Maurice Becker Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Maurice Becker Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 25, 2026
Maurice Becker, 1889-1975, A Portrait of David Burliuk
Est: $200 - $300
oil on Masonite 1958, signed and dated to the lower right 16 x 13 1/4 in. (40.6 x 33.7 cm.), Frame: 21 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (54 x 47 cm.)
Abell Auction
Jun. 24, 2026
Maurice Becker, Russian American (1889-1975), sunset seascape, 1942 / Country Fair, 1956, watercolor on paper, 15 1/4"H x 22 1/2"W (Sheet)
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice Becker Russian American, (1889-1975) sunset seascape, 1942 / Country Fair, 1956 watercolor on paper pencil signed and dated. Biography from Rachael Cozad Fine Art: Maurice Becker (Russian-born American, 1889-1975) Maurice Becker, a radical social reformer and prolific painter, is most well-known for his political cartoons from the 1910s-20s, and for American socialist publications including The Masses and The Liberator. Born in Nijni-Novgorod, Russia, Becker, the son of Jewish parents, emigrated with his family in 1892 to the Jewish community of the Lower East Side in New York City. His older sister, Helen Tamiris is known as a pioneer of modern dance, and his brother, Sam Becker, was a sculptor. Becker was educated in the New York public schools, and after graduating high school, worked in a clothing factory. He also took night classes in bookkeeping and art and later honed his skills as a sign painter. From 1908-15, Becker studied with the influential Ashcan artist Robert Henri at the Art Students League. (His painting studies took place at night so that he could hold down a variety of odd day jobs.) At the young age of 24, Becker exhibited alongside celebrated artists such as Picasso, Cezanne, Kandinsky, Braque and Van Gogh at the famous Armory Show in 1913. Around this time, Becker's work became more infused with political and social activism, and he joined other foreign-born artists objecting to social injustices of the time including Russian-born brothers Raphael and Moses Soyer, David Burliuk, and Ben Shahn. From 1911-20, Becker was most recognized for his black-and-white political drawings and cartoons which he would contribute to numerous left-wing periodicals such as The Daily Worker, The Toiler, and Revolt, among others. He was also on the art staffs of the New York Tribune and the New York Call, and in 1917 was commissioned by the Scripps Newspaper Association as an artist-correspondent to the newly purchased Virgin Islands. In 1918, Becker married the active Socialist Dorothy Baldwin. Later that same year, Becker became a conscientious objector to America's involvement in World War I and fled to Mexico to avoid the draft. He was arrested upon his return to the United States in 1919 and was sentenced to 25 years of hard labor at Ft. Leavenworth. (However, after serving 4 months, Becker was released when President Wilson declared amnesty for conscientious objectors.) From 1921-1923, Becker returned to Mexico where he worked as an artist for an English-language magazine while also devoting most of his time to painting. Through his lifetime, Becker remained a strong anti-war advocate in opposition to American capitalism, and an active member of the Communist Party USA and the communist run organization, Artist's Front to Win the War. Becker's varied subjects represent his Socialist political views as well as his extensive travels in the United States and Mexico. He had solo shows in New York at the Whitney Museum, 1916; the J.B. Neumann Gallery, 1924-31; the Whitney Studio Club, 1924-28; the Delphic Studios, 1930; the New School for Social Research, 1932; and at the Museum of Modern Art exhibition "Murals by American Painters and Photographers," 1932. His works were also exhibited at the MacBeth Gallery, New York, 1942-1945; the John Heller Gallery, New York, 1951; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the National Academy of Design; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and others. Becker's work can be found in several notable museum collections including the New York Historical Society; the Philadelphia Historical Society; the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia; the Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Florida; the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, the University of Michigan, the Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; as well as a large mural for the AFL-CIO, Local 65 (The American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations). Becker appeared in the 1970-1971 edition of Who's Who in America and he was the recipient of an American Federation Arts Award. He died in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 24, 2026
Maurice Becker, Russian American (1889-1975), watercolor on paper, 15'H x 14"W (Sight), 21"H x 20"W (Mat)
