Donald Moss Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Donald Moss Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 04, 2023
Donald Moss Twelfth at Augusta Golf Lithograph
Est: $25 - $50
26" by 37" framed.
Davis Brothers Auction
Mar. 26, 2022
Four Piece Contemporary Art Lot, to include two Donald Moss (American, 1920 - 2010), "Chico-Jess" harbor, oil on canvas; and a lands...
Est: $150 - $250
Four Piece Contemporary Art Lot, to include two Donald Moss (American, 1920 - 2010), "Chico-Jess" harbor, oil on canvas; and a landscape, both signed lower left; along with two S. Sjoberg Hollander still life oils on canvas, both signed lower right; largest 22" x 27 1/2".
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Jun. 06, 2021
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Roberto Clemente"
Est: $350 - $700
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Roberto Clemente". Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board painting. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 20c Roberto Clemente stamp issued August 17, 1984. One of the greatest athletes to ever play baseball was the legendary Roberto Clemente. A Puerto Rican athlete, Clemente began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955 as a right fielder. His exceptional batting and fielding abilities ... as well as his passion for the sport ... brought him national fame as "the complete baseball player." In his eighteen seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente had a career total of three thousand hits and a lifetime batting average of .317 -- the best among all the players of his time. Indeed, in the minds of his teammates and millions of Americans, Roberto Clemente was truly one of America's greatest baseball legends. This great American athlete is also known as a compassionate humanitarian who was dedicated to helping the suffering people of the world. When not playing baseball, Clemente spent much of his time in service to the poor and underprivileged people of his native Puerto Rico and elsewhere. However, tragedy struck on New Year's Eve, 1972, when a cargo plane loaded with supplies Clemente had helped gather to help the victims of a Nicaraguan earthquake, crashed at sea with Clemente aboard. All of America mourned the loss of this great baseball player and humanitarian. Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 19.5 x 17 in. Unframed. (B08934)
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 18, 2021
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) Rancho San Pedro Mission
Est: $400 - $600
Donald Moss (American, 1920 - 2010) "Rancho San Pedro Mission" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Cold Press Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day of Issue Postal Card for the U.S. 13c Rancho San Pedro issue of September 16, 1984. The area surrounding Los Angeles harbors many historic buildings dating back to the days of Spanish rule and beyond. For instance, one of the first official Spanish missions -- founded by Franciscan priests in 1771 -- is the Mission San Gabriel Archangel. Thirteen years after this mission was founded, Juan Hose Dominguez was granted the 75,000 acre Rancho San Pedro south of Los Angeles. King Carlos III of Spain gave this gift in recognition of Dominquez's years of service as guide, interpreter and soldier. In 1821, Mexico earned her independence from Spain, and the region around Los Angeles remained under Mexican control until 1848, when the entire California area was ceded to the United States under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Under American rule, many Spaniard and Mexican settlers in the region did not hold legal claim to their land ... so the heirs of Juan Hose Dominguez applied for a verifiable patent of ownership. Finally, on December 18, 1858, the formal patent of title to the Rancho San Pedro was signed by President James Buchanan at the White House. The original Rancho San Pedro was L-shaped ... until it was remodeled by architect George Riccard in 1906. Today, the adobe building encloses a garden on three sides, with curved-arch portals and a tile-gabled roof. Image Size: 13.75 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20 x 17 in. Unframed. (B09145)
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 12, 2021
Donald Moss (Connecticut, 1920 - 2010), "Good Luck #2", trompe l'oeil study of horseshoe, rabbit's foot, pair baby slippers, and car.
Est: $50 - $100
Donald Moss (Connecticut, 1920 - 2010), "Good Luck #2", trompe l'oeil study of horseshoe, rabbit's foot, pair baby slippers, and car keys with four leaf clover medallion pinned to wooden surface, acrylic and oil on panel, signed LL and verso, titled and with artist's biography verso, ss: 19 1/2" h. x 15 1/2" w. [Sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the New Britain Museum of American Art. PROVENANCE: Artwork formerly included in the NBMAA Study Collection.]
