Willard Frederick Elms Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1900 - d. 1956

Willard Frederick Elms (1900 - 1956) was active/lived in Arizona. Willard Elms is known for Landscape-Indian figures.

A former art teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago who received his art education there, Willard Elms owned his own studio in Chicago with his main client being the Sears Roebuck catalog. He also was an announcer for WGN radio. He came to Arizona with a well established reputation as a poster and fashion artist.

He settled in Tucson in 1949 and painted numerous landscapes, scenes of San Xavier del Bac Mission at sunset, and Indian genre. He did commission work for the Santa Fe railroad such as a little Indian boy looking for the Santa Fe Chief and others. "I believe that in the Santa Fe railroad museum, some of his original art is on display."

Around 1950, he took his family to Sedona because he was taken with the beauty of the area and the culture of the Navajo people.

In 1952, an exhibition of his work was held at the Camelback Galleries in Scottsdale. He received his art training from the Chicago Art Institute.

He died in Sedona, Arizona May 2, 1956, while building a house.

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          • Willard Frederic Elmes, American (1900-1956), Bull's Eye. Repeating our mistakes ruins our records. Let's make each miss improve our aim. Only Hits Win., color lithographic poster
            Jul. 13, 2024

            Willard Frederic Elmes, American (1900-1956), Bull's Eye. Repeating our mistakes ruins our records. Let's make each miss improve our aim. Only Hits Win., color lithographic poster

            Est: $500 - $700

            Willard Frederic Elmes American, (1900-1956) Bull's Eye. Repeating our mistakes ruins our records. Let's make each miss improve our aim. Only Hits Win. color lithographic poster Chicago: Mather & Co., 1929. framed.

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          • Willard Frederic Elmes, American (1900-1956), He Merely Struts! Ability needs no Fine Feathers. 1929, color lithographic poster
            Jul. 13, 2024

            Willard Frederic Elmes, American (1900-1956), He Merely Struts! Ability needs no Fine Feathers. 1929, color lithographic poster

            Est: $800 - $1,200

            Willard Frederic Elmes American, (1900-1956) He Merely Struts! Ability needs no Fine Feathers. 1929 color lithographic poster Mather & Company, Chicago, IL

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          • Original Santa Fe Railway 1950's Poster for Navajo Land by Willard Elms
            Jun. 20, 2024

            Original Santa Fe Railway 1950's Poster for Navajo Land by Willard Elms

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Santa Fe Railway was founded in 1859. The company helped settle the mid-west in the later part of the 19th Century by selling real estate and farm land sanctioned by Congress. They became the second transcontinental railway to exist and expanded further with north-south routes in California. Santa Fe had a robust freight business and expanded its transportation reach with a bussing system. The company was featured in a 1945 song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" sung by Judy Garland for the film "The Harvey Girls." In 1996, the railway merged with the Burlington Northern Railway to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway. In this 1950's image, we view a scene in the Navajo Land which traverse Arizona and New Mexico. The scenic beauty of the area is beautifully depicted by the artist Willard Elms. A former art teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago who received his art education there, Willard Elms owned his own studio in Chicago with his main client being the Sears Roebuck catalog. He also was an announcer for WGN radio. He came to Arizona with a well established reputation as a poster and fashion artist. He settled in Tucson in 1949 and painted numerous landscapes, scenes of San Xavier del Bac Mission at sunset, and Indian genre. He did commission work for the Santa Fe railroad such as a little Indian boy looking for the Santa Fe Chief and others. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed, and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.

            The Ross Art Group, Inc
          • ELMS, William Frederick (1900 – 1956). Santa Fe Railways / ...
            May. 16, 2024

            ELMS, William Frederick (1900 – 1956). Santa Fe Railways / ...

            Est: $250 - $400

            ELMS, William Frederick (1900 – 1956). Santa Fe Railways / Ten Little Navajos. Circa 1950s. Ten Navajo children watch as a Santa Fe Chief speeds by. 24 x 20”. Unbacked. A.

            Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
          • Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic.
            May. 10, 2024

            Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic.

