Walter Martin Baumhofer Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Walter Martin Baumhofer Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 02, 2025
Walter Baumhofer (NY,1904-1987) gouache painting
Est: $650 - $800
ARTIST: Walter Martin Baumhofer (New York, 1904 - 1987) TITLE: The Hunt We'll Remember (titled on verso) YEAR: 1970 MEDIUM: gouache on board CONDITION: Some foxing. Some age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 24 x 25 inches / 60 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 38 x 39 inches / 96 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso PROVENANCE: Heritage Auctions, Date 2005-11-17, Lot 30466 CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 135239 US SHIPPING: $139 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Walter Martin Baumhofer (November 1, 1904 - September 23, 1987) was an American illustrator notable for his cover paintings seen on the pulp magazines of Street & Smith and other publishers.Baumhofer's parents immigrated from Germany. His father Henry (Heinrich) came from Oldenburg, his mother Marie from Hanover. He was born and grew up in Brooklyn where his father had become a clerk at a local coffee company and then, in 1918, janitor at an apartment building, a situation which enabled the family to live rent free. Graduating from high school in 1922, Baumhofer went on a scholarship to Pratt Institute, where he studied under Dean Cornwell and H. Winfield Scott. On June 28, 1935, he married to the equally accomplished illustration artist Alureda Leach Baumhofer (b Aug. 20, 1903; d. 1992), nicknamed Rita or Pete. She received a Certificate in Costume and Commercial Illustration from Pratt Institute in 1925, where she met Walter. She was most active with art deco fashion and commercial illustrations in the 1920s and 1930s.In 1925, he began drawing interior illustrations for Adventure magazine. Scott suggested he submit cover paintings to pulps, and the following year his first pulp cover appeared on Danger Trail. He moved on to do covers for Doc Savage, Pete Rice, Dime Mystery, Dime Detective and The Spider. Joining the American Artists agency in 1937, he sold to slick magazines, including The American Magazine, The American Weekly, Collier's, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, McCalls, Redbook and Woman's Day. In the 1950s he worked for men's adventure magazines, such as Argosy, Sports Afield and True.In 1945, Baumhofer and his wife Alureda moved to Long Island. Retiring from freelance magazine illustration, he created portraits, landscapes and Western scenes for fine art galleries. With the decline of pulps and reader's magazines in the late 1950s and early 1960s, due to the rise of the TV as evening entertainment, Baumhofer's illustrations lost its markets. Very few illustration work is known for the 1960s and 1970s. At the end of his life in the 1980s, he was rediscovered as a celebrated master of pulp and illustration art.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 24, 2024
Walter Baumhofer (USA 1904-1987) Watercolor Framed
Est: $600 - $1,000
Walter Martin Baumhofer (AMERICAN / NEW YORK, 1904 - 1987) watercolor on paper depicting a deer and hunter in winter landscape scene. Signed to lower left. Verso dated 1970 and titled "A Hunt We'll Remember". Mounted in a gold tone wooden frame with mat behind glass screen. Paper measures approx. 24" height x 25" width to sight. Measures approx. 37 3/4" height x 38 3/4" width overall including frame. Appears in overall good condition. JD/B13/SH:16A
Joshua Kodner
Apr. 29, 2024
Walter M. Baumhofer (1904-1987) "Cowboys in Window"
Est: $600 - $1,200
Walter M. Baumhofer (American, 1904-1987) "Cowboys in Window", oil painting on board, signed. Framed. Size: 29'' x 30'', 74 x 76 cm (board); 39.25'' x 40.75'', 100 x 104 cm (frame). Provenance: Freeman's Auction, June 09, 2006 lot 2122.