Winter Associates, Inc.
Mar. 20, 2021
Arnold Palmer Signed Golf Print
Est: $50 - $75
Arnold Palmer on the 12th Green. Cherry Hills, Denver, 1960 US Open. Signed in marker (faded) by Palmer and by the artist Donald Moss (1920 -2010), lower margin. Sportsman's Edge gallery label. Sight 23 1/2" x 30 1/2", frame overall 31 1/2" x 38".
Copake Auction Inc.
Feb. 21, 2021
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "The White House"
Est: $400 - $800
Donald Moss (American, 1920 - 2010) "The White House" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Cold Press Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. In 1791, a prestigious competition was held to design the President's residence in the new capital city of Washington. Many prominent architects, including Thomas Jefferson, submitted their ideas. The honor, and an award of $500, went to Irish-American James Hoban, whose sketch was approved by George Washington. Completed in 1800, the Palladian style Georgian mansion was first referredto as the President's House, then as the Executive Mansion. However, it soon became known as the "White House" because of its white-grey sandstone exterior. During the War of 1812, British troops burned the building, with only the charred exterior walls remaining. Under direction of Hoban, the structure was rebuilt and enlarged. Today the White House is the oldest federal building in the capital. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., the White House remains the official residence of the President of the United States and his family. The home of every President except George Washington, who died before construction was completed, the 132-room mansion stands in the center of 18 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. Under guidance of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the White House Historical Association was founded in 1961. Three years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. Today, the White House, symbol of the greatness of America, receives over one and a half million visitors every year. Image Size: 13.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 20.25 x 22 in. Unframed. (B05971)
Helmuth Stone
Feb. 21, 2021
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Babe Ruth"
Est: $400 - $800
Donald Moss (American, 1920 - 2010) "Babe Ruth" Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Cold Press Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which appeared on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 20c Babe Ruth stamp issue of July 6, 1983. In 1895, George Herman Ruth began life in the humble surroundings of his home in Baltimore, Maryland. Throughout his youth, he excelled in many sports, but soon developed an exceptional talent for baseball. In fact, his talent was so incredible that, in 1914, he was persuaded to play professional baseball for the Baltimore Orioles ... being promised a $600 a year salary, plus his first new suit of clothes. During the first several years of his professional career, Ruth's teammates gave him the nickname "Babe," mainly because he was so shy and naive to the ways of the world. However, his innocence did not stop Babe Ruth from becoming one of the world's greatest athletes of all time. During his remarkable career, which stretched from 1914 to 1935, "the Babe" gained great expertise in a number of areas. He was one of the best pitchers of his day ... credited with pitching many "no-hitters." In addition, he was equally talented in the outfield. However, above all other accomplishments, Babe Ruth will always be remembered as one of the greatest home run hitters in baseball history. During his outstanding career, Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs and is credited with over 2,200 runs batted in ... a record that earned him the title, "The Sultan of Swat." Image Size: 14 x 12 in. Overall Size: 21.75 x 18.5 in. Unframed. (B08106)
Helmuth Stone
Feb. 07, 2021
Donald Moss (CT,MA,1920-2010) oil painting
Est: $300 - $340
ARTIST: Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) NAME: Landscape - Collinsville Dam Farmington River CT YEAR: 2005 MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right and on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 115945 US Shipping $75 + insurance. AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) Donald Moss, a commercial illustrator who captured the action, spectacle and personalities of sports for posters, postage stamps and covers of Sports Illustrated. Mr. Moss began painting for Sports Illustrated in the mid-1950s and went on to produce Olympic logos and promotional material for the U. S. Open tennis tournament, the New York City Marathon, and the Super Bowl. He also designed eight commemorative stamps, including ones with Olympic and tennis themes. Mr. Moss's paintings, which hang in many of America's sports halls of fame, pull from Futurism, Surrealism, Pointillism and Pop Art, but with a playful stroke. His Ted Williams swings a bat, leaving a chromatic motion trail. He created a