Harry James Oshiver Legacy Art Auction
Listing ID#: 1586210

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Kansas City, MO 64106
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Bidding Starts: Monday Jan 15
Bidding Ends: Monday Jan 29
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS ONLINE ONLY AUCTION! ALL PUBLIC POLICIES WILL BE FOLLOWED. Please read our updated Shipping & Pick Up Information in Lot 1a. These are the Terms and Conditions of Sale for this online auction. They consist of this introduction and numbered paragraphs and subparagraphs (1-27) that outline the relationship between you ("the Bidder") and KC Auction Company, LLC ("the Auctioneer"). Throughout these Terms and Conditions, the terms "auctioneer," "we," "us," and "our" will refer to the Auctioneer, and the terms "you" and "your" will refer to the Bidder. If you want to bid in this online auction, you will first have to read these Terms and Conditions. And by placing a bid, you agree that you have read the Terms and Conditions and understand the terms are binding on both you and on the Auctioneer, and all parties will be expected to abide by the Terms and Conditions if any issues arise in connection with this sale. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully! They contain important information about the online auction itself and your rights and responsibilities as a bidder. 1. Registration: To gain access to this online auction, you will need to register and obtain a bidder number. You must be eighteen years old or older to register. You agree that all information that you provide during the registration process will be true and accurate. You will be banned from participation in the Auctioneer's auctions indefinitely should you provide any false information during the registration process. 2. Credit Card: In order for the Auctioneer to process your winning bid, we must have a working Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card associated with your account with sufficient funds available to cover your purchases. 3. 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The Auctioneer strongly encourages you to attend the scheduled inspection for this auction. If you choose not to attend the scheduled inspection and are in doubt about the condition, completeness or suitability of a given item, please bid accordingly. a. Photographs and Descriptions: The Auctioneer regularly posts item descriptions and photographs to aid bidders in the bidding process, and we make every effort to ensure that the descriptions and photographs that we post accurately represent the items being offered for sale. In some photographs, multiple items may appear to be joined as a single unit, however you should not assume that a lot consists of more than one item simply because various items appear connected or are featured in the same photograph. Also understand that, on occasion, the wrong photograph may be displayed for a given item. At all times, you are bidding on items as they are described on this website, not as they appear in any photograph. b. 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In the event of resale, you agree to pay any cost associated with the resale as well as any deficiency between your original purchase price and the resale price. 19. Non-Delivery: In the unusual event that an item has been grossly misrepresented or is unavailable for pickup during the published removal times, you must immediately notify the Auctioneer's onsite staff of the problem and file a claim for non-delivery within twenty-four hours. You understand and agree that if you fail to make a claim for non-delivery within twenty-four hours of your discovering the problem, your claim for non-delivery will not be honored. Claims for non-delivery may be filed by replying to the e-mail that informed you of your winning bids. Your claim must fully describe the nature of the problem that you have identified. 20. Claims and Choice of Venue: Any claim or controversy out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions, or to any breach thereof, will be settled either (1) in Jackson County, Missouri's Small Claims Court, if the claim in question amounts to less than $5,000, or (2) by means of arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, if the claim in question amounts to more than $5,000. In the event of arbitration, judgments upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction. You agree that all claims will be litigated or arbitrated on an individual basis, and will not be consolidated with any claim made by another party. Venue in every case will be Jackson County, Missouri. You agree that any judgments awarded may be applied to and collected from you personally or corporately. Should any party file an action contrary to this paragraph, the counterparty may recover reasonable legal fees and costs. 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Listing Information
A collection of artworks by American artist Harry James Oshiver, consigned directly by his grandson. Harry J. Oshiver (1888 - 1974) Harry was born in Moscow, Russia and passed away in Kansas City, MO. He moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was 3. He studied at the Spring Gardens Institute and then the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA) with artists such as Daniel Garber, Hugh Breckenridge and Henry McCarter. In 1924 and 25 he was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship and exhibited at the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Harry became a printer and opened Oshiver Studio Press in Philadelphia in 1926. Many of the works in this auction were featured in a retrospective of his work that the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art held in the spring of 2023. The works in this auction include early studies drawn from life while studying at PAFA, portraits, landscapes, Judaica and more.