            Est: €500 - €750

            Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic. Why Bow your Back? Farbig lithographiertes Plakat auf Papier. Im Druck unten rechts typographisch bezeichnet und im linken unteren Rand nummeriert. Mather & Company, Chicago, 1929. Blattmaße: 111,5 x 92 cm. Motivationsplakat Nummer 22 der Firma Mather & Company, Alleinvertriebshändler für Großbritannien und den Irischen Freistaat. - Die Plakate zur Arbeitsethik von Mather & Co. wurden in den 1920er Jahren vor allem in den USA und anderen englischsprachigen Ländern sehr populär: Arbeitgeber, die die Effizienz ihrer Firma verbessern und zudem die Aufmerksamkeit der Arbeitnehmer von den Gewerkschaften ablenken wollten, konnten bei Mather & Co. ein Abonnement der Plakate abschließen. Sie bedienten sich einprägsamer Slogans, Wortspiele und Metaphern sowie markanter Designs bekannter amerikanischer Künstler. Die Verkäufe und somit auch die Kampagne endeten jäh nach dem New Yorker Börsencrash und der sich anschließenden Weltwirtschaftskrise. - Blatt etwas gebräunt und gerollt, Ecken und Kanten berieben, mit Randläsuren und wenigen Einrissen vornehmlich an der unteren Kante (1 cm), am oberen Rand doppelt gelocht.

            Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
          • Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic.
            May. 10, 2024

            Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic.

            Est: €500 - €750

            Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic. There's a better Way. Farbig lithographiertes Plakat auf Papier. In der Platte signiert, im Druck unten rechts typographisch bezeichnet und im linken unteren Rand nummeriert. Mather & Company, Chicago, 1929. Blattmaße: 111,5 x 92 cm. Motivationsplakat Nummer 24 der Firma Mather & Company, Alleinvertriebshändler für Großbritannien und den Irischen Freistaat. - Die Plakate zur Arbeitsethik von Mather & Co. wurden in den 1920er Jahren vor allem in den USA und anderen englischsprachigen Ländern sehr populär: Arbeitgeber, die die Effizienz ihrer Firma verbessern und zudem die Aufmerksamkeit der Arbeitnehmer von den Gewerkschaften ablenken wollten, konnten bei Mather & Co. ein Abonnement der Plakate abschließen. Sie bedienten sich einprägsamer Slogans, Wortspiele und Metaphern sowie markanter Designs bekannter amerikanischer Künstler. Die Verkäufe und somit auch die Kampagne endeten jäh nach dem New Yorker Börsencrash und der sich anschließenden Weltwirtschaftskrise. - Blatt etwas gebräunt und gerollt, Ecken und Kanten berieben, mit Randläsuren und wenigen kleinen Einrissen vornehmlich an der unteren Kante, am oberen Rand doppelt gelocht.

            Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
          • Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic.
            May. 10, 2024

            Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic.

            Est: €900 - €1,200

            Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic. Hungry! Spoiled work feeds the vulture of waste - Starve him! Farbig lithographiertes Plakat auf Papier. In der Platte signiert, im Druck unten rechts typographisch bezeichnet und im linken unteren Rand nummeriert. Mather & Company, Chicago, 1929. Blattmaße: 111,5 x 92 cm. Motivationsplakat Nummer 28 der Firma Mather & Company, Alleinvertriebshändler für Großbritannien und den Irischen Freistaat. - Die Plakate zur Arbeitsethik von Mather & Co. wurden in den 1920er Jahren vor allem in den USA und anderen englischsprachigen Ländern sehr populär: Arbeitgeber, die die Effizienz ihrer Firma verbessern und zudem die Aufmerksamkeit der Arbeitnehmer von den Gewerkschaften ablenken wollten, konnten bei Mather & Co. ein Abonnement der Plakate abschließen. Sie bedienten sich einprägsamer Slogans, Wortspiele und Metaphern sowie markanter Designs bekannter amerikanischer Künstler. Die Verkäufe und somit auch die Kampagne endeten jäh nach dem New Yorker Börsencrash und der sich anschließenden Weltwirtschaftskrise. - Blatt etwas gebräunt und selten minimal angeschmutzt, sowie gerollt, die Ecken und Kanten berieben, Randläsuren mit kleinen Einrissen, die Ecken teils mit stärkeren Knickspuren, an Stellen etwas wasserandig.

            Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
          • Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic.
            May. 10, 2024

            Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic.

