Augusta Denk Oelschig Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Augusta Denk Oelschig Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 17, 2025
Augusta Oelschig (GA, 1918 - 2000), Hat Sale, W/C
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Description: Augusta Oelschig (GA, 1918 - 2000), Hat Sale, Watercolor, signed A. Oelshig lower left, depicting men picking hats at a hat sale, matted and framed. Frame size: 18 1/2 in. x 21 3/4 in. Savannah native Augusta Oelschig is known as a painter of the American Scene, politically-charged commentaries, and, later, highly personal experiments in abstraction. Her lengthy career spanned the time from her entrance to college through the late 1970s, when declining health slowed her production. As a young girl, Oelschig benefitted from the Savannah public schools’ strong art curriculum pioneered by Lila Cabaniss and then took private lessons with highly regarded painter Emma Wilkins. Following two years at a local junior college, in 1937 she transferred to the University of Georgia whose art department was directed by the renowned instructor Lamar Dodd. Dodd would become a great advocate of Oelschig’s work and prophesied her future success in the catalogue to her first solo museum exhibition held in 1941 at Savannah’s Telfair Academy. After graduation, Oelschig returned to Savannah, where she studied with Henry Lee McFee and earned particular acclaim for paintings depicting contemporary African American life. In 1948 Oelschig moved to New York where she stayed for fourteen years, painting and exhibiting work in the realist style, despite the widespread popularity of abstraction in the city at that time. After her return to Savannah in 1962, she offered private art instruction and experimented with abstraction, but primarily continued to produce the American Scene images for which she is best known. A review of a career-spanning exhibition of Oelschig’s work that opened just weeks after the artist’s death described her aesthetic as having “a distinctive style that is both steeped in the Southern Gothic tradition and remarkably unique.” (The Johnson Collection) Measurements: Height: 10 3/4 in. x Width: 14 3/8 in. Condition: Overall fair condition, toning and foxing, heavy foxing to mat, mat burn, not viewed out of frame. Wear to frame. Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the conditions of aging. PHOTOS MAY ALSO ACT AS A CONDITION REPORT. Please review all photos closely prior to bidding. Complete condition reports are available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the live auction. All lots are offered and sold 'AS IS’, and Everard Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. We do not guarantee the condition of frames. By placing a bid, either in person, by phone, absentee or via the Internet, you signify that you agree to be bound by the conditions of sale. Everard Auctions does not provide any shipping or packing services. We recommend that all potential buyers obtain pack/ship estimates prior to bidding. Please contact us for a list of recommended shippers.
Everard Auctions and Appraisals
Feb. 25, 2025
Augusta Oelschig (Savannah, 1918-2000), Factors Walk
Est: $150 - $250
Property from a Private Collection, Savannah, GA Description: Augusta Oelschig (Savannah, 1918-2000), Factors Walk, Lithograph, pencil signed and dated '75 and titled in pencil 'Factors Walk, Savannah' lower left, matted and framed. Frame size: 24 1/2 in. x 43 in. Measurements: Height: by sight 15 3/4 in. x Width: 32 3/4 in. Condition: Good condition, not viewed out of frame, sunfaded. Wear to edges of frame. Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the conditions of aging. PHOTOS MAY ALSO ACT AS A CONDITION REPORT. Please review all photos closely prior to bidding. Complete condition reports are available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the live auction. All lots are offered and sold 'AS IS’, and Everard Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. We do not guarantee the condition of frames. By placing a bid, either in person, by phone, absentee or via the Internet, you signify that you agree to be bound by the conditions of sale. Everard Auctions does not provide any shipping or packing services. We recommend that all potential buyers obtain pack/ship estimates prior to bidding. Please contact us for a list of recommended shippers.
Everard Auctions and Appraisals
Jul. 10, 2022
Augusta Oelschig Deposition of Christ Oil on Board
Est: $800 - $1,200
Augusta Oelschig (American, 1918 - 2000), The Deposition of Christ / Descent from the Cross, oil on board, signed lower left, unframed. 10.5" H x 13.5" W.
