Harold Gretzner Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Harold Gretzner Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 17, 2024
Harold Gretzner (California, 1902-1977) "Back Lot," Oakland Neighborhood Landscape, Watercolor
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Gretzner (California, 1902-1977) "Back Lot," Oakland Neighborhood Landscape, Watercolor On Paper. Signed "Harold Gretzner AWS." As framed approximately 37.75W x 30.0H x 1.75D in. Sight approximately 28.875W x 20.25H in.
Clark's Auction Company
Jul. 14, 2024
Harold Gretzner (California, 1902-1977) "Back Lot," Oakland Neighborhood Landscape, Watercolor
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Gretzner (California, 1902-1977) "Back Lot," Oakland Neighborhood Landscape, Watercolor On Paper. Signed "Harold Gretzner AWS." As framed approximately 37.75W x 30.0H x 1.75D in. Sight approximately 28.875W x 20.25H in.
Clark's Auction Company
Dec. 17, 2023
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 18, 2023
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $300 - $500
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), Houseboat 'Varda', Sausalito, watercolor, signed lower right, gallery label (Piedmont Lane Gallery, Oakland, CA) affixed verso, overall (with frame): 34.5"h x 40.5"w. Gretzner was California-based artist known for being a founder of the West Coast Watercolor Society.
Clars Auctions
Sep. 10, 2023
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 07, 2023
HAROLD GRETZNER - CITY SKETCH
Est: $100 - $200
Lot 201 Harold Gretzner American (1902-1977) City Sketch ink on paper sight: 7 5/8 x 7 3/8 inches frame dimensions: 11 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 1 inches,glazed frame
Capsule Gallery Auction
Jul. 18, 2023
Harold Gretzner (1902-1977), "Coit Tower," 1960; and house in the forest, Watercolor on double-sided paper, Sight of recto: 20.75" H x 27.875" W; Sight of verso: 21" H x 27.875" W
Est: $300 - $500
Harold Gretzner (1902-1977) "Coit Tower," 1960; and House in the forest Watercolor on double-sided paper Signed lower right: Harold Gretzner; titled and dated on a gallery label affixed verso; the second untitled
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 11, 2023
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 12, 2023
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 12, 2023
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting
Est: $360 - $450
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119259 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 18, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Overall good. Minor wear to edges. Minor age toning. Hand inscription Sold on the upper left corner of the back side. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 13, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting
Est: $360 - $450
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119259 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 21, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting
Est: $380 - $500
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119259 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 21, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $475 - $625
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 13, 2022
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $300 - $500
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), Crashing Waves, watercolor, signed lower right, overall (with frame): 31.5"h x 37.5"w
Clars Auctions
May. 26, 2022
HAROLD GRETZNER - CITY SKETCH
Est: $200 - $400
Lot 90 Harold Gretzner American (1902-1977) City Sketch ink on paper sight: 7 5/8 x 7 3/8 inches frame dimensions: 11 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 1 inches,glazed frame
Capsule Gallery Auction
May. 08, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting
Est: $400 - $525
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119259 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 08, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $500 - $650
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 06, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting
Est: $425 - $550
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119259 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 06, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting
Est: $425 - $550
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 21 x 26 inches / 53 x 66 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119258 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 06, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 06, 2022
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Mansion MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right and lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119254 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2021
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting
Est: $425 - $550
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 23 inches / 48 x 58 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119259 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2021
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting
Est: $425 - $550
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Country Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 21 x 26 inches / 53 x 66 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119258 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2021
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $425 - $550
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119255 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2021
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Mission MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 27 inches / 55 x 68 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119257 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2021
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119256 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2021
Harold Gretzner (CA,MD,1902-1977) watercolor painting 2-sided
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: Harold Gretzner (California, Maryland, 1902 - 1977) NAME: Mansion MEDIUM: watercolor on heavy paper CONDITION: Very good. Minor age toning. SIGHT SIZE: 22 x 30 inches / 55 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right and lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119254 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Harold Gretzner grew up in the eastern United States and attended art school in Washington, D.C. before moving to California in the 1920s. After settling in the Bay Area, he studied fine art in Oakland and lithography in San Francisco.For over thirty years, he followed a routine. In the predawn morning, providing the weather cooperated, he would wake up and drive toward his workplace in San Francisco. Somewhere along the way, he would stop and paint a watercolor, usually depicting a cityscape or harbor view. He was exclusively a watercolorist and worked only with transparent paints. His style featured a controlled wet-into-wet approach, inspired by his close friend and painting partner, Maurice Logan.Gretzner was a prolific painter and exhibited from the 1930s to the 1970s. He was a member of the Thirteen Watercolorists, and became a founding member of the West Coast Watercolor Society On the East Coast, he exhibited in the annual American Watercolor Society shows. Unfortunately a large number of Gretzner's watercolors were destroyed in a fire that swept through Oakland, California.For most of his life, Gretzner worked as a commercial lithographer in San Francisco. After retiring from this job in the 1960s, he continued painting and taught small groups of advanced students in the Oakland area.He was a member of American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society, West Coast Watercolor Society, Society of Western Artists.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 16, 2018
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $100 - $200
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), Boat Dock Scene with Figure, watercolor, signed lower right, overall (with frame): 16.5"h x 13.5"w
Clars Auctions
Jul. 30, 2016
Harold Gretzner A.W.S. (1902-1977 Oakland, CA)
Est: $400 - $600
San Francisco cityscape of Chinatown, signed lower left: Harold Gretzner A.W.S., watercolor on paper under glass, sight size: 18.75'' H x 21.5'' W, est: $400/600. Note: There is another work of a house on a hill verso.
