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Helicline Fine Art offers 20th century American and European modernist paintings, sculpture and works on paper.

We specialize in American scene, modernism, social realism, mural studies, industrial landscapes, regionalism, abstraction and more.

09/26/2026

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Non Objective Abstract. Hillla Rebay. 1945 Avail.
Hilla Rebay (1890 – 1967) “Untitled,” 8 x 9 inches.Watercolor on paper, c. 1945. Provenance: Estate of Hilla Rebay; Gary Snyder Fine Art.
The Rebay is available and a highlight of our new exhibition THE MODERN MOMENT, ART THAT SHAPED THE 20th CENTURY.
BIO
Hilla Rebay was an avant-garde artist who created The Museum of Non-Objective Art (which would become the Guggenheim Museum) and was instrumental in bringing abstract, modernism art to the United States.
In 1917, she med Rudolph Bauer, a German painter of non-objective styles who became her long-time lover, and in the future, the cause of controversy after she was accused of devoting disproportionate exhibition space to him at the Guggenheim Museum. It was said that her enthusiasm for him and his work was “unbounded” and that he inspired her paintings alive with restless, jostling, organic forms.
Hilla Rebay first visited the United States in 1927 and stayed for an extended time period, which included her giving painting lessons to Louise Nevelson, seeking portrait commissions and exhibiting her own works at Manhattan galleries. Among her portrait commission subjects was Solomon Guggenheim. Rebay had met Solomon and his wife Irene when they purchased two of her paintings at a Manhattan show. The two were collectors of conventional art, but during the sittings, Hilla apprised him of what was going on in avant-garde art circles. She brought painters to meet Guggenheim and encouraged him to collect their art, which he did, filling his Plaza Hotel apartment, and museum, which she became director.

09/25/2026

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Brooklyn Bridge. 1937 Abstract Realism. Avail.
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Hananiah Harari (1912-2000), BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Gouache on board, c. 1937. 10 x 16 inches. Signed lower left. Framed by Heydenryk, 25 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches.
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The Harai is available and a highlight of our new exhibition THE MODERN MOMENT, ART THAT SHAPED THE 20th CENTURY.
BIO
Harari studied first at the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, and then from 1930-32 at Syracuse University School of Fine Arts. Harari then traveled to France, where he studied under André Lhote and Fernand Léger.
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Following a visit to Palestine in 1935, Harari returned to the United States, settling in New York City. He was active in leftist politics, and helped found the American Artists’ Union in 1936.
In the late 1930’s, Harari joined the circle of young abstractionists working on the Works Progress Administration’s mural project under Burgoyne Diller. He co-founded the American Abstract Artists.
Harari taught at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan from 1974-1990, and at the Art Students League from 1984-1999.
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Harari’s works can be found in the collections of many major museums including: the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, The Philadephia Museum of Art, the Yale University Art Gallery and The Amon Carter Museum (Fort Worth, TX), The British Museum and the Brooklyn Museum.

09/24/2026

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1927 William Zorach Sculpture. Avail.
William Zorach (1887 – 1966) “Pioneer Family,” 23 1/2h x 15w x 10d inches. Plaster maquette. c. 1927. The Smithsonian has a cast of this sculpture in its collection. Pictured on the cover of “The Sculpture William Zorach.”
The Zorach is for sale.
Zorach is featured this weekend in an extraordinary exhibition from Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts at the Independent 20th Century art fair in NYC.
BIO
Zorach was an American sculptor who was born in Lithuania. After living in Ohio the family moved to New York. In 1922 he turned from painting to sculpture and he evolved into one of the foremost sculptors of his time.
Carving mainly in stone and in wood, he is known for the simplicity and solidity of his forms.
His works are in many private and public collections. In New York the Whitney Museum owns his Pegasus and Future Generation; the Radio City Music Hall has his Spirit of the Dance.

09/23/2026

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WPA Mural Study. Michael Loew. Avail.
Michael Loew (1907-1985) “Detail for Mural, Social Security Building, Washington DC,” 24 x 24 inches. Oil on canvas. Signed, titled and Dated 1940 verso. Hand carved frame, 34 x 34 inches.
The Loew is available and a highlight of our new exhibition THE MODERN MOMENT, ART THAT SHAPED THE 20th CENTURY.
BIO
Loew was the son of a New York City baker. After high school, he was an apprentice to a stained-glass maker, and from 1926-1929, he studied at the Art Student’s League.
In 1929, he traveled to Paris, North Africa, Germany, and Italy with a group of artists and when he returned to New York City in 1931, the Great Depression hit Loew unexpectedly, and for the next two years he paid his apartment rent with his paintings.
In 1935, he found work with the WPA where he painted murals and partnered up with longtime friend Willem de Kooning in 1939 on a mural for the Hall of Pharmacy at the New York World’s Fair. Their friendship lasted for the rest of their lives.
In 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction. His works are in the collections of many prominent institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Guggenheim Museum..

