Karl Struss Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Karl Struss Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 31, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Interior, Union Station, Washington, D.C., Night. Circa 1915.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Interior, Union Station, Washington, D.C., Night. Circa 1915. Silver print, the image measuring 3⅝x4⅜ inches (9.2x11.1 cm.), the mount 9x7 inches (23x17.8 cm.), with Struss' typeset credit, address, and telephone number, and the title in ink on mount recto.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) New York Public Library. 1914.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) New York Public Library. 1914. Silver print, the image measuring 34x25.7 cm, 13⅜x10⅛ inches; with Struss' signature, title, and date in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Columbia College. 1911.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Columbia College. 1911. Platinum print, the image measuring 18.7x9.5 cm, 7⅜x3¾ inches; with Struss' signature and date in red pencil and the title also in pencil in an unknown hand.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Busy street scene. Circa 1910.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Busy street scene. Circa 1910. Silver print, the image measuring 9½x7 cm, 3¾x2¾ inches, the sheet slightly larger; with Struss' Hollywood, California stamp on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 10, 2024
Karl Struss, Columbia University
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Karl Struss Columbia University 1912 vintage platinum print 6 h x 5.375 w in (15 x 14 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge 'Columbia University 1912 Karl Struss'. Artist's stamp to verso 'Karl Struss Hollywood, California'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jul. 10, 2024
Karl Struss, New York City Parade
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Karl Struss New York City Parade 1911 vintage gelatin silver print image: 2.75 h x 3.75 w in (7 x 10 cm) sheet: 3 h x 4 w in (8 x 10 cm) Artist's stamp to verso 'Photographed by Karl Struss Hollywood, California'. Provenance: The Stephen White Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
May. 16, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Untitled, from The Female Figure, First Series.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Untitled, from The Female Figure, First Series. Silver print, the image measuring 9⅝x6⅜ inches (24.4x16.3 cm.), with The Estate of Karl Struss stamp on verso. 1917 Provenance: The Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 03, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) Tunnel on 1st Avenue Under Blackwell's Island Bridg
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) Tunnel on 1st Avenue Under Blackwell's Island Bridge, 1911 signed and dated [twice] in pencil (recto and mount, recto); titled and dated in pencil (secondary mount, verso) image/sheet: 4 ¼ x 3 5⁄8 in. (10.7 x 9.2 cm.) primary mount: 4 5⁄8 x 3 ¾ in. (11.7 x 9.5 cm.) secondary mount: 5 x 4 ½ in. (12.7 x 11.4 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 03, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) East Side Playground 35th St. & 1st Ave New York, 1
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) East Side Playground 35th St. & 1st Ave New York, 1911 signed and dated [twice] in pencil (recto and mount, recto); titled in pencil (mount, verso) image/sheet: 3 5⁄8 x 4 ½ in. (9.2 x 11.4 cm.) primary mount: 3 ¾ x 4 5⁄8 in. (9.5 x 11.7 cm.) secondary mount: 4 ½ x 5 ¼ in. (11.4 x 13.3 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 03, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) The White Ferry Boat, 1909 signed and dated in penc
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) The White Ferry Boat, 1909 signed and dated in pencil (tertiary mount, recto); titled and dated in pencil (quaternary mount, verso) image/sheet: 4 ½ x 3 5⁄8 in. (11.4 x 9.2 cm.) primary mount: 4 5⁄8 x 3 ¾ in. (11.7 x 9.5 cm.) secondary mount: 4 ¾ x 3 7⁄8 in. (12 x 9.8 cm.) tertiary mount: 5 1⁄8 x 4 ½ in. (13 x 11.4 cm.) quaternary mount: 11 5⁄8 x 9 in. (29.5 x 22.8 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 03, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) Lower, N.Y., 1911 signed and dated in pencil (recto
