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Decoration painter, Lithographer, Painter, b. 1834 - d. 1921

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  • Two Chicago early lithographs.
    Feb. 15, 2025

    Two Chicago early lithographs.

    Est: $400 - $600

    Two Chicago early lithographs. Louis KURZ (American, 1833-1921): "Mc Vicker's Theater (Chicago)". Lithograph with hand coloring, 1865. Publisher: Jevne & Almini. Printer: Chicago Lithographing Company, 152-154 Clark Street. Image size: 8 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches. Framed. We add "Soldiers Home". Lithograph with hand coloring, 1866. Publisher: Jevne & Almini. Printer: Chicago Lithographing Company, 152-154 Clark Street. Image size: 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches.

    Armstrong Fine Art
  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Battle of Wilson's Creek
    Jun. 08, 2023

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Battle of Wilson's Creek

    Est: $150 - $300

    KURZ, Louis (1834-1921) & ALLISON, Alexander (ca. 1799-1862). Battle of Wilson's Creek. Chromolithograph. Chicago, 1891. 22" x 28 1/4" sheet.

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  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Battle of Tippecanoe
    Jun. 08, 2023

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Battle of Tippecanoe

    Est: $250 - $500

    KURZ, Louis (1834-1921) & ALLISON, Alexander (ca. 1799-1862). Battle of Tippecanoe. Chromolithograph. Chicago, 1891. 22" x 28 1/4" sheet.

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  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Battle of Chattanooga
    Jun. 08, 2023

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Battle of Chattanooga

    Est: $200 - $400

    KURZ, Louis (1834-1921) & ALLISON, Alexander (ca. 1799-1862). Battle of Chattanooga. Chromolithograph. Chicago, 1891. 22" x 28 1/4" sheet.

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  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Assault on Fort Sanders
    Jun. 08, 2023

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Assault on Fort Sanders

    Est: $300 - $600

    KURZ, Louis (1834-1921) & ALLISON, Alexander (ca. 1799-1862). Assault on Fort Sanders. Chromolithograph. Chicago,1891. 22" x 28 1/4" sheet.

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  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Battle of New Orleans
    Jun. 08, 2023

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph, Battle of New Orleans

    Est: $400 - $800

    KURZ, Louis (1834-1921) & ALLISON, Alexander (ca. 1799-1862). Battle of New Orleans. Chromolithograph. Chicago: Kurz & Allison, 1890. 21 1/2" x 28 1/4" sheet. January 8, 1815. British (Gen. Pakenham) Loss: Gen. Pak. & over 2000 Kd & Wd. / American (Gen. Jackson) Loss: 7Kd & 6Wd

    Arader Galleries
  • Portrait of a Woman by Louis Kurz (1834-1921)
    Oct. 16, 2021

    Portrait of a Woman by Louis Kurz (1834-1921)

    Est: $200 - $300

    Louis O. Kurz (1834-1921) framed oil on canvas depicting portrait of a woman circa 1890's. Signed lower right. 19" x 15" with frame 22-1/2" x 18-1/2". Condition: Restretched on newer stretcher bars. Has significant paint cracking. Some darkening to surface. Newer frame Revarnished in 1993.

    Donley Auction Services
  • Louis Kurz Portrait of Woman Oil on Canvas Painting
    Feb. 09, 2020

    Louis Kurz Portrait of Woman Oil on Canvas Painting

    Est: $250 - $500

    Louis Kurz Portrait of Woman Oil on Canvas Painting in frame. Listed Illinois artist born 1834 and died 192118 1/2 x 22 1/2, Image: 14 1/2 x 18 3/4 Shipping in continental US $38.00 Please ask any questions before bidding Good Luck!

    Lodestar Auctions
  • Kurz - Chicago University
    Feb. 08, 2020

    Kurz - Chicago University

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: "CHICAGO UNIVERSITY is represented by this view of the building,[as it] will be when completed. The artist anticipated the finishing work now rapidly progressing upon the building..." "The University is charmingly located. It is now within the corporate limits of the City of Chicago, but nearly three miles south of the centre of the City. It is within four hundred yards of Lake Michigan..." "The material used in the construction is the justly celebrated Athens stone of our own State. The walls are rockfaced, the turrets, facings, cornices, etc., are dressed. The style is Norman. The entire cost will be $200,000. The exterior appearance of the University is very grand and imposing..." (from James W. Sheahan's original text). About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz - Briggs House, Chicago
    Feb. 08, 2020

