Anthony Springer Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1928 - d. 1995

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Jul. 16, 2023
Anthony Springer, NY, USA (1928-1995) Painting
Est: $150 - $200
Anthony Springer, NY, USA (1928-1995) Painting, Oil on Canvas "Washington Square Park, NYC". Signed and Dated Lower Left. In Original Frame. Condition: Generally Very Good. Dimensions: Sight- 24" x 18", Frame- 31" x 25". Provenance: From a Long Island, NY Home. Please note the absence of a Condition Report does not imply that there are no condition issues with this lot. Please contact us for a detailed Condition Report. It is the Buyer's responsibility to inspect each lot and deem their own opinions on Condition, Description, Provenance, and Validity before purchasing. Please make an appointment to preview or ask for Condition Reports. Condition Reports are rendered as an opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. REMEMBER ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS-IS, WHERE IS.
World Auction Gallery
Apr. 30, 2023
Anthony Springer (Am. 1928-1995) NYC Oil Painting
Est: $400 - $600
Anthony Springer (American,1928-1995) Painting. Title - SoHo NY Street Scene. Oil on canvas painting of New York City. Signed lower left Springer '89. Painting measures 28 inches high, 22 inches wide. Frame measures 29 inches high, 23 inches wide. In good condition. From Paintinglifestories.blogspot.com: Everybody loved Anthony Tony Springer (1928-1995), a former lawyer who earned a well-deserved reputation as the Painter of Greenwich Village until his unexpected death in 1995 at the early age of 67. Tony was a wonderful, quietly mysterious kind of guy, who played poker all night long, slept until the late morning, and then grabbed his half-box French easel and 16x20 inch stretched linen canvas to paint the narrow side streets of the Village in the dusty afternoon light, a habit he kept up for 20 years or more. His plein air work also took him to the nearby streets of Soho and Chinatown, and the markets of Chelsea and Tribeca. To conserve energy, he took a cab to work, but he walked home after the painting was finished. You couldn’t miss him. He always wore a hat, the same dark gray sharkskin suit jacket, and, if I remember correctly, always had a cigar or a cigarette in his mouth while painting his moody, atmospheric paintings of the old, low-rise buildings and curbside vehicles in various out-of-the-way cul de sacs he preferred. His tonalist paintings were all very easy on the eyes, and he made tons of them, selling quite a few through two gallery connections and from his home studio. Tony lived around the corner from one of the main streets closed off for the venerable Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in Greenwich Village in the spring and fall. He would just drag his paintings down to the sidewalk in front of his old pre-war apartment building to get the spillover from the natives and tourists who were looking to buy art. During one of those outdoor art shows, Tony gave me the key to his one-bedroom apartment so I could take a look at his studio. There was hardly any place to put your feet down. He had no shelves for his canvases, so he just stacked them one behind the other on the floor and on seating throughout the apartment. It was an incredible sight, even for this space-challenged painter. He ordered his pre-stretched canvases, by the gross, it seemed, from a canvas preparer in Brooklyn who was well-known to many New York artists. A guy in the Bronx now prepares those hand-primed linen and cotton canvases for local artists and a few art stores in the region. Tony was out painting in all kinds of weather, only taking a break in cold December to enroll in Frank Mason's class at The Art Students League, where he first began to paint at the age of 40 and learned how to create pictures with a strong atmospheric effect. He always put a cityscape in the League's annual Christmas show and sale that month. While out painting, Tony was unflappable in dealing with those inevitable and annoying sidewalk art superintendents, who say things like, I have a cousin who paints, I don’t see it that way, What colors are you using, You should use more red. My all-time favorite was directed at the back of my friend Richard B., who was painting in Central Park on a balmy summer day some years ago. He said a couple was watching him for a while, and when they turned to leave, he heard the man say, All the good painters are out of town for the summer. But Tony, a native New Yorker and seasoned poker play, took it all in stride, meekly agreeing with all suggestions because he wanted to paint, not argue. Painting those cityscapes was his passion, although he did occasionally hire models privately. He sometimes placed a classified ad on the back page of the Village Voice newspaper, seeking models to pose for him. An actress I know, who was Tony's girlfriend for a while when she moved to New York from Hollywood, said she posed nude for him once, but only because he agreed to her demand to let her lie on her stomach for the painting. When Tony died he left hundreds of his beautiful, moody gray cityscapes to be dealt with by his mother and sister. His sister arranged to have Tony's work shown at the David Findlay Jr. Fine Art Gallery at 41 East 57th Street. In a press release for the gallery’s third solo exhibition of Tony's work, which opened on Sept. 2, 1999, the gallery wrote, A musician as well, Springer wrote and published the song, 'Santa Baby.' So there it was.
