Franz Biberstein Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Franz Biberstein Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 20, 2024
Franz Biberstein (Swiss/American, 1850-1930) Canadian Rockies, Asulkan Glacier, Signed lower right, Oil on Board, Verso bears gallery label, 10" x 8", Framed-15 1/2" x 13 1/2", minor loss to frame. Provenance: John H....
Est: $400 - $600
Franz Biberstein (Swiss/American, 1850-1930) Canadian Rockies, Asulkan Glacier, Signed lower right, Oil on Board, Verso bears gallery label, 10" x 8", Framed-15 1/2" x 13 1/2", minor loss to frame. Provenance: John H. Suvorek Fine Arts, Palm Beach.
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Sep. 17, 2023
Franz Biberstein (1850-1930) Milwaukee, WI Lakeshore Painting c1900s
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Franz Biberstein (1850-1930) Milwaukee, WI Lakeshore Painting c1900s. Oil painting on board. Signed. Slightly dirty, otherwise excellent condition. 7.5"h x 10"w. Frame 10"h x 12.5"w. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Mar. 12, 2023
Franz Biberstein (WI,Swiss,1850-1930) oil painting antique
Est: $500 - $625
ARTIST: Franz (Frank) Biberstein (Wisconsin, Switzerland, 1850 - 1930) NAME: Alpine Landscape MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. Framed under the glass. SIGHT SIZE: 14 x 16 inches / 35 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 19 inches / 43 x 48 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120177 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Franz Biberstein was born in St. Niklaus, Solothurn Canton, Switzerland. HIs father was a skilled marble craftsman and carved cemetery monuments and also laid floors in marble for churches.He took his early training from Johann Sutterlin, a Swiss landscape painter, and at age 19 went to Munich where he enrolled in 1869 at the Royal Academy and spent two years. One of his teachers was Wilhelm vonDiez, a leader in Munich realism. The young Biberstein was much more interested in landscape painting than the traditional academic training of sketching and then painting from live models, and he spent much time painting mountain scenery when he should have been attending classes.In 1880, he took advantage of the opportunity of joining Ludwig Braun, a professor of painting in Munich, to assist in creating a huge panorama of the Battle of Sedan for the owners of a panorama building. This battle had occurred ten years earlier, and the theme was perfect for this time in France when battle scenes were popular subjects for panoramas. Working on this project brought Biberstein some financial security, and he used the money to enroll in the Karlsruhe Art Academy for the next three years.Then he answered the invitation of Austrian painter August Lohr, who also had worked on the Sedan panorama and who had subsequently gone to Milwaukee to help a businessman establish the American Panorama Company. Lohr began recruiting European artists he thought qualified and sent Biberstein the money for the ocean voyage.Based in MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, the company was the first large-scale panorama producers in the United States. It was formed in 1885 by Chicago businessman William Wehner who had seen "The Battle of Sedan" at the 1884 Cotton Exposition in New Orleans. From that, Wehner got the idea to bring experienced panoramists to the United States from Germany to create panoramas of Civil War themes. August Lohr was the first German artist to sign on, and shortly after Biberstien, at the urging of Lohr, emigrated from Germany to join the company.The company went out of business in 1887, but several successor firms kept the industry alive. Many of the German artists returned to their homeland, but Biberstein remained in America and soon was involved in panoramic painting for the fair grounds of the Chicago 1893 Exposition. After that Expo, he and an artist friend, George Peter, went to work as scenery painters in Milwaukee. Then more employment opened up when William Wehner determined to produce a Spanish-American War panorama titled "The Battle of Manila Bay". It was created in San Francisco in 1900, but was a financial failure, and it became obvious that the public fascination with panoramas had declined.Biberstein returned to Milwaukee and became part of the group that organized the Society of Milwaukee Artists, composed almost entirely of German immigrant artists. His landscapes became a regular part of the exhibitions. He also experimented with photography.One of his collectors was Thomas George Shaughnessy, who became President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was marketing travel to the many Americans who wanted to see the West. And the way to attract tourists was to show them enticing paintings of the scenery. At Shaughnessy's invitation and the railroad's sponsorship, Biberstein spent two summers in the Canadian Rockies and painted many scenes, especially of the Selkirk Range in British Columbia. One of the larger paintings, five by seven and a half feet, is in the collection of the Milwaukee Public Library, a gift from philanthropist Frederick Layton.In 1910, having just returned from the last of the painting trips for the railroad, Biberstein established a studio in the Cawker Building in Milwaukee and was there until 1920. He did a mural for the County Courthouse and made his living from portrait commissions including James Davidson, the governor of Wisconsin. But his great love continued to be landscape painting.His last years were spent in "dignified poverty" as he had lost his savings in the collapse of a local trust company. For his remaining 18 years, he occasionally painted religious backgrounds for an immigrant woodcarver and grew ginseng in a vacant lot.On July 26, 1930, Biberstein died in his sleep in a rented room, his home for the last ten years, at 919 Second Street in Milwaukee. He had never married and had no relatives in the United States. In Solothurn, Germany, his birth place, two of his paintings are in the local museum.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 18, 2022
