-
Johann Berthelsen
United StatesArt Brokerage: Johann Berthelsen American Artist: b. 1883-1972. Johann Henrik Carl Berthelsen was an American Impressionist painter, as well as having a career as a professional singer and voice teacher. Essentially self-taught as an artist, he is best known for his poetic paintings of New York City, often in snow. Following his graduation in 1905, he toured the United States and Canada, performing in operas, Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, and concerts until 1910, when he began teaching voice at the Chicago Musical College. In his spare time he pursued painting, with encouragement and some instruction from the Norwegian-American Impressionist painter Svend Svendsen. In 1913, Berthelsen moved to Indianapolis to become the head of the voice department at Indianapolis Conservatory of Music. He formed a lifelong friendship with painter Wayman Adams, who was the same age and had studied with William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri. Adams would paint many portraits of Berthelsen, including a life-sized image of his friend about to go on stage for a concert. Adams is credited by some as having provided painting instruction to Berthelsen, and they may have had a double wedding in 1918. In 1920, Adams (who was married to a fellow artist) and Berthelsen decided to move to New York City to further their careers. Berthelsen opened a private school of voice in the Rodin Studios building. According to the Berthelsen Conservancy, one of his pupils was a singer, dancer and entertainer named Helenya Kaschewski, whom he married on March 15, 1928. They had three children—a daughter, Karen, and two sons, John and Lee. He continued to pursue art, and in 1925 he was elected to the American Watercolor Society. He also mastered the pastel medium during the 1920s. With the Great Depression Berthelsen lost his voice students, and the family had to sell many of their possessions and move to an ever-smaller series of apartments. A fellow artist suggested painting in oils, which he began to do, and he had gradually increasing success in selling his canvases. In the mid-1930s he was also involved in several New Deal art projects. He joined the Salmagundi Club in 1935 and remained a member until his death. In 1942 the family moved to rural New Milford, Connecticut, where Berthelsen painted many views of the surroundings. But his most popular canvases represented New York City scenes. They were collected by prominent figures including William Randolph Hearst, Richard E. Berlin, Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, and Dinah Shore. In 1950 the family moved back to New York City, in part because of the high demand for his work and easy access to galleries. He exhibited his work at the Barbizon-Plaza Galleries, the Allan Rich Gallery, and the Jean Bohne Gallery, among others. He continued to paint well into his eighties. In 1971 he was hit by a car, which led to a decline in health and ultimately his death the following year. Listings wanted.
Read More + - Create Listing 1 Artworks for sale 4 Followers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Similar artists
Buyers for Johann Berthelsen art have also shown interest in the following artists:
Americo Makk 15 artworks
Harold Altman 71 artworks
Randall Davey 5 artworks
Alan Fetterman 1 artwork
David Lloyd Glover 8 artworks
Emil Kosa Jr. 0 artworks
Claus Hoie 0 artworks
Anthony Thieme 0 artworks
Millard Wells 0 artworks
John Gable 3 artworks
Gordon Grant 0 artworks
Johann Berthelsen 1 artwork
Malcolm Liepke 33 artworks
Millard Sheets 1 artwork
Ray Ellis 4 artworks
Ramon Kelley 10 artworks
John Salminen 0 artworks
Ray Swanson 0 artworks
Andy Thomas 2 artworks
Jerry Malzahn 0 artworks
Mostafa Keyhani 1 artwork
Norval Hamilton Busey 0 artworks
Arthur Laws 1 artwork
Frederick Mulhaupt 0 artworks
Clyde Forsythe 0 artworks
Penny Billings 0 artworks
Julian Onderdonk 0 artworks
Eileen Serwer 2 artworks
Ulla Darni 1 artwork
Jeff Legg 0 artworks
Thomas Bigelow Craig 1 artwork
Jack Gates 1 artwork
Dorothea Lange 0 artworks
Walker Evans 0 artworks
Ray Swanson 2 artworks
Maynard Dixon 0 artworks
Moses Soyer 4 artworks
Michael Heizer 0 artworks
Luo Jie 0 artworks
Peggy Bacon 0 artworks
Wolfgang Laib 0 artworks
Gustavo Montoya 6 artworks
Birger Sandzen 0 artworks
Kathe Kollwitz 1 artwork
Ellie Nadelman 0 artworks
Sherrie Levine 0 artworks
Gunther Gerzso 3 artworks
Adolph Gottlieb 4 artworks
Stephen Huneck 8 artworks
Will Barnet 27 artworks
Roger Upton 0 artworks
Ricardo Martinez de Hoyos 0 artworks
Milton Resnick 0 artworks
Elmer Schooley 1 artwork
Keith Vaughan 0 artworks
Beverly McIver 1 artwork
Hughie Lee-Smith 2 artworks
Emmitt Thames 0 artworks
Mathias Joseph Alten 0 artworks
Sidney Nolan 1 artwork
Louis Schanker 0 artworks
Beauford Delaney 0 artworks
Fritz Bultman 0 artworks
William Lester 0 artworks
Dave McQuitty 0 artworks
Ary Stillman 0 artworks
Gil Elvgren 0 artworks
Nicolas de Stael 0 artworks
Rodolfo Nieto 0 artworks
M.A. (Marco Antonio) Gomez 1 artwork
Joseph John Rosenthal 0 artworks
Niki de Saint Phalle 0 artworks
Margaret Bourke-White 1 artwork
Frederick Carder 0 artworks
Edgar Yaeger 0 artworks
Alexander Raymond Katz 0 artworks
Hale Woodruff 0 artworks
Alexandre Hogue 0 artworks
Peter O\'Neill 0 artworks
Lawrence Lee 0 artworks
Philip Evergood 1 artwork
Robert Martin Harvey 0 artworks
Carl Morris 0 artworks
Belle Tuckerman 1 artwork
Frank James Morgan 1 artwork
Kurt Cobain 0 artworks
Phil Dike 0 artworks
Lee Miller 0 artworks
Nicki de St. Phalle 0 artworks
Arthur Quartley 0 artworks
Guy Pene Du Bois 0 artworks
Dennis Miller Bunker 0 artworks
Preston Dickinson 0 artworks
Joseph Stella 0 artworks
Howard Chandler Christy 0 artworks
Rockwell Kent 1 artwork
Lilian Hale 0 artworks