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) Lower, N.Y., 1911 signed and dated in pencil (recto); signed and dated in pencil (mount, verso) image/sheet: 4 ½ x 3 ¾ in. (11.4 x 9.5 cm.) mount: 4 5⁄8 x 3 7⁄8 in. (11.7 x 9.8 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 22, 2024
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) Lower Broadway, New York, 1912 signed in pencil (ve
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KARL STRUSS (1886–1981) Lower Broadway, New York, 1912 signed in pencil (verso); numbered '52⁄75' in pencil (mount, recto) image:4 ½ x 3 ½ in. (11.4 x 8.8 cm.) mount: 12 x 8 7⁄8 in. (30.4 x 22.5 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 01, 2023
Karl Struss, Bombing Formation
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Karl Struss Bombing Formation 1929 / printed later bromide print image: 9.75 h x 12.5 w in (25 x 32 cm) mount: 14 h x 17 w in (36 x 43 cm) Signed and dated to lower edge 'Karl Struss 1929' with impressed artist's stamp. Titled and inscribed to mount verso 'Bromide Bombing Formation Cat 84'. Artist's stamp to mount verso '©Karl Struss Artist Photographer Hollywood California'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 01, 2023
Karl Struss, Two works from The Female Figure series
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Karl Struss Two works from The Female Figure series 1918 vintage platinum print, vintage four-color rotogravure 14.25 h x 11.25 w in (36 x 29 cm) 7.25 h x 5.25 w in (18 x 13 cm) Signed to mount of larger work 'Karl Struss'. Signed and dated to mount verso of smaller work 'Karl Struss 1918'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 01, 2023
Karl Struss, Untitled
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Karl Struss Untitled c. 1939 platinum palladium print image: 5.625 h x 8 w in (14 x 20 cm) sheet: 7.625 h x 9.25 w in (19 x 23 cm) Artist's stamp to verso 'Karl Struss Artist Photographer Hollywood California'. Provenance: The Stephen White Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Dec. 01, 2023
Karl Struss, Sunrise, Lake Arrowhead
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Karl Struss Sunrise, Lake Arrowhead 1926 vintage gelatin silver print image: 12.75 h x 10 w in (32 x 25 cm) mount: 14 h x 10.75 w in (36 x 27 cm) The artist won the first Academy Award given in cinematography in 1929 for filming Sunrise. Signed to lower right to sheet 'Karl Struss'. Signed and dated to mount '1926 Karl Struss'. Titled, dated and inscribed to mount verso 'Sunrise, Lake Arrowheard © 1926 Not To Be Reproduced'. Artist's stamp to mount verso '©Karl Struss Artist Photographer Hollywood California', 'Photographed By ©Karl Struss Hollywood, California'. Provenance: The Stephen White Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Oct. 05, 2023
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) The Cliffs, Sorrento, Italy.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) The Cliffs, Sorrento, Italy. Silver print, the image measuring 13 1/4x9 7/8 inches (33.7x25.1 cm.), double mounted, the first mount slightly larger, the second mount 22x17 inches (55.9x43.2 cm.), with Struss' signature and negative date in pencil on (second) mount recto, and his signature and title in ink on mount verso. 1909
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 02, 2023
Karl Struss, New York
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Karl Struss New York 1909 / printed 1912 vintage waxed platinum sepia tone print image: 7.125 h x 9.125 w in (18 x 23 cm) mount: 17.5 h x 13 w in (44 x 33 cm) Signed and dated to lower left 'Karl Struss 1912' and to mount 'New York 1909 Karl Struss' with artist's stamp to verso 'Photographed by Karl Struss Hollywood, Calf.'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Aug. 02, 2023