Franz Biberstein (WI,Swiss,1850-1930) oil painting antique
Est: $525 - $650
ARTIST: Franz (Frank) Biberstein (Wisconsin, Switzerland, 1850 - 1930) NAME: Alpine Landscape MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. Framed under the glass. SIGHT SIZE: 14 x 16 inches / 35 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 19 inches / 43 x 48 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120177 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Franz Biberstein was born in St. Niklaus, Solothurn Canton, Switzerland. HIs father was a skilled marble craftsman and carved cemetery monuments and also laid floors in marble for churches.He took his early training from Johann Sutterlin, a Swiss landscape painter, and at age 19 went to Munich where he enrolled in 1869 at the Royal Academy and spent two years. One of his teachers was Wilhelm vonDiez, a leader in Munich realism. The young Biberstein was much more interested in landscape painting than the traditional academic training of sketching and then painting from live models, and he spent much time painting mountain scenery when he should have been attending classes.In 1880, he took advantage of the opportunity of joining Ludwig Braun, a professor of painting in Munich, to assist in creating a huge panorama of the Battle of Sedan for the owners of a panorama building. This battle had occurred ten years earlier, and the theme was perfect for this time in France when battle scenes were popular subjects for panoramas. Working on this project brought Biberstein some financial security, and he used the money to enroll in the Karlsruhe Art Academy for the next three years.Then he answered the invitation of Austrian painter August Lohr, who also had worked on the Sedan panorama and who had subsequently gone to Milwaukee to help a businessman establish the American Panorama Company. Lohr began recruiting European artists he thought qualified and sent Biberstein the money for the ocean voyage.Based in MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, the company was the first large-scale panorama producers in the United States. It was formed in 1885 by Chicago businessman William Wehner who had seen "The Battle of Sedan" at the 1884 Cotton Exposition in New Orleans. From that, Wehner got the idea to bring experienced panoramists to the United States from Germany to create panoramas of Civil War themes. August Lohr was the first German artist to sign on, and shortly after Biberstien, at the urging of Lohr, emigrated from Germany to join the company.The company went out of business in 1887, but several successor firms kept the industry alive. Many of the German artists returned to their homeland, but Biberstein remained in America and soon was involved in panoramic painting for the fair grounds of the Chicago 1893 Exposition. After that Expo, he and an artist friend, George Peter, went to work as scenery painters in Milwaukee. Then more employment opened up when William Wehner determined to produce a Spanish-American War panorama titled "The Battle of Manila Bay". It was created in San Francisco in 1900, but was a financial failure, and it became obvious that the public fascination with panoramas had declined.Biberstein returned to Milwaukee and became part of the group that organized the Society of Milwaukee Artists, composed almost entirely of German immigrant artists. His landscapes became a regular part of the exhibitions. He also experimented with photography.One of his collectors was Thomas George Shaughnessy, who became President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was marketing travel to the many Americans who wanted to see the West. And the way to attract tourists was to show them enticing paintings of the scenery. At Shaughnessy's invitation and the railroad's sponsorship, Biberstein spent two summers in the Canadian Rockies and painted many scenes, especially of the Selkirk Range in British Columbia. One of the larger paintings, five by seven and a half feet, is in the collection of the Milwaukee Public Library, a gift from philanthropist Frederick Layton.In 1910, having just returned from the last of the painting trips for the railroad, Biberstein established a studio in the Cawker Building in Milwaukee and was there until 1920. He did a mural for the County Courthouse and made his living from portrait commissions including James Davidson, the governor of Wisconsin. But his great love continued to be landscape painting.His last years were spent in "dignified poverty" as he had lost his savings in the collapse of a local trust company. For his remaining 18 years, he occasionally painted religious backgrounds for an immigrant woodcarver and grew ginseng in a vacant lot.On July 26, 1930, Biberstein died in his sleep in a rented room, his home for the last ten years, at 919 Second Street in Milwaukee. He had never married and had no relatives in the United States. In Solothurn, Germany, his birth place, two of his paintings are in the local museum.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 11, 2022
