Ralph Love Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ralph Love Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 01, 2024
Ralph Love Grand Canyon Oil Painting
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Title is East Wall of the Grand Canyon 1981. Oil on Canvas. 14" by 18" unframed. 23" by 27" framed. Ralph Love (1907 - 1992) was active/lived in California. Ralph Love is known for Landscape, industrial scene. Ralph Love was born in Los Angeles, California April 18, 1907. He died May 26, 1992 in Escondido, California. For many years, Ralph Love taught as well as painted. His students were made up of avid artists throughout Southern California, and their classroom was the wide-open spaces. On rainy days, the class would meet in the old Art Shack in Temecula, California, which Love opened in the mid-fifties. It was from this Art Shack that his work received national recognition. Ralph Love was perhaps most well known for painting the Grand Canyon and California landscapes. "Arizona Life" (magazine) featured his work on the cover and on the inside spread, showing several of his original oils. Senator Barry Goldwater owned several of Love's Grand Canyons, and a letter from him stated,"...Love is the finest living American artist I know, and I could look at his work all day long." Love's desert scenes are immortalized in Palm Springs at the Palm Desert Museum through dioramas. Another of these unique displays can be seen at the historical Mission Inn in Riverside, California. The Frontier Museum in Temecula, California has honored Ralph Love in their museum publication with two pages of his contribution to the area through his art. The late Erle Stanley Gardner, who commissioned a Love painting of his ranch, is the only other person in this publication. Ralph Love paintings are hanging in several other museums throughout the West, including the Northern Arizona Museum in Flagstaff, Arizona, the Phillips 66 Museum in Oklahoma, and the Leanin' Tree Museum in Boulder, Colorado. Ralph Love is listed in "Who's Who of International Art", in the Tenth Anniversary edition of the "Southwest Art Magazine" hardcover contemporary artist listings, Prize Winning Paintings published in New York, and has been featured several times in Southwest Art, Artist of the Rockies, Western Art Digest, and Art of the West. He is listed in the Edan Hughes reference book of Early California Painters from 1840 to 1940. Though art was his career from his youth, Ralph Love was also an ordained minister. He often used his art in the ministry, and would combine the two in special meetings in churches all over the West. A very special treat for the congregation was when he would pick up the violin and play a medley of favorite hymns. In his studio, he always painted to classical music, and would often stop painting to play his favorite passages on the violin. Ralph Love received no formal art training, but was literally self-taught. It was when he was about eleven or twelve, his teacher took the class to the Los Angeles Museum of Art, and he discovered what he wanted to do. He remembered standing in front of one of the old Flemish masters, and it just came to him. . . "I can do that!" And he did. As a young artist, he had the privilege of painting for two years with Sam Hyde Harris. This was the only real "formal" training Ralph Love had. The rest was from avidly devouring all the art books in the library he could find. Bertha, Ralph Love's wife of 62 years, passed away in 1996. She handled the business part of the art for many years. Together, they raised four children. Marian Brown (now deceased) owned a secretarial service in Oakland, California; Evelyn Norris lives in Carlsbad, California; Corwyn Ralph Love (Deceased) and Verna Lee Love Youngman who owns the Lee Youngman Gallery in Yountville, California.
