Feb 16, 2023 - Sale 2626

Sale 2626 - Lot 166

Price Realized: $ 4,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

PAUL MELTSNER (1905-1966)


Untitled.
Oil on canvas. Signed, Paul Meltsner, lower right. 610x558 mm; 24x20 inches.

Paul Meltsner worked in the mural division of New Deal Works Programs. Begun in 1935 and completed in 1936, U.S. Treasury funds were used to build a post office in Bellevue, Ohio. In 1937, Meltsner was awarded and completed a mural project for the post office.