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Bidding Information
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Shipping & Pick Up Information
If you require shipping for your items, please let us know. We never assume a non-local address needs shipping. FOR SHIPPING LARGER ITEMS AND FURNITURE, we suggest contacting a freight company like Craters & Freighters, U Ship, or similar. You are r...

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Harry James Oshiver Biography
Harry J. Oshiver (1888 - 1974) Harry was born in Moscow, Russia and passed away in Kansas City, MO. He moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was 3. He studied at the Spring Gardens Institute and then the Pennsylvania Academy of...

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Oshiver Hand Study Drawing
Frame is 26�" x 22�". The previously framed piece is on the back, there is a gap between the glass and frame.

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Oshiver Still Life of Statue & Fruit Painting
Frame is 31" x 25". There is a study in lot 75 that relates to the face in this painting.

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Oshiver Still Life of Flowers & Birds Painting
The frame is 30" x 26�". There is a small hole above the birds as shown.

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Oshiver Still Life of Table Scene Painting
20" x 27". Unframed. There are small cracks in the paint as shown.


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Oshiver Still Life of Fruit & Cups Painting
The frame is 19" x 24�". There is cracking in the frame in each corner.




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1927 Oshiver Room Oil Painting
Frame is 15�" x 19".


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1936 Oshiver Hazle Township Oil Painting
Frame is 9�" x 12". The frame has wear as shown.

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1934 Oshiver "Sunset" Oil Painting
Frame is 7�" x 10�".

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1935 Oshiver "Ship on Delaware River" Oil O/B
Frame is 16�" x 12�".

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1954 JJ Oshiver Dockside Oil Painting
Frame is 25�" x 33�". This was painted by Harry's son Joseph Jerome Oshiver in 1954. Joseph went on to become an architect.


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1932 Oshiver "The Laying of Tefillin" Pastel
Frame is 31" x 24�". Judaica

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1960 "Kapparah" (Kapparot) Oil Painting
The frame is 28" x 22�". There is slight wear to the frame. Judaica

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1950 Oshiver Rabbi at Window Oil Painting
The frame is 24" x 22". Judaica

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1958 Oshiver "Priestly Blessing" Oil O/B
Frame is 20" x 16". Judaica

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Oshiver Woman Oil Painting
Frame is 20" x 24".


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1940 Oshiver "Lady w/ a Hat" Oil O/C
Frame is 26" x 22". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Woman w/ Black Hair Oil Painting
The frame is 33�" x 22�". There is a small chip of paint on her hair.

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1932 Oshiver Woman Oil Painting
Frame is 24�" x 20�". There is paint chipping throughout, it appears to have an older piece under the current layer of paint.

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1934 Oshiver Reclining Woman Painting
Frame is 21�" x 25�". There is loss to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Pastel Drawing of Woman
The frame is 26" x 32". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Pastel Drawing of Woman
The frame is 23�" x 30". There appears to be small marks of water damage on the bottom of the piece.

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Oshiver Oil Painting of Man
The frame is 27�" x 17�". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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1922 Oshiver "Michaelangelo" Portrait Oil O/B
Frame is 34�" x 29�". There is cracking to the paint as shown.


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Oshiver 1934 "Frances" O/C
The frame measures 48�" x 45�" wide. This painting has been recently cleaned, repaired, and restored. There was a split along the right edge and across.

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Oshiver Portrait of Woman w/ Flower Oil Painting
The frame is 29�" x 25�".

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Oshiver Portrait of Young Man Oil O/C
The frame is 35" x 29". There are several marks of paint loss as shown.

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1940 Oshiver "Frankies Grandmother" Oil O/C
Frame is 23�" x 20". There is some flaking as shown.

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1954 Oshiver "Teddy" Oil O/C
The frame is 28" x 26".

