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Aug. 22, 2026
John Opper, American (1908-1994), Fulton Street Fish market, 1939, watercolor on paper, 15 1/4"H x 22 1/2"W
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Opper American, (1908-1994) Fulton Street Fish market, 1939 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower right and verso. Includes exhibition material. Biography from David Findlay Jr. Gallery: JOHN OPPER DESCRIBED THE 1930S AS A "GREAT GESTATION PERIOD" FOR HIS ART. "I thought the Thirties was a very vital time for American art . . . With the WPA, you got together whether it was the [Artists'] Union or the [American Artists'] Congress or whether it was a bar . . . and you talked about art, and you heard about important artists, and you began to live art."[1] But Opper also remembered the thirties as a period of breakdown in the vitality of American art; "we became aware that a great deal was missing."[2] Academically trained like many of his contemporaries, Opper came to New York in 1934, two years after his graduation from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. As a youth, he had taken Saturday art classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art and later studied at the Cleveland School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. When he arrived in New York he was a well-trained painter, adept at rendering still lifes and particularly landscapes depicting the American scene. A reviewer of his 1937 exhibition at the Artists' Gallery in New York, for example, wrote about Opper's "colloquial flavor . . . spontaneity and an imaginative use of color which conveys just the feeling" which the subjects-East River tugboats, old garages, and scenes around Manhattan-suggest. [3] By 1937 Opper had become familiar with modernism, though he was not yet converted to the cause. Indeed, his 1937 show was made up of the still popular regionalist paintings. Earlier, in 1935 and 1936, he studied with Hans Hofmann and began to think in terms of forces and tensions within the picture plane. He met Wilfrid Zogbaum, Giorgio Cavallon, Byron Browne, Rosalind Bengelsdorf, and George McNeil, with whom he shared a studio. He paid frequent visits to Gallatin's Gallery of Living Art. He joined the WPA easel project in 1936 and began to paint in "a kind of transformed cubist style."[4] For Opper, though, abstraction conflicted philosophically with a strong commitment to social reform. He belonged to the American Artists' Congress and, when it was first formed, served as business manager of Art Front, the Artists' Union publication. He also exhibited with the American Abstract Artists, but eventually dropped out of the group. Opper said he preferred to combine creative work with social comment and was as yet unwilling to do completely abstract art. During the early 1940s, he noted, he was torn "between the needs of the society and the needs of war on one hand, and on . . . what I felt were the aesthetic needs of painting."[5] Only when he resolved to separate these two, did he begin systematically to pursue abstract work. Eventually, he came to believe that the only thing important to art "is that which changes . . . the language and the substance of it." When war came, Opper worked for three years with a marine architectural firm making drawings for the pipe systems of PT boats. After the war, he taught at the University of Wyoming and the University of Alabama, and between 1952 and 1957, he was on the faculty at the University of North Carolina. In 1957, he began teaching at New York University, where he remained until his retirement in 1974. Opper had two one-man exhibitions during the late 1930s, but it was not until the 1940s that he began to show frequently in large museum exhibitions and receive widespread attention. For Opper, this was a time of maturity. In paintings such as Farmyard (1937), his abstraction was based on nature; Wyoming, however, represents a major conceptual step. By 1947, when it was painted, Opper was committed to the idea that "painting is concerned with painting," an end in itself rather than a means to communicate other concerns. Early on he was allied with the "intuitive" (rather than the rationally inclined) faction within the American Abstract Artists. But Opper moved far afield stylistically from the densely painted, expressionistic works of the 1930s and 1940s. In time, he became known as an Abstract Expressionist, a painter of large canvases in which vertical bands of varying widths pulsed with color. His gesture was controlled, yet dynamic; his overlays of color luminous and tactile. In these works, and in field paintings in which clouds of color seem to float against soft grounds, he strengthened his commitment to "painting as painting" that he first developed as a Hofmann student. 1. John Opper, interview with Irving Sandler, 9 September 1968, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 2. John Opper, Sandler interview. 3. J.L., "John Opper Interprets the Familiar Aspects of American Life," Art News 36, no. 2 (9 October 1937): 17. 4. John Opper, Sandler interview. 5. John Opper, Sandler interview. Source:Virginia M. Mecklenburg. The Patricia and Phillip Frost Collection: American Abstraction, 1930-1945 (Washington, DC: National Museum of American Art and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989), pp. 139-142. Copyright 1989 Smithsonian Institution. All rights reserved.
