Cross #World War I
PosterConnection Inc.
Sep. 14, 2023
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) Watercolor on paper, Signed , measures 22" x 18" , w/frame 31" x 25.5"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Sep. 11, 2023
3 DRAWINGS SIGNED LAWRENCE WILBUR
Est: $40 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 3 sketches signed Lawrence Nelson Wilbur. Includes Study of The Tender Years, Study of children Measures: Largest 11 1/8 x 8 1/2 Children drawing sketch illustration art family Wilber.
Austin York LLC
Sep. 11, 2023
3 COWBOY WESTERN DRAWINGS SIGNED LAWRENCE WILBUR
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 3 sketches signed Lawrence Nelson Wilburn. Includes Studies of cowboys and Caballero. Measures: Largest 8 7/8 x 11 3/4 Western American art, cowboy Indians / native American sketches horses old west.
Austin York LLC
Sep. 11, 2023
LAWRENCE WILBUR 3 DRAWINGS SIGNED
Est: $40 - $80
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 3 sketches / drawings for painting. Signed Lawrence Nelson Wilbur. Includes studies of family and children. Measures: Largest 11" x 8 1/2" Children drawing sketch illustration art family Wilber.
Austin York LLC
Sep. 11, 2023
4 MILITARY WWII DRAWINGS LAWRENCE WILBUR SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 4 military sketches / drawings signed Lawrence Nelson Wilbur. Some with sketches on reverse. Measures: Largest 8 x 5 1/8 Military sketch drawing art combat art illustration art WWII world war II GI Wilber
Austin York LLC
Sep. 11, 2023
LAWRENCE WILBUR 4 EQUESTRIAN SKETCHES SIGNED
Est: $60 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897). 4 Equestrian sketches / drawings, 2 signed. Some western / military in nature. Measures: Largest 8 7/8 x 11 3/4 Horse sketch drawing art illustration art rider Wilber western art military art.
Austin York LLC
Sep. 11, 2023
LAWRENCE WILBUR 3 NUDE SKETCHES SIGNED
Est: $50 - $100
Lawrence Wilbur (NY B. 1897) 3 nude sketches on paper. The works are signed. Some with sketches on reverse. Measures: Largest 11 x 8 1/2 Illustration art female nudes drawing Wilber
Austin York LLC
Jul. 01, 2023
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89)
Est: $800 - $1,500
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) Watercolor on paper , Signed , measures 18.5" x 13" , w/ frame 31" x 24" Lawrence Nelson Wilbur was born in December, 1897 in Whitman, MA, a descendant of Myles Standish and Washington's aide-de-camp, General Joseph Reed. His father died when he was 16 and Lawrence worked to support his mother, 2 brothers and 1 sister. He attended night classes in Boston Normal Art School (now Massachusetts School of Art). He went to California in 1921 and worked in the engraving department of the "Los Angeles Times" and, in 1925 relocated to New York City.
Cutler Bay Auctions
May. 25, 2023
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89)
Est: $600 - $900
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) Watercolor on paper, Signed , measures 22" x 18" , w/frame 31" x 25.5"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Apr. 02, 2023
Lawrence Wilbur (American 1897-1960) oil on paperboard, Untitled "Fisherman throwing a lifesaver"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Vertical active portrait of a fisherman tossing a lifesaver, rocky shore and lighthouse behind him. Signed Lawrence Wilbur lower right. Oil on paperboard. Lawrence Wilbur (1897 - 1960) was active/lived in New York, New Jersey. Lawrence Wilbur is known for Illustrator, magazine cover, portrait paintings. Lawrence Wilbur was born in Whitman, MA in 1897. Wilbur attended night classes at the Boston Normal Art School, (now the Massachusetts School of Art). In 1921 he went to California and worked in the engraving department of the Los Angeles Times. In 1925 he relocated to New York City and enrolled in the Grand Central Art School where he studied art and illustration art under Harvey Dunn, N.C. Wyeth and Pruett Carter. Aside from a two year sabbatical to Mexico, Wilbur spent most of his life on West 96th Street in New York City.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Mar. 11, 2023
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) American
Est: $600 - $900
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) Watercolor on paper, Signed , measures 22" x 18" , w/frame 31" x 25.5"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Nov. 20, 2022
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (American 1897-1988) oil on paperboard, Untitled "Fisherman throwing a lifesaver"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Vertical active portrait of a fisherman tossing a lifesaver, rocky shore and lighthouse behind him. Signed Lawrence Wilbur lower right. Oil on paperboard. Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (American, 1897-1988) was born in Whitman, Massachusetts. He moved to Boston where he began his training as a photoengraver. He moved to Los Angeles in 1921, where he worked in the engraving department of the Los Angeles Times. Relocating to New York in 1925, Wilbur was employed as a finisher by several of New York's finest engraving shops and by several of the leading magazines of the era. Wilbur enrolled at the Grand Central Art School, where he studied under N. C. Wyeth and Harvey Dunn and Pruett Carter. As a photo-engraving finisher, he worked for the finest engraving shops in New York, and a number of major magazine publishers headquartered there. The combination of his graphic arts skills and his serious pursuit of training in the fine arts formed the basis for his career as a talented draftsman, printmaker, and painter. His works have been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and many other institutions. Wilbur received numerous awards for his art, including the Audubon Artist's medal of honor for a self-portrait in oil in 1957. He was a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York, the Painters and Sculptors Society of New Jersey, and the Society of America Graphic Artists. He died in New York City.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Nov. 13, 2022
Lawrence L. Wilbur (1897 - 1960) American
Est: $500 - $5,000
Lawrence L. Wilbur (1897 - 1960) Watercolor on paper , Signed , measures 11" x 8.5" , w/frame 16" x 13"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Oct. 30, 2022
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) American
Est: $700 - $1,000
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) Watercolor on paper , Signed , measures , 10.5" x 14.5" , w/frame 17.5" x 21.5"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Oct. 11, 2022
Lawrence L. Wilbur (1897 - 1960) American
Est: $800 - $1,200
Lawrence L. Wilbur (1897 - 1960) Watercolor on paper , Signed , measures 11" x 8.5" , w/frame 16" x 13"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Sep. 21, 2022
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) American
Est: $800 - $1,500
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) Watercolor on paper , Signed , measures 18.5" x 13" , w/ frame 31" x 24"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Aug. 16, 2022
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) American
Est: $800 - $1,500
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) Watercolor on paper , Signed , measures 18.5" x 13" , w/ frame 31" x 24"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Aug. 16, 2022
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) American
Est: $800 - $1,500
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur (1897 - c. 1988/89) Watercolor on paper , Signed , measures , 10.5" x 14.5" , w/frame 17.5" x 21.5"
Cutler Bay Auctions