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Oshiver Portrait of Man O/C
The frame is 28" x 24�".


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1944 Oshiver Painting of Family Oil O/C
The frame is 28�" x 24�".


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1958 Oshiver Pastel of Old Man
Frame is 37" x 23�".

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Drawing of Boy
Frame measures 17�" x 14" wide.


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Drawing of Black Man
Frame measures 21�" x 17" wide.

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Study of Inquisitive Man
Frame measures 25" x 19" wide.

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Oshiver Pastel Portrait of Artists Grandson
Frame is 24�" x 19�".

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Study of Man W/ Fedora
Unframed. Measures 19" x 16".

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Study of Man W/ Staff
Frame measures 28�" x 22�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Man Sitting
Frame measures 28�" x 20�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Man Standing
Frame measures 37�" x 25" wide.

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Study of Man Wearing Loin Cloth.
Frame measures 25�" x 19" wide.

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Study of Man Flexing
Frame measures 24" x 13" wide.

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Study of Woman
Frame measures 29" x 19" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Woman's Back
Frame measures 24" x 22" wide.

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1922 Study of Woman P.A.F.A
Frame measures 31" x 15" wide. There is some wear as shown, as well as staining.

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1922 Study of Woman P.A.F.A
Frame measures 32�" x 18" wide. There is some wear as shown as well as staining.

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1916 Study of Woman Side Profile
Measures 40�" x 23�" wide. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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1915 Study of Woman Sitting
Measures 38" x 22�" wide. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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1915 Study of Man Painting a Sphere
Measures 38" x 21" wide. Extensive loss as photographed. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 20" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 20" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. Two tears as photographed.

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1922 Study of Man Wearing Loin Cloth
Study Paper Measures 25" x 16" wide. Wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide.

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1920 Study of Black Man
Study Paper Measures 25" x 17�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 15�" wide.

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Study of a Demon's Face
Study Paper Measures 25" x 16" wide. This was a study for part of the painting in lot 3.

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1922 Study of Woman Sitting
Study Paper Measures 25" x 19" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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"Samson Killing The Lion" Signed Print
This is a print on drywall, yes, drywall, of a representation of Samson Killing The Lion. The family has kept the painting that this was a study for. It's signed in ink and dated 1957. The image is based on Albrecht Durer's woodcut "Samson Killing...