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 04, 2025
John Opper, American (1908-1994), Untitled, 1959, oil on board, 7 1/2"H x 11 1/2"W(sight), 10 1/4"H x 14 1/4"W(frame)
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
John Opper American, (1908-1994) Untitled, 1959 oil on board signed lower left. Biography from David Findlay Jr. Gallery: JOHN OPPER DESCRIBED THE 1930S AS A "GREAT GESTATION PERIOD" FOR HIS ART. "I thought the Thirties was a very vital time for American art . . . With the WPA, you got together whether it was the [Artists'] Union or the [American Artists'] Congress or whether it was a bar . . . and you talked about art, and you heard about important artists, and you began to live art."[1] But Opper also remembered the thirties as a period of breakdown in the vitality of American art; "we became aware that a great deal was missing."[2] Academically trained like many of his contemporaries, Opper came to New York in 1934, two years after his graduation from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. As a youth, he had taken Saturday art classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art and later studied at the Cleveland School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. When he arrived in New York he was a well-trained painter, adept at rendering still lifes and particularly landscapes depicting the American scene. A reviewer of his 1937 exhibition at the Artists' Gallery in New York, for example, wrote about Opper's "colloquial flavor . . . spontaneity and an imaginative use of color which conveys just the feeling" which the subjects-East River tugboats, old garages, and scenes around Manhattan-suggest. [3] By 1937 Opper had become familiar with modernism, though he was not yet converted to the cause. Indeed, his 1937 show was made up of the still popular regionalist paintings. Earlier, in 1935 and 1936, he studied with Hans Hofmann and began to think in terms of forces and tensions within the picture plane. He met Wilfrid Zogbaum, Giorgio Cavallon, Byron Browne, Rosalind Bengelsdorf, and George McNeil, with whom he shared a studio. He paid frequent visits to Gallatin's Gallery of Living Art. He joined the WPA easel project in 1936 and began to paint in "a kind of transformed cubist style."[4] For Opper, though, abstraction conflicted philosophically with a strong commitment to social reform. He belonged to the American Artists' Congress and, when it was first formed, served as business manager of Art Front, the Artists' Union publication. He also exhibited with the American Abstract Artists, but eventually dropped out of the group. Opper said he preferred to combine creative work with social comment and was as yet unwilling to do completely abstract art. During the early 1940s, he noted, he was torn "between the needs of the society and the needs of war on one hand, and on . . . what I felt were the aesthetic needs of painting."[5] Only when he resolved to separate these two, did he begin systematically to pursue abstract work. Eventually, he came to believe that the only thing important to art "is that which changes . . . the language and the substance of it." When war came, Opper worked for three years with a marine architectural firm making drawings for the pipe systems of PT boats. After the war, he taught at the University of Wyoming and the University of Alabama, and between 1952 and 1957, he was on the faculty at the University of North Carolina. In 1957, he began teaching at New York University, where he remained until his retirement in 1974. Opper had two one-man exhibitions during the late 1930s, but it was not until the 1940s that he began to show frequently in large museum exhibitions and receive widespread attention. For Opper, this was a time of maturity. In paintings such as Farmyard (1937), his abstraction was based on nature; Wyoming, however, represents a major conceptual step. By 1947, when it was painted, Opper was committed to the idea that "painting is concerned with painting," an end in itself rather than a means to communicate other concerns. Early on he was allied with the "intuitive" (rather than the rationally inclined) faction within the American Abstract Artists. But Opper moved far afield stylistically from the densely painted, expressionistic works of the 1930s and 1940s. In time, he became known as an Abstract Expressionist, a painter of large canvases in which vertical bands of varying widths pulsed with color. His gesture was controlled, yet dynamic; his overlays of color luminous and tactile. In these works, and in field paintings in which clouds of color seem to float against soft grounds, he strengthened his commitment to "painting as painting" that he first developed as a Hofmann student. 1. John Opper, interview with Irving Sandler, 9 September 1968, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 2. John Opper, Sandler interview. 3. J.L., "John Opper Interprets the Familiar Aspects of American Life," Art News 36, no. 2 (9 October 1937): 17. 4. John Opper, Sandler interview. 5. John Opper, Sandler interview. Source:Virginia M. Mecklenburg. The Patricia and Phillip Frost Collection: American Abstraction, 1930-1945 (Washington, DC: National Museum of American Art and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989), pp. 139-142. Copyright 1989 Smithsonian Institution. All rights reserved.
