Melville F Stark Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Melville F Stark Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 26, 2024
Melville Stark
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
American, 1903-1987 Across the Harbor, Gloucester, Massachusetts Signed M. Stark (lr); signed Mel Stark and inscribed No. 68 and as titled on the reverse Oil on canvasboard 25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm) (Frame 29 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches) Not examined out of the frame. In overall good condition.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 15, 2024
Melville Stark (1903-1987) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Melville Stark (1903-1987) Oil on canvas, signed lower left "M. Stark" depicting a Rockport dock scene, piece measures 20 x 24 and 24.5 x 29 inches w/frame. Mel Stark, born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was a student of the impressionist style of the New Hope School (Allentown, Pennsylvania), finding a mentor and lifelong friend in his teacher Walter E. Baum. Baum’s bold and painterly plein-air style had enormous impact and influence on the painting style of Stark, who carried on the New Hope tradition throughout his life.Stark received his first training in painting at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Syracuse University (New York), and the Philadelphia Museum School (Pennsylvania) before he became Baum’s lead disciple in Allentown. In the 1930s Stark became a teacher at the Kline-Baum School as he also began to travel to the coastal town of Rockport, Massachusetts, where he rented a home every summer until his death. In Rockport, Stark studied with Anthony Theime, one of the leading painters of the Rockport School, and today Stark is most famous for his harbor boat paintings.In 1945 Stark joined the staff at Cedar Crest College, and by the 1950s he became the director of art at Muhlenberg College, both in the Allentown area. He was a founder of the Lehigh Art Alliance, and in 1956, the year of Walter Baum’s death, Stark was elected as the director of the Allentown Art Museum. In 1962 he was given the first award for best landscape by the National Society of Painters in Casein at the National Arts Club in New York City. Stark began to winter in Florida in 1969, still maintaining his home in Pennsylvania, even after accepting a job at the Longboat Key Art Center where he continued to paint marine scenes en plein-air.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Mar. 17, 2024
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,250 - $1,600
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 07, 2024
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,250 - $1,600
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 18, 2023
Melville Stark (Am. 1903-1987), Crashing Wave, Oil on board, framed
Est: $400 - $600
Melville Stark (Am. 1903-1987) Crashing Wave Oil on board, framed Signed l.r., biographical information attached verso 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" actual, 13 7/16" x 16 7/16" framed
Barridoff Auctions
Oct. 08, 2023
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,350 - $1,700
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 02, 2023
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,400 - $1,700
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 09, 2023
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,450 - $1,800
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 25, 2023
Melville F. Stark (American, 1903-1987) Gloucester Harbor 24 1/2 x 29 5/8 in. (62.5 x 75.5 cm) framed 30 1/4 x 35 1/2 x in.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Melville F. Stark (American, 1903-1987) Gloucester Harbor signed 'M STARK' (lower right), titled and inscribed 'Gloucester Harbor/Mass/by/M Stark' (on the reverse) oil on canvas board 24 1/2 x 29 5/8 in. (62.5 x 75.5 cm) framed 30 1/4 x 35 1/2 x in.
Bonhams
Jan. 02, 2023
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,500 - $1,900
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 13, 2022
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) American "Winter River Landscape"
Est: $500 - $5,000
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) Oil on board , Signed , measures 14.5" x 11" , w/frame 16" x 13"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Nov. 13, 2022
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) American
Est: $500 - $5,000
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) Oil on Board Measure 18"in H x 24"in W and 22 1/2"in H x 28 1/2"in W with frame
Cutler Bay Auctions
Oct. 11, 2022
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) American
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) American ,Oil on Masonite , Signed ,measures 8" x 9" inches
Cutler Bay Auctions
Oct. 09, 2022
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 08, 2022
MELVILLE STARK (Pennsylvania, 1903-1987), Waterfront scene of a dock, jetty and boats., Oil on board, 12” x 16”. Framed 15.25” x 19.25”.