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1935 Charcoal Portrait of Young Man
Portrait measures 22" x 17" wide.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS ONLINE ONLY AUCTION! ALL PUBLIC POLICIES WILL BE FOLLOWED. Please read our updated Shipping & Pick Up Information in Lot 1a. These are the Terms and Conditions of Sale for this online auction. They consist of this introduction and numbered paragraphs and subparagraphs (1-27) that outline the relationship between you ("the Bidder") and KC Auction Company, LLC ("the Auctioneer"). Throughout these Terms and Conditions, the terms "auctioneer," "we," "us," and "our" will refer to the Auctioneer, and the terms "you" and "your" will refer to the Bidder. If you want to bid in this online auction, you will first have to read these Terms and Conditions. And by placing a bid, you agree that you have read the Terms and Conditions and understand the terms are binding on both you and on the Auctioneer, and all parties will be expected to abide by the Terms and Conditions if any issues arise in connection with this sale. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully! They contain important information about the online auction itself and your rights and responsibilities as a bidder. 1. Registration: To gain access to this online auction, you will need to register and obtain a bidder number. You must be eighteen years old or older to register. You agree that all information that you provide during the registration process will be true and accurate. You will be banned from participation in the Auctioneer's auctions indefinitely should you provide any false information during the registration process. 2. Credit Card: In order for the Auctioneer to process your winning bid, we must have a working Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card associated with your account with sufficient funds available to cover your purchases. 3. Bidder's Duty to Update Information: Whether you are a new or returning bidder, you agree that if any of the information associated with your bidder number - including contact information and credit card information - changes at any time prior to, during, or after this sale, you will notify the Auctioneer of the change by updating your bidder profile. 4. Conduct of Sale: All bids, and credits in this sale will be made in United States Dollars (USD). You agree not to use any hardware, software, program, or system that would interfere with the orderly conduct of this sale. You further agree not to copy, reproduce, or publically display any content from the Auctioneer's website without first obtaining written permission from the Auctioneer. 5. Bidder's Duty to Inspect and Investigate: You acknowledge that the Auctioneer is providing you with the opportunity to inspect the items being offered for sale in this auction. The Auctioneer strongly encourages you to attend the scheduled inspection for this auction. If you choose not to attend the scheduled inspection and are in doubt about the condition, completeness or suitability of a given item, please bid accordingly. a. Photographs and Descriptions: The Auctioneer regularly posts item descriptions and photographs to aid bidders in the bidding process, and we make every effort to ensure that the descriptions and photographs that we post accurately represent the items being offered for sale. In some photographs, multiple items may appear to be joined as a single unit, however you should not assume that a lot consists of more than one item simply because various items appear connected or are featured in the same photograph. Also understand that, on occasion, the wrong photograph may be displayed for a given item. At all times, you are bidding on items as they are described on this website, not as they appear in any photograph. b. 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Listing Details
A collection of artworks by American artist Harry James Oshiver, consigned directly by his grandson. Harry J. Oshiver (1888 - 1974) Harry was born in Moscow, Russia and passed away in Kansas City, MO. He moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was 3. He studied at the Spring Gardens Institute and then the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA) with artists such as Daniel Garber, Hugh Breckenridge and Henry McCarter. In 1924 and 25 he was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship and exhibited at the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Harry became a printer and opened Oshiver Studio Press in Philadelphia in 1926. Many of the works in this auction were featured in a retrospective of his work that the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art held in the spring of 2023. The works in this auction include early studies drawn from life while studying at PAFA, portraits, landscapes, Judaica and more.

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Bidding Information
Bidding is pretty simple, particularly if you've bid in an online auction before, but here's a quick rundown on some features that may be unfamiliar: Each lot in the auction is scheduled to close 20 seconds apart. For example, Lot 1 is scheduled to ...

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Shipping & Pick Up Information
If you require shipping for your items, please let us know. We never assume a non-local address needs shipping. FOR SHIPPING LARGER ITEMS AND FURNITURE, we suggest contacting a freight company like Craters & Freighters, U Ship, or similar. You are r...

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Harry James Oshiver Biography
Harry J. Oshiver (1888 - 1974) Harry was born in Moscow, Russia and passed away in Kansas City, MO. He moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was 3. He studied at the Spring Gardens Institute and then the Pennsylvania Academy of...

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Oshiver Hand Study Drawing
Frame is 26�" x 22�". The previously framed piece is on the back, there is a gap between the glass and frame.

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Oshiver Still Life of Statue & Fruit Painting
Frame is 31" x 25". There is a study in lot 75 that relates to the face in this painting.

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Oshiver Still Life of Flowers & Birds Painting
The frame is 30" x 26�". There is a small hole above the birds as shown.

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Oshiver Still Life of Table Scene Painting
20" x 27". Unframed. There are small cracks in the paint as shown.


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Oshiver Still Life of Fruit & Cups Painting
The frame is 19" x 24�". There is cracking in the frame in each corner.




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1927 Oshiver Room Oil Painting
Frame is 15�" x 19".


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1936 Oshiver Hazle Township Oil Painting
Frame is 9�" x 12". The frame has wear as shown.

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1934 Oshiver "Sunset" Oil Painting
Frame is 7�" x 10�".

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1935 Oshiver "Ship on Delaware River" Oil O/B
Frame is 16�" x 12�".

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1954 JJ Oshiver Dockside Oil Painting
Frame is 25�" x 33�". This was painted by Harry's son Joseph Jerome Oshiver in 1954. Joseph went on to become an architect.