    Kurz - Briggs House, Chicago

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: The Briggs House was a high-end hotel at Randolph and Wells Streets. It opened to the public in 1855 and was lost in the Great Fire of 1871 About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz - Crosby's Opera House, Chicago
    Feb. 08, 2020

    Kurz - Crosby's Opera House, Chicago

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: Crosby's Opera House, which was generally considered the most beautiful opera house in America in 1866, was lost in the Great Fire of 1871. About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz - Michigan Avenue, from Park Row, Chicago
    Feb. 08, 2020

    Kurz - Michigan Avenue, from Park Row, Chicago

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: "This is one of the most frequented and familiar scenes to the residents of Chicago, and is presented in this view as seen from Park Row... This view includes the whole of the park. The picture, however, is intended to give a view of which are envied the distinction which is supposed to attach to the occupants of a dwelling on this magnificent avenue. The portion represented in this view is about one mile in length, and embraces all that part of it which commands an unobstructed view of the lake. Built, as it is, only upon one side, and fronting the lake, it has always been sought as a desirable place of residence." [from James Sheahan's original text] The Lake Park later became part of Grant Park. It is interesting to note the military exercises being conducted in the park, as probably to be expected a year after the end of the Civil War. About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz - Custom House, Chicago
    Feb. 08, 2020

    Kurz - Custom House, Chicago

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: Generally known as the Post Office Building, this building on the corner of Dearborn and Monroe, contained the Customs, U.S. Marshals, Federal Courts, District Attorneys and of course the Post Office. It was completed in 1860, faced with Illinois marble and said to be completely fire-proof. It was however lost in the Great Fire, only the walls remaining. About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz - Custom House, Chicago
    Nov. 02, 2019

    Kurz - Custom House, Chicago

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: Generally known as the Post Office Building, this building on the corner of Dearborn and Monroe, contained the Customs, U.S. Marshals, Federal Courts, District Attorneys and of course the Post Office. It was completed in 1860, faced with Illinois marble and said to be completely fire-proof. It was however lost in the Great Fire, only the walls remaining. About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz - Chicago University
    Nov. 02, 2019

    Kurz - Chicago University

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: "CHICAGO UNIVERSITY is represented by this view of the building,[as it] will be when completed. The artist anticipated the finishing work now rapidly progressing upon the building..." "The University is charmingly located. It is now within the corporate limits of the City of Chicago, but nearly three miles south of the centre of the City. It is within four hundred yards of Lake Michigan..." "The material used in the construction is the justly celebrated Athens stone of our own State. The walls are rockfaced, the turrets, facings, cornices, etc., are dressed. The style is Norman. The entire cost will be $200,000. The exterior appearance of the University is very grand and imposing..." (from James W. Sheahan's original text). About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz -Chicago University
    Oct. 26, 2019

    Kurz -Chicago University

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: "CHICAGO UNIVERSITY is represented by this view of the building,[as it] will be when completed. The artist anticipated the finishing work now rapidly progressing upon the building..." "The University is charmingly located. It is now within the corporate limits of the City of Chicago, but nearly three miles south of the centre of the City. It is within four hundred yards of Lake Michigan..." "The material used in the construction is the justly celebrated Athens stone of our own State. The walls are rockfaced, the turrets, facings, cornices, etc., are dressed. The style is Norman. The entire cost will be $200,000. The exterior appearance of the University is very grand and imposing..." (from James W. Sheahan's original text). About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz - Briggs House
    Oct. 26, 2019

    Kurz - Briggs House

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: The Briggs House was a high-end hotel at Randolph and Wells Streets. It opened to the public in 1855 and was lost in the Great Fire of 1871. About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz - Rush Street Bridge. From State St. Chicago
    Oct. 26, 2019

    Kurz - Rush Street Bridge. From State St. Chicago

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: "The new structure [Rush Street Bridge], which is represented in this view, is of the same dimensions as the original bridge, but is built of wood. Fox and Howard, of Chicago, erected it in 1864, for the city, at a cost of ten thousand dollars. On the left of the picture is the elevator of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, now one of the Northwestern Railway Comapny, and on the right is seen Jewett and Roots stove warehouse. It wil be seen that Bennet Pieters and Company had, at the time the sketch was taken, sole occupancy of the fenders of the new bridge, in adveryising their famous Red Jacket Bitters." (James W. Sheahan, from the original Chicago Illustrated text). About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz -Railroad Depot; M. S. & N. I. & C. & Pc. R.R. DEP
    Oct. 26, 2019

