Harry Warnecke Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Harry Warnecke Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 28, 2026
Harry Warnecke (1904-1984) & Gus Schoenbaechler (20th Century) New York
Est: $100 - $200
SIGNE HASSO, 1945, carbro color print, signed, dated and titled in pencil on verso, 16 ¾ x 12 ¾”. From the collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins.
Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.
Mar. 04, 2025
Harry Warnecke and Gus Schoenbachler, Bill Robinson; Dorothy Dandridge (two works)
Est: $700 - $900
Harry Warnecke and Gus Schoenbachler Bill Robinson; Dorothy Dandridge (two works) 1939, 1959 vintage carbro print 18.000 h x 14.500 w in (46 x 37 cm) 17.250 h x 13.250 w in (44 x 34 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso of one work '3/23/59 Dorothy Dandridge Warnecke + Schoenbachler'. Titled to verso of additional work 'Bill Robinson'. Provenance: Collection of Susan and G. Ray Hawkins, Beverly Hills This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Sep. 26, 2024
HARRY WARNECKE (1900-1984) New York, as seen from the Staten Island Ferry * Queensborough Bridge. 1948.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARRY WARNECKE (1900-1984) New York, as seen from the Staten Island Ferry * Queensborough Bridge. 1948. Together, 2 tri-color carbro prints, the images each measuring 32x42½ cm, 12⅝x16¾ inches, the sheets 40½x50¾ cm, 16x20 inches, and slightly smaller, the first one flush mounted, the second mount 45¾x56 cm, 18x22 inches; each with Warnecke's signature in pencil, and one with the title, date, and additional notation, also in pencil, on mount verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 20, 2023
Harry Warnecke, Four Color Portraits
Est: $600 - $800
(American, 1900-1984) Cary Grant; Lili Pons; Fiorella La Guardia; Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond; all inscribed verso, all color carbro prints, Cary Grant dated 1958, Mayor La Guardia dated 1936, all approximately 17 x 13 in.; all matted, unframed, largest 24 x 20 in. Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina Note: The early color carbro (carbon & bromide) process was time consuming and technically demanding. It required three negatives, each made with a different color filter. Employing a special one-shot camera of his own design, Warnecke began producing carbro prints for the Daily News in the 1930s . Over the course of several decades, Warnecke and his team photographed hundreds of people in the news, from popular film stars like Cary Grant to important government officials and statesmen like Mayor Fiorella La Guardia..
Brunk Auctions
Feb. 23, 2023
HARRY WARNECKE (1900-1984) Group of approx. 50 commercial color photographs of cultural icons, including Hollywood celebrities, star at
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
HARRY WARNECKE (1900-1984) Group of approx. 50 commercial color photographs of cultural icons, including Hollywood celebrities, star athletes, politicians, and outdoor celebratory scenes. This group is credited to Harry Warnecke and his associates at the Daily News, who created brilliant portraits for the newspaper's Sunday News magazine. Much of the group is comprised of portraits of movie stars (Gregory Peck, Rosemary Clooney, Fred Astaire, Jack Lemmon, Joan Crawford, William Holder, Danny Kaye, Kirk Douglas, and others) and other entertainment celebrities (Ed Sullivan and Abbott & Costello). Also featured are portraits of athletes (4: the baseball player Hank Greenberg, Glenn Davis, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, and Joe Medwick) and politicians (7: interestingly, a copy of an Abraham Lincoln portrait, as well as President Roosevelt and then General Eisenhower). The collection includes some candid or editorial imagery as well, including the National Diving champion swan diving (Florida) off a high diving board, a trio water skiing in Florida, the Festival of States (Florida) parade, Santa Claus on 42nd Street in New York, a Palm Beach beach scene, the Jupiter Lighthouse (Palm Beach), and two Navy images. Tri-color carbo prints, the images measuring 16¾x13 inches (42.5x33 cm.), and smaller, and the reverse, most of the sheets slightly larger, 13 mounted or in period mats, many with the subject's name or a caption and some with Warnecke's (and his associates') credit and a date in ink or pencil. 1930s-50s Provenance: The Estate of Richard T. Rosenthal, Philadelphia Harry Warnecke's vivid color photographs are as arresting now as they were to consumers of The New York Daily News' Sunday Magazine at the time, color photography being essentially unheard of in publications' pages. A laborious undertaking, the tri-color carbo process meant simultaneously exposing three negatives through different color filters. Warnecke (who worked alongside Robert F. Cranston and Gus Schoenbachler) designed and built a one-shot camera of his own, creating portraits that were vibrant and vivid both in tone and mood. For additional images please follow the link below: http://www.swanngalleries.com/ms/Sale2627/lot212
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 26, 2020
Harry Warnecke, Joseph Cotten. Color carbro print, 1946.
Est: $400 - $800
Harry Warnecke, Joseph Cotten. 18 x 17 ¾ inch color carbro print, 1946. The great actor Cotton is known for his work in Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater, that included important roles in the films CITIZEN KANE (1941) and THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942). He continued to have important roles in film and television. The title, date “12/4/46” and credit to Warnecke and Gus are written in crayon on the verso. Here is a link to a PDF that makes it easy to browse the offerings.
Be-Hold
Jun. 26, 2020
Harry Warnecke, Marie Wilson. Color carbro print, 1946.