Auctions at Showplace
Jun. 01, 2022
AUGUSTA OELSCHIG, 3 SAVANNAH SCENES, PRINTS
Est: $300 - $500
Description: Augusta Oelschig (Georgia, 1918 - 2000), Series of Three Savannah Scenes, Prints, # 386/750, comprising 'Central of Georgia Railway Arches' (Size of paper: 16 3/4 in. x 39 in., Of print: 12 1/4 in. x 35 in.), 'Old City Market' (Size of paper: 19 3/8 in x 39 in., Of print: 14 5/8 in. x 35 in.), and 'Factors' Walk' (Size of paper: 21 1/8 in. x 39 in., Of print: 16 5/8 in. x 35 in.), all pencil signed, titled, dated '75', and numbered '386/750' below image, with printed title below image and 'Augusta Oelschig Copyright 1975' in bottom left corners, all unframed. Measurements: Height: of largest print 16 5/8 in. x Width: 35 in. Condition: Overall good condition, faint mat burn to edges of Old City market and Railway arches, back of Factors walk with mat burn.
Everard Auctions and Appraisals
Sep. 17, 2021
Attributed to Augusta Denk Oelschig
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Attributed to Augusta Denk Oelschig (American/Georgia, 1918-2000) , "Still Life with Coffee Pot, Apples and Magnolia Blossom", oil on canvas, unsigned, "Friedman's Art Store, Savannah, GA" label on stretcher, 28 1/8 in. x 22 1/8 in., framed Provenance: Collection of Allison Kendrick, The Carroll-Crawford House, New Orleans.
Neal Auction Company
Mar. 21, 2014
Double-sided painting by Augusta Oelschig
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Double-sided painting by Augusta Oelschig (Georgia, 1918-2000) CITY ABSTRACTION, c.1950 b/w SUNFLOWERS, c.1960 oil on Masonite, framed, signed lower right H28 3/4" W41 3/4" Provenance: Pelham Manor, New York private collection Other Notes: In 1948 Oelschig and her husband moved to New York City, a city in which Abstract Expressionism was at its height. Oelschig most probably completed the cityscape portion of this painting at this time. The sunflower still life was painted some time later. Another version of the still life in similar size is in the collection of the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia.
Charlton Hall
Mar. 24, 2013
Augusta Denk Oelschig (Petressen)
Est: $700 - $900
Augusta Denk Oelschig (Petressen) (Georgia, 1918-2000) DO UNTO OTHERS: RAVAGES OF JIM CROW AND THE KLAN, circa 1950 watercolor, framed, signed lower left H10 1/2" W13" Literature: For a similar example, see King and DeLorme, LOOKING BACK: ART IN SAVANNAH 1900-1960,Savannah: Telfair Museum, 1996.
Charlton Hall
Mar. 24, 2013
Augusta Denk Oelschig (Petressen)
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Augusta Denk Oelschig (Petressen) (Georgia, 1918-2000) TRAIN STATION, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 1963 oil on canvas, Arts & Crafts frame, signed & dated lower right H25" W30" Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia collection
Charlton Hall
Oct. 24, 2012
AUGUSTA DENK OELSCHIG, American (1918 - 2000), Activities at the Pier, oil on masonite, signed lower right., 12 3/4 x 27 3/4
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
AUGUSTA DENK OELSCHIG American (1918 - 2000) Activities at the Pier oil on masonite, signed lower right. 12 3/4 x 27 3/4 Provenance: Private collection, Long Island, New York.
Shannon's
Jun. 17, 2012
Augusta Denk Oelschig
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Augusta Denk Oelschig (New York/Georgia, 1918-2000) SEASIDE SHACKS oil on canvasboard, framed, signed: lower left H11" W15" Provenance: Savannah, Georgia private collection.
Charlton Hall
Mar. 07, 2010
Augusta Denk Oelschig
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Augusta Denk Oelschig New York/Georgia (1918-2000) STILL LIFE, circa 1950s watercolor, framed, signed: lower right sight size: H20" W13 1/2" Provenance: Savannah, Georgia private collection.
Charlton Hall