    Kurz -Railroad Depot; M. S. & N. I. & C. & Pc. R.R. DEP

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    About the image: "This imposing building was commenced on the 16th of April, 1866, and is now completed. It is of the Franco-Italian style. The building measures 542 feet by 160 feet; these measurements are exclusive of the outside platforms from which are under the general roof-the total width being 180 feet. The central or great roof over the tracks is 132 feet span; the side platforms are 27 feet wide, and the central one 16 feet. There are three tracks for departing trains, and two for trains arriving. The height of the roof is 60 feet from the platforms... " "Each of the several [railroad] companies using this depot has its baggage rooms, oil and lamp rooms, conductors room, and large waiting apartments for ladies and gentlemen. There are rooms, also, for second class passengers, and emigrants, provided with all conveniences." (from James W. Sheahan's original text in Chicago Illustrated). About the work: This hand-colored lithograph is from Louis Kurz's Chicago Illustrated: 1830-1866. The work was published in Chicago by Jevne & Almini in 1866. It was a suberb series of views of pre-Great Fire Chicago. Because of the devastating fire of 1871, these views turned out to be particularly important historically. "In 1863, Mr. Uranus H. Crosby, of Chicago, a gentleman of means and of great enterprise, conceived the idea of building in this city an edifice of this kind, which, while designed to be of personal profit to its projector, should also be a credit and an ornament to the city, and give stability to the growing interest of the fine arts. Filled with this most honorable ambition, he, in company with W. W. Boyington, Esq., an architect of Chicago, visited the other cities of the country, examining with care all the buildings erected for like purposes, profiting alike by the practical excellencies and the practical defects which they witnessed. The results of this careful and deliberate examination was the plan of the present building, which, without exception, is generally acknowledged the best designed structure of the kind in America." [from the original text]. Provenance: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Americana Collection.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph - Williamsburg - 1893
    Dec. 20, 2018

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph - Williamsburg - 1893

    Est: $700 - $1,050

    **Originally Listed At $350** Louis Kurz (1834-1921, b. Salzburg, Austria, d. Chicago, Illinois) "Battle of Williamsburg", Kurz & Allison, Chicago: 1893. An original vibrant chromolithograph - skillfully finished in gum arabic and mounted on canvas - depicting this famed Civil War battle in vivid detail and a bright color palette. Text below the image reads, "GEN. HANCOCK'S CHARGE, MAY 5' 1862, UNION (GEN. McCLELLAN) LOSS: 456 KD (KILLED), 1411 WD (WOUNDED), 372 MISSG. (MISSING) CONF. (GEN. J.E. JOHNSTON) LOSS: ABT (ABOUT) 1000 KD (KILLED) & WD (WOUNDED), 800 PRIS. (PRISONERS). --- COPYRIGHTED 1893 BY KURZ & ALLISON, 76&78 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO ---BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG." Size: 28.25" W x 22.125" H (71.8 cm x 56.2 cm) Size: 27.875" W x 21.75" H (70.8 cm x 55.2 cm) The Chicago firm of Kurz & Allison is very well known for commemorative prints of American historical scenes. Founded in 1880, the firm's avowed purpose according to its mission statement was to design "for large scale establishments of all kinds, and in originating and placing on the market artistic and fancy prints of the most elaborate workmanship." Indeed, their works lived up to this declaration - quite dramatic, delineated in a bright color palette, and certainly action-packed. Kurz's background as a muralist resulted in mesmerizing historical images as we see here. Born Ludovicus Ferdinandus Josephus Kurz von Goldenstein, Louis Kurz came to America in 1848. By 1853, he joined his family in Chicago and began a prolific career as a scene painter. During the 1850s, he made lithographs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was associated with Henry Seifert. In the 1860s, he returned to Chicago where he founded the Chicago Lithographic Company (1864-71). Following this, in the 1870s, Kurz founded the American Oleograph Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finally, in 1878 he returned to Chicago - this time for good. A couple of years later he formed a partnership with Alexander Allison until about 1899. Kurz and Allison produced chromolithographs, and were particularly known for American battle scenes. Many referred to them as the Currier and Ives of the Midwest. Kurz's work may be found in the collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Chicago Historical Society; Library of Congress; New York Public Library; Milwaukee Historical Society; Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134661