series of paintings of golf courses, one with a ball the size of a boulder, another as a trompe l'oeil homage to RenГ© Magritte. "I have always been impressed by athletes who give everything to their sport," Mr. Moss said in his biography for the Sport Artist of the Year award given to him in 1985 by the United States Sports Academy. "I admire their intensity, their ability to please others and to make a good living at the same time. I like to think that I do the same." Donald Francis Moss was born in Somerville, Mass., on Jan. 20, 1920, and raised in nearby Melrose. He received a scholarship to Vesper George Art School, but left in 1940 to enlist in the Marines. Mr. Moss later enrolled in a design program at Pratt Institute on the G.I. Bill. He got work from a fellow soldier who had been an art director at Good Housekeeping magazine and later received assignments from Collier's Weekly and Esquire. He began working for Sports Illustrated a few months after its first issue, in 1954. It was a freelance relationship that lasted for more than 30 years, with assignments like painting the country's finest golf courses and ski slopes. He produced more covers and editorial illustrations for the magazine than any other artist, said Anne Kent Rush of the American Sport Art Museum and Archives, who is writing and editing a book on sports art. "Donald Moss was working on the cusp of the change from painting to the camera," she said. "His art helped change the way we visualize sports scenes and players." Mr. Moss painted his last cover for Sports Illustrated in 1984 as photography came to dominate the pictorial side of the magazine. But he maintained that photos fell short of paintings in critical ways. "Photos do not bring out the values, color, depth, length or height that an illustration can," Mr. Moss told The New York Times in 1979. "And they do not glamorize the majestic mountain or the dramatic pitch of a downhill trail."
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 08, 2020
Donald Moss (CT,MA,1920-2010) oil painting
Est: $320 - $360
ARTIST: Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) NAME: Landscape - Collinsville Dam Farmington River CT YEAR: 2005 MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right and on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 115945 US Shipping $75 + insurance. AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) Donald Moss, a commercial illustrator who captured the action, spectacle and personalities of sports for posters, postage stamps and covers of Sports Illustrated. Mr. Moss began painting for Sports Illustrated in the mid-1950s and went on to produce Olympic logos and promotional material for the U. S. Open tennis tournament, the New York City Marathon, and the Super Bowl. He also designed eight commemorative stamps, including ones with Olympic and tennis themes. Mr. Moss's paintings, which hang in many of America's sports halls of fame, pull from Futurism, Surrealism, Pointillism and Pop Art, but with a playful stroke. His Ted Williams swings a bat, leaving a chromatic motion trail. He created a series of paintings of golf courses, one with a ball the size of a boulder, another as a trompe l'oeil homage to RenГ© Magritte. "I have always been impressed by athletes who give everything to their sport," Mr. Moss said in his biography for the Sport Artist of the Year award given to him in 1985 by the United States Sports Academy. "I admire their intensity, their ability to please others and to make a good living at the same time. I like to think that I do the same." Donald Francis Moss was born in Somerville, Mass., on Jan. 20, 1920, and raised in nearby Melrose. He received a scholarship to Vesper George Art School, but left in 1940 to enlist in the Marines. Mr. Moss later enrolled in a design program at Pratt Institute on the G.I. Bill. He got work from a fellow soldier who had been an art director at Good Housekeeping magazine and later received assignments from Collier's Weekly and Esquire. He began working for Sports Illustrated a few months after its first issue, in 1954. It was a freelance relationship that lasted for more than 30 years, with assignments like painting the country's finest golf courses and ski slopes. He produced more covers and editorial illustrations for the magazine than any other artist, said Anne Kent Rush of the American Sport Art Museum and Archives, who is writing and editing a book on sports art. "Donald Moss was working on the cusp of the change from painting to the camera," she said. "His art helped change the way we visualize sports scenes and players." Mr. Moss painted his last cover for Sports Illustrated in 1984 as photography came to dominate the pictorial side of the magazine. But he maintained that photos fell short of paintings in critical ways. "Photos do not bring out the values, color, depth, length or height that an illustration can," Mr. Moss told The New York Times in 1979. "And they do not glamorize the majestic mountain or the dramatic pitch of a downhill trail."
