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The genre is a landscape, depicting \"Old Mill, Lindsborg.\" The subject matter features a prominent red-brick building, likely the old mill, nestled among lush green trees, overlooking a body of water with a small cascade. An arched structure and a smaller building are visible on the left bank. The painting is framed with a double mat, featuring an inner orange-red border and an outer green border, all within a wooden frame.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.781Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":20516,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20517/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20517/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20517/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20517/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) landscape, 1931 oil on board, signed d. gaston in lower right, good condition, board size: 12 x 14.5 inches. painted in the style of her teacher, sandzen. from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. painted in the style of her teacher sandzen. dolores gaston runbeck was born in atchison, kansas. dolores studied painting under birger sandzen at bethany college in lindsborg, earning a bfa degree in 1928. she learned from sandzen the use of bright, vivid colors to suggest both light source and patterns of movement; she taught art at bethany college from 1926-1929.dolores established her studio in lindsborg at 116 mill street, lindsborg. she painted with watercolors and oils and made lithographs. her subjects include floral still life, landscapes, religious and symbolic compositions, portraits and expressionistic abstracts. runbeck was innovative in that she mixed her colors not on a palette but in the brush itself and applied it directly to dry paper. this technique allowed her to capture a fine-edged brilliance in the details of her pictures, nowhere more evident than in her floral compositions.advanced study took her to chicago\u2019s applied arts school, new york\u2019s art student league where she was a pupil of arthur guptill, frederick taubes, harry sternberg, and frank reilly, and the chicago art institute. she was a charter member of the prairie watercolor painters, a member of the prairie print makers society and the kansas federation of the arts. she was the first president of the bethany college alumni association and the first woman named to the bethany college board of directors. she was also the organizer and first president of the lindsborg artists\u2019 guild.dolores met ridge runbeck at his grocery store in lindsborg; they married in 1929. dolores, ridge and their only child, dorothy, lived in the same building as her art studio. runbeck moved to columbia, missouri, to live with her daughter, dorothy stout from 1963 until her death in 1994. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 15 x 17.5 x 1.25 in \n weight: 2.55 lb"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"2","title":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) landscape, 1931 oil on board"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20517/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an oil on board painting by Dolores Gaston Runbeck, titled \"Landscape\" and dated 1931. The painting features an impressionistic or pointillist style, depicting a vibrant landscape with trees dominating the foreground and midground. The color palette is very bright and varied, with blues, pinks, yellows, and greens applied in distinct strokes. The overall impression is a textured, colorful representation of a natural scene under a dynamic sky.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.783Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":20517,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20518/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20518/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20518/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20518/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20518/005/005.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"malm, norman (1928-2011) monk, woodcarving, malm carved in right side, good condition, carving size:5.75 x 1.75 x 1.75 inches. from the collection of rick hanson. norman gene herman malm was born 28 october 1928 to reinhold and marie johnson malm. both of his great-grandfathers emigrated from sweden in the late 1800's. norman was entirely self-taught. there was much talent in his family, as his great uncle g.n. malm and daughter alba were well known painters- but norman did not study art or carving, it just came naturally. norman began painting in the early 50's. upon his marriage to rosemary pearson in 1952, his father in law, anton pearson encouraged him to delve deeper into woodcarving. he gave norman some pointers and the talented norman took off on his own. his carving style was uniquely his own. it has been said that norman didn't begin carving or drawing until his relationship with anton. that is untrue. norman also was a prolific cartoonist with a wicked sense of humor and loved to take jabs at social and environmental injustices amongst other things. always in touch with his swedish heritage, he could be found painting swedish kurbits as well as painting and carving those mythical little helpers, the tomtes. norman's son jim carries on his dad's tradition of carving the crafty little swedish guys, the malm tomtes. norman passed away in 2011, leaving a legacy of woodcarvings, paintings and such a collection of cartoons that his friends and family will be smiling for years to come. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 5.75 x 1.75 x 1.75 in"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"3","title":{"en":"malm, norman (1928-2011) monk, woodcarving"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20518/view","tags":["usart_sculpture","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a woodcarving by Norman Malm, depicting a monk. The sculpture features a stylized figure with a serene expression, rendered in natural wood tones. The monk is shown with hands clasped, wearing flowing robes that are carved with distinct, angular lines, characteristic of woodcarving. The figure's head is slightly bowed, and its eyes appear closed or downcast, conveying a sense of contemplation or prayer.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.785Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $300","currency":"USD","id":20518,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20519/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20519/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20519/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20519/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1984) harvest rest, linoleum cut, good condiiton, not examined out of frame, image size: 5 x 7 inches. from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. dolores gaston runbeck was born in atchison, kansas. dolores studied painting under birger sandzen at bethany college in lindsborg, earning a bfa degree in 1928. she learned from sandzen the use of bright, vivid colors to suggest both light source and patterns of movement; she taught art at bethany college from 1926-1929.dolores established her studio in lindsborg at 116 mill street, lindsborg. she painted with watercolors and oils and made lithographs. her subjects include floral still life, landscapes, religious and symbolic compositions, portraits and expressionistic abstracts. runbeck was innovative in that she mixed her colors not on a palette but in the brush itself and applied it directly to dry paper. this technique allowed her to capture a fine-edged brilliance in the details of her pictures, nowhere more evident than in her floral compositions.advanced study took her to chicago\u2019s applied arts school, new york\u2019s art student league where she was a pupil of arthur guptill, frederick taubes, harry sternberg, and frank reilly, and the chicago art institute. she was a charter member of the prairie watercolor painters, a member of the prairie print makers society and the kansas federation of the arts. she was the first president of the bethany college alumni association and the first woman named to the bethany college board of directors. she was also the organizer and first president of the lindsborg artists\u2019 guild.dolores met ridge runbeck at his grocery store in lindsborg; they married in 1929. dolores, ridge and their only child, dorothy, lived in the same building as her art studio. runbeck moved to columbia, missouri, to live with her daughter, dorothy stout from 1963 until her death in 1994. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 7.75 x 9.75 x 1 in \n weight: 0.75 lb"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"4","title":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1984) harvest rest, linoleum cut"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20519/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a linoleum cut print by Dolores Gaston Runbeck, titled \"Harvest Rest.\" The print, rendered in black and white, depicts a rural scene featuring two figures in a field during harvest. One figure is resting among bundles of harvested crops, while the other appears to be pointing towards the horizon. The background shows rows of crops and a textured sky, all created with strong, graphic lines characteristic of linocut technique.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.787Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":20519,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20520/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20520/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20520/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20520/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"swensson, hannah (1866-1945) untitled mountain landscape, 1925 oil on board, signed hannah swennson in lower right, good condition, appears to be dirty, board size: 14.25 x 22.75 inches. hannah swensson was born hannah olson on march 25th 1866 in st. charles illinois, and was one of 18 children. after her mother's death in 1871, she entered the augustana orphanage at andover, illinois and was nurtured in the arts by emmy carlsson evald. she attended bethany college for three years in lindsborg, kansas, which was founded by her future brother-in-law, carl swensson. she married swensson\u2019s brother, luther, in 1888 and had five sons, one being my grandfather, earl swensson. she taught art at bethany college from 1891-92, and later studied under birger sandzen, professor emeritus at bethany who was called \"the american van gogh\". he founded the prairie printmakers society. hannah worked in oil primarily, but like sandzen, also did lithographs, woodcuts, and charcoal drawings. hannah was the main breadwinner in their household, for her husband developed crippling arthritis. she was able to sell some of her art, but gave most of it away. from 1928-1925 she was a member of the kansas state board of movie censors. \n condition: good condition, appears to be dirty \n dimensions: 16.75 x 25.51 x 1 in \n weight: 2.7 lb"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"5","title":{"en":"swensson, hannah (1866-1945) untitled mountain landscape, 1925 oil on board"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20520/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an oil on board painting by Hannah Swensson, titled \"Untitled Mountain Landscape\" and created in 1925. The painting depicts a panoramic mountain landscape with a large, textured reddish-brown rock formation on the left. In the center, a cluster of white-barked birch trees with green foliage stands out against the muted blues and browns of distant mountains under a cloudy sky. The impasto technique gives the painting a distinct textured appearance.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.788Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50 - $100","currency":"USD","id":20520,"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20521/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20521/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20521/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20521/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"forsberg, maleta (1931-2025) the essences of spring, 1987 watercolor, signed maleta forsberg in lower left, good condition, not examined out of frame, image size: 15 x 11 inches, maleta forsberg (1931-2025) was active/lived in kansas. attended the kansas city art institute night school while working as a secretary. lived in wichita, kansas before moving to lindsborg, kansas. she earned a reputation for her watercolors, oils and acrylics of rural landscapes, animals and architecture in the midwest. forsberg has completed major liturgical commissions, as well as paintings and designs that celebrate her swedish heritage. member: artists' guild of wichita; kansas watercolor society; kansas academy of oil painters. exhibitions: wichita art assoc.; kansas watercolor society; sandzén memorial art gallery, 1997. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 22.5 x 18.5 x 1.75 in"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"6","title":{"en":"forsberg, maleta (1931-2025) the essences of spring, 1987 watercolor"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20521/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a watercolor painting by Maleta Forsberg, titled \"The Essences of Spring\" and dated 1987. The painting features a vibrant floral arrangement, primarily depicting yellow daffodils and pink blossoming branches. The background has a soft, diffused wash of blues and purples, typical of watercolor. The artwork is presented within a mat and a distinctive blue and gold-toned frame.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.790Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":20521,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20522/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20522/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20522/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20522/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"cook, howard norton (1901-1980) rosanna, 1939 lithograph, pencil isgned howard cook in lower center, good condition, matted, no frame, image size: 11.75 x 8.75 inches. considered one of america's best-known print makers including a series of woodcuts of the grand canyon in 1927, howard cook was also a painter, illustrator and lecturer who served frequently as guest professor in numerous universities and art schools.he was born in springfield, massachusetts and took his formal art training at the art students league in new york, beginning 1919 and then traveled extensively in europe, north africa, turkey, the orient, and central america.in 1926, he took his first trip west and served as an illustrator for \"forum\" magazine. he married barbara latham, modernist southwest artist, and also developed a great fascination for the santa fe and taos areas, where he became a resident.in 1937, he won the largest mural commission ever given to a taos artist when the treasury department's section of painting and sculpture chose him to paint sixteen fresco murals in the lobby of the main post office in san antonio, texas. his frescoes portray a history of texas from the days of the spanish conquest to the 1930s. in 1967 was appointed the first artist-in- residence at the roswell museum in roswell, new mexico.in the 1930s, he twice earned guggenheim fellowships, spending one year and a half painting in taxco, mexico, and also time in the deep south where he painted and did prints of genre scenes of black people. these works are now in the georgia museum of art and the j. frank dobie collection at the university of texas.during world war ii, he was an artist and war correspondent in the south pacific, and his illustrations from this time were exhibited at the war department at the national gallery of art in washington d.c. and later circulated as a traveling exhibition. \n condition: good condition, matted, no frame \n dimensions: 16.25 x 20.25 in \n weight: 0.3 lb"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"7","title":{"en":"cook, howard norton (1901-1980) rosanna, 1939 lithograph"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20522/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a lithograph by Howard Norton Cook, titled \"Rosanna\" and dated 1939. The print is a portrait, rendered in black and white, depicting a young girl with dark, shoulder-length hair and a solemn expression. She wears a light-colored collar, and her face is characterized by soft shading and prominent features. The style is representational, focusing on the girl's expressive face, framed by a wide white mat.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.792Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":20522,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20523/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20523/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20523/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20523/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) kansas creek, 1936 inoleum cut, pencil signed birger sandzen in lower right, good condition, not examined out of frame, image size: 6 x 9 inches. birger sandzen had a long distinguished career as an art professor at bethany college in lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 13.25 x 17.25 x 1.25 in \n weight: 2.35 lb"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"8","title":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) kansas creek, 1936 inoleum 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The black and white print depicts a natural landscape featuring a cluster of wind-swept trees with gnarled branches on a bank beside a body of water, likely a creek. The background shows undulating terrain and a textured sky, all rendered with bold, dynamic lines characteristic of the linocut medium. 