November Fine Art and Antiques Online Auction
Lot 17. Acrylic? on board. Framed, 48" x 36". Grauer studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts. He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Worlds Fair New York (1939), Whitney Museum of Art, and Syracuse Museum of Fine Art. He was an illustrator and muralist, and taught at the Western Reserve University in the late 1930s.
1800.00/2200.00 Sold $1,667.50
March 2003 Art & Antiques Online Auction
Lot 27. "Medieval, Spanish and Moorish Faces". Oil on board, signed lower right, framed, image apprx 23-1/2" x 35". Exhibited at Malvina Freedson Gallery, Cleveland Ohio in 1975. Grauer studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Arts. He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Worlds Fair New York (1939), Whitney Museum of Art, and Syracuse Museum of Fine Art. He was an illustrator and muralist, and taught at the Western Reserve University in the late 1930's.
500.00/1000.00 Sold $517.50
March 2004 Fine Art & Antiques Auction
Lot 81. "Grotto People". Acrylic on masonite. William C. Grauer was an Ohio-based artist who specialized in murals, genre scenes as well as landscapes. This particular painting is a contemporary view of numerous figures in a cavernous setting. It features bright shades of purple, pink, mint green as well as brown and black. Signed "Wm. C. Grauer" in lower right corner. Painting measures apprx 33" H x 24" W. Overall with frame measures apprx 37" H x 27-1/2" W.
500.00/1000.00 Sold $143.75
Fall Fine Art & Antiques Auction
Lot 61. "Four Horsemen", a whimsical oil on artist's board, signed lower right. Grauer was primarily known for his murals and landscape paintings. This painting is a cubist rendition of four medieval horsemen attended by numerous robed figures. Artist's board measures apprx 42" H x 33" W. Overall size is apprx 45" H x 36" W. Purchasd directly from the artist and fresh to the market.
1200.00/1600.00 Sold $1,092.50
November 2004 Fine Arts & Antiques Auction
Lot 50. Mexican Scene. Oil on board, framed. Painting depicts a daily life in a village. Architecture with arches features prominently in the composition. Painting is executed in an almost mosaic appearance, rendered in small geometric shapes. Overall color theme is warm. Measures apprx 35-1/2" x 28-1/2". With brown painted wooden frame, entire item measures apprx 38-1/2" X 32".
1200.00/2000.00