The Sophia & Roy Sieber Art Collection 2025-11-14 Auction - 137 Price Results - Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC in IN
Woman w Snakes African Folk Reverse Painted GlassTwins Seven Seven, 1971 Snake Charmer Tree PanelEarly 19th C English School Marine Watercolor
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Bloomington, IN, United States
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The Sophia & Roy Sieber Art Collection

LIVE AUCTION Friday, November 14, 11 AM Online Bidding with live in person floor bids. Paintings and Works on Paper from the collection of Roy Sieber (1923-2001) and Sophia Sieber (1923-2013). Sophia Sieber was a 1945 graduate of Butler University where she majored in Elementary Education. She taught third grade in the Indianapolis public schools and in a two-room rural school in Iowa. She met her husband, Roy, when both were counselors at a summer camp. She was Roy's lifetime partner in his academic work and in raising a family. Roy Sieber is considered the "founder of the discipline of African art history in the United States? (Kreamer). His major publications, such as African Textiles and the Decorative Arts (1980), are object-oriented discussions that also explain the social context of the works examined. Sieber graduated from the New School for Social Research in New York in 1949 guided in his studies by Meyer Schapiro, Rudolf Arnheim, and the artist Mauricio Lasansky. Sieber moved to the University of Iowa where he received his M.A. in 1951. In 1956, Sieber curated a small exhibition of African art while studying at the University, receiving his Ph.D. in 1957 with his dissertation on African art, the first in the United States. He joined Indiana University as an associate professor in 1962, one of the original scholars in the University?s nascent African Studies Program. He was named a distinguished professor and given a Rudy Professorship Award in 1974. In 1983, Sieber became Associate Director for Collections and Research at the National Museum of African Art (Smithsonian Collections), where he was responsible for evaluating collection research and developing acquisition standards. Sieber received the first Leadership Award from the Arts Council of the African Studies Association in 1986. At the Museum, he curated several major exhibitions, including African Art in the Cycle of Life (1987) with Roslyn Walker, the inaugural exhibition of the museum?s
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Woman w Snakes African Folk Reverse Painted Glass: African folk artist - signed illegibly lower right. Portrait of a woman with snakes. Undated. 13" x 9 1/2" (Glass). Taped at edges, backed with paper. Wear at taped edges. Bright colors. Provenance
0002: Woman w Snakes African Folk Reverse Painted GlassEst. $100-$1,000
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Early 19th C English School Marine Watercolor: Off Scaffa (sic). Unsigned Marine watercolor, label verso. 3 7/8" x 5 5/8" (Sight). 9 3/4" x 11 3/4" (Frame). Provenance estate of Roy and Sophia Sieber. EDS aims to describe and photograph all items
0004: Early 19th C English School Marine WatercolorEst. $100-$1,000
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Richard Upton Abstract Painting on Canvas: Upton, Richard T., (American 1931-2013). Untitled painting on canvas, nd. 10 1/4" x 8 1/8" (Canvas). 10 7/8" x 8 3/4" (Frame). Signed verso. Provenance estate of Roy and Sophia Sieber. Born in
0005: Richard Upton Abstract Painting on CanvasEst. $100-$1,000
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Barry Gealt Oil on Canvas Landscape 2, 1969: Gealt, Barry (American b.1941). Untitled landscape, canvas over board 5 3/4" x 13 7/8" (Sight). 6 3/4" x 14 7/8" (Frame). Date in pencil lower right. Unsigned. Provenance estate of Roy and Sophia
0006: Barry Gealt Oil on Canvas Landscape 2, 1969Est. $100-$1,000
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Moishe Smith Engraving Self Portrait 1953: Smith, Moishe (American 1929-1993). Selbst Portrat, engraving, 1953. Titled in pencil lower left and and signed Moishe and dated lower right below platemark. 14 1/4" x 11" (Plate). 16 1/2" x 12"
0007P: Moishe Smith Engraving Self Portrait 1953Est. $100-$1,000
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Andy Warhol 1964 Flowers Lithograph Signed: Warhol, Andy (American 1928-1987). Flowers, 1964. Lithograph on wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil lower right. Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, Ed approximately 300. 23? x 23" (Sheet). 24 1/2"
0008: Andy Warhol 1964 Flowers Lithograph SignedEst. $12,000-$25,000
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Rudy Pozzatti Whale 1964 Mini Ink Drawing: Pozzatti, Rudolph "Rudy" (American 1925-2021). Untitled whale. Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated 1964 in ink lower right. 3 1/4" x 5 1/2" (Sheet). Unframed, taped in a 6 1/2" x 10" mat. Charming
0009P: Rudy Pozzatti Whale 1964 Mini Ink DrawingEst. $100-$1,000
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Picasso Drypoint from Corps Perdue 1950: Picasso, Pablo (Spanish 1881-1973). From Corps Perdu, Editions Fragrance, Paris, 1950. Drypoint. Identified on included tag from Fine Arts Graphics Gallery. 15 1/2" x 11 1/4" (Sheet). 26" x 20"
0010: Picasso Drypoint from Corps Perdue 1950Est. $100-$1,000
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Mauricio Lasansky Portrait of Artist 1961 Signed: Lasansky, Mauricio (Argentine-American 1914-2012). Portrait of an Artist (Self-Portrait). AP (ed 50). Color engraving, etching, soft ground, drypoint, electric stippler, 1961. Titled, dedicated "To
0011: Mauricio Lasansky Portrait of Artist 1961 SignedEst. $1,000-$3,000
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Antique Pencil Sketch Signed H.Cave York: Graphite on paper. 8 7/8" x 11 1/8" (Paper). 14 3/8" x 16 3/8" (Frame). Continental. Medieval building with signboard and figures. Paper mounted to backing, against glass. Discoloration. Provenance
0012: Antique Pencil Sketch Signed H.Cave YorkEst. $100-$1,000
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William Bailey Eggs, Oil on Canvas 1964: Bailey, William (American 1930-2020). Eggs. Oil on canvas, 1964. Signed and dated in pencil on canvas verso, with a paper tag on stretchers. 20" x 26" (Stretchers). In a slat wood frame with silver
0013: William Bailey Eggs, Oil on Canvas 1964Est. $10,000-$20,000
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Marvin Lowe Painting on Paper 1970: Lowe, Marvin (American 1922-2010). 16 7/8" x 31 7/8" (Sight). 18 5/8" x 33 3/4" (Frame). Signed and dated in pencil lower right. Provenance estate of Roy and Sophia Sieber. Printmaker, musician, and
0014: Marvin Lowe Painting on Paper 1970Est. $100-$1,000
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Robert Wilbert Watercolor Bright Sunrise #1 1970: Wilbert, Robert (American 1929-2016). Bright Sunrise #1, 1970. Watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower center; Gallery label verso. 13 3/8" x 18 5/8" (Sight). 21 1/8" x 26 1/8" (Frame).