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art professor at bethany college in lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 7 x 5 x 1 in \n weight: 0.25 lb"},"estimateMax":750,"lotNumber":"12","title":{"en":"sandzen, birger 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ray (1930-2007) lidded jar, stoneware, signed with kahmeyer's stamp on bottom, good condition, no chips or cracks, size: 6.5 x 6 x 6 inches. ray kaymeyer was a graduate of kansas state university with a bfa and mfa. he also attended alfred university in new york. he was a professor of art, teaching ceramics, at bethany college, lindsborg, ks. he also served as department head, retiring as the mary j. mingen back distinguished professor of art.kaymeyer belonged to the kansas craftsman assoc. national council on education for the ceramic arts and american craftsman council. ray kahmeyer (1930-2007) was born on september 10, 1930, in nashville, kansas. kahmeyer taught ceramics for 25 years at bethany college (1967-92), heading the art department after his first two years and then earning the endowed position of the mary j. mingenback distinguished professor of art in 1973.kahmeyer graduated from pratt high school in 1948, and for some years worked as a butcher and did renovation projects for homes in the pratt and great bend area along with woodworking with his father. after a stint in the us navy during the korean war, ray returned home and decided to use the g.i. bill and his construction skills to become an architect.settling in manhattan at kansas state university, kahmeyer discovered his life work by chance, taking a ceramics course as an art elective and immediately \u201cgot bit\u201d by the clay bug, as his sister joy davis described in 2016. kahmeyer earned both his bachelor\u2019s degree and master of arts from k-state, finishing a thesis on the raku method of ceramic firing and glazing to graduate in 1967. the bulk of kahmeyer\u2019s work is wheel-thrown, high-fired stoneware, suitable for domestic use.his friendships with important american ceramists warren mackenzie (1924- 2018) and paul soldner (1921-2011), with their own crucial influences of england\u2019s bernard leach (1887-1979) and japan\u2019s shoji hamada (1894- 1978), continued to inform his work in functional pottery throughout his career.kahmeyer exhibited his pots widely throughout his career, showing in a variety of regional exhibitions each year and occasionally sending work further afield to other states across the country. he earned numerous purchase awards and his work appears in a host of museum and private collections. the professor was also invited often to other colleges and high schools to present lectures, demonstrations, and workshops.kahmeyer taught ceramics at bethany for two and a half decades, imparting hard science lessons in the chemistry of glaze mixing and the physics of materials under forces of motion and heat, but gave all his students much more than a typical college education. the ceramics professor retired in 1992 but continued to work in his home studio \u2013 a re-constructed chicken barn rebuilt with salvaged materials, including a plethora of old windows that provided good lighting.kahmeyer and a few other lindsborg artists began inviting people 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impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, some overall toning, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 14.75 x 17.5 x 1 in \n weight: 2.2 lb"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"24","title":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) prairie stream, 1939 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girl, she was fascinated with design and form in nature, and loved drawing pictures. when frost collected on the window panes, she sketched little snow scenes with her fingernails.at pittsburg state college in kansas, she began her study of art in 1921, and later married her high school teacher. six years later, a son was born. along with motherhood, she began doing all kinds of art work, such as ceramics, charcoal drawings, water color paintings, etc. when the depression began in 1929, anna mae started teaching to supplement her husband's salary as a school principal, which was only $2,000 a year.beginning in 1929, she went to california for summer vacations. during this time, she studied with henry l. reichter, graduate of the munich academy, for private lessons and field trips up and down the coast of california. in 1944, the bradshaws moved to california, where anna mae began four years of study with art teachers at the chouinard school of art in los angeles. areas of study included watercolors with loren barton and rex brandt (national academy of munich) and life drawing with ben messick.she also studied marine painting with arthur beaumont, graduate of the royal academy of london, and anatomy for portraiture from karl seethaler, who graduated from the academy of art in vienna. in 1947, she studied at long beach city college. she also served on the long beach art association board. in new mexico in 1933, she met e. martin hennings, one of the original six taos painters, and went to his home and studio.in wichita, anna mae has taught, painted and lectured in the field of art for the past 50 years. in 1937, she was appointed grand chaplain of the grand chapter of kansas order of eastern star (86,000 members). in 1941, she was honored with their highest office worthy grand matron of eastern star. traveling took her to europe in 1980, where she sketched and painted in eight countries. while in the louvre and reich museums, she was commenting about the art to fellow tour members, and soon crowds began to gather, thinking that she was a member of the staff. she commented, with a twinkle in her eye, i never passed the tin cup.in the wichita art scene, anna mae has had many outstanding leadership roles. she served on the wichita art museum board and, for four years, she served as the state art chairman of the kansas federation of women's clubs. anna mae is past president of the artists guild of wichita and also of wichita women artists. she is a charter member of the kansas watercolor society and national women in the arts, washington, d.c. she wrote the \"art news\" in the wichita beacon and eagle in the 1950s.hanging in the kansas masonic home are her five paintings, \"women of the bible, \" each measuring 8 feet by 4 feet. these paintings were printed in an english bible in 1944. her war painting, prayer for peace, pictures the last battle of world war i in the argonne forest. it was painted from a descriptive narrative of her husband, who was on the front for 100 days without relief. he served in the 89th division of the u.s. army.anna mae's paintings have been exhibited and earned awards in national and state-juried exhibitions. for 50 years, she has been a member of the national league of american pen women, serving twice as president of the wichita branch. her \"christian symbolism\" oil painting is displayed at the east heights united methodist church. a 40 foot by 20 foot mural is owned by a shrine mosque in pittsburg, kansas. she also has completed five baptismal church murals. in the 1950s, when the wichita art museum was under the direction of the university of wichita, president corbin appointed anna mae as a member of the board of directors, where she also lectured for four years.as a teacher, anna mae's deepest conviction is \"if a work of art is not created in your mind, it is not a work of art.\" she teaches creative art and never copy work. \"learn the color wheel, learn design, and learn the rules of composition. nature is god's art. we paint according to the rules of fine-art design, composition, color and texture. we repeat the color. we place our point of interest in the middle third.\" her students often hear her say, \"all in art is light and dark, every painting has a life of its own, and simplicity is the soul of all art.\"in conclusion, not only has anna mae written volumes about art, she has painted landscapes, portraits, still life, nature and marine paintings, snow scenes, night scenes, historical settings, and captured virtually all types of situations. her students remember their beloved teacher and friend by her unending kindness, her encouraging words and her brilliant talent. \n condition: fair condition some wrinkles and creases in lower third of painting \n dimensions: 25.25 x 31.25 x 1 in \n weight: 9.15 lb"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"25","title":{"en":"bradshaw, anna mae (1901-2001) study of boats with figures, 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plaster, signed anton pearson in back of bases on each, excellent condition, not chips or cracks, sizes: woman, 8 x 2.25 x 2.5 inches, man, 8 x 2.5 x 2.25 inches. nils anton pearson was born 23 may 1892 in lund, sweden. he started carving at the age of nine. many of the boys in his school were also learning to carve, all of them inspired by the swedish woodcarver döderhultarn. anton attended a technical school at the university of lund because his father wanted him to be an engineer. anton was more interested in the arts.it is unclear at this time why anton decided to travel to america. his family suspects his adventurous personality played a part in the decision. whatever the reason, he tried to book passage on the rms titanic, but the ship was sold out.anton arrived in america in may 1912, just a few days before his twentieth birthday. he settled in chicago for a time.in 1915, after visiting the world's fair in san francisco, anton decided to make a stop in a little town called lindsborg, kansas, a stop that would change the course of his life. anton enrolled in bethany college to study fine arts under his friend and mentor birger sandzen. by december 1918, he was exhibiting paintings at art shows locally and in surrounding areas.anton in lindsborg supported himself during these years by being a field agent for the capper publishing company as well as selling wearever aluminum kitchen utensils and as an \"oil man\" working for an oil company securing land owners contracts to drill on their property.during his bethany college years, anton met a quietly delightful piano student named grace lane. she was a direct descendant of the pilgrim william brewster. their courtship was a long one, as anton had many adventures he wanted to experience.in 1922, anton took a four-month sojourn traveling by horse and wagon, homemade houseboat, car and rail over 3,600 miles to travel the us and get inspiration for his art. he returned with nearly 200 paintings. anton sent grace many letters during this trip.anton's friendship with birger sandzen was a rewarding one. sandzen was not only anton's teacher and mentor, but a friend as well. many saturdays would find the two driving around in a model t ford from sunup to sundown seeking interesting scenes to sketch for paintings.after many adventures, anton married grace lane in 1929. anton and grace honeymooned in colorado. their daughter rosemary was born in 1933.anton and grace built their home in lindsborg in 1929. anton collected many interesting things during his travels: rocks, antiques, discarded building materials. anton enjoyed finding treasures and repurposing them for his home and studio. anton would later build a garage in the rear that eventually became his woodcarving studio.anton served his adopted country in wwi. he was stationed at camp cody, nm. he worked for the aircraft industry in wichita, ks during wwii. after the war, he continued to carve and amassed quite a collection of wonderful carvings. he opened his studio to tourists and visiting school groups. he went to schools and spoke about carving and the arts.in his studio, anton indulged in his childhood passion: woodcarving. he continued to paint as well, but the majority of his time was spent carving.anton's pioneer figures were mostly carved from redwood, catalpa, mahogany, cottonwood and even limestone. he did many other creative carvings, from funny figures to large animals. anton admired the pioneers of lindsborg. he listened intently to their stories and they influenced his carvings. they show swedish pioneers at work and at play, living their daily lives.anton said he created the characters he carved by closing his eyes and envisioning them. it's been suggested that perhaps lindsborg residents crept into his mind, as many of his carvings certainly resembled lindsborgians he encountered.anton passed away at the veteran's hospital in kansas city, mo in 1967. he left behind a legacy of expressive wood carvings as well as a son-in-law and grandson who would continue to work in his studio and keep it open to the public for the next 30 years. sadly, anton pearson\u2019s studio is no longer a working studio or open to the public. \n condition: excellent condition, no chips or cracks \n dimensions: 8 x 2.5 x 4.75 in \n weight: 1.8 lb"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"26","title":{"en":"pearson, anton (1892-1967) old couple figures, plaster"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20541/view","tags":["usdecorativearts_figurines","usdecorativearts","usdecorativearts_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of two plaster figures titled 'Old Couple Figures' by Anton Pearson (1892-1967). 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The artwork depicts a rocky, mountainous landscape with a prominent cliff face on the left rendered in rich, multi-colored impasto. A single green tree stands in the middle ground, and a body of water or path reflects the vibrant hues of the surrounding land. 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topeka, died wednesday, april 22, 2020, in salina. he was 95. bergen and son rich partnered for over 35 years in the bergen's sculpture studio, a north santa fe avenue gallery and work space, where together they crafted more than 40 monumental bronze sculptures and other works of public art found in cities across kansas. named distinguished kansan of the year in 2006, bergen was a lifelong advocate for the arts and education, who came to kansas on the gi bill to study art at bethany college after service in the u.s. navy during wwii. he ultimately earned degrees from three kansas institutions of higher education and inspired hundreds of his own students to embrace the creative arts. bergen made salina his home for nearly 65 years. as director of art education in the salina public schools during the late 1950s through 1960s, he taught every child in salina's kindergarten through sixth grade classes through his monthly visits to each of the city's then 16 elementary schools. bergen became a professor of art and chair of the art department at marymount college in 1967, and studied in the summers to earn a doctorate in art education from the university of kansas in 1973. his first monumental bronze, trifinity, was completed during that time. with three intertwining figures, representing the past, present and future of salina, it stands between the city's library and court house and was dedicated in january 1975. trifinity was the first of many sculptures he crafted and installed across kansas, including the pony express rider in marysville, heritage woman in wichita heritage square, the buffalo soldier in junction city, and most recently, the terrible swede on the bethany college campus in lindsborg. with a master's degree in art from kansas state university earned in 1963, many of his works are found in manhattan. they include the crouching wildcat ready to pounce at the k-state alumni center, holy family at st. thomas more catholic church, ernie barrett with hand outstretched at bramlage coliseum, and busts of martin luther king, jr., and marianna kistler beach at the k-state art museum named for her. bergen was also an enthusiastic community and civic leader. he was a founding member of the salina ambucs club, a member of the masonic temple, and elected to a term on the salina school board in 1973 and served as president. he was an active member of the st. john's lutheran church and the salina war memorial committee, which raised funds to honor salina's veterans with a plaza in sunset park. his sculpture of an eagle with wings spread wide is atop the memorial. born january 7, 1925, in palm beach, fla., to gilbert and fern (tyner) bergen, he grew up in elizabeth, n.j., where he attended high school. bergen enlisted in the u.s. navy in 1941 and served as a machinist in the south pacific. encouraged to study art after the war, bergen attended the newark school of fine art in 1946, then moved to kansas to enroll at bethany college in lindsborg to 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woodcarving, signed anton pearson on bottom of feet, good condition, 7.