Charles Thwaites Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Thwaites Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 05, 2023
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (1904-2002) USA, O/M
Est: $200 - $400
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (1904-2002) American, Oil on Masonite. Impressionist oil of mother & child at the beach. Signed. Charles Thwaites is known for Portrait and mural painting. Out of the struggles of the Great Depression, Charles W. Thwaites (1904-2002) rose to prominence as a muralist and leading portraitist in Wisconsin. An active exhibitor in hundreds of local, regional, and national art exhibitions, he won awards and critical acclaim from New York to California. Thwaites began his career straddling the cultural demands for a truly American art while being lured to the formalism of European modernism and the freedom of expression it espoused. When he moved to New Mexico in the 1950s, he found camaraderie with the Taos Moderns, going on to create sophisticated abstractions that synthesized his personal response with universal emotions. Overall Size: 17 x 16 in. Sight Size: 12 x 10 in. #3662
Sarasota Estate Auction
Aug. 04, 2022
1950s Portrait Taos Pueblo Native American CW Thwaites
Est: $900 - $1,800
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (born Thwaits, 1904-2002). Portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American- oil on board, ca. 1950s. A striking portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American by Charles Winstanley Thwaites. The handsome sitter is presented in 3/4 view with a solemn, realistic visage - peering into the distance with his large brown eyes, knitted brow, aquiline nose, pursed lips, and centrally-parted, long black hair plaited into two braids adorned with red ties. He wears a chambray blue shirt with a white shirt beneath, and in the background are impressionistic renderings of the Taos Pueblo adobe buildings beneath the blue skies of New Mexico. The portrait is set in an attractive, custom frame with finely carved decorative motifs adorning the corners. Size of sight view: 23.625" L x 17.5" W (60 cm x 44.4 cm) Size of frame: 31.625" L x 25.625" W (80.3 cm x 65.1 cm) Charles Thwaites studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1924-1925, but after seeing a portrait painting demonstration, decided to pick up a paint brush and began studying at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under Gerrit V. Sinclair in 1926. In 1928, Thwaites taught art classes at the Dubuque Art Association in Iowa in 1928, and was teaching at the Layton School of Art by 1930. By 1933, he was part of an artist colony in the Plankinton Building in downtown Milwaukee as well as a member of the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors. During the Great Depression era, Thwaites worked for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's WPA (Works Progress Administration) on the Public Works of Art Project, Federal Art Project and the Treasury Relief Art Project, painting four WPA Post Office murals - two murals in Wisconsin, one in Chilton called "Harvest (Threshing Barley)" 1940, and another called "Cheese Making" in Plymouth, 1941. Thwaites also painted two murals out of state - "Lumbering" in Greenville, Michigan in 1940 and another in Windom, Minnesota in 1943. Thwaites married a Milwaukee watercolorist and WPA artist named Antoinette Gruppe (1908-1991) in 1941. They visited New Mexico in the 1950s and were taken by the Southwest. Throughout his career, Thwaites would paint many beautiful portraits, including a series of the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico during the 1950s. Thwaites began exhibiting with the Taos Moderns in 1957 and he and Antoinette moved to Santa Fe in 1962. In 1973-74, Thwaites was named an artist-in-residence at St. Johns College in Santa Fe from 1973 to 1974. The creative couple would live in Santa Fe for the rest of their lives. Provenance: ex-Walter Earl collection, Anchorage, Alaska, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #166922
Artemis Gallery
Jun. 08, 2022
1950s CW Thwaites Portrait Taos Pueblo Native American
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (born Thwaits, 1904-2002). Portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American- oil on board, ca. 1950s. A striking portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American by Charles Winstanley Thwaites. The handsome sitter is presented in 3/4 view with a solemn, realistic visage - peering into the distance with his large brown eyes, knitted brow, aquiline nose, pursed lips, and centrally-parted, long black hair plaited into two braids adorned with red ties. He wears a chambray blue shirt with a white shirt beneath, and in the background are impressionistic renderings of the Taos Pueblo adobe buildings beneath the blue skies of New Mexico. The portrait is set in an attractive, custom frame with finely carved decorative motifs adorning the corners. Size of sight view: 23.625" L x 17.5" W (60 cm x 44.4 cm) Size of frame: 31.625" L x 25.625" W (80.3 cm x 65.1 cm) Charles Thwaites studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1924-1925, but after seeing a portrait painting demonstration, decided to pick up a paint brush and began studying at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under Gerrit V. Sinclair in 1926. In 1928, Thwaites taught art classes at the Dubuque Art Association in Iowa in 1928, and was teaching at the Layton School of Art by 1930. By 1933, he was part of an artist colony in the Plankinton Building in downtown Milwaukee as well as a member of the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors. During the Great Depression era, Thwaites worked