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1932 Oshiver "The Laying of Tefillin" Pastel
Frame is 31" x 24�". Judaica

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1960 "Kapparah" (Kapparot) Oil Painting
The frame is 28" x 22�". There is slight wear to the frame. Judaica

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1950 Oshiver Rabbi at Window Oil Painting
The frame is 24" x 22". Judaica

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1958 Oshiver "Priestly Blessing" Oil O/B
Frame is 20" x 16". Judaica

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Oshiver Woman Oil Painting
Frame is 20" x 24".


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1940 Oshiver "Lady w/ a Hat" Oil O/C
Frame is 26" x 22". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Woman w/ Black Hair Oil Painting
The frame is 33�" x 22�". There is a small chip of paint on her hair.

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1932 Oshiver Woman Oil Painting
Frame is 24�" x 20�". There is paint chipping throughout, it appears to have an older piece under the current layer of paint.

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1934 Oshiver Reclining Woman Painting
Frame is 21�" x 25�". There is loss to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Pastel Drawing of Woman
The frame is 26" x 32". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Pastel Drawing of Woman
The frame is 23�" x 30". There appears to be small marks of water damage on the bottom of the piece.

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Oshiver Oil Painting of Man
The frame is 27�" x 17�". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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1922 Oshiver "Michaelangelo" Portrait Oil O/B
Frame is 34�" x 29�". There is cracking to the paint as shown.


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Oshiver 1934 "Frances" O/C
The frame measures 48�" x 45�" wide. This painting has been recently cleaned, repaired, and restored. There was a split along the right edge and across.

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Oshiver Portrait of Woman w/ Flower Oil Painting
The frame is 29�" x 25�".

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Oshiver Portrait of Young Man Oil O/C
The frame is 35" x 29". There are several marks of paint loss as shown.

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1940 Oshiver "Frankies Grandmother" Oil O/C
Frame is 23�" x 20". There is some flaking as shown.

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1954 Oshiver "Teddy" Oil O/C
The frame is 28" x 26".

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Oshiver Portrait of Man O/C
The frame is 28" x 24�".


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1944 Oshiver Painting of Family Oil O/C
The frame is 28�" x 24�".


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1958 Oshiver Pastel of Old Man
Frame is 37" x 23�".

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Drawing of Boy
Frame measures 17�" x 14" wide.


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Drawing of Black Man
Frame measures 21�" x 17" wide.

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Study of Inquisitive Man
Frame measures 25" x 19" wide.

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Oshiver Pastel Portrait of Artists Grandson
Frame is 24�" x 19�".

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Study of Man W/ Fedora
Unframed. Measures 19" x 16".

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Study of Man W/ Staff
Frame measures 28�" x 22�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Man Sitting
Frame measures 28�" x 20�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Man Standing
Frame measures 37�" x 25" wide.

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Study of Man Wearing Loin Cloth.
Frame measures 25�" x 19" wide.

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Study of Man Flexing
Frame measures 24" x 13" wide.

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Study of Woman
Frame measures 29" x 19" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Woman's Back
Frame measures 24" x 22" wide.

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1922 Study of Woman P.A.F.A
Frame measures 31" x 15" wide. There is some wear as shown, as well as staining.

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1922 Study of Woman P.A.F.A
Frame measures 32�" x 18" wide. There is some wear as shown as well as staining.

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1916 Study of Woman Side Profile
Measures 40�" x 23�" wide. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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1915 Study of Woman Sitting
Measures 38" x 22�" wide. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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1915 Study of Man Painting a Sphere
Measures 38" x 21" wide. Extensive loss as photographed. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 20" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 20" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. Two tears as photographed.

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1922 Study of Man Wearing Loin Cloth
Study Paper Measures 25" x 16" wide. Wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide.

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1920 Study of Black Man
Study Paper Measures 25" x 17�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 15�" wide.

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Study of a Demon's Face
Study Paper Measures 25" x 16" wide. This was a study for part of the painting in lot 3.

