Robert Ormerod Preusser Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert Ormerod Preusser Art Value Price Guide

May. 02, 2024
ROBERT ORMEROD PREUSSER (1919 - 1992, AMERICAN) Anonymous Creature.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ROBERT ORMEROD PREUSSER (1919 - 1992, AMERICAN) Anonymous Creature. Ink and charcoal on illustration board, 1947. Signed, Preusser, and Robert Preusser, lower right. 450x355 mm; 17¾x14 inches. Provenance: The Collection of Philip J. and Suzanne Schiller; Private collection. Exhibited: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO, "13th Artists West of the Mississippi Exhibition," February 6 - March 15, 1951.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 31, 2024
Robert Preusser 1919-1992 Triplicity Oil Painting
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992). An original Modern Abstract oil painting on masonite board. Titled "Triplicity". Featuring colorful shapes and swirls. Artist signed lower left. Hand inscribed with title, date1940, and other writing on verso. Provenance: Christie's New York Rockefeller 3/16/1990; LOT 375. From the private collection of Louis Geys (Belgian, 1945-2022). Work Size: 14 x 20 in. Dimensions: 17.75 X 23.75 X 1 in. Condition: Good overall condition having average age toning and surface wear. Frame with average to moderate storage wear to edges and corners. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery does not offer in-house shipping for this item. Gallery will refer third party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.
Hill Auction Gallery
May. 21, 2022
ROBERT PREUSSER (American/Texas 1919-1992) A RELIEF, "Polyurethane Relief #16," 1968,
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
ROBERT PREUSSER (American/Texas 1919-1992) A RELIEF, "Polyurethane Relief #16," 1968, polyurethane surface with glass beads and mixed media; 49 3/4'' x 34'', framed 50 3/4'' x 35''.
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Sep. 25, 2021
ROBERT ORMEROD PREUSSER (American/Texas 1919-1992) A PAINTING, "Cryptography," 1959,
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ROBERT ORMEROD PREUSSER (American/Texas 1919-1992) A PAINTING, "Cryptography," 1959, mixed media on pressed board, signed L/R, "Preusser," verso signed, titled and dated. 30" x 28" Provenance: Property of Rob Clark, Beaumont, Texas
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Jan. 18, 2020
ROBERT PREUSSER (1919-1992) BLACK & RED LINES
Est: $400 - $600
Framed mixed media geometric drawing on paper, Black & Red Lines, signed lower left Preusser (Robert Ormerod Preusser, Texas, Massachusetts, 1919-1992), dated 1940, sight: 7.25"h, 9.75"w, overall: 17.5"h, 21.5"w, 6lbs Start Price: $200.00
Austin Auction Gallery
Jan. 18, 2020
ROBERT PREUSSER (1919-1992) GEOMETRIC SHAPES
Est: $500 - $700
Framed ink drawing on paper, Geometric Shapes, signed lower right Preusser (Robert Ormerod Preusser, Texas, Massachusetts, 1919-1992), dated 1941, sight: 9.25"h, 7.5"w, overall: 21.25"h, 17.25"w, 5.75lbs Start Price: $200.00
Austin Auction Gallery
Oct. 15, 2016
ROBERT ORMEROD PREUSSER AMERICAN 1919-1992
Est: $700 - $900
Abstraction, ink wash, 17 1/2 x 23 in (44.5 x 58.4), signed lower right
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Oct. 10, 2015
ROBERT ORMEROD PREUSSER AMERICAN 1919-1992
Est: $800 - $1,200
Untitled, mixed media, 24 x 16 in (61 x 40.6 cm), PROVENANCE: From the estate of the artist to a private collector in PA
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
May. 15, 2013
Robert Ormerod Preusser (1919-1992) At Sea, Oil on board,
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Robert Ormerod Preusser (1919-1992) At Sea, Oil on board, Signed lower right. Dimensions: h: 35.5 x w: 28 in. Provenance: From the estate of James Lawrence, Akron, Ohio.
Gray's Auctioneers
Dec. 15, 2012
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992), Untitled,, Dedicated and signed "To Bill with the greatest of affection/Bob" in pencil l
Est: $400 - $600
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) Untitled, Dedicated and signed "To Bill with the greatest of affection/Bob" in pencil l.r., identified on a label from the William H. Lane Foundation, Leominster, Massachusetts, affixed to the backing. Ink on paper, 9 1/2 x 17 in., framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Skinner
Apr. 11, 2012
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) Observers, c. 1932. Signed "Preusser" l.l. Oil on board, sight size 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.,...
Est: $500 - $700
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) Observers, c. 1932. Signed "Preusser" l.l. Oil on board, sight size 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in., framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: Purchased from Acme Fine Art, Boston, August 9, 2001. A copy of the invoice accompanies the lot.
Skinner
Feb. 07, 2012
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Reli
Est: $600 - $900
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Relief #11 (formed), 1968 Polyurethane and mixed media on canvas 40 x 36 inches (101.6 x 91.4 cm) Inscribed verso: Polyurethane Relief #11 (formed) / 1968 / Preusser PROVENANCE: Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston (label verso); Estate of the artist.
Heritage Auctions
May. 14, 2011
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Stranger (Self Po
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Stranger (Self Portrait), circa 1930s Oil on unstretched canvas 13 x 9-1/2 inches (33.0 x 24.1 cm) Signed lower right: Robert Preusser PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist.
Heritage Auctions
May. 14, 2011
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Reli
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Relief #22, 1973 Polyurethane and mixed media on canvas 39-1/2 x 39-1/2 inches (100.3 x 100.3 cm) Inscribed verso: Preusser / Polyurethane Relief #22 1973 PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist.
