Dewey Albinson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Dewey Albinson Art Value Price Guide

May. 21, 2024
Dewey Albinson "Wall Street Center" Lithograph 1932
Est: $400 - $800
Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971). Lithograph on paper titled "Wall Street Center," depicting the New York City skyline with three towering skyscrapers, 1932. Pencil signed and dated along the lower right; titled and inscribed "proof" along the lower left. With documents from a previous exhibition. Exhibition: Minnesota Museum of Art, "Architectural and Urban Influences: Selections from Minnesota Museum of Art's American Collection," April 13-September 21, 1986. Provenance: Private collection, Minnesota.
Revere Auctions
Jan. 23, 2024
Dewey Albinson Witch's Tree Lake Superior Painting
Est: $400 - $800
Ernest Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971). Oil on canvas painting depicting the Witch's Tree overlooking Lake Superior. Signed along the lower left. Lot Essay: Dewey Albinson was born in Minneapolis, Minneapolis March 9, 1898. He began painting at the age of 15, and studied at the Minneapolis School of Art, the Art Students' League of New York to which he had a scholarship, in Paris and Italy. He has received many awards, and has exhibited widely in this country and abroad. Mr. Albinson executed a mural for the Cloquet Minnesota Post Office under the program of the Section of Fine Arts. Dewey Albinson brought an expressionist approach of bold brushstrokes and strong colors to upper Midwestern subjects like farmsteads, towns and cities, Native American life, and the North Shore region of Lake Superior. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art (today the Minneapolis College of Art and Design), the Art Students League in New York City, and in France and Italy. Following several years of painting in France and Italy, Albinson directed the St. Paul School of Art back in Minnesota. During the Depression he painted Minneapolis and University of Minnesota scenes for the Public Works of Art Project; painted for, and directed the Education Division of, the WPA Federal Art Project in Minnesota; and painted murals for the post offices of Cloquet, Minnesota and Marquette, Michigan. Albinson spent his final years in Mexico, where he painted a series of canvases based on Miguel Cervantes's story of Don Quixote. Albinson's typescript memoirs are in the Minnesota Historical Society library.
Revere Auctions
Nov. 15, 2023
Dewey Albinson "Spires of God" Painting
Est: $400 - $800
Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971). Oil on canvas painting titled "Spires of God" depicting the Cathedral Spires in the Needles of the Black Hills of South Dakota, 1929. Signed and dated along the lower right.
Revere Auctions
Nov. 12, 2023
DEWEY ALBINSON (MN/MEXICO, 1898-1971)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Italian Mountain Town, oil on canvas, signed lower center and dated 1931, housed in an artist painted molded frame, OS: 34" x 42", SS: 28" x 36".
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 10, 2023
DEWEY ALBINSON (MN/MEXICO, 1898-1971)
Est: $400 - $600
"Storm in the Laurentians" (Quebec), charcoal and pastel on paper, signed lower center on front, signed and titled verso and marked 'Bristol 1938'. In aluminum casement frame, matted under glass, OS: 21" x 25", SS: 15" x 20". Framed in Wyata, MN.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Sep. 13, 2023
Dewey Albinson Portrait Drawing of a Woman
Est: $200 - $400
Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971). Pencil on paper drawing depicting a portrait of a woman, 1945. Signed and dated along the lower right.
Revere Auctions
Aug. 11, 2023
Work on Paper, Dewey (Ernest Dewey) Albinson
Est: $800 - $1,200
Dewey (Ernest Dewey) Albinson (American, 1898-1971), Country Home, pastel on paper, signed lower left, sight: 15.75"h x 19.5"w, overall with Frame: 24.75"h x 28.75"w
Clars Auctions
May. 17, 2023
Dewey Albinson "Wall Street Center" Lithograph 1932
Est: $400 - $800
Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971). Lithograph on paper titled "Wall Street Center," depicting the New York City skyline with three towering skyscrapers, 1932. Pencil signed and dated along the lower right; titled and inscribed "proof" along the lower left. With documents from a previous exhibition. Exhibition: Minnesota Museum of Art, "Architectural and Urban Influences: Selections from Minnesota Museum of Art's American Collection," April 13-September 21, 1986. Provenance: Private collection, Minnesota.
Revere Auctions
Nov. 17, 2022
Dewey Albinson Witch's Tree Lake Superior Painting
Est: $400 - $800
Ernest Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971). Oil on canvas painting depicting the Witch's Tree overlooking Lake Superior. Signed along the lower left. Lot Essay: Dewey Albinson was born in Minneapolis, Minneapolis March 9, 1898. He began painting at the age of 15, and studied at the Minneapolis School of Art, the Art Students' League of New York to which he had a scholarship, in Paris and Italy. He has received many awards, and has exhibited widely in this country and abroad. Mr. Albinson executed a mural for the Cloquet Minnesota Post Office under the program of the Section of Fine Arts. Dewey Albinson brought an expressionist approach of bold brushstrokes and strong colors to upper Midwestern subjects like farmsteads, towns and cities, Native American life, and the North Shore region of Lake Superior. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art (today the Minneapolis College of Art and Design), the Art Students League in New York City, and in France and Italy. Following several years of painting in France and Italy, Albinson directed the St. Paul School of Art back in Minnesota. During the Depression he painted Minneapolis and University of Minnesota scenes for the Public Works of Art Project; painted for, and directed the Education Division of, the WPA Federal Art Project in Minnesota; and painted murals for the post offices of Cloquet, Minnesota and Marquette, Michigan. Albinson spent his final years in Mexico, where he painted a series of canvases based on Miguel Cervantes's story of Don Quixote. Albinson's typescript memoirs are in the Minnesota Historical Society library.
