Exhibition Grade California Stove by Holbrook, Merrill, Stetson San Francisco and Sacramento, circa 1894

The Grand Pacific Range is clearly a top of the line model. The company of Holbrook, Merrill, Stetson exhibited at the Mechanics Fair in San Francisco and it seems logical an extravagant example such as this would have been a center piece of such a display. The early pioneers promoted manufacturing and the mechanical arts and this grand example is a testament to both. Dimensions are approximately 8 feet tall by 38 inches wide and 28 inches deep.

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Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "Legacy Nude #8 Nice and Easy". Comes with San Francisco Art Exchange Certificate of Authenticity. Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 10/50 from 1995. Dimensions: 32 1/2" X 26". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "Legacy Nude #10 Apple Girl". Comes with San Francisco Art Exchange Certificate of Authenticity. Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 10/50 from 2000. Dimensions: 32 1/2" X 26". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "Legacy Nude #3 Sand Witch". Comes with San Francisco Art Exchange Certificate of Authenticity. Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 10/50 Reserved from 1996. Dimensions: 39" X 26". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "Legacy Nude #5 Red Fire". Comes with San Francisco Art Exchange Certificate of Authenticity. Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 10/50 Reserved from 1997. Dimensions: 38 1/2" X 26". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "Legacy Nude #6 Big Blonde". Comes with San Francisco Art Exchange Certificate of Authenticity. Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 10/50 Reserved from 1997. Dimensions: 38" X 26". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "Black Magic". Comes with San Francisco Art Exchange Certificate of Authenticity. 28 Color Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 45/300 from 1990. Dimensions: 33 1/4" X 26 1/2". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "Legacy Nude #8 Nice and Easy". Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 177/200. Dimensions: 32 X 21". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "First Love". Comes with San Francisco Art Exchange Certificate of Authenticity. Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 293/450 from 1986. Dimensions: 39 1/2" X 26". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "World War II". Dimensions: 38" x 25". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Alberto Vargas (1896-1982) Lithograph "Legacy Girl". Comes with San Francisco Art Exchange Certificate of Authenticity. Continuous-tone lithograph is edition number 274/450 from 1987. Dimensions: 36" X 26". Processing and shipping within the continental US $60 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed mixed media on board Hollywood Portrait Painting of Marlene Dietrich by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 24H x 20W inches, Frame - 33.5H x 29.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $90.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed graphite on paper Hollywood Portrait drawing of Leila Hyams by Herman Van Kessel. Signature not visible.

Dimensions: Drawing - 20.5H x 16.5W inches, Frame - 29H x 25W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed graphite on paper Hollywood Portrait drawing of Francis Lederer by Herman Van Kessel. Van Kessel signature not visible, but “Frank Bower” is in the lower left corner, indicating this was possibly done by one of Van Kessel’s employed studio artists.

Dimensions: Drawing - 26.75H x 19.5W inches, Frame - 30H x 25W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Leila Hyams by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 25H x 15.5W inches, Frame - 26.26H x 16.75W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $60.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Janet Gaynor by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower middle.

Dimensions: Painting - 27.5H x 17.5W inches, Frame - 30.25H x 20W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Clark Gable by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 18H x 14W inches, Frame - 30.5H x 26.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of George O’Brien by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 18H x 14W inches, Frame - 26H x 22W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $60.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Marlene Dietrich by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 18.5H x 14.5W inches, Frame - 22.25H x 18.25W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $60.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Edward G. Robinson by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 27.25H x 17.5W inches, Frame - 32.25H x 22.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Alma Rubens by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 20H x 16W inches, Frame - 28H x 24W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Katherine Hepburn by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 23.75H x 19W inches, Frame - 25H x 20W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $60.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Ann Harding by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 16.5H x 13W inches, Frame - 25.75H x 21.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $60.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Guy Kibbee by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 18.5H x 14.5W inches, Frame - 28.5H x 24.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Marie Dressler by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 23.5H x 20W inches, Frame - 29H x 25W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Warner Baxter by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 18.5H x 14.5W inches, Frame - 30.5H x 26.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Ginger Rogers by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 20.5H x 16.5W inches, Frame - 34H x 30.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $90.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of Claudette Colbert by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 25H x 17.5W inches, Frame - 33H x 25.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of John Barrymore by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 18.75H x 15W inches, Frame - 29.5H x 25.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

A framed airbrushed Hollywood Portrait painting of James Cagney by Herman Van Kessel. Signed in the lower right corner.

Dimensions: Painting - 24.5H x 19.5W inches, Frame - 31H x 25.5W inches

Exhibited Columbia College, CA 2010

Van Kessel was born in 1878 Ravenstein, Holland to a long lineage of artists going back to the 17th-century. From an early age he was trained in freehand drawing and oil painting until at 16, his family moved to the United States and settled in Minnesota. Working as a lumberjack, he saved enough money at 20-years old to move to Chicago and study art and air brush technique. In 1920, he moved and settled in Los Angeles, California to open his own studio downtown on 7th street working in conjunction with a photography studio featuring clients such as Loew’s Statem, Graumann’s Chinese, Hollywood Pantages, and RKO Theaters. In the mid to late 1930s, Van Kessel did not agree to join the union and as a result lost many of his employed artists and movie work, forcing him into working alone by 1940. He built his own studio behind his home in Glendale, California supporting himself off retouching photos for theater lobby display with great enhancement, earning the note as the best airbrush artist on the West Coast. The Herman Van Kessel collection of air brush portraits were painted during the last years of his career (1930-‘45).

Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $70.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.