Bidspirit auctions | Raymer Society Auction Apr 26, 2025

Raymer Society, Apr 26, 2025. 134 lots, estimates 20 - 7500 $.

Raymer Society - This Raymer Society auction includes more than 140 works of art. Consigned to the auction are original works by Lester Raymer, including 3 oil paintings and 2 lino-cuts. Also up for auction will be 9 works by Birger Sandzén, including 1 drypoint, 6 lithographs and 2 lino-cuts. In addition, there will be works by Prairie Print Makers, Sanzdén students, and other regional, national, and international artists.

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Lots in this catalog (134)

• Lot 1: Peterson, Carl (1919-2009) Old Mill, 1982 watercolor — $300 - $500
• Lot 2: Whittemore, Margaret (1897-1983) "Buttressed Barn Near Lawrence" color blockprint — $50 - $100
• Lot 3: Forsberg, Maleta, landscape w/hawk, 1977 watercolor — $400 - $500
• Lot 4: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) , barn and silo, 1959 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 5: Raymer, Lester (1907-1991) "Aeralist" 50-16 linoleum — $750 - $1,200
• Lot 6: Simbari, Nicola (1927-2012) girl in yellow coat, serigraph — $100 - $150
• Lot 7: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) Old couple, woodcarvings — $500 - $750
• Lot 8: Malm, Alba (1897-1986) Autumn in Kansas, watercolor — $100 - $200
• Lot 9: Sandzen, Birger (1871-1954) Old Willow, 1925 lithograph — $500 - $750
• Lot 10: Malm, Alba (1897-1986) Kansas Creek, 1979 watercolor — $100 - $200
• Lot 11: Livingston, Mike, Saints (1), wood carving — $200 - $500
• Lot 12: Livingston, Mike, Saints (2), wood carving — $200 - $500
• Lot 13: Livingston, Mike, Saints (3), wood carving — $200 - $500
• Lot 14: Groves, Ellen (1931-2010) wren, watercolor — $50 - $100
• Lot 15: Gorman, R.C. (1932-2005) Navajo woman, 1978 lithograph — $100 - $200
• Lot 16: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) birch trees, 1961 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 17: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) birch trees, 1951 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 18: Weddle, Don (1923-2017) Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), 1992 oil on panel, — $100 - $200
• Lot 19: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) Old man with cap, woodcarving — $300 - $600
• Lot 20: Rogers, Charles (1911-1989) Rolling on a Reef, Monhegan Is. ME, oil on board — $500 - $1,000
• Lot 21: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) pine and birch trees, 1958 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 22: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) Old man with fedora, woodcarving — $300 - $600
• Lot 23: Flores, Noah, "Kansas Cloud Study" 2014 oil on panel — $100 - $150
• Lot 24: Gunnerson, Oscar (1884-1962) Three Swedish women, plaster — $100 - $200
• Lot 25: Malm, Alba (1897-1986) fall/winter landscape, watercolor — $50 - $100
• Lot 26: Welch, Mary (1875-1967) mountain landscape, oil on canvas — $200 - $300
• Lot 27: Harris, Larry, "A Nickel a Ride" color etching — $20 - $50
• Lot 28: Rein, Leo E (1906-1984) "Scene in Mtns of Colorado" 1930 oil on canvas — $250 - $500
• Lot 29: Whittemore, Margaret (1897-1983) "Huron Cemetery-Kansas City, Ks" lithograph — $50 - $100
• Lot 30: Sandzen, Birger (1871-1954) Once a Home, 1952 lithograph — $500 - $1,000
• Lot 31: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) Old couple, plaster — $50 - $100
• Lot 32: Crane, Alan (1901-1969) "The Fountain" lithograph — $150 - $200
• Lot 33: Logan, Herschel C (1901-1987) "On Fifth Street", woodcut — $500 - $800
• Lot 34: Peterson, Carl (1919-2007) Pair of landscape watercolors — $200 - $300
• Lot 35: Rogers, Charles (1911-1989) Sun-raked Hill, oil on panel — $500 - $1,000
• Lot 36: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) Old man and barns, oil on gauze on board — $250 - $500
• Lot 37: Runbeck, Dolores Gaston (1898-1994) "Oriental Bride" oil on canvas — $100 - $150
• Lot 38: Bergen, Richard (1925-2020) Silo & Sheds, lino-cut — $250 - $500
• Lot 39: Kemper, Michael, "Flame" 1997 serigraph — $50 - $100
