Gladys Rockmore Davis Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Gladys Rockmore Davis Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 12, 2024
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS (New York, 1901-1967), "Girl with Cat", 1953., Oil on canvas, 16" x 18". Framed.
Est: $200 - $300
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS New York, 1901-1967 "Girl with Cat", 1953. Signed lower left "Gladys Rockmore Davis". Titled verso. Noted verso this was an illustration for a 1953 edition of Seventeen magazine.
Eldred's
Aug. 20, 2024
Gladys Rockmore Davis, Watercolor "Nudes"
Est: $200 - $300
Offered is a watercolor on paper by Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967). Signed in pencil along the lower left edge. Image depicts Two Female Nudes. Image size seen approx. 12" x 7", overall frame size approx. 21-1/2" x 16-1/2".
Weiss Auctions
Jun. 02, 2024
Three Gladys Rockmore Davis Watercolors
Est: $300 - $500
DAVIS, Gladys Rockmore, (American, 1901-1967): Collection of three Watercolor / Pencil Studies on Paper, to include 1) "Cave Dwellings", titled and monogrammed lower right, 8.5" x 9.5". 2) 1951 "Malaga, Spain", monogrammed and titled lower right, inscribed "Spain, 1951" verso, 8.25" x 12.25". 3) "Squirrel Island, Maine", monogrammed lower right, inscribed verso, 8.75" x 12", chip to lower edge. From the Alexander Raydon Gallery, Madison Ave, Manhattan. New York. Mr. Raydon was a well-known collector and dealer and passed away in 2005. This piece has remained in the collection.
Amero Auctions
Nov. 12, 2023
Gladys Rockmore Davis (NY,1901-1967) oil painting
Est: $2,000 - $2,600
ARTIST: Gladys Rockmore Davis (New York, 1901 - 1967) TITLE: Marionettes MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 47 x 37 inches / 119 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Philip Weiss Auctions, Date 2016-10-20, Lot 420 NAME VARIANTS: M Gladys Davis CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 124936 US Shipping $249 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain.At the age of sixteen, Rockmore entered the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied with John Norton and George Bellows. Rockmore's artwork appeared in several major fashion catalogs over the next few years, including Marshall Fields and Vogue. She was recognized as a fine artist and often did the front or back cover. She was hired at Grauman Brothers Advertising in Chicago, the first woman hired by the firm, whose artistic staff were all men.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 15, 2023
GLADYS B. DAVIS (AMERICAN, 1901-1967).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Standing Nude. Oil on canvas. Initialed lower right. On the reverse several labels, including Midtown Galleries and Sothebys. From a Hasbrouck Heights, NJ collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Aug. 20, 2023
Gladys Rockmore Davis (NY,1901-1967) oil painting
Est: $2,000 - $2,600
ARTIST: Gladys Rockmore Davis (New York, 1901 - 1967) TITLE: Marionettes MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 47 x 37 inches / 119 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Philip Weiss Auctions, Date 2016-10-20, Lot 420 NAME VARIANTS: M Gladys Davis CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 124936 US Shipping $249 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain.At the age of sixteen, Rockmore entered the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied with John Norton and George Bellows. Rockmore's artwork appeared in several major fashion catalogs over the next few years, including Marshall Fields and Vogue. She was recognized as a fine artist and often did the front or back cover. She was hired at Grauman Brothers Advertising in Chicago, the first woman hired by the firm, whose artistic staff were all men.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 14, 2023
Gladys Rockmore Davis (NY,1901-1967) oil painting
Est: $2,000 - $2,600
ARTIST: Gladys Rockmore Davis (New York, 1901 - 1967) TITLE: Marionettes MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 47 x 37 inches / 119 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Philip Weiss Auctions, Date 2016-10-20, Lot 420 NAME VARIANTS: M Gladys Davis CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 124936 US Shipping $249 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain.At the age of sixteen, Rockmore entered the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied with John Norton and George Bellows. Rockmore's artwork appeared in several major fashion catalogs over the next few years, including Marshall Fields and Vogue. She was recognized as a fine artist and often did the front or back cover. She was hired at Grauman Brothers Advertising in Chicago, the first woman hired by the firm, whose artistic staff were all men.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 22, 2023
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS, FLOWERS, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $4,650 - $6,500
Artist: Gladys Rockmore Davis, American (1901 - 1967) Title: Flowers Year: circa 1940 Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed l.r. Size: 24 in. x 20 in. (60.96 cm x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 33 x 29 inches
RoGallery
Jun. 04, 2022
Gladys Rockmore Davis, New York (1901 - 1967), Portrait of a Young Girl in Green, oil on canvas., 23 1/2"H x 19 1/2"W (sight), 31 3/4"H x 27 3/4"W (frame)
Est: $600 - $800
