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Painter, b. 1855 - d. 1940

Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

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  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Jun. 28, 2026

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $400 - $500

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US SHIPPING: $79 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD
    Feb. 22, 2026

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD

    Est: $400 - $600

    Lester A. Gillette (1855-1940) Beaver Dam and Mt. Ypselon Circa 1917 Signed lower right, signed again and titled verso on the board in pencil. Lester Gillette was a lumberman turned artist who painted scenes of the American Southwest, the Oregon coast, Gloucester, Mass and his native Kansas. Board measures 17.75 x 11.75 with a framed size of 21.25 x 15.25 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Feb. 01, 2026

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $400 - $500

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US SHIPPING: $79 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Aug. 31, 2025

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $425 - $525

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 121927 US SHIPPING: $79 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • LESTER GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD
    Jun. 27, 2025

    LESTER GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD

    Est: $200 - $400

    Lester A. Gillette (1855-1940) Country Home Near Long's Peak Circa 1920 The Colorado scene is signed lower right front and titled verso. Board measures 17.75 x 12 with a framed size of 21.5H x 15.25W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • LESTER GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD
    Jun. 26, 2025

    LESTER GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD

    Est: $200 - $300

    Lester A. Gillette (1855-1940) Untitled mountain landscape with village Signed lower right. Board measures 16 x 19 with a framed size of 23.5H x 26.75W inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • LESTER GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON PANEL
    Jun. 26, 2025

    LESTER GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON PANEL

    Est: $200 - $300

    Lester A. Gillette (1855-1940) Ships (Newport, Oregon) 1927 Signed lower right. Board measures 15.75 x 19.752 with a framed size of 22H x 25.75W x 2.5D inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house.

    Soulis Auctions
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    May. 11, 2025

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $425 - $525

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US SHIPPING: $79 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Jan. 05, 2025

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $425 - $525

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US SHIPPING: $79 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (1855-1940) oil on board harbor s…
    May. 18, 2024

    Lester Gillette (1855-1940) oil on board harbor s…

    Est: $100 - $200

    Lester Gillette (1855-1940) oil on board harbor scene, 11 by 16 inches, signed lower left, "L. Gillette," framed. Condition: very good.

    Blackwood March Auctioneers
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    May. 05, 2024

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $450 - $575

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Jan. 07, 2024

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $450 - $575

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Oct. 08, 2023

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $475 - $600

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Jul. 02, 2023

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $500 - $625

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Apr. 09, 2023

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $525 - $650

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Jan. 02, 2023

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $525 - $650

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Oct. 09, 2022

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $525 - $650

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - Sunset, Taos NM MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Minor paint losses mostly along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 12 x 18 inches / 30 x 45 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121928 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique
    Oct. 09, 2022

    Lester Gillette (KS,MA,OH,1855-1940) oil painting antique

    Est: $525 - $650

    ARTIST: Lester A Gillette (Kansas, Massachusetts, Ohio, 1855 - 1940) NAME: Landscape - A Bit of New Mexico Color (titled on verso) YEAR: 1925 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Normal wear along edges. Very minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121927 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lester Alphonso Gillette was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5th, 1855. Little is known of his earliest years. He married Ida S. Carlson in Galesburg, Illinois in 1876, after which the couple moved to San Francisco, California. Gillette studied painting in his spare time for four years at the California School of Design then continued training under Thomas Hill and Virgil Williams in San Francisco. He also studied with Birge Harrison in Woodstock, New York, Mitchell Jacobs in New York City, George Elmer Browne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and John F. Carlson in Colorado Springs. He also was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago and a pupil of William Merritt Chase. Gillette lived in Riley, Kansas before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1900. He was a partner with C.C.Nicholson in a coal and lumber business in Topeka. He retired in 1920 to devote all his time to painting. He worked mainly in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and along the New England Coast.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • LESTER GILLETTE (1850 - 1940) OIL ON CANVAS
    Sep. 23, 2022

    LESTER GILLETTE (1850 - 1940) OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $400 - $500

    Lester A. Gillette (1855-1940) The New Hampshire HIlls Circa first quarter 20th century The oil on canvas view of unusual style and subject matter for the artist is signed lower right in red pigment. The view is most likely a scene in the foothills of the White Mountains. Canvas measures 30 x 34 with a framed size of 35 x 38.75 inches.