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 04, 2020
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Palace of Fine Arts"
Est: $200 - $400
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Palace of Fine Arts". Signed lower right. Original Oil on board painting. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 18 Palace of Fine Arts stamp issued August 28, 1981. In spite of his classical training, architect Bernard Maybeck was a romantic at heart. His grand Palace of Fine Arts, depicted on this artwork, exemplifies all the splendor of his extraordinary creations. An arc-shaped gallery, elliptical colonnade and circular rotunda each were part of the original structure erected for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. As the fair got underway, some Easterners drove clear across the continent just to see the spectacular Palace of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, the awe-inspiring edifice -- like many at the fair -- was constructed of plaster of Paris and hemp fiber over a wooden frame, so that it could be easily demolished after the exposition. But, no one could foresee how dear the imposing structure would become to San Franciscan hearts. As early as October, 1915, a movement to preserve the Palace was underway. 350,000 dollars were raised to duplicate the building in lasting materials. When the fair was destroyed and the ashes cleared, all that remained standing was the grand Palace of Fine Arts. Despite efforts at restoration over the years, the Palace became unsafe to enter and was fenced off as a public hazard. However, in 1959, philanthropist Walter S. Johnson came to the landmarks rescue by donating two million dollars to rebuild the Palace. Today, the Palace of Fine Arts is again in use, an architectural marvel today just as it was over sixty years ago. Overall Size: 24 x 20 in. Unframed. (B07352)
Helmuth Stone
Aug. 23, 2020
Donald Moss (1920- 2010) "Trinity Church", Boston
Est: $200 - $400
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Trinity Church" Boston. Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on a Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 15c Trinity Church, Boston stamp issued on October 9, 1980. Trinity Church, one of America's great nineteenth century churches stands in Boston's Copley Square, both monument and temple of America's freedom of religion and the revolution in American architecture effected by architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886). Originally planned in 1872 at the urging of Trinity Church's Rector Phillips Brooks -- universally known for his beautiful Christmas carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" -- Trinity Church was consecrated in 1877, but was not completed until 1897. Its style was a free rendering of the French Romanesque which flourished in eleventh century France. Its silhouette was Byzantine. Its lantern tower influenced by Spain's Salamanca Cathedral. And its centralized Byzantine Greek-cross plan inspired by St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, which the glowing color of the great barrel vaults evokes today. The effect was a temple of worship which made one think he had a pass-key to the Golden Gates. And it was most importantly Richardson's first use of what came to be called Richardson Romanesque style, which made him the first American architect to have an international reputation as well as the most important architect of his generation in America. Though truly neither Richardson's, nor Romanesque, the style inspired thousands of buildings across America between 1880 and 1895, and emphasized honest use of materials and structure -- a principle leading directly to the twentieth century's "new architecture." Image Size: 14.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 20 x 17.25 in. Unframed. (B06019)
Helmuth Stone
Aug. 09, 2020
Donald Moss (CT,MA,1920-2010) oil painting
Est: $340 - $380
ARTIST: Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) NAME: Landscape - Collinsville Dam Farmington River CT YEAR: 2005 MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right and on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 115945 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $75 + insurance. Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) Donald Moss, a commercial illustrator who captured the action, spectacle and personalities of sports for posters, postage stamps and covers of Sports Illustrated. Mr. Moss began painting for Sports Illustrated in the mid-1950s and went on to produce Olympic logos and promotional material for the U. S. Open tennis tournament, the New York City Marathon, and the Super Bowl. He also designed eight commemorative stamps, including ones with Olympic and tennis themes. Mr. Moss's paintings, which hang in many of America's sports halls of fame, pull from Futurism, Surrealism, Pointillism and Pop Art, but with a playful stroke. His Ted Williams swings a bat, leaving a chromatic motion trail. He created a series of paintings of golf courses, one with a ball the size of a boulder, another as a trompe l'oeil homage to RenГ© Magritte. "I have always been impressed by athletes who give everything to their sport," Mr. Moss said in his biography for the Sport Artist of the Year award given to him in 1985 by the United States Sports Academy. "I admire their intensity, their ability to please others and to make a good living at the same time. I like to think that I do the same." Donald Francis Moss was born in Somerville, Mass., on Jan. 20, 1920, and raised in nearby Melrose. He received a scholarship to Vesper George Art School, but left in 1940 to enlist in the Marines. Mr. Moss later enrolled in a design program at Pratt Institute on the G.I. Bill. He got work from a fellow soldier who had been an art director at Good Housekeeping magazine and later received assignments from Collier's Weekly and Esquire. He began working for Sports Illustrated a few months after its first issue, in 1954. It was a freelance relationship that lasted for more than 30 years, with assignments like painting the country's finest golf courses and ski slopes. He produced more covers and editorial illustrations for the magazine than any other artist, said Anne Kent Rush of the American Sport Art Museum and Archives, who is writing and editing a book on sports art. "Donald Moss was working on the cusp of the change from painting to the camera," she said. "His art helped change the way we visualize sports scenes and players." Mr. Moss painted his last cover for Sports Illustrated in 1984 as photography came to dominate the pictorial side of the magazine. But he maintained that photos fell short of paintings in critical ways. "Photos do not bring out the values, color, depth, length or height that an illustration can," Mr. Moss told The New York Times in 1979. "And they do not glamorize the majestic mountain or the dramatic pitch of a downhill trail."
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 27, 2020
Donald Moss, Arnold Palmer, Lithograph
Est: $250 - $350
Artist: Donald Moss, American (1920 - 2010) Title: Arnold Palmer Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 26 in. x 32 in. (66.04 cm x 81.28 cm)
RoGallery
Jun. 27, 2020
Donald Moss, Rainbow Trout, Lithograph
Est: $250 - $350
Artist: Donald Moss, American (1920 - 2010) Title: Rainbow Trout Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 19.5 in. x 23 in. (49.53 cm x 58.42 cm)
RoGallery
May. 03, 2020
Donald Moss (CT,MA,1920-2010) oil painting
Est: $360 - $400
ARTIST: Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) NAME: Landscape - Collinsville Dam Farmington River CT YEAR: 2005 MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right and on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 115945 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $75 + insurance. Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) Donald Moss, a commercial illustrator who captured the action, spectacle and personalities of sports for posters, postage stamps and covers of Sports Illustrated. Mr. Moss began painting for Sports Illustrated in the mid-1950s and went on to produce Olympic logos and promotional material for the U. S. Open tennis tournament, the New York City Marathon, and the Super Bowl. He also designed eight commemorative stamps, including ones with Olympic and tennis themes. Mr. Moss's paintings, which hang in many of America's sports halls of fame, pull from Futurism, Surrealism, Pointillism and Pop Art, but with a playful stroke. His Ted Williams swings a bat, leaving a chromatic motion trail. He created a series of paintings of golf courses, one with a ball the size of a boulder, another as a trompe l'oeil homage to RenГ© Magritte. "I have always been impressed by athletes who give everything to their sport," Mr. Moss said in his biography for the Sport Artist of the Year award given to him in 1985 by the United States Sports Academy. "I admire their intensity, their ability to please others and to make a good living at the same time. I like to think that I do the same." Donald Francis Moss was born in Somerville, Mass., on Jan. 20, 1920, and raised in nearby Melrose. He received a scholarship to Vesper George Art School, but left in 1940 to enlist in the