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An Outstanding Ada Shulz Painting sells for $55,000 in Indianapolis Auction The 2014 September 7th art auction at Jacksons auction gallery in Indianapolis Indiana provided an exceptional selection of art. Not only were there a number of well-known artists represented, but a large number of pieces in every price range. Ada Shulz Painting $55,000 An outstanding painting by the sought after Ada Shulz (1870 to 1928) was offered as the first lot of the auction. Ada Schulz was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and graduated from Shortridge high school in Indianapolis. She entered the Art Institute of Chicago in 1889, studying there for 4 years. She also expanded her artistic talent while studying in Paris at the Academie Witti when Ada and Adolph while there in 1894. Ada was well known for painting the people of Brown County. The painting offered at the auction depicting a woman sitting on a bed with what appears to be an Indian or Mexican-style blanket was an excellent representation o

Adolph Shulz Painting Reaches $9,500 at first auction of the year. Indianapolis, In. January 12th, 2014 - The first auction of 2014 contained a wide variety of notable past and present Indiana artists available to the highest bidder.  With 140 lots offered for sale, there were enough variety and price ranges that anyone interested in purchasing had the opportunity to walk out the door with a nice piece of art. The auction was held by Jackson Auction and Real Estate Company at their location in downtown Indianapolis Indiana. Adolph Shulz Painting $9,500 Adolph R. Shulz is considered to be the founder of the Brown County Art Colony. After first visiting the rural area in 1900, he started spending summers there painting until permanently moving to Nashville, In. in 1914.  Adolph studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with William Merritt Chase at the New York Art Students League. He was one of the founding members that established the Brown County Art Gallery in 1926. An ex

151 Works of Indiana Art Sold at Auction Glen Cooper Henshaw Painting $13,000 November 18th, 2013 – The November Indiana Art Auction contained a wide array of exceptional works of art for the Indiana art collector to choose from. The auction began with a rare large oil painting by artist Glen Cooper Henshaw (b. 08-08-1880 – d. 04-05-1946) . Glen was one of the first students of the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis In. and studied in Munich, Germany, for more than a year. Feeling that his instructors were too structured, he spent the next 10 years in Paris and Italy creating works of art in the Impressionist style. With the imminent threat of World War I, he moved back to the US, setting up a studio in New Your City. After marrying his second wife, he moved to Baltimore, but with the onset of World War II, they became worried about the threat of the east coast being bombed. They decided to move to Nashville, Indiana, where he lived for the remainder of his life. Titled &

A Signature Edward K. Willams sells at Indianapolis auction for $15,000 The signature painting at the June 16th Jackson auction held at 617 E. North St. Indianapolis, In., was a 1947 Hoosier Salon entry by artist Edward K. Williams (1870 - 1950).  Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Williams studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In his early years, he stayed at the Pittman Inn along with fellow artists while painting Brown County. Eventually, Williams moved to Nashville, Indiana in 1926 and was a charter member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association.  Wanting to paint snow scenes out of doors all winter, he would leave Brown County for painting the snowy landscape of Door County, Wisconsin. The painting titled "The Bridge" measured 34x40 SLL/SLR and sold it to the highest bidder for $15,000. L. W. Bonsib Painting "Morning Light" A very well executed Louis W. Bonsib (1892 - 1979) oil on canvas titled "Morning Light"  measured 25x30, signed l