Revere Auctions
Nov. 17, 2022
Dewey Albinson "Event in the Loft" Oil on Canvas
Est: $600 - $1,200
Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971). Oil on canvas painting titled "Event in the Loft," depicting a scene from Volume 1 Chapter 16 in "Don Quixote," ca. 1940s-50s. Stark and WPA in aesthetic, this work explores this important Minnesotan artist's fascination with Miguel Cervantes' novel using bold impressionist brush strokes and a subdued color palette. Lot Essay: Dewey Albinson was born in Minneapolis, Minneapolis March 9, 1898. He began painting at the age of 15, and studied at the Minneapolis School of Art, the Art Students' League of New York to which he had a scholarship, in Paris and Italy. He has received many awards, and has exhibited widely in this country and abroad. Mr. Albinson executed a mural for the Cloquet Minnesota Post Office under the program of the Section of Fine Arts. Dewey Albinson brought an expressionist approach of bold brushstrokes and strong colors to upper Midwestern subjects like farmsteads, towns and cities, Native American life, and the North Shore region of Lake Superior. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art (today the Minneapolis College of Art and Design), the Art Students League in New York City, and in France and Italy. Following several years of painting in France and Italy, Albinson directed the St. Paul School of Art back in Minnesota. During the Depression he painted Minneapolis and University of Minnesota scenes for the Public Works of Art Project; painted for, and directed the Education Division of, the WPA Federal Art Project in Minnesota; and painted murals for the post offices of Cloquet, Minnesota and Marquette, Michigan. Albinson spent his final years in Mexico, where he painted a series of canvases based on Miguel Cervantes's story of Don Quixote. Albinson's typescript memoirs are in the Minnesota Historical Society library.
Revere Auctions
Sep. 23, 2022
DEWEY ALBINSON (1898-1971) WPA ARTIST OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $800 - $1,200
Ernest Dewey Albinson (1898-1971) 1930s The expressive depiction of a Minnesota farmstead in winter is signed lower left and displayed in a frame of the period, probably the original. Dewey Albinson worked under the Section of Fine Arts, Federal Works Agency as well as the WPA Federal Art Project in Minnesota. Canvas measures 16 x 20, frame size 22.75 x 26.75 inches.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Feb. 27, 2022
ERNEST DEWEY ALBINSON (MN/MEX, 1898-1971)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Small Hillside Town in Autumn, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in mitered gold and grey frame, OS: 21 1/4" x 25 1/4", SS: 15 3/4" x 20", good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Sep. 22, 2021
Dewey Albinson Row of Houses Pastel Drawing
Est: $400 - $600
Ernest Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971). Pastel on paper drawing of a row of houses with two figures outside overshadowed by a large tree. Signed along the lower center. Dewey Albinson studied at the Minneapolis School of Art - now known as MCAD - in 1919, and at the Art Students League of New York.
Revere Auctions
Jul. 18, 2019
Dewey Albinson Hillside Settlers Oil on Canvas
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Dewey Albinson (1898-1971). Oil on canvas titled "Hillside Settlers." Signed along the lower right. Unframed; height: 20 in x width: 28 in. Framed; height: 27 in x width: 34 1/4 in. SKU: 01080 Follow us on Instagram: @revereauctions
Revere Auctions
Jan. 19, 2019
Dewey Albinson Don Quixote Oil on Canvas
Est: $800 - $1,000
Dewey Albinson (1898-1971). Oil on canvas titled "Encounter with Bandit Guinart," from Albinson's Don Quixote series, Vol. II, Chapter LX. Signed along the lower right. Titled along the verso.
Revere Auctions
Sep. 28, 2018
Dewey Albinson Tierney Mills Oil on Canvas
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Dewey Albinson (1898 - 1971). Oil on canvas titled Tierney Mills depicting a grain mill. Signed along the lower left. Provenance: Private collection, Minnesota. Literature: Dave Kenney, The Grain Merchants: an Illustrated History of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, 2006, p. 121.
Revere Auctions
Jun. 12, 2017
DEWEY ALBINSON (AMERICAN, 1898-1971) DOWN THE LANE OIL ON CANVAS 24 X 20 INCHES
Est: $500 - $700
Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971) Down the Lane Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches (61.0 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower right: Dewey Albinson HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Jun. 09, 2017
DEWEY ALBINSON (1898-1971) OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $800 - $1,200
Dewey Albinson (1898-1971) Signed lower left Oil on canvas Canvas measures 16 x 20 inches. The frame 22.75 x 26.75 inches.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
May. 31, 2009
***ALBINSON, ERNEST DU
Est: $300 - $500
(1898|1971 American) Abstract, framed watercolor and gouache, signed lower right, approximately 12 1/4'' x 14 3/4'', with frame 20 1/2'' x 23''. CONDITION: Good, glass needs cleaning.
Bunte Auction Services
Jun. 01, 2002
Dewey Albinson (American, 1898-1971), "Winter Sunset", c. 1921; oil/canvas, 26" x 30", signed,
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
original frame. Minneapolis painter. Albinson studied at the Minneapolis School of Art, Art Students League, and in Europe. He was a member of the Minneapolis Art Association, and exhibited in the 1920s-30s at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Whitney Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. His work is in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the San Diego Museum. Albinson painted these impressionist works early in his career, and then changed his style to a more modern, stylized one during the late 1930s-40s.
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