Franz Biberstein (WI,Swiss,1850-1930) oil painting antique
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: Franz (Frank) Biberstein (Wisconsin, Switzerland, 1850 - 1930) NAME: Alpine Landscape MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. Framed under the glass. SIGHT SIZE: 14 x 16 inches / 35 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 19 inches / 43 x 48 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120177 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Franz Biberstein was born in St. Niklaus, Solothurn Canton, Switzerland. HIs father was a skilled marble craftsman and carved cemetery monuments and also laid floors in marble for churches.He took his early training from Johann Sutterlin, a Swiss landscape painter, and at age 19 went to Munich where he enrolled in 1869 at the Royal Academy and spent two years. One of his teachers was Wilhelm vonDiez, a leader in Munich realism. The young Biberstein was much more interested in landscape painting than the traditional academic training of sketching and then painting from live models, and he spent much time painting mountain scenery when he should have been attending classes.In 1880, he took advantage of the opportunity of joining Ludwig Braun, a professor of painting in Munich, to assist in creating a huge panorama of the Battle of Sedan for the owners of a panorama building. This battle had occurred ten years earlier, and the theme was perfect for this time in France when battle scenes were popular subjects for panoramas. Working on this project brought Biberstein some financial security, and he used the money to enroll in the Karlsruhe Art Academy for the next three years.Then he answered the invitation of Austrian painter August Lohr, who also had worked on the Sedan panorama and who had subsequently gone to Milwaukee to help a businessman establish the American Panorama Company. Lohr began recruiting European artists he thought qualified and sent Biberstein the money for the ocean voyage.Based in MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, the company was the first large-scale panorama producers in the United States. It was formed in 1885 by Chicago businessman William Wehner who had seen "The Battle of Sedan" at the 1884 Cotton Exposition in New Orleans. From that, Wehner got the idea to bring experienced panoramists to the United States from Germany to create panoramas of Civil War themes. August Lohr was the first German artist to sign on, and shortly after Biberstien, at the urging of Lohr, emigrated from Germany to join the company.The company went out of business in 1887, but several successor firms kept the industry alive. Many of the German artists returned to their homeland, but Biberstein remained in America and soon was involved in panoramic painting for the fair grounds of the Chicago 1893 Exposition. After that Expo, he and an artist friend, George Peter, went to work as scenery painters in Milwaukee. Then more employment opened up when William Wehner determined to produce a Spanish-American War panorama titled "The Battle of Manila Bay". It was created in San Francisco in 1900, but was a financial failure, and it became obvious that the public fascination with panoramas had declined.Biberstein returned to Milwaukee and became part of the group that organized the Society of Milwaukee Artists, composed almost entirely of German immigrant artists. His landscapes became a regular part of the exhibitions. He also experimented with photography.One of his collectors was Thomas George Shaughnessy, who became President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was marketing travel to the many Americans who wanted to see the West. And the way to attract tourists was to show them enticing paintings of the scenery. At Shaughnessy's invitation and the railroad's sponsorship, Biberstein spent two summers in the Canadian Rockies and painted many scenes, especially of the Selkirk Range in British Columbia. One of the larger paintings, five by seven and a half feet, is in the collection of the Milwaukee Public Library, a gift from philanthropist Frederick Layton.In 1910, having just returned from the last of the painting trips for the railroad, Biberstein established a studio in the Cawker Building in Milwaukee and was there until 1920. He did a mural for the County Courthouse and made his living from portrait commissions including James Davidson, the governor of Wisconsin. But his great love continued to be landscape painting.His last years were spent in "dignified poverty" as he had lost his savings in the collapse of a local trust company. For his remaining 18 years, he occasionally painted religious backgrounds for an immigrant woodcarver and grew ginseng in a vacant lot.On July 26, 1930, Biberstein died in his sleep in a rented room, his home for the last ten years, at 919 Second Street in Milwaukee. He had never married and had no relatives in the United States. In Solothurn, Germany, his birth place, two of his paintings are in the local museum.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 12, 2022
Franz Biberstein (WI,Swiss,1850-1930) oil painting antique