Berry Fritz 0 artworks
Johanan Herson 1 artwork
Dusti Bonge 0 artworks
Sam Barber 0 artworks
Cyrus Afsary 8 artworks
Michael Babyak 0 artworks
Elena Bulatova 1 artwork
Listings you may like
Listings based on similar artists & your view history:
Hughie Lee-Smith
Fugue PP 1995
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the PP Edition
Size: 26x36 in | 66x91 cm
🔥Limited Edition Printers Proof Lithograph
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Harold Altman
Riders AP 1988
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, AP
Size: 14x10 in | 36x25 cm
🔥Framed Artist Proof Lithograph
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Malcolm Liepke
Before the Bath 2000
Limited Edition Print: Stone Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 200
Size: 27x20 in | 69x51 cm
🔥Limited Edition Lithograph
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Harold Altman
October 1984
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 285
Size: 19x13 in | 48x32 cm
🔥1984 Limited Edition Lithograph - Inquire
Ramon Kelley
White Dress Vintage Pastel 2005 12x9
Original Painting: Pastel, Hand Signed
Size: 12x9 in | 30x23 cm
Framed Pastel
7 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Harold Altman
Central Park 1985 - New York, NYC
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 285
Size: 12x17 in | 30x42 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Lithograph - 5 Watchers
4 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Harold Altman
Late Afternoon 1987
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 285
Size: 25x18 in | 63x46 cm
🔥1987 Framed Limited Edition Lithograph - Inquire
Malcolm Liepke
Night Out
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 200
Size: 22x26 in | 56x66 cm
🔥Limited Edition Lithograph - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Americo Makk
Harbor Mood 1989
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 275
Size: 46x36 in | 117x91 cm
🔥Huge Limited Edition Serigraph
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Randall Davey
Untitled European Cityscape 25x30
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 20x24 in | 51x61 cm
🔥🔥Framed Oil on Canvas - A Real Steal - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Harold Altman
Fifty Eight Pigeons
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 285
Size: 19x27 in | 48x69 cm
🔥Large Framed Limited Edition Lithograph on Paper
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Harold Altman
Bridal Path AP 1989
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, Artist Proof
Size: 30x36 in | 76x91 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Artist Proof
4 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Ramon Kelley
Study of an Old Man 17x12
Works on Paper (not prints): Conte Crayon, Hand Signed
Size: 17x13 in | 43x32 cm
🔥Framed Original Conte Crayon
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Cyrus Afsary
Portrait of an Islamic Man 1975 19x15
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 20x16x1 in | 50x40x4 cm
🔥Framed Oil on Canvas - Inquire
4 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Malcolm Liepke
A Mother's Touch 2002
Limited Edition Print: Stone Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 250
Size: 28x22 in | 71x56 cm
🔥Limited Edition Lithograph - Inquire - A Steal
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Moses Soyer
Resting Dancers AP
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the AP Edition
Size: 20x24 in | 51x61 cm
🔥🔥Framed Limited Edition Artist Proof Lithograph - Inquire - a Real Steal
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Wanted: Malcolm Liepke
Morning CoffeeLimited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed and Numbered, Priced Well
ReplyWanted: Joseph John Rosenthal
Raising the Flag on Iwo JimaPhotography: Silver Gelatin Photoprint
ReplyWill Barnet
Cat 1956 (Early)
Limited Edition Print: Silk Screen on Paper, Hand Signed, Upon Request
Size: 14x22 in | 34x57 cm
Framed Early Limited Edition Silkscreen - Blue Chip - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Harold Altman
Early Spring 1987 New York - NYC
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 285
Size: 18x25 in | 46x64 cm
🔥Rare Large Rosewood Framed Limited Edition Lithograph - Inquire - 4 Watchers
4 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Malcolm Liepke
Legs Apart Watercolor 2000 28x22
Watercolor: Watercolor on Paper, Hand Signed
Size: 17x10 in | 42x25 cm
🔥Framed Watercolor - Inquire - 3 Watchers - Blue Chip
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Gustavo Montoya
Nina De Rosa 1985 29x22
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 100
Size: 29x22 in | 74x56 cm
🔥Limited Edition Signed Lithograph
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Elena Bulatova
Heat Wave 2015 50x87 Huge
Original Painting: Mixed Media on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 48x85 in | 122x216 cm
🔥Huge Mixed Media on Canvas
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Harold Altman
Rue Mouffetard II AP 1984 Paris, France
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, From the AP Edition
Size: 9x13 in | 23x34 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Artist Proof Lithograph - 4 Watchers
3 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Moses Soyer
Nude 18x24
Drawing: Charcoal on Paper, Hand Signed
Size: 12x18 in | 30x46 cm
Framed Charcoal on Paper
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Malcolm Liepke
Catnap 1991
Limited Edition Print: Original Color Serigraph on Japon Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 90
Size: 18x23 in | 46x58 cm
🔥1991 Ornately Framed Limited Edition Serigraph - Inquire - The Most Desired
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question