Material Culture
Feb. 16, 2023
Walter Martin Baumhofer (American 1904-1987): Western Shooter
Est: $800 - $1,200
oil on canvas; signed lower left
Abell Auction
Nov. 17, 2022
Walter M. Baumhofer, original pulp painting, 1954
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Walter M. Baumhofer (American, 1904-1987), "Day of the Mutiny", oil on canvas, signed lower left, illustration for "The Slave Who Was a Man" by Eugene Burdick, published in Argosy, February, 1954, "February Argosy" on verso of canvas, 22.75"h x 22.5"w (sight), 28.75"h x 30.5"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Jun. 08, 2021
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904 - 1987)American
Est: $400 - $600
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904 - 1987) ,Watercolor / Paper Signed ,measures 12" x 9" inches
Cutler Bay Auctions
Apr. 13, 2021
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904 - 1987) was active/lived in New York
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904 - 1987) ,Watercolor / Paper Signed ,measures 12" x 9" inches
Cutler Bay Auctions
Mar. 31, 2021
Walter Baumhofer (1904-1987) Way Of The Temptress
Est: $500 - $1,500
Walter M. Baumhofer (American, 1904-1987). Original hand drawn sketch illustration art on board, possibly produced for the April 1955 issue of American Weekly magazine and a story called "The Spy Wore Crinoline." Artist signed lower right WALTER M. BAUMHOFER. Title of work and additional artist signature to verso. The artist, best known as the King of the Pulps, was a 20th Century illustrator whose work was featured on the covers of over 550 pulp magazines, and who is known as the illustrator of the first Doc Savage magazine cover. Presented with a linen matte and decorative frame. Work size: 23 x 15 inches. SHIPPING Hill Auction Gallery will offer in-house continental USA shipping for $150 plus insurance. Gallery will refer a local shipper for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.
Hill Auction Gallery
Jan. 03, 2021
Walter Martin Baumhofer (New York, 1904 - 1987)
Est: $300 - $500
Walter Martin Baumhofer (New York, 1904 - 1987) Charcoal drawing of a boy running away from a policeman. Signed lower right. Sight Size: 21 x 15 in. Overall Framed Size: 36 x 31 in.
Helmuth Stone
Jan. 03, 2021
Walter Baumhofer (1904 - 1987) Original Cover
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Walter Baumhofer (New York, 1904 - 1987) Original Cover Illustration Painting for December 1973 "Outdoor Life" Magazine. Original Magazine Page Included Verso. Original Mixed Media/Watercolor painting. Signed lower right. Sight Size: 17 x 34 in. Overall Framed Size: 30 x 47 in. Framed behind glass.
Helmuth Stone
Oct. 28, 2020
WALTER M. BAUMHOFER (1904-1987)
Est: €12,000 - €13,000
Open the door, 1941 Oil on canvas Signed (lower left) 49 x 98 cm Provenance: Private collection, Italy. Illustration for the story “Open the door” by Rita Weiman, appeared on This Week on 28/12/1941.
Hermitage Fine Art
Oct. 28, 2020
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (1904-1987)
Est: €4,500 - €6,500
No Matter What Happens Oil on canvas 42,5 x 56,5 cm Executed in 1948 Provenance: Private collection, Italy
Hermitage Fine Art
Oct. 28, 2020
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (1904-1987)
Est: €5,500 - €7,000
This Different Springtime Oil on canvas 50 x 120 cm Executed in 1950 Provenance: Private collection, Italy Illustration for a story published on Redbook. American illustrator best known for his cover paintings on the pulp magazines of Street & Smith, Adventure, Esquire and other publishers. He grew up in Brooklyn with his parents, originally from Germany, and studied at the Pratt Institute with Dean Cornwell and H. Winfield Scott as teachers. Along his illustrations, he also dedicated himself to fine art: portraits, landscapes and western scenes.
Hermitage Fine Art
Jan. 14, 2020
Walter Martin Baumhofer (American 1904 - 1987) Illustration for Outdoor Life Magazine, Nov. 1968, IN THE JAWS OF A BEAR.
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Walter Martin Baumhofer (American 1904 - 1987) Illustration for Outdoor Life Magazine, Nov. 1968, IN THE JAWS OF A BEAR. oil/gouache on paper, 18 x 19-5/8 inches sight size. (comes with magazine)
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Jul. 05, 2019
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904-1986), No Matter What Happens, 1948
Est: €4,500 - €6,500
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904-1986), No Matter What Happens, 1948 Oil on canvas 42,5x56,5 cm Illustration for a story published in Redbook ,
Hermitage Fine Art
Jul. 05, 2019
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904-1986), This Different Springtime, circa 1950s
Est: €4,500 - €6,500
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904-1986), This Different Springtime, circa 1950s Oil on canvas 50x120 cm Illustration for a story published on Redbook Magazine, American illustrator best known for his cover paintings on the pulp magazines of Street & Smith, Adventure, Esquire and other publishers. He grew up in Brooklyn with his parents originally from Germany and studied at the Pratt Institute with Dean Cornwell and H. Winfield Scott as teachers. Along his illustrations, he also did fine art: portraits, landscapes and western scenes.