Karl Struss, Columbia University, New York (Earle Hall)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Karl Struss Columbia University, New York (Earle Hall) 1910 platinum-palladium print image: 9.75 h x 7.875 w in (25 x 20 cm) sheet: 9.875 h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm) Inscribed to verso '#3940 TH 201' with artist's estate stamp 'From the Estate of Karl Struss'. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Apr. 27, 2023
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) In the wind, California.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) In the wind, California. Platinum palladium print, the image measuring 4 1/2x3 5/8 inches (11.4x9.2 cm.), the mount 12x9 inches (30.5x22.9 cm.), with Struss' signature in pencil on print verso, and the edition notation 58/75, also in pencil, on mount recto. 1929
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 27, 2023
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A Portfolio 1909/29.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A Portfolio 1909/29. With 15 (of 15) beautiful photographs spanning the early decades of Struss' career. Platinum prints, the images measuring 2 3/4x3 3/4 to 4 3/8x3 5/8 inches (7x8.9 to 11.1x9.2 cm.), and the reverse, the mounts 12x9 inches (30.5x22.9 cm.), each with Struss' signature in pencil on print verso and an edition notation 35/75 in pencil, on mount recto. Tall 4to-sized black clamshell box with Struss' gilt-lettered monogram; the colophon with Struss' and Phil Davis' signatures in ink; contents loose as issued; with the original mylar wrapper, also with Struss' monogram. ONE OF AN EDITION OF 75. Michigan: Photofolio of Ann Arbor, 1909-29; printed 1979 The Balcony, Sorrento, 1909 * Arverne, Low Tide, 1912 * Mercedes Autobus. Fifth Avenue & 38th Street, New York, circa 1912 * Shadows. New York, 1909 * Consolidated Edison from the Second Avenue Elevated. New York, circa 1912 * Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower. New York, 1909 * Pennsylvania Station. New York, 1911 * Lower Broadway. New York, 1912 * "The Ghost Ship"--Waterfront, East Side. New York, 1912 * Vanishing Point II: Brooklyn Bridge from New York side, 1912 * Brooklyn Bridge, Nocturne, circa 1913 * Brooklyn Bridge from Ferry Slip, Evening, 1912 * Cables--New York Skyline through Brooklyn Bridge, 1912 * Storm Clouds, La Mesa, California, 1921 * Sails: En Route to Catalina, 1929
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 27, 2023
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Sunrise, Lake Arrowhead.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Sunrise, Lake Arrowhead. Silver print, the image measuring 12 3/4x10 inches (32.4x25.4 cm.), the mount 14x10 3/4 inches (35.6x27.3 cm.), with Struss' signature in pencil on print recto, his signature and date in pencil on mount recto, and his title, date, and reproduction limitation in pencil and his credit stamps, on mount verso. 1926 Provenance: The Struss Family; by descent A still from the film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927). Struss, along with Carl Rosher, won the first Academy Award in 1929 for cinematography for his work on the film.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 27, 2023
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Christmas card.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Christmas card. Two silver prints on one sheet (originally folded at the center), one with Struss' holiday greeting and date and the other depicting the moon behind a palm tree, each of the images measuring 4 3/8x3 3/8 inches (11.1x8.6 cm.), the overall sheet 5x8 inches (12.7x20.3 cm.), with Struss' monogram stamp on verso. 1933 Provenance: The Struss Family; by descent Struss worked as a cinematographer on a film titled Four Frightened People for Cecil B. DeMille in 1933.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 06, 2023
Karl Struss (1886-1981); Near San Luis Obispo;
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Karl Struss (1886-1981) Near San Luis Obispo, 1922 Gelatin silver print; accompanied by an original mount fragment signed, titled, and dated in pencil. 4 by 4 ⅝ in. (10.3 by 14.4 cm.)
