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LEON DOLICE Dawn, New York Harbor. Color pastels on smooth cream wove paper, circa 1930. 304x482 mm; 12x19 inches. Signed in pastel, lower right recto. Provenance: Estate of the artist, New York; Spanierman Gallery, New York; private collection, New York.
Swann Auction GalleriesLEON DOLICE Snowy Day, New York. Color pastels on cream wove paper. 310x210 mm; 12 1/4x8 1/4 inches. Signed in pencil, lower right recto. Provenance: Private collection, Maryland.
Swann Auction GalleriesLEON DOLICE Tranquil Morning, New York Harbor. Color pastels on smooth cream wove paper, circa 1930. 304x482 mm; 12x19 inches. Signed in pastel, lower right recto. Provenance: Estate of the artist, New York; Spanierman Gallery, New York; private collection, New York.
Swann Auction GalleriesLEON DOLICE Sunrise, New York Harbor. Color pastels on cream wove paper. 195x235 mm; 7 3/8x9 3/8 inches. Signed in pastel, lower right recto. Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania.
Swann Auction GalleriesEmpire State Building in Fog, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, ca 1940, in black stick frame, matted under glass, OS: 17" x 12 1/2", SS: 10 1/2" x 7".
Thomaston Place Auction GalleriesLeon Louis Dolice (American, 1892-1960) New York City in the Rain Oil on Masonite 18 x 14 inches (45.7 x 35.6 cm) Signed lower right: Dolice Property from a Distinguished New York Estate HID01801242017
Heritage AuctionsLEON DOLICE Three color woodcuts of the Empire State Building. Each circa 1935. Each signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Various sizes and conditions. Very good impressions of these scarce woodcuts with strong colors.
Swann Auction GalleriesDOLICE, Leon Louis, (American, 1892-1960): Nocturnal Maritime Scene with Fog, Rocks, and Surf, Oil/Canvas, sight size 37'' x 52.5'', carved and gilded frame with overpaint, 48'' x 63.5''.
Burchard Galleries IncPair of "Broadway" gouaches by Leon Delice (American, 1892-1960), each depicting an iconic Downtown Broadway, NYC architectural snow scene, with autos and flowers, each framed and matted finely under glass and signed lower right. Provenance: Phyllis Lucas Gallery, NYC. [Sight: 11" H x 7.5" W; Frame: 17.5" H x 13" W]. In good condition.
Roland Auctions NYSigned Litho by Artist Leon Dolice (Austrian, b.1892-d.1960) of "1st Street and Bowery" in New York City, signed lower right. Measures: Frame: 14-1/2" 17-1/2" Site: 7-1/2" x 10-1/2"
Terri Peters & AssociatesA view of Washington Square park and a view of East 29th street, NY, both pencil signed.
Locati LLCLeon Louis Dolice (Austrian/American, 1892-1960), (10) etchings, ranging in size from 7" x 5" with mat to 14" x 11" matted.
Kaminski AuctionsDolice, Leon Louis (Austrian 1892 - 1960). ++ Empire State Building, N.Y. Early 20th c. 2 toned Aquatint. Signed and titled in pencil. Sheet: 9 1/4" x 12 1/2". Condition: Very good. Tipped onto matting. ++ Empire State Building, N.Y. 4 toned aquatint. Signed and titled in pencil. 7 1/8" x 12 1/2". Condition: Good. Some staining. Woodcut on verso, trimmed.
Quinn's Auction GalleriesDolice, Leon Louis (Austrian 1892 - 1960). Proof for Empire State Building, N.Y. c.1935. Color woodcut on wove paper. Signed and titled in pencil. Sheet: 7 1/4" x 11 1/2". Condition: Very good. Tipped on. Minor mat burn. Trimmed woodcut on verso.
Quinn's Auction GalleriesDolice, Leon Louis (Austrian 1892 - 1960). Proof for Radio City, N.Y. c. 1935. Woodcut on wove paper. Signed and titled in pencil. Plate: 9" x 14". Condition: Very good. Tipped on.
Quinn's Auction GalleriesArtist: Leon Louis Dolice (Austrian/American, 1892 - 1960).Condition: Excellent, with some age-related craquelure.Created: 1921.Frame: Gold gilt molded wood frame.Medium: Oil on canvas.Paperwork: Not provided.Signature: Lower-left "L. Dolice".Title: Untitled.Work Size: 15 - 3/4" x 21 - 1/8".Condition:Dimensions:Frame: 22" x 27 - 3/8" x 1 - 3/4".
Morphy AuctionsNew York City Skyline. Pastel on paper. Signed lower right. From a Holliston, MA collection.
Clarke Auction GalleryPair of New York City scenes, gouache on board, both signed lower right, housed in barnwood frame, matted and glazed, OS: 37" x 25", SS: 30" x 18", good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction GalleriesLeon Louis Dolice (Austrian/American, 1892-1960), (10) etchings, ranging in size from 7" x 5" with mat to 14" x 11" matted.
Kaminski AuctionsLeon Louis Dolice (Austrian/American, 1892-1960), (3) etchings of New York scenes, to include: "Madison Square Garden", signed L. Dolice 1922, 10" x 8", framed 13" x 11"; "Washington Arch NYC", signed Louis Dolice 1922, 10" x 8", framed 13" x 11"; "China Town", signed L. Dolice 1922, 10" x 9", framed 16" x 13 3/4".