Hermitage Fine Art
Mar. 28, 2019
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904-1987 American) ''Busting'' Oil on Canvas 22''x20'' Image. A western illustration art painting of a cowboy and rearing horse. Signed l.r. with McClees Galleries, Philadelphia and A.J. Koller Fine Art, Seattle labels on verso. Framed 29.5''x27.5''. Professional cleaned. From the Estate of Bruce J. Leven, Washington. This collection is being offered with no reserve.
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904-1987 American) ''Busting'' Oil on Canvas 22''x20'' Image. A western illustration art painting of a cowboy and rearing horse. Signed l.r. with McClees Galleries, Philadelphia and A.J. Koller Fine Art, Seattle labels on verso. Framed 29.5''x27.5''. Professional cleaned. From the Estate of Bruce J. Leven, Washington. This collection is being offered with no reserve.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Jan. 13, 2019
Walter Baumhofer (NY,1904-1987) oil painting
Est: $1,750 - $1,950
ARTIST: Walter Martin Baumhofer (New York, 1904 - 1987) NAME: The Shunning MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Excellent. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 26 x 40 inches / 65 x 100 cm FRAME SIZE: 31 x 44 inches / 78 x 110 cm SIGNED: center left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 114492 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $149 + insurance. Walter Martin Baumhofer (New York, 1904 - 1987) Born (November 1, 1904) and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Walter Baumhofer became known as the "King of Pulps" because he was a dominant force in the pulp-magazine market as a prolific and consistent illustrator, creating over 1500 pieces. He illustrated western novels as well as all forty-one Doc Savage magazine covers for Liberty magazine, and women's magazines. It was said he was successful because he brought the talents of a fine artist to illustration. The winning of a city-wide poster contest earned him a scholarship to the Pratt Institute in 1922. In 1945, he moved from New York City to Northport, Long Island and used local models, which gave his work a realistic quality.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 15, 2018
Walter M. Baumhofer, "The Shunning"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Walter M. Baumhofer (American, 1904-1987), oil on canvas, illustration art for a short story of the same name published in "American Magazine 152", December, 1951, signed lower left, offered with a framed magazine title page of this image , painting 25.5"h x 38.5"w (sight), 30.5"h x 44"w (frame), magazine 10.25"h x 15"w (sight), 16.5"h x 21"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Aug. 21, 2018
Walter Martin Baumhofer, (1904 - 1987 Long Island, NY), "Bears Look for Trouble", bear attacking a cow, Gouache on board, 22.25" H x 22
Est: $400 - $600
Walter Martin Baumhofer (1904 - 1987 Long Island, NY) "Bears Look for Trouble", bear attacking a cow Gouache on board Signed lower right: Walter M. Baumhofer, titled on the frame plaque 22.25" H x 22" W
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 12, 2016
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (AMERICAN, 1904-1986) 4-H PROMOTIONAL PAINTING
Est: $200 - $300
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (AMERICAN, 1904-1986) 4-H PROMOTIONAL PAINTING, oil on canvas, executed in characteristic illustration style, scene depicting figures preparing for a patriotic pageant or play, large "4-H PRESENTS OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE" banner in background, signed lower right. Housed in a molded-oak frame.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Mar. 20, 2016
Walter Baumhofer (1904 - 1987).
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
The Strong Man. Original Illustration for Ladies Home Journal, August 1949. Oil on Canvas. 28" x 42" Signed on lower left. This lot is in perfect original untouched condition. The owner was an employee of Ladies Home Journal and was given this painting in 1950. Size Framed: 43" x 29".
Morphy Auctions
Nov. 03, 2015
Oil on Canvas, Three Cowboys, Walter M. Baumhofer
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Walter Martin Baumhofer (American, 1904-1984), signed l.l., Wild West Weekly illustrator. Sight size: 28"h x 27"w
Nye & Company
Jan. 22, 2015
WALTER BAUMHOFER. "Dr. Walters glanced back. Howell was whispering to Louise as though the savagery around them were a thousand miles a
Est: $800 - $1,200
WALTER BAUMHOFER. "Dr. Walters glanced back. Howell was whispering to Louise as though the savagery around them were a thousand miles away." Oil on canvas. 686x965 mm; 27x38 inches. Signed lower left. Illustration published on pages 29-30 for the story "Test Swamp" by Wyatt Blassingame in American Magazine, February 1955, Vol. CLIX-Number 2.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 31, 2013
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) The Bear
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) The Bear and the Hunter Gouache and watercolor on board 23 x 34 in. Signed lower left
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 31, 2013
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Red Flann
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Red Flannel Swing Oil on canvas 25 x 35 in. Signed lower right
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 21, 2011
Walter M. Baumhofer (1904-1987) Splashdown, Oil on canvas, 24 by 36 inches
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Walter M. Baumhofer (1904-1987) Splashdown, Oil on canvas, 24 by 36 inches, Signed "Baumhofer" lower right
Copley Fine Art Auctions
May. 04, 2011
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Pete Rice
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Pete Rice Magazine, pulp cover, December 1933 Oil on board 27.5 x 21 in. Signed lower right As John P. Gunnison states in his Walter Baumhofer: Pulp Art Masters monograph: "Pete Rice was designed to be Doc Savage on horseback," and the resemblance is certainly striking on this cover from the same year as Doc's debut.