Bonhams
Oct. 11, 2022
Karl Struss (1886-1981); Man's Construction;
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
Karl Struss (1886-1981) Man's Construction, 1926 Gelatin silver print, 'Hollywood' stamp on the verso; signed, titled and copyright reproduction limitation in pencil on the mount verso. 3 3/4 x 4 3/4in (9 1/2 x 12cm) mount 4 1/2 x 5 1/4in (11.5 x 13.3cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 06, 2022
KARL STRUSS (1886â€“1981) Noontime Siesta, 36th St and 1st Avenue, 1911 sig
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
KARL STRUSS (1886â€“1981) Noontime Siesta, 36th St and 1st Avenue, 1911 signed in pencil (recto); dated in pencil (mount, recto) image/sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (11.4 x 8.3 cm.) â€Œmount: 4 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (12.4 x 9.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 21, 2022
STRUSS, KARL (1886-1981) Near San Luis Obispo, 1922.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
STRUSS, KARL (1886-1981) Near San Luis Obispo, 1922. Platinum print, 3 5/8 x 4 5/8 inches (92 x 117 mm), detached from the original card mount, the card mount signed, titled and dated in pencil. The mount showing evidence of water staining and now housed in a pocket at the back of the frame, the print itself in matted and in generally fine condition, traces of the original mount adhesive on verso, tag of the Halsted Gallery, Birmingham MI. Framed. C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 02, 2022
KARL STRUSS (1886 - 1981): THE OUTLOOK, VILLA CARLOTTA
Est: $200 - $300
1912; photogravure; 7 1/2 x 6 inches sight; 21 x 17 inches frame
Abell Auction
Oct. 21, 2021
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Woman photographer in a class with Clarence White.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Woman photographer in a class with Clarence White. Platinum print, the image measuring 4 3/4x3 3/4 inches (12.1x9.5 cm.), the mount 5 1/4x4 1/4 inches (13.3x10.8 cm.), with the date, in pencil, on mount recto, and an Estate of Karl Struss hand stamp, on mount verso. 1911
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 21, 2021
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Monterey Coast * In the Southland, Mt. Baldy, California.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Monterey Coast * In the Southland, Mt. Baldy, California. Together, 2 photographs. Palladium (one) and silver (one) prints, the images measuring 4 1/2x3 5/8 and 3 3/4x2 1/2 inches (11.4x9.2 and 9.5x6.4 cm.), the former with the title, in pencil, and the latter with an Estate of Karl Struss hand stamp, on verso. Circa 1921
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 21, 2021
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) All Outdoors Invites Your Kodak.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) All Outdoors Invites Your Kodak. Silver print, the image measuring 3x1 7/8 inches (7.6x4.8 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with an Estate of Karl Struss hand stamp, on verso. Circa 1913
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 27, 2021
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A portfolio entitled The Dawn of Color.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A portfolio entitled The Dawn of Color. With 8 (of 8) charming photographs of a bygone era printed from Struss' autochromes. Dye transfer prints, the images measuring approximately 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), and the reverse, the sheets 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.), each with Struss' signature, in pencil, on verso. Elephant folio-sized silver-stamped red suede clamshell box; the edition notation 9, in pencil, on the colophon; contents loose as issued. ONE FROM A SPECIAL EDITION OF 20. Los Angeles: Stephen White Gallery, circa 1910-13; printed 1981 Boardwalk, Long Island, circa 1910 * Tennis Match, Hamilton, Bermuda, circa 1913 * Autumn, Long Island, New York, circa 1910 * Ethel Prague with Umbrella, Long Island, circa 1910 * Anna Kindlund, Artist, Long Island, circa 1910 * Still Life with Pewter Vase, New York, circa 1910 * Lower Broadway, New York, circa 1910 * Couch, Ward's House, Long Island, circa 1910
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 18, 2021
Karl Struss, Dawn of Color Portfolio , Portfolio of eight dye transfer prints
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Artist: Karl Struss, American (1886 - 1981) Title: Dawn of Color Portfolio Year: 1981 Medium: Portfolio of eight dye transfer prints Edition: 100 Size: 16.5 x 13.75 in. (41.91 x 34.93 cm)
RoGallery
Feb. 06, 2021
KARL STRUSS Vintage Pictorial Highlight large print
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