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice Becker Russian American, (1889-1975) watercolor on paper Hand signed lower left. Biography from Rachael Cozad Fine Art: Maurice Becker (Russian-born American, 1889-1975) Maurice Becker, a radical social reformer and prolific painter, is most well-known for his political cartoons from the 1910s-20s, and for American socialist publications including The Masses and The Liberator. Born in Nijni-Novgorod, Russia, Becker, the son of Jewish parents, emigrated with his family in 1892 to the Jewish community of the Lower East Side in New York City. His older sister, Helen Tamiris is known as a pioneer of modern dance, and his brother, Sam Becker, was a sculptor. Becker was educated in the New York public schools, and after graduating high school, worked in a clothing factory. He also took night classes in bookkeeping and art and later honed his skills as a sign painter. From 1908-15, Becker studied with the influential Ashcan artist Robert Henri at the Art Students League. (His painting studies took place at night so that he could hold down a variety of odd day jobs.) At the young age of 24, Becker exhibited alongside celebrated artists such as Picasso, Cezanne, Kandinsky, Braque and Van Gogh at the famous Armory Show in 1913. Around this time, Becker's work became more infused with political and social activism, and he joined other foreign-born artists objecting to social injustices of the time including Russian-born brothers Raphael and Moses Soyer, David Burliuk, and Ben Shahn. From 1911-20, Becker was most recognized for his black-and-white political drawings and cartoons which he would contribute to numerous left-wing periodicals such as The Daily Worker, The Toiler, and Revolt, among others. He was also on the art staffs of the New York Tribune and the New York Call, and in 1917 was commissioned by the Scripps Newspaper Association as an artist-correspondent to the newly purchased Virgin Islands. In 1918, Becker married the active Socialist Dorothy Baldwin. Later that same year, Becker became a conscientious objector to America's involvement in World War I and fled to Mexico to avoid the draft. He was arrested upon his return to the United States in 1919 and was sentenced to 25 years of hard labor at Ft. Leavenworth. (However, after serving 4 months, Becker was released when President Wilson declared amnesty for conscientious objectors.) From 1921-1923, Becker returned to Mexico where he worked as an artist for an English-language magazine while also devoting most of his time to painting. Through his lifetime, Becker remained a strong anti-war advocate in opposition to American capitalism, and an active member of the Communist Party USA and the communist run organization, Artist's Front to Win the War. Becker's varied subjects represent his Socialist political views as well as his extensive travels in the United States and Mexico. He had solo shows in New York at the Whitney Museum, 1916; the J.B. Neumann Gallery, 1924-31; the Whitney Studio Club, 1924-28; the Delphic Studios, 1930; the New School for Social Research, 1932; and at the Museum of Modern Art exhibition "Murals by American Painters and Photographers," 1932. His works were also exhibited at the MacBeth Gallery, New York, 1942-1945; the John Heller Gallery, New York, 1951; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the National Academy of Design; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and others. Becker's work can be found in several notable museum collections including the New York Historical Society; the Philadelphia Historical Society; the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia; the Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Florida; the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, the University of Michigan, the Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; as well as a large mural for the AFL-CIO, Local 65 (The American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations). Becker appeared in the 1970-1971 edition of Who's Who in America and he was the recipient of an American Federation Arts Award. He died in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Ripley Auctions
Feb. 15, 2026
Maurice Becker (1889-1995) Vintage 1940 Abstract Figurative "Boating Party" Original Watercolor
Est: $300 - $500
Vintage American watercolor by radical magazine illustrator, Maurice Becker. Look up his sister, Helen Tamiris! Signed verso. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 20 inches overall, and 13 by 12 painting alone. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting or next to each object. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please email hello@curatedgallery.com. Domestic flat rate shipping with Fedex is set to $85 for this lot. Pick up at our 67 Guernsey street location is available 12-7pm by appointment for two weeks following the sale by appointment. Please call or email and let us know when you would like to pick up! Local delivery is also available around the area for large pieces or large orders. Flat rate delivery to, NY, PA, OH, NJ, CT, MA as well as NYC and Brooklyn available as well. Thank you and good luck.
