Johann Berthelsen (American, 1883-1972) Forty-second Street in Snow Signed "Johann Berthelsen" l.r., numbered "11855" in ink on the reverse, with a label from Milton Schepps, New York, affixed to the frame backing paper. Oil on canvasboard, 16 x 12 in. (40.5 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, possible varnish discoloration. N.B. We would like to thank Lee Berthelsen, the artist's son and founder of The Johann Berthelsen Conservancy, LLC, for authenticating this work and providing the following commentary. "The scene is 42nd street looking east at Grand Central Station all the way to the Chrysler building at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Traders in Treasures was a shop owned by Milton Schepps who always claimed that his two closest friends in life were the writer Damon Runyon and my father. His store was also known as 'Jeweler to the stars,' and he was the man who introduced my father to Frank Sinatra who over the years collected over 30 of my father's paintings. The frame is by my mother, and the scene was always very popular. This rendition probably dates from the early 1950s and is one of the finest renditions I have seen." (1) 1. Text of email from Lee Berthelsen dated 7/13/2018.
Johann Berthelsen (American, 1883-1972) Forty-second Street in Snow Signed "Johann Berthelsen" l.r., numbered "11855" in ink on the reverse, with a label from Milton Schepps, New York, affixed to the frame backing paper. Oil on canvasboard, 16 x 12 in. (40.5 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Surface grime, possible varnish discoloration. N.B. We would like to thank Lee Berthelsen, the artist's son and founder of The Johann Berthelsen Conservancy, LLC, for authenticating this work and providing the following commentary. "The scene is 42nd street looking east at Grand Central Station all the way to the Chrysler building at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Traders in Treasures was a shop owned by Milton Schepps who always claimed that his two closest friends in life were the writer Damon Runyon and my father. His store was also known as 'Jeweler to the stars,' and he was the man who introduced my father to Frank Sinatra who over the years collected over 30 of my father's paintings. The frame is by my mother, and the scene was always very popular. This rendition probably dates from the early 1950s and is one of the finest renditions I have seen." (1) 1. Text of email from Lee Berthelsen dated 7/13/2018.
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