Charles Ferdinand Wimar Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Ferdinand Wimar Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 01, 2024
Charles Wimar (1828-1862): The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Oil on canvas, unsigned. 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in., 21 x 25 in. (frame). Note: German-born painter Charles (Karl) Ferdinand Wimar immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of fifteen, settling in St. Louis, MO which had a large German immigrant population in the mid-19th century. In 1852, Wimar moved back to Germany to study at the Dusseldorf Academy. It was during his time in Dusseldorf, c. 1853, that he painted The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter by the Indians. Wimar was fascinated by the American frontier, and in particular by the conflict between Native Americans and Western settlers. The theme of captivity and abduction of white settlers by Native Americans was widely portrayed in fine art and literature at this time, helping to justify and glorify the colonization of the American West. In this composition, Wimar depicts three Native Americans abducting Jemima Boone as she picked wildflowers along the Kentucky River. Jemima is shown in the pose of a praying saint or martyr, furthering the notion that white Christians were innocent and pure, and that the Native Americans were barbarous savages. A large version of this painting is in the collection of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Musuem at Washington University in Saint Louis, MO. Wimar painted a later small version of this subject in 1855 that shows Jemima on a raft being paddled down the river by a group of Native Americans. It is in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX.
STAIR
Nov. 09, 2023
Charles Wimar (1828-1862): The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
Oil on canvas, unsigned. 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in., 21 x 25 in. (frame). Note: German-born painter Charles (Karl) Ferdinand Wimar immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of fifteen, settling in St. Louis, MO which had a large German immigrant population in the mid-19th century. In 1852, Wimar moved back to Germany to study at the Dusseldorf Academy. It was during his time in Dusseldorf, c. 1853, that he painted The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter by the Indians. Wimar was fascinated by the American frontier, and in particular by the conflict between Native Americans and Western settlers. The theme of captivity and abduction of white settlers by Native Americans was widely portrayed in fine art and literature at this time, helping to justify and glorify the colonization of the American West. In this composition, Wimar depicts three Native Americans abducting Jemima Boone as she picked wildflowers along the Kentucky River. Jemima is shown in the pose of a praying saint or martyr, furthering the notion that white Christians were innocent and pure, and that the Native Americans were barbarous savages. A large version of this painting is in the collection of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Musuem at Washington University in Saint Louis, MO. Wimar painted a later small version of this subject in 1855 that shows Jemima on a raft being paddled down the river by a group of Native Americans. It is in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX.
STAIR
May. 18, 2023
Charles Wimar (1828-1862): The Captive Charger (or Indians with Horses)
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
Charles Wimar (1828-1862): The Captive Charger (or Indians with Horses) Oil on canvas, 1851, signed 'Karl Wimer' and dated lower left. 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in., 19 x 22 in. (frame). Note: This work was painted a year before Wimar returned to Germany to study at the Dusseldorf Academy in 1852. The subject of Native Americans in the American West is one that he focused on extensively during this period and represents the mythologizing of the westward expansion and colonization of the new territories by white settlers. Collection of Grafin Landberg, Schloss Tutzing am Starberger; sold Galerie Helbing, Munich, July 12-13, 1916, Lot 534; sold Scheublein Art & Auktionen, June 30, 2017, Lot 643.
STAIR
May. 18, 2023
Charles Wimar (1828-1862): The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
Charles Wimar (1828-1862): The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter Oil on canvas, unsigned. 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in., 21 x 25 in. (frame). Note: German-born painter Charles (Karl) Ferdinand Wimar immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of fifteen, settling in St. Louis, MO which had a large German immigrant population in the mid-19th century. In 1852, Wimar moved back to Germany to study at the Dusseldorf Academy. It was during his time in Dusseldorf, c. 1853, that he painted The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter by the Indians. Wimar was fascinated by the American frontier, and in particular by the conflict between Native Americans and Western settlers. The theme of captivity and abduction of white settlers by Native Americans was widely portrayed in fine art and literature at this time, helping to justify and glorify the colonization of the American West. In this composition, Wimar depicts three Native Americans abducting Jemima Boone as she picked wildflowers along the Kentucky River. Jemima is shown in the pose of a praying saint or martyr, furthering the notion that white Christians were innocent and pure, and that the Native Americans were barbarous savages. A large version of this painting is in the collection of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Musuem at Washington University in Saint Louis, MO. Wimar painted a later small version of this subject in 1855 that shows Jemima on a raft being paddled down the river by a group of Native Americans. It is in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX.