Curated Gallery Auctions
Oct. 17, 2025
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: €300 - €500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Jun. 07, 2025
Maurice Becker (1889-1975) Figures on the Rocks, Oil on canvas board, 13 x 24", 18 1/2 x 29 1/2" framed
Est: $800 - $1,200
Maurice Becker (1889-1975) Figures on the Rocks, Oil on canvas board, 13 x 24", 18 1/2 x 29 1/2" framed
Bakker Auctions
Feb. 21, 2025
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: €300 - €500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Jun. 28, 2024
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Jun. 05, 2024
Maurice Becker
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(Russia, New York/Mexico, 1889-1975) Diana and the Hunters, 1940, signed and dated lower left 'Maurice Becker 40', signed and titled on original backing board verso 'Diana & The Hunters/by Maurice Becker', watercolor on paper, sight 51/4 x 6-3/4 in.; carved gilt wood frame, 14-3/4 x 15-3/4 in. Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Brunk Auctions
Nov. 12, 2023
Maurice Becker. Outdoor gathering. Watercolor painting. 1956. Framed under glass. Signed lower center. Sight: 10.5 x 14.5in. Overall: 17.5 x 21.5in.
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice Becker. Outdoor gathering. Watercolor painting. 1956. Framed under glass. Signed lower center. Sight: 10.5 x 14.5in. Overall: 17.5 x 21.5in.
Tremont Auctions
Oct. 07, 2023
Maurice Becker, New York / Mexico (1889-1975), Paul Robeson circa 1955, watercolor on paper postcard, 3 1/4"H x 5 1/2"W
Est: $100 - $200
Maurice Becker New York / Mexico, (1889-1975) Paul Robeson circa 1955 watercolor on paper postcard Signed and titled lower left. Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young.
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 07, 2023
Maurice Becker, New York / Mexico / Russia (1889 - 1975), Seward Park, 1912, graphite on paper, 6 3/4"H x 6"W
Est: $200 - $300
Maurice Becker New York / Mexico / Russia, (1889 - 1975) Seward Park, 1912 graphite on paper Signed, titled and dated lower right. Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young.
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 07, 2023
Maurice Becker, New York / Mexico / Russia (1889 - 1975), Seagulls, 1944, watercolor on paper, 15"H x 20"W
Est: $300 - $400
Maurice Becker New York / Mexico / Russia, (1889 - 1975) Seagulls, 1944 watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower left. Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young.
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 07, 2023
Maurice Becker, New York / Mexico / Russia (1889 - 1975), Fair Grounds, 1931, watercolor on paper, 11 1/4"H x 15 1/2"W
Est: $300 - $400
Maurice Becker New York / Mexico / Russia, (1889 - 1975) Fair Grounds, 1931 watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left. Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young.
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 06, 2023
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Sep. 21, 2023
MAURICE BECKER The Cove.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MAURICE BECKER The Cove. Oil on masonite, 1942. 151x201 mm; 6x7 7/8 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right recto, and signed, dated and titled in oil, verso. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist; Private collection, New Jersey.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 13, 2023
MAURICE BECKER (Russian-American)
Est: $300 - $500
MAURICE BECKER (Russian-American, 1889-1975), ''Neon Lighting'', 1936, oil on masonite, signed, dated and titled on board verso. Board 17-1/4''h, 13-3/4''w.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Feb. 03, 2023
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Dec. 17, 2022
Maurice Becker, New York / Mexico (1889-1975), On the Beach, 1927, Oil on canvas, 19 1/2" x 25 1/2", 24 1/2" x 29 1/2" (frame)
Est: $300 - $400
Maurice Becker New York / Mexico, (1889-1975) On the Beach, 1927 Oil on canvas Signed and dated (1927?) lower left. Biography from the Archives of askART: Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young. Source: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARTbecker.htm http://xroads.virginia.edu/MUSEUM/Armory/galleryL/becker.765.html http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm http://www.graphicwitness.org/ineye/reading.htm
Ripley Auctions
Dec. 17, 2022
Maurice Becker, New York / Mexico (1889-1975), Jockey, Horse Race, 1934, impasto oil on canvas board, 10" x 14", 17" x 21" (frame)
Est: $300 - $400
Maurice Becker New York / Mexico, (1889-1975) Jockey, Horse Race, 1934 impasto oil on canvas board signed upper right. Biography from the Archives of askART: Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young.
