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Wood, Grant

One of the major American Regionalist painters along with Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry, Grant Wood was born in Anamosa, Iowa, and spent his childhood in Cedar Rapids.

Wood, Robert E.

Wood, Robert E. (1926-1999).

The Cove by Robert E. Wood (1926-1999)

29.5" x 40", Watercolor/Paper, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $4,025 on 10/23/2007
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Woolley, Virginia B.

Woolley, Virginia B. (1884-1971).

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Laguna Beach Coast, Calif by Virginia B. Woolley (1884-1971)

12" x 24", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Left

Est.: $600 - $900
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $4,125 on 6/6/2000
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Wores, Theodore

Wores, Theodore (1859-1939).

Mile Rock Light House from the Ocean Shore of San Francisco by Theodore Wores (1859-1939)

30" x 25", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $30,000 - $40,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $31,630 on 6/19/2007

Wyeth, Henriette

The first child of illustrator N.C. Wyeth, Henriette Wyeth is considered one of the great female painters of the 20th century. She did powerful still life paintings and had a distinguished career as a portraitist whose subjects included actress Helen Hays, writer Paul Horgan, and First Lady Pat Nixon.

Wyeth, N. C.

Born in Needham, Massachusetts, N C Wyeth became one of the foremost book illustrators and mural painters in America in the early part of the 20th century. He did illustrations for most of the major magazines and book publishers in the United States.

Yard, Sydney Janis

Yard, Sydney Janis (1855-1909).

Rolling hills, oak trees and cattle near a river by Sydney Janis Yard (1855-1909)

13.5" x 20.5", Mixed Media/Paper, Signed Lower Right

Est.: $3,000 - $4,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $8,625 on 2/20/2007
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

Yelland, Raymond Dabb

Raymond Dabb Yelland was born in London, England on February 2, 1848. At the age of three, he immigrated with his family to New York City where he was raised and attended public schools. By the age of twelve, he had settled on art as a career.

Yens, Karl Julius

Karl Yens was born in Altona, Germany in 1868. He studied with the German genre painter Max Koch in Berlin and later with Benjamin Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens at the Academie Julian in Paris.

Young, Florence Upson

Young, Florence Upson (1872-1974).

Warner's Ranch-Alhambra Studio by Florence Upson Young (1872-1974)

20" x 24", Oil/Canvas, Signed Lower Left

Est.: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $4,025 on 10/25/2005
ARTIST WORLD RECORD

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