Helen Thomas Dranga Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Helen Thomas Dranga Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 29, 2024
Helen Thomas Dranga ''In Manoa Vally, Honolulu'' Oil
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (1865-1928 Hawaii) ''In Manoa Vally, Honolulu'' Oil on Board 12''x17'' Image. Signed lower left with original titled label on verso. Original framing 16''x21''. Excellent original condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Aug. 29, 2024
Helen Thomas Dranga ''Punalu'u Beach'' Oil
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (1865-1928 Hawaii) ''Punalu'u Beach'' Oil on Masonite 9''x12'' Image. Signed lower left. Original gilt Seattle framing 11.5''x14.5''. Excellent original condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Aug. 02, 2023
Helen Thomas Dranga (1866-1940) Marshall Islands Men in a Canoe Using a Navigation Chart 12 x 12 in. (30.4 x 30.4 cm)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (1866-1940) Marshall Islands Men in a Canoe Using a Navigation Chart signed 'H.T. Dranga' (lower left) oil on canvas laid to board 12 x 12 in. (30.4 x 30.4 cm)
Bonhams
Aug. 02, 2022
Helen Thomas Dranga (1866-1940) At Kaneohe Bay 12 x 17 in. framed 16 x 21 in. (Painted circa 1920.)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (1866-1940) At Kaneohe Bay unsigned oil on canvas affixed to board 12 x 17 in. framed 16 x 21 in. Painted circa 1920. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Aug. 18, 2019
Helen Thomas Dranga (CA,Hawaii,1865-1928) oil on canvas
Est: $1,650 - $1,850
ARTIST: Helen Thomas Dranga (California, Hawaii, 1865 - 1928) NAME: Oakland Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One repair to canvas with minor inpainting. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm SIGNED: Lower right SIMILAR ATRISTS: Lloyd Jr Sexton, Lionel Walden, David Howard Hitchcock, Jules Tavernier CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 113937 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $60 + insurance. Helen Thomas Dranga (California, Hawaii, 1865 - 1928) A painter primarily known for her landscapes of Hawaii and portrait depictions of Hawaiians and Chinese, Carrie Helen Thomas (or Tufts?) was born in Oxford, England. She married Theodore Dranga, and they lived in Oakland, California from 1894 to 1900 and then moved to Hawaii. Details regarding her maiden name are at times conflicting, but it is known that she did paint in Hawaii for about twenty-five years. For example, some references list her as having been born in Oxford, England as 'Carrie Helen Thomas', (Forbes and Kunichika, from Hilo 1825-1925 A Century of Painting and Drawings, the catalogue of an exhibit held at the Lyman House Museum, Hilo in 1983-84) while others give her birth name as 'Tufts' (in Finding Paradise written by Don Severson in association with the Honolulu Academy of Art). With watercolor and oil, Helen Dranga painted numerous scenes around her home in Hilo, on the island of Hawaii, and her palette included the violet grays that she saw in the moisture-laden Hilo sky. She also created images of scenes on other Hawaiian Islands. One exceptional example is a picture of the coastline at Punaluu, on the island of Oahu. Later in her career, she did portraits of her friends who were Hawaiian and Chinese, many of these works showing notable sensitivity. Flowers were also some of her subjects. Helen Dranga was among a number of visiting and newly resident artists in Hawaii in the early 1900s who wished to express in their art a sense of Island color and culture. Along with Dranga, some of these artists were Theodore Wores, Bessie Wheeler, Hubert Vos, and Matteo Sandona, all part of a general movement to capture on canvas images of Old Hawaii before it disappeared. One such example of Dranga's work is 'Portrait of a Polynesian Girl' (circa 1910), which depicts a Polynesian girl dressed in white and garlanded with an orange ilima flower lei. Warm light through the foliage of pandanus leaves illuminates the ground and her figure, creating a lively pattern of light, shade, and reflection on her face. 1800 to 1940 was considered the 'golden era' of Hawaii, and artworks specifically from this period were gathered for the first time in the show 'Encounters In Paradise', which was exhibited at the Honolulu Academy of the Arts. Most of the pictures were obtained from museums and private collections, and included works by some of the above named artists, as well as Jules Tavernier, Charles Furneaux, John Kelly, and Hilo-based Helen Dranga. Helen Dranga's compositions also regularly appeared as covers of Paradise of the Pacific Magazine throughout the 1920s and 1930s. These magazines themselves have become collectibles. A rare Paradise of the Pacific issue from December 1934 was auctioned around 2002, and its auction description mentioned the issue as particularly notable because it featured paintings by D.Howard Hitchcock, Lionel Walden, and Helen Dranga. Carrie Helen T. Dranga was a member of the Hawaiian Society of Artists, and her work is in the Lyman Museum in Hilo, the Honolulu Academy of Art, as well as numerous important private collections. She died in Hilo in 1940 and is buried in San Diego.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 14, 2019
Helen Thomas Dranga (CA,Hawaii,1865-1928) oil on canvas