John Moran Auctioneers
Apr. 17, 2016
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), Oakland Hills Neighborhood, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, sight: 16"h x 12.25"w, overall (with frame): 22"h x 18.5"w
Clars Auctions
Jan. 18, 2015
Watercolors by Harold Gretzner
Est: $500 - $700
(lot of 2) Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), "Martinez, Two Boats" & Two Fishing Boats in the Bay, watercolors, each signed lower right/left, one titled verso, sights: 20"h x 26.75"w, overalls (with frames): 30.5"h x 38.5"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 14, 2014
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $500 - $700
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), "Mud Anchored," watercolor, titled verso, sight: 19.75"h x 28.25"w, overall (with frame): 33.25"h x 39.25"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 14, 2014
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $500 - $700
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), Two Fishing Boats in the Bay, watercolor, signed lower left, sight: 20.25"h x 27.5"w, overall (with frame): 30.5"h x 37.5"w
Clars Auctions
Dec. 14, 2014
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $500 - $700
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), "Martinez, Two Boats," watercolor, signed lower right, titled verso, sight: 20"h x 26.75"w, overall (with frame): 30.5"h x 38.5"w
Clars Auctions
Aug. 09, 2014
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $500 - $700
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), "Boat Landing," watercolor, signed, sight: 20"h x 28"w, overall (with frame): 30''h x 37.75''w
Clars Auctions
Aug. 09, 2014
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner, Depoe Bay
Est: $300 - $500
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), "Depoe Bay," watercolor, signed lower right, titled verso, sight: 20"h x 28"w, overall (with frame): 30 x 38"w
Clars Auctions
Jul. 13, 2014
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner
Est: $700 - $900
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), "The Canal," watercolor, signed lower right, titled verso, sight: 20"h x 28"w, overall (with frame): 30.5"h x 38.5"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 15, 2014
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner, Depoe Bay
Est: $700 - $900
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), "Depoe Bay," watercolor, signed lower right, titled verso, sight: 20"h x 28"w, overall (with frame): 30 x 38"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 15, 2014
Watercolor, Harold Gretzner, Chinatown
Est: $700 - $900
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977), "Chinatown," watercolor, signed lower right, titled verso, sight: 20"h x 28"w, overall (with frame): 30.5 x 38.5"w
Clars Auctions
May. 18, 2013
Harold Gretzner, Winter Cityscape, watercolor
Est: $100 - $200
Harold Gretzner (Californian, 1902-1977), Winter Cityscape, watercolor, signed and inscribed lower right, sight: 14"h x 18.75"w, overall (with frame): 20.25"h x 25"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 13, 2013
Harold Gretzner, Winter Cityscape, watercolor
Est: $300 - $500
Harold Gretzner (Californian, 1902-1977), Winter Cityscape, watercolor, signed and inscribed lower right, sight: 14"h x 18.75"w, overall (with frame): 20.25"h x 25"w
Clars Auctions
Mar. 16, 2013
Harold Gretzner, Winter Cityscape, watercolor
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Gretzner (Californian, 1902-1977), Winter Cityscape, watercolor, signed and inscribed lower right, sight: 14"h x 18.75"w, overall (with frame): 20.25"h x 25"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 29, 2012
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977)
Est: $500 - $700
Near Crockett signed 'Harold Gretzner AWS' (lower right) and signed 'Harold Gretzner' (lower left) and titled on the mat watercolor on paper 19 x 25in unframed
Bonhams
Apr. 29, 2012
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977)
Est: $500 - $700
Richmond Boat Harbor (double sided) signed 'Harold Gretzner AWS' (lower right) and titled on the mat watercolor on paper 20 x 27in unframed
Bonhams
Nov. 20, 2011
Harold Gretzner (American, 1902-1977) Chinatown, San Francisco 21 1/2 x 28 1/2in
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Chinatown, San Francisco signed and inscribed 'Harold / Gretzner / A.W.S.' (lower right) watercolor on paper 21 1/2 x 28 1/2in
Bonhams
Jun. 15, 2010
Harold Gretzner A.W.S. (1902-1977 Oakland, CA)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
San Francisco Chinatown, signed lower left: Harold Gretzner A.W.S., watercolor on paper under acrylic. Provenance: Private Collection, Newport Beach, CA
John Moran Auctioneers
Oct. 13, 2009
Harold Gretzner A.W.S. (1902-1977 Oakland, CA)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Double-sided work: Figures walking between buildings in a coastal town and a view of a light tower on the coast, signed lower right: Harold Gretzner A.W.S., double-sided watercolor on paper under glass
John Moran Auctioneers