Ture Bengtz Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ture Bengtz Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 30, 2023
TURE BENGTZ (Massachusetts, 1907-1973), Sledding scene., Color lithograph on paper, 11" x 13.5" sight. Framed 17" x 22.5".
Est: $200 - $400
TURE BENGTZ Massachusetts, 1907-1973 Sledding scene. Signed in pencil lower right "Ture Bengtz". Marked "ed. 50" lower left.
Eldred's
Aug. 08, 2023
Ture Bengtz, Group of Haunted Children
Est: $100 - $200
Ture Bengtz (American, 1907-1973), lithograph on paper depicting a group of six children looking up at something quite captivating, signed l.r., 10" x 14" sight size, 14 3/4" x 19 1/2" framed.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Jul. 08, 2023
Ture Bengtz (1907-1973), Sledding, c.1940's
Est: $400 - $600
This is an original color lithograph by Boston artist Ture Bengtz (1907-1973) The title is Sledding. Created circa 1940's. This image measures 10 3/4" x 13 3/8". On the back of the matting it has written, "Done from 6 stones". He used 6 different litho stones for all of the colors in this image... This litho was created in an edition of 20. "Ture Bengtz was a Finnish-American artist associated with the Boston Expressionist school, an influential teacher at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston".
Peterborough Auctions
Jul. 16, 2020
Ture Bengtz Lithograph [Boston Printmakers]
Est: $60 - $120
Ture Bengtz (Massachusetts, Finland 1907 - 1973) lithograph. Lithograph was the 1948 Presentation Print of The Boston Printmakers. Signed by artist in pencil lower right. Work titled 'Friends' and is included with Boston Printmakers information sheet. Measures 13.375-in. x 9.375-in. image size, 15.375-in. x 10.625-in. sheet size. In VG+/EX condition. Unframed, loose and not mounted or glued down. If lot is absent of a condition report a condition report may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Mar. 21, 2020
TURE BENGTZ. SUMMER DAY
Est: $1,800 -
Ture Bengtz. Summer Day. (1907-1903) Finnish immigrant who settled in Boston and in 1927 attended the prestigious School of Fine Arts was not only a fine painter, but also a technical illustrator for Raytheon during WWII, his illustrations proving so exact that they appeared to many to be photographs. His optimism for living in the US informed his artwork, as can be seen in this outstanding example (oil on canvas) of his style--two girls on a bridge on a lazy summer day watching the patterns in the water. Remarkably, the original exhibition tag for this piece still exists on back of painting. 24th Swedish American Art Exhibition, Chicago, April 6-13, 1947 with the title of the work and a price of $400 (over $4600.00 today.) The artist remains immensely popular in the East. This is Goldberg Auctions' first time to offer a piece by Bengtz. Charming, colorful and all together lovely and in excellent condition. 24 x 20" and framed to 31 x 27" in a vintage distressed wood frame which proves a striking complement to the piece. Estimated Value $1,800-UP.
Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Nov. 24, 2019
Ture Bengtze Wintertime
Est: $250 - $350
Ture Bengtze (1907-1973) Wintertime, c. 1940 color lithograph signed, titled, and numbered 18/20 10-3/4 x 13-1/2 inches unframed Ture Bengtz (1907 - 1973) was an anomaly in the Boston art world of the 1930s and 1940s. While his expressionist peers focused their works on political unrest, social injustice, and religious conflicts, Bengtz had a more optimistic view of humanity. The Finnish emigrant was no less a social realist, but he chose to depict life's simple pleasures and stolen moments of contentment rather than scenes of anguish and pain. "He loved being an American citizen and was so grateful for the opportunities he had here," says his daughter Lanci Bengtz Valentine, by way of explanation. "One can see by the prints of Ture Bengtz what a restless spirit possessed him," wrote his friend and fellow artist Will Barnet. "Each new litho was like a different part of himself, demanding a new experience. Sometimes it would be technical, sometimes spiritual, sometimes structural, sometimes an atmospheric mood, sometimes social, sometimes retrospect, sometimes just a plain everyday human event; nothing escaped this restless man. Since he did not have a consistent style, he could be versatile and adventurous with all the human emotions." One of Bengtz's true gifts was his mastery of lithography. For him, "life on the stone was one big adventure, somewhat like a child playing with castles in the sand," wrote Barnet. "Geometric line and planes burst in across the stone, mixed with the literary and narrative tall tales. Yet through all the turmoil emerge pieces of strong craftsmanship, with passion capturing the dynamics of the moment." But to fellow artists like Richard C. Bartlett, it is the virtuosity of the print that transfixes, as he explained in The Lithographs of Ture Bengtz (1978): "This runs the gamut, with tusche washes, transferred oak leaves, chamois cloth rubbing, sleight-of-hand crayon work, acid-burning techniques - the whole vocabulary in the process. The amazing thing is that those devices are so appropriately used that it takes a fellow lithographer really to notice them." "As a printmaker, Bengtz had a knowledge of color lithography unrivaled in his generation," adds Sinclair Hitchings, former Keeper of the Prints at the Boston Public Library (home to the Ture Bengtz print raissoné collection). The artist was so obsessed with the possibilities of the process that he installed a lithographic press in his house in Melrose, as well as in his summer home in Duxbury. To share his skills and knowledge, Bengtz co-founded The Boston Printmakers association in 1947, continuing his involvement with the highly regarded art group until his death in 1973. (Bio courtesy Childs Gallery, Boston)
Treadway Gallery
May. 20, 2017
Painting, Ture Bengtz
Est: $700 - $1,000
Ture Bengtz (American/Finnish, 1907-1973), "Duxbury Bug" 1962, oil on board, signed lower right, artist title label affixed verso, overall (with frame): 37"h x 48.75"w. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, Washington)
Clars Auctions
Apr. 30, 2016
Oil on Canvas portrait by Ture Bengtz
Est: $150 - $500
Ture (Eric Algot) Bengtz 1907-1973, 19" x 23", PayPal payments preferred, All items sold as is, where is, as in the photos, no returns, buyer is responsible for all shipping costs
Sarasota Auction
Jun. 21, 2015
TURE BENGTZ, (American/Finnish, 1907-1973), NOON NAP, ca. 1948, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (original period frame: 24 1/2 x 28 1/2 i...
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
TURE BENGTZ (American/Finnish, 1907-1973) NOON NAP ca. 1948, oil on canvas 20 x 24 in. (original period frame: 24 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.) Provenance: Property of The Boston Art Club. Exhibitions: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1948 (label verso).
Grogan & Company
Jun. 09, 2013
Bengtz, "He Has Risen", Lithograph
Est: $300 - $400
Ture Bengtz (American/Finnish, 1907-1973), "He Has Risen", lithograph in colors, editioned, titled, signed and dated in pencil lower margin, "E.A. 6/9, 1967, 19" x 25" (image), 21" x 27" (frame). Ture Bengtz, native of Finland, immigrated to America in 1927, attended the School of the Fine Arts Boston, a printmaker and painter, he headed the drawing and graphic arts departments at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in the 1930's.
Kaminski Auctions
Oct. 15, 2011
TURE BENGTZ, (Finnish/American, 1907-1983), SLEDDING, color lithograph;, plate: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches
Est: $400 - $600
TURE BENGTZ (Finnish/American, 1907-1983) SLEDDING color lithograph; signed l.r.; numbered rd/20, l.l.; plate: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches
Grogan & Company
Jul. 21, 2010
Lot of Two Lithographs: Ture Bengtz (American, 1907-1973), Children, signed "Ture Bengtz" in pencil l.r., numbered "Ed 1/25" l.l., titl
Est: $200 - $250
Lot of Two Lithographs: Ture Bengtz (American, 1907-1973), Children, signed "Ture Bengtz" in pencil l.r., numbered "Ed 1/25" l.l., titled on the back of the mat, image size 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in., unframed; Sanford Ross (American, 1907-1954), Highway in Connecticut, signed and dated "Sanford Ross 1939" in pencil l.r., titled l.l. and inscribed "3-25...To Dorothy Thompson" l.c., image size 9 1/2 x 13 3/8 in., framed. Condition: Children with toning and acid burn, Highway with toning, mild foxing, and acid burn, paper mounted to cardboard.
Skinner