Heritage Auctions
May. 14, 2011
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Reli
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Relief #11 (formed), 1968 Polyurethane and mixed media on canvas 40 x 36 inches (101.6 x 91.4 cm) Inscribed verso: Polyurethane Relief #11 (formed) / 1968 / Preusser PROVENANCE: Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston (label verso); Estate of the artist. Robert Preusser was born in Houston and studied there with McNeill Davidson, in Chicago at the Institute of Design, in New Orleans at the Newcomb School of Art, and in Los Angeles at the Art Center School. He was an Abstract Expressionist painter, preferring mixed media, and is generally acknowledged as one of the earliest Texas artists to produce and show abstract work. Preusser left Houston in 1954 to teach first at Harvard and then MIT.
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 20, 2010
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Conflagration Mix
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Conflagration Mixed media on canvas 42 x 30 inches (106.7 x 76.2 cm) Signed and titled verso: Preusser / Conflagration
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 17, 2010
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on board,
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on board, titled on verso, "Verdant Configuration". Board: 30"H x 20"W. Signed on verso, "Robert Preusser". Dated on verso. Robert Omerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) was a Texas artist known for abstract biomorphic form paintings. Unframed. Circa - 1965.
Dallas Auction Gallery
Nov. 17, 2010
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on canvas
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on canvas signed, titled and dated on verso, "Preusser Pulsation 1965". Canvas: 38"H x 24"W; Frame: 40.5"H x 26.5"W. Robert Omerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) was a Texas/Massachusetts artist known for abstract biomorphic form paintings.
Dallas Auction Gallery
Nov. 17, 2010
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on canvas,
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on canvas, titled and dated on verso, "Chinese Message". Canvas: 35"H x 35"W. Signed on verso, "Preusser". Robert Omerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) was a Texas artist known for abstract biomorphic form paintings. Unframed. Circa - 1966.
Dallas Auction Gallery
Nov. 17, 2010
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on board,
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on board, titled on verso, "Nocturnal View". Board: 39.5"H x 16"W. Dated on verso. Unsigned. Robert Omerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) was a Texas artist known for abstract biomorphic form paintings. Unframed. Circa - 1968.
Dallas Auction Gallery
Apr. 07, 2010
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on masonite,
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Robert Omerod Preusser oil painting on masonite, titled on verso, "Line Woven Forms". Masonite: 14.75"H x 22.75"W; Frame:. Signed lower right, "Preusser". Dated on verso, "1947". Robert Omerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) was a Texas/Massachusetts artist known for abstract biomorphic form paintings.
Dallas Auction Gallery
May. 04, 2009
Robert Preusser, (American, 1919-1992), Time Sonata, 1938
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Robert Preusser (American, 1919-1992) Time Sonata, 1938 oil on masonite signed and dated 1938 (lower right) 25 x 31 inches.
Hindman
Apr. 16, 2009
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) Red Emergence Signed "Preusser" l.r. and ...
Est: $125 - $250
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) Red Emergence Signed "Preusser" l.r. and l.l., also signed and titled on the stretcher. Oil and sand on Masonite, 20 1/2 x 14 in., framed. Condition: Minor lifting and paint loss in u.l. quadrant.
Skinner
Jan. 24, 2009
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Relief #11 (formed), 1968 Polyurethane and mixed media on canvas 40 x 36 inches (101.6 x 91.4 cm) Signed, dated, and titled verso: Polyurethane Relief #11 (formed) / 1968 / Preusser PROVENANCE: Joan Peterson Gallery, Boston (label verso); Estate of the artist.
Heritage Auctions
Jan. 24, 2009
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Relief #16 (carved), 1968 Polyurethane surface with glass beads 50 x 34 inches (127 x 86.4 cm) Signed, dated, and titled verso: Polyurethane Relief (carved) / #16 / 1968 / Preusser '68. PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist. EXHIBITED: Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969.
Heritage Auctions
Jan. 24, 2009
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Polyurethane Relief #22, 1973 Polyurethane and mixed media on canvas 39-1/2 x 39-1/2 inches (100.3 x 100.3 cm) Signed, dated, and titled verso: Preusser / Polyurethane Relief #22 1973 PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist.
Heritage Auctions
Jan. 24, 2009
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Untitled,
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ROBERT PREUSSER (American, 1919-1992) Untitled, 1985-1990 Oil, plastic polymer, and glass beads on canvas 50 x 34 inches (127 x 86.4 cm) Signed and dated lower right: Preusser '85/'90 Signed and dated verso: Preusser / 1985 / Completed 1990 PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist.
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 14, 2008
Robert Omerod Preusser (American, 1919-1992) Butterfly; Bay at sunset (2) first 12 x 9in; second 11 x 9in
Est: $600 - $800
Butterfly; Bay at sunset (2) first signed 'Preusser' (lower right); second unsigned first acrylic on board; second acrylic on card on board first 12 x 9in; second 11 x 9in
Bonhams
May. 16, 2008
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919 - 1992) Red Emergence Signed "Preusser" l.r. an...
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Robert Ormerod Preusser (American, 1919 - 1992) Red Emergence Signed "Preusser" l.r. and l.l., also signed and titled on the stretcher. Oil and sand on Masonite, 20 1/2 x 14 in. (52.1 x 35.6 cm), framed. Condition: Minor lifting and paint loss in u.l. quadrant.
Skinner
Dec. 02, 2006
ROBERT PREUSSER (1919-1992)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
ROBERT PREUSSER (1919-1992) Dusk Oil and sand on canvas 24in. x 16in. Signed lower center Robert Preusser is Texas's most important early modernist painter. While much of his work is non-objective, this painting is based on an abstracted landscape. The horizon line and red flowing sky can be made out in the upper one-third of the painting. This canvas has a rich surface with heavy impasto and areas of colored sand mixed with the paint.
Heritage Auctions