for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's WPA (Works Progress Administration) on the Public Works of Art Project, Federal Art Project and the Treasury Relief Art Project, painting four WPA Post Office murals - two murals in Wisconsin, one in Chilton called "Harvest (Threshing Barley)" 1940, and another called "Cheese Making" in Plymouth, 1941. Thwaites also painted two murals out of state - "Lumbering" in Greenville, Michigan in 1940 and another in Windom, Minnesota in 1943. Thwaites married a Milwaukee watercolorist and WPA artist named Antoinette Gruppe (1908-1991) in 1941. They visited New Mexico in the 1950s and were taken by the Southwest. Throughout his career, Thwaites would paint many beautiful portraits, including a series of the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico during the 1950s. Thwaites began exhibiting with the Taos Moderns in 1957 and he and Antoinette moved to Santa Fe in 1962. In 1973-74, Thwaites was named an artist-in-residence at St. Johns College in Santa Fe from 1973 to 1974. The creative couple would live in Santa Fe for the rest of their lives. Provenance: ex-Walter Earl collection, Anchorage, Alaska, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166922
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 14, 2022
1950s CW Thwaites Portrait Taos Pueblo Native American
Est: $2,200 - $3,300
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (born Thwaits, 1904-2002). Portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American- oil on board, ca. 1950s. A striking portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American by Charles Winstanley Thwaites. The handsome sitter is presented in 3/4 view with a solemn, realistic visage - peering into the distance with his large brown eyes, knitted brow, aquiline nose, pursed lips, and centrally-parted, long black hair plaited into two braids adorned with red ties. He wears a chambray blue shirt with a white shirt beneath, and in the background are impressionistic renderings of the Taos Pueblo adobe buildings beneath the blue skies of New Mexico. The portrait is set in an attractive, custom frame with finely carved decorative motifs adorning the corners. Size of sight view: 23.625" L x 17.5" W (60 cm x 44.4 cm) Size of frame: 31.625" L x 25.625" W (80.3 cm x 65.1 cm) Charles Thwaites studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1924-1925, but after seeing a portrait painting demonstration, decided to pick up a paint brush and began studying at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under Gerrit V. Sinclair in 1926. In 1928, Thwaites taught art classes at the Dubuque Art Association in Iowa in 1928, and was teaching at the Layton School of Art by 1930. By 1933, he was part of an artist colony in the Plankinton Building in downtown Milwaukee as well as a member of the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors. During the Great Depression era, Thwaites worked for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's WPA (Works Progress Administration) on the Public Works of Art Project, Federal Art Project and the Treasury Relief Art Project, painting four WPA Post Office murals - two murals in Wisconsin, one in Chilton called "Harvest (Threshing Barley)" 1940, and another called "Cheese Making" in Plymouth, 1941. Thwaites also painted two murals out of state - "Lumbering" in Greenville, Michigan in 1940 and another in Windom, Minnesota in 1943. Thwaites married a Milwaukee watercolorist and WPA artist named Antoinette Gruppe (1908-1991) in 1941. They visited New Mexico in the 1950s and were taken by the Southwest. Throughout his career, Thwaites would paint many beautiful portraits, including a series of the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico during the 1950s. Thwaites began exhibiting with the Taos Moderns in 1957 and he and Antoinette moved to Santa Fe in 1962. In 1973-74, Thwaites was named an artist-in-residence at St. Johns College in Santa Fe from 1973 to 1974. The creative couple would live in Santa Fe for the rest of their lives. Provenance: ex-Walter Earl collection, Anchorage, Alaska, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166922
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 08, 2022
1950s CW Thwaites Portrait Taos Pueblo Native American
Est: $2,000 - $2,800
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (born Thwaits, 1904-2002). Portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American- oil on board, ca. 1950s. A striking portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American by Charles Winstanley Thwaites. The handsome sitter is presented in 3/4 view with a solemn, realistic visage - peering into the distance with his large brown eyes, knitted brow, aquiline nose, pursed lips, and centrally-parted, long black hair plaited into two braids adorned with red ties. He wears a chambray blue shirt with a white shirt beneath, and in the background are impressionistic renderings of the Taos Pueblo adobe buildings beneath the blue skies of New Mexico. The portrait is set in an attractive, custom frame with finely carved decorative motifs adorning the corners. Size of sight view: 23.625" L x 17.5" W (60 cm x 44.4 cm) Size of frame: 31.625" L x 25.625" W (80.3 cm x 65.1 cm) Charles Thwaites studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1924-1925, but after seeing a portrait painting demonstration, decided to pick up a paint brush and began studying at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under Gerrit V. Sinclair in 1926. In 1928, Thwaites taught art classes at the Dubuque Art Association in Iowa in 1928, and was teaching at the Layton School of Art by 1930. By 1933, he was part of an artist colony in the Plankinton Building in downtown Milwaukee as well as