Gladys Rockmore Davis New York, (1901 - 1967) Portrait of a Young Girl in Green oil on canvas. initialed lower right. From the Archives of askART: Biography from RoGallery An artist who succeeded in both commercial and fine arts, Gladys Rockmore Davis gave up a career in advertising art to devote herself to creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still-lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain. Born in New York City, on May 11, 1901, the daughter of David William Rockmore and Jeanette (Richman) Rockmore, Gladys Davis lived in New York until she was nine years old when her father, a lawyer and metallurgist, moved the family to Canada. She and her brother spent the next five years getting used to new schools as the family moved from place to place. The Rockmores eventually settled in San Francisco where Gladys attended the Girls' High School. In 1925, she married Floyd MacMillan Davis, well-known illustrator, and combined painting with caring for her children, Noel and Deborah. The Davises went to Europe in 1932. While in France, Mrs. Davis visited Renoir's home and studio and studied his paintings. After touring the continent the family settled in Cannes, France, where Mrs. Davis started to paint as a creative artist. The transition was not so noticeable from day to day, but on her return to the United States in 1933, she found she had completely lost her flair for commercial work. Abandoning her former methods, she studied at the Art Students League in New York and with George Grosz for a year; then she started on her own as an artist. Recognition came soon. She won the William R. French Gold Medal at the Chicago Institute of Art in 1937 and was recommended for the 1938 purchase prize by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts at Richmond, Virginia. In 1939 she received honorable mention from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and third honorable mention from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York bought her August Afternoon in 1940. This was followed by a number of prizes in museums throughout the country, and in 1941 she gave her first one-man show at the Rehn Gallery in New York City. After two additional one-man shows at the Midtown Gallery in New York an art critic called Gladys Rockmore Davis "the ten-year wonder of United States art".
Ripley Auctions
May. 01, 2022
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS (AMERICAN, 1901-1967).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Oil on canvas. Nude. Signed lower right. Babcock Galleries label verso. From a New Jersey collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jan. 21, 2022
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Violets," 20th c., pastel on paper, signed lower right, presented in a wood fra..
Est: $250 - $450
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Violets," 20th c., pastel on paper, signed lower right, presented in a wood frame, H.- 18 in., W.- 17 in., Framed H.- 25 5/8 in., W.- 24 5/8 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Jan. 21, 2022
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada),"House and Garden," 20th c., pastel on paper, initialed lower left, presented in...
Est: $400 - $800
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada),"House and Garden," 20th c., pastel on paper, initialed lower left, presented in a polychromed frame, H.- 19 3/4 in., W.- 17 1/4 in., Framed H.- 28 in., W.- 25 in., D.- 1 3/4 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Nov. 30, 2021
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS (1901-1976) O/C NUDE
Est: $800 - $1,200
Large oil on canvas reclining nude with landscape beyond. Signed lower right. With Babcock Galleries label on backing. In a large ornate 19th century frame. Dimensions: (Frame) H 40.25" x W 60", (Canvas) H 30" x W 50" Condition: Painting appears to be cleaned and varnished. A shallow scratch at the upper edge. Frame with surface losses.
Westport Auction
Sep. 18, 2021
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York), "Esther," 20th c., oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and titled en verso, prese..
Est: $1,200 - $2,000
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York), "Esther," 20th c., oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and titled en verso, presented in a wood frame, H.- 29 1/2 in., W.- 19 1/2 in.; Framed H.- 31 in., W.- 21 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Sep. 18, 2021
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Apples," 20th c., pastel on paper, signed lower right, titled en verso, with Ba..
Est: $400 - $800
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Apples," 20th c., pastel on paper, signed lower right, titled en verso, with Babcock Galleries sticker en verso, presented in a wood frame, H.- 17 in., W.- 22 1/2 in., Framed H.- 23 3/4 in., W.- 29 1/4 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Sep. 18, 2021
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Violets," 20th c., pastel on paper, signed lower right, presented in a wood fra..
Est: $400 - $800
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Violets," 20th c., pastel on paper, signed lower right, presented in a wood frame, H.- 18 in., W.- 17 in., Framed H.- 25 5/8 in., W.- 24 5/8 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Sep. 18, 2021
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada),"House and Garden," 20th c., pastel on paper, initialed lower left, presented in...