Marines. Mr. Moss later enrolled in a design program at Pratt Institute on the G.I. Bill. He got work from a fellow soldier who had been an art director at Good Housekeeping magazine and later received assignments from Collier's Weekly and Esquire. He began working for Sports Illustrated a few months after its first issue, in 1954. It was a freelance relationship that lasted for more than 30 years, with assignments like painting the country's finest golf courses and ski slopes. He produced more covers and editorial illustrations for the magazine than any other artist, said Anne Kent Rush of the American Sport Art Museum and Archives, who is writing and editing a book on sports art. "Donald Moss was working on the cusp of the change from painting to the camera," she said. "His art helped change the way we visualize sports scenes and players." Mr. Moss painted his last cover for Sports Illustrated in 1984 as photography came to dominate the pictorial side of the magazine. But he maintained that photos fell short of paintings in critical ways. "Photos do not bring out the values, color, depth, length or height that an illustration can," Mr. Moss told The New York Times in 1979. "And they do not glamorize the majestic mountain or the dramatic pitch of a downhill trail."
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 05, 2020
Donald Moss (1920- 2010) "Trinity Church", Boston
Est: $300 - $600
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Trinity Church" Boston. Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on a Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 15c Trinity Church, Boston stamp issued on October 9, 1980. Trinity Church, one of America's great nineteenth century churches stands in Boston's Copley Square, both monument and temple of America's freedom of religion and the revolution in American architecture effected by architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886). Originally planned in 1872 at the urging of Trinity Church's Rector Phillips Brooks -- universally known for his beautiful Christmas carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" -- Trinity Church was consecrated in 1877, but was not completed until 1897. Its style was a free rendering of the French Romanesque which flourished in eleventh century France. Its silhouette was Byzantine. Its lantern tower influenced by Spain's Salamanca Cathedral. And its centralized Byzantine Greek-cross plan inspired by St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, which the glowing color of the great barrel vaults evokes today. The effect was a temple of worship which made one think he had a pass-key to the Golden Gates. And it was most importantly Richardson's first use of what came to be called Richardson Romanesque style, which made him the first American architect to have an international reputation as well as the most important architect of his generation in America. Though truly neither Richardson's, nor Romanesque, the style inspired thousands of buildings across America between 1880 and 1895, and emphasized honest use of materials and structure -- a principle leading directly to the twentieth century's "new architecture." Image Size: 14.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 20 x 17.25 in. Unframed. (B06019)
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 05, 2020
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "The Biltmore House"
Est: $300 - $600
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "The Biltmore House". Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 18c Biltmore House stamp issued August 28, 1981. More than any other American architect of his day, Richard Morris Hunt created buildings that suited the taste of the very rich. His lavish country home, Biltmore House, epitomizes this talent. Built for George Vanderbilt amid the lofty grandeur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is a strikingly beautiful monument to the wealth of a Gilded Age. To create a mansion of the splendor his client desired, Hunt took inspiration from the Renaissance chateaux of France. Flying buttresses, clusters of pinnacles, gables and gothic chimneys combine in this towering house to make the surrounding mountains, as architect Hunt declared, "in scale with the house." Inside, the home is just as grand. Chandeliers, bejeweled with Thomas Edison's newly devised light bulbs, hang pendant-like amid a swirling marble and bronze staircase that reaches -- from appearances -- all the way to heaven. The library is paneled in rich, Circassian walnut and reflects both the taste and the wealth of a man who could afford to travel the world learning eight languages and cultivating a taste for art and literature. Today, the lavish Biltmore House is a museum with a collection of paintings, sculpture, prints and furniture that is a marvel to the modern age. Stately and remote, the house towers over landscaped gardens and rolling lawns, a testimony to the skill and vision of architect Hunt, the pioneer of palace building in America. Image Size: 17.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 20 x 19.75 in. Unframed. (B07092)