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: Franz (Frank) Biberstein (Wisconsin, Switzerland, 1850 - 1930) NAME: Alpine Landscape MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. Framed under the glass. SIGHT SIZE: 14 x 16 inches / 35 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 19 inches / 43 x 48 cm SIGNATURE: on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120177 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Franz Biberstein was born in St. Niklaus, Solothurn Canton, Switzerland. HIs father was a skilled marble craftsman and carved cemetery monuments and also laid floors in marble for churches.He took his early training from Johann Sutterlin, a Swiss landscape painter, and at age 19 went to Munich where he enrolled in 1869 at the Royal Academy and spent two years. One of his teachers was Wilhelm vonDiez, a leader in Munich realism. The young Biberstein was much more interested in landscape painting than the traditional academic training of sketching and then painting from live models, and he spent much time painting mountain scenery when he should have been attending classes.In 1880, he took advantage of the opportunity of joining Ludwig Braun, a professor of painting in Munich, to assist in creating a huge panorama of the Battle of Sedan for the owners of a panorama building. This battle had occurred ten years earlier, and the theme was perfect for this time in France when battle scenes were popular subjects for panoramas. Working on this project brought Biberstein some financial security, and he used the money to enroll in the Karlsruhe Art Academy for the next three years.Then he answered the invitation of Austrian painter August Lohr, who also had worked on the Sedan panorama and who had subsequently gone to Milwaukee to help a businessman establish the American Panorama Company. Lohr began recruiting European artists he thought qualified and sent Biberstein the money for the ocean voyage.Based in MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, the company was the first large-scale panorama producers in the United States. It was formed in 1885 by Chicago businessman William Wehner who had seen "The Battle of Sedan" at the 1884 Cotton Exposition in New Orleans. From that, Wehner got the idea to bring experienced panoramists to the United States from Germany to create panoramas of Civil War themes. August Lohr was the first German artist to sign on, and shortly after Biberstien, at the urging of Lohr, emigrated from Germany to join the company.The company went out of business in 1887, but several successor firms kept the industry alive. Many of the German artists returned to their homeland, but Biberstein remained in America and soon was involved in panoramic painting for the fair grounds of the Chicago 1893 Exposition. After that Expo, he and an artist friend, George Peter, went to work as scenery painters in Milwaukee. Then more employment opened up when William Wehner determined to produce a Spanish-American War panorama titled "The Battle of Manila Bay". It was created in San Francisco in 1900, but was a financial failure, and it became obvious that the public fascination with panoramas had declined.Biberstein returned to Milwaukee and became part of the group that organized the Society of Milwaukee Artists, composed almost entirely of German immigrant artists. His landscapes became a regular part of the exhibitions. He also experimented with photography.One of his collectors was Thomas George Shaughnessy, who became President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was marketing travel to the many Americans who wanted to see the West. And the way to attract tourists was to show them enticing paintings of the scenery. At Shaughnessy's invitation and the railroad's sponsorship, Biberstein spent two summers in the Canadian Rockies and painted many scenes, especially of the Selkirk Range in British Columbia. One of the larger paintings, five by seven and a half feet, is in the collection of the Milwaukee Public Library, a gift from philanthropist Frederick Layton.In 1910, having just returned from the last of the painting trips for the railroad, Biberstein established a studio in the Cawker Building in Milwaukee and was there until 1920. He did a mural for the County Courthouse and made his living from portrait commissions including James Davidson, the governor of Wisconsin. But his great love continued to be landscape painting.His last years were spent in "dignified poverty" as he had lost his savings in the collapse of a local trust company. For his remaining 18 years, he occasionally painted religious backgrounds for an immigrant woodcarver and grew ginseng in a vacant lot.On July 26, 1930, Biberstein died in his sleep in a rented room, his home for the last ten years, at 919 Second Street in Milwaukee. He had never married and had no relatives in the United States. In Solothurn, Germany, his birth place, two of his paintings are in the local museum.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 16, 2021
Franz Biberstein Summer Landscape Oil On Board
Est: -
Beautiful framed oil on board painting by listed Wisconsin artist Franz Biberstein. The painting features a summer landscape. The framed painting is signed in the lower left. Sight measures approximately 7" tall by9-3/4" across, framed it measures 9" tall x 11-1/2" across.
Kraft Auction Service
Jan. 16, 2021
Franz Biberstein Shoreline Landscape Oil On Board
Est: -
Beautiful framed oil on board painting by listed Wisconsin artist Franz Biberstein. The painting features a shoreline landscape. The framed painting is signed in the lower left. Sight measures approximately 7-1/2" tall by13" across, framed it measures 10-1/4" tall x 16-1/4" across.