• Lot 40: Unknown, farm landscape, etching — $20 - $30
• Lot 41: Gunnerson, Oscar (1884-1962) winter sunset, oil on canvas board — $200 - $300
• Lot 42: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) elm tree, 1948 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 43: Sun, Quan "The Bride" 318/385 lithograph — $100 - $200
• Lot 44: Sandzen, Birger (1871-1954) Pond with Willows, 1937 linoleum cut — $500 - $750
• Lot 45: Rogers, Charles (1911-1987) Cornshocks and Cottonwood, lithograph — $50 - $100
• Lot 46: Grant, Gordon ((1875-1962) sunbathers, etching — $25 - $50
• Lot 47: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) Church Goers, woodcarving — $300 - $600
• Lot 48: Sharp, Rita & Walker, Robert, A Gift from Heaven, acrylic on board — $50 - $75
• Lot 49: Sharp, Rita & Walker, Robert, The Bethany Family, Bethany College, acrylic on board — $50 - $75
• Lot 50: Raymer, Lester (1907-1991) early landscape, oil on panel — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 51: Logan, Herschel C (1901-1987) "Summer Cabin", woodcut — $500 - $800
• Lot 52: Gunnerson, Oscar (1884-1962) winter, oil on canvas board — $200 - $300
• Lot 53: Rice, William S. (1873-1963) "California Live Oaks" etching — $100 - $150
• Lot 54: Runbeck, Dolores (1898-1994) "The Hero" graphite — $25 - $50
• Lot 55: Whittemore, Margaret (1897-1983) Block House-Ft Hays, color woodblock — $100 - $200
• Lot 56: Bergen, Richard (1925-2020) Kansas Farm, 1995 lino-cut — $200 - $400
• Lot 57: Malm, Alba (1897-1986) colorfulhills, watercolor — $100 - $200
• Lot 58: Malm, Alba (1897-1986) fall trees and rocks, watercolor — $100 - $200
• Lot 59: Rogers, Charles (1911-1987) Trail Junction, lino-cut — $250 - $500
• Lot 60: Barham, Doran (1926-1999) lithograph, Village Shadows — $50 - $100
• Lot 61: Forsberg, Maleta, winter landscape, 1980 watercolor — $400 - $500
• Lot 62: Forsberg, Maleta, landscape with ducks, 1981 watercolor — $400 - $500
• Lot 63: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) tall man with cap, woodcarving — $300 - $500
• Lot 64: Kahmeyer, Ray (1930-2007) grey/brown bowl, stoneware — $25 - $50
• Lot 65: Sandzen, Biger (1871-1954) Glimpse of Blue River, 1928 lino-cut — $500 - $750
• Lot 66: Forsberg, Maleta, old barn in snow, watercolor — $400 - $500
• Lot 67: Babin, R, "Giselle" and "Nymphet" 2 softpastels — $25 - $50
• Lot 68: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) birch trees, 1961 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 69: Tanaki, Masaaki "Lion Dancing as Summer Night" serigraph — $50 - $100
• Lot 70: Thibodeau, Nicole "Tomatilla" 2006 block print — $50 - $100
• Lot 71: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) birch trees and hill, 1948 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 72: Rein, Leo E (1906-1984) "Trees and Moonlight" 1929 oil on panel — $250 - $500
• Lot 73: Tanaki, Masaaki "Festival" serigraph — $50 - $100
• Lot 74: Hall, Norma Bassett (1889-1957) "62/78, Persimmons and Sumac" color wood cut — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 75: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) Old couple w/polychrome, woodcarvings — $300 - $500
• Lot 76: Peterson, Carl (1919-2098) corn shocks in winter, 1986 watercolor — $150 - $200
• Lot 77: Mouly, Marcel (1918-2008) still life with guitar, lithograph — $200 - $500
• Lot 78: Logan, Herschel (1901-1987) "Morning Sunlight" wood cut print — $500 - $800
• Lot 79: Sacach, David "Friends" watercolor — $50 - $100
• Lot 80: Malm, Alba (1897-1986) fall landscape, watercolor — $100 - $200
• Lot 81: Sandzen, Birger (1871-1954) Rockbank, 1929 dry point — $500 - $750
• Lot 82: Whittemore, Margaret (1897-1983) "Baptist Mission near Topeka" handcolored lithograph — $100 - $200
• Lot 83: Huntoon, Mary (1896-1970) Approach, WPA etching — $200 - $300
• Lot 84: Becker, Lee "Europa and Zeus Crossing the Smoky Valley" 1996 lithograph — $100 - $200
• Lot 85: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) bust of man, woodcarving — $100 - $150
• Lot 86: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) bust of old woman, woodcarving — $100 - $150
