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This Raymer Society auction includes more than 140 works of art. Consigned to the auction are original works This Raymer Society auction includes more than 140 works of art. Consigned to the auction are original works by Lester Raymer, including 1 metal sculpture, 4 oil paintings, 3 ceramic works; tiles and uglies, 4 lino-cuts. Also up for auction will be 6 works by Birger Sandzen, including l7 lithographs, a lino-cut and dry point etching. In addition, there will be works from many Sanzden students, Prairie Print Makers, many Sanzden students, Kansas and Midwest, national and international artists. by Lester Raymer, including 1 metal sculpture, 4 oil paintings, 3 ceramic works; tiles and uglies, 4 lino-cuts. Also up for auction will be 6 works by Birger Sandzen, including l7 lithographs, a lino-cut and dry point etching. In addition, there will be works from many Sanzden students and other regional, national and international artists.
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LOT 6:
Raymer, Lester (1907-1991) "...Thou Shall Call His Name Jesus" #2, linoleum block print, one of Raymer's ...
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Raymer, Lester (1907-1991) "...Thou Shall Call His Name Jesus" #2, linoleum block print, one of Raymer's annual Christmas cards, signed in lower right, good condition, image size: 5 x 4 inches. Lester Raymer, born in 1907, grew up on a farm just southwest of Alva, Oklahoma. Raymer worked with a variety of art forms beginning in his early grade school years and continuing throughout his artistic career. He received his bachelor's degree in art from the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1936 to 1945 Raymer lived on his family farm again and continued to develop his artwork. Raymer met Ramona Weddle, his future wife, at the Art Institute.Raymer's art was influenced by a number of factors. The circus came to Alva often during Raymer's childhood. He worked for a poultry business where he did drawings and paintings in his spare time. The "Bible" was a source of imagery beginning in his childhood. Raymer's painting professor at the Chicago Art Institute was Boris Anisfeld from Russia, and his art history professor was Helen Gardner, author of "Art Through the Ages", long-time used as a textbook of American art. Raymer talked often of the great influence his trips to Mexico had on his artwork and of his desire to remodel his studio in the style of a Mexican home.Raymer won major awards and international recognition with his religious art work and liturgical commissions. He taught one year at Bethany College in the art department and then made his living from the sale of his artwork. He utilized a variety of materials to produce a diverse body of artwork. Lamps, candleholders, furniture, and many of the sculptures in the studio were made for the studio use, not to sell. His paintings were most significant to him.Raymer was a studio artist in Lindsborg, Kansas until his death in 1991
Condition: good
Dimensions: 10.75 x 8 x 0.75 in
Weight: 0.5 lb
