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St. Louis Contemporary and Classic: The May Collection

Sat, May 9, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-05-09 11:00:00 2026-05-09 11:00:00 America/New_York Woodard Lipe Woodard Lipe : St. Louis Contemporary and Classic: The May Collection https://bid.woodardlipe.com/auctions/woodard-lipe/st-louis-contemporary-and-classic-the-may-collection-23090
St. Louis Classic and Contemporary: the May Collection is a carefully curated auction presenting an exceptional breadth of fine art, works on paper, decorative arts and collectibles spanning multiple collecting disciplines, with highlights including works by Robert Motherwell, Willem de Koonig, Marc Chagall, Hans Bellmer, Sol LeWitt, Leslie Dill, Alexander Calder, Laszlo Dus, Ed Eugene Boccia and Siegfried Reinhardt alongside important American and European decorative arts.
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Lot 52

Herbert J. (Herb) Gralnick (American, 1937-2021). Untitled (1986). Watercolor, Ink on Paper.

Estimate: $100 - $300
Starting Bid
$50

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Sight Height 21.5 in., Width 29.5 in. Framed Height 72.5 in., Width 34.5 in. Signed, dated lower right. The late St. Louis artist Herb Gralnick earned his BFA from Washington University and MFA from University of Cincinnati. An art educator, he taught at Webster University and then as Chair at Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan and upon retirement in 1974, returned to St. Louis. Herb had a friend and patron in the late Morton D. May and the artist helped maintain Mays private art collection. Gralnick lead a lengthy career as a painter and printmaker, but also worked in pen and ink drawings, silkscreens, ceramic, sculpture, and mixed media collage. His work is included in more than 200 private collections around the world. His work is also included in the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

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