• Lot 88: Peterson, Carl (1919-2009) winter landscape, 1989 watercolor — $150 - $200
• Lot 89: Bergen, Richard (1925-2020) "Sunflower" linoleum cut — $200 - $300
• Lot 90: Rein, Leo E (1906-1984) "3 Pines beside the Lake" 1930 oil on canvas — $250 - $500
• Lot 91: Malm, GN (1869-1928) "Sentinels" 1925 etching — $100 - $150
• Lot 92: Runbeck, Dolores (1898-1994) "Kittens Playing" watercolor — $100 - $150
• Lot 93: Saez, Felix, Bear, 1998 pigment wash on rstone — $100 - $200
• Lot 94: Saez, Felix, Bison, 1998 pigment wash on stone — $100 - $200
• Lot 95: Saez, Felix, Bald Eagle. 1997 pigment wash on stone — $100 - $200
• Lot 96: Raymer, Lester (1907-1991) "Entr'acte" 50-38 linoleum cut — $500 - $750
• Lot 97: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) birch trees and hill, 1951 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 98: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) man sawing firewood, woodcarving — $500 - $1,000
• Lot 99: Sandzen, Biger (1871-1954) The Friendly Stream, 1923 lithograph — $500 - $750
• Lot 100: Wood, Barbara, seated woman, serigraph — $100 - $150
• Lot 101: Forsberg, Maleta, barn and pheasant, 1985 watercolor — $400 - $500
• Lot 102: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) Old man and poplars, oil on gauze on board — $250 - $500
• Lot 103: Sandzen, Birger (1871-1954) The Friendly Lake, 1929 lithograph — $500 - $750
• Lot 104: Logan, Herschel (1901-1987) "Woodside Hut" wood cut print — $500 - $800
• Lot 105: Capps, Charles (1892-1981) "Be It Ever So Humble" drypoint etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 106: Malm, Alba (1897-1986) Coronado Heights-Lindsborg, 1980 watercolor — $100 - $200
• Lot 107: Runbeck, Dolores (1898-1994) "Lunch" 1964 watercolor — $100 - $150
• Lot 108: Gunnerson, Oscar (1884-1962) snowing, oil on canvas board — $200 - $300
• Lot 109: Rogers, Charles (1911-1987) Rugged Country, watercolor — $100 - $150
• Lot 110: Malm, Norman (1928-2011) old town, block print — $50 - $100
• Lot 111: Trowbridge, Douglas, laundry/gossip, 1978 oil on paper — $50 - $100
• Lot 112: Trowbridge, Douglas, "Soccer" 1977 acrylic on canvas — $50 - $100
• Lot 113: Weddle, Don (1923-2017) prairie fire, 2004 oil on panel — $200 - $300
• Lot 114: Whittemore, Margaret (1897-1983) Pony Express Station-Marysville — $100 - $200
• Lot 115: Gunnerson, Oscar (1884-1962) snow and trees, oil on canvas board — $200 - $300
• Lot 116: Cambour, Claude (1940-2012) landscape, 2/35 serigraph — $50 - $100
• Lot 117: Vail, Arnold (1922-1995) stream in woods, oil on canvas panel — $200 - $300
• Lot 118: Sandzen, Biger (1871-1954) Smoky Hill River 1946 lithograph — $750 - $1,000
• Lot 119: Pearson, Anton (1892-1967) old man with fedora, woodcarving — $300 - $500
• Lot 120: Luciano, Luigi (1900-1988) farm, 1957 etching — $250 - $500
• Lot 121: Unknown, boats, oil — $50 - $100
• Lot 122: Woodruff, Leonard (1880-1970) foral still life, 1936 oil on canvas — $100 - $500
• Lot 123: Runbeck, Dolores (1898-1994) untitled abstract, watercolor — $100 - $150
• Lot 124: Howell, Frank (1937-1997) "Father's Words" lithograph — $100 - $200
• Lot 125: Raymer, Lester (1907-1991) untitled boy with canaries, oil on board — $7,500 - $10,000
• Lot 126: Flores, Noah, "San Luis Valley Watching" 2018 oil on panel — $100 - $150
• Lot 127: Bergen, Richard (1925-2020) "Tree & She" linoleum cut — $200 - $300
• Lot 128: Whittemore, Margaret (1897-1983) Wabaunsee Church, lithograph — $100 - $200
• Lot 129: Forsberg, Maleta, farm with horses, 1982 watercolor — $400 - $500
• Lot 130: Sandzen, Birger (1871-1954) Frida's Creek, 1949 lithograph — $750 - $1,200
• Lot 131: Kahmeyer, Ray (1930-2007) brown jar, stoneware — $25 - $50
• Lot 132: Hall, Norma Bassett (1889-1957) "Ed.50, Jontra Farm" color wood cut — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 133: Kent, Rockwell (1882-1971) woman at door, 1933 wood engraving — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 134: Raymer, Lester (1907-1991) apple still life, oil on board — $2,000 - $2,500
• Lot 87: Malm, G.N. "Solitude" 1887 oil on panel — $50 - $100