Heritage Auctions
May. 04, 2011
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) The Gentl
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) The Gentle Art of Hurling, Argosy magazine story illustration, March 1954 Oil on canvas 17 x 33.75 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 04, 2011
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) The Great
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) The Great Son, story illustration Oil on canvas 30 x 21 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 11, 2011
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Firefight
Est: $800 - $1,200
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Firefighters, Liberty Magazine story illustration Oil on canvas 23 x 39 in. Signed upper left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 11, 2011
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Green for
Est: $700 - $900
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Green for Danger, story illustration Oil on canvas 27 x 22.5 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 11, 2011
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) He Wouldn
Est: $700 - $900
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) He Wouldn't Say Yes, story illustration Oil on canvas 20.5 x 30 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 15, 2010
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Dime Western Magazine pulp cover, February 1934 Oil on canvas 35.25 x 24 in. Not signed From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Dime Western Magazine pulp cover, February 1934 Oil on canvas 35.25 x 24 in. Not signed From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 17, 2010
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Murder wi
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Murder with an All-Star Cast, True magazine illustration Oil on canvas 19 x 33 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 17, 2010
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Grace O'M
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen, Argosy illustration Oil on canvas 27 x 37 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 17, 2010
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Doc Savag
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Doc Savage cover illustration, February 1935 Oil on canvas 29.75 x 20.25 in. Signed lower left
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 17, 2010
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Dime West
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Dime Western Magazine, pulp cover, July 1933 Oil on canvas 34.5 x 24 in. Not signed From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 07, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - Pawn Shop
Est: $600 - $800
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Pawn Shop Oil on board 21 x 20.5 in. Not signed From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 07, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - Second Sight, story illustration for This Week Magazine
Est: $300 - $500
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Second Sight, This Week Magazine illustration Oil on canvas 23 x 20 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 07, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - Broken Glasses
Est: $500 - $700
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Broken Glasses, 1959 Oil on board 17 x 27 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 07, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - That Kind of War, McCall's illustration
Est: $400 - $600
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) That Kind of War, McCall's illustration Oil on canvas 24 x 7 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 07, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - Where the Heart Is, Redbook Magazine illustration
Est: $600 - $800
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Where the Heart Is, Redbook Magazine illustration Oil on canvas 22.5 x 25 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 06, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - A Day to Remimber, McCalls magazine illustration
Est: $700 - $900
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) A Day to Remember Oil on canvas 29 x 22 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 06, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - Girl on the Train, Redbook magazine illustration, 1946
Est: $700 - $900
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Girl on the Train, Redbook magazine illustration, 1946 Oil on canvas 29 x 22.5 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 06, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - Forgive is Just a Word, Cosmopolitan illustration
Est: $800 - $1,200
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Forgive is Just a Word, Cosmopolitan illustration Oil on canvas 18 x 28 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 06, 2010
Baumhofer, Walter Martin - Dime Western Magazine cover
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER (American, 1904-1987) Dime Western Magazine cover, October 1933 Oil on canvas 35 x 24 in. Not signed From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 09, 2009
Walter Martin Baumhofer American, 1904-1987 The Faithful One (A Spaniel Retrieving a Mallard)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Walter Martin Baumhofer American, 1904-1987 The Faithful One (A Spaniel Retrieving a Mallard) Signed Walter M. Baumhofer (lr); inscribed on the reverse used January '62 by Argosy; Argosy - "The Faithful One" and used as P...nt by Seagrams/Sold Design 375 Oil on canvas 20 1/8 x 27 7/8 inches
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