a member of the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors. During the Great Depression era, Thwaites worked for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's WPA (Works Progress Administration) on the Public Works of Art Project, Federal Art Project and the Treasury Relief Art Project, painting four WPA Post Office murals - two murals in Wisconsin, one in Chilton called "Harvest (Threshing Barley)" 1940, and another called "Cheese Making" in Plymouth, 1941. Thwaites also painted two murals out of state - "Lumbering" in Greenville, Michigan in 1940 and another in Windom, Minnesota in 1943. Thwaites married a Milwaukee watercolorist and WPA artist named Antoinette Gruppe (1908-1991) in 1941. They visited New Mexico in the 1950s and were taken by the Southwest. Throughout his career, Thwaites would paint many beautiful portraits, including a series of the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico during the 1950s. Thwaites began exhibiting with the Taos Moderns in 1957 and he and Antoinette moved to Santa Fe in 1962. In 1973-74, Thwaites was named an artist-in-residence at St. Johns College in Santa Fe from 1973 to 1974. The creative couple would live in Santa Fe for the rest of their lives. Provenance: ex-Walter Earl collection, Anchorage, Alaska, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #166922
Artemis Gallery
Dec. 02, 2021
Charles W. Thwaites Native American Portrait Painting
Est: $2,800 - $4,200
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (born Thwaits, 1904-2002). Portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American- oil on board, ca. 1950s. A striking portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American by Charles Winstanley Thwaites. The handsome sitter is presented in 3/4 view with a solemn, realistic visage - peering into the distance with his large brown eyes, knitted brow, aquiline nose, pursed lips, and centrally-parted, long black hair plaited into two braids adorned with red ties. He wears a chambray blue shirt with a white shirt beneath, and in the background are impressionistic renderings of the Taos Pueblo adobe buildings beneath the blue skies of New Mexico. The portrait is set in an attractive, custom frame with finely carved decorative motifs adorning the corners. Size of sight view: 23.625" L x 17.5" W (60 cm x 44.4 cm) Size of frame: 31.625" L x 25.625" W (80.3 cm x 65.1 cm) Charles Thwaites studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1924-1925, but after seeing a portrait painting demonstration, decided to pick up a paint brush and began studying at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under Gerrit V. Sinclair in 1926. In 1928, Thwaites taught art classes at the Dubuque Art Association in Iowa in 1928, and was teaching at the Layton School of Art by 1930. By 1933, he was part of an artist colony in the Plankinton Building in downtown Milwaukee as well as a member of the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors. During the Great Depression era, Thwaites worked for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's WPA (Works Progress Administration) on the Public Works of Art Project, Federal Art Project and the Treasury Relief Art Project, painting four WPA Post Office murals - two murals in Wisconsin, one in Chilton called "Harvest (Threshing Barley)" 1940, and another called "Cheese Making" in Plymouth, 1941. Thwaites also painted two murals out of state - "Lumbering" in Greenville, Michigan in 1940 and another in Windom, Minnesota in 1943. Thwaites married a Milwaukee watercolorist and WPA artist named Antoinette Gruppe (1908-1991) in 1941. They visited New Mexico in the 1950s and were taken by the Southwest. Throughout his career, Thwaites would paint many beautiful portraits, including a series of the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico during the 1950s. Thwaites began exhibiting with the Taos Moderns in 1957 and he and Antoinette moved to Santa Fe in 1962. In 1973-74, Thwaites was named an artist-in-residence at St. Johns College in Santa Fe from 1973 to 1974. The creative couple would live in Santa Fe for the rest of their lives. Provenance: ex-Walter Earl collection, Anchorage, Alaska, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166922
Artemis Gallery
Oct. 21, 2021
Charles W. Thwaites Native American Portrait Painting
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (born Thwaits, 1904-2002). Portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American- oil on board, ca. 1950s. A striking portrait of a Taos Pueblo Native American by Charles Winstanley Thwaites. The handsome sitter is presented in 3/4 view with a solemn, realistic visage - peering into the distance with his large brown eyes, knitted brow, aquiline nose, pursed lips, and centrally-parted, long black hair plaited into two braids adorned with red ties. He wears a chambray blue shirt with a white shirt beneath, and in the background are impressionistic renderings of the Taos Pueblo adobe buildings beneath the blue skies of New Mexico. The portrait is set in an attractive, custom frame with finely carved decorative motifs adorning the corners. Size of sight view: 23.625" L x 17.5" W (60 cm x 44.4 cm) Size of frame: 31.625" L x 25.625" W (80.3 cm x 65.1 cm) Charles Thwaites studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1924-1925, but after seeing a portrait painting demonstration, decided to pick up a paint brush and began studying at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under Gerrit V. Sinclair in 1926. In 1928, Thwaites taught art classes at the Dubuque Art Association in Iowa in 1928, and was teaching at the Layton School of Art by 1930. By 1933, he was part of an artist colony in the Plankinton Building in downtown