            Est: €900 - €1,200

            Plakate - Elmes, Willard Frederic. Bull's-Eye. Farbig lithographiertes Plakat auf Papier. In der Platte signiert, im Druck unten rechts typographisch bezeichnet und im linken unteren Rand nummeriert. Mather & Company, Chicago, 1929. Blattmaße: 111,5 x 92 cm. Motivationsplakat Nummer 27 der Firma Mather & Company, Alleinvertriebshändler für Großbritannien und den Irischen Freistaat. - Die Plakate zur Arbeitsethik von Mather & Co. wurden in den 1920er Jahren vor allem in den USA und anderen englischsprachigen Ländern sehr populär: Arbeitgeber, die die Effizienz ihrer Firma verbessern und zudem die Aufmerksamkeit der Arbeitnehmer von den Gewerkschaften ablenken wollten, konnten bei Mather & Co. ein Abonnement der Plakate abschließen. Sie bedienten sich einprägsamer Slogans, Wortspiele und Metaphern sowie markanter Designs bekannter amerikanischer Künstler. Die Verkäufe und somit auch die Kampagne endeten jäh nach dem New Yorker Börsencrash und der sich anschließenden Weltwirtschaftskrise. - Blatt etwas gebräunt und gerollt, Ecken und Kanten berieben, teils stärker gebräunt und mit einigen Randläsuren und wenigen kleinen Einrissen, Blatt doppelt gelocht am oberen Rand.

            Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
          • WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956). A JUST DECISION / FAIRNESS KEEPS FRIENDS. 1926. 48x36¼ inches, 122x92 cm. Mather & Company, Chicago
            May. 09, 2024

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956). A JUST DECISION / FAIRNESS KEEPS FRIENDS. 1926. 48x36¼ inches, 122x92 cm. Mather & Company, Chicago

            Est: $2,000 - $3,000

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956) A JUST DECISION / FAIRNESS KEEPS FRIENDS. 1926. 48x36¼ inches, 122x92 cm. Mather & Company, Chicago. Condition B+: overpainted and partially-replaced right margin; minor repaired tears in margins; minor creases and abrasions in image; punch holes at top and bottom, as issued. Elmes, who is best known for his Mather Work Incentive posters, also designed about a half-dozen images for the Chicago Rapid Transit and the North Shore Line in the 1920s.

            Swann Auction Galleries
          • WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956). FAVORITES / LET'S DESERVE. 1929. 43½x36 inches, 110½x91½ cm. Mather & Company, Chicago.
            May. 09, 2024

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956). FAVORITES / LET'S DESERVE. 1929. 43½x36 inches, 110½x91½ cm. Mather & Company, Chicago.

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956) FAVORITES / LET'S DESERVE. 1929. 43½x36 inches, 110½x91½ cm. Mather & Company, Chicago. Condition A: minor creases in image. Sportissimo p. 131.

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          • WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956). BULL'S - EYE / ONLY HITS WIN. 1929. 43½x35½ inches, 110½x90¼ cm. Mather & Company, Chicago.
            May. 09, 2024

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956). BULL'S - EYE / ONLY HITS WIN. 1929. 43½x35½ inches, 110½x90¼ cm. Mather & Company, Chicago.

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956) BULL'S - EYE / ONLY HITS WIN. 1929. 43½x35½ inches, 110½x90¼ cm. Mather & Company, Chicago. Condition B+: replaced losses in margins; repaired tears at edges, some into image; minor creases in image; punch holes at top filled in.

            Swann Auction Galleries
          • Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Poster Rough Going
            Apr. 20, 2024

            Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Poster Rough Going

            Est: $500 - $700

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Rough Going Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+/A-) diagonal fold at the lower left, small edge tears, tiny losses in the bottom margin#USA #Winter #Snow #Work Incentive #Weather

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1929 Mather Chicago Work Poster Animal Trainer
            Apr. 20, 2024

            Original 1929 Mather Chicago Work Poster Animal Trainer

            Est: $600 - $900

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Watch Your Step Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A-) small margin tears, tiny losses in the upper right margin, outer left margin minimally singed#USA #Mather #Animal Trainer #Animals #Tiger #Circus

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1920 Mather Work Poster Chicago Better Way
            Apr. 20, 2024

