Lot 517

FRED GEARY (1894-1946) RARE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

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FRED GEARY (1894-1946) RARE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

Estimate: $500 - $700

Starting Bid: $250

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by Soulis Auctions
June 28, 2026 12:00 PM CDT
Live Auction
529 West Lone Jack-Lee’s Summit Rd
Lone Jack, MO, US 64070

Fred Geary (Missouri, 1894-1946)

Untitled (Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey)

Circa 1940.

The rare work by this Carrollton, Missouri artist, first watercolor by Geary to appear at auction, is signed lower right front. Fred Geary was a Kansas City printmaker, muralist, and commercial designer from Carrollton, Missouri educated at the Kansas City Art Institute and in New York under Randall Davey, He was best known for his finely executed wood engravings and woodblock prints depicting Midwestern and Southwestern subjects. This rare watercolor is the first to appear at auction. Working from a studio in Kansas City's Union Station for the Fred Harvey Company, Geary traveled extensively throughout the American West creating murals and promotional imagery tied to the Santa Fe Railway and Harvey House system. His work was exhibited at institutions including the Brooklyn Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy. The Seattle Art Museum, the Brooklyn Museum and other institutions have collected his work.

Sight size measures 13.75 x 19.5 with a framed size of 22.75 x 28.25 inches.

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  • Dimensions: Sight size measures 13.75 x 19.5 with a framed size of 22.75 x 28.25 inches.
  • Medium: Watercolor
  • Circa: Circa 1940.
  • Condition: Apparently the condition is very good, very clean, intact, no visible stain, damage, repair, punctures or tears. This work has not been examined outside the frame.

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$50 $199 $10
$200 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $200
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $99,999 $2,000
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