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House in Hudson, Ohio, Late 19th Century Painting by Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
the Joseph Carabelli Monument Works. He Studied at the Cleveland School of Art (The Cleveland
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Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-20th Century Magical Realism, Surrealist Painting, Cleveland School Artist
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
Arts, PA, and graduated with highest honors from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he taught for
Category

20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

WILLIAM C GRAUER Abstract Archaeological Fresco colorful 1970s Cleveland School
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
right. Framed Dimensions: 51 x 39 inches PROVENANCE: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio; Acquired from the
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Walrus Oil Painting, 20th Century Magical Realism Artist, Cleveland School
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
Arts, PA, and graduated with highest honors from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he taught for
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century Reclining Female Nude Marble Sculpture, Cleveland School Artist
By Max Kalish
Located in Beachwood, OH
settling in Ohio. A talented youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
#611 verso 24 x 18 inches Charles Elmer Harris was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. In the 1960’s, he
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sphinx and Moon (Self Portrait) 1980s Pastel, Cleveland School Artist
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
Chagrin Falls High School. She was a frequent exhibitor in the May Show at the Cleveland Museum of Art
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Nude Walking, Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Cleveland School Artist
By Max Kalish
Located in Beachwood, OH
, his family settling in Ohio. A talented youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a
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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

L. S. F. vibrant abstract expressionist painting by Cleveland School artist
By Richard Andres
Located in Beachwood, OH
prizes, Andres taught art in the Cleveland Public Schools for 28 years, as well as teaching the
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with
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1960s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Galerie, Figural Abstract View of Building, Mid-Century Cleveland School Artist
By Richard Gosminski
Located in Beachwood, OH
1925. Gosminski studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art and exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of
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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

WILLIAM GRAUER Caribbean Fishing Village men boats 1960s wc Cleveland School
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio; Acquired from the above over a 50 year period by a relative of the artist
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1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

WILLIAM C GRAUER "Oriental Hints" 1970s Cleveland School acrylic/panel ABSTRACT
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
inches PROVENANCE: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio; Acquired from the above over a 50 year period by a
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

WILLIAM C GRAUER Caribbean Fishermen boats fishing nets 1950s Cleveland School
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
. Signed lower right. Framed Dimensions: 21 x 24 inches PROVENANCE: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio; Acquired
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1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

WILLIAM C GRAUER Cloaked Woman, child Birdcages acrylic 1960s Cleveland School
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Dimensions: 46 x 36 inches PROVENANCE: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio; Acquired from the above over a 50 year
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Bighorn Sheep, 20th Century Oil Painting by Magical Surrealist, Cleveland School
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
Fine Arts, PA, and graduated with highest honors from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he taught
Category

20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Wart Hog, 20th Century Oil Painting by Magical Surrealist, Cleveland School
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
Arts, PA, and graduated with highest honors from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he taught for
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Double Focus II Mid-Century OpArt Abstract Geometric painting, Cleveland school
By Julian Stanczak
Located in Beachwood, OH
BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art. In 1956, Stanczak became a United States citizen. It was also
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1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Sun, 20th Century Magic Realism Painting by Cleveland School Artist
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
of the Fine Arts, PA, and graduated with highest honors from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he
Category

20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

S. F. L. Large Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Oil Painting, Cleveland School
By Richard Andres
Located in Beachwood, OH
and museums and winner of multiple May Show prizes, Andres taught art in the Cleveland Public Schools
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century Still Life w/ Green Apples Copper Vessels, Cleveland School
By Adam Lehr
Located in Beachwood, OH
Signed lower right 16 x 24 inches 27 x 35 inches, framed Exhibited: WOLFS Gallery, Cleveland, OH
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Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

WILLIAM C GRAUER Barn Windy Autumn Sky, wc gouache 1950s Cleveland School
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio; Acquired from the above over a 50 year period by a relative of the artist
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

WILLIAM C GRAUER Men Horses in Landscape 1940s cubist WC Cleveland School
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
. Signed lower right. Framed Dimensions: 30 x 37 inches PROVENANCE: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio; Acquired
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

WILLIAM C GRAUER 1930s Fishing Village, Gaspé Coast, Québec Cleveland School WC
By William C. Grauer
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
. Signed lower right. Framed Dimensions: 24 x 29.5 inches PROVENANCE: The Artist, Cleveland, Ohio
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Twist the Rain Mid-Century OpArt Geometric Painting by Cleveland School artist
By Julian Stanczak
Located in Beachwood, OH
Cleveland Institute of Art. In 1956, Stanczak became a United States citizen. It was also in 1956 that he
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1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Man with Feather in His Cap 20thc Figural Abstract Cleveland School Woman Artist
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
in the 1960s to teach art at Chagrin Falls High School. She was a frequent exhibitor in the May Show
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Late 20th Century Mixed Media