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1922 Study of Woman Sitting
Study Paper Measures 25" x 19" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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"Samson Killing The Lion" Signed Print
This is a print on drywall, yes, drywall, of a representation of Samson Killing The Lion. The family has kept the painting that this was a study for. It's signed in ink and dated 1957. The image is based on Albrecht Durer's woodcut "Samson Killing...

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1935 Charcoal Portrait of Young Man
Portrait measures 22" x 17" wide.

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Harry James Oshiver Legacy Art Auction
 Online Only Auction
Auction Date(s)
Bidding Starts: Monday Jan 15
Bidding Ends: Monday Jan 29
Auction Location

Kansas City, MO 64106
Company
KC Auction & Appraisal Company

Website: www.kcauctioncompany.com

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A collection of artworks by American artist Harry James Oshiver, consigned directly by his grandson. Harry J. Oshiver (1888 - 1974) Harry was born in Moscow, Russia and passed away in Kansas City, MO. He moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was 3. He studied at the Spring Gardens Institute and then the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA) with artists such as Daniel Garber, Hugh Breckenridge and Henry McCarter. In 1924 and 25 he was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship and exhibited at the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Harry became a printer and opened Oshiver Studio Press in Philadelphia in 1926. Many of the works in this auction were featured in a retrospective of his work that the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art held in the spring of 2023. The works in this auction include early studies drawn from life while studying at PAFA, portraits, landscapes, Judaica and more.

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Bidding Information
Bidding is pretty simple, particularly if you've bid in an online auction before, but here's a quick rundown on some features that may be unfamiliar: Each lot in the auction is scheduled to close 20 seconds apart. For example, Lot 1 is scheduled to ...

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Shipping & Pick Up Information
If you require shipping for your items, please let us know. We never assume a non-local address needs shipping. FOR SHIPPING LARGER ITEMS AND FURNITURE, we suggest contacting a freight company like Craters & Freighters, U Ship, or similar. You are r...

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Harry James Oshiver Biography
Harry J. Oshiver (1888 - 1974) Harry was born in Moscow, Russia and passed away in Kansas City, MO. He moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was 3. He studied at the Spring Gardens Institute and then the Pennsylvania Academy of...

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Oshiver Hand Study Drawing
Frame is 26�" x 22�". The previously framed piece is on the back, there is a gap between the glass and frame.

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Oshiver Still Life of Statue & Fruit Painting
Frame is 31" x 25". There is a study in lot 75 that relates to the face in this painting.

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Oshiver Still Life of Flowers & Birds Painting
The frame is 30" x 26�". There is a small hole above the birds as shown.

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Oshiver Still Life of Table Scene Painting
20" x 27". Unframed. There are small cracks in the paint as shown.

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Oshiver Still Life of Fruit & Cups Painting
The frame is 19" x 24�". There is cracking in the frame in each corner.

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1927 Oshiver Room Oil Painting
Frame is 15�" x 19".

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1936 Oshiver Hazle Township Oil Painting
Frame is 9�" x 12". The frame has wear as shown.

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1934 Oshiver "Sunset" Oil Painting
Frame is 7�" x 10�".

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1935 Oshiver "Ship on Delaware River" Oil O/B
Frame is 16�" x 12�".

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1954 JJ Oshiver Dockside Oil Painting
Frame is 25�" x 33�". This was painted by Harry's son Joseph Jerome Oshiver in 1954. Joseph went on to become an architect.

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1932 Oshiver "The Laying of Tefillin" Pastel
Frame is 31" x 24�". Judaica

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1960 "Kapparah" (Kapparot) Oil Painting
The frame is 28" x 22�". There is slight wear to the frame. Judaica

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1950 Oshiver Rabbi at Window Oil Painting
The frame is 24" x 22". Judaica

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1958 Oshiver "Priestly Blessing" Oil O/B
Frame is 20" x 16". Judaica

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Oshiver Woman Oil Painting
Frame is 20" x 24".

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1940 Oshiver "Lady w/ a Hat" Oil O/C
Frame is 26" x 22". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Woman w/ Black Hair Oil Painting
The frame is 33�" x 22�". There is a small chip of paint on her hair.