            Original 1920 Mather Work Poster Chicago Better Way

            Est: $500 - $700

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 There´s A Better Way Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B) paper losses at the upper right and top edges, tiny paper losses from singed edges in the outer lower left margin#USA #Mather #Native Americans #Fire

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          • Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster Spick & Span
            Apr. 20, 2024

            Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster Spick & Span

            Est: $500 - $700

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Spick and Span Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A) small tears and minimal staining in the margins#USA #Mather #Ships

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1929 Mather Work Poster There it Goes
            Apr. 20, 2024

            Original 1929 Mather Work Poster There it Goes

            Est: $500 - $700

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Making Sure Makes A Hit Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A-/B+) small margin tears, bottom margin minimally singed, tiny losses as a result#USA #Work Incentive #Horses #Animals

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          • Original 1920s Mather Work Poster Chicago Diver
            Apr. 20, 2024

            Original 1920s Mather Work Poster Chicago Diver

            Est: $500 - $700

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Diving for Success Lithograph 1929 43.7 x 36.2 in. (111 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A-/B+) small margin tears, minor staining in the top margin, small margin loss in the bottom left corner#USA #Work Incentive #Diver #Black Interest

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original Santa Fe Railway 1950's Poster for Navajo Land by Willard Elms
            Feb. 06, 2024

            Original Santa Fe Railway 1950's Poster for Navajo Land by Willard Elms

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Santa Fe Railway was founded in 1859. The company helped settle the mid-west in the later part of the 19th Century by selling real estate and farm land sanctioned by Congress. They became the second transcontinental railway to exist and expanded further with north-south routes in California. Santa Fe had a robust freight business and expanded its transportation reach with a bussing system. The company was featured in a 1945 song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" sung by Judy Garland for the film "The Harvey Girls." In 1996, the railway merged with the Burlington Northern Railway to form the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. In this 1950's image, we view a scene in the Navajo Land which traverse Arizona and New Mexico. The scenic beauty of the area is beautifully depicted by the artist Willard Elms. A former art teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago who received his art education there, Willard Elms owned his own studio in Chicago with his main client being the Sears Roebuck catalog. He also was an announcer for WGN radio. He came to Arizona with a well established reputation as a poster and fashion artist. He settled in Tucson in 1949 and painted numerous landscapes, scenes of San Xavier del Bac Mission at sunset, and Indian genre. He did commission work for the Santa Fe railroad such as a little Indian boy looking for the Santa Fe Chief and others. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed, and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.

            The Ross Art Group, Inc
          • ELMS, Willard (1900-1956). Sante Fe Railway / Navajo Land. ...
            Nov. 10, 2023

            ELMS, Willard (1900-1956). Sante Fe Railway / Navajo Land. ...

            Est: $500 - $700

            ELMS, Willard (1900-1956). Sante Fe Railway / Navajo Land. 1950s. Color poster for the Sante Fe Railway. Image depicts Monument Valley, the ancestral home of the Navajo. 24 x 18”. Linen backed. Minor discoloration and scuffing to creases. A/B.

            Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
          • Original 1920s Mather Work Poster Chicago Diver
            Oct. 28, 2023

            Original 1920s Mather Work Poster Chicago Diver

            Est: $800 - $1,000

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Diving for Success Lithograph 1929 43.7 x 36.2 in. (111 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: minimal tears, tiny losses and minor staining in the lower left margin (A/A-)#USA #Work Incentive #Diver #Black Interest

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster All Clear
            Oct. 28, 2023

            Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster All Clear

            Est: $700 - $900

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 All Clear Ahead Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A-/B+) small margin tears, minor paper losses from singed edges in the left and bottom margins#USA #Work Incentive

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Great Original 1929 Mather Work Poster Diver Favorites
            Oct. 28, 2023

            Great Original 1929 Mather Work Poster Diver Favorites

            Est: $1,000 - $1,200

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Favorites Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+) small tears, tiny losses and minimal staining in the margins, small margin loss in the top left corner, slight printer's imperfections (bubble staining) along the top#USA #Diver #Swimming #Work Incentive

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1929 Mather Work Poster There it Goes
            Sep. 30, 2023