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches. from the collection of rick hanson. nils anton pearson was born 23 may 1892 in lund, sweden. he started carving at the age of nine. many of the boys in his school were also learning to carve, all of them inspired by the swedish woodcarver döderhultarn. anton attended a technical school at the university of lund because his father wanted him to be an engineer. anton was more interested in the arts.it is unclear at this time why anton decided to travel to america. his family suspects his adventurous personality played a part in the decision. whatever the reason, he tried to book passage on the rms titanic, but the ship was sold out.anton arrived in america in may 1912, just a few days before his twentieth birthday. he settled in chicago for a time.in 1915, after visiting the world's fair in san francisco, anton decided to make a stop in a little town called lindsborg, kansas, a stop that would change the course of his life. anton enrolled in bethany college to study fine arts under his friend and mentor birger sandzen. by december 1918, he was exhibiting paintings at art shows locally and in surrounding areas.anton in lindsborg supported himself during these years by being a field agent for the capper publishing company as well as selling wearever aluminum kitchen utensils and as an \"oil man\" working for an oil company securing land owners contracts to drill on their property.during his bethany college years, anton met a quietly delightful piano student named grace lane. she was a direct descendant of the pilgrim william brewster. their courtship was a long one, as anton had many adventures he wanted to experience.in 1922, anton took a four-month sojourn traveling by horse and wagon, homemade houseboat, car and rail over 3,600 miles to travel the us and get inspiration for his art. he returned with nearly 200 paintings. anton sent grace many letters during this trip.anton's friendship with birger sandzen was a rewarding one. sandzen was not only anton's teacher and mentor, but a friend as well. many saturdays would find the two driving around in a model t ford from sunup to sundown seeking interesting scenes to sketch for paintings.after many adventures, anton married grace lane in 1929. anton and grace honeymooned in colorado. their daughter rosemary was born in 1933.anton and grace built their home in lindsborg in 1929. anton collected many interesting things during his travels: rocks, antiques, discarded building materials. anton enjoyed finding treasures and repurposing them for his home and studio. anton would later build a garage in the rear that eventually became his woodcarving studio.anton served his adopted country in wwi. he was stationed at camp cody, nm. he worked for the aircraft industry in wichita, ks during wwii. after the war, he continued to carve and amassed quite a collection of wonderful carvings. he opened his studio to tourists and visiting school groups. he went to schools and spoke about carving and the arts.in his studio, anton indulged in his childhood passion: woodcarving. he continued to paint as well, but the majority of his time was spent carving.anton's pioneer figures were mostly carved from redwood, catalpa, mahogany, cottonwood and even limestone. he did many other creative carvings, from funny figures to large animals. anton admired the pioneers of lindsborg. he listened intently to their stories and they influenced his carvings. they show swedish pioneers at work and at play, living their daily lives.anton said he created the characters he carved by closing his eyes and envisioning them. it's been suggested that perhaps lindsborg residents crept into his mind, as many of his carvings certainly resembled lindsborgians he encountered.anton passed away at the veteran's hospital in kansas city, mo in 1967. he left behind a legacy of expressive wood carvings as well as a son-in-law and grandson who would continue to work in his studio and keep it open to the public for the next 30 years. sadly, anton pearson\u2019s studio is no longer a working studio or open to the public. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 7.25 x 2.5 x 2.5 in"},"estimateMax":350,"lotNumber":"32","title":{"en":"pearson, anton (1892-1967) small old man, woodcarving"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20547/view","tags":["usart_sculpture","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a woodcarving titled \"Small Old Man\" by Anton Pearson (1892-1967). 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Rogers (1911-1987). The landscape artwork depicts a group of trees with vibrant yellow and orange autumn foliage in a grassy field under a light sky. 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with her fingernails.at pittsburg state college in kansas, she began her study of art in 1921, and later married her high school teacher. six years later, a son was born. along with motherhood, she began doing all kinds of art work, such as ceramics, charcoal drawings, water color paintings, etc. when the depression began in 1929, anna mae started teaching to supplement her husband's salary as a school principal, which was only $2,000 a year.beginning in 1929, she went to california for summer vacations. during this time, she studied with henry l. reichter, graduate of the munich academy, for private lessons and field trips up and down the coast of california. in 1944, the bradshaws moved to california, where anna mae began four years of study with art teachers at the chouinard school of art in los angeles. areas of study included watercolors with loren barton and rex brandt (national academy of munich) and life drawing with ben messick.she also studied marine painting with arthur beaumont, graduate of the royal academy of london, and anatomy for portraiture from karl seethaler, who graduated from the academy of art in vienna. in 1947, she studied at long beach city college. she also served on the long beach art association board. in new mexico in 1933, she met e. martin hennings, one of the original six taos painters, and went to his home and studio.in wichita, anna mae has taught, painted and lectured in the field of art for the past 50 years. in 1937, she was appointed grand chaplain of the grand chapter of kansas order of eastern star (86,000 members). in 1941, she was honored with their highest office worthy grand matron of eastern star. traveling took her to europe in 1980, where she sketched and painted in eight countries. while in the louvre and reich museums, she was commenting about the art to fellow tour members, and soon crowds began to gather, thinking that she was a member of the staff. she commented, with a twinkle in her eye, i never passed the tin cup.in the wichita art scene, anna mae has had many outstanding leadership roles. she served on the wichita art museum board and, for four years, she served as the state art chairman of the kansas federation of women's clubs. anna mae is past president of the artists guild of wichita and also of wichita women artists. she is a charter member of the kansas watercolor society and national women in the arts, washington, d.c. she wrote the \"art news\" in the wichita beacon and eagle in the 1950s.hanging in the kansas masonic home are her five paintings, \"women of the bible, \" each measuring 8 feet by 4 feet. these paintings were printed in an english bible in 1944. her war painting, prayer for peace, pictures the last battle of world war i in the argonne forest. it was painted from a descriptive narrative of her husband, who was on the front for 100 days without relief. he served in the 89th division of the u.s. army.anna mae's paintings have been exhibited and earned awards in national and state-juried exhibitions. for 50 years, she has been a member of the national league of american pen women, serving twice as president of the wichita branch. her \"christian symbolism\" oil painting is displayed at the east heights united methodist church. a 40 foot by 20 foot mural is owned by a shrine mosque in pittsburg, kansas. she also has completed five baptismal church murals. in the 1950s, when the wichita art museum was under the direction of the university of wichita, president corbin appointed anna mae as a member of the board of directors, where she also lectured for four years.as a teacher, anna mae's deepest conviction is \"if a work of art is not created in your mind, it is not a work of art.\" she teaches creative art and never copy work. \"learn the color wheel, learn design, and learn the rules of composition. nature is god's art. we paint according to the rules of fine-art design, composition, color and texture. we repeat the color. we place our point of interest in the middle third.\" her students often hear her say, \"all in art is light and dark, every painting has a life of its own, and simplicity is the soul of all art.\"in conclusion, not only has anna mae written volumes about art, she has painted landscapes, portraits, still life, nature and marine paintings, snow scenes, night scenes, historical settings, and captured virtually all types of situations. her students remember their beloved teacher and friend by her unending kindness, her encouraging words and her brilliant talent. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 25.25 x 31.25 x 1 in \n weight: 9.15 lb"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"35","title":{"en":"bradshaw, anna mae (1901-2001) study of boats in harbour, watercolor"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20550/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a 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lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored. sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the 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ray (1930-2007) small cup, stoneware, signed with kahmeyer's stamp on foot, fair condition, several small chips in glaze at lip, a couple appear to be firing issues, cup size: 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches. ray kaymeyer was a graduate of kansas state university with a bfa and mfa. he also attended alfred university in new york. he was a professor of art, teaching ceramics, at bethany college, lindsborg, ks. he also served as department head, retiring as the mary j. mingen back distinguished professor of art.kaymeyer belonged to the kansas craftsman assoc. national council on education for the ceramic arts and american craftsman council. ray kahmeyer (1930-2007) was born on september 10, 1930, in nashville, kansas. kahmeyer taught ceramics for 25 years at bethany college (1967-92), heading the art department after his first two years and then earning the endowed position of the mary j. mingenback distinguished professor of art in 1973.kahmeyer graduated from pratt high school in 1948, and for some years worked as a butcher and did renovation projects for homes in the pratt and great bend area along with woodworking with his father. after a stint in the us navy during the korean war, ray returned home and decided to use the g.i. bill and his construction skills to become an architect.settling in manhattan at kansas state university, kahmeyer discovered his life work by chance, taking a ceramics course as an art elective and immediately \u201cgot bit\u201d by the clay bug, as his sister joy davis described in 2016. kahmeyer earned both his bachelor\u2019s degree and master of arts from k-state, finishing a thesis on the raku method of ceramic firing and glazing to graduate in 1967. the bulk of kahmeyer\u2019s work is wheel-thrown, high-fired stoneware, suitable for domestic use.his friendships with important american ceramists warren mackenzie (1924- 2018) and paul soldner (1921-2011), with their own crucial influences of england\u2019s bernard leach (1887-1979) and japan\u2019s shoji hamada (1894- 1978), continued to inform his work in functional pottery throughout his career.kahmeyer exhibited his pots widely throughout his career, showing in a variety of regional exhibitions each year and occasionally sending work further afield to other states across the country. he earned numerous purchase awards and his work appears in a host of museum and private collections. the professor was also invited often to other colleges and high schools to present lectures, demonstrations, and workshops.kahmeyer taught ceramics at bethany for two and a half decades, imparting hard science lessons in the chemistry of glaze mixing and the physics of materials under forces of motion and heat, but gave all his students much more than a typical college education. the ceramics professor retired in 1992 but continued to work in his home studio \u2013 a re-constructed chicken barn rebuilt with salvaged materials, including a plethora of old windows that provided good 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lower right, fair condition some wrinkles and creases in bottom of painting, image size: 23.25 x 17.25 inches. anna mae bradshaw was born in burns, kansas, january 18, 1901, in a parsonage to lillie and reverend allen burrill. even as a little girl, she was fascinated with design and form in nature, and loved drawing pictures. when frost collected on the window panes, she sketched little snow scenes with her fingernails.at pittsburg state college in kansas, she began her study of art in 1921, and later married her high school teacher. six years later, a son was born. along with motherhood, she began doing all kinds of art work, such as ceramics, charcoal drawings, water color paintings, etc. when the depression began in 1929, anna mae started teaching to supplement her husband's salary as a school principal, which was only $2,000 a year.beginning in 1929, she went to california for summer vacations. during this time, she studied with henry l. reichter, graduate of the munich academy, for private lessons and field trips up and down the coast of california. in 1944, the bradshaws moved to california, where anna mae began four years of study with art teachers at the chouinard school of art in los angeles. areas of study included watercolors with loren barton and rex brandt (national academy of munich) and life drawing with ben messick.she also studied marine painting with arthur beaumont, graduate of the royal academy of london, and anatomy for portraiture from karl seethaler, who graduated from the academy of art in vienna. in 1947, she studied at long beach city college. she also served on the long beach art association board. in new mexico in 1933, she met e. martin hennings, one of the original six taos painters, and went to his home and studio.in wichita, anna mae has taught, painted and lectured in the field of art for the past 50 years. in 1937, she was appointed grand chaplain of the grand chapter of kansas order of eastern star (86,000 members). in 1941, she was honored with their highest office worthy grand matron of eastern star. traveling took her to europe in 1980, where she sketched and painted in eight countries. while in the louvre and reich museums, she was commenting about the art to fellow tour members, and soon crowds began to gather, thinking that she was a member of the staff. she commented, with a twinkle in her eye, i never passed the tin cup.in the wichita art scene, anna mae has had many outstanding leadership roles. she served on the wichita art museum board and, for four years, she served as the state art chairman of the kansas federation of women's clubs. anna mae is past president of the artists guild of wichita and also of wichita women artists. she is a charter member of the kansas watercolor society and national women in the arts, washington, d.c. she wrote the \"art news\" in the wichita beacon and eagle in the 1950s.hanging in the kansas masonic home are her five paintings, \"women of the bible, \" each measuring 8 feet by 4 feet. these paintings were printed in an english bible in 1944. her war painting, prayer for peace, pictures the last battle of world war i in the argonne forest. it was painted from a descriptive narrative of her husband, who was on the front for 100 days without relief. he served in the 89th division of the u.s. army.anna mae's paintings have been exhibited and earned awards in national and state-juried exhibitions. for 50 years, she has been a member of the national league of american pen women, serving twice as president of the wichita branch. her \"christian symbolism\" oil painting is displayed at the east heights united methodist church. a 40 foot by 20 foot mural is owned by a shrine mosque in pittsburg, kansas. she also has completed five baptismal church murals. in the 1950s, when the wichita art museum was under the direction of the university of wichita, president corbin appointed anna mae as a member of the board of directors, where she also lectured for four years.as a teacher, anna mae's deepest conviction is \"if a work of art is not created in your mind, it is not a work of art.\" she teaches creative art and never copy work. \"learn the color wheel, learn design, and learn the rules of composition. nature is god's art. we paint according to the rules of fine-art design, composition, color and texture. we repeat the color. we place our point of interest in the middle third.\" her students often hear her say, \"all in art is light and dark, every painting has a life of its own, and simplicity is the soul of all art.\"in conclusion, not only has anna mae written volumes about art, she has painted landscapes, portraits, still life, nature and marine paintings, snow scenes, night scenes, historical settings, and captured virtually all types of situations. her students remember their beloved teacher and friend by her unending kindness, her encouraging words and her brilliant talent. \n condition: fair condition some wrinkles and creases in 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One depicts 'Pines and Rocks', showcasing a prominent pine tree amidst a rocky, mountainous landscape with a bright sky. 