Materials

Oil

Rooftops - Cleveland
Located in Indianapolis, IN
other children. She was graduated from East Technical High School and entered the Cleveland School of
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1930s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Board

Early 20th Century European Landscape w/ Trees, Cleveland Woman Artist
By May Ames
Located in Beachwood, OH
graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1900. She received additional artistic training at the
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Early 1900s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Landscape, Near Carmel Ocean Tree View, Cleveland Woman Artist
By May Ames
Located in Beachwood, OH
in 1863 and graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1900. She received additional artistic
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1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fog over North Beach, Percé Rock, Gaspé, Canada, Early 20th Century, Cleveland
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald
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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Small Craft Advisory, 20th Century Abstract Figural Seascape, Cleveland Artist
By Kenneth Marcus Hugh
Located in Beachwood, OH
then attended The Cleveland School of Art on a scholarship, graduating in 1939. He attended both
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Rorimer Brooks Cleveland Art Deco Moderne sideboard or Credenza
Located in Ferndale, MI
design at Cleveland school of Art .
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Self Portrait of the Artist, Early 20th Century Oil Painting, Cleveland Artist
By Kenneth Marcus Hugh
Located in Beachwood, OH
he was twelve. He graduated from Charles F. Brush High School in 1935 and then attended The Cleveland
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1930s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fruit Bowl
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Marion Bryson was an artist of the Cleveland School and is known for her watercolors of landscapes
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20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Viktor Schreckengost Vase with Fish Cowan Pottery
By Cowan Pottery, Viktor Schreckengost
Located in Chicago, IL
Cleveland School, Bassett and Naumann, pg. 188
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Vintage 1930s American Bottles

Materials

Earthenware

Frosty Dawn, Upstate New York, 20th century American modern watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Cleveland School painters". In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of
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1910s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Cliffs near Paramé, France, vibrant seascape landscape watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School
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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Art Deco Lady Godiva Painting by Robert L. Raney
By Art Decor
Located in Cincinnati, OH
. Raney 1914 - 2002 from the noted Cleveland School. Purchased from the estate of the artist by the former
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

After the Symphonic Poem, " Verklarte Nacht ", by Arnold Schoenberg
By Rolf Stoll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
composition by this famous Cleveland School artist based on a symphonic composition by this great composer.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Entertainment, 20th century American family scene watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Cleveland School painters". In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of
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1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Rendezvous Over India
By Paul Travis
Located in Indianapolis, IN
. In 1920, he returned to Ohio to teach at the Cleveland School, renamed in 1940 the Cleveland
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Mid-20th Century Tonalist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Summack
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Technical High School and entered the Cleveland School of Art in 1919. Upon graduation from the school she
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Still Life, 1947
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Technical High School and entered the Cleveland School of Art in 1919. Upon graduation from the school she
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"a Fontainebleu, " Charles Francis DeKlyn, Barbizon, Oil, French Countryside
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Cleveland Art Club and the Cleveland School of Art. In 1893, he was one of the founders of the Cleveland
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Abstract Seated Figure
By Norbert Lenz
Located in Indianapolis, IN
and the Cleveland School of Art. He is known primarily for caricature style illustrations used in
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Horseback Riders in Sunny Landscape, 20th Century, Cleveland Artist
By Joseph O Sickey
Located in Beachwood, OH
Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Turkeys in the Trees, Early 20th Century Farm Landscape Watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters". In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the
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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

View Towards Christmas Cove, Maine, Early 20th Century East Coast Landscape
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters". In 1906 Wilcox
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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Cliffs at Paramé, France, 20th century seascape landscape watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School
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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers, scores
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic

"Dove in Flight, " Art Deco Masterpiece in Cerulean and Lemon Enamel by Winter
By Edward Winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
before teaching at the Cleveland School of Art.
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Enamel

Expanding Mandala, Black and Orange Abstract Oval Mid-Century Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers, scores
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Claude Conover Vase, "Toluca", Ceramic, Signed
By Claude Conover
Located in New York, NY
underside and titled "Toluca". As a member of the Cleveland School, Conover (1907-1994), worked for 30
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic

"Indian Chief and Family, " Important WPA-Era Sculpture by Seaver, 1930s
By Elizabeth Anderson Seaver 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
famous Cleveland School ceramicists -- depicts an Indian chief with full feather headdress, with his wife
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Still Life with Apples and Skull, Figurative Oil Painting by Ohio Artist
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by
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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Moraine Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 20th Century
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this
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1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Lovers
By William Zorach
Located in Milford, NH
. He grew up in Cleveland and later worked as a lithographer while studying at night at the Cleveland
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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