Est: $600 - $900
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada),"House and Garden," 20th c., pastel on paper, initialed lower left, presented in a polychromed frame, H.- 19 3/4 in., W.- 17 1/4 in., Framed H.- 28 in., W.- 25 in., D.- 1 3/4 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Sep. 18, 2021
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Flowers in Glass," 20th c., oil on canvas, initialed "G.R.D" lower right, title..
Est: $600 - $900
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Flowers in Glass," 20th c., oil on canvas, initialed "G.R.D" lower right, titled en verso, presented in a wood frame, H.- 29 3/4 in., W.- 19 3/4 in., Framed H.- 34 in., W.- 24 in., D.- 2 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Sep. 18, 2021
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Flowers in Glass with Blue Drape," 20th c., oil on canvas, initialed "G.R.D" lo..
Est: $600 - $900
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York/Canada), "Flowers in Glass with Blue Drape," 20th c., oil on canvas, initialed "G.R.D" lower right, titled en verso, presented in a wood frame, H.- 29 3/4 in., W.- 19 3/4 in., Framed H.- 34 in., W.- 24 in., D.- 2 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
May. 08, 2021
†Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York), "Portrait of a Nude Sitting with Flowers," 18th c., oil on canvas, unsigned, presented...
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967, New York), "Portrait of a Nude Sitting with Flowers," 18th c., oil on canvas, unsigned, presented in a gilt frame, H.- 30 in., W.- 25 in., Framed H.- 34 in., W.- 29 1/8 in. Provenance: From the Estate of Gladys Rockmore Davis.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Sep. 22, 2020
Gladys Rockmore Davis, (American, 1901-1967), Sitting Nude, oil on canvas, 12 x 10in (30.5 x 25.5cm)
Est: $400 - $600
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967) Sitting Nude oil on canvas signed lower right G. ROCKMORE DAVIS 12 x 10in (30.5 x 25.5cm)
Andrew Jones Auctions
Jun. 27, 2020
Gladys R. DAVIS: Painting of Seated Woman
Est: -
A framed oil on canvas board painting of a woman at a table, by Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1966). Not signed; bears identifying label verso. [Art: 12 x 16 inches; Frame: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches]. In good condition overall; a few minor losses at outer edges; one tiny loss on ear.
Roland Auctions NY
May. 10, 2020
Gladys Rockmore Davis, Flowers, Oil Painting
Est: $4,200 - $6,500
Artist: Gladys Rockmore Davis, American (1901 - 1967) Title: Flowers Year: circa 1940 Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed l.r. Size: 24 in. x 20 in. (60.96 cm x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 33 x 29 inches
RoGallery
Mar. 26, 2020
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901 - 1967)
Est: $200 - $400
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901 - 1967) framed original oil painting on canvas. Measures 30 inches x 23 inches image size. Signed lower left. Several repairs and in painting with repairs lower right and in painting center mostly. 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.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Jan. 12, 2020
Gladys Rockmore DAVIS: Ballerina - Drawing
Est: $150 - $250
Gladys Rockmore Davis, drawing of a ballerina dated 1944, signed. [Art: 16 x 13 1/2 inches; Frame: 25 x 21 inches]. Age toning.
Roland Auctions NY
Nov. 26, 2019
Gladys Rockmore Davis American, 1901-1967 Dressing
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gladys Rockmore Davis American, 1901-1967 Dressing Signed with initials GRD (lr) Oil on canvas 30 1/4 x 25 1/8 inches Provenance: Midtown Galleries, New York Exhibited: New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Painting Today 1950, Dec. 8, 1950 - Feb. 25, 1951
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 21, 2019
Gladys Rockmore Davis Lithograph [Nude]
Est: $30 - $60
Gladys Rockmore Davis (New York, Chicago 1901 - 1967) lithograph. Artist's initial in plate lower right. Work titled 'Seated Nude.' Measures 9.25-in. x 6.5-in. sheet size. In VG/VG+ condition with minor foxing. Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. 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: The Amity Arts Foundation Collection. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
May. 12, 2018
Gladys Rockmore Davis, Young Ballerina, Oil Painting
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Artist: Gladys Rockmore Davis, American (1901 - 1967) Title: Young Ballerina Year: Circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 18 in. x 14 in. (45.72 cm x 35.56 cm) Frame Size: 25 x 21 inches
RoGallery
Apr. 09, 2018
DAVIS, Gladys Rockmore. Watercolor. "Street in
Est: $50 - $1,000
Jerez." Initialed lower right. Titled lower right. Titled and attributed on Midtown Galleries Label Verso. Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967). From a Larchmont, NY storage.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Feb. 28, 2018
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967) American artist
Est: $100 - $150
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967) American artist who worked in both commercial and fine arts, and gave up a career in advertising art to work in creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain. An art critic once called Gladys Rockmore Davis "the ten-year wonder of United States art". In 1951, Mrs. Davis won the Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She was a full Academician at the National Academy of Design. When Mrs. Davis visited Spain in 1952 she was stimulated to new work, which resulted a one-man show held in April 1953, called "Paintings of Spain." She also produced a series of portraits of both children and adults during this time. One of those portraits was of her famous cousin by marriage, Clara Rockmore, who used that portrait as the cover for her Art of the Theremin album in 1977. In 1953, Gladys once again made the cover of American Artist with a charcoal of her new “back view” series. In 1955, she wins the National Academy of Design Isador Gold Medal for her figure, back view, “White Petticoat. Offered here is an 1953 [plate signed] original lithograph from IMPROVISATIONS. Noted artists drew directly on the lithographic plates. Each was used as an ad for various businesses. The proceeds went to Artists Equity. Sheet size is approx. 12 x 8.5 in. VG.