Kraft Auction Service
Jan. 16, 2021
Franz Biberstein Landscape W/Stream Oil On Board
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Beautiful framed oil on board painting by listed Wisconsin artist Franz Biberstein. The painting features a summer landscape with a stream. The framed painting is signed in the lower left, signature is weak. Sight measures approximately 10-1/4" tall by 13-1/2" across, framed it measures 13-1/8" tall x 16-1/2" across.
Kraft Auction Service
Jan. 16, 2021
Franz Biberstein Summer Landscape Oil On Canvas
Est: -
Beautiful framed oil on canvas painting by listed Wisconsin artist Franz Biberstein. The painting features a summer landscape. The framed painting is signed in the lower right. Sight measures approximately 9-1/4" tall by13" across, framed it measures 12-1/4" tall x 16" across.
Kraft Auction Service
Oct. 26, 2019
FRANZ BIBERSTIEN OIL ON PANEL PAINTING
Est: $400 - $600
Franz Biberstien (Wisconsin, Switzerland, 1850-1930) oil on panel titled Western Landscape II. Comes from Wisconsin collector Robert Scott. Not examined out of frame. Panel measures approximately 7" in height by 10" in width. All sales are subject to Bremo Auctions Terms & Conditions. Please review before bidding.
Bremo Auctions
Jun. 24, 2016
Franz Biberstein (1850-1930) Landscape Composition
Est: $300 - $500
Artist: Franz Biberstein (1850-1930); Title: Untitled; Medium: Oil painting on board; Year or Era Produced: 20th Century; Signature: Unsigned; Sight Area Approximate Measurement: 8.375" x 12"; Frame Approximate Measurement: 9.375" x 13" x 1.5"; Approximate Weight: 2 lbs; Note: Irving Galleries Milwaukee gallery tag is present
J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
Jun. 11, 2016
Franz Biberstein, Landscape, o/b 1925.
Est: $300 - $500
Biberstein, Franz (United States / Swizterland, 1850-1930). 1925. Oil on board. Landscape with hills in the distance. Signed and dated. l.l. 7" x 10". Frame: 9 3/4" x 12 1/2".
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Jun. 08, 2016
* Franz Biberstein, (Swiss, 1850-1930), Landscape
Est: $100 - $200
Franz Biberstein (Swiss, 1850-1930) Landscape oil on academy board labeled (verso) 8 5/8 x 11 7/8 inches.
Hindman
Mar. 23, 2016
* Franz Biberstein, (Swiss, 1850-1930), Landscape
Est: $300 - $500
Franz Biberstein (Swiss, 1850-1930) Landscape oil on academy board labeled (verso) 8 5/8 x 11 7/8 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 05, 2014
Franz Biberstein, (Wisconsin/Swiss, 1850-1930), Mountain Range
Est: $600 - $800
Franz Biberstein (Wisconsin/Swiss, 1850-1930) Mountain Range oil on board signed F. Biberstein (lower right) 10 5/8 x 9 inches.
Hindman
Nov. 09, 2012
Franz (Frank) Biberstein, (American/Swiss, 1850-1930), Cottage in the Forest, 1922
Est: $500 - $700
Franz (Frank) Biberstein (American/Swiss, 1850-1930) Cottage in the Forest, 1922 oil on board signed Fr. Biberstein and dated (lower right) 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 inches.
Hindman
Nov. 01, 2011
Franz Biberstein (AMERICAN/GERMAN, 1850-1930) oil
Est: $700 - $1,000
Franz Biberstein (AMERICAN/GERMAN, 1850-1930) oil on canvas, snow scene landscape "Fresh Tracks", slr and dated 1910, canvas size 25"x41"
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Apr. 01, 2011
FRANZ BIBERSTEIN (SOLEURE, SUISSE 1850-?)
Est: €800 - €1,200
FRANZ BIBERSTEIN (SOLEURE, SUISSE 1850-?) Paysage vallonné traversé par une rivière signé et daté 'franz Biberstein 1870.' mine de plomb, plume et encre noire, lavis brun et gris 585 x 765 mm.
Christie's
Oct. 23, 2008
FRANZ BIBERSTEIN German/American (1850-1930) A View of a Western Town oil on canvas on board, signed lower right and dated 1920.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
FRANZ BIBERSTEIN German/American (1850-1930) A View of a Western Town oil on canvas on board, signed lower right and dated 1920. 33 x 47 1/2 Provenance : Private collection, Wisconsin.
Shannon's
Oct. 26, 2006
Franz Biberstein (1850-1930)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Lake Louise signed and dated 'F. Biberstein./1911.' (lower right) oil on canvas 14 x 20 1/4 in. (35.6 x 51.4 cm.)
Christie's