    Dirk Soulis Auctions
  • Lester A. Gillette, New England Country Road
    Jun. 12, 2022

    Lester A. Gillette, New England Country Road

    Est: $400 - $600

    Lester A. Gillette (American, 1855-1940), New England country road, oil on canvas, signed L/R, 16" x 19 1/2", framed 20" x 24". Provenance: Gloucester, Massachusetts collection.

    Kaminski Auctions
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (Kansas/Massachusetts/Ohio, 1855-1940), "The Pool", a rocky shoreline with a ship on the horizon., Oil on board, 20” x 24”. Framed 24.25” x 28”.
    Jan. 27, 2022

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (Kansas/Massachusetts/Ohio, 1855-1940), "The Pool", a rocky shoreline with a ship on the horizon., Oil on board, 20” x 24”. Framed 24.25” x 28”.

    Est: $400 - $600

    LESTER A. GILLETTE Kansas/Massachusetts/Ohio, 1855-1940 "The Pool", a rocky shoreline with a ship on the horizon. Signed lower right "L.A. Gillette". Titled and dated 1931 verso. Further inscribed on the reverse with ownership information and the artist's biography.

    Eldred's
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON CANVAS
    Dec. 04, 2020

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $400 - $600

    Lester A. Gillette (1855-1940) At the Close of Day The composition of fishermen tying up 'At the Close of Day' signed lower left, titled verso on the canvas. Frame measures 38 x 34.5 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

    Dirk Soulis Auctions
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE, Kansas/Massachusetts/Ohio, 1855-1940, Harbor, July 1928., Oil on board, 16.25" x 20.25". Framed 24.75" x 28.5".
    Nov. 23, 2019

    LESTER A. GILLETTE, Kansas/Massachusetts/Ohio, 1855-1940, Harbor, July 1928., Oil on board, 16.25" x 20.25". Framed 24.75" x 28.5".

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    LESTER A. GILLETTE Kansas/Massachusetts/Ohio, 1855-1940 Harbor, July 1928. Signed lower left "L A Gillette". Dated in pencil verso. Oil on board, 16.25" x 20.25". Framed 24.75" x 28.5".

    Eldred's
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON BOARD
    Jun. 21, 2019

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON BOARD

    Est: $200 - $400

    Lester A. Gillette Sunset Circa 1925. Titled 'Sunset,' signed lower left, three small painted studies appear verso. Measures board measures 10 x 16, the frame is 13 x 19 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

    Dirk Soulis Auctions
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON PANEL
    Dec. 08, 2018

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON PANEL

    Est: $400 - $600

    Lester A. Gillette (1855-1940) The Palisades, New Mexico 1925 Titled verso 'The Palisades, New Mexico' and dated June 1925, displayed in a good hand carved custom frame of the period, signed lower left and again verso. Work measures 20 x 16, frame is 24.25 x 20.25 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

    Dirk Soulis Auctions
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON PANEL
    Apr. 07, 2018

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855-1940) OIL ON PANEL

    Est: $600 - $800

    Lester A. Gillette (1855-1940) Early Autumn New Mexico. Circa 1920s. Titled verso and signed lower left front. Lester Alphonso Gillette studied painting all around the U.S. under a number of prominent teachers and accomplished artists including John F. Carlson and William Merritt Chase. He turned to painting full time in 1920 and worked in the artist colonies of Provincetwon and Woodstock and later painted in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, and locales throughout New England. His works are held in a number of museum collections. Sight through the frame measures 14.5 x 19.5 with an overall framed measurement of 19.5 x 24.25 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

    Dirk Soulis Auctions
  • L.A. GILLETTE FLORIDA PAINTING
    Dec. 10, 2017

    L.A. GILLETTE FLORIDA PAINTING

    Est: $300 - $500

    GILLETTE, Lester A., (American, 1855-1940): ''Little River, Florida, 1923'', Oil/Board, 10'' x 16'', signed lower left, titled and dated verso, framed, 13'' x 19''.