Helmuth Stone
Mar. 01, 2020
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Library NY University"
Est: $200 - $400
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Library NY University". Signed lower right. Oil on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 18c New York University Library stamp issued August 28, 1981. Architect Stanford White was imbued with an innate appreciation of beauty that gave his buildings immortality in the eyes of his countrymen. One of the finest examples of his genius can be seen in the New York University Library. Gould Memorial Library, as the structure was originally known, is often spoken of by art critics as one of America's most noteworthy buildings. In its structure, White portrayed the highest expression of his art in classical terms. In fact, the style of the Library is reminiscent of the Greek Pantheon. But, it also vividly reflected the growing wealth and cultural awareness of turn-of-the-century America. Perhaps one of the most beautiful aspects of the Library is its location. Situated on the brow of a hill directly overlooking the Harlem River, the Library offers a excellent view of the distant Hudson River and the Palisades. The Library's main doors have become a memorial to the structure's visionary architect. Covered with cast bronze figures, the doors typify an old world custom of including the work of many different artists in one work of art. Inside, large columns -- specimens of green Irish marble -- support a massive dome. It has been said that whatever architect Stanford White's hand touched, it adorned. The New York University Library is no exception. Decorative squares, rosettes in bronze and gold, and an awe-inspiring vaulted ceiling over the central staircase mark this building as a true achievement of American architecture. Image Size: 16.25 x 14.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 20 in. Unframed. (B07351)
Helmuth Stone
Mar. 01, 2020
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Palace of Fine Arts"
Est: $200 - $400
Donald Moss (1920 - 2010) "Palace of Fine Arts". Signed lower right. Oil on board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 18c Palace of Fine Arts stamp issued August 28, 1981. In spite of his classical training, architect Bernard Maybeck was a romantic at heart. His grand Palace of Fine Arts, depicted on this artwork, exemplifies all the splendor of his extraordinary creations. An arc-shaped gallery, elliptical colonnade and circular rotunda each were part of the original structure erected for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. As the fair got underway, some Easterners drove clear across the continent just to see the spectacular Palace of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, the awe-inspiring edifice -- like many at the fair -- was constructed of plaster of Paris and hemp fiber over a wooden frame, so that it could be easily demolished after the exposition. But, no one could foresee how dear the imposing structure would become to San Franciscan hearts. As early as October, 1915, a movement to preserve the Palace was underway. 350,000 dollars were raised to duplicate the building in lasting materials. When the fair was destroyed and the ashes cleared, all that remained standing was the grand Palace of Fine Arts. Despite efforts at restoration over the years, the Palace became unsafe to enter and was fenced off as a public hazard. However, in 1959, philanthropist Walter S. Johnson came to the landmarks rescue by donating two million dollars to rebuild the Palace. Today, the Palace of Fine Arts is again in use, an architectural marvel today just as it was over sixty years ago. Overall Size: 24 x 20 in. Unframed. (B07352)
Helmuth Stone
Mar. 01, 2020
Donald Moss (CT,MA,1920-2010) oil painting
Est: $380 - $425
