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January Modern Auction

Tue, Jan 27, 2026 11:00AM EST
  2026-01-27 11:00:00 2026-01-27 11:00:00 America/New_York Sheafer + King Modern Sheafer + King Modern : January Modern Auction https://auctions.sheaferking.com/auctions/sheafer-king-modern/january-modern-auction-21425
Sheafer + King Modern is pleased to present our January Modern Art + Design auction. The auction features a large collection of Derriere le Miroir art publications including hundreds of high quality lithographs by Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Georges Braque, and many others. Also featured are Modern sculptures by the Zhou brothers, Joseph Burlini, Andre Beaudin, and Richard Arfden, paintings by Martin Friedman, James Bruch, Reiko and Sakagami Baum as well as modern furniture including Knoll, Verellen, Kartell, etc.
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Lot 22

Peter Bruning 1975 Oil on Canvas Cubist Style Still Life Painting

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$100

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1975 Cubist style oil on canvas painting by Peter Bruning (Dutch-American; 1923-2018).  Signed along the bottom edge and dated to the verso.

 

Born in Amsterdam, Bruning received a doctorate in Germanic studies, as well as minor studies in sociology and art history, at the University of Amsterdam in 1949. He studied art in Amsterdam, Bern, and Paris. In 1950, he was a visiting instructor at Indiana State and later taught German and Dutch at Indiana University, University of California Berkley, and Rice University. While advancing his academic career, Bruning was also pursing his art career and participated actively in the local arts community. 

 

Measurements: 21” W x 33” H x 1.75” D (frame).

 

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