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 28, 2025
John OPPER (1908-1994) American
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
John OPPER (1908-1994) ; Untitled abstract ; 1988 ; oil on canvas / framed ; dimensions 82,5 x 101,5 cm (32 1/2 x 40 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130
Art-Torg
May. 01, 2025
John Opper "Color Series #32" Acrylic on Canvas
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Opper (American, 1908-1994), "Color Series 32", Acrylic on Canvas, 1972-73, signed, titled, and dated to verso, with Grace Borgenicht Gallery label verso, wood frame. Image: Image: 24" H x 30" W; frame: 24.5" H x 30.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Corporate Collection. Keywords: Painting, Works on Canvas, Postmodern, Abstract Expressionist, Abstract Expressionism, AbEx, Polychrome, Color Field, Yellow, Soft Geometry, New York School, 20th Century Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Auctions at Showplace
Feb. 15, 2025
John Opper Oil on Canvas "Untitled, '65"
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John Opper, American (1908 - 1994) Oil on canvas "Untitled, 65", Signed and dated '65 verso. Light staining, splatter, small area of paintloss center. Measures 27-1/2" x 23-1/2", frame measures 28-1/2" x 24-1/4"
Joshua Kodner
Nov. 21, 2024
Iota
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
A Singular Vision: The Collection of Thomas N. Armstrong III & Whitney “Bunty” Armstrong John Opper 1908 - 1994 Iota signed (lower right); signed, titled and dated 57 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 62 by 56 in. 157.5 by 142.2 cm. Executed in 1957.
Sotheby's
Oct. 18, 2024
John OPPER (1908-1994) American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John OPPER (1908-1994) ; Untitled abstract ; 1988 ; oil on canvas / framed ; dimensions 82,5 x 101,5 cm (32 1/2 x 40 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130
Art-Torg
Jul. 26, 2024
JOHN OPPER (New York/North Carolina/Illinois, 1908-1994), Provincetown landscape with "Wharf" banner., Oil on canvas, 24" x 30". Framed 30" x 36".
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN OPPER New York/North Carolina/Illinois, 1908-1994 Provincetown landscape with "Wharf" banner. Signed and dated lower right "J. Opper '57".
Eldred's
Jul. 24, 2024
Attrib: John Opper, American (1908 - 1994)
Est: $600 - $1,500
Attributed To: John Opper, American (1908 - 1994) Oil on Board "Abstract Composition" Signed Lower Right. Measures 11-1/4" x 11-1/4". Frame measures 18-1/2" x 18-1/4". A work listed as "attributed to:" the respective artist has not been authenticated by a recognized expert on the artist in question. We offer such a work without warranty as to authenticity. Condition: Good condition. Estimate: $600.00 - $1500.00 Domestic Shipping: $115.00
Kodner Galleries
Feb. 21, 2024
Attrib: John Opper, American (1908 - 1994)
Est: $800 - $1,500
Attributed To: John Opper, American (1908 - 1994) Oil on Board "Abstract Composition" Signed Lower Right. Measures 11-1/4" x 11-1/4". Frame measures 18-1/2" x 18-1/4". A work listed as "attributed to:" the respective artist has not been authenticated by a recognized expert on the artist in question. We offer such a work without warranty as to authenticity. Condition: Good condition. Estimate: $800.00 - $1500.00 Domestic Shipping: $115.00
Kodner Galleries
Feb. 16, 2024
John OPPER (1908-1994) American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John OPPER (1908-1994) ; Untitled abstract ; 1988 ; oil on canvas / framed ; dimensions 82,5 x 101,5 cm (32 1/2 x 40 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130
Art-Torg
Feb. 15, 2024
John Opper, Ninth Avenue El (New York City)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Opper Ninth Avenue El (New York City) oil on canvas 30.125 h x 24 w in (77 x 61 cm) Signed to lower left 'John Opper'. Signed to verso 'John Opper'. Provenance: Eldred's, East Dennis, MA, The Summer Sale - Session I, 28 July 2021, Lot 1107 | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 26, 2023
JOHN OPPER, American 1908-1994, AM 6-10, ca. 1976, acrylic on canvas, 38 x 44 inches (96.5 x 111.8 cm.), Frame: 39 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 45 1/2 in. (100.3 x 6.4 x 115.6 cm.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JOHN OPPER American, 1908-1994 AM 6-10, ca. 1976 acrylic on canvas signed and dated lower right "John Opper '76", signed and titled on the reverse
Shannon's
Jun. 20, 2023