    Artemis Gallery
  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph - Fort Donelson - 1887
    Dec. 20, 2018

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph - Fort Donelson - 1887

    Est: $700 - $1,050

    **Originally Listed At $350** Louis Kurz (1834-1921, b. Salzburg, Austria, d. Chicago, Illinois) "Battle of Fort Donelson", Kurz & Allison, Chicago: 1887. An original vibrant chromolithograph - meticulously finished in gum arabic and mounted on canvas - depicting this famed Civil War battle in vivid detail and a bright color palette. Text below the image reads, "CAPTURE OF GENERAL S.B. BUCKNER AND HIS ARMY, FEBRUARY 16TH 1862. --- COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY KURZ & ALLISON, ART PUBLISHERS, 76&78 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO, U.S.A. ---BATTLE OF FORT DONELSON." Size: 28.25" W x 22.125" H (71.8 cm x 56.2 cm) Size: 27.875" W x 21.75" H (70.8 cm x 55.2 cm) The Chicago firm of Kurz & Allison is very well known for commemorative prints of American historical scenes. Founded in 1880, the firm's avowed purpose according to their mission statement was to design "for large scale establishments of all kinds, and in originating and placing on the market artistic and fancy prints of the most elaborate workmanship." Indeed, their works lived up to this declaration - quite dramatic, delineated in a bright color palette, and certainly action-packed. Kurz's background as a muralist resulted in mesmerizing historical images as we see here. Born Ludovicus Ferdinandus Josephus Kurz von Goldenstein, Louis Kurz came to America in 1848. By 1853, he joined his family in Chicago and began a prolific career as a scene painter. During the 1850s, he made lithographs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was associated with Henry Seifert. In the 1860s, he returned to Chicago where he founded the Chicago Lithographic Company (1864-71). Following this, in the 1870s, Kurz founded the American Oleograph Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finally, in 1878 he returned to Chicago - this time for good. A couple of years later he formed a partnership with Alexander Allison until about 1899. Kurz and Allison produced chromolithographs, and were particularly known for American battle scenes. Many referred to them as the Currier and Ives of the Midwest. Kurz's work may be found in the collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Chicago Historical Society; Library of Congress; New York Public Library; Milwaukee Historical Society; Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134659

    Artemis Gallery
  • Louis Kurz Chromolithograph, Battle of Princeton - 1911
    Sep. 13, 2018

    Louis Kurz Chromolithograph, Battle of Princeton - 1911

    Est: $600 - $900

    Louis Kurz (1834-1921, b. Salzburg, Austria, d. Chicago, Illinois), "Battle of Princeton", published in Chicago in 1911. A vibrant original chromolithograph depicting this famed Revolutionary War battle in vivid detail and a bright color palette. General Washington is shown resolutely leading his troops against the Red Coat lines. In the distance, one can see Nassau Hall, and in the foreground Kurz has rendered the wounded upon the snow-covered ground. Text below the image reads, "WASHINGTON'S CHARGE JANUARY 3rd 1777. AMERICAN LOSS: GEN. MERCER AND ABOUT 100 MEN. BRITISH LOSS: KD (KILLED) & WD (WOUNDED) 200.300 PRISONERS AND CANNONS TAKEN. --- COPYRIGHTED 1911 BY LOUIS KURZ, CHICAGO, ILL ---BATTLE OF PRINCETON." Size: 28.25" W x 22.125" H (71.8 cm x 56.2 cm) Born Ludovicus Ferdinandus Josephus Kurz von Goldenstein, Louis Kurz came to America in 1848. By 1853, he joined his family in Chicago and began a prolific career as a scene painter. During the 1850s, he made lithographs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was associated with Henry Seifert. In the 1860s, he returned to Chicago where he founded the Chicago Lithographic Company (1864-71). Following this, in the 1870s, Kurz founded the American Oleograph Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finally, in 1878 he returned to Chicago - this time for good. A couple of years later he formed a partnership with Alexander Allison until about 1899. Kurz and Allison produced chromolithographs, and were particularly known for American battle scenes. Many referred to them as the Currier and Ives of the Midwest. Kurz's work may be found in the collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Chicago Historical Society; Library of Congress; New York Public Library; Milwaukee Historical Society; Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134658

    Artemis Gallery
  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph - Williamsburg - 1893
    Sep. 13, 2018