Est: $500 - $800
MELVILLE STARK Pennsylvania, 1903-1987 Waterfront scene of a dock, jetty and boats. Signed lower right "M Stark".
Eldred's
Aug. 30, 2022
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) American "Winter River Landscape"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) Oil on board , Signed , measures 14.5" x 11" , w/frame 16" x 13"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jul. 03, 2022
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,600 - $2,100
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 14, 2022
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Melville F. Stark (1903 - 1987) American ,Oil on Masonite , Signed ,measures 8" x 9" inches
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jun. 08, 2022
MELVILLE STARK (1903 - 1987) IMPRESSIONIST OIL ON CANVAS FRAMED PAINTING.
Est: $2,000 - $3,500
Large vintage impressionism style framed oil on canvas city scene painting of Allentown and church in foreground, beautifully painted by Melville Stark (American, 1903 - 1987). Bright scene with colorful houses which stand out in the background, with figures of people coming and going to church on a lovely summer day. This painting is signed by the artist in the bottom-right corner, and nicely mounted within a painted gold tone modern wood frame. There is some canvas craquelure, otherwise in very good to excellent vintage condition. This is not a standard shippable item and will require 3rd party shipping or pickup arrangements to be made. Artist: American, 1903-1987. Condition: Good to Excellent. Created: Not Given. Frame: Gold Tone Wood. Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Lower right "M. Stark. Title: Untitled. Work Size: 24 - 1/4" x 29 - 3/8". Condition: Dimensions: Frame: 31 - 1/4"H x 36 - 1/4"W x 1 - 3/8"D.
Morphy Auctions
May. 07, 2022
Melville Stark (1903-1987) Oil On Canvas
Est: -
Signed in bottom right corner. Measures approximately 30in x 24in. Image measures approximately 23.5in x 17.5in. Bh14696 mm
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Apr. 17, 2022
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 02, 2022
Melville Stark (PA,1903-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
ARTIST: Melville F Stark (Pennsylvania, 1903 - 1987) NAME: Winter River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned but certified by daughter of the artist on verso and has artist's estate stamp PROVENANCE: from artist's estate CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119385 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida.He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements.He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy.In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art.He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 09, 2021
Melville F. Stark (American, 1903-1987) Rockport Harbor
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Melville F. Stark (American, 1903-1987) Rockport Harbor Signed 'M. STARK' bottom right; also inscribed 'Ann Smith bought this in 1971, Rockport, Mass/Painted in Rockport, Marion, Walter Murphy, Ann and I went there several weekends, a favorite place' verso, oil on canvasboard (23 3/8 x 29 3/8 in. (59.4 x 74.6cm)) Provenance The Artist. Acquired directly from the above. Ann Smith, Rockport, Massachusetts, by 1971 (per inscription verso). Private Collection, New Jersey. Condition report: Frame: 30 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 2 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Mar. 21, 2021
Melville Stark (American, PA, 1903 - 1987), Bell's Fish House
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Melville Stark (American, PA, 1903 - 1987), "Bells Fish House", Long Boat Key, Florida. American Impressionist painter from Pennsylvania; Past teacher at the Baum School of Art in Allentown, PA.
Gratz Gallery
Jun. 16, 2020
Melville F. Stark (American, 1903–1987), , Brook Scene, Early Winter
Est: $600 - $1,000
Melville F. Stark (American, 1903–1987) Brook Scene, Early Winter Signed and dated illegibly 'M. Stark/**' bottom right, oil on canvas laid down to board 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) provenance: The Estate of the Artist (#118). Paul Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jan. 25, 2020
MELVILLE STARK, Pennsylvania, 1903-1987, Harbor village., Oil on canvas, 20" x 16". Framed 25" x 21".
Est: $800 - $1,200
MELVILLE STARK Pennsylvania, 1903-1987 Harbor village. Signed lower right "M. Stark". Melville Stark was a pupil of Walter Emerson Baum. Oil on canvas, 20" x 16". Framed 25" x 21".