    Burchard Galleries Inc
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (American, 1855-1940) GLOUCESTER HARBOR.
    Aug. 24, 2016

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (American, 1855-1940) GLOUCESTER HARBOR.

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Oil on board. Housed in a giltwood frame with Guido label. Signed lower right "L A Gillette", inscribed on reverse "No. 655", titled on Comenos Fine Arts label affixed to verso SIZE: 14" x 16". Overall: 19" x 21" CONDITION: Very good 50278-2

    James D. Julia
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (American, 1855-1940) GLOUCESTER HARBOR.
    Feb. 03, 2016

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (American, 1855-1940) GLOUCESTER HARBOR.

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Oil on board. Housed in a giltwood frame with Guido label. Signed lower right "L A Gillette", inscribed on reverse "No. 655", titled on Comenos Fine Arts label affixed to verso SIZE: 14" x 16". Overall: 19" x 21" CONDITION: Very good condition. 49925-2

    James D. Julia
  • Lester A. Gillette oil
    Mar. 21, 2015

    Lester A. Gillette oil

    Est: $200 - $400

    Lester A. Gillette (American 1855-1940)- Landscape- oil on canvas, signed L. A. Gillette lower left. 8 1/2 x 12''

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855 - 1940) OIL ON PANEL
    Jun. 06, 2014

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (1855 - 1940) OIL ON PANEL

    Est: $150 - $300

    Signed lower left, the work itself measures 15 x 19 inches with an overall measurement of 18 x 22 inches.

    Dirk Soulis Auctions
  • Lester Gillette
    Mar. 12, 2010

    Lester Gillette

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Harbor scene, oil on masonite, 16" x 20", SLL "L.A. Gillette". Artist: American, 1855 - 1940. Estimate: $800-1,200

    Alderfer Auction
  • Gillette, Lester A. (Am.1855-1940). A country
    Nov. 15, 2008

    Gillette, Lester A. (Am.1855-1940). A country

    Est: $300 - $500

    Gillette, Lester A. (Am.1855-1940). A country landscape with a house. Oil on board. Gilt painted frame. Signed l.l., ''L.A. Gillette''. 18'' x 24'', frame: 23 1/2'' x 29 1/2''. One minor spot of paint loss near bottom left. Frame has some damage.

    Quinn's Auction Galleries
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (American b.1855)
    Dec. 04, 2004

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (American b.1855)

    Est: $300 - $500

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (American b.1855) Salida Road, Canyon City, Colorado, 1920, oil on board, signed lower right "L.A. Gillette" and titled and dated on verso. 9 inches x 12 inches.

    Jackson's International
  • Lester A. Gillette
    Mar. 07, 2004

    Lester A. Gillette

    Est: $500 - $700

    Lester A. Gillette (American, b. 1855), "Among the Hills", c. 1920; oil/board, 18" x 24", signed; titled verso. Gillette worked in Topeka, Kansas. He painted landscapes and harbor scenes. He was a member of the North Shore Artist Association and the Gloucester Society of Artists.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (American b.1855) "Fall Landscape" oil on panel, signed lower right. 16"x20".
    Jun. 21, 2002

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (American b.1855) "Fall Landscape" oil on panel, signed lower right. 16"x20".

    Est: $300 - $400

    Jackson's International
  • LESTER A. GILLETTE (American b.1855) "Fall Landscape" oil on panel, signed lower right. 16"x20".
    Jun. 21, 2002

    LESTER A. GILLETTE (American b.1855) "Fall Landscape" oil on panel, signed lower right. 16"x20".

    Est: $300 - $400

    Jackson's International
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