Davis Brothers Auction
Nov. 17, 2024
RALPH LOVE "DISTANT RAIN" OIL ON CANVAS
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Ralph Love (1907 - 1992) "Distant Rain" Oil on Canvas. Ralph Love was most well known for painting the Grand Canyon and California landscapes. "Arizona Life" (magazine) featured his work on the cover and on the inside spread, showing several of his original oils. Senator Barry Goldwater owned several of Love's Grand Canyon paintings. Ralph Love paintings are hanging in several other museums throughout the West, including the Northern Arizona Museum in Flagstaff, Arizona, the Phillips 66 Museum in Oklahoma, and the Leanin' Tree Museum in Boulder, Colorado. Ralph Love is listed in "Who's Who of International Art", in the Tenth Anniversary edition of the "Southwest Art Magazine" hardcover contemporary artist listings, Prize Winning Paintings published in New York, and has been featured several times in Southwest Art, Artist of the Rockies, Western Art Digest, and Art of the West. He is listed in the Edan Hughes reference book of Early California Painters from 1840 to 1940. Artist: Ralph Love Title: "Distant Rain" Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Left Site Measurement: 18" x 24" Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: BD3050
Bradford's
Nov. 13, 2024
Ralph Love (1907-1992), Grand Tetons during the fall, 1977
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Grand Tetons during the fall, 1977 Oil on canvas Signed lower left: Love; signed again, dated, inscribed with artist's address and numbered "Temecula, Calif. / 7/77 / #1572" on the upper portion of the stretcher
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 18, 2024
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Oil On Canvas
Est: -
Titled: Distant Rain. Frame is in good condition. Frame measures approximately 29in x 35in. Signed in the lower left corner. NR30174 SA
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Mar. 12, 2024
Ralph Love (1907-1992), "White Mountains," Oil on canvas, 24" H x 30" W
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Ralph Love (1907-1992) "White Mountains" Oil on canvas Signed lower left: Love; titled on the stretcher
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 29, 2023
Unframed Oil on Masonite by Ralph Love (1907-1992)
Est: $400 - $800
An unframed oil on masonite of a sunlit mountain range by California artist Ralph Love (1902-1992). Signature at the bottom left, measures 11 3/4" x 8 7/8" *note - additional writing on back, likely including title
Embassy Auctions International
Apr. 22, 2023
Ralph Love Glow in the Morning
Est: $800 - $1,200
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Glow in the Morning Oil on board Signed R Love, lower left Titled on frame plaque.
Larsen Art Auction
Oct. 18, 2022
RALPH LOVE - ARIZONA SUPERSTITION MTN. - O/C
Est: $800 - $1,200
Ralph Love, American, 1907-1992, Arizona Thunder, Superstition Mountain, oil on canvas,signed lower left and dated 81' , verso titled, numbered and signed
Litchfield Auctions
May. 14, 2022
Ralph Love. "Temecula, CA," oil
Est: $700 - $900
(American, 1907-1992). Oil on canvas, signed "Love" ll, 24 x 18 in., unframed.
Alex Cooper
Sep. 12, 2021
RALPH LOVE "WALL SO HIGH" OIL ON CANVAS
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Ralph Love (1907 - 1992) "Wall So High" (North Wall From South Rim) Oil on Canvas. Inscribed on the backside "Wall So High" (North Wall From S. Rim) (Grand Canyon). Ralph Love was most well known for painting the Grand Canyon and California landscapes. "Arizona Life" (magazine) featured his work on the cover and on the inside spread, showing several of his original oils. Senator Barry Goldwater owned several of Love's Grand Canyon paintings. Ralph Love paintings are hanging in several other museums throughout the West, including the Northern Arizona Museum in Flagstaff, Arizona, the Phillips 66 Museum in Oklahoma, and the Leanin' Tree Museum in Boulder, Colorado. Ralph Love is listed in "Who's Who of International Art", in the Tenth Anniversary edition of the "Southwest Art Magazine" hardcover contemporary artist listings, Prize Winning Paintings published in New York, and has been featured several times in Southwest Art, Artist of the Rockies, Western Art Digest, and Art of the West. He is listed in the Edan Hughes reference book of Early California Painters from 1840 to 1940. Artist: Ralph Love Title: "Wall So High" Medium: Oil on Canvas Circa/Year: 1983 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Left Site Measurement: 24x36 in. Keywords: Southwestern, Western Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1175
Bradford's
Jun. 30, 2021
RALPH LOVE (AMERICAN, 1907 - 1992)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
"Coastline" Oil on artist board. Signed lower left. 12 x 16 inches.