KARL STRUSS, Fishing High Sierras, c. 1920s, 12.4x9.7" gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1920s, signed and embossed on print recto in lower right of image: Karl Struss, titled in ink on mount verso: "Fishing - High Sierras"; stamped in black ink: Karl Struss / Artist Photographer / Hollywood, California Wonderful large pictorial view by Struss. Pictured here is Struss's daughter Barbara. Karl Fischer Struss was born on November 30, 1886, in New York and made his first photographs at about age ten. He took extension classes at Teachers College of Columbia University with Clarence H. White and in 1910 twelve of his prints were included in the International Exhibition of Pictorial Photography, held at the Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo. Though this exhibition signaled the effective end of Stieglitz's Photo-Secession, Struss "joined" the group two years later and saw eight of his images appear as photogravures in the April 1912 issue ofâ¯ Camera Work.â¯ Struss soon became closely associated with Clarence H. White and Edward R. Dickson and supported their efforts to continue the tradition of pictorial photography. In 1913, he contributed an article on multiple-gum printing to Dickson's short-lived but noteworthy periodical Platinum Print. The next year he was listed as an associate of the magazine, and a few of his photographs were subsequently reproduced on its cover and in its pages. In 1912, the year he finished studying with White, he himself taught a summer class on photography at Teachers College. Four years later, he joined White and a handful of others to found the Pictorial Photographers of America. During this time, Struss made his living as a professional photographer. In 1914, he took over White's former studio space, where he made portrait, advertising, and commercial photographs for three years. He offered his Struss Pictorial Lens for sale, after manufacturing it privately for a while. During his military service, from 1917 to 1919, Struss experimented with infrared photography.â¯ After World War I, Struss headed directly to Hollywood, determined to get into the motion-picture industry. He was initially hired by Cecil B. DeMille to make still shots and soon found himself working behind a film camera on the set. His long career as a cinematographer began when he signed a two-year contract with DeMille. In 1924-25, he was one of the cameramen for Ben-Hur, and a few years later he and Charles Rosher shared the first-ever Academy Award for cinematography--for theirâ¯camera workâ¯on Sunrise, directed by F. W. Murnau. Struss resumed salon exhibiting in 1921, associating with the second generation of pictorialists in California. He joined the Camera Pictorialists of Los Angeles and presented a solo show of his work at San Francisco's California Camera Club in 1929. His pictures also were seen at photographic salons across the United States. During the 1950s and 1960s, Struss did cinematography for television programs and commercials. At the same time, he made color slides, which he submitted to exhibitions. In 1970, Struss retired, and on December 15, 1981, he died in Los Angeles. â¯  Christian A. Petersonâ¯ Pictorial Photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts(Christian A. Peterson: Privately printed, 2012). This biography is courtesy and copyright of Christian Peterson and is included here with permission.â¯christianapeterson.com â¯  CREDIT: http://www.luminous-lint.com/app/photographer/Karl_F__Struss/A/
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Feb. 06, 2021
KARL STRUSS Pattern of Airplanes
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
KARL STRUSS, Pattern of Airplanes, artist's stamp verso, c. 1940s, 5.7x9" gelatin silver print, printed c. 1940s. Stamped in black ink on print verso: Karl Struss / Artist Photographer / Hollywood, California. An identical print of this sold for $2000 at Swann Gallery in 2020. Struss won the first Academy Award awarded for Cinematography in 1929 after 10 years in the film business and here we see a cinematic view of airplanes and unseen drama. Karl Fischer Struss was born on November 30, 1886, in New York and made his first photographs at about age ten. He took extension classes at Teachers College of Columbia University with Clarence H. White and in 1910 twelve of his prints were included in the International Exhibition of Pictorial Photography, held at the Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo. Though this exhibition signaled the effective end of Stieglitz's Photo-Secession, Struss "joined" the group two years later and saw eight of his images appear as photogravures in the April 1912 issue of Camera Work. Struss soon became closely associated with Clarence H. White and Edward R. Dickson and supported their efforts to continue the tradition of pictorial photography. In 1913, he contributed an article on multiple-gum printing to Dicksons short-lived but noteworthy periodical Platinum Print. The next year he was listed as an associate of the magazine, and a few of his photographs were subsequently reproduced on its cover and in its pages. In 1912, the year he finished studying with White, he himself taught a summer class on photography at Teachers College. Four years later, he joined White and a handful of others to found the Pictorial Photographers of America. During this time, Struss made his living as a professional