Ripley Auctions
Dec. 17, 2022
Maurice Becker, New York / Mexico (1889-1975), seascape with figures on shore, oil on board, 13" x 24", 18 1/2" x 29 1/2" (frame)
Est: $300 - $400
Maurice Becker New York / Mexico, (1889-1975) seascape with figures on shore oil on board signed upper right Biography from the Archives of askART: Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young.
Ripley Auctions
Dec. 17, 2022
Maurice Becker, New York / Mexico (1889-1975), Harlequins, watercolor on paper
Est: $140 - $250
Maurice Becker New York / Mexico, (1889-1975) Harlequins watercolor on paper signed and titled lower bottom. Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young.
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 04, 2022
Maurice Becker, New York (1889 - 1975), East Side Vegetable Vendor, 1943, oil on wood panel, 22"H x 17 3/4"W
Est: $500 - $700
Maurice Becker New York, (1889 - 1975) East Side Vegetable Vendor, 1943 oil on wood panel signed upper right. Unframed. From the Archives of askArt: Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head, sketched in charcoal on a sheet of newspaper. But he became known for black and white drawings expressing his intense feelings about what he saw as injustices in America, and with the advent of World War I, his strong anti-war position. These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so Sloan published drawings such as Becker's Ammunition in the June 1914 issue depicting human beings being shot from cannons. His drawing of a wounded soldier in bed being told by a nurse, "Don't be discouraged. The doctor says you'll be back on the firing line in a week," appeared in The Masses in December 1914. A pacifist belonging to the American Union Against Militarism, Becker was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor when the United States entered the War and Becker was drafted and refused to fight. He was released in 1919 when Woodrow Wilson declared an amnesty for conscientious objectors. Becker was a supporter of Women's Suffrage with drawings such as They Ain't Our Equals Yet! depicting gross characters of American capitalism. His Americanizing the Alien, from the January 1920 issue of New Solidarity has Uncle Sam transferring a new brain to a man with the top of his skull hinged back. Becker lived for a number of years in Mexico where he continued to produce political cartoons while emphasizing his painting. Florence, a small oil painted in 1932, is a loosely brushed, intense characterization of a young woman wearing a hat. Maurice Becker died in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1975. There are extensive bibliographical listings and books of drawings by Maurice Becker online and in the library of Michigan State University, East Lansing at http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/brri/beck.htm. Art and Politics by Richard Fitzgerald, published in 1973 by Greenwood Press, evaluates the work of Maurice Becker and four other politically oriented artists like K.R. Chamberlain, Robert Minor, John Sloan and Art Young.
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 03, 2022
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Jun. 12, 2021
Maurice Becker (American, 1889 - 1975), Trinidad, oil on Masonite, signed and dated upper left: Maurice Becker, 59; titled and dated...
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice Becker (American, 1889 - 1975), Trinidad, oil on Masonite, signed and dated upper left: Maurice Becker, 59; titled and dated on the reverse, 28 1/4" x 36", inscribed: Washington Irving Gallery, on the reverse.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Jun. 04, 2021
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
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Feb. 18, 2021
Maurice Becker (attrib.), Impressionist painting
Est: $200 - $300
Attributed to Maurice Becker (American, 1889-1975), Cow herd, impasto oil on board, no signature observed, gift note on verso, 7"h x 7.75"w (sight), 14.25"h x 14.75"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Feb. 18, 2021
Maurice Becker, drawings, artist portraits
Est: $100 - $150
Maurice Becker (Russian-American, 1889-1975), Portrait sketches of artists Leger, Orozco and Siqueiros, c. 1935, each initialed MB, two in pencil, one in ink, 12.5"h x 23"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Aug. 08, 2020
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
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Jun. 13, 2020
MAURICE BECKER, Charcoal Portrait
Est: $200 - $400
Charcoal or pastel on paper by Maurice Becker (Russian/American, 1889-1975). Measures 7" wide. Dedication at bottom. Good condition.
Blackwell Auctions LLC
Jun. 13, 2020
MAURICE BECKER, Charcoal Portrait
Est: $200 - $400
Nude sketch on paper by Maurice Becker (Russian/American, 1889-1975). Signed at bottom edge. Measures 7" wide. Good condition.