ARTIST: Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) NAME: Landscape - Collinsville Dam Farmington River CT YEAR: 2005 MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right and on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 115945 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $75 + insurance. Donald Moss (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1920 - 2010) Donald Moss, a commercial illustrator who captured the action, spectacle and personalities of sports for posters, postage stamps and covers of Sports Illustrated. Mr. Moss began painting for Sports Illustrated in the mid-1950s and went on to produce Olympic logos and promotional material for the U. S. Open tennis tournament, the New York City Marathon, and the Super Bowl. He also designed eight commemorative stamps, including ones with Olympic and tennis themes. Mr. Moss's paintings, which hang in many of America's sports halls of fame, pull from Futurism, Surrealism, Pointillism and Pop Art, but with a playful stroke. His Ted Williams swings a bat, leaving a chromatic motion trail. He created a series of paintings of golf courses, one with a ball the size of a boulder, another as a trompe l'oeil homage to RenГ© Magritte. "I have always been impressed by athletes who give everything to their sport," Mr. Moss said in his biography for the Sport Artist of the Year award given to him in 1985 by the United States Sports Academy. "I admire their intensity, their ability to please others and to make a good living at the same time. I like to think that I do the same." Donald Francis Moss was born in Somerville, Mass., on Jan. 20, 1920, and raised in nearby Melrose. He received a scholarship to Vesper George Art School, but left in 1940 to enlist in the Marines. Mr. Moss later enrolled in a design program at Pratt Institute on the G.I. Bill. He got work from a fellow soldier who had been an art director at Good Housekeeping magazine and later received assignments from Collier's Weekly and Esquire. He began working for Sports Illustrated a few months after its first issue, in 1954. It was a freelance relationship that lasted for more than 30 years, with assignments like painting the country's finest golf courses and ski slopes. He produced more covers and editorial illustrations for the magazine than any other artist, said Anne Kent Rush of the American Sport Art Museum and Archives, who is writing and editing a book on sports art. "Donald Moss was working on the cusp of the change from painting to the camera," she said. "His art helped change the way we visualize sports scenes and players." Mr. Moss painted his last cover for Sports Illustrated in 1984 as photography came to dominate the pictorial side of the magazine. But he maintained that photos fell short of paintings in critical ways. "Photos do not bring out the values, color, depth, length or height that an illustration can," Mr. Moss told The New York Times in 1979. "And they do not glamorize the majestic mountain or the dramatic pitch of a downhill trail."
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 17, 2018
Donald Moss, Rainbow Trout, Lithograph
Est: $200 - $400
Artist: Donald Moss Title: Rainbow Trout Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 19.5 in. x 23 in. (49.53 cm x 58.42 cm)
RoGallery
Mar. 29, 2018
Donald Moss, Arnold Palmer, Lithograph
Est: $400 - $500
Artist: Donald Moss () Title: Arnold Palmer Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 26 in. x 32 in. (66.04 cm x 81.28 cm)
RoGallery
Feb. 28, 2018
Donald Moss, Untitled - Golfer on the Green, Lithograph,
Est: $400 - $500
Artist: Donald Moss () Title: Untitled - Golfer on the Green Year: Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil Edition: AP Image Size: Size: 23 in. x 26 in. (58.42 cm x 66.04 cm) Frame Size:
RoGallery
Dec. 05, 2016
Donald Moss (Connecticut, 1920 - 2010), "Good Luck #2", trompe l''oeil study of horseshoe, rabbit''s foot, pair baby slippers, and car.
Est: $150 - $300
Donald Moss (Connecticut, 1920 - 2010), "Good Luck #2", trompe l''oeil study of horseshoe, rabbit''s foot, pair baby slippers, and car keys with four leaf clover medallion pinned to wooden surface, acrylic and oil on panel, signed LL and verso, titled and with artist''s biography verso, ss: 19 1/2" h. x 15 1/2" w. [Sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the New Britain Museum of American Art. PROVENANCE: Artwork formerly included in the NBMAA Study Collection.]
Winter Associates, Inc.
Sep. 07, 2013
Painting, Donald Moss, Approaching the Green
Est: $200 - $400
Donald Moss (American, 1920-2010), Approaching the Green, oil on board, signed lower right, overall: 31"h x 39.5"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 21, 2010
Donald Moss, Golfer on the Green, Lithograph
Est: $250 - $350
Artist: Donald Moss Title: Untitled - Golfer on the Green Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil Edition: AP Size: 23 in. x 26 in. (58.42 cm x 66.04 cm)
RoGallery