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b. 1871 - d. 1958

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  • Modest Stein, Mixed Media on Board Illustration
    Nov. 19, 2025

    Modest Stein, Mixed Media on Board Illustration

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Offered is an original illustration painting by Modest Stein (American, 1871-1958), depicting a couple on a boat. Signed lower right. This illustration appears to be either cover art or interior art to "Love Story Magazine", September 7, 1935 (as per hand written notes on verso). Great image of a young red haired woman beaming at a blond haired man with an ocean backdrop. Apepars to be oil or pastel on board. Sight seen approx. 18" x 23". Illustration is currently housed in a frame under glass, however art is loose and will be removed from the frame for shipping. This lot is being offered on behalf of the New York County Public Administrator from the Estate of Elia (240114)

    Weiss Auctions
  • Modest Stein, New York (1871-1958), Lovers, mixed media on board, 25 x 18 inches
    Dec. 07, 2019

    Modest Stein, New York (1871-1958), Lovers, mixed media on board, 25 x 18 inches

    Est: $400 - $600

    signed lower left, framed

    Link Auction Galleries
  • STEIN, MODEST
    Nov. 15, 2018

    STEIN, MODEST

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Bearded Jew. Plaster Bust Sculpture. Signed and dated by the artist. 13 x 8 x 11cm. (New York), 1949 Modest Stein (1871–1958), born Modest Aronstam, was a Russian-born American-Jewish illustrator and close associate of the anarchists Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman. He was Berkman's cousin and intended replacement in the attempted assassination in Pittsburgh in 1892 of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick. Later Stein abandoned active anarchism and became a successful illustrator for books and pulp magazines.

    Kestenbaum & Company
  • Modest Stein (1871-1958) - Jewish Figure, Plaster Bust Sculpture, New York, 1949.
    Jun. 26, 2018

    Modest Stein (1871-1958) - Jewish Figure, Plaster Bust Sculpture, New York, 1949.

    Est: $400 - $600

    Modest Stein (1871-1958) - Jewish Figure, Plaster Bust Sculpture, New York, 1949. Signed. 13x8x11cm.

    Pasarel
  • MODEST STEIN WATERCOLOR GOUACHE PORTRAIT PAINTING OF A GIRL AND A DOG
    Jan. 25, 2015

    MODEST STEIN WATERCOLOR GOUACHE PORTRAIT PAINTING OF A GIRL AND A DOG

    Est: $300 - $500

    ILLUSTRATION ART PORTRAIT OF A SMILING PRETTY YOUNG BLNODE WOMAN IN A PLASTIC RAIN HAT HOLDING A DOG UP CLOSE - SIGNED MODEST STEIN LOWER LEFT (23" X 17 1/2") MATTED IN A PAINTED WOODEN FRAME

    Keene Auctions
  • STEIN, Modest. Plaster Bust of Holocaust Victim
    Nov. 16, 2009

    STEIN, Modest. Plaster Bust of Holocaust Victim

    Est: $100 - $200

    Signed on the base and inscribed Aushwitz , Buchenwald, Dachau. Modest Stein, American, born Europe?, 1871 - 1958. Stein was an anarchist, comrade and lover of Emma Goldman, and a prolific pulp and magazine illustrator. Size: 5 inches h x 5 inches l x 3 inches w. Condition: Good, minor losses to painted surface.

    Clarke Auction Gallery
  • MODEST STEIN (1871-1958)
    Oct. 29, 2004

    MODEST STEIN (1871-1958)

    Est: $200 -

    MODEST STEIN (1871-1958) Original Illustration, c.1920 Ink on paper 8.75in. x 5.5in. (sight size) Signed lower right: M. Stein Provenance: Morris Weiss collection

    Heritage Auctions
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