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colletion. birger sandzen had a long distinguished career as an art professor at bethany college in lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 12.75 x 15 x 0.75 in \n weight: 1.75 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The distinctive \"nail head\" technique gives the image a unique granular texture, framed with a broad brown mat.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:27.715Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $750","currency":"USD","id":20563,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20564/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20564/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20564/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20564/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"malm, alba (1897-1986) old mill, lindsborg, ks, 1972 oil on canvas board, signed alba malm in lower left, good condition, image size: 9 x 12 inches. alba malm (1897-1986) was born lindsborg, kansas, 1897 and died in lindsborg, 1986. alba malm almquist was a painter and craftswoman. she received a b.a. degree from bethany college, lindsborg where she was a pupil of birger sandzen and her father, gn malm.she did graduate work at the university of kansas, lawrence on a science scholarship and taught for many years in schools in and around lindsborg.some of alba\u2019s work is signed \u201cdahlquist\u201d because she was married to ? she divorced dahlquist and later in life married almquist. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 16.75 x 19.75 x 1 in \n weight: 3 lb"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"49","title":{"en":"malm, alba (1897-1986) old mill, lindsborg, ks, 1972 oil on canvas board"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20564/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an oil on canvas board painting by Alba Malm (1897-1986) titled 'Old Mill, Lindsborg, KS', dated 1972. The landscape painting depicts a vibrant scene with a red mill building nestled among lush green trees, overlooking a body of water with a bridge. The bright blue sky with white clouds and the rich colors capture a picturesque outdoor setting, framed in gold with a linen mat.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:27.717Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $300","currency":"USD","id":20564,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20565/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20565/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20565/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20565/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"bray, michael, untitled portrait of madonna, 1986 color pencil drawing, signed bray in lower right, good condition, not examined out of frame, imgage size: 12.5 x 10 inches. michael bray earned an mfa from tulane university in new orleans, where he taught glass sculpture and glassblowing for five years. he was later invited to join the hot shop staff at pilchuck glass school, a prestigious glass institution north of seattle, wa. during this time, dale chihuly discovered michael and hired him to manage his renowned boathouse glassblowing studio, where he worked for 25 years. bray currently maintains a studio in lindsborg, ks where he draws and paints most days \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 19 x 16.25 x 0.75 in \n weight: 4.25 lb"},"estimateMax":50,"lotNumber":"50","title":{"en":"bray, michael, untitled portrait of madonna, 1986 color pencil drawing"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20565/view","tags":["usart_drawings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an untitled color pencil drawing by Michael Bray, dated 1986, featuring a 'Portrait of Madonna'. The artwork captures a dynamic depiction of Madonna looking upwards, with her characteristic bright orange-yellow hair and distinct red lips. The drawing emphasizes her facial features and a portion of her attire, presented within a dark frame and a grey mat.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:27.719Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$25 - $50","currency":"USD","id":20565,"estimateMin":25},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20566/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20566/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20566/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20566/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"marti, juan castells (1906-1980) benicarlo, woodblock, signed in plate and margins, good condition, toning at mat, not examined out of frame, image size:8.25 x 6.75 inches. spanish artist \n condition: good condition, toning at mat, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 15.5 x 13 x 1 in \n weight: 1.85 lb"},"estimateMax":50,"lotNumber":"51","title":{"en":"marti, juan castells (1906-1980) benicarlo, woodblock"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20566/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a woodblock print by Juan Castells Marti (1906-1980) titled \"Benicarlo.\" The artwork depicts a European town scene at night or dusk, featuring a prominent church with a dome and a tall bell tower under a dramatic, cloudy sky. 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The print is signed by the artist and also titled \"Benicarlo\" in script at the bottom left.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:28.736Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$20 - $50","currency":"USD","id":20566,"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20567/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20567/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20567/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20567/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20567/005/005.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"pearson, anton (1892-1967) one that did not get away, plaster plaque, signed ap in cast, good condition, minor chips in edges, plaque size: 8.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches. nils anton pearson was born 23 may 1892 in lund, sweden. he started carving at the age of nine. many of the boys in his school were also learning to carve, all of them inspired by the swedish woodcarver döderhultarn. anton attended a technical school at the university of lund because his father wanted him to be an engineer. anton was more interested in the arts.it is unclear at this time why anton decided to travel to america. his family suspects his adventurous personality played a part in the decision. whatever the reason, he tried to book passage on the rms titanic, but the ship was sold out.anton arrived in america in may 1912, just a few days before his twentieth birthday. he settled in chicago for a time.in 1915, after visiting the world's fair in san francisco, anton decided to make a stop in a little town called lindsborg, kansas, a stop that would change the course of his life. anton enrolled in bethany college to study fine arts under his friend and mentor birger sandzen. by december 1918, he was exhibiting paintings at art shows locally and in surrounding areas.anton in lindsborg supported himself during these years by being a field agent for the capper publishing company as well as selling wearever aluminum kitchen utensils and as an \"oil man\" working for an oil company securing land owners contracts to drill on their property.during his bethany college years, anton met a quietly delightful piano student named grace lane. she was a direct descendant of the pilgrim william brewster. their courtship was a long one, as anton had many adventures he wanted to experience.in 1922, anton took a four-month sojourn traveling by horse and wagon, homemade houseboat, car and rail over 3,600 miles to travel the us and get inspiration for his art. he returned with nearly 200 paintings. anton sent grace many letters during this trip.anton's friendship with birger sandzen was a rewarding one. sandzen was not only anton's teacher and mentor, but a friend as well. many saturdays would find the two driving around in a model t ford from sunup to sundown seeking interesting scenes to sketch for paintings.after many adventures, anton married grace lane in 1929. anton and grace honeymooned in colorado. their daughter rosemary was born in 1933.anton and grace built their home in lindsborg in 1929. anton collected many interesting things during his travels: rocks, antiques, discarded building materials. anton enjoyed finding treasures and repurposing them for his home and studio. anton would later build a garage in the rear that eventually became his woodcarving studio.anton served his adopted country in wwi. he was stationed at camp cody, nm. he worked for the aircraft industry in wichita, ks during wwii. after the war, he continued to carve and amassed quite a collection of wonderful carvings. he opened his studio to tourists and visiting school groups. he went to schools and spoke about carving and the arts.in his studio, anton indulged in his childhood passion: woodcarving. he continued to paint as well, but the majority of his time was spent carving.anton's pioneer figures were mostly carved from redwood, catalpa, mahogany, cottonwood and even limestone. he did many other creative carvings, from funny figures to large animals. anton admired the pioneers of lindsborg. he listened intently to their stories and they influenced his carvings. they show swedish pioneers at work and at play, living their daily lives.anton said he created the characters he carved by closing his eyes and envisioning them. it's been suggested that perhaps lindsborg residents crept into his mind, as many of his carvings certainly resembled lindsborgians he encountered.anton passed away at the veteran's hospital in kansas city, mo in 1967. he left behind a legacy of expressive wood carvings as well as a son-in-law and grandson who would continue to work in his studio and keep it open to the public for the next 30 years. sadly, anton pearson\u2019s studio is no longer a working studio or open to the public. \n 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lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 6.75 x 6 x 1 in \n weight: 0.35 lb"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"53","title":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) brook with poplars, 1932 linoleum cut"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20568/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a linoleum cut print by Birger Sandzén (1871-1954) titled \"Brook with Poplars,\" created in 1932. The artwork depicts a landscape scene featuring several tall, stylized poplar trees reflected in a body of water or brook. The print is characterized by its bold, angular lines and high contrast, typical of Sandzén's printmaking style, with dense patterns used for water and foliage. The artist's initials \"B.S.\" are visible at the bottom left, and the full signature and title are also present.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:28.740Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":20568,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20569/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20569/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20569/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20569/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"sandzen, margaret (1909-1993) untitled still life, watercolor, signed m. sandzen in lower right, image size: 21.25 x 14.75 inches. margaret sandzen greenough studied art mainly with her father birger sandzen. in 1926 margaret received a two-year scholarship to stephens college at columbia, missouri. she earned a bachelors of liberal arts degree in 1931 and a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1932 from bethany college. a two year rockefeller fellowship grant made it possible for her to receive a masters degree in art history from columbia university in 1941.she also studied figure drawing and painting in paris for one year and three years at the art students' league in new york. while in new york, she exhibited with, and became a member of, the national association of women artists.margaret especially enjoyed painting oil portraits. she painted lindsborg friends, family and also completed several commissions. her portraits are good likeness of the subjects. many of her portraits are of second and third generation swedes.in 1942 margaret married charles pelham greenough 3d. from boston, massachusetts. they made their home in lindsborg and together worked zealously to develop the birger sandzén memorial gallery.in recognition of her fine achievements, bethany college conferred upon margaret the honorary degree of doctor of fine arts in 1981.because of ill health, margaret stopped painting in the early 1950s. a spinal condition made standing and painting at an easel painful. like her father, birger sandzén, her portraits rely on a good foundation drawing as the basis for the painting.margaret continued to develop the sandzén gallery with her husband even after his death in 1983. her desire to promote her father's life and work took precedence over all aspects of her life.she served as vice-president of the birger sandzén memorial foundation board of directors until her death in late march of 1993. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 34 x 28 x 2.5 in \n weight: 10.8 lb"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"54","title":{"en":"sandzen, margaret (1909-1993) untitled still life, watercolor"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20569/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an untitled watercolor still life painting by Margaret Sandzén (1909-1993). The composition features a tall, brown bottle in the center, flanked by various fruits and vegetables including a green cabbage-like object, a white onion with visible roots, and yellow fruits. A woven, circular background element is behind the bottle, all rendered in warm earth tones and greens. The artist's signature \"M. SANDZÉN\" is visible in the lower right corner.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:28.742Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50 - $100","currency":"USD","id":20569,"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20570/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20570/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20570/003/003.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled pines, oil on board, no visible signature, good condition, board size:15 x 19 inches. from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. dolores gaston runbeck was born in atchison, kansas. dolores studied painting under birger sandzen at bethany college in lindsborg, earning a bfa degree in 1928. she learned from sandzen the use of bright, vivid colors to suggest both light source and patterns of movement; she taught art at bethany college from 1926-1929.dolores established her studio in lindsborg at 116 mill street, lindsborg. she painted with watercolors and oils and made lithographs. her subjects include floral still life, landscapes, religious and symbolic compositions, portraits and expressionistic abstracts. runbeck was innovative in that she mixed her colors not on a palette but in the brush itself and applied it directly to dry paper. this technique allowed her to capture a fine-edged brilliance in the details of her pictures, nowhere more evident than in her floral compositions.advanced study took her to chicago\u2019s applied arts school, new york\u2019s art student league where she was a pupil of arthur guptill, frederick taubes, harry sternberg, and frank reilly, and the chicago art institute. she was a charter member of the prairie watercolor painters, a member of the prairie print makers society and the kansas federation of the arts. she was the first president of the bethany college alumni association and the first woman named to the bethany college board of directors. she was also the organizer and first president of the lindsborg artists\u2019 guild.dolores met ridge runbeck at his grocery store in lindsborg; they married in 1929. dolores, ridge and their only child, dorothy, lived in the same building as her art studio. runbeck moved to columbia, missouri, to live with her daughter, dorothy stout from 1963 until her death in 1994. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 18 x 22 x 1.25 in \n weight: 3.7 lb"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"55","title":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled hill and pines, oil on board"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20570/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an untitled oil on board painting by Dolores Gaston Runbeck (1898-1994), depicting a hilly landscape with prominent pine trees. The artwork is characterized by expressive, thick impasto brushstrokes and a vibrant color palette, including greens, yellows, and oranges for the land, and a pink and blue sky. The composition features two large trees in the foreground, with rolling hills extending into the background under a textured sky. The artist's name is subtly visible in the lower right.