Blackwell Auctions LLC
Mar. 24, 2020
MAURICE BECKER (RUSSIAN/AMERICAN, 1889-1975)
Est: $200 - $300
OIL ON CANVAS FIGURES ON HORSEBACK , SIGNED LOWER RIGHT - 36" x 24" ; 41" x 29 1/2" OVERALL
Echoes Antiques & Auction Gallery
Dec. 07, 2019
Becker, Maurice (1889-1975)
Est: €180 - €210
Südländische Landschaft mit Dorfkirche. Öl/Lwd., re. u. sign. Ca. 40x 54,5 cm. R.
Dannenberg
Dec. 07, 2019
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $200 - $300
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; Landscape ; mid 20th century ; pastel on paper / framed ; dimensions 30 x 10 cm (11 3/4 x 4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Oct. 05, 2019
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
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Sep. 28, 2019
MAURICE BECKER WATERCOLOR OF WOMEN SWIMMING
Est: $100 - $200
FRAMED AND MATTED; SIGNED LOWER LEFT IN PEN AND DATED '32; IMAGE MEASURES 9 1/4" X 13 1/2"
Sandwich Auction House
Jun. 13, 2019
MAURICE BECKER Abstract Landscape.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
MAURICE BECKER Abstract Landscape. Oil on board. 190x210 mm; 7 1/2x8 1/4 inches. With—Three portrait drawings. Siqueiros, pencil on paper. Initialed in pencil, lower left recto * Orozco, pencil on paper. Initialed in pencil, lower right recto * Leéer, pen and ink on paper. Initialed and inscribed "Léger" in ink, lower recto. Various sizes and conditions. Ex-collection private collection, New Jersey.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 16, 2019
Work on paper, Maurice Becker
Est: $200 - $400
Maurice Becker (American, 1889-1975), Untitled (Figures with Sombreros), 1925, watercolor and ink on paper, signed and dated lower right, overall (with frame): 23.25"h x 19.25"w
Clars Auctions
Feb. 16, 2019
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $200 - $300
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; Landscape ; mid 20th century ; pastel on paper / framed ; dimensions 30 x 10 cm (11 3/4 x 4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Jan. 13, 2019
BECKER, Maurice. Oil on Board. The Loge.
Est: $300 - $500
1949. Signed, dated, and titled verso. Maurice Becker (American, 1889-1975). From a Park Slope, Brooklyn collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Dec. 02, 2018
Maurice Becker, (American, 1889-1975), At the Mansfield Fair, 1932, watercolor, 10 3/4" x 15"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Maurice Becker (American, 1889-1975) At the Mansfield Fair, 1932 watercolor signed and dated lower left 10 3/4" x 15" Provenance: Gallery 169, Great Neck, New York (label)
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 26, 2018
Maurice Becker 1889-1975 "Gulls" Bird Oil Painting
Est: $200 - $400
Maurice Becker (1889-1975) American, Mexico. Original oil on canvas over board painting. Artwork titled: "The Gulls". Sight measures 11" x 17". Housed in frame measuring 18" x 24". Good overall condition with no damage to note. Guaranteed Authentic. In house Hill Auction Gallery continental USA shipping $125 plus insurance.
Hill Auction Gallery
Jun. 30, 2018
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Apr. 16, 2018
Maurice Becker (1889 - 1975) Oil on Canvas
Est: $300 - $400
A portrait with two subjects, signed and dated for 1939 at the upper left.
Locati LLC
Apr. 14, 2018
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $200 - $300
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; Landscape ; mid 20th century ; pastel on paper / framed ; dimensions 30 x 10 cm (11 3/4 x 4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Feb. 12, 2018
BECKER, Maurice. Oil/Wood Panel. "Horse Dealers."
Est: $50 - $1,000
"Horse Dealers." Signed and dated 46-48 and signed, titled and dated verso. Maurice Becker ( American, New York, 1889 - 1975).
Clarke Auction Gallery
Dec. 02, 2017
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $300 - $500
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
Art-Torg
Aug. 05, 2017
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) Russian - American
Est: $500 - $700
Maurice BECKER (1889-1975) ; oil on artistboard ; framed ; dimensions 41 x 31 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in.) ; signed lower left corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $160 , National post with tracking service $80 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $100 , National post with tracking service $40
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