East Coast Books
Oct. 25, 2017
Gladys Davis (1901 - 1967) Oil on Canvas.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
"Marionettes" 29 1/2" x 40". Signed Lower Right.
Weiss Auctions
Jul. 26, 2017
Gladys Rockmore Davis American, 1901-1967 Portrait of Monica Rich, circa 1963
Est: $800 - $1,200
Gladys Rockmore Davis American, 1901-1967 Portrait of Monica Rich, circa 1963 Signed GRD (lr) Oil on canvas 24 x 18 inches Provenance: Babcock Galleries, New York C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 20, 2017
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS AMERICAN 1901-1967
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Woman with Child, oil on canvas, 30 x 20 1/8 in (76.2 x 51.1 cm) PROVENANCE: Loring Art Gallery label verso
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
May. 14, 2017
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967), "Sel Sylphides," and "Ballet Dance from the Wings," 20th c., pair of lithographs, presented in ma...
Est: $200 - $300
Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967), "Sel Sylphides," and "Ballet Dance from the Wings," 20th c., pair of lithographs, presented in matching polychromed frames with beaded lining, H.- 24 1/2 in., W.- 19 1/2 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Dec. 13, 2016
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, New York, 1901-1967), The Red Dress, oil on canvas, initialed lower right, stretcher 30" x 25", ove...
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, New York, 1901-1967), The Red Dress, oil on canvas, initialed lower right, stretcher 30" x 25", overall 43-1/2" x 38-1/2"
William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals
Oct. 01, 2016
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967) Original Pastel Portrait of a Young Girl From France Signed in Original Frame
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967) Original Pastel Portrait of a Young Girl From France Signed in Original Frame - This gorgeous portrait is of a beautiful young girl from France. The piece has expert attention to detail and is almost as if you are looking at a photograph. The drawing is signed in the lower right corner and comes in the original frame. The piece (including the frame) measures 14.75" x 12.75".
GWS Auctions
Jun. 03, 2016
Gladys Rockmore Davis Print Of Ballerina
Est: $10 - $1,000
Print Of Ballerina. Initialed Lower Right: G. R. D. Gladys Rockmore Davis, 1901 - 1967. Framed And Under Glass: 20" X 15.75".
Berner's Auction Gallery
May. 21, 2016
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967) Original Pastel Portrait of a Young Girl From France Signed in Original Frame
Est: -
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967) Original Pastel Portrait of a Young Girl From France Signed in Original Frame - This gorgeous portrait is of a beautiful young girl from France. The piece has expert attention to detail and is almost as if you are looking at a photograph. The drawing is signed in the lower right corner and comes in the original frame. The piece (including the frame) measures 14.75" x 12.75".