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:28.744Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":20570,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20571/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20571/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20571/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20571/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"raymer, lester (1907-1991) untitled clown head. 1974 crayon resist, signed l raymer in lower left, god condition, not examined out of frame, image size: 8.5 x 6.5 inches. from the collection of debra scalet. lester raymer, born in 1907, grew up on a farm just southwest of alva, oklahoma. raymer worked with a variety of art forms beginning in his early grade school years and continuing throughout his artistic career. he received his bachelor's degree in art from the art institute of chicago. from 1936 to 1945 raymer lived on his family farm again and continued to develop his artwork. raymer met ramona weddle, his future wife, at the art institute.raymer's art was influenced by a number of factors. the circus came to alva often during raymer's childhood. he worked for a poultry business where he did drawings and paintings in his spare time. the \"bible\" was a source of imagery beginning in his childhood. raymer's painting professor at the chicago art institute was boris anisfeld from russia, and his art history professor was helen gardner, author of \"art through the ages\", long-time used as a textbook of american art. raymer talked often of the great influence his trips to mexico had on his artwork and of his desire to remodel his studio in the style of a mexican home.raymer won major awards and international recognition with his religious art work and liturgical commissions. he taught one year at bethany college in the art department and then made his living from the sale of his artwork. he utilized a variety of materials to produce a diverse body of artwork. lamps, candleholders, furniture, and many of the sculptures in the studio were made for the studio use, not to sell. his paintings were most significant to him.raymer was a studio artist in lindsborg, kansas until his death in 1991. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 16.5 x 13.5 x 1.5 in \n weight: 2.4 lb"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"56","title":{"en":"raymer, lester (1907-1991) untitled clown head, 1974 crayon resist"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20571/view","tags":["usart_drawings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an untitled crayon resist artwork by Lester Raymer (1907-1991), created in 1974, depicting a clown head. The portrait features a figure with a pensive expression, wearing a striped, conical hat and a ruffled collar. The artwork utilizes the crayon resist technique, resulting in a textured, layered appearance with colors primarily in green, yellow, and black. The style is somewhat stylized and expressive, focusing on the character's facial features and costume details.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:28.746Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":20571,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20572/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20572/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20572/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20572/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) poplars, 1918 nail head wood cut, pencil signed birger sandzen in lower left, good condition, not examined out of frame, image size: 9 x 4.25 inches. from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. birger sandzen had a long distinguished career as an art professor at bethany college in lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 12.75 x 15 x 1 in \n weight: 1.6 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The artwork depicts a landscape with two stylized trees, likely poplars, against a textured background. The print is characterized by its distinct stippled or dotted texture, created by the 'nail head' technique, and is rendered in two tones: a dark sepia or brown against an off-white paper. The artist's initials \"B.S.\" are at the bottom left, with the signature \"Birger Sandzén\" and title \"Poplars\" below.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:28.748Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $750","currency":"USD","id":20572,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20573/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20573/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20573/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20573/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"eby, kerr (1889-1946) spring plowing, 1925 drypoint etching, pencil signed kerr eby in lower right, good condition, matted, no frame, image size: 8.5 x 14.25 inches. he was born in japan in 1890, the son of canadian methodist missionaries. after their return, the family lived in several canadian towns before 15 year-old kerr, having worked as a printer's apprentice at a local newspaper, moved to new york city to become an artist. he took art classes at pratt institute while working for a lithographic firm to help cover his tuition and living expenses. these expenses soon overwhelmed him and he returned to canada and took a job surveying in northern ontario. his time in the wilderness reinvigorated him and with his earnings he returned to nyc where he worked at a lithographic firm in the day and took evening classes at the art student league. after a few more summers surveying in ontario, he became a full time illustrator. from 1913 to 1917, eby rented a summer studio and rooms in a rundown waterfront warehouse just up the mianus river from the holley house, the boarding house that was the center of the cos cob art colony in greenwich, connecticut. in that studio he kept an etching press and in the summer of 1915, he and that press became a part of american art history.at the crest of his fame in the summer of 1915, 56 year-old american painter childe hassam was staying at the holley house when he decided to perfect his recently rekindled interest in etching. until then, despite having started his career as an apprentice to a wood-engraver and having done a few etchings in his early days in europe, etching never held his interest. that summer it did. as noted in the new york sun's review of hassam's etching exhibit later that year at the frederick keppel & company gallery in new york city, \"a fellow artist, who etched, happened to be his neighbor in the country near cos cob, and placed his press and atelier at mr. hassam's service. there a number of plates were begun, and once fairly launched in these experiments mr. hassam caught the true etching fever, and gave almost his entire summer to making plates and printing them.\" the \"fellow artist\" was 25 year-old kerr eby. eby had already mastered the art of etching and several of his etchings from that press are now thought to be influential on hassam. eby would continue to produce etchings throughout his career. (keppel was eby's uncle and an important art dealer in new york who helped establish prints as fine art in american. keppel would exhibit hassam's prints until 1932 and was often the exclusive dealer for eby's etchings.)eby is as well known for his first and second world war combat works as he is for his \"peace-time\" works. in 1917, eby enlisted in the u.s. army and served in an ambulance unit and later as part of a camouflage unit in france. but he continued to sketch his observations and these became prints after the war. they show the horror and drudgery of war and in 1936, with war looming in europe, yale university press published many of them in his book, war: drawings and etchings.eby, at age 51, tried to enlist for world war ii but was refused. he was chosen by abbott laboratories to be in its combat artist program. for four months, he was in the south pacific with the marines at tarawa and bougainville. there he became ill with a tropical disease which ultimately killed him two years later. he did finish his drawings for abbott but, except for two, he didn't have time to complete the etchings from his battlefield sketches. he died in norwalk, connecticut in 1946. \n condition: good condition, matted, no frame \n dimensions: 16 x 20 in \n weight: 0.35 lb"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"58","title":{"en":"eby, kerr (1889-1946) spring plowing, 1925 drypoint etching"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20573/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a drypoint etching by Kerr Eby (1889-1946) titled \"Spring Plowing,\" created in 1925. The artwork depicts a farmer plowing a field with two oxen, rendered in a realistic, detailed style with strong lines and contrasts typical of etching. The scene captures the effort of the farmer and animals, with freshly turned earth in the foreground and a distant landscape. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:28.750Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":20573,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20574/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20574/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20574/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20574/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled landscape, 1926 oil on board, signed dolores gaston in lower right, good condition, board size: 11 x 13 inches. painted in the style of her teacher, sandzen. from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. painted in the style of her teacher sandzen. dolores gaston runbeck was born in atchison, kansas. dolores studied painting under birger sandzen at bethany college in lindsborg, earning a bfa degree in 1928. she learned from sandzen the use of bright, vivid colors to suggest both light source and patterns of movement; she taught art at bethany college from 1926-1929.dolores established her studio in lindsborg at 116 mill street, lindsborg. she painted with watercolors and oils and made lithographs. her subjects include floral still life, landscapes, religious and symbolic compositions, portraits and expressionistic abstracts. runbeck was innovative in that she mixed her colors not on a palette but in the brush itself and applied it directly to dry paper. this technique allowed her to capture a fine-edged brilliance in the details of her pictures, nowhere more evident than in her floral compositions.advanced study took her to chicago\u2019s applied arts school, new york\u2019s art student league where she was a pupil of arthur guptill, frederick taubes, harry sternberg, and frank reilly, and the chicago art institute. she was a charter member of the prairie watercolor painters, a member of the prairie print makers society and the kansas federation of the arts. she was the first president of the bethany college alumni association and the first woman named to the bethany college board of directors. she was also the organizer and first president of the lindsborg artists\u2019 guild.dolores met ridge runbeck at his grocery store in lindsborg; they married in 1929. dolores, ridge and their only child, dorothy, lived in the same building as her art studio. runbeck moved to columbia, missouri, to live with her daughter, dorothy stout from 1963 until her death in 1994. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 14.75 x 16.75 x 1.5 in \n weight: 4.7 lb"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"59","title":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled landscape,1926 oil on board"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20574/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an untitled oil on board landscape painting by Dolores Gaston Runbeck (1898-1994), dated 1926. The artwork features a prominent, textured tree with green and blue foliage in the foreground, set against a distant landscape and a sky filled with dramatic, colorful clouds. The painting is characterized by its impasto technique, with thick, visible brushstrokes creating a vibrant and expressive surface, utilizing a palette of pinks, blues, greens, and browns. 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The first depicts \"Christ Pantocrator,\" showing Christ holding a book with Greek script. The second icon illustrates the \"Holy Trinity,\" with Christ and God the Father seated, and a dove representing the Holy Spirit above. The third icon portrays the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus. All three icons exhibit a traditional, perhaps Eastern Orthodox, style with halos, and signs of age and wear. 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The landscape artwork features a vibrant, impressionistic depiction of trees and rocks in the foreground with rolling hills in the background under a colorful sky. The painting is characterized by its thick impasto technique, where the paint is applied in rich, textured strokes, giving it a tactile quality. 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The sculpture is a modern interpretation of the human form, emphasizing graceful lines and understated sensuality.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.742Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":20581,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20582/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20582/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20582/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20582/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled trees and lake, oil on board, signed deolores gaston in lower right, good condition, board size: 24 x 28 inches. painted in the style of her teacher, sandzen. from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. painted in the style of her teacher sandzen. dolores gaston runbeck was born in atchison, kansas. dolores studied painting under birger sandzen at bethany college in lindsborg, earning a bfa degree in 1928. she learned from sandzen the use of bright, vivid colors to suggest both light source and patterns of movement; she taught art at bethany college from 1926-1929.dolores established her studio in lindsborg at 116 mill street, lindsborg. she painted with watercolors and oils and made lithographs. her subjects include floral still life, landscapes, religious and symbolic compositions, portraits and expressionistic abstracts. runbeck was innovative in that she mixed her colors not on a palette but in the brush itself and applied it directly to dry paper. this technique allowed her to capture a fine-edged brilliance in the details of her pictures, nowhere more evident than in her floral compositions.advanced study took her to chicago\u2019s applied arts school, new york\u2019s art student league where she was a pupil of arthur guptill, frederick taubes, harry sternberg, and frank reilly, and the chicago art institute. she was a charter member of the prairie watercolor painters, a member of the prairie print makers society and the kansas federation of the arts. she was the first president of the bethany college alumni association and the first woman named to the bethany college board of directors. she was also the organizer and first president of the lindsborg artists\u2019 guild.dolores met ridge runbeck at his grocery store in lindsborg; they married in 1929. dolores, ridge and their only child, dorothy, lived in the same building as her art studio. runbeck moved to columbia, missouri, to live with her daughter, dorothy stout from 1963 until her death in 1994. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 29.75 x 24 x 2 in \n weight: 7 lb"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"67","title":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled trees and river, oil on board"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20582/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an untitled oil painting on board by Dolores Gaston Runbeck (1898-1994) depicting 'Trees and River'. 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The colors are bright and expressive, with blues, greens, and pinks dominating the scene, framed in an ornate gold frame.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.744Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":20582,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20583/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20583/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20583/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20583/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"costigan, john (1888-1972) group of figures, 1937 etching, pencil signed j.e. costigan in lower right, good condition, matted, no frame, image size:9 x 14 inches. a native of providence, rhode island, john costigan was a skilled landscape and figure painter who disdained portraits because \"the subjects want flattering pictures.\"he was orphaned and raised in new york by his aunt and uncle, the parents of songwriter, george m. cohan. mainly self-taught, costigan studied briefly at the art students league and worked as a lithographer of theater posters.from that job he learned the printing processes that he later used in his many etchings. he began making his name in the fine arts in 1920, and throughout the decade, reaped numerous important prizes for his oils, watercolors and prints. costigan was a member of the prairie print makers. \n condition: good condition, matted, no frame \n dimensions: 16.25 x 20.25 x 0.25 in \n weight: 0.5 lb"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"68","title":{"en":"costigan, john e (1888-1972) group of figures, 1937 etching"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20583/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an etching by John E. Costigan (1888-1972) titled 'Group of Figures', dated 1937. The artwork depicts a rural or pastoral scene with several figures, including adults and children, interacting near what appears to be a body of water or wet ground. The figures are rendered with a rustic realism, capturing a sense of everyday life or labor. The etching technique lends itself to a monochromatic palette and detailed line work, creating strong contrasts and textures within the composition. The print is matted and presented in sepia tones.