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JOHN STEUART CURRY (American 1897-1946) Wisconsin Landscape Oil on canvas 18.5in. x 24.5in. Signed lower right Prov...

JOHN STEUART CURRY (American 1897-1946) Wisconsin Landscape Oil on canvas 18.5in. x 24.5in. Signed lower right Prov...

Auction amount: $17,925.00

Sold: Nov 18, 2005

John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)

Paintings

Also known as: Curry, John Stewart; Curry, John Stuart; Curry, John-Stuart

Birth Place: Dunavant (Jefferson county, Kansas, United States)

Biography:
Leading exponent of Regionalism whose famous works include 'Baptism in Kansas' (1928) and the murals in the state capitol in Topeka, Kansas (1938-40). His style is vigorous and sincere if often anecdotal and melodramatic.

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JOHN STEUART CURRY (American 1897 - 1946)
Still Life with Roses, Tulips and Mimosa, 1935
Oil on canvas
30in. x 25.5in...
Auction 628 | Lot: 23345 | May 3, 2006

Sold For: $19,120.00
JOHN STEUART CURRY (American 1897-1946)
Wisconsin Landscape
Oil on canvas
18.5in. x 24.5in.
Signed lower right
Prov...
Auction 621 | Lot: 30442 | Nov 17, 2005

Sold For: $17,925.00
JOHN STEUART CURRY (American, 1897-1946)
Portrait of a Woman, 1927
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches (...
Auction 5024 | Lot: 77154 | Jun 10, 2009

Sold For: $7,170.00

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$10,755 or more
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
Still Life with Roses, Tulips and Mimosa
Oil on canvas
30 x 25-1/2 inches (76.2 x 64.8 cm)
Signed and inscribed lower right: John Steuart Curry / To James and Katrene Connelly / Dec. 25, 1935

Auction 8200 | Lot: 68008 | May 16, 2025

Sold For: $6,250.00

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$9,375 or more
JOHN STEUART CURRY (American, 1897-1946)
John Brown, 1939
Lithograph
18-1/4 x 13-1/4 inches (46.4 x 33.7 cm) (sheet)
Ed. 250
Signed in pencil lower right
Published by Associated American Artists, New York

Auction 5198 | Lot: 68137 | Nov 17, 2014

Sold For: $5,312.50
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
John Brown, 1939
Lithograph
14-3/4 x 10-3/4 inches (37.5 x 27.3 cm) (image)
Ed. 250
Signed in pencil lower right
Published by Associated American Artists, New York

LITERATURE:
Cole, 34.

PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE SACRAMENTO BALLET

Auction 5281 | Lot: 61435 | Feb 27, 2017

Sold For: $4,750.00
JOHN STEUART CURRY (American, 1897-1946)
John Brown (Cole 34), 1939
Lithograph
14-3/4 x 11 inches (37.5 x 27.9 cm) (image)
18-1/4 x 13-1/4 inches (46.4 x 33.7 cm) (sheet)
Ed. 250
Signed in lower right margin: John Steuart Curry
Published by Associated American Artists, New York

Auction 5136 | Lot: 64135 | May 11, 2013

Sold For: $4,531.25
John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)
John Brown, 1939
Lithograph on paper
18-1/4 x 13-1/4 inches (46.4 x 33.7 cm) (sheet)
Edition of 250
Signed in pencil lower right
Published by Associated American Artists, New York

Property from the Collection of Dr. Cornelius Osgood, Hamden, Connecticut

Auction 15184 | Lot: 31023 | Jun 17, 2022

Sold For: $4,250.00
JOHN STEUART CURRY (American 1897 - 1946)
Fair Day Cloud
Watercolor and gouache
20 x 15 inches
Artist's stamp on rev...
Auction 638 | Lot: 25219 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $3,883.75

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$5,826 or more
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
Our Good Earth, 1942
Lithograph on paper
12-3/4 x 10 inches (32.4 x 25.4 cm) (image)
Signed in pencil along lower edge
Published by Associated American Artists, New York