photographer. In 1914, he took over White's former studio space, where he made portrait, advertising, and commercial photographs for three years. He offered his Struss Pictorial Lens for sale, after manufacturing it privately for a while. During his military service, from 1917 to 1919, Struss experimented with infrared photography. After World War I, Struss headed directly to Hollywood, determined to get into the motion-picture industry. He was initially hired by Cecil B. DeMille to make still shots and soon found himself working behind a film camera on the set. His long career as a cinematographer began when he signed a two-year contract with DeMille. In 1924-25, he was one of the cameramen for Ben-Hur, and a few years later he and Charles Rosher shared the first-ever Academy Award for cinematography for their camera work on Sunrise, directed by F. W. Murnau. Struss resumed salon exhibiting in 1921, associating with the second generation of pictorialists in California. He joined the Camera Pictorialists of Los Angeles and presented a solo show of his work at San Francisco's California Camera Club in 1929. His pictures also were seen at photographic salons across the United States. During the 1950s and 1960s, Struss did cinematography for television programs and commercials. At the same time, he made color slides, which he submitted to exhibitions. In 1970, Struss retired, and on December 15, 1981, he died in Los Angeles. Christian A. Peterson Pictorial Photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Christian A. Peterson: Privately printed, 2012). This biography is courtesy and copyright of Christian Peterson and is included here with permission.â¯christianapeterson.com CREDIT: http://www.luminous-lint.com/app/photographer/Karl_F__Struss/A/
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Oct. 22, 2020
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Waterfront at sunset.
Est: $700 - $1,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Waterfront at sunset. Toned silver print, the image measuring 6x8 3/4 inches (15.2x22.2 cm.), the sheet 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm), with Struss' Hollywood hand stamp, on verso. Circa 1950s
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 02, 2020
Karl Struss (1886-1981); Man's Construction;
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Karl Struss (1886-1981) Man's Construction, 1926 Gelatin silver print, 'Hollywood' stamp on the verso; signed, titled and copyright reproduction limitation in pencil on the mount verso. 3 3/4 x 4 3/4in (9 1/2 x 12cm) mount 4 1/2 x 5 1/4in (11.5 x 13.3cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 11, 2020
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A portfolio entitled The Dawn of Color.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A portfolio entitled The Dawn of Color. With 8 (of 8) charming photographs of a bygone era printed from Struss' autochromes. Dye transfer prints, the images measuring approximately 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), and the reverse, the sheets 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.), each with Struss' signature, in pencil, on verso. Elephant folio-sized silver-stamped red suede clamshell box; the edition notation 9, in pencil, on the colophon; contents loose as issued. ONE FROM A SPECIAL EDITION OF 20. Los Angeles: Stephen White Gallery, circa 1910-13; printed 1981
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 11, 2020
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A view of Brooklyn Bridge from the Staten Island Ferry * 110th Street subway station, New York City.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A view of Brooklyn Bridge from the Staten Island Ferry * 110th Street subway station, New York City. Silver print and platinum print, the images measuring 4 1/2x3 1/2 inches (11.4x8.9 cm.) and 3 1/2x4 3/8 inches (8.9x11.1 cm.), the first with an Estate of Karl Struss hand stamp and various inventory notations, in pencil, on verso, and the second triple mounted, the largest mount 11 3/4x8 1/8 inches (29.8x20.6 cm.), with Struss' signature, very faint, in pencil, on print recto. Circa 1910
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 25, 2020
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Aeroplanes on tarmac.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) Aeroplanes on tarmac. Silver print, the image measuring 5 1/2x9 inches (14x22.9 cm.), the sheet 7 7/8x9 7/8 inches (20x25.1 cm.), with Struss' hand stamp on verso. Circa 1950s
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 04, 2020
Karl Struss, Two silhouettes from “The Female Figure,” (1917)
Est: $1,300 - $1,500
Karl Struss, Two silhouettes from “The Female Figure,” (1917). One is a 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ - inch toned gelatin silver print tipped onto the framed area on a large 20 x 13 – inch tissue mount, signed in pencil beneath the print. The other is the same format but the print is 8 ¾ x 6 ¾ inches. There is some silvering on both. The tissue mounts have some wrinkles.