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.746Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50 - $100","currency":"USD","id":20583,"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20584/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20584/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20584/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20584/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"dickerson, william (1904-1972) cliffs in the rio grande, watercolor, signed wm dickerson in lower left, good condition, not examined out of frame, image size: 22 x 14.75 inches. william dickerson was born in el dorado, kansas, in 1904. known as a figure and landscape painter, printmaker, and educator. he studied at the art institute of chicago, eventually came to teach at the institute, and worked for 38 years as the director of the wichita art association.dickerson was also a leader in the development of professional art groups such as the prairie print makers and the prairie watercolor society. he was the last great kansas regionalist and received many honors, awards, exhibitions, and commissions during his career. he was a member of prairie print makers; prairie water color painters; wichita artist guild; kansas oil painters; society of canadian painters, etchers and engravers; kansas state federation of art. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 32.5 x 25.5 x 1.5 in \n weight: 9.2 lb"},"estimateMax":750,"lotNumber":"69","title":{"en":"dickerson, william (1904-1972) cliffs in the rio grande, watercolor"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20584/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a watercolor painting by William Dickerson (1904-1972) titled 'Cliffs in the Rio Grande'. The landscape artwork depicts a rugged, arid scene featuring towering cliffs and hills with sparse vegetation. A winding path or road is visible in the foreground, leading up into the mountainous terrain under a clear blue sky. The watercolor medium allows for soft transitions and vibrant colors, capturing the natural light and shadow of the landscape. 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The rim of the bowl shows the natural stoneware material, possibly with a subtle earthy tone, highlighting the handcrafted nature of the piece.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.749Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50 - $75","currency":"USD","id":20585,"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20586/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20586/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20586/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20586/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"welo, larry, quiet street, aquatint etching, number 42 of 100, pencil signed welo in lower right, good condition not examined out of frame, image size: 8 x 6 inches. welo was born in 1951 and grew up in hibbing, minnesota on the iron range. he studied art and biology while a student at luther college in decorah, iowa. determined to work professionally as an artist, welo decided to focus on etching, and, after graduating from luther in 1974 began his art career. art fairs and galleries interested him as venues for my work. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 18.25 x 16.25 x 0.75 in \n weight: 3.4 lb"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"71","title":{"en":"welo, larry, quiet street, aquatint etching"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20586/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an aquatint etching by Larry Welo titled 'Quiet Street'. The artwork depicts a tranquil street scene at night, illuminated by a distant streetlamp, with a row of trees silhouetted against a warm, glowing sky or light source. The image features a path leading into the distance, with strong contrasts between the dark trees and the lighter background. It is framed and matted in a neutral tone, highlighting the copper-brown and dark brown hues of the print.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.155Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50 - $100","currency":"USD","id":20586,"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20587/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20587/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20587/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20587/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled hill and tree, oil on board, signed d. gaston in lower right, good condition, board size:16.75 x 24.25 inches. from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. painted in the style of her teacher sandzen. dolores gaston runbeck was born in atchison, kansas. dolores studied painting under birger sandzen at bethany college in lindsborg, earning a bfa degree in 1928. she learned from sandzen the use of bright, vivid colors to suggest both light source and patterns of movement; she taught art at bethany college from 1926-1929.dolores established her studio in lindsborg at 116 mill street, lindsborg. she painted with watercolors and oils and made lithographs. her subjects include floral still life, landscapes, religious and symbolic compositions, portraits and expressionistic abstracts. runbeck was innovative in that she mixed her colors not on a palette but in the brush itself and applied it directly to dry paper. this technique allowed her to capture a fine-edged brilliance in the details of her pictures, nowhere more evident than in her floral compositions.advanced study took her to chicago\u2019s applied arts school, new york\u2019s art student league where she was a pupil of arthur guptill, frederick taubes, harry sternberg, and frank reilly, and the chicago art institute. she was a charter member of the prairie watercolor painters, a member of the prairie print makers society and the kansas federation of the arts. she was the first president of the bethany college alumni association and the first woman named to the bethany college board of directors. she was also the organizer and first president of the lindsborg artists\u2019 guild.dolores met ridge runbeck at his grocery store in lindsborg; they married in 1929. dolores, ridge and their only child, dorothy, lived in the same building as her art studio. runbeck moved to columbia, missouri, to live with her daughter, dorothy stout from 1963 until her death in 1994. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 21.25 x 28.75 x 1.5 in \n weight: 4.7 lb"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"72","title":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled hill and tree, oil on board"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20587/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an oil on board painting by Dolores Gaston Runbeck (1898-1994), titled 'Untitled Hill and Tree'. 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The color palette is dominated by greens, blues, and earthy tones, with the tree's trunk and branches having a lighter, almost glowing appearance.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.158Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":20587,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20588/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20588/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20588/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20588/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"sudlow, robert (1920-2010) untitled trees, 1953 watercolor, signed sudlow in lower left, good condition, matted, no frame, image size: 11 x 15.25 inches. born in holton, kansas on feb. 25, 1920, robert sudlow was a teacher and painter who specialized in kansas landscapes. he earned a bfa from the university of kansas, lawrence in 1942, studying with albert bloch, raymond eastwood, and karl mattern.from 1942 to 1945, he served as a navy pilot. he joined the faculty at the university of kansas, lawrence in 1946, and began spending his summers in the santa cruz mountains in california. he enrolled in the summer fine arts program at the university of california, berkeley in 1951 and then took a sabbatical in 1951-53 to study in france and receive instruction at the academie de la grande chaumiere and the academie andre l'hote in paris.in 1956, he earned an mfa from the california college of arts & crafts studying with richard diebenkorn. in 1974 he was named first kansas governor's artist.robert sudlow retired from the university of kansas in 1987. \n condition: good condition, matted, no frame \n dimensions: 18 x 22.5 x 0.75 in"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"73","title":{"en":"sudlow, robert (1920-2010) untitled trees, 1953 watercolor"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20588/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a watercolor painting by Robert Sudlow (1920-2010), dated 1953, and titled 'Untitled Trees'. The artwork presents a landscape dominated by trees, rendered in a muted grayscale palette with subtle variations in tone. The trees in the foreground are depicted with thin, dark outlines and lighter washes, suggesting a sparse or wintry scene. 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The color palette is warm and vibrant, with yellows, reds, and greens predominating, against a lighter background.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:26.177Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50 - $100","currency":"USD","id":20589,"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20590/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20590/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20590/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20590/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20590/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20590/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20590/007/007.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"larson, signe (1908-1993) untitled bust of a boy, 1968 plaster sculpture, signed signe larson on bottom, good condition, very small chips at bottom of base, sculpture size: 9 x 6 x 5 inches. signe larson (1908-1993) was born in buxton, iowa. she was the youngest of four children and despite lifelong deafness, she was a successful artist. her family moved to lindsborg, kansas in 1927 so that she could attend bethany college. she studied under birger sandzen (1871- 1954) until 1933, when she graduated. she also later studied at the university of colorado at boulder, university of washington and the chicago art institute.with her sister elvira, she traveled across the united states, canada and europe presenting chalk lectures, called chalk talks, in churches. her paintings and prints were awarded prizes in regional and national exhibitions. her favorite painting medium was watercolor. several of her watercolors were reproduced in ford times magazine.a mural by larson hangs in st. paul lutheran church in clay center, kansas. in lindsborg, her village spire studio and the home of her and her sister were the centers of her life. watercolors and prints by signe have found their way into homes across america.in 1984, having moved to a care home in cordova, nebraska, she was named \"alumni artist of the year\" by bethany college. she was the featured artist for hyllningsfest in 1993. her painting of four women at a swedish smorgasbord served as the program cover for the festival.signe larson died in december 1993, and was buried at cordova, nebraska. \n condition: good condition, very small chips in base \n dimensions: 9 x 6 x 5 in \n weight: 5.4 lb"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"75","title":{"en":"larson,signe (1908-1993) untitled bust of a boy, 1968 plaster sculpture"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20590/view","tags":["usart_sculpture","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a plaster sculpture by Signe Larson (1908-1993), created in 1968, titled 'Untitled Bust of a Boy'. The sculpture depicts the head and upper chest of a young boy, characterized by full cheeks and a serene expression, looking slightly upwards and to the right. The material has a distinctive green patina, giving it the appearance of aged bronze or copper. 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college in lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 14.75 x 17.5 x 1 in \n weight: 2.2 lb"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"76","title":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) 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The artwork portrays a wintry landscape featuring several rustic sheds or barns partially covered in snow. A winding path leads into the snow-covered hills in the background, which are topped with bare trees. 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born 23 may 1892 in lund, sweden. he started carving at the age of nine. many of the boys in his school were also learning to carve, all of them inspired by the swedish woodcarver döderhultarn. anton attended a technical school at the university of lund because his father wanted him to be an engineer. anton was more interested in the arts.it is unclear at this time why anton decided to travel to america. his family suspects his adventurous personality played a part in the decision. whatever the reason, he tried to book passage on the rms titanic, but the ship was sold out.anton arrived in america in may 1912, just a few days before his twentieth birthday. he settled in chicago for a time.in 1915, after visiting the world's fair in san francisco, anton decided to make a stop in a little town called lindsborg, kansas, a stop that would change the course of his life. anton enrolled in bethany college to study fine arts under his friend and mentor birger sandzen. by december 1918, he was exhibiting paintings at art shows locally and in surrounding areas.anton in lindsborg supported himself during these years by being a field agent for the capper publishing company as well as selling wearever aluminum kitchen utensils and as an \"oil man\" working for an oil company securing land owners contracts to drill on their property.during his bethany college years, anton met a quietly delightful piano student named grace lane. she was a direct descendant of the pilgrim william brewster. their courtship was a long one, as anton had many adventures he wanted to experience.in 1922, anton took a four-month sojourn traveling by horse and wagon, homemade houseboat, car and rail over 3,600 miles to travel the us and get inspiration for his art. he returned with nearly 200 paintings. anton sent grace many letters during this trip.anton's friendship with birger sandzen was a rewarding one. sandzen was not only anton's teacher and mentor, but a friend as well. many saturdays would find the two driving around in a model t ford from sunup to sundown seeking interesting scenes to sketch for paintings.after many adventures, anton married grace lane in 1929. anton and grace honeymooned in colorado. their daughter rosemary was born in 1933.anton and grace built their home in lindsborg in 1929. anton collected many interesting things during his travels: rocks, antiques, discarded building materials. anton enjoyed finding treasures and repurposing them for his home and studio. anton would later build a garage in the rear that eventually became his woodcarving studio.anton served his adopted country in wwi. he was stationed at camp cody, nm. he worked for the aircraft industry in wichita, ks during wwii. after the war, he continued to carve and amassed quite a collection of wonderful carvings. he opened his studio to tourists and visiting school groups. he went to schools and spoke about carving and the arts.in his studio, anton indulged in his childhood passion: woodcarving. he continued to paint as well, but the majority of his time was spent carving.anton's pioneer figures were mostly carved from redwood, catalpa, mahogany, cottonwood and even limestone. he did many other creative carvings, from funny figures to large animals. anton admired the pioneers of lindsborg. he listened intently to their stories and they influenced his carvings. they show swedish pioneers at work and at play, living their daily lives.anton said he created the characters he carved by closing his eyes and envisioning them. it's been suggested that perhaps lindsborg residents crept into his mind, as many of his carvings certainly resembled lindsborgians he encountered.anton passed away at the veteran's hospital in kansas city, mo in 1967. he left behind a legacy of expressive wood carvings as well as a son-in-law and grandson who would continue to work in his studio and keep it open to the public for the next 30 years. sadly, anton pearson\u2019s studio is no longer a working 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The sculpture captures a man with a cap, in a seated position, rendered with distinct, angular facets characteristic of woodcarving. The figure has a benevolent, smiling expression, with details like folded hands and creased clothing visible. 