John Opper (1908-1994) 30/79 Acrylic on canvas 57 x 65 inches (144.8 x 165.1 cm)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Opper (1908-1994) 30/79 Acrylic on canvas 57 x 65 inches (144.8 x 165.1 cm) Signed and titled twice on the reverse: John Opper / 30/79 PROVENANCE: Private collection, Newark, New Jersey. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jun. 09, 2023
John OPPER (1908-1994) American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John OPPER (1908-1994) ; Untitled abstract ; 1988 ; oil on canvas / framed ; dimensions 82,5 x 101,5 cm (32 1/2 x 40 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130
Art-Torg
Apr. 19, 2023
John Opper (American, 1908-1994) Color Series 19, 1971-72
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Opper (American, 1908-1994) Color Series 19, 1971-72 acrylic on canvas signed John Opper and titled (verso) 53 1/2 x 53 1/2 inches. Property from a Private Art Collection
Hindman
Dec. 01, 2022
JOHN OPPER (1908 - 1994, AMERICAN) Untitled.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
JOHN OPPER (1908 - 1994, AMERICAN) Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1955. Signed, Opper, lower right. Signed, John Opper, and dated, '55, on verso. 1423x1168 mm; 56x46 inches. Provenance: Martha Jackson Gallery, NY; Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 14, 2022
John OPPER (1908-1994) American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John OPPER (1908-1994) ; Untitled abstract ; 1988 ; oil on canvas / framed ; dimensions 82,5 x 101,5 cm (32 1/2 x 40 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130
Art-Torg
May. 26, 2022
JOHN OPPER - AM 8-21
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Lot 21 John Opper American (1908-1994) AM 8-21 acrylic on canvas signed verso 54 x 60 inches frame dimensions: 54 3/4 x 60 3/4 x 2 inches,wood frame Provenance: From the Mazer Collection
Capsule Gallery Auction
May. 26, 2022
JOHN OPPER, (1908 - 1994, AMERICAN) Untitled, (70-16).
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
JOHN OPPER, (1908 - 1994, AMERICAN) Untitled, (70-16). Oil on canvas, 1970. 1372x1676 mm; 54x66 inches. Signed, John Opper, and numbered, 70-16, on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 17, 2021
John OPPER (1908-1994) American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John OPPER (1908-1994) ; Untitled abstract ; 1988 ; oil on canvas / framed ; dimensions 82,5 x 101,5 cm (32 1/2 x 40 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130
Art-Torg
Dec. 15, 2021
John Opper, Untitled
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John Opper Untitled 1958 oil on canvas 30 h × 30.375 w in (76 × 77 cm) Signed and dated to verso 'John Opper '58'. Provenance: Estate of the Artist | Washburn Gallery, New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey. condition: Work is in good condition. Craquelure throughout which appears to have been stabilized. One area to upper left quadrant shows some separation between stabilizing varnish and original pigment. Otherwise, Work presents well overall. Framed without glazing measuring 32 x 32 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 02, 2021
JOHN OPPER (1908 1994, AMERICAN) Pale Yellow Field II.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
JOHN OPPER (1908 1994, AMERICAN) Pale Yellow Field II. Acrylic on canvas, 1971. Signed, John Opper, and dated, 22-71, on verso. 1524x1372 mm; 60x54 inches. Provenance: The artist; Grace Borgenicht Gallery Inc, NY; Private collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 28, 2021
JOHN OPPER (New York/North Carolina/Illinois, 1908-1994), Chicago scene with the “L” at 9th Ave., Oil on canvas, 29.5” x 23.5”. Framed 31” x 25”.
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN OPPER New York/North Carolina/Illinois, 1908-1994 Chicago scene with the "L" at 9th Ave. Signed lower left "John Opper".
Eldred's
May. 20, 2021
JOHN OPPER (1908 - 1994, AMERICAN) Painting, #32.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
JOHN OPPER (1908 - 1994, AMERICAN) Painting, #32. Acrylic on canvas. 1524x1423 mm; 60x56 inches. Signed, John Opper, and inscribed, Ptg #32, on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 18, 2020
JOHN OPPER (AMERICAN, 19081994) OIL ON CANVAS 1970 H 30" W 24" BB
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Signed twice, dated and titled verso. "John Opper '70 'BB'" and "John Opper '70 BB 30 X 24"". Doyle New York paper label verso. Frame "30.75" W 24.75". Provenance: Doyle, New York, 11/09/2016 Lot #136. Provenance: Estate of Senator Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Senator Faxon is best known as the creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts, his involvement with the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Harlem School of Arts board.