Myers Fine Art
Apr. 24, 2022
Anthony Springer (American, 1928 - 1995) New York
Est: $100 - $500
Oil on canvas, signed & dated '87 lower right, titled "Side Street Chinatown" verso.
Locati LLC
Apr. 24, 2022
Anthony Springer (American, 1928 - 1995) New York
Est: $100 - $500
Oil on canvas, signed & dated '88 bottom right, titled "West Village Cafe" verso.
Locati LLC
Jan. 31, 2022
Attributed to Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995), oil on canvas, "Manhattan Houses and Naked Trees", brownstone buildings on car...
Est: $225 - $450
Attributed to Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995), oil on canvas, "Manhattan Houses and Naked Trees", brownstone buildings on car-lined street, naked trees and a few people dot the sidewalk, unframed, estate stamps verso, label with title verso, wear consistent with age, ss: 16" h. x 24" w. [Provenance: previously sold at Doyle's in October 2011 sale 11FD08, lot 85, for $416 including buyer's premium.]
Winter Associates, Inc.
Aug. 17, 2021
Anthony Springer (American 1928-1995), Manhattan Bridge, Oil on Canvas, Frame: 30-1/4 x 21-1/4 in
Est: $200 - $400
Anthony Springer (American 1928-1995), Manhattan Bridge, Oil on Canvas, Frame: 30-1/4 x 21-1/4 in
Weschler's
Sep. 14, 2020
Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995), "Chinatown", oil on canvas, depicts cityscape with a road cutting through and various vehicl...
Est: $350 - $550
Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995), "Chinatown", oil on canvas, depicts cityscape with a road cutting through and various vehicles, signed lower left, wear consistent with age, not examined out of frame, ss: 24" h. x 30" w.
Winter Associates, Inc.
Mar. 16, 2019
ANTHONY SPRINGER (D.1995) CITYSCAPE OIL PAINTING
Est: $200 - $400
Framed oil on canvas painting, "February Sun," signed Springer (Anthony Springer, New York, 1928-1995), and dated 1988 lower left, label verso for Salmagundi Club exhibition, sight: approx 20"h, 16"w, overall: 27"h, 23"w, 8lbs Start Price: $150.00
Austin Auction Gallery
Jan. 16, 2019
Anthony Springer American, 1928-1995 Washington Square Park, 1980
Est: $700 - $900
Anthony Springer American, 1928-1995 Washington Square Park, 1980 Signed Springer and dated ''80 (lr) Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches
Doyle New York
Jan. 16, 2019
Anthony Springer American, 1928-1995 University Place
Est: $800 - $1,200
Anthony Springer American, 1928-1995 University Place Signed Springer and dated indistinctly (lr) Oil on canvas 24 x 32 inches Exhibited: Creative Perspectives, The Connoisseur Gallery, Aug. 1 - Sep. 6, Rhinebeck, New York C
Doyle New York
Dec. 05, 2018
Anthony Springer American, 1928-1995 Meatpacking District
Est: $800 - $1,200
Anthony Springer American, 1928-1995 Meatpacking District Signed Springer and indistinctly dated (lr) Oil on canvas 26 1/8 x 20 inches
Doyle New York
Dec. 05, 2018
Anthony Springer American, 1928-1995 Greenwich Village
Est: $700 - $900
Anthony Springer American, 1928-1995 Greenwich Village Signed Springer and indistinctly dated (lr) Oil on canvas 18 x 14 inches
Doyle New York
Oct. 07, 2018
Anthony Springer; 3 Oil / Canvas, Views of N Y C
Est: $800 - $1,200
Anthony Springer (American, 19281995); Three Oil on Canvas, Framed Views of New York City's Greenwich Village; a view of a side street in Greenwich Village, a view of a gas station, probably East Houston St., view of Washington Square Park. The first with signature. The largest canvas, 20 inches X 16 inches.