STAIR
Dec. 10, 2022
Robert H. Dick, Missouri/New York/Kansas (b. 1943), "Portrait of Karl Wimar" (1828-1862), 2019, oil on canvas
Est: $400 - $600
Robert H. Dick Missouri/New York/Kansas, (b. 1943) "Portrait of Karl Wimar" (1828-1862), 2019 oil on canvas in a Marcia Vargas, Taos, N.M. gold leaf frame.
Link Auction Galleries
Dec. 10, 2022
Charles Carl Wimar, Missouri/Germany (1828-1862), "Resting Buffalo", oil on board
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Charles Carl Wimar Missouri/Germany, (1828-1862) "Resting Buffalo" oil on board
Link Auction Galleries
May. 17, 2022
CARL WIMAR (1828-1862) Moonlight Encampment pastel on paperboard 12 1/4 x 1
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
CARL WIMAR (1828-1862) Moonlight Encampment pastel on paperboard 12 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (31 x 49.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 19, 2022
Charles Ferdinand Wimar (1828-1862) - The Brigand
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Charles Ferdinand Wimar (1828-1862) The Brigand oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Christie's
May. 18, 2021
Charles Ferdinand Wimar (1828-1862) - The Brigand
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Charles Ferdinand Wimar (1828-1862) The Brigand oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 28, 2019
Wimar Sketches of the West
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
WIMAR, Karl F. (1828-1862). Two Landscape Sketches: The Missouri Below Fort Stuart / View of Fort Kipp. Charcoal and chalk om gray paper. Titled lower left. 10" x 15 3/4" sheet, 20 1/2" x 26" framed.
Arader Galleries
Jun. 19, 2018
After John Mix Stanley, (1814 - 1872 Detroit, MI), "The Deerslayer", Oil on canvas, 26" H x 21" W
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
After John Mix Stanley (1814 - 1872 Detroit, MI) "The Deerslayer" Oil on canvas Unsigned 26" H x 21" W Provenance: Private Collection, West Covina, CA.
John Moran Auctioneers
Oct. 21, 2017
Carl Ferdinand Wimar, The Warrior
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
Carl Ferdinand Wimar (German-American, 1828-1862). Oil on canvas, unsigned. Housed in a period Hudson River School frame with original gilding; 47 x 34.5 in. (sight). Carl Wimar was born near Bonn, Germany, in 1828. In 1843, his family moved to Saint Louis. There, the young artist further improved his drawing skills and worked as a sign painter before becoming an apprentice to Léon Pomerade, a French-born painter. It is also in Saint Louis that Wimar first came in contact with Indians who visited the city to trade furs. Following the advice of his mentor, Pomerade, Wimar would later paint Indians almost exclusively, becoming one of the most highly regarded painters of the American West before the Civil War. In 1851, Wimar returned to Germany and settled in Dusseldorf to receive a formal education in painting, where he still painted scenes representing the American West and became known as the "Indian Painter." He returned to American in 1856 but died shortly afterwards, in 1862, of tuberculosis. The work offered here was painted in Saint Louis circa 1850, prior to Wimar's stay in Germany. It exemplifies his early style, prior to his formal training, while he was being mentored by Pomerade. It was attributed to Wimar in 2007 by Angela L. Miller, co-author of the most complete Wimar biography and catalogue of works, Carl Wimar, Chronicler of the Missouri Frontier, based on its stylistic resemblance with other Wimars and on the compelling provenance of the painting. Due to his short-lived career, and also to the fact that many paintings produced in Germany were lost, Wimar's surviving oeuvre is rather small, including approximately 60 oils on canvas and small number of sketchbooks and murals, most of which are housed in cultural institutions. Therefore, it is a rare occurrence when paintings by Wimar surface on the market. Provenance: Ex Collection of Arthur Hoskins; Gifted to the Wednesday Club of Saint Louis, early 1950s; Ex Collection of George R. Brooks, one-time director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Margo's Gallery in 1960.