0015: Robert Wilbert Watercolor Bright Sunrise #1 1970Est. $100-$1,000
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L. Bower 1925 Painting on Paper w Antique Frame: Bower, L. English school, 1925. 10 1/8" x 13 1/8" (Sight). 16" x 19" (Frame). Signed and dated lower left corner. Provenance estate of Roy and Sophia Sieber. EDS aims to describe and photograph all
0016: L. Bower 1925 Painting on Paper w Antique FrameEst. $100-$1,000
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Rudy Pozzatti Snakes 1964 Mini Ink Drawing: Pozzatti, Rudolph "Rudy" (American 1925-2021). Untitled snakes. Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated 1964 in ink lower right. 2 3/4" x 6" (Sheet). Unframed, taped in a 6 3/8" x 10 1/2" mat.
0017P: Rudy Pozzatti Snakes 1964 Mini Ink DrawingEst. $100-$1,000
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Marvin Lowe '71 In The Beginning 12/20: Lowe, Marvin (American 1922-2010). In The Beginning, 12/20, 1971. Titled, numbered, signed, and dated in pencil. 29 5/8" x 36 1/4" (Sight). 30 3/8" x 37 7/8" (Frame). Crisply printed. Provenance
0018: Marvin Lowe '71 In The Beginning 12/20Est. $100-$1,000
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Rudy Pozzatti Religious Figure 1964 Mini Ink Drwg: Pozzatti, Rudolph "Rudy" (American 1925-2021). Untitled religious figure. Ink drawing on paper. Signed and dated 1964 in ink lower right. 3 1/4" x 2 3/4" (Sheet). Unframed, taped in a 8" x 7" mat.
0019P: Rudy Pozzatti Religious Figure 1964 Mini Ink DrwgEst. $100-$1,000
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Robert Knipschild 1959 Gouache, Hill, Framed: Knipschild, Robert (American 1927-2004). Hill, gouache on paper, 1959. Signed in pencil lower right. Typed label and gallery exhibit information taped verso. 9 3/8" x 9 1/2" (Sheet). 13 5/8" x 13
0020: Robert Knipschild 1959 Gouache, Hill, FramedEst. $100-$1,000
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James Cook Oil on Canvas Sandbar 1990: Cook, James Pringle (American b 1947). Sandbar. Oil on canvas, 1990. 24 1/4" x 24 1/4" (Canvas). 24 3/4" x 24 3/4" (Frame). Signed, title and date on stretcher with paper label. Provenance estate of
0021: James Cook Oil on Canvas Sandbar 1990Est. $100-$1,000
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Joel Feldman Etching Tiger & Snake AP: Feldman, Joel (American b. 1942). Tiger and Snake, etching AP, undated. Titled, with dedication "For a birthday for Thyne - Two Parakeet Catchers" Artist Proof, and signed. pencil below platemark. 13
0022P: Joel Feldman Etching Tiger & Snake APEst. $100-$1,000
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Painted Stove Board Outsider Folk Art Panel: 33 1/4" x 33" unique and charming painted metal wrapped fiberboard panel. Naive painting of landscape with boats on a waterway center, bridge in bottom third (foreground), rolling hills in top third
0023: Painted Stove Board Outsider Folk Art PanelEst. $100-$1,000
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Battle Scene African Folk Reverse Painted Glass: African folk artist - signed Mouzza lower left. Battle Scene with Horse. Undated. 13" x 18" (Glass). Taped at edges, backed with paper. Wear at taped edges. Bright colors. Provenance estate of Roy
0024: Battle Scene African Folk Reverse Painted GlassEst. $100-$1,000
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Portrait African Folk Reverse Painted Glass: African folk artist - signed illegibly lower left. Portrait of a Woman with gold details. Undated. 13" x 18" (Glass). Taped at edges, backed with paper. Wear at taped edges. Provenance estate of Roy
0025: Portrait African Folk Reverse Painted GlassEst. $100-$1,000