Eddie's Auction
Jan. 18, 2018
ANTHONY SPRINGER, American (1928-1995), Street View In the Park, oil on canvas, unsigned., 12 x 16 inches (each)
Est: $600 - $800
ANTHONY SPRINGER American (1928-1995) Street View In the Park oil on canvas, unsigned. 12 x 16 inches (each) Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Other Notes: Tags: New York City, Painting, Modern / Contemporary
Shannon's
Jun. 15, 2017
ANTHONY SPRINGER, American (1928-1995), New York City Scenes (A Pair), oil on canvas, signed lower right., 20 x 24 inches
Est: $500 - $700
ANTHONY SPRINGER American (1928-1995) New York City Scenes (A Pair) oil on canvas, signed lower right. 20 x 24 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Other Notes: Tags: New York City, American, Impressionist
Shannon's
May. 15, 2017
Anthony Springer (1928-1995) "February Sun"
Est: $400 - $600
Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995) "February Sun", 1988, oil painting on canvas, signed, in a carved wood framed. Exhibition: Salmagundi Club, NY (label on verso. Size: 20'' x 16'', 51 x 41 cm (stretcher); 27'' x 23'', 69 x 58 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Jan. 19, 2017
ANTHONY SPRINGER, American (1928-1995), Washington Square Park (A Pair), oil on canvas, (a) signed "Springer" lower left (b) signed...
Est: $700 - $900
ANTHONY SPRINGER American (1928-1995) Washington Square Park (A Pair) oil on canvas, (a) signed "Springer" lower left (b) signed "Springer" lower right. (a) 18 x 14 inches (b) 16 x 12 inches Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Other Notes: Tags: New York City, Impressionist, Impressionsim, Painting, Paintings
Shannon's
Dec. 18, 2016
Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995)- Oil
Est: $300 - $500
Oil on canvas of an autumnal city scene with figures and townhouses, signed lower right. Image: 19.5" H X 15.5" W; frame: 27" X 23".
Auctions at Showplace
Apr. 28, 2016
ANTHONY SPRINGER, American (1928-1995), Washington Square, oil on canvas, signed lower right., 18 x 24 inches
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ANTHONY SPRINGER American (1928-1995) Washington Square oil on canvas, signed lower right. 18 x 24 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
Shannon's
Jul. 26, 2015
ANTHONY SPRINGER "WEST VILLAGE" PAINTING
Est: $300 - $500
SPRINGER, Anthony, (American, 1928-1995): "West Village", Oil/Canvas, 18" x 14", signed lower left, Salmagundi Fall auction label verso, framed, 21" x 17".
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jul. 26, 2015
ANTHONY SPRINGER "CHINATOWN" PAINTING SALMAGUNDI
Est: $400 - $600
SPRINGER, Anthony, (American, 1928-1995): "Chinatown", Oil/Canvas, 20" x 24", signed lower left, Salmagundi auction label verso from 1985, framed, 23" x 27".
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jan. 04, 2015
Springer, "Tim's Jazz Trip to Italy", O/C
Est: $500 - $800
Anthony Springer (1928-1995), "Tim's Jazz Trip to Italy", oil on canvas, signed "Springer" lower left, titled verso, 19 1/2" x 15 1/2" (view), 23 3/4" x 19 3/4" (frame). Provenance: From a MA estate.
Kaminski Auctions
Dec. 08, 2013
Painting, Anthony Sprinter
Est: $600 - $800
Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995), ''Soho,'' oil on canvas, unsigned, gallery title label affixed verso, canvas: 24''h x 20''w, overall (with frame): 25''h x 21''w
Clars Auctions
Nov. 13, 2013
Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995) University Place and 12th Street, New York City. Signed "Springer '81" l.r., additional inscrip
Est: $600 - $800
Anthony Springer (American, 1928-1995) University Place and 12th Street, New York City. Signed "Springer '81" l.r., additional inscription on reverse. Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in., framed. Condition: Surface grime, minor accretions, puncture in l.r. quadrant.
Skinner