Vallot Auctioneers
Jun. 18, 2021
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Oil Painting On Canvas
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Medium: Oil On Canvas // Signed Bottom Left // Titled: Untitled // Measurements: Art 14 In. X 18 In. Frame 20.5 In. X 24.5 In. // From The Fran And Ed Elliot Estate. (24)
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Jun. 18, 2021
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Wall So High
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Medium: Oil On Canvas // Titled: Wall So High // Signed Bottom Left And On The Back Of The Canvas And Dated 1983. // Landscape Of The Grand Canyon // Measurements: Art 24 In. X 36 In. Frame 33 In. X 45 In. // From The Estate Of Fran And Ed Elliot. // Ralph Love Was Perhaps Most Well Known For Painting The Grand Canyon And California Landscapes. "arizona Life" (magazine) Featured His Work On The Cover And On The Inside Spread, Showing Several Of His Original Oils. Senator Barry Goldwater Owned Several Of Love's Grand Canyons, And A Letter From Him Stated,"...love Is The Finest Living American Artist I Know, And I Could Look At His Work All Day Long."
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
May. 06, 2021
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Smoke Tree
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Smoke Tree oil on canvas signed Love (lower left) 16 x 20 inches
Hindman
Apr. 14, 2021
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992), Rocky outcrop near the shore, oil on artist's board, 14 x 18in (35.5 x 45.75cm)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ralph Love (American 1907-1992) Rocky outcrop near the shore oil on artist's board inscribed to the reverse #1314 Ralph Love Temecula, Calif. 14 x 18in (35.5 x 45.75cm)
Andrew Jones Auctions
Apr. 14, 2021
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992), Rancho de Taos, oil on canvas, 18 x 24in (45.75 x 61cm)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ralph Love (American 1907-1992) Rancho de Taos oil on canvas signed lower left LOVE, inscribed to reverse Ralph Love #1313 Temecula, Calif. , with title to label to reverse. 18 x 24in (45.75 x 61cm)
Andrew Jones Auctions
Apr. 02, 2021
Ralph Love (b. 1907) Oil on Board Arizona Desert
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Includes a Ralph Love (b. 1907) oil on board of Arizona desert, SLL Love, measures approx: 36.5" x 26.5" Viewable area measures approx: 29.5" x 19.5"
Searchlight / Saucon Valley Auctions
Mar. 14, 2021
RALPH LOVE (1907-1992) , OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Subject- Landscape of Bodie, Ca. Sight- 22" x 26" Overall- 30" x 44" Buyer is responsible to arrange shipment of this lot with 3rd party shipper. Please view
Robert Slawinski Auctioneers, Inc.
Aug. 04, 2020
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Ghost Town 25 x 36in framed 32 1/2 x 44 1/2in
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Ghost Town signed 'Love' (lower left) oil on canvas 25 x 36in framed 32 1/2 x 44 1/2in For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 14, 2020
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Oil on Masonite Board
Est: $250 - $500
Desert landscape with tree and distant mountains. Signed lower right. Excellent condition with small paint loss spot center right edge. 12" x 16". Unframed.
District Auction
Jun. 14, 2020
Painting, Ralph Love
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992), The Sierras, oil on canvas, signed lower left, canvas: 24"h x 36"w, overall (with frame): 35"h x 47.25"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 19, 2020
Painting, Ralph Love
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992), Untitled (Mountain Lake), oil on canvas board, signed lower left, inscribed verso, board: 22"h x 28"w, overall (with frame): 29.25"h x 35.25"w
Clars Auctions
Mar. 22, 2020
Painting, Ralph Love
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992), Untitled (Mountain Lake), oil on canvas board, signed lower left, inscribed verso, board: 22"h x 28"w, overall (with frame): 29.25"h x 35.25"w
Clars Auctions
Feb. 29, 2020
RALPH LOVE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) oil painting on canvas depicting a desert landscape with rock formations. Signed lower left. Measures 23 1/2" x 19 1/2" + 4 1/2" frame.
Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
Feb. 29, 2020
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Oil On Canvas Painting
Est: -
Titled: Land Of Red Rock // Medium: Oil On Canvas // Frame Measures Approximately 20.5in. X 24.5in. Art Measures Approximately 12in. X 16in. // Artist Signed In The Lower Right Corner. In Very Good Condition. 557
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Nov. 03, 2019
Ralph Love, (1907-1992 Escondido, CA), "Noyo Harbor," Mendocino, Oil on canvas, 24.25" H x 36.25" W
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Ralph Love (1907-1992 Escondido, CA) "Noyo Harbor," Mendocino Oil on canvas Signed lower left: Love, signed again and titled on the stretcher, signed again and inscribed verso: Buddy & Ellen: "Bubbling with Enthusiasm. My Word Portrait of my Good Friend Buddy Fisher" 24.25" H x 36.25" W Provenance: Sold: Bonhams, Los Angeles, CA, April 6, 2011, Lot 1126
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 07, 2019
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Pueblo Oil on canvas 14 x 18 inches (35.6 x 45.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Pueblo Oil on canvas 14 x 18 inches (35.6 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower left: Love Signed on the stretcher bar: Ralph Love HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jun. 07, 2019
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) In the Mountains Oil on Masonite 20 x 24 inches
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) In the Mountains Oil on Masonite 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: Love HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 03, 2019
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Sierra Spring Oil on canvas 28 x 38 inches (71.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Sierra Spring Oil on canvas 28 x 38 inches (71.1 x 96.5 cm) Signed lower left: Love PROVENANCE: Bonhams, Los Angeles, California, April 11, 2005, lot 220; Acquired by the present owner from the above. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Mar. 08, 2019
RALPH LOVE (AMERICAN, 1907-1992) ZOROASTER OIL ON CANVAS 20 X 24 INCHES (50.8 X
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Zoroaster Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: Love PROVENANCE: El Prado Galleries, Sedona, Arizona. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 08, 2018
RALPH LOVE (AMERICAN, 1907-1992) CANYON MORNING FROM YAVAPAI POINT, 1984 OIL ON
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Canyon Morning from Yavapai Point, 1984 Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Signed and dated lower left: Love / 1984 Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse: Canyon Morning / from Yavapai Point. / 1984 / R. Love PROVENANCE: Private collection, California; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, May 2, 2015, lot 68025; Acquired by the present owner from the above. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 11, 2018
Ralph Love | Smoke Tree in Canyon
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Artist: Ralph Love | 1907-1992 Title: Smoke Tree in Canyon Signed l/l: Love Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 22 by 36 inches
Altermann Galleries
Jun. 09, 2018
Ralph Lauren Transitional Upholstered Love Seat
Est: -
Measures Approximately 36"x58"x42. Used Condition. Tm4819
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Jun. 09, 2018
Ralph Lauren Upholstered Love Seat
Est: -
Measures Approximately 36"x58"x42". Used Condition. Tm4819
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Mar. 17, 2018
Ralph Lauren & I Love Lucy Barbie Dolls
Est: -
Ralph Lauren Bloomingdales Limited Edition And 50th Anniversary I Love Lucy Episode 50 Lucy Is Enciente. New In Boxes. Tm4746
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Mar. 16, 2018
Ralph Love, oil on canvas
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Desert Shadows 24" x 36" oil on canvas Signed lower left Verso: Titled & signed. $1,500-2,500
March In Montana
Mar. 16, 2018
Ralph Love, oil on canvas
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Ralph Love (1907-1992) Red Rock Canyon 24" x 30" oil on canvas Signed lower left $1,000-1,500
March In Montana
Jan. 23, 2018
Ralph Love, (1907 - 1992 Escondido, CA), Nocturnal coastal scene, Oil on canvas, 20" H x 24" W
Est: $700 - $900
Ralph Love (1907 - 1992 Escondido, CA) Nocturnal coastal scene Oil on canvas Signed lower left: Love 20" H x 24" W Provenance: Private Collection, Monrovia, CA. Notes: Framed size: 27" H x 31" W x 2.5" D.