DuMouchelles
Dec. 03, 2020
JOHN OPPER, (1908 - 1994, AMERICAN) Pale Yellow Field.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
JOHN OPPER, (1908 - 1994, AMERICAN) Pale Yellow Field. Acrylic on canvas, 1971. 1524x1372 mm; 60x54 inches. Signed, John Opper, and inscribed, 25-71 on verso. Provenance: The Artist; Grace Borgenicht Gallery, NY; Private collection; Thence by descent to the current owner.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 12, 2020
John Opper American, 1908-1994 Untitled, 1957
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Opper American, 1908-1994 Untitled, 1957 Signed John Opper (lr); signed John Opper and dated 57 on the reverse Oil on canvas 62 x 56 inches (157.48 x 142.24 cm) Unframed Provenance Gift of the artist to Jane Opper, daughter of the artist Washburn Gallery, New York Behnke Doherty Gallery, Washington Depot, CT Purchased from the above by the current owner C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 20, 2020
John Opper American, 1908-1994 Untitled, 1957
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
John Opper American, 1908-1994 Untitled, 1957 Signed John Opper (lr); signed John Opper and dated 57 on the reverse Oil on canvas 62 x 56 inches (157.48 x 142.24 cm) Unframed Provenance Gift of the artist to Jane Opper, daughter of the artist Washburn Gallery, New York Behnke Doherty Gallery, Washington Depot, CT Purchased from the above by the current owner C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 10, 2020
John Opper American, 1908-1994 Untitled, 1966
Est: $400 - $600
John Opper American, 1908-1994 Untitled, 1966 Signed John Opper and dated 66 (lr) Painted paper collage on card 11 x 14 inches (27.94 x 35.56 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 06, 2019
John Opper American, 1908-1994 Untitled Abstraction, 1981
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Opper American, 1908-1994 Untitled Abstraction, 1981 Signed John Opper (lr), signed John Opper and dated 81 on the reverse Oil on canvas 44 x 44 inches Provenance: Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 09, 2016
John Opper American, 1908-1994 BB, 1970
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
John Opper American, 1908-1994 BB, 1970 Signed John Opper, dated 70 and inscibed as titled on the reverse Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 13, 2016
Opper, John (American, 1908-1994) Abstract Oil Painting
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Opper, John (American, 1908-1994) - AM6-10 - Oil on canvas abstract painting. Signed lower right John Opper 76. Signed on back of canvas by the artist, also titled on the back AM6-10. From the New York collection of Jeff and Bunny Dell. There is a Vered Art gallery label affixed to stretcher and has another sticker attached to stretcher, Property of Joe Opper. In good condition. Painting measures 38 inches x 44 inches. Unframed. From the artists obituary: John Opper was an abstract painter affiliated with the New York School and lived in both Greenwich Village and Sarasota, Fla. In a career that spanned nearly six decades and combined aspects of Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting, Opper became known for vibrantly colored paintings in which soft, cloudlike forms or elongated plinths jostled gently against each other. By American standards an early convert to abstraction, he was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group, which was formed in 1936. He had his first solo show in 1937, at the Artists' Gallery, an early downtown gallery, and was represented for nearly 30 years by the Grace Borgenicht Gallery. A retrospective of his work was held at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1990. Mr. Opper was born in Chicago and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland School of Art and the Hans Hoffman School in New York. He taught for many years at New York University. His work is represented in numerous public collections, including the National Museum of American Art in Washington, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Here is a transcript of an interview with the artist from the Archieves of American Art: http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-john-opper-12476
Myers Fine Art
Sep. 13, 2014
John Opper gouache of fishing wharf
Est: $300 - $500
Opper, John (United States, 1908-1994). Commercial fishing wharf by moonlight. Gouache on paper. Pencil signed r.c. "John Opper".
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Feb. 03, 2012
John Opper (American, 1908-1994), Untitled Abstraction, Signed and dated "John Opper 67" faintly in pen l.r., identified on a label fro
Est: $400 - $600
John Opper (American, 1908-1994) Untitled Abstraction Signed and dated "John Opper 67" faintly in pen l.r., identified on a label from Jo Aarons Gallery, Rhinebeck, New York, on the backing. Graphite and oil on paper, 11 x 18 1/2 in. (27.9 x 47.0 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Provenance: Estate of Jonas Aarons, New York.
Skinner
Nov. 13, 2010
John Opper (American, 1908-1994) Untitled, 1950;
Est: $800 - $1,000
John Opper (American, 1908-1994) Untitled, 1950; Oil paper (framed); Signed and dated; 25 3/4'' x 20'' (sheet); Provenance: Private Collection, Washington D.C.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 28, 2010
John Opper American, b. 1908 Untitled, 1940
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
John Opper American, b. 1908 Untitled, 1940 Signed John Opper and dated '40 (lr) Oil on paper 18 x 24 1/2 inches Provenance: Martin Diamond Fine Arts Inc., New York
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