            Original 1929 Mather Work Poster There it Goes

            Est: $600 - $900

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Making Sure Makes A Hit Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+) small tears, minimal staining and tiny losses in the margins, small losses in the bottom margin#USA #Work Incentive #Chicago #Horses #Animals

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster
            Sep. 30, 2023

            Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster

            Est: $500 - $700

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Spick and Span Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+/A-) margin paper losses and minor staining at the upper left#USA #Mather #Ships

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Poster Rough Going
            Sep. 30, 2023

            Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Poster Rough Going

            Est: $500 - $700

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Rough Going Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+) small edge tears, bottom margin minimally singed, tiny losses in the bottom margin, minor staining in the margins#USA #Winter #Snow #Work Incentive #Weather

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original Santa Fe Railway 1950's Poster for Navajo Land by Willard Elms
            Jun. 20, 2023

            Original Santa Fe Railway 1950's Poster for Navajo Land by Willard Elms

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Santa Fe Railway was founded in 1859. The company helped settle the mid-west in the later part of the 19th Century by selling real estate and farm land sanctioned by Congress. They became the second transcontinental railway to exist and expanded further with north-south routes in California. Santa Fe had a robust freight business and expanded its transportation reach with a bussing system. The company was featured in a 1945 song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" sung by Judy Garland for the film "The Harvey Girls." In 1996, the railway merged with the Burlington Northern Railway to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway. In this 1950's image, we view a scene in the Navajo Land which traverse Arizona and New Mexico. The scenic beauty of the area is beautifully depicted by the artist Willard Elms. A former art teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago who received his art education there, Willard Elms owned his own studio in Chicago with his main client being the Sears Roebuck catalog. He also was an announcer for WGN radio. He came to Arizona with a well established reputation as a poster and fashion artist. He settled in Tucson in 1949 and painted numerous landscapes, scenes of San Xavier del Bac Mission at sunset, and Indian genre. He did commission work for the Santa Fe railroad such as a little Indian boy looking for the Santa Fe Chief and others. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed, and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.

            The Ross Art Group, Inc
          • Favorites Business Prizes Go Only To Those Who,Earn Them. Let' Deserve (Matter)
            Jun. 11, 2023

            Favorites Business Prizes Go Only To Those Who,Earn Them. Let' Deserve (Matter)

            Est: €3,500 - €7,000

            Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen

            Mirabaud-Mercier
          • Favorites Business Prizes Go Only To Those Who,Earn Them. Let' Deserve (Matter)
            May. 10, 2023

            Favorites Business Prizes Go Only To Those Who,Earn Them. Let' Deserve (Matter)

            Est: €3,500 - €7,000

            Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen

            Mirabaud-Mercier
          • Original 1920 Mather Work Poster Chicago Better Way
            Apr. 22, 2023

            Original 1920 Mather Work Poster Chicago Better Way

            Est: $600 - $900

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 There´s A Better Way Lithograph 1929 43.7 x 36.2 in. (111 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A-) small margin tears, 4 in./10 cm tear at the top edge#USA #Work Incentive #Naive Americans #Indians #Fire

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster All Clear
            Apr. 22, 2023

            Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster All Clear

            Est: $600 - $800

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 All Clear Ahead Lithograph 1929 43.7 x 35.8 in. (111 x 91 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A) backed on linen, miniscule losses in the outer margins#USA #Work Incentive

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          • Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster Hungry
            Apr. 22, 2023

            Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster Hungry

            Est: $600 - $800

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Hungry Lithograph 1929 42.9 x 35 in. (109 x 89 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+/B) backed on linen (old), margins minimally trimmed, small tears and tiny losses in the margins#USA #Mather #Animals #Vulture

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          • Original 1929 Mather Chicago Work Poster Animal Trainer
            Apr. 22, 2023

            Original 1929 Mather Chicago Work Poster Animal Trainer

            Est: $700 - $900

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Watch Your Step Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A) backed on linen, small horiz. crease/crack at the bottom right under word -them-#USA #Mather #Animal Trainer #Animals #Tiger #Circus

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          • WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956). MAKING SURE MAKES A HIT! / GUESSES MAKE MISSES. 1929. 44x36 inches, 111¾x94½ cm. Mather & Company,
            Mar. 09, 2023

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956). MAKING SURE MAKES A HIT! / GUESSES MAKE MISSES. 1929. 44x36 inches, 111¾x94½ cm. Mather & Company,

            Est: $400 - $600

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMES (1900-1956) MAKING SURE MAKES A HIT! / GUESSES MAKE MISSES. 1929. 44x36 inches, 111 3/4x94 1/2 cm. Mather & Company, Chicago. Condition A- / B+: minor repaired tears and creases in margins; slight fading in central image; punch holes in top margin, as issued.