Est: $400 - $800
Harry Warnecke, Marie Wilson. 17 x 13 5/8 inch color carbro print, 1946. The Canada born Wilson (1916 – 1972) was a glamorous actress in soap operas and films. She cultivated the persona of a hare-brained blonde that reached fruition on the television series “My Friend Irma” that began its run several years after this portrait. There have been a number of color photographs that combined three colors, going back to autochromes, and later by Polaroid. The tricolor carbro process was supplanted by the Dye Transfer process, but has a special vibrant matte color that is unique. Warnecke and his associates exploited the process in making vibrant portraits for the new color “rotogravure” section of the Sunday New York Daily News, and made many other subjects as well. The title, date “10/23/46” and credit to Warnecke and Cranston is written in crayon on the verso. Here is a link to a PDF that makes it easy to browse the offerings.
Be-Hold
Jun. 11, 2020
HARRY WARNECKE (1900-1984) Grandma Moses painting a scene.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
HARRY WARNECKE (1900-1984) Grandma Moses painting a scene. Dye transfer or dye imbigition print, the image measuring 15 1/4x10 inches (48x38.5 cm.), the original mount 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.). Circa 1950
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 10, 2020
Color Carbro Print: Singer/actress Josephine Huston in Tulip Garden at Tudor City, N.Y.C.
Est: €500 - €750
Photographer: Harry Warnecke and Lee Elkins (1900-1984, ?). Singer/actress Josephine Huston (1906-1967) in Tulip Garden at Tudor City, N.Y.C. Late 1930s. Vintage large-format carbro color print. 45,5 x 33 cm. Mounted to board, annotated in pencil on mount verso. Harry Warnecke and his associates at the New York Daily News’ Color Studio created brilliant, richly-hued portraits for the newspaper’s Sunday News magazine. Employing a special one-shot camera of his own design, Warnecke began producing color images for the Daily News in the 1930s by utilizing the technically demanding, tri-color carbro process. Over the course of several decades, Warnecke and his team photographed hundreds of people in the news, from popular film stars and athletes to military leaders and government officials. Warnecke's work is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Josephine Huston was a singer and Broadway actress. She starred in the Broadway production of the "Threepennny Opera" in 1933 and was also in the first "100% natural color all-singing" production "On with the Show!" (1929). – Some wear in edges, area of emulsion loss in upper left edge, otherwise in very good condition with bright colors. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Dec. 14, 2019
Harry Warnecke & Gus Schoenbaechler: Tamara Toumanova, 1953, tri-carbro print
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Tamara Toumanova, 1953, tri-carbro print, title, photographers’ names and “2/13/53” in pencil verso, Image size: 16.75”x13”; Sheet Size: 18.375”x14.5”
The Photo Review
Oct. 19, 2019
Harry Warnecke & Gus Schoenbaechler: Tamara Toumanova, 1953, tri-carbro print
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Tamara Toumanova, 1953, tri-carbro print, title, photographers’ names and “2/13/53” in pencil verso, Image size: 16.75”x13”; Sheet Size: 18.375”x14.5”
The Photo Review
Jun. 09, 2010
Early Color Photography: Patrice Wymore
Est: €300 - €500
Early Color Photography: Patrice Wymore Photographer: Harry Warnecke and Gus Schoenbaechler (1900 - 1984, ?). The actress Patrice Wymore (b. 1926). 1952. Vintage large-format carbro color print. 41,8 x 32 cm (45,8 x 36 cm). Annotated and dated in ink on the verso. A few minimal color irregularities, some retouched in skirt area, crease in upper left area and a few light pressure marks in upper right, otherwise in very good condition with bright colors.
Galerie Bassenge
Oct. 22, 2009
WARNECKE, HARRY (1900-1984) Joe Louis (in uniform).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
WARNECKE, HARRY (1900-1984) Joe Louis (in uniform). Color carbro print, 16x13 1/2 inches (40.6x34.2 cm.), with the handwritten notations "Joe Lewis," [sic] in pencil, on verso. Circa 1941
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 03, 2008
Color Carbro Print Patrice Wymore Photographer:
Est: - €600
Color Carbro Print Patrice Wymore Photographer: Harry Warnecke and Gus Schoenbaechler (1900 - 1984, ?). The Actress Patrice Wymore (b. 1926). 1952. Vintage large-format carbro color print. 41,8 x 32 cm (45,8 x 36 cm). Annotated and dated in ink on the verso. A few minimal color irregularities, some retouched in skirt area, crease in upper left area and a few light pressure marks in upper right, otherwise in very good condition with bright colors.
Galerie Bassenge
Dec. 07, 2004
WARNECKE, HARRY (1900-1984)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Grandma Moses painting. Dye transfer print, 15 1/4x10 inches (48x38.5 cm.), flush mounted. Circa 1950
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 21, 2003
WARNECKE, HARRY (1900-1984)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Times Square at night. Tricolor carbro print, 12 3/ 4x16 inches (32.4x40.6 cm.), with the Warnecke's signature, title, and date, in pencil, on recto; signed and dated, in pencil, with a handstamp, on verso. 1947
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 21, 2003
WARNECKE, HARRY (1900-1984)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Times Square at night. Tricolor carbro print, 12 3/4x16 inches (32.4x40.6 cm.), with the Warnecke's signature, title, and date, in pencil, on recto; signed and dated, in pencil, with a handstamp, on verso. 1947
Swann Auction Galleries