H. Fred Biesel Sold at Auction Prices

Fred Biesel, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania (1893-1954), female nude, 1929, oil on canvas, 35 1/2"H x 23 1/2"W (sight), 46"H x 34"W (frame)

Fred Biesel Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, (1893-1954) female nude, 1929 oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right. Artist Biography: Fred Biesel was born in Philadelphia in 1893 and raised in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of marine artist Charles Biesel. Fred Biesel studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, starting in 1913 and graduating in 1915. From 1915-16 he studied independently with urban realist painter Robert Henri. After serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1916 to 1919, Biesel moved to Chicago, where his father had become a resident a few years earlier. The younger Biesel completed his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), working with George Bellows and Randall Davey. There, he met his wife, Frances Strain. He went to Santa Fe to study with John Sloan in summer 1920, and returned to New York with Strain. Biesel and his wife lived in John Sloan's studio, and they were greatly influenced by Sloan's circle of urban realists and the Society of Independent Artists. Although a conservative artist pictorially, Biesel and his wife were both very important figures on the Chicago art scene. They brought ideas about democratic art exhibition from New York to Chicago when they returnedin 1921. They organized independent exhibition groups, such as the Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists and another Chicago group known as the Ten. Biesel and Strain lived in the 57th Street art colony and were active in the growing community of young, avant-garde Chicago artists that included Emil Armin, Hazel and Vin Hannell, George Josimovich, Stanislaw Szukalski, and writers Sherwood Anderson and Ben Hecht. Experimenting with various postimpressionist styles, these artists frequently painted colorful and expressionistic views of the industrial and rural landscapes they found south of Chicago along the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan. For example, Biesel's ink drawing, The Lagoon (Jackson Park), depicts the tangled undergrowth and expressive trees around the water. His portrait of Strain in The Woods displays a modernist and fauvist influence; the fancifully colored sky, trees, and landscape in the background and collection of foliage in the foreground, frame his wife's gentle face. In the 1950s, Biesel continued to make figural work (even though it was then out of style) infused with a modernist sensibility. Biesel exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Society of Artists, and the Society of Independent Artists. He also participated in museum exhibitions in Rhode Island, New York, New Mexico, and New Jersey. At mid-career he was awarded a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1935–43, Biesel worked under the federal art program, and served as director of Illinois Art and Craft Project from 1941–43, as well as on the faculty of the Layton Art School in Milwaukee 1946–53. He died in Chicago in 1954. Lisa Meyerowitz References Biesel Family Papers, 1859–1983. Smithsonian Institution. Archives of American Art. Biesel, Fred. Pamphlet file P-02664. Ryerson Library. Art Institute of Chicago. [1 item] Greenhouse, Wendy, and Susan Weininger. Chicago Painting, 1895–1945: The Bridges Collection. Exh. cat. Springfield: University of Illinois Press and Illinois State Museum, 2004. Hall, Michael D,. and Pat Glascock. Great Lakes Muse: American Scene Painting in the Upper Midwest, 1910–1960. Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 2003. Jacobsen, J. Z. The Art of Today: Chicago, 1933. Chicago: L. M. Stein, 1932.

FRED BIESEL WPA 'SEATED NUDE' ETCHING 13/25

Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) WPA artist original etching depicting a seated nude female. Signed in the plate lower right. Numbered 13/25 lower left margin. Sheet measures 11" x 9 7/8". THIRD PARTY SHIPPING REQUIRED.

FRED BIESEL WPA 'SEATED NUDE' ETCHING 13/25

Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) WPA artist original etching depicting a seated nude female. Signed in the plate lower right. Numbered 13/25 lower left margin. Sheet measures 11" x 9 7/8".

(2Pc) Fred Biesel (American, 1893 - 1954) Oil Painting Collection

DESCRIPTION: (2 Pc) A two piece collection of Fred Biesel oil on canvas signed paintings. (1) Oil on canvas painting, featuring a multicolored scene of a figure landscaping out front of a home. Signed bottom right "Fred Biesel" (H: 16" x L: 20" ) (1)Oil On canvas painting titled: "The Scene" features a multicolored landscape scene with flowing water, traveling ships, and tree and sky accented designs. Signed bottom left "Fred Biesel, 1928" (H: 15" x L: 18") Label attached to reverse from "The Chicago No-Jury Society Of Artists, seventh annual exhibition" CIRCA: Early 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: See Above. CONDITION: Good condition, slight wear and chips due to age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."