Be-Hold
Dec. 15, 2019
Karl Struss (1886-1981), "Manchester, New Hampshire"
Est: $400 - $600
One photographic print by Karl Struss (American, 1886-1981) titled "Manchester, New Hampshire" (1914). It is 4 ¾" high x 3 ½" wide. Framed under glass.
Caza Sikes
Nov. 27, 2019
Karl Struss Iris
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Karl Struss Iris Vintage. Gelatin silver print On the reverse estate stamp (heavily faded) as well as inscribed and numbered in pencil by various hands 4 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (4 3/4 × 3 7/8 in.)
Grisebach
Nov. 20, 2019
Karl Struss, Dawn of Color Portfolio, Portfolio of 8 Prints
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Artist: Karl Struss, American (1886 - 1981) Title: Dawn of Color Portfolio Year: 1981 Medium: Portfolio of eight dye transfer prints Edition: 100 Image Size: 16.5 x 13.75 in. (41.91 x 34.93 cm)
RoGallery
Oct. 18, 2019
Karl Struss Two-Page ALS to Ralph M. Pearson.
Est: $250 - $350
Struss, Karl (American, 1886–1981). Karl Struss Two-Page ALS to Ralph M. Pearson. Hollywood, CA. Dated March 10, 1921. The Academy Award winning cinematographer writes to the famous American etcher, Ralph Pearson, telling him “I do not know of any place where you could display your etchings in Hollywood as there do not seem to be any dealers out here.” He then tries to get him to join the “Hollywood Art Association” in which “they are trying to establish just such a place for local artists.” 6 ½ x 6”. Light creasing, else fine.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Oct. 17, 2019
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A Portfolio 1909/29.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
KARL STRUSS (1886-1981) A Portfolio 1909/29. With 12 (of 15) photographs spanning the early decades of Struss' career. Platinum prints, the images measuring 2 3/4x3 3/4 to 4 3/8x3 5/8 inches (7x8.9 to 11.1x9.2 cm.), and the reverse, the mounts 12x9 inches (30.5x22.9 cm.), each with Stuss' signature, in pencil, on print verso and an edition notation 9/75, in pencil, on mount recto. Tall 4to-sized black clamshell box with Struss' gilt-lettered monogram; the colophon with Struss' and Phil Davis' signatures and the edition notation, in ink; contents loose as issued. ONE OF AN EDTION OF 75. Michigan: Photofolio of Ann Arbor, 1909-29; printed 1979
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 02, 2019
Karl Struss (1886-1981)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Man's Construction, 1926Gelatin silver print, 'Hollywood' stamp on the verso; signed, titled and copyright reproduction limitation in pencil on the mount verso.3 3/4 x 4 3/4in (9 1/2 x 12cm)mount 4 1/2 x 5 1/4in (11.5 x 13.3cm)
Bonhams
Jun. 08, 2019
Karl Struss platinum print Sunset Simplon Pass c. 1909
Est: $150 - $300
Struss, Karl (American 1886-1981), Sunset Simplon Pass, circa 1909, hand coated multiple platinum print , 4.25 x 7.6 inches, signed and dated in pencil lower left, stamped and titled on verso, framed in a metal frame 17 x 14 inches. Image #8 showing the photograph on the mount.
Concept Art Gallery