Lot 489

WILLIAM SCHWARTZ (1896-1977) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

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WILLIAM SCHWARTZ (1896-1977) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Starting Bid: $2,000

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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

William Samuel Schwartz (Russian/american 1896-1977)

Springtime in the Smokies

Circa 1940.

The watercolor in Schwartz's unique style is signed upper left. Unlike most artists whose works in the watercolor medium differ visually from their oils, Schwartz achieves the same visual sensations of light, edge and atmosphere across both mediums. The interesting composition is contemplative in a number of ways, from the empty chair to the decaying wood to the color palette, and the figure with their back to the viewer. William Schwartz was born in Russia to a poor Jewish family. In 1913 he emigrated to America to live with relatives in Nebraska. In 1916 he earned a scholarship to the School of The Art Institute of Chicago where he was an honor student. During the Depression he worked under the Federal Art Project (WPA), creating the public murals ' Mining' for the Century of Progress Exposition (1933), ' Composers' for Glencoe Public Library (1935), and ' Chicago' for the Cook County Nurses, all in Illinois. His works are held in the Art Institute of Chicago, The Illinois State Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Sight size measures 21.75 x 29.25 with a framed size of 30.5 x 38.75 inches.

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  • Dimensions: Sight size measures 21.75 x 29.25 with a framed size of 30.5 x 38.75 inches.
  • Medium: Watercolor
  • Circa: Circa 1940.
  • Condition: Obviously 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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