09/21/2026

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Henry Gasser. Mid-20th Century Modern. Avail.
Henry Martin Gasser (1909-1981) “Village in Snow,’ Oil on canvas laid on artist’s board, c. 1930s. 28 x 22 inches. Unsigned.
Provenance: Studio of the artist, bearing letter from the subsequent owner of Henry Gasser’s house in Summit, New Jersey. The letter included in the photos provides substantial details about the provenance of the painting.
The Gasser is available and a highlight of our new exhibition THE MODERN MOMENT, ART THAT SHAPED THE 20th CENTURY.
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BIO
Gasser lived, studied and worked in New Jersey for his entire life. A Master at watercolor and oil his work consisted of, in his own words, “everyday subjects that are available to most of us.
His Paintings contain a great deal of what he called “solitary silence.” He felt that design was very important and meant the difference between a mediocre work and a truly professional one.
Gasser got his background in art studying at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art and the Grand Central School of Art. This was followed by study at the Art Students League of New York. He later studied privately under John R. Grabach. He is represented in over 50 museums and numerous important private ones as well.

09/19/2026

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1920’s American Art Deco Aluminum Wall Sculpture. Avail.
Lawrence Emmons (American 20th century). Art Deco Panel from Barbizon-Plaza Hotel. 50 x 36 inches. Cast Aluminum. Framed: 57 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 7 inches.
Writing on the back of the panel states “35th floor, 20” indicating that this panel was placed on the exterior of the 35th floor of the hotel.
This magnificent sculpture is available and a highlight of our new exhibition THE MODERN MOMENT, ART THAT SHAPED THE 20th CENTURY.
The sculpture hails from the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel on Central Park South in New York, a structure designed and decorated by Lawrence Emmons for the firm Murgatroyd & Ogden. The 38-story building cost $10 million to build at the time and formally opened in May of 1930. It was the first music-art residence center in the United States, with 1,400 rooms in addition to concert halls, studios for sculptors and artists, exhibition rooms, clubrooms, art galleries, exhibition salons, and a library.
Notable guests included Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, who visited in 1933, and the Beatles, who stayed during their early U.S. visits.
Emmons designed cast aluminum panels to decorate the exterior of the building which, in keeping with the building’s overall purpose, featured artistically-related subject matter such as brushes, pencils, and paint palettes.
Donald Trump acquired the building in the 1980s and went on to replace the decoration with his signature gold panes and trim. Emmons’ panels were saved from the wrecking ball by Jim Elkind and live on as reminders of the rich architectural and cultural history of early 20th century New York.

09/18/2026

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Carl Sprinchorn. Maine Landscape. WPA Era. Avail.
Carl Sprinchorn (1887-1971) “Snowy Maine Landscape,” Watercolor on paper, c. 1940s. 13 x 17 1/2 inches. Signed lower right.
The Sprinchorn is available and a highlight of our new exhibition THE MODERN MOMENT, ART THAT SHAPED THE 20th CENTURY.
The Ogonquit Museum of American Art is currently presenting CARL SPRINCHORN: ALL THE WORLD IS A PAINITNG, a major exhibition.
BIO
Born in Sweden and arriving in New York in 1903 to study with Robert Henri, Sprinchorn developed a wide-ranging practice informed by global travel and deep artistic community. His friendships with figures such as Marsden Hartley, Charles Demuth, Marguerite and William Zorach, B.J.O. Nordfeldt, and Florine Stettheimer placed him within the vibrant artistic networks that shaped early twentieth-century American art.
While long associated with Maine—where he produced some of his most compelling images—the Ogonquit exhibition brings renewed attention to Sprinchorn’s contribution to American art.

09/16/2026

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Modernist 1940s Abstract Oil. Avail.
John De Forest Stull (1910–1972) “Abstract,” Oil on Canvas. 24 x 30 inches. Signed and dated ‘40 lower right.
The Stull is available and a highlight of our new exhibition THE MODERN MOMENT, ART THAT SHAPED THE 20th CENTURY.
Stull was on the WPA mural project. Some of his work was done for Radio City Music Hall. He got a Bachelor’s Degree from Yale in 1933 and a Master’s in Fine Arts Degree from Columbia University in 1936. He earned a living as an art director for Norcross Greeting Cards.

09/15/2026

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We’ll Miss Bob Mackie’s Brilliance. Diana Ross Drawing.
Bob Mackie (1939-2026) “Diana Ross,” 16 1/2 x 11 inches. Mixed media on paper. Signed lower left, Titled upper right. Framed: 23 3/4 x 18 1/4 inches.
Original Design for a Mattel Doll. Provenance: Collection of Bob Mackie
The Bob Mackie drawing of Miss Ross is available.
BIO
Bob Mackie began his career working with some of the most acclaimed Hollywood costume designers, Jean Louis and Edith Head. In 1963, he began working with Ray Aghayan for CBS’s The Judy Garland Show, then went on to work and collaborated with Carol Burnette, Cher, and Diana Ross. Mackie’s satiric eye referencing films from the Golden Age of cinema and n**e illusion and beaded pieces became style hallmarks for the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. His designs continue to attract the interest of new generations of performers and celebrities who continue to wear his designs.

09/14/2026

Rolph Scarlett 1953 Abex. Avail
Rolph Scarlett 1889 - 1984) “Abstract,” Watercolor on paper. 17 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches. Signed, dated 1953 lower left. Provenance: Gallery label affixed to verso: Eric Firestone, New York.
The Scarlett is available and a highlight of our new exhibition THE MODERN MOMENT, ART THAT SHAPED THE 20th CENTURY.
BIO
Scarlett was a painter of geometric abstraction during the American avant-garde movement of the 1930s and 1940s. He was the first American artist selected to provide paintings alongside Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Rudolf Bauer for Solomon Guggenheim’s Museum of Non-objective Painting.
Born in Canada, he moved to New York, lived in California and later became a resident of the Woodstock art colony. The Guggenheim owned nearly 60 of his works.

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