Auction 13175 | Lot: 28009 | Oct 7, 2021

Sold For: $3,875.00
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
Baptism in Big Stranger Creek, 1932
Lithograph
9-7/8 x 13-5/8 inches (25.1 x 34.6 cm) (image)
Ed. 25
Signed in pencil lower right

LITERATURE:
Cole, 13.
Auction 5281 | Lot: 61434 | Feb 27, 2017

Sold For: $2,625.00
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
Mary Swetekie, 1932
Pencil on paper
13-1/4 x 9-5/8 inches (33.7 x 24.4 cm) (sheet)
Signed, dated, and titled lower right: "Mary Swetekie" / John Steuart Curry 32
Inscribed indistinctly verso

Auction 13161 | Lot: 27189 | Nov 12, 2020

Sold For: $2,500.00
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
Our Good Earth, 1942
Lithograph
12-3/4 x 10-1/8 inches (32.4 x 25.7 cm)
Signed in pencil in lower margin
Pulished by Associated American Artists, New York

LITERATURE:
Cole, 36.

Auction 5281 | Lot: 61433 | Feb 27, 2017

Sold For: $1,875.00
John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)
Circus Elephants, 1936
Lithograph on paper
11-3/4 x 15-7/8 inches (29.8 x 40.3 cm) (sheet)
Edition of 250
Signed, dated, and titled in pencil along lower edge
Published by Associated American Artists, New York

Property from the Collection of Dr. Cornelius Osgood, Hamden, Connecticut

Auction 15184 | Lot: 31022 | Jun 17, 2022

Sold For: $1,875.00

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$2,812 or more
JOHN STEUART CURRY (American, 1897-1946)
Hounds Catching a Coyote
Watercolor on paper mounted to board
16-1/2 x 23 inches (41.9 x 58.4 cm)
Signed lower left: John Steuart Curry
Inscribed lower left: Hounds Catching a Coyote

Auction 5089 | Lot: 86078 | Feb 7, 2012

Sold For: $1,375.00
John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)
Elephants, 1936
Lithograph on cream wove paper
9 x 12-3/4 inches (22.9 x 32.4 cm) (image)
Edition of 250
Signed, dated, and titled in pencil along lower edge
Published by Associated American Artists

Auction 15193 | Lot: 32053 | Dec 5, 2022

Sold For: $1,000.00
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
The Plainsman, 1945
Stone lithograph
15-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches (39.4 x 24.1 cm)
Ed. 250
Initialed and dated in plate: JSC 45
Signed in pencil in lower margin: John Stewart Curry

Auction 5225 | Lot: 63592 | Sep 12, 2015

Sold For: $750.00
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
Soldiers in Combat
Charcoal on paper
11-7/8 x 17-7/8 inches (30.2 x 45.4 cm) (sheet)
Titled and inscribed verso: Soldiers in Combat / BC# 423-2 / 40204
With the estate stamp verso

Auction 13161 | Lot: 27188 | Nov 12, 2020

Sold For: $687.50
John Steuart Curry (1897-1946)
The Missed Leap, 1935
Lithograph on paper
20-3/8 x 13-1/4 inches (51.8 x 33.7 cm) (sheet)
Edition of 250
Signed, dated, and titled in pencil along lower edge
Published by Associated American Artists, New York

Auction 15193 | Lot: 32052 | Dec 5, 2022

Sold For: $687.50
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
Untitled
Lithograph on paper
14 x 10 inches (35.6 x 25.4 cm) (image)
Signed in pencil lower right

Property from a Distinguished Collection, Oklahoma

Auction 13191 | Lot: 27035 | Nov 10, 2022

Sold For: $525.00

Make Offer to Owner
$788 or more
John Steuart Curry (American, 1897-1946)
Stallion and Jack Fighting, 1943
Lithograph
11-3/4 x 15-1/2 inches (29.8 x 39.4 cm) (image)
Ed. 250
Signed in pencil in lower margin
Published by Associated American Artists, New York

LITERATURE:
Cole, 307
Auction 5268 | Lot: 62014 | Sep 18, 2016

Sold For: $500.00

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