            Swann Auction Galleries
          • Willard Frederick Elmes (1900-1956), USA, Look Out! Work Incentive, Original Colour Lithographic Propaganda Poster,c. 1929
            Feb. 20, 2023

            Willard Frederick Elmes (1900-1956), USA, Look Out! Work Incentive, Original Colour Lithographic Propaganda Poster,c. 1929

            Est: $400 - $600

            Willard Frederick Elmes (1900-1956), USA, Look Out! Work Incentive, Original Colour Lithographic Propaganda Poster,c. 1929, printer: Mather & Company, mounted on linen

            Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
          • Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster
            Feb. 11, 2023

            Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster

            Est: $500 - $800

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Spick and Span Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+) margin paper losses and minor staining at the upper left#USA #Mather #Ships

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Great Original 1929 Mather Work Poster Diver Favorites
            Feb. 11, 2023

            Great Original 1929 Mather Work Poster Diver Favorites

            Est: $900 - $1,200

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Favorites Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+/B) small tears and minor staining at the edges, paper losses and minor staining at the upper right#USA #Diver #Swimming #Work Incentive

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Poster Rough Going
            Feb. 11, 2023

            Original Vintage 1929 Mather Work Poster Rough Going

            Est: $600 - $900

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Rough Going Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+/B) large circular tear in the bottom left corner, adhered to poster with post-its on the back, small edge tears, tiny losses in the lower left left margin#USA #Winter #Snow #Work Incentive #Weather

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1920s Mather Work Poster Chicago Diver
            Feb. 11, 2023

            Original 1920s Mather Work Poster Chicago Diver

            Est: $700 - $1,000

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Diving for Success Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+/A-) small edge tears, margin paper losses in the bottom left corner#USA #Diver #Black Interest #Work Incentive

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1929 Mather Work Poster There it Goes
            Feb. 11, 2023

            Original 1929 Mather Work Poster There it Goes

            Est: $700 - $1,000

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Making Sure Makes A Hit Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B) small edge tears, long vertical tear along the entire left edge#USA #Work Incentive #Chicago #Horses #Animals #Circus

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Propaganda Poster Look Out Elmes Mather Automobile Road Safety
            Jan. 28, 2023

            Propaganda Poster Look Out Elmes Mather Automobile Road Safety

            Est: £90 - £180

            Original vintage road safety propaganda poster - Look out! - featuring an illustration by an American graphic design artist Willard Frederic Elmes (1900-1956) depicting an oversized person in long red robe reaching his hands towards a car travelling at high speed and hitting a person. Printed by Mather and Company. Poor condition, several paper losses, several tears, creasing, staining, punched holes on edge. Country of issue: USA, designer: Willard Frederic Elmes, size (cm): 112x91, year of printing: 1929.

            Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
          • Favorites Business Prizes Go Only To Those Who,Earn Them. Let' Deserve (Matter)
            Nov. 29, 2022

            Favorites Business Prizes Go Only To Those Who,Earn Them. Let' Deserve (Matter)

            Est: €3,000 - €6,000

            Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen

            Millon Riviera
          • WILLARD FREDERIC ELMS (1900-1956). ART INSTITUTE / BY THE ELEVATED LINES. 1924. 80x41 inches, 203¼x104 cm. National Printing and Engra
            Nov. 10, 2022

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMS (1900-1956). ART INSTITUTE / BY THE ELEVATED LINES. 1924. 80x41 inches, 203¼x104 cm. National Printing and Engra