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1932 Oshiver Woman Oil Painting
Frame is 24�" x 20�". There is paint chipping throughout, it appears to have an older piece under the current layer of paint.

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1934 Oshiver Reclining Woman Painting
Frame is 21�" x 25�". There is loss to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Pastel Drawing of Woman
The frame is 26" x 32". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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Oshiver Pastel Drawing of Woman
The frame is 23�" x 30". There appears to be small marks of water damage on the bottom of the piece.

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Oshiver Oil Painting of Man
The frame is 27�" x 17�". There is wear to the frame as shown.

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1922 Oshiver "Michaelangelo" Portrait Oil O/B
Frame is 34�" x 29�". There is cracking to the paint as shown.

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Oshiver 1934 "Frances" O/C
The frame measures 48�" x 45�" wide. This painting has been recently cleaned, repaired, and restored. There was a split along the right edge and across.

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Oshiver Portrait of Woman w/ Flower Oil Painting
The frame is 29�" x 25�".

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Oshiver Portrait of Young Man Oil O/C
The frame is 35" x 29". There are several marks of paint loss as shown.

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1940 Oshiver "Frankies Grandmother" Oil O/C
Frame is 23�" x 20". There is some flaking as shown.

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1954 Oshiver "Teddy" Oil O/C
The frame is 28" x 26".

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Oshiver Portrait of Man O/C
The frame is 28" x 24�".

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1944 Oshiver Painting of Family Oil O/C
The frame is 28�" x 24�".

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1958 Oshiver Pastel of Old Man
Frame is 37" x 23�".

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Drawing of Boy
Frame measures 17�" x 14" wide.

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Drawing of Black Man
Frame measures 21�" x 17" wide.

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Study of Inquisitive Man
Frame measures 25" x 19" wide.

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Oshiver Pastel Portrait of Artists Grandson
Frame is 24�" x 19�".

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Study of Man W/ Fedora
Unframed. Measures 19" x 16".

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Study of Man W/ Staff
Frame measures 28�" x 22�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Man Sitting
Frame measures 28�" x 20�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Man Standing
Frame measures 37�" x 25" wide.

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Study of Man Wearing Loin Cloth.
Frame measures 25�" x 19" wide.

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Study of Man Flexing
Frame measures 24" x 13" wide.

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Study of Woman
Frame measures 29" x 19" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Woman's Back
Frame measures 24" x 22" wide.

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1922 Study of Woman P.A.F.A
Frame measures 31" x 15" wide. There is some wear as shown, as well as staining.

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1922 Study of Woman P.A.F.A
Frame measures 32�" x 18" wide. There is some wear as shown as well as staining.

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1916 Study of Woman Side Profile
Measures 40�" x 23�" wide. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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1915 Study of Woman Sitting
Measures 38" x 22�" wide. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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1915 Study of Man Painting a Sphere
Measures 38" x 21" wide. Extensive loss as photographed. This was laid on cardboard and we believe the white streaks evident are from the adhesive that was used to do so.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 20" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 20" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 19" x 16" wide. Two tears as photographed.

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1922 Study of Man Wearing Loin Cloth
Study Paper Measures 25" x 16" wide. Wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide.

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1920 Study of Black Man
Study Paper Measures 25" x 17�" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Male Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 16" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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Study of Female Face
Study Paper Measures 18�" x 15�" wide.

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Study of a Demon's Face
Study Paper Measures 25" x 16" wide. This was a study for part of the painting in lot 3.

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1922 Study of Woman Sitting
Study Paper Measures 25" x 19" wide. There is some wear as shown.

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"Samson Killing The Lion" Signed Print
This is a print on drywall, yes, drywall, of a representation of Samson Killing The Lion. The family has kept the painting that this was a study for. It's signed in ink and dated 1957. The image is based on Albrecht Durer's woodcut "Samson Killing...

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1935 Charcoal Portrait of Young Man
Portrait measures 22" x 17" wide.