The Discovery Art Auction presents a wide-ranging selection of paintings, prints, sculpture, and works on paper by American, European, and Japanese artists, spanning the 19th through 20th centuries.

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American artists are strongly represented. The catalog includes works by David Paul Ohlerking, Edmund Darch Lewis, Mildred Murphy Dillon, Anita Gronendahl, Taylor Oughton, Mary Bean Rogers, Richard Rogers, Cameron Burnside, Ranulph Bye, Nora Hauser, Yvonne Twining Humber, Lillian Friedman, and Abraham P. Hankins. Their contributions cover oils, watercolors, prints, and mixed media, reflecting traditions from 19th-century realism to mid-century modernist experimentation.

European artists appear with works by Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Ignaz Gaugengigl, Alfred Kappes, Cornelius Pearson, Armando Lira, Wladimiro Politano, Alfonso Caliendo, and Charles Redmond Benolt. These entries reflect a broad range, from 19th-century etchings and realist watercolors to modernist graphics and post-war painting.

Japanese art is represented by Ohara Koson, known for woodblock prints that continued the ukiyo-e tradition into the early 20th century. His presence underscores the global scope of the catalog, extending beyond Western schools.

Modern and contemporary artists featured in the catalog include Budd Hopkins, Raymond Rocklin, Wolfgang Roth, Louis Tavelli, S.J. Birch, and Sheldon Fink. Their works include abstract paintings, welded steel sculpture, collage, surrealist drawing, and lithography. Together, they highlight shifts toward abstraction, experimentation, and mixed-media practice during the mid- to late 20th century.

Printmaking is an important thread across the sale, with works by Sheldon Fink, Paul Gauguin, and Raymond Peynet appearing alongside signed and attributed works after Old Masters such as Parmigianino and Denys Calvaert. This range bridges early devotional studies with modernist and post-impressionist approaches.

Together, the catalog reflects the diversity expected in a discovery auction. From 19th-century American landscapes and European etchings to Japanese woodblock prints, modernist abstractions, and mixed-media sculpture, the offerings combine established artists with exploratory works that invite further study.

Bid now through Wednesday, October 15th.  This auction will begin closing at 7 PM at a rate of 5 lots per minute. Active bidding will be auto-extended 3 minutes for each lot once it begins to close.

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