            Est: $5,000 - $7,500

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMS (1900-1956) ART INSTITUTE / BY THE ELEVATED LINES. 1924. 80x41 inches, 203 1/4x104 cm. National Printing and Engraving Co., Chicago. Condition B+: restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired tears and restoration in image; repaired tears and creases in margins and at edges. Two-sheets. Elms, who is best known for his Mather Work Incentive posters, also designed about a half-dozen images for the Chicago Rapid Transit and the North Shore Line in the 1920s. The unusual, large format of some of these posters was unique to Chicago. Here, the Edward Kemeys' sculpted lion on the South side of the Museum's entrance, "in an attitude of defiance," stands in front of the entry loggia with its arches and columns. The majesty of the Beaux Arts Institute, designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, emerges out of the blue twilight evening, ingeniously depicted by Elms without using any outline. The original pedestal lamps, visible here shining yellow in the twilight, are no longer in place. "Elms proves himself to be a refined designer with a delicate feeling for continuity and balance in composition. He has a sensitive appreciation of colour and a fondness for harmonies in the lower keys, while his peculiar ability to see pattern in buildings and trees and figures, together with his expressive manner of drawing, help in no small way to give his designs that foremost place which they hold in current advertisement art" (Posters & Publicity, 1926, p. 7). Rare. We could find only one other copy at auction. Modern Publicity / Posters and their Designers, 1924, p. 21, AIC 2005.12, V & A E.3610-1922.

            Swann Auction Galleries
          • WILLARD FREDERIC ELMS (1900-1956). NAVAJO LAND / SANTA FE. Circa 1949. 24x18 inches, 61x45¾ cm.
            Nov. 10, 2022

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMS (1900-1956). NAVAJO LAND / SANTA FE. Circa 1949. 24x18 inches, 61x45¾ cm.

            Est: $600 - $900

            WILLARD FREDERIC ELMS (1900-1956) NAVAJO LAND / SANTA FE. Circa 1949. 24x18 inches, 61x45 3/4 cm. Condition A: minor creases at edges. Paper. Elms trained at the Arts Institute in Chicago, where he also went on to teach. Although he is best known for his Mather Work Incentive posters, he also designed about a half-dozen images for the Chicago Rapid Transit and the North Shore Line in the 1920s. In his later years, he became a children's book illustrator and a painter. (See lot 174 for another work by the artist.)

            Swann Auction Galleries
          • Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster Hungry
            Nov. 05, 2022

            Original 1929 Mather Work Incentive Poster Hungry

            Est: $700 - $1,000

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Hungry Lithograph 1929 42.9 x 35 in. (109 x 89 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+/B) on linen (old), margins minimally trimmed, small tears and tiny losses in the margins#USA #Mather #Animals #Vulture

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Great Original 1929 Mather Work Poster Diver Favorites
            Nov. 05, 2022

            Great Original 1929 Mather Work Poster Diver Favorites

            Est: $1,200 - $1,500

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Favorites Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+) small tears and two tiny losses in the lower left and bottom margins, small scratch in the word -Deserve-, 2 in./5 cm stain with paper remnants in diver's knee#USA #Diver #Swimming #Work Incentive

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          • Original 1920 Mather Work Poster Chicago Better Way
            Nov. 05, 2022

            Original 1920 Mather Work Poster Chicago Better Way

            Est: $600 - $900

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 There´s A Better Way Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A-) small margin tears, 3.5 in./9 cm tear at the top edge#USA #Chicago #Native Americans #Fire

            PosterConnection Inc.
          • Original 1929 Mather Chicago Work Poster Animal Trainer
            Nov. 05, 2022

            Original 1929 Mather Chicago Work Poster Animal Trainer

            Est: $700 - $1,000

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Watch Your Step Lithograph 1929 44 x 36.2 in. (112 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (B+) small margin tears, 7 in./18 cm tear at the center right edge#USA #Mather #Animal Trainer #Animals #Tiger

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          • Original 1920s Mather Work Poster Chicago Diver
            Nov. 05, 2022

            Original 1920s Mather Work Poster Chicago Diver

            Est: $800 - $1,000

            Elmes, Willard Frederic 1900 - 1956 Diving for Success Lithograph 1929 43.7 x 36.2 in. (111 x 92 cm) Printer: Mather & Company, Chicago Condition Details: (A-/B+) small margin tears, minor staining in the top margin, small margin loss in the bottom left corner#USA #Diver #Black Interest #Work Incentive #Chicago

            PosterConnection Inc.
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