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph - Williamsburg - 1893

    Est: $600 - $900

    Louis Kurz (1834-1921, b. Salzburg, Austria, d. Chicago, Illinois) "Battle of Williamsburg", Kurz & Allison, Chicago: 1893. An original vibrant chromolithograph - skillfully finished in gum arabic and mounted on canvas - depicting this famed Civil War battle in vivid detail and a bright color palette. Text below the image reads, "GEN. HANCOCK'S CHARGE, MAY 5' 1862, UNION (GEN. McCLELLAN) LOSS: 456 KD (KILLED), 1411 WD (WOUNDED), 372 MISSG. (MISSING) CONF. (GEN. J.E. JOHNSTON) LOSS: ABT (ABOUT) 1000 KD (KILLED) & WD (WOUNDED), 800 PRIS. (PRISONERS). --- COPYRIGHTED 1893 BY KURZ & ALLISON, 76&78 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO ---BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG." Size: 28.25" W x 22.125" H (71.8 cm x 56.2 cm) Size: 27.875" W x 21.75" H (70.8 cm x 55.2 cm) The Chicago firm of Kurz & Allison is very well known for commemorative prints of American historical scenes. Founded in 1880, the firm's avowed purpose according to its mission statement was to design "for large scale establishments of all kinds, and in originating and placing on the market artistic and fancy prints of the most elaborate workmanship." Indeed, their works lived up to this declaration - quite dramatic, delineated in a bright color palette, and certainly action-packed. Kurz's background as a muralist resulted in mesmerizing historical images as we see here. Born Ludovicus Ferdinandus Josephus Kurz von Goldenstein, Louis Kurz came to America in 1848. By 1853, he joined his family in Chicago and began a prolific career as a scene painter. During the 1850s, he made lithographs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was associated with Henry Seifert. In the 1860s, he returned to Chicago where he founded the Chicago Lithographic Company (1864-71). Following this, in the 1870s, Kurz founded the American Oleograph Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finally, in 1878 he returned to Chicago - this time for good. A couple of years later he formed a partnership with Alexander Allison until about 1899. Kurz and Allison produced chromolithographs, and were particularly known for American battle scenes. Many referred to them as the Currier and Ives of the Midwest. Kurz's work may be found in the collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Chicago Historical Society; Library of Congress; New York Public Library; Milwaukee Historical Society; Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134661

    Artemis Gallery
  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph Battle of Franklin 1891
    Sep. 13, 2018

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph Battle of Franklin 1891

    Est: $600 - $900

    Louis Kurz (1834-1921, b. Salzburg, Austria, d. Chicago, Illinois) "Battle of Franklin", Kurz & Allison, Chicago: 1891. An original chromolithograph - meticulously finished with gum arabic and mounted on canvas - depicting a famed Civil War battle in which Union General Schofield confronts General Hood in vivid detail and a bright color palette. Text below the image reads, "NOVEMBER 30' 1864 - UNION (GEN. SCHOEFIELD) LOSS: 189 KD (KILLED), 1033 WD (WOUNDED), 1104 PRIS. (PRISONERS) - CONF. (GEN. HOOD) LOSS: 1750 KD (KILLED), 3800 WD (WOUNDED), 702 PRIS (PRISONERS). --- COPYRIGHTED 1891 BY KURZ & ALLISON, ART PUBLISHER, 76&78 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO, U.S.A. ---BATTLE OF FRANKLIN." Size: 28.25" W x 22.125" H (71.8 cm x 56.2 cm) Size: 27.875" W x 21.75" H (70.8 cm x 55.2 cm) The Chicago firm of Kurz & Allison is very well known for commemorative prints of American historical scenes. Founded in 1880, the firm's avowed purpose according to their mission statement was to design "for large scale establishments of all kinds, and in originating and placing on the market artistic and fancy prints of the most elaborate workmanship." Indeed, their works lived up to this declaration - quite dramatic, delineated in a bright color palette, and certainly action-packed. Kurz's background as a muralist resulted in mesmerizing historical images as we see here. Born Ludovicus Ferdinandus Josephus Kurz von Goldenstein, Louis Kurz came to America in 1848. By 1853, he joined his family in Chicago and began a prolific career as a scene painter. During the 1850s, he made lithographs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was associated with Henry Seifert. In the 1860s, he returned to Chicago where he founded the Chicago Lithographic Company (1864-71). Following this, in the 1870s, Kurz founded the American Oleograph Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finally, in 1878 he returned to Chicago - this time for good. A couple of years later he formed a partnership with Alexander Allison until about 1899. Kurz and Allison produced chromolithographs, and were particularly known for American battle scenes. Many referred to them as the Currier and Ives of the Midwest. Kurz's work may be found in the collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Chicago Historical Society; Library of Congress; New York Public Library; Milwaukee Historical Society; Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134660