GWS Auctions
Dec. 10, 2015
Gladys Rockmore Davis, Vegetable Still Life #2, Pastel Drawing
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
Artist: Gladys Rockmore Davis, American (1901 - 1967) Title: Vegetable Still Life #2 Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed Size: 17.5 in. x 22.5 in. (44.45 cm x 57.15 cm) Frame Size: 23.5 x 29 inches
RoGallery
Dec. 06, 2015
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS (1901-1967) DANCERS
Est: $1,500 - $1,800
Original Gladys Rockmore Davis (1901-1967) Gouache titled School of the Dance Tabanan. In November 1956, after a visit to the Orient, Gladys Rockmore Davis has a show at the Midtown Gallery featuring her impressions of Balinese Dancers. This work is from that exhibit and still retains the Midtown Galleries label on the back. Matted and Framed under glass, measures 23x19x1 in frame and the image is 14x10. Weight is 4 pds. PROVENANCE: The Estate of R. John Holmgren, well listed American illustrator and personal friend of the artist. Gladys Rockmore Davis was an American artist who worked in both commercial and fine arts, and gave up a career in advertising art to work in creative painting. Her work in pastels and gouache ranks with her oils, and her chief subjects are children, nudes and still lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain. An art critic once called Gladys Rockmore Davis "the ten-year wonder of United States art". Her husband Floyd Davis and her son Noel Rockmore were well-known artists as well .Born in New York City in 1901, Gladys Rockmore Davis studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work was regularly included in all the large national and international exhibitions. Her earliest contributions to the museum exhibitions attracted immediate attention and she won a series of important awards. She was honored with awards at an Art Institute of Chicago Annual Exhibition, Corcoran Gallerys Biennial Exhibition, Virginia Biennial Exhibition and Pennsylvania Academy Annual Exhibition. Mrs. Davis is represented in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Swope Art Gallery, the University of Nebraska, the University of Arizona, Toledo Museum, Butler Art Institute, Encyclopedia Britannica, Dallas Museum, Cranbrook Academy and in many private collections. Lengthy feature articles with color illustrations of the artists work have appeared in the Magazine of Art, January 1940, the American Artist Magazine, February 1942, and London Studio, November 1942. Life Magazine 1943, 1944, 1945. She executed a series of paintings of liberated Paris as a war correspondent for Life Magazine.
Charleston Estate Auctions
Apr. 25, 2015
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS AMERICAN 1901-1967
Est: $600 - $900
Young Woman, oil on canvas, 16 x 9 in (40.6 x 22.9 cm), signed lower right
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Dec. 06, 2014
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS (1901-1967): MAKING UP BACKSTAGE (SONO OSATO)
Est: $200 - $500
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS (1901-1967): MAKING UP BACKSTAGE (SONO OSATO) Oil on canvas, signed with initials 'GRD' lower right, with label from Midtown Galleries, NY. 12 1/4 x 9 in., 19 x 16 in. (frame). Property from a New York Collection
STAIR
Sep. 19, 2014
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967), Now It Feels Better!, Initialed "GRD" l.r., Condition: Minor surface grime, minor abrasion
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American, 1901-1967) Now It Feels Better! Initialed "GRD" l.r. Oil on canvas, 27 x 30 in. (68.6 x 76.2 cm), framed. Condition: Minor surface grime, minor abrasions. Literature: Johnson & Johnson Advertisement, Life magazine, February 6, 1950, p. 21. N.B. The present work is one of a series of advertising illustrations created by Davis for Johnson & Johnson surgical dressings, which debuted in March 1949. A copy of Life magazine illustrating the present work, a photocopy of a Johnson & Johnson advertising memo describing the ad campaign, and a photocopy of a biography on Davis by Johnson & Johnson accompany the lot.
Skinner
Jun. 22, 2014
Davis, Charcoal Drawing of Ballerina
Est: $250 - $400
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American 1901-1967), drawing of seated ballerina, charcoal on paper, signed lower right, gallery label verso, 16"h x 13"w (view), 29"h x 25"w (frame). Provenance: From a CA estate.
Kaminski Auctions
Aug. 11, 2013
Gladys Rockmore Davis print of Ballerina
Est: $100 - $300
Prnt of Ballerina. Initialed lower right: G. R. D. (Gladys Rockmore Davis, 1901 - 1967). 20" x 15.75" including frame.
Berner's Auction Gallery
Apr. 04, 2013
Gladys Rockmore Davis, Young Ballerina, Oil Painting
Est: $8,500 - $9,500
Artist: Gladys Rockmore Davis, American (1901 - 1967) | Title: Young Ballerina | Year: Circa 1960 | Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. | Size: 18 in. x 14 in. (45.72 cm x 35.56 cm) | Frame Size: 25 x 21 inches
RoGallery
Mar. 23, 2013
Gladys Rockmore Davis oil
Est: $500 - $800
Gladys Rockmore Davis (American 1901-1967)- Portrait of a Woman- oil on masonite, initialed G. R. D. lower right, very good condition. 7 x 5''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 17, 2013
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS N.A. (New York, 1901-1967). PORTRAIT OF H. MCGILL: WOMAN DRAPED IN BLUE, DEEP IN THOUGHT, WITH PLACID EXPRESSION,
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
GLADYS ROCKMORE DAVIS N.A. (New York, 1901-1967). PORTRAIT OF H. MCGILL: WOMAN DRAPED IN BLUE, DEEP IN THOUGHT, WITH PLACID EXPRESSION, signed with monogram "GRD" lower right. Oil on canvas Click here to view supplemental information for this lot. - Framed, 30 in. x 25 in
Sloans & Kenyon