Cowan's Auctions
Aug. 12, 2017
Karl Ferdinand Wimar | The Father of Waters
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Artist: Karl Ferdinand Wimar | 1828-1862 Title: The Father of Waters Signed : 'Anheuser Busch, Inc' l/l; ; 'The Father of Waters' l/c margin; 'Copyright by August A Busch' l/r Medium: Lithograph Dimensions: 7 1/2 by 16 inches
Altermann Galleries
Aug. 12, 2017
Karl Ferdinand Wimar | Attack On an Emigrant Train
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Artist: Karl Ferdinand Wimar | 1828-1862 Title: Attack On an Emigrant Train Signed : 'Copyright By August A. Busch,' l/l; 'Attack on an Emigrant Train,' l/c in margin; 'Anheuser Busch Companies Inc.,' l/r Medium: Lithograph Dimensions: 7 1/2 by 16 inches
Altermann Galleries
Sep. 19, 2015
Carl Wimar, American (1828-1862), Cloud study, oil on paper, 4 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Carl Wimar American (1828-1862) Cloud study, oil on paper, unsigned, gilt-framed. 4 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches
Link Auction Galleries
Apr. 18, 2015
Maiden Rock on the Mississippi, from the North
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
Charles Wimar (1828 - 1861). Oil on canvas; Canvas size: 15 x 30 inches
Arader Galleries
Mar. 23, 2015
Charles Wimar 1828-1862, Painter of the indian Frontier,City Art Museum of St. Louis, 1946
Est: $10 - $20
Photographs by Piaget, St Louis
Capitol Auction and Estate Services LLC
Nov. 09, 2013
Charles Wimar (1828-1862, American), painting
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
"The Indian Raid", oil on canvas, bears signature "C. Wimar", lower left, inscribed on stretcher, verso, 13.5" x 19.25" (sight), gilt frame
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 11, 2013
OSCAR EDWARD BERNINGHAUS (American, 1874-1952) and CHA
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
OSCAR EDWARD BERNINGHAUS (American, 1874-1952) and CHARLES FERDINAND WIMAR (German/American, 1828-1862) Complete Set of Five Anheuser-Busch Advertisements, 1912 Chromolithographs 7-1/2 x 16 inches (19.1 x 40.6 cm) (sight) Each signed in plate Included Works: A Fight for the Overland Mail, The Relief Train, The Father of Waters, Attack on an Emigrant Train and Westward Ho!
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 10, 2012
CHARLES FERDINAND WIMAR (German/American, 1828-1862) Th
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
CHARLES FERDINAND WIMAR (German/American, 1828-1862) The Indian Raid Oil on canvas 14 x 20 inches (35.6 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower left: C. Wimar EXHIBITED: New London, Connecticut, Lyman Allyn Museum, American Romantic Paintings of the 18th and 19th Centuries From the Collection of Lee Anderson, February 26-March 26, 1961, no. 79, as Indian Raid. LITERATURE: Rick Stewart et al, Carl Wimar, Chronicler of the Missouri River Frontier, Fort Worth, Texas, 1991, p. 237.
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 10, 2012
CHARLES FERDINAND WIMAR (German/American, 1828-1862) Po
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
CHARLES FERDINAND WIMAR (German/American, 1828-1862) Portrait of a Native American (Portrait of a Half Breed) Oil on canvas 10-1/4 x 8-1/4 inches (26.0 x 21.0 cm) LITERATURE: Rick Stewart et al, Carl Wimar, Chronicler of the Missouri River Frontier, Fort Worth, Texas, 1991, p. 238, as Study of an Indian Head. The present work is closely related to Studies for Portraits of Indians from the collection of Mrs. Wimar A. Becker, exhibited in Saint Louis, Missouri, City Art Museum, Charles Wimar 1828-1862, Painter of the American Frontier, October 13-November 18, 1946, no. 45, p. 47 (photograph in Frick Library artist's file, 124-2A [38886]), and a half-length portrait, signed C. Wimar, from the collection of Wimar's half brother (or step-brother) August H. Beck, by descent to his daughter Ida. C. Grant, also exhibited in Saint Louis, #23, illustrated.
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 14, 2010
Charles Wimar The Father of Waters 11 1/4 by 20
Est: $900 - $1,200
Charles Wimar The Father of Waters 11 1/4 by 20 inchesLithograph
Altermann Galleries
May. 20, 2010
Carl Wimar (1828-1862)
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
Carl Wimar (1828-1862) The War Party signed and dated 'C. Wimar./1860.' (lower center) oil on board 10 x 13 in. (25.4 x 33 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 05, 2003
Charles Ferdinand Wimar (1828-1862)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Study of Indians and Horses pencil on paper 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.) PROVENANCE Gallery of the Masters, Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri. Mongerson Wunderlich, Chicago, Illinois. Wunderlich & Company, Inc., New York.
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