    Artemis Gallery
  • Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph - Fort Donelson - 1887
    Sep. 13, 2018

    Kurz & Allison Chromolithograph - Fort Donelson - 1887

    Est: $600 - $900

    Louis Kurz (1834-1921, b. Salzburg, Austria, d. Chicago, Illinois) "Battle of Fort Donelson", Kurz & Allison, Chicago: 1887. An original vibrant chromolithograph - meticulously finished in gum arabic and mounted on canvas - depicting this famed Civil War battle in vivid detail and a bright color palette. Text below the image reads, "CAPTURE OF GENERAL S.B. BUCKNER AND HIS ARMY, FEBRUARY 16TH 1862. --- COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY KURZ & ALLISON, ART PUBLISHERS, 76&78 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO, U.S.A. ---BATTLE OF FORT DONELSON." Size: 28.25" W x 22.125" H (71.8 cm x 56.2 cm) Size: 27.875" W x 21.75" H (70.8 cm x 55.2 cm) The Chicago firm of Kurz & Allison is very well known for commemorative prints of American historical scenes. Founded in 1880, the firm's avowed purpose according to their mission statement was to design "for large scale establishments of all kinds, and in originating and placing on the market artistic and fancy prints of the most elaborate workmanship." Indeed, their works lived up to this declaration - quite dramatic, delineated in a bright color palette, and certainly action-packed. Kurz's background as a muralist resulted in mesmerizing historical images as we see here. Born Ludovicus Ferdinandus Josephus Kurz von Goldenstein, Louis Kurz came to America in 1848. By 1853, he joined his family in Chicago and began a prolific career as a scene painter. During the 1850s, he made lithographs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was associated with Henry Seifert. In the 1860s, he returned to Chicago where he founded the Chicago Lithographic Company (1864-71). Following this, in the 1870s, Kurz founded the American Oleograph Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Finally, in 1878 he returned to Chicago - this time for good. A couple of years later he formed a partnership with Alexander Allison until about 1899. Kurz and Allison produced chromolithographs, and were particularly known for American battle scenes. Many referred to them as the Currier and Ives of the Midwest. Kurz's work may be found in the collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Chicago Historical Society; Library of Congress; New York Public Library; Milwaukee Historical Society; Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #134659

    Artemis Gallery
  • "Battle Of Chattanooga" Print
    May. 21, 2016

    "Battle Of Chattanooga" Print

    Est: $60 - $100

    This print is the artist's rendition of the famous Battle of Chattanooga by Louis Kurz and Alexander Allison. It is set in a painted wooden frame and is covered in glass. Attached to the back of the frame is information on the original. Including the frame, the dimensions are 19 3/4" X 14 1/2". Without the frame the dimensions are 17 7/8" X 12 5/8". All measurements are approximate. Note: During the late 1800's Kurz and Allison were prolific publishers of chromolithographs. They are well known for their set of thirty-six prints depicting battle scenes. It is noted that these depictions are not historically accurate but rather quite romanticized versions of the real events. Condition: It is in good condition. Provenance: From a Virginia estate.

    Oakridge Auction Gallery
  • Kurz, Ludwig Beethoven, O/C
    Oct. 11, 2015

    Kurz, Ludwig Beethoven, O/C

    Est: $300 - $500

    Louis Kurz (Austrian, 1833-1921), Ludwig Beethoven portrait, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 20" h x 16" w (view), 22" h x 18" w (frame). Provenance: from a Massachusetts estate.

    Kaminski Auctions
  • Luis Kurz chromolithograph "Battle of Princeton", Washingtons Charge January 3, 1777, copyrighted 1911. image size: 17 1/2" x 25"
    Sep. 19, 2015

    Luis Kurz chromolithograph "Battle of Princeton", Washingtons Charge January 3, 1777, copyrighted 1911. image size: 17 1/2" x 25"

    Est: $100 - $300

    Luis Kurz chromolithograph "Battle of Princeton", Washingtons Charge January 3, 1777, copyrighted 1911. image size: 17 1/2" x 25"

    Nadeau's Auction Gallery
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