February 2006 Online Auction
Lot 87. Untitled scene with working men at rest. Oil on canvas, signed on the lower right corner. Framed in a carved wood frame. Image measures approx. 13" x 17"; framed overall approx. 19" x 23". Albert Pels was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at the Cincinnati Academy of Art and the University of Cincinnati. While in New York, Pels studied with with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League.
500.00/1000.00 Sold $1,207.50
September 2006 Fine Arts and Antiques Auction
Lot 99. "Salvation Army Band". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, titled on verso, framed, 27" x 40", with framing overall 33" x 46". This is a strong image for the artist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, who was known for urban genre scenes and mural work. His work is typically classified as mid-20th Century Social Realism, depicting working class people in daily life.
1000.00/2000.00 Sold $3,507.50
November 2006 Fine Art & Antiques Auction
Lot 74. "Venice and Adonis". Oil on canvas over masonite board, signed in the lower right corner, framed, 12" x 16", with new simple gilt frame overall 13-1/2" x 17-1/2". Titled on the reverse of the masonite board.
500.00/1000.00 Sold $603.75
November 2006 Fine Art & Antiques Auction
Lot 73. A street vendor and a crowd of customers. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed in a carved corner frame with self-liner, 22" x 14" canvas size, with framing overall 30-1/2" x 22-1/4". The painting is on a sturdy newer canvas, stretched on older stretchers to which a new wood member has been added at the bottom.
800.00/1200.00 Sold $2,098.75
Winter 2007 Auction
Lot 71. Portrait of a beautiful young woman. Oil on canvas, inscribed on verso "By Albert Pels, NYC...(on reverse)...Given to Clyde Singer...1955", framed in a newer ornate frame with a linen liner, canvas size approx. 22" x 16", with framing overall approx. 30-3/4" x 24-3/4". Additionally, there is a small color sketch on the reverse, upside down, of a black person. The back of the canvas is covered with an acetate sheet so the inscription and the sketch are visible. This is one of the prettiest examples of Pels' work to come on the auction market in recent years, exhibiting a delicacy and sensitivity in its depiction of the young sitter.
1500.00/2500.00
September 07 Auction
Lot 100. Portrait of a beautiful young woman, said to be the artist's wife. Oil on canvas, inscribed on verso "By Albert Pels, NYC...(on reverse)...Given to Clyde Singer...1955", framed in a newer ornate frame with a linen liner, canvas size approx. 22" x 16", with framing overall approx. 30-3/4" x 24-3/4". Additionally, there is a small color sketch on the reverse, upside down, of another person. The back of the canvas is covered with an acetate sheet so the inscription and the sketch are visible.
1500.00/2500.00 Sold $1,437.50