Milwaukee as well as a member of the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors. During the Great Depression era, Thwaites worked for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's WPA (Works Progress Administration) on the Public Works of Art Project, Federal Art Project and the Treasury Relief Art Project, painting four WPA Post Office murals - two murals in Wisconsin, one in Chilton called "Harvest (Threshing Barley)" 1940, and another called "Cheese Making" in Plymouth, 1941. Thwaites also painted two murals out of state - "Lumbering" in Greenville, Michigan in 1940 and another in Windom, Minnesota in 1943. Thwaites married a Milwaukee watercolorist and WPA artist named Antoinette Gruppe (1908-1991) in 1941. They visited New Mexico in the 1950s and were taken by the Southwest. Throughout his career, Thwaites would paint many beautiful portraits, including a series of the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico during the 1950s. Thwaites began exhibiting with the Taos Moderns in 1957 and he and Antoinette moved to Santa Fe in 1962. In 1973-74, Thwaites was named an artist-in-residence at St. Johns College in Santa Fe from 1973 to 1974. The creative couple would live in Santa Fe for the rest of their lives. Provenance: ex-Walter Earl collection, Anchorage, Alaska, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166922
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 23, 2015
Charles W. Thwaites (1904-2002) Portrait Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Charles Winstanley Thwaites is a listed American artist. This oil on board painting is portrait of a woman as described on the back as the mother of Mr. Walter Perkins who was born 1868 and died 1953. The image size is 15" x 13.25" and signed lower right with the year '45. Some small spots where paint is missing. The frame is 19.75" x 17.75" x 2.5". The approximate weight is 4 lbs.
J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
Jul. 25, 2013
Charles Winstanley Thwaites, (American, 1904-2002), Flowers
Est: $200 - $400
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Flowers egg tempera on paper 13 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2013
Charles Winstanley Thwaites, (American, 1904-2002), Portrait of Carl Zeidler, Former Mayor of Milwaukee
Est: $500 - $700
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Portrait of Carl Zeidler, Former Mayor of Milwaukee oil on masonite 36 x 30 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2013
Charles Winstanley Thwaites, (American, 1904-2002), Abstract
Est: $500 - $700
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Abstract acrylic on masonite initialed C. W. T. (lower right) 18 x 47 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2013
Charles Winstanley Thwaites, (American, 1904-2002), Abstract
Est: $400 - $600
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Abstract egg tempera on masonite 32 x 23 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2013
Charles Winstanley Thwaites, (American, 1904-2002), Abstract
Est: $200 - $400
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Abstract watercolor signed C. W. Thwaites (lower right) 17 1/2 x 23 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2013
Charles Winstanley Thwaites, (American, 1904-2002), Sunflowers
Est: $400 - $600
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Sunflowers oil on masonite initialed C. W. T. (lower right); titled (verso) 24 5/8 x 36 5/8 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2013
Charles Winstanley Thwaites, (American, 1904-2002), Abstract
Est: $400 - $600
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Abstract oil on masonite 37 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches.
Hindman
Nov. 20, 2011
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) A double portrait of two Indians 18 x 24in
Est: $400 - $600
A double portrait of two Indians initialed 'CWT' (lower left) oil on canvas 18 x 24in unframed
Bonhams
Sep. 25, 2011
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) A double portrait of two Indians 18 x 24in
Est: $600 - $800
A double portrait of two Indians initialed 'CWT' (lower left) oil on canvas 18 x 24in unframed
Bonhams
Aug. 09, 2011
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) A pair of portraits of Indian men each 24 x 18in
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
A pair of portraits of Indian men each estate-stamped (on the reverse) each oil on masonite each 24 x 18in each unframed
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2010
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) "Mural Study forWausau, Wisconsin Post Office,"
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) "Mural Study forWausau, Wisconsin Post Office," c. 1938, tempera on board, 24" x 42", unsigned,artist name typed on period label for submission, unframed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 17, 2010
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Obsession, 1961 24 x 47in
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Obsession, 1961 signed with initials 'CWT' (lower right) and further signed, titled and dated '1961' (on the reverse) acrylic on masonite 24 x 47in
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2009
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) John Concha, 1956 24 x 18in
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John Concha, 1956 signed and dated 'Chas. W. Thwaites '56' (lower right) oil on masonite 24 x 18in
Bonhams
May. 20, 2009
Charles Winstanley Thwaites (American, 1904-2002) Fading bouquet 23 x 17 1/2in unframed
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Fading bouquet signed 'Thwaites' (lower right) egg tempra on paper 23 x 17 1/2in unframed
Bonhams