(3Pc) Fred Biesel (American, 1893 - 1954) Oil Painting Collection

DESCRIPTION: (3 Pc) Three piece collection of Fred Biesel oil on canvas signed paintings. (1) Oil on canvas landscape scene with trees and a bridge in the distance. Signed on reverse "Beisel" dated "1932" (H: 24" x L: 20") (1) Oil on canvas landscape scene with a boat sailing, architecture in the distance and green foliage accents. Signed bottom left "Fred Biesel, 1928" (H: 15" x L: 21.5") Partial label on reverse from "Illinois Club Art Show" (1) Oil on canvas landscape scene with multicolored trees, foliage and rolling hills. Signed bottom right "Fred Biesel" (H: 24" x L: 20") CIRCA: Early - Mid 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: See Above. CONDITION: Good condition, slight wear and chips due to age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."

FRED BIESEL (AMERICAN, 1893 - 1954) Painting

DESCRIPTION: Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) oil on canvas painting featuring a colorful city with mountains in the background. Signed Fred Biesel 1933 on the lower right. Painting needs a little work (worn paint on left side and small hole on the top and bottom). see pictures for details. CIRCA: 1933 ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H:24" L:32.5" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Fred Biesel Linocut [Butterflies]

Fred Biesel (Illinois, Indiana 1893 - 1954) linocut. Signed by artist in pencil lower right. Title 'Convention of Birds' in pencil lower left. In VG/VG+ condition with minor warping upper margin. Measures 9-in. x 12-in. image size, 12.5-in. x 15-in. sheet size. 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. Provenance: Amity Art Foundation, Inc. collection. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.

Fred Biesel Landscape Watercolor On Board

Beautiful watercolor on board by listed Illinois/Indiana artist Fred Biesel. The watercolor features a landscape of the woods. The watercolor is signed on the lower left. Sight measures 10" across x 12". Has somedamage to the far lower right hand corner.

Fred Biesel (1893-1954) Watercolor on Paper

Watercolor painting of a nude seated on a chair. Single mat housed in a gilt frame. 24 inches height, 19 inches width sight. 26.5 inches height, 21.5 inches width framed. 24"H x 19"W. Good, minor losses to gilding on frame.

Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) Nudes

Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) "Nudes (a pair of works)," 1929-1930, ink on paper, largest 15.75" x 20", each signed and dated, unframed

Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) Dry Dock,

Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) "Dry Dock," ink on paper, 9" x 13", signed lower right, unframed Associated American Artists (New York, New York) label on verso

Fred Biesel "Still Life," c, 1950, oil on canvas

Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) "Still Life," c, 1950, oil on canvas, 16" x 20", signed lower left, framed

Fred Biesel

Fred Biesel (American, 1893-1954) "Southwest Scene," 1926, watercolor, 11.75" x 16", signed and dated lower right, framed

FRED H. BIESEL (American b.1893) Self Portrait and Floral St

FRED H. BIESEL (American b.1893) Self Portrait and Floral Still Life (a pair). Oil on masonite, signed lower right, unframed. 9"x14" and 11"x12".

FRED BIESEL (American 1893-1954) "Self-Portrait" and "Floral Still Life" a pair of paintings, oil on wood panel, wach signed right, "Self-Portrait" titled on verso. 14" x 9" and 12" x 11", unframed.

FRED BIESEL (American 1893-1954) "Reclining Beauty" circa 1929 and "Late Autumn". Two works: an etching on paper and a watercolor on paper, both signed by the artist. The etching measures 5.5" x 4.5" and the watercolor measures 8" x 9.5".

FRED BIESEL (American 1893-1954) "Self-Portrait" and "Floral Still Life" A pair of paintings Oil on wood panel Signed lower right "Fred Biesel". "Self-Portrait" is titled on verso. 14"x9" and 12"x11".