Kaminski AuctionsCHRYSLER TOWER, N.Y. 1934 & THE DARK TOWER, c.1930s. Leon Dolice: Chrysler Tower, NY etching, drypoint and aquatint, 1934. Pencil titled and signed by the artist, Leon Dolice. Printed by the artist in blue/ black ink on cardstock with full margins. Dimensions: 10 7/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. Earl Horter: The Dark Tower, aquatint, c. 1930s. Pencil signed and titled by the artist, Earl Horter. Printed by the artist with black ink on light laid cream paper with a bunch of leaves watermark. Dimensions: 6 1/8 in. x 5 in. Condition: both etchings are unframed and in good condition (view all photos for accuracy). Provenance: New York City, NY Estate.
Kensington Estate AuctionsFour NYC themed prints, Nat Lowell (United States 1880-1956), "New York Harbor 1909", etching, c. 1940, ed: 250 or fewer as published by Associated American Artists, printed in black ink on light cream laid paper with complete margins, 9 1/2" h. x 12 3/8" w.; Leon Dolice (United States 1892-1960), "The Cloisters", a set of three etchings, 1950 printed by the artist in blue ink, one 3 3/4" h. x 2 3/4" w.; Meyer Melicow (United States 1927-1983), "Bridge-Harlem River", etching, c. 1950, ed: unknown, scarce, signed with pencil lower right, titled with pencil lower left, printed by the artist in black ink on cream laid paper with complete margins, 5 15/16" h. x 7 7/8" w.; PeterMarcus (United States 1889-1934), "New York Stock Exchange and NYC Landscape", drypoint, c. 1930, ed: unknown, uncommon, signed with pencil and inscribed "imp" lower right, printed by the artist in black ink on cream laid paper with complete margins, 13 5/8" h. x 7 1/2" w.; all framed and matted behind glass.
Winter Associates, Inc.Leon Louis Dolice New York, (1892 - 1960) untitled city scene oil on board signed lower left. Biography from the Archives of askART: The following biography is provided by Joe L Dolice, son of the artist: The romantic backdrop of Vienna at the turn of the century had a life-long influence upon the young man who was someday to be spoken of as showing promise of becoming "one of the greatest etchers of all time". Leon Dolice, born in Vienna on August 14, 1892, even as a young boy, preferred the lure of painting to the scholastic studies which his early years had expected of him. His father was a machinist, which exposed the boy to welding and metal crafts. However, his interest in art led him to abandon a secure future in the family business, and he spent most of his late teens and early twenties traveling through the capital cities of Europe studying the works of the Masters. As with many itinerant artists, he made his way in a variety of fashions metalworker, chef, designer somehow always managing to give vent to his creative instincts. Lured by the adventure of crossing the great Atlantic and by the freedoms of the New World, he came to America in 1920. There he was greeted by the turbulence of New York in the Roaring Twenties. Finding a retreat in the European Bohemianism of Greenwich Village, he picked the streets of this landmark neighborhood as his first subjects. With the encouragement of new found friends and artists such as George Luks and Herb Roth, he soon ventured out and devoted all his time to chronicling the architecture, back streets, dock scenes and other nostalgia that was fast disappearing from the face of Manhattan, mainly in copperplate etchings. A favorite subject for him was the Third Avenue El near one of his New York City studios on Third Avenue. He won accolades for his work, and although he traveled the East Coast recording landmarks in other cities including Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago and Philadelphia, he always returned to his new home Manhattan. A decline in popular favor for etchings led him to put aside his plates in the late 1930's and devote some ten years to pastels, linocuts and painting. His subject matter was almost exclusively New York City street scenes, but figurative works, country scenes and even experiments with Abstract Expressionism at the height of its new found favor in the 1940's punctuated his career. In 1953, after learning of the forthcoming demise of the Third Avenue El, in the shadow of which he had maintained his studio for over a decade, he once again took to his plates and press and created a final series of Third Avenue and or other New York City landmarks that were then threatened with extinction. His work brings to light aspects of nostalgic New York that survives today only in small part, whether in architecture or in spirit. Dolice's works are in a number of notable museums and private collections, including the Museum of the City of New York; The New York Public Library Print Collection; The New York Historical Society; Georgetown University Lauinger Library; The Print Club of Philadelphia and others. In the past few years, his work has been exhibited at Hofstra Museum, Long Island, NY; with the Montauk Artists' Association; Montauk, NY and at Tribeca Gallery New York City. --------------------------------------------------------------------- An exhibition of his works on paper was held from February 28 to March 14, 2003 at the Belleclaire Hotel at 250 West 77th Street and Broadway in New York City. Featuring historic street and landmark scenes of New York City created from 1920 through 1952, it was held as a tribute to New York, which had been sharply in the world's focus following the events of the previous six months.
Ripley Auctions(New York, 1892-1960) Original drypoint etching pencil signed lower right. Nicely framed and matted. The piece has some slight yellowing consistent with age. H9 1/4" W7 1/2" (without frame and matt) Sold from the collection of a Cheraw, South Carolina gentleman.
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