Arthur Raymond Young Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Arthur Raymond Young Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 12, 2021
2pcs. From the portfolio of Arthur Raymond Young, line drawings of women on red paper
Est: $30 - $50
2pcs.From the portfolio of Arthur Raymond Young, line drawings of women on red paper. Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
3pcs. From the portfolio of Arthur Raymond Young, studies of 3 standing nudes
Est: $60 - $80
3pcs. From the portfolio of Arthur Raymond Young, studies of 3 standing nudes. Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
7pcs, From the portfolio of Arthur Raymond Young, Cacti and Flowers, charcoal and graphite on green paper
Est: $70 - $100
7pcs, From the portfolio of Arthur Raymond Young, Cacti and Flowers, charcoal and graphite on green paper. Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
Abstract botanical serigraph, ca. 1955, from the estate of Arthur Raymond Young
Est: $100 - $140
Abstract botanical serigraph, ca. 1955, unsigned, from the estate of Arthur Raymond Young. Textured screen print of abstract flowers and pods and shell, unsigned, untitled, found among a portfolio of student work from Columbia University, New York. Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
Signed Haim '58 abstract silkscreen
Est: $200 - $300
Abstract serigraph, signed Haim, and dated '58, from the estate of Arthur Raymond Young. Found among a portfolio of student work from Columbia University, New York. Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Dec. 12, 2021
Arthur Raymond Young, pastel of a reclining nude
Est: $200 - $250
Arthur Raymond Young, pastel study of a reclining nude Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
Arthur Raymond Young, watercolour portrait of a man (or Spock) on Japanese laid paper
Est: $75 - $100
Arthur Raymond Young, watercolour portrait of a man (or Spock) on Japanese laid paper. Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
Arthur Raymond Young, etching "Woman with a plant" ca 1920
Est: $300 - $500
Arthur Raymond Young, etching "Woman with a plant" ca 1920 Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
Arthur Raymond Young, mezzotint, untitled "Flowers in Vase" ca 1920
Est: $300 - $500
Arthur Raymond Young, mezzotint, untitled "Flowers in Vase" ca 1920 Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
5 pcs portfolio: Arthur Raymond Young sketches, wash on paper, 5 figural drawings
Est: $300 - $500
5 pcs portfolio: Arthur Raymond Young sketches, white wash on coloured paper, 5 figural drawings Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Dec. 12, 2021
2 pcs: Arthur Raymond Young, two charcoal architectural sketches, ca 1920s
Est: $300 - $500
Arthur Raymond Young, two charcoal architectural sketches, ca 1920s Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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Dec. 12, 2021
attributed to the WPA Federal Art Project, signed Streif, serigraph "Lunch Counter" ca 1935
Est: $600 - $800
Attributed to the WPA Federal Art Project, signed Streif, serigraph "Lunch Counter" ca 1935. Though Streif is not listed in the online catalogue of WPA or Federal Art Project's list of artists, this serigraph is from the same estate collection of Arthur Raymond Young, and the style, subject matter, and paper are consistent with others found in this collection. 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).
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Dec. 12, 2021
attributed to the WPA Federal Art Project, serigraph "Clam Digger" ca 1935
Est: $600 - $800
Attributed to the WPA Federal Art Project, serigraph "Clam Digger" ca 1935. Though not signed, this serigraph is from the same estate collection of Arthur Raymond Young, and the style, subject matter, and paper are consistent with others found in this collection. 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. 27, 2020
3 pcs: Arthur Raymond Young, Portfolio of character sketches
Est: $100 - $150
Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
4th Meridian Fine Art
Sep. 27, 2020
4. pcs: Arthur Raymond Young, Portfolio of Nude Sketches
Est: $200 - $300
Arthur Raymond Young was born 10 July 1895, in New York City. He attended the New York School of Design where he was a classmate of Norman Rockwell. He was a member of the New York Art Students league and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Young taught at the Pratt institute in New York and at the Philadelphia Art Institute before going on to teach many of America’s top artists as Professor at Columbia University, a position he held for 40 years. Some of his students include Stella Lodge LaMond, Edith Mae Brisac and the American abstract artist and writer, Burton Wasserman. Young’s work was carried by the influential Weyhe Gallery in New York City in the 1920s and 30s while Carl Zigrosser was director. The gallery emphasized emerging artists, such as Diego Rivera, Rockwell Kent and Howard Cook and was a prominent institution in the American art world in the first half of the 20th century. The Gallery was referred to as a “shrine of modern art” and Young’s modernist work fit in perfectly. Young was a master of various printmaking techniques, producing large portfolios of etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, linoblock prints and mono-prints. An expert draughtsman, Young produced landscapes of the industrial and wooded areas around New York, numerous portraits and figurative works, and many beautifully detailed still life studies. He was a master printer and provided consultation to Georges Braque regarding paper and printing techniques. The Arthur Young collection contained examples of Braque's work printed by Young. In the 1920’s a magazine emerged from Greenwich Village through the Flying Stag Press called “Playboy: A Portfolio of Art and Satire” (no affiliation with Hugh Hefner’s magazine). The magazine was designed, “for the politically and artistically radical Bohemian Manhattan in the early 20th century”. Carl Zigrosser was on the advisory board of the magazine and provided woodcuts and linocuts for the publication through the Weyhe Gallery. Arthur Young’s “Black Athlete” was included in the portfolio, which is now housed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Arthur Raymond Young died 1st of March 1989 in Monterey, California, following a long illness. He was 93. His work today can be found in the British Museum in London and the Smithsonian, as well as many private collections in Canada and the USA.
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