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The subject is an \"untitled clown head,\" depicting a young figure with a solemn expression. The artwork features a palette of muted blues and browns with hints of orange and white, showing a figure with short, dark hair and a light-colored collar. 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estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. birger sandzen had a long distinguished career as an art professor at bethany college in lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, some overall toning, not examined out 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The artwork depicts a landscape scene featuring dense foliage of willow and cottonwood trees beside a body of water. Rendered in black and white, the print exhibits Sandzen's characteristic bold, expressive lines and stark contrasts, capturing the natural environment with a dynamic feel. 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The artwork is a portrait of a young person, possibly a clown, with reddish-brown curly hair and a red garment, set against a muted blue-green background. The painting features a direct gaze and a simplified, expressive style, with the artist's signature \"L. Raymer 85\" visible in the lower left. 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The artwork showcases a vibrant arrangement of iris flowers in various shades of pink, purple, and blue, with lush green foliage. The watercolor technique gives the petals a delicate, translucent quality. 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kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art 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The artwork depicts a serene natural scene with vibrant green trees along the bank of a reflective blue lake or river, under a sky with prominent white clouds. The impressionistic style features thickly applied impasto paint, giving a textured appearance. The artist was active in the early to mid-20th century. The painting is housed in a rustic, light brown wooden frame.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.728Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":20606,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20607/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20607/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20607/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20607/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20607/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20607/006/006.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"pearson, anton (1892-1967) man in overcoat, woodcarving, signed anton pearson on feet, good condition, carving size: 9.75 x 4.5 x 2.5 inches. from the collection of rick hanson. nils anton pearson was born 23 may 1892 in lund, sweden. he started carving at the age of nine. many of the boys in his school were also learning to carve, all of them inspired by the swedish woodcarver döderhultarn. anton attended a technical school at the university of lund because his father wanted him to be an engineer. anton was more interested in the arts.it is unclear at this time why anton decided to travel to america. his family suspects his adventurous personality played a part in the decision. whatever the reason, he tried to book passage on the rms titanic, but the ship was sold out.anton arrived in america in may 1912, just a few days before his twentieth birthday. he settled in chicago for a time.in 1915, after visiting the world's fair in san francisco, anton decided to make a stop in a little town called lindsborg, kansas, a stop that would change the course of his life. anton enrolled in bethany college to study fine arts under his friend and mentor birger sandzen. by december 1918, he was exhibiting paintings at art shows locally and in surrounding areas.anton in lindsborg supported himself during these years by being a field agent for the capper publishing company as well as selling wearever aluminum kitchen utensils and as an \"oil man\" working for an oil company securing land owners contracts to drill on their property.during his bethany college years, anton met a quietly delightful piano student named grace lane. she was a direct descendant of the pilgrim william brewster. their courtship was a long one, as anton had many adventures he wanted to experience.in 1922, anton took a four-month sojourn traveling by horse and wagon, homemade houseboat, car and rail over 3,600 miles to travel the us and get inspiration for his art. he returned with nearly 200 paintings. anton sent grace many letters during this trip.anton's friendship with birger sandzen was a rewarding one. sandzen was not only anton's teacher and mentor, but a friend as well. many saturdays would find the two driving around in a model t ford from sunup to sundown seeking interesting scenes to sketch for paintings.after many adventures, anton married grace lane in 1929. anton and grace honeymooned in colorado. their daughter rosemary was born in 1933.anton and grace built their home in lindsborg in 1929. anton collected many interesting things during his travels: rocks, antiques, discarded building materials. anton enjoyed finding treasures and repurposing them for his home and studio. anton would later build a garage in the rear that eventually became his woodcarving studio.anton served his adopted country in wwi. he was stationed at camp cody, nm. he worked for the aircraft industry in wichita, ks during wwii. after the war, he continued to carve and amassed quite a collection of wonderful carvings. he opened his studio to tourists and visiting school groups. he went to schools and spoke about carving and the arts.in his studio, anton indulged in his childhood passion: woodcarving. he continued to paint as well, but the majority of his time was spent carving.anton's pioneer figures were mostly carved from redwood, catalpa, mahogany, cottonwood and even limestone. he did many other creative carvings, from funny figures to large animals. anton admired the pioneers of lindsborg. he listened intently to their stories and they influenced his carvings. they show swedish pioneers at work and at play, living their daily lives.anton said he created the characters he carved by closing his eyes and envisioning them. it's been suggested that perhaps lindsborg residents crept into his mind, as many of his carvings certainly resembled lindsborgians he encountered.anton passed away at the veteran's hospital in kansas city, mo in 1967. he left behind a legacy of expressive wood carvings as well as a son-in-law and grandson who would continue to work in his studio and keep it open to the public for the next 30 years. sadly, anton pearson\u2019s studio is no longer a working studio or open to the public. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 9.75 x 4.5 x 2.5 in \n weight: 0.5 lb"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"92","title":{"en":"pearson, anton (1892-1967) man in overcoat, woodcarving"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20607/view","tags":["usart_sculpture","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a woodcarving by Anton Pearson (1892-1967), titled 'Man in Overcoat'. The folk art sculpture depicts a standing male figure, heavily built, wearing a hat, overcoat, and waistcoat. The carving is detailed with visible tool marks, highlighting the texture of the wood. The man's facial features are rendered with a somewhat stern or pensive expression. The piece likely dates from the mid-20th century, reflecting Pearson's active years.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.730Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $400","currency":"USD","id":20607,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":150,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20608/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20608/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20608/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20608/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) timberline snow, 1925 lithograph, pencil signed birger sandzen in lower left, good condition, not examined out of frame, image size: 9.5 x 13.75 inches. inscribed \"with best wishes to dolores gaston- june 1925.\" from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. birger sandzen had a long distinguished career as an art professor at bethany college in lindsborg, kansas and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 16.25 x 20 x 1 in \n weight: 3.3 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The print depicts a rugged mountain landscape with a prominent peak, possibly a timberline area with scattered snow and hardy trees. The style is characterized by expressive, swirling lines that create texture and movement in the clouds and mountainous terrain. The artwork is framed, showcasing the black and white print on a light paper, matted in brown.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.732Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":20608,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20609/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20609/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20609/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20609/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"sanderson, charles (1925-1993) cululus parade, watercolor, signed charles h. sanderson in lower right, good condition, not examined out of frame, image size: 9 x 13 inchers. charles howard sanderson was born on march 6, 1925 in hamilton, kansas. he studied architecture at kansas state univ., and then transferred to emporia state univ. where he received a ba degree in art education. at fort hays state univ. he earned a ma degree in fine arts. he choose a career teaching art in kansas public schools and was at altoona, lyons, el dorado and then at wichita south high school for 26 years retiring in 1985. he also taught at kansas state univ., wichita state univ., and friends univ. as well as the wichita centerfor the arts and the wichita art museum. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 23.5 x 27.75 x 2 in \n weight: 8.95 lb"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"94","title":{"en":"sanderson, charles (1925-1993) cumulus parade, watercolor"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20609/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a watercolor painting by Charles Sanderson (1925-1993), titled 'Cumulus Parade'. The artwork portrays a rural landscape under a vast sky filled with distinctive, horizontally layered cumulus clouds. The foreground features rolling hills of farmland, one a golden field and another green, bordered by trees and a faint suggestion of distant buildings. The composition emphasizes the expansive sky and agricultural setting. The piece is matted in white and framed in a dark wooden frame with a decorative inner edge.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.734Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":20609,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20610/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20610/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20610/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20610/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled iris, waterclor, signed d. gaston runbeck in lower leftt, good condition, not examined out of frame, + image size: 16 x 22 inches. from the carl stout estate collection, dolores runbeck's grandson. dolores gaston runbeck was born in atchison, kansas. dolores studied painting under birger sandzen at bethany college in lindsborg, earning a bfa degree in 1928. she learned from sandzen the use of bright, vivid colors to suggest both light source and patterns of movement; she taught art at bethany college from 1926-1929.dolores established her studio in lindsborg at 116 mill street, lindsborg. she painted with watercolors and oils and made lithographs. her subjects include floral still life, landscapes, religious and symbolic compositions, portraits and expressionistic abstracts. runbeck was innovative in that she mixed her colors not on a palette but in the brush itself and applied it directly to dry paper. this technique allowed her to capture a fine-edged brilliance in the details of her pictures, nowhere more evident than in her floral compositions.advanced study took her to chicago\u2019s applied arts school, new york\u2019s art student league where she was a pupil of arthur guptill, frederick taubes, harry sternberg, and frank reilly, and the chicago art institute. she was a charter member of the prairie watercolor painters, a member of the prairie print makers society and the kansas federation of the arts. she was the first president of the bethany college alumni association and the first woman named to the bethany college board of directors. she was also the organizer and first president of the lindsborg artists\u2019 guild.dolores met ridge runbeck at his grocery store in lindsborg; they married in 1929. dolores, ridge and their only child, dorothy, lived in the same building as her art studio. runbeck moved to columbia, missouri, to live with her daughter, dorothy stout from 1963 until her death in 1994. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 26 x 32 x 1.5 in \n weight: 8.25 lb"},"estimateMax":250,"lotNumber":"95","title":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled iris, watercolor"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20610/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a watercolor painting by Dolores Gaston Runbeck (1898-1994), titled 'Untitled Iris'. The artwork showcases a vibrant arrangement of irises in various stages of bloom, with petals in shades of purple, yellow, orange, and pink. The flowers are depicted with lush green foliage, suggesting a garden or natural setting. The watercolor technique allows for a delicate and fluid rendering of the botanical subject. The piece is matted in white and framed in a gold-colored frame.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.735Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $250","currency":"USD","id":20610,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20611/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20611/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20611/003/003.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"baj, enrico (1924-2003) composition, 1962 color lithograph, no visible signature, good condition, not examined out of frame, image size:10 x 8 inches. enrico baj was an influential italian artist and writer known for his avant-garde paintings, sculptures, and collages. a prominent figure in the post-war art scene, baj co-founded the arte nucleare movement, reacting against the formalism of the time and exploring themes of nuclear threat and political tension. his artwork often employed mixed media, combining traditional painting with everyday objects, to create satirical and grotesque images. baj\u2019s style is marked by bright colors, whimsical shapes, and a rebellious spirit that challenged conventional artistic norms. notable works include his series of \u201cgenerals, \u201d in which he critiqued military and political figures. throughout his career, baj exhibited in prestigious institutions globally, including the venice biennale and the musée d'art moderne de la ville de paris. \n condition: good codnditionot examined out of frame \n dimensions: 19 x 15.5 x 1 in \n weight: 3 lb"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"96","title":{"en":"baj, enrico (1924-2003) composition, 1962 color lithograph"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20611/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a color lithograph by Enrico Baj (1924-2003), titled 'Composition', and dated 1962. The abstract artwork features a stacked arrangement of horizontal bands with wood-grain textures in brown and gold, resting upon two vertical, textured reddish-brown shapes. The composition evokes a sense of primitive or totemic figuration through its simplified, block-like forms and contrasting textures. The print is framed with a wide white mat and a dark brown frame with a reddish inner lip.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:25.738Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":20611,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20612/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20612/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20612/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20612/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"larson, signe (1908-1993) cottage in the mountains, handcolored lithograph, pencil signed signe e larson in lower right, good condition, not examined out of frame, image size: 9.75 x 13.75 inches. signe larson (1908-1993) was born in buxton, iowa. she was the youngest of four children and despite lifelong deafness, she was a successful artist. her family moved to lindsborg, kansas in 1927 so that she could attend bethany college. she studied under birger sandzen (1871- 1954) until 1933, when she graduated. she also later studied at the university of colorado at boulder, university of washington and the chicago art institute.with her sister elvira, she traveled across the united states, canada and europe presenting chalk lectures, called chalk talks, in churches. her paintings and prints were awarded prizes in regional and national exhibitions. her favorite painting medium was watercolor. several of her watercolors were reproduced in ford times magazine.a mural by larson hangs in st. paul lutheran church in clay center, kansas. in lindsborg, her village spire studio and the home of her and her sister were the centers of her life. watercolors and prints by signe have found their way into homes across america.in 1984, having moved to a care home in cordova, nebraska, she was named \"alumni artist of the year\" by bethany college. she was the featured artist for hyllningsfest in 1993. her painting of four women at a swedish smorgasbord served as the program cover for the festival.signe larson died in december 1993, and was buried at cordova, nebraska. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 20.75 x 27 x 1.5 in \n weight: 5.6 lb"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"97","title":{"en":"larson,signe (1908-1993) cottage in the mountains, handcolored lithograph"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20612/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a hand-colored lithograph by Signe Larson (1908-1993), titled 'Cottage in the Mountains'. The landscape print depicts a scenic view of mountains, with a small cottage nestled among trees. Subtle hand-coloring in green and rust tones enhances the black and white lithograph, adding depth to the hillsides and foliage. A winding road or path leads through the foreground, contributing to the pastoral mountain scene. 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This textile piece features a central panel with an intricate pattern of stylized human figures, hands, concentric circles, and abstract motifs in black on a light, textured background. This central design is bordered by a wider frame of darker, mottled fabric, suggesting a quilt or wall hanging. 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This woodcut features a stark, stylized landscape with three trees and a figure, rendered in black on a light background. The distinctive 'nail head' dot pattern creates texture in the sky and ground, highlighting the bold silhouettes of the trees. 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The artwork depicts a vibrant botanical arrangement featuring slender green and yellow stalks interwoven with clusters of red and orange flowers. The background appears light, allowing the floral elements to stand out, suggesting a naturalist or floral genre. 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anton pearson on bottom of base, good condition, carving size: 20 x 6.75 x 3.5 inches. from the collection of rick hanson. nils anton pearson was born 23 may 1892 in lund, sweden. he started carving at the age of nine. many of the boys in his school were also learning to carve, all of them inspired by the swedish woodcarver döderhultarn. anton attended a technical school at the university of lund because his father wanted him to be an engineer. anton was more interested in the arts.it is unclear at this time why anton decided to travel to america. his family suspects his adventurous personality played a part in the decision. whatever the reason, he tried to book passage on the rms titanic, but the ship was sold out.anton arrived in america in may 1912, just a few days before his twentieth birthday. he settled in chicago for a time.in 1915, after visiting the world's fair in san francisco, anton decided to make a stop in a little town called lindsborg, kansas, a stop that would change the course of his life. anton enrolled in bethany college to study fine arts under his friend and mentor birger sandzen. by december 1918, he was exhibiting paintings at art shows locally and in surrounding areas.anton in lindsborg supported himself during these years by being a field agent for the capper publishing company as well as selling wearever aluminum kitchen utensils and as an \"oil man\" working for an oil company securing land owners contracts to drill on their property.during his bethany college years, anton met a quietly delightful piano student named grace lane. she was a direct descendant of the pilgrim william brewster. their courtship was a long one, as anton had many adventures he wanted to experience.in 1922, anton took a four-month sojourn traveling by horse and wagon, homemade houseboat, car and rail over 3,600 miles to travel the us and get inspiration for his art. he returned with nearly 200 paintings. anton sent grace many letters during this trip.anton's friendship with birger sandzen was a rewarding one. sandzen was not only anton's teacher and mentor, but a friend as well. many saturdays would find the two driving around in a model t ford from sunup to sundown seeking interesting scenes to sketch for paintings.after many adventures, anton married grace lane in 1929. anton and grace honeymooned in colorado. their daughter rosemary was born in 1933.anton and grace built their home in lindsborg in 1929. anton collected many interesting things during his travels: rocks, antiques, discarded building materials. anton enjoyed finding treasures and repurposing them for his home and studio. anton would later build a garage in the rear that eventually became his woodcarving studio.anton served his adopted country in wwi. he was stationed at camp cody, nm. he worked for the aircraft industry in wichita, ks during wwii. after the war, he continued to carve and amassed quite a collection of wonderful carvings. he opened his studio to tourists and visiting school groups. he went to schools and spoke about carving and the arts.in his studio, anton indulged in his childhood passion: woodcarving. he continued to paint as well, but the majority of his time was spent carving.anton's pioneer figures were mostly carved from redwood, catalpa, mahogany, cottonwood and even limestone. he did many other creative carvings, from funny figures to large animals. anton admired the pioneers of lindsborg. he listened intently to their stories and they influenced his carvings. they show swedish pioneers at work and at play, living their daily lives.anton said he created the characters he carved by closing his eyes and envisioning them. it's been suggested that perhaps lindsborg residents crept into his mind, as many of his carvings certainly resembled lindsborgians he encountered.anton passed away at the veteran's hospital in kansas city, mo in 1967. he left behind a legacy of expressive wood carvings as well as a son-in-law and grandson who would continue to work in his studio and keep it open to the public for the next 30 years. sadly, anton pearson\u2019s studio is no longer a working studio or open to the public. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 20 x 6.75 x 3.5 in \n weight: 2.1 lb"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"116","title":{"en":"pearson, anton (1892-1967) tall man, woodcarving"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20631/view","tags":["usart_sculpture","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a wood carving titled 'Tall Man' by Anton Pearson (1892-1967). 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The sculpture is a bust depicting an elderly woman with her eyes closed, wearing a headscarf. The carving features a heavily textured surface, emphasizing the wood grain and giving a hand-hewn appearance. 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impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 12 x 14 x 1 in \n weight: 1.7 lb"},"estimateMax":750,"lotNumber":"121","title":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) evening glow, 1921 nail head wood 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Jacobs. The ceramic piece depicts a standing deer with prominent antlers and a textured, speckled brown and yellow glaze. The deer has a slightly melancholic or pensive expression, and its form is stylized yet recognizable. 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Each figurine depicts a woman dressed in traditional Swedish folk attire, rendered in vibrant, hand-painted colors. The figures feature distinct clothing, with one wearing a green and yellow striped skirt and a headscarf, and the other a blue skirt with horizontal colorful stripes and a patterned hat. 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and as an impressionist landscape painter. he is best known for his modernist style with masses of paint, akin to that of vincent van gogh and paul cezanne, and for rocky mountain landscape subjects. his early work is tonalist in style in the manner of scandinavian romanticism, but after he began taking trips to colorado, his work became much more expressionist and brightly colored.sven birger sandzen was born in blidsberg, sweden to clara elizabeth and johan peter sandzen. his mother had studied drawing and his father, a minister, enjoyed writing poetry and playing the violin. when birger's parents noticed his artistic inclination, they asked a young minister to give drawing lessons to the nine year old. at the age of ten, he attended the college and academy of skara. here his drawing and painting lessons continued under olof erlandsson, a graduate of the royal academy at stockholm. after graduation from skara college, sandzen spent a semester at lund university attending art history lectures and continuing the study of french. following lund university he went to the technical high school at stockholm, where he studied perspective and form drawing. sandzen joined a group of young artists and they rented a studio at anders zorn's suggestion. they received instruction from anders as well as richard bergh, a well-known portrait painter and per hasselberg, one of sweden's best sculptors. a doctor from the caroline medical institute of stockholm gave anatomy lessons. these young artists formed \"the art school of the artists' league\" which played an important part in the development of modern swedish art.in the summer of 1894 sandzen returned to sweden where he read the book entitled i sverige by a young swedish-american educator, dr. carl a. swensson. dr. swensson, a college president, told of his struggles on the plains of kansas and he challenged other young swedes to come help him. sandzen was excited by the proposition and wrote dr. swensson a letter asking if he could use a young artist who could sing tenor and teach french. as soon as sandzen received the cable offering him a job, he accepted and arrived in lindsborg, kansas the day college opened in the fall.birger soon realized lindborg was where he wanted to make his home with the inspiring atmosphere of the new college and energy of the young teachers and president. he built a home, where he continued to live for fifty-four years. in 1900 he married augusta alfrida leksell, a gifted pianist. they had one daughter, margaret elizabeth.with time sandzen became more and more involved in teaching, even his evenings were reserved for class time. at around nine or ten in the evening he would find time for his own drawing. sandzen's inspiration came from his summers spent in colorado, utah, and new mexico.sandzen spent his time trying to generate an interest in art by talking to people about art, organizing exhibitions and establishing art clubs. he donated artwork to the local art club to help raise money for the purchasing of art books for the library, the financing of exhibitions, and the occasional awarding of a scholarship.the babcock galleries in new york hosted two large exhibitions of sandzen's work in 1922 and 1923. his sponsors, the american-scandinavian foundation, enthusiastically invited him to come. sandzen's reply was that he had classes and could not leave.sandzen retired after fifty-two years of teaching at bethany college. sandzen had honorary doctorates bestowed upon him by midland college of fremont, nebraska by nebraska university, and by kansas state college. in 1940 he was made a knight if the swedish order of the north star.after many months of failing health, birger sandzen passed away quietly in his home on june 19, 1954. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 10 x 13 x 1.25 in \n weight: 1.45 lb"},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"139","title":{"en":"sandzen, birger (1871-1954) the hill, 1916, wood 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The artwork captures a dramatic seascape featuring crashing waves under a cloudy sky, with two gulls soaring above the water. Rendered in a monochromatic palette, the lithograph technique highlights the powerful movement of the ocean and the atmospheric quality of the scene. 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Hall (1889-1981) is titled 'Night in the Apache Desert', dated 1940. The artwork depicts a desert landscape at night, featuring prominent Saguaro cacti and distant mountains under a starlit sky. The monochrome print utilizes the techniques of drypoint and aquatint to create rich textures and atmospheric depth. 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(she also thought highly of etchers paulus and bertha jacques, and lithographers joseph a. imhof and george myasaki, teachers she would encounter in her varied and many-year career as a student of art).keener attended evening classes at the detroit school of design while serving as a clerk in the united states navy in that city during world war i. after the war, she taught in the globe, arizona, public schools, then at kansas city high school, in kansas, while attending the kansas city art institute, in missouri, in 1923. keener moved to alpine, texas to teach drawing at sul ross state teachers college, from 1925-1927. she lived again in dalhart for a time before teaching in new mexico schools at red river, ojo caliente, las vegas, and gallup. she painted a mural in the mckinley county courthouse in gallup.keener studied in mexico city in 1941, and in 1942, she began a twelve-year period as teacher and head of the art department at eastern new mexico university, portales. during this time, keener was back in school in 1949 at colorado state teachers college, greeley, and in 1951, she received a master of arts degree from the university of new mexico, albuquerque. she studied again in 1953 in mexico city. \n condition: good condition, not examined out of frame \n dimensions: 16 x 13 x 0.75 in \n weight: 2.15 lb"},"estimateMax":100,"lotNumber":"149","title":{"en":"keener, anna (1895-1982) the caisson wheel, nail head wood cut"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20664/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is a nail head woodcut by Anna Keener (1895-1982) titled 'The Caisson Wheel'. 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The metallic sheen and textured surface of the raku contrast with the natural wood grains of the backing.","lastUpdate":"2026-10-09T02:19:32.975Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50 - $100","currency":"USD","id":20665,"estimateMin":50},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20666/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20666/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20666/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/raymersociety/cloned-images/20666/004/004.jpg"],"available":true,"description":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled tree, oil on board, signed dolores gaston in lower right, good condition, board size:24 x 18.25 inches. from the carl stout estate colletion, dolores runbeck's grandson. painted in the style of her teacher sandzen. dolores gaston runbeck was born in atchison, kansas. dolores studied painting under birger sandzen at bethany college in lindsborg, earning a bfa degree in 1928. she learned from sandzen the use of bright, vivid colors to suggest both light source and patterns of movement; she taught art at bethany college from 1926-1929.dolores established her studio in lindsborg at 116 mill street, lindsborg. she painted with watercolors and oils and made lithographs. her subjects include floral still life, landscapes, religious and symbolic compositions, portraits and expressionistic abstracts. runbeck was innovative in that she mixed her colors not on a palette but in the brush itself and applied it directly to dry paper. this technique allowed her to capture a fine-edged brilliance in the details of her pictures, nowhere more evident than in her floral compositions.advanced study took her to chicago\u2019s applied arts school, new york\u2019s art student league where she was a pupil of arthur guptill, frederick taubes, harry sternberg, and frank reilly, and the chicago art institute. she was a charter member of the prairie watercolor painters, a member of the prairie print makers society and the kansas federation of the arts. she was the first president of the bethany college alumni association and the first woman named to the bethany college board of directors. she was also the organizer and first president of the lindsborg artists\u2019 guild.dolores met ridge runbeck at his grocery store in lindsborg; they married in 1929. dolores, ridge and their only child, dorothy, lived in the same building as her art studio. runbeck moved to columbia, missouri, to live with her daughter, dorothy stout from 1963 until her death in 1994. \n condition: good condition \n dimensions: 29.75 x 23.75 x 2.25 in \n weight: 9.3 lb"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"151","title":{"en":"runbeck, dolores gaston (1898-1994) untitled tree, oil on board"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/raymersociety/source/catalog/auction/81766/lot/20666/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"aiDescription":"This is an untitled oil painting by Dolores Gaston Runbeck, a landscape artist active from 1898-1994. 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