Eldred's
Dec. 07, 2019
Melville Stark, American (1903-1987), Boat Dock with Figures, with street scene painted on the reverse, oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inche...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
framed.
Link Auction Galleries
Sep. 15, 2019
Melville Stark, (American, 1903-1987), New England Town, oil on canvasboard, 16" x 20"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Melville Stark (American, 1903-1987) New England Town oil on canvasboard signed lower right 16" x 20"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 14, 2019
Melville F. Stark, Winter Landscape, 20th c.
Est: $200 - $400
Stark, Melville F. (American, 1903-1987). Winter landscape with snow covered houses and trees. 20th century. Watercolor on paper. Signed l.r. Sight: 13 1/2" x 20". Frame: 20 1/2" x 27". Condition: Not examined outside of frame.
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Sep. 11, 2019
MELVILLE F. STARK, (AMERICAN, 1903–1987), "FAIRHAVEN, MASS."
Est: $600 - $1,000
MELVILLE F. STARK (american, 1903–1987) "FAIRHAVEN, MASS." Signed 'M. Stark' bottom right; also titled verso, oil on paperboard 8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.3 x 25.1cm) provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. P. Berman, Pennsylvania. Sotheby's, New York, sale of December 14, 2005, lot 140. Acquired directly from the above sale. Dr. Tom Folk's Art Gallery, Far Hills, New Jersey. Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 22, 2019
Melville Stark (American, 1903 - 1987)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas,SLR, Impressionist scene of Allentown, church in foreground. 25"h x 30"w and 31"h x 36"w framed
Alderfer Auction
Jun. 30, 2019
Melville Stark (American, PA, 1903 - 1987)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Melville Stark (American, PA, 1903 - 1987), "Bells Fish House", Long Boat Key, Florida
Gratz Gallery
Jun. 26, 2019
Mel Stark (American, 1903 - 1987) "Rockport, Mass"
Est: $300 - $500
Oil on canvas. Signed 'M. Stark' (lower right). Signed and titled (on reverse).
Cottone Auctions
Jun. 09, 2019
MELVILLE F. STARK, (AMERICAN 1903–1987), FISHING BOATS
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MELVILLE F. STARK (american 1903–1987) FISHING BOATS Signed and dated illegibly '-M. Stark-/*5' bottom right, oil on Masonite 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2cm) provenance: The Estate of the Artist (#115). Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 09, 2019
MELVILLE F. STARK, (AMERICAN 1903–1987), BROOK SCENE, EARLY WINTER
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
MELVILLE F. STARK (american 1903–1987) BROOK SCENE, EARLY WINTER Signed and dated illegibly 'M. Stark/**' bottom right, oil on canvas laid down to board 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) provenance: The Estate of the Artist (#118). Paul Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 09, 2019
MELVILLE F. STARK, (AMERICAN 1903–1987), "FREEMANSBURG"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
MELVILLE F. STARK (american 1903–1987) "FREEMANSBURG" Signed and dated 'M. Stark/85' bottom right; also signed, titled and dated on upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm) provenance: The Estate of the Artist (#113). Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 05, 2019
Melville Stark (American, 1903 - 1987)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas,SLR, Impressionist scene of Allentown, church in foreground. 25"h x 30"w and 31"h x 36"w framed
Alderfer Auction
Mar. 17, 2019
Melville Stark (American, PA, 1903 - 1987)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Melville Stark (American, PA, 1903 - 1987), "Bells Fish House", Long Boat Key, Florida, American Impressionist
Gratz Gallery
Dec. 05, 2018
Melville Stark (American, 1903 - 1987)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas Signed lower right Impressionist scene of Allentown, church in foreground 25"H x 30"W
Alderfer Auction
Oct. 27, 2018
Melville Stark (1903 - 1987)
Est: $1,800 - $3,600
Medium: Oil on Canvas Overall: 26.5 x 30.5 Sight: 19.5 x 23 Sight: A leading figure in eastern Pennsylvania, Mel Stark was a plein-air painter and teacher who, with his good friend, Walter Baum, was devoted to enriching the cultural life of the Allentown area. He was also a key painter at the artists colony in Rockport, Massachusetts and in his later years, painted at Longboat Key Art Center in Florida. He taught at the Kline-Baum Art School, and Cedar Crest and Muhlenberg Colleges in Allentown, and was committed to the tradition of impressionist landscape painting. However, his reputation waned in the 1960s, when the public lost interest in impressionism and focused more on modernist movements. He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and earned a degree from Stroudsburg State College in Physical Education, but he had already started painting and subsequently abandoned Physical Education. He later studied art at the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University, and the Philadelphia Museum School. Major influences on him were landscape painters Cullen Yates, Walter Baum, and Anthony Thieme. He studied privately with Yates in New York, and Yates encouraged Stark to go to Paris, which he did but hung around the cafes with artists rather than attending any academy. In 1926, he returned to Allentown and worked for several years as a physical education teacher, but then came into contact with Baum with whom he studied art and then ended up being a teacher at the Baum School of Art. He married Ann Gomery with whom he had two children, and they moved into a farmhouse in Zionsville near Allentown. In addition to having an art career, he was an active promoter of the Allentown Art Museum, which he served as both trustee and director.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Oct. 27, 2018
Melville Stark, Pennsylvania and Rockport, Mass. (1903-1987)
Est: $300 - $500
Melville Stark, Pennsylvania and Rockport, Mass. (1903-1987) Oil on artist board painting of a Rockport Harbour, signed lower right, "M. Stark", 24" x 30", original washed gray molded frame with a cloth liner, inscription on back from purchase in 1991 with a photo of Mel Stark.
The Cobbs
Sep. 20, 2018
Melville Stark (American, 1903 - 1987)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas Signed lower right Impressionist scene of Allentown, church in foreground 25"H x 30"W
Alderfer Auction
Aug. 29, 2018
Melville F. Stark.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Very fine, original condition with vibrant palette. Provenance: Private collection, from Philip and Mauriel Berman Foundation, New York as so stamped on the stretcher. Provenance: Private collection from Philip and Mauriel Berman Foundation New York.Dates: (American, 1903 - 1987).Frame: Deep Molded and Carved Gold Gilt and Blue Paint Decorated.Medium: Oil on Canvas.Signature: Lower Right "M STARK -" and On Verso.Title: "Mountain Farm, Pennsylvania". Condition: Dimensions: Framed: 31" x 36".
Morphy Auctions
May. 27, 2018
Melville Stark (American, PA, 1903 - 1987)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Melville Stark (American, PA, 1903 - 1987), "Bells Fish House", Long Boat Key, Florida
Gratz Gallery
May. 05, 2018
Melville Stark painting Landscape with Stream
Est: $600 - $800
Stark, Melville F. (American, 1903-1987), Landscape with Stream, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, signed lower right M. Stark, Provenance: The Estate of Mercedes Shoemaker
Concept Art Gallery
Jan. 03, 2018
Melville Stark oil on board harbor scene, 25 by 30 inches, signed lower right, "M. Stark," framed. Condition: good, very dirty.
Est: $400 - $600
Melville Stark oil on board harbor scene, 25 by 30 inches, signed lower right, "M. Stark," framed. Condition: good, very dirty.
Blackwood March Auctioneers
Dec. 16, 2017
TRAIN DEPOT PENCIL ON PAPER att M STARK
Est: $100 - $10,000
Train Depot pencil on paper. Signed M Stark lower right. Attributed Melville Stark. 35"X29" Framed
Milestone Auctions
Dec. 16, 2017
SEA SIDE COTTAGE OIL ON BOARD att MELVILLE STARK
Est: $100 - $10,000
Sea Side Cottage oil on board. Signed M. Stark D.S. Lower Right. Has estate of Mel Stark stamp and sticker on back. Attributed to Melville F. Stark. 23"x19" Framed
Milestone Auctions