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Original c.1950s Steamship Travel Poster President Polk

Sterner, Harold 1895 - 1976 S.S President Polk Offset ca. 1950 14.1 x 31.4 in. (36 x 80 cm) Printer: Litho in USA Condition Details: (A-) minimal creasing and staining#USA #Travel #Ships

Harold Sterner (American 1895 - 1976), Surrealist Artist Painting with Cat, Oil on board, Initialed lower right H.S., 15" x 11"

Harold Sterner (American 1895 - 1976) Surrealist Artist Painting with Cat Oil on board Initialed lower right H.S. 15" x 11"

Harold Sterner (American, 1895-1976) Minotaur #1, c. 1945-50

Harold Sterner (American, 1895-1976) Minotaur #1, c. 1945-50 oil on panel initialed H.S. (lower right) 13 x 26 inches. Provenance: Randolph Carter, New York Paula Sterner, New York Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts The Collection of Penny and Elton Yasuna Sold: Christie's, June 13, 2001, Lot 258 The Philip and Suzanne Schiller Collection of American Social Commentary Art, 1930 - 1970, Highland Park, Illinois Literature: M. Sawin and W. Jeffett, Surrealism in America During the 1930s and 1940s: Selections from the Penny and Elton Yasuna Collection, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1998, pp. 97, 163-164, fig. 69., illus. Exhibited: New York, New York, Kennedy Galleries, Harold Sterner, September, 1970, illus. St. Petersburg, Florida, Salvador Dalí Museum, Surrealism in America During the 1930s and 1940s: Selections from the Penny and Elton Yasuna Collection, November 1998 - February 1999 (this exhibition also traveled to Chicago, Illinois, The University of Chicago, The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, November 1999 - January 2000; Dennis, Massachusetts, Cape Museum of Fine Arts, July - September 2000)

Harold Sterner,  Flower Arrangement at a Dinner for the Crown Prince of Graustark at the White House, Nov 1, 1972; 

Harold Sterner,  American 1895-1976 -  Flower Arrangement at a Dinner for the Crown Prince of Graustark at the White House, Nov 1, 1972;  watercolour on paper, titled and dated lower left, 30 x 41.6 cm: together with another work by the same artist of the same size and medium, 'Family Quarters and Senate Ladies Luncheon, May 9, 1962' (2)  Provenance:  with Great American Editions Ltd., New York (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame);  private collection  Note: the label on the reverse of the frame gives a different title and event detail The artist created illustrations for the book 'The White House Gardens: A History and Pictorial Survey' by Frederick L. Kramer (New York: Great American Editions Ltd, 1973), the first book to document the history of American gardens.

HAROLD STERNER,  AMERICAN 1895-1976 -  FLOWER ARRANGEMENT AT A DINNER FOR THE CROWN PRINCE OF GRAUS

Harold Sterner,  American 1895-1976 -  Flower Arrangement at a Dinner for the Crown Prince of Graustark at the White House, Nov 1, 1972;  watercolour on paper, titled and dated lower left, 30 x 41.6 cm: together with another work by the same artist of the same size and medium, 'Family Quarters and Senate Ladies Luncheon, May 9, 1962' (2)  Provenance:  with Great American Editions Ltd., New York (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame);  private collection  Note: the label on the reverse of the frame gives a different title and event detail The artist created illustrations for the book 'The White House Gardens: A History and Pictorial Survey' by Frederick L. Kramer (New York: Great American Editions Ltd, 1973), the first book to document the history of American gardens.

Harold Sterner (American, 1895-1976) The Colorist

Harold Sterner (American, 1895-1976) The Colorist oil on panel signed with initials H.S. (lower right) 23 1/4 x 30 inches. Exhibited: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, Painting in the United States, October 10 - November 10, 1946

HAROLD STERNER, (American, 1895-1976), Minotaur II, oil on masonite, 16 x 20 in., frame: 19 3/4 x 20 in.

HAROLD STERNER (American, 1895-1976) Minotaur II oil on masonite

HAROLD STERNER, (AMERICAN 1895–1976), "ICARUS I"

HAROLD STERNER (american 1895–1976) "ICARUS I" Oil on panel 31 x 37 in. (78.7 x 94cm) Executed circa 1940. provenance: FAR Gallery, New York, New York. Collection of Mr. Randall Carter, New York, New York. Walter F. Maibaum Fine Arts, New York, New York. Acquired directly from the above in 1992. Collection of Harrie F. and Margaret Lewis, New York. EXHIBITED: "Painting in the United States," Carnegie Institute of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 14-December 12, 1948. NOTE: The present painting is among the artist's most significant works. A second version of it, Icarus II, was included in the "Surrealism in American Art" exhibition, held at the Rutgers University Art Gallery (now Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey) in 1977 as no. 143

HAROLD STERNER, American (1895-1976), Planetarium, oil on canvas laid down on board, unsigned. , 30 3/4 x 37 inches

HAROLD STERNER American (1895-1976) Planetarium oil on canvas laid down on board, unsigned. 30 3/4 x 37 inches Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Exhibitions: American Federation of Art, March - June 1958; The Whitney Annual, 1957. Other Notes: Request a preliminary shipping/packing quote. Tags: Surrealist / Surrealism, Oil Painting, Modern / Contemporary

HAROLD STERNER, OIL ON BOARD

Ship painting Sight- 7" x 13" Overall- 13" x 19"

HAROLD STERNER (1895-1976): BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

HAROLD STERNER (1895-1976): BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Oil on board, unsigned, with label from Far Gallery, New York. 12 1/2 x 20 in., 18 1/4 x 26 in. (frame).

Harold Sterner

Harold Sterner

Harold Sterner Surreal "Icarus II" Oil, Signed

Harold Sterner (1895 - 1976) Surreal "Icarus II" oil on masonite. Board 9 1/2" x 8". Frame 11'' x 9.75''. Unsigned. See original Kennedy Galleries New York label for description of artist. Slight paint chip to bottom of frame.

HAROLD STERNER, American, 1895-1976, "Sunset Harbor", depicting a mother and son at a harbor., Oil on board, 10" x 18". Framed.

HAROLD STERNER American, 1895-1976 "Sunset Harbor", depicting a mother and son at a harbor. Signed lower left "H.S.". Kennedy Galleries label verso. Oil on board, 10" x 18". Framed.

Harold Sterner (1895-1976)

Da Vinciana IV signed with initials 'SH' (lower right) oil on board 11 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (29.9 x 52.1 cm.)

Harold Sterner (American, b. 1895), The Secret, Initialed ""H.S."" l.l., label from The Institute of Modern Art, Boston, on the, Temper

Harold Sterner American, 1895-1976 UNFINISHED SYMPHONY

Harold Sterner American, 1895-1976 ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS: A PAIR

Harold Sterner American, 1895-1976 DA VINCIANA IV