John Moran Auctioneers
Dec. 08, 2017
Ralph Love (American 1907-1992), Painted Canyon, Oil on Canvas, 14 x 18 inches
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ralph Love (American 1907-1992) Painted Canyon Signed Love l.l. Oil on canvas 14 x 18 in (35.6 x 45.7 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Nov. 25, 2017
RALPH LOVE CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Est: $800 - $1,200
(American/ California 1907-1992) Oil on canvas board of snow covered peak of Mt. San Gorgonia (S. California). Signed 'H.R. Love' LL. SIZE: 19 1/2" x 23 1/2" overall 27" x 21" Housed in rustic Western style frame CONDITION: Appears excellent not examined out of frame. BIO: Love, a self taught artist, was most noted for his California landscapes and the Grand Canyon. During his lifetime, he was commissioned by politicians and celebrities to create works of art. His paintings hang in museums & galleries especially in the West Coast region
Midnight Sun Antique Auction
Nov. 14, 2017
Ralph Love, (1907 - 1992 Escondido, CA), Teton mountain landscape, Oil on canvas, 24" H x 30" W
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ralph Love (1907 - 1992 Escondido, CA) Teton mountain landscape Oil on canvas Signed lower left: Love 24" H x 30" W Provenance: Private Collection, Denver, CO. Notes: Framed size: 32.5" H x 35.5" W x 3" D.
John Moran Auctioneers
Sep. 23, 2017
RALPH LOVE (AMERICAN, 1907-1992) GOLF, TEMECULA CREEK INN OIL ON CANVAS 13-3/4 X
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Golf, Temecula Creek Inn Oil on canvas 13-3/4 x 18 inches (34.9 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower left: Love HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 13, 2017
Ralph Love (1907 - 1992) "Arizona Desert"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ralph Love (California,1907 - 1992) "Arizona Desert" landscape. Oil on canvas. Sight size: 19 x 29 inches. Signed lower left. Ralph Love paintings are hanging in several other museums throughout the West, including the Noirthern Arizona Museum in Flagstaff, Arizona, the Phillips 66 Museum in Oklahoma, and the Leanin' Tree Museum in Boulder, Colorado. Ralph Love is listed in "Who's Who of International Art", in the Tenth Anniversary edition of the "Southwest Art Magazine" hardcover contemporary artist listings, Prize Winning Paintings published in New York, and has been featured several times in Southwest Art, Artist of the Rockies, Western Art Digest, and Art of the West. He is listed in the Edan Hughes reference book of Early California Painters from 1840 to 1940.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Mar. 21, 2017
Ralph Love (1907-1992 Temecula, CA)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
''Changing Mood'', Grand Canyon scene, signed lower left: Love, titled on a frame plaque, signed again, dated and numbered verso: 10-77 / #1591, oil on canvas, 30'' H x 36'' W, est: $5000/7000.
John Moran Auctioneers
Jul. 30, 2016
Ralph Love Southwest oil painting
Est: -
Ralph Love (1907-1992): Small Southwest oil on canvas board
Sunset Auction
Nov. 11, 2015
Ralph Love, (American, 1907-1992), Evening Sonata
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ralph Love (American, 1907-1992) Evening Sonata oil on canvas signed Love and dated (lower left) signed, dated and titled (verso) 30 x 40 inches.
Hindman
Aug. 30, 2015
Ralph Love (1907-1992) 18"x24" oil on canvas
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
"Changing Moments" Grand Canyon
California Auctioneers
Aug. 15, 2015
Ralph Love | Painted Canyon Opus # 2
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Artist: Ralph Love 1907 - 1992 | Title: Painted Canyon Opus # 2 | Signed l/l: Love | Media: Oil on canvas | Dimensions: 20 by 30 inches
Altermann Galleries