Est: $1,750 - $1,950
ARTIST: Helen Thomas Dranga (California, Hawaii, 1865 - 1928) NAME: Oakland Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One repair to canvas with minor inpainting. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm SIGNED: Lower right SIMILAR ATRISTS: Lloyd Jr Sexton, Lionel Walden, David Howard Hitchcock, Jules Tavernier CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 113937 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $60 + insurance. Helen Thomas Dranga (California, Hawaii, 1865 - 1928) A painter primarily known for her landscapes of Hawaii and portrait depictions of Hawaiians and Chinese, Carrie Helen Thomas (or Tufts?) was born in Oxford, England. She married Theodore Dranga, and they lived in Oakland, California from 1894 to 1900 and then moved to Hawaii. Details regarding her maiden name are at times conflicting, but it is known that she did paint in Hawaii for about twenty-five years. For example, some references list her as having been born in Oxford, England as 'Carrie Helen Thomas', (Forbes and Kunichika, from Hilo 1825-1925 A Century of Painting and Drawings, the catalogue of an exhibit held at the Lyman House Museum, Hilo in 1983-84) while others give her birth name as 'Tufts' (in Finding Paradise written by Don Severson in association with the Honolulu Academy of Art). With watercolor and oil, Helen Dranga painted numerous scenes around her home in Hilo, on the island of Hawaii, and her palette included the violet grays that she saw in the moisture-laden Hilo sky. She also created images of scenes on other Hawaiian Islands. One exceptional example is a picture of the coastline at Punaluu, on the island of Oahu. Later in her career, she did portraits of her friends who were Hawaiian and Chinese, many of these works showing notable sensitivity. Flowers were also some of her subjects. Helen Dranga was among a number of visiting and newly resident artists in Hawaii in the early 1900s who wished to express in their art a sense of Island color and culture. Along with Dranga, some of these artists were Theodore Wores, Bessie Wheeler, Hubert Vos, and Matteo Sandona, all part of a general movement to capture on canvas images of Old Hawaii before it disappeared. One such example of Dranga's work is 'Portrait of a Polynesian Girl' (circa 1910), which depicts a Polynesian girl dressed in white and garlanded with an orange ilima flower lei. Warm light through the foliage of pandanus leaves illuminates the ground and her figure, creating a lively pattern of light, shade, and reflection on her face. 1800 to 1940 was considered the 'golden era' of Hawaii, and artworks specifically from this period were gathered for the first time in the show 'Encounters In Paradise', which was exhibited at the Honolulu Academy of the Arts. Most of the pictures were obtained from museums and private collections, and included works by some of the above named artists, as well as Jules Tavernier, Charles Furneaux, John Kelly, and Hilo-based Helen Dranga. Helen Dranga's compositions also regularly appeared as covers of Paradise of the Pacific Magazine throughout the 1920s and 1930s. These magazines themselves have become collectibles. A rare Paradise of the Pacific issue from December 1934 was auctioned around 2002, and its auction description mentioned the issue as particularly notable because it featured paintings by D.Howard Hitchcock, Lionel Walden, and Helen Dranga. Carrie Helen T. Dranga was a member of the Hawaiian Society of Artists, and her work is in the Lyman Museum in Hilo, the Honolulu Academy of Art, as well as numerous important private collections. She died in Hilo in 1940 and is buried in San Diego.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 13, 2019
Helen Thomas Dranga (CA,Hawaii,1865-1928) oil on canvas
Est: $1,850 - $2,000
ARTIST: Helen Thomas Dranga (California, Hawaii, 1865 - 1928) NAME: Oakland Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One repair to canvas with minor inpainting. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm SIGNED: Lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 113937 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $60 + insurance. Helen Thomas Dranga (California, Hawaii, 1865 - 1928) A painter primarily known for her landscapes of Hawaii and portrait depictions of Hawaiians and Chinese, Carrie Helen Thomas (or Tufts?) was born in Oxford, England. She married Theodore Dranga, and they lived in Oakland, California from 1894 to 1900 and then moved to Hawaii. Details regarding her maiden name are at times conflicting, but it is known that she did paint in Hawaii for about twenty-five years. For example, some references list her as having been born in Oxford, England as 'Carrie Helen Thomas', (Forbes and Kunichika, from Hilo 1825-1925 A Century of Painting and Drawings, the catalogue of an exhibit held at the Lyman House Museum, Hilo in 1983-84) while others give her birth name as 'Tufts' (in Finding Paradise written by Don Severson in association with the Honolulu Academy of Art). With watercolor and oil, Helen Dranga painted numerous scenes around her home in Hilo, on the island of Hawaii, and her palette included the violet grays that she saw in the moisture-laden Hilo sky. She also created images of scenes on other Hawaiian Islands. One exceptional example is a picture of the coastline at Punaluu, on the island of Oahu. Later in her career, she did portraits of her friends who were Hawaiian and Chinese, many of these works showing notable sensitivity. Flowers were also some of her subjects. Helen Dranga was among a number of visiting and newly resident artists in Hawaii in the early 1900s who wished to express in their art a sense of Island color and culture. Along with Dranga, some of these artists were Theodore Wores, Bessie Wheeler, Hubert Vos, and Matteo Sandona, all part of a general movement to capture on canvas images of Old Hawaii before it disappeared. One such example of Dranga's work is 'Portrait of a Polynesian Girl' (circa 1910), which depicts a Polynesian girl dressed in white and garlanded with an orange ilima flower lei. Warm light through the foliage of pandanus leaves illuminates the ground and her figure, creating a lively pattern of light, shade, and reflection on her face. 1800 to 1940 was considered the 'golden era' of Hawaii, and artworks specifically from this period were gathered for the first time in the show 'Encounters In Paradise', which was exhibited at the Honolulu Academy of the Arts. Most of the pictures were obtained from museums and private collections, and included works by some of the above named artists, as well as Jules Tavernier, Charles Furneaux, John Kelly, and Hilo-based Helen Dranga. Helen Dranga's compositions also regularly appeared as covers of Paradise of the Pacific Magazine throughout the 1920s and 1930s. These magazines themselves have become collectibles. A rare Paradise of the Pacific issue from December 1934 was auctioned around 2002, and its auction description mentioned the issue as particularly notable because it featured paintings by D.Howard Hitchcock, Lionel Walden, and Helen Dranga. Carrie Helen T. Dranga was a member of the Hawaiian Society of Artists, and her work is in the Lyman Museum in Hilo, the Honolulu Academy of Art, as well as numerous important private collections. She died in Hilo in 1940 and is buried in San Diego.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 14, 2018
Panting, Helen Thomas Dranga
Est: $700 - $1,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (American, 1865-1928), Oakland Landscape, oil on canvas, signed lower right and verso (on top stretcher bar), canvas: 20"h x 16"w, overall (with frame): 24"h x 20"w
Clars Auctions
Nov. 20, 2017
Helen Thomas Dranga (1866-1940) Pu Hala on the Waiakea River near Hilo 14 x 10in overall: 21 x 17in
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Helen Thomas Dranga Pu Hala on the Waiakea River near Hilo signed 'HT Dranga' (lower left) oil on canvas 14 x 10in overall: 21 x 17in
Bonhams
Mar. 12, 2017
Helen Thomas Dranga (British/American, 1866-1940)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (British/American, 1866-1940), "Bay View, Hawaii, Possibly Near Honolulu", oil on canvas board, signed lower right, 17-3/4" x 22". Framed. Helen Dranga, a native of Oxford, England, studied at the Kensington College of Art (Royal Art College) before moving to Hilo, Hawaii with her husband and young son in 1901. For the next 27 years, Dranga devoted her life to recording the rich diversity of the Hawaiian shores, flora and inhabitants with a sensitivity and meditative quiescence that appealed to fellow denizens. In the 1920s and 1930s, Dranga's paintings were regularly featured on the cover of Paradise of the Pacific - a prominent Honolulu magazine in circulation since 1888. In the painting offered here, another rare view of Hawaii is disclosed - white sandy beaches nestled amid a sun-drenched cove lined by volcanic rock on the horizon. White beaches, rare as they are, dot the Hawaiian terrain, making it difficult to pinpoint the inlet or bay from where this oeuvre was painted, since Dranga did travel throughout the islands. Hilo is not known for its white beaches, so this view may have been painted near Honolulu where Dranga spent the last few years of her life.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Dec. 10, 2016
Helen Thomas Dranga (British/American, 1866-1940)
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (British/American, 1866-1940), "Bay View, Hawaii", oil on canvas board, signed lower right, 17-3/4" x 22". Framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jun. 09, 2016
HELEN THOMAS DRANGA | Banana Tree Grove
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
oil on canvas laid down on board
Sotheby's
Jun. 09, 2016
HELEN THOMAS DRANGA | Jacaranda Tree
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
oil on canvas laid down on?board
Sotheby's
Sep. 06, 2013
Helen Thomas Dranga
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (California/Hawaii, 1866-1940) HAWAIIAN LANDSCAPE oil on canvas laid onto panel, framed, signed lower left H14" W19 3/4"
Charlton Hall
Sep. 24, 2008
Helen Thomas Dranga 1866-1940 , Casting a Net, Hawaii oil on canvas, unframed
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
signed with initials H.T.O ., l.r. oil on canvas, unframed
Sotheby's
Sep. 13, 2008
Helen Thomas Dranga (American 1866-1940)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Helen Thomas Dranga (American 1866-1940) Hawaiian Inlet Signed H. Dranga l